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Wealthy are purchasing doomsday ‘luxury bomb shelters’ amid social unrest, says founder
A doomsday bunker company based in Dallas, Texas, has seen a recent increase in clients, noting that many Americans are worried about social unrest today.
Ron Hubbard, owner of Atlas Survival Shelters, told Fox News Digital in a phone interview this week that almost half of Americans think the U.S. could see a civil war.
Atlas Survival Shelters manufactures different types of survival shelters used to protect people “in case of a pandemic outbreak, civil unrest, malicious mobs, and biological nuclear fallout or EMP (electromagnetic pulse) attacks from homegrown terrorists or other nations,” the company’s website says.
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Thirteen percent of Americans feel a civil war is “very likely” — with an additional 34% saying it is “likely,” according to a Marist National Poll done in May.
“Business is booming right now. We do bunkers anywhere from a million dollars to as low as $20,000. Some of our bunkers are even more than a million,” said Hubbard.
The average bunker from Atlas Survival Shelters sells for about $400,000, with nine rooms. (Atlas Survival Shelters)
“On average, most of the bunkers we do are about half a million dollars, because the kind of clientele that’s buying bunkers right now are not poor.”
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The average bunker has about nine rooms — and is “turnkey.”
Hubbard said that on average, he sells at least one bunker per day and his phone rings off the hook.
He said his bunkers are not like others out there with modern features catering to the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
“The interiors of my bunkers look like houses” and anyone who saw them would think they were inside a hotel room, said Ron Hubbard of Atlas Survival Shelters to Fox News Digital. (Atlas Survival Shelters)
“The interiors of my bunkers look like houses” and anyone who saw them would think they were inside a hotel room, said Hubbard.
“They want to be in something that feels like a luxury bomb shelter.”
“This is why I work for a lot of high-end clients. Because they realize they don’t want to suffer and be in a metal box. They want to be in something that feels like a luxury bomb shelter.”
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Kim and Khloé Kardashian, as well as Mr. Beast, are among his impressive list of clients.
In addition to a factory in Dallas, Atlas Survival Shelters also has one in Poland that caters to European clients.
Ron Hubbard said the Middle East is a “hotbed” for clients of his “doomsday shelters.” (Atlas Survival Shelters)
Serving clients in the United States and around the world, Hubbard said the Middle East has become “a hotbed” for clients.
“Countries like the United Arab Emirates … [are] picking up habits from Israel, which is they take a single room in an apartment in a high-rise because people mostly live in high rises, in Israel … Like a small bedroom — 10 foot-by-12 foot is the average size. And they turn that room into a solid concrete poured room with a gas pipe door and a nuclear biological chemical air filtration system.”
Hubbard said he has been sharing the idea with American builders.
“They should pick up these Israeli standards and turn a single room in a house into a hardened room and that would protect people from gunfire, from tornadoes, from hurricanes, from civil unrest,” he said.
Atlas Survival Shelters has two factories, one in Dallas, Texas, and one in Poland. (Atlas Survival Shelters)
His company does more than just sell bunkers, said Hubbard.
It also tries to educate people about preparedness.
Atlas Survival Shelters has garnered 267,000 followers on Instagram, with a million likes on TikTok.
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Family and friends held a vigil Monday night at the sight where a beloved woman was hit and killed in a Carson intersection over the weekend.
Authorities say she was crossing the street at Del Amo and Tillman around 6 p.m. Saturday when a driver hit her and sped away.
The family of the victim does not want to identify her at this time but said she was a loving mother, grandmother, and auntie and worked for the L.A. County courts for decades.
Loved ones and community members told KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw their hearts are broken, and they are now dealing with their loss and anger that the driver never stopped and kept going.
“It’s sad, it’s very sad. I hate that something like this happened,” said Kenneth Carnes, a resident who lives just a couple of blocks from this latest incident.
Carnes lives on the other side of Del Amo and says it’s a dangerous stretch of roadway.
“It has happened. Like I said, a lady got killed here and sacrificed herself for her little grandkids– and she got killed right here,” said Carnes. “Every once in a while, you can see flowers here where she died.”
Mayor Luna Davis says these deadly scenes in her city need to stop.
“We’re upset because that could’ve happened to anyone and we’re concerned,” said Mayor Davis. “I know there’s a timer there, I had just crossed two hours prior to her being hit.”
The mayor has a message for the driver who hit and killed the woman and kept driving.
“I’m really reaching out to the person who hit her saying turn yourself in and let this family have some peace because it’s not fair that she was taken suddenly, leaving what should’ve been a joyful occasion, and now her life is gone.”
Mayor Davis says the woman was in the right and had ample time to cross the street.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is urged to contact the sheriff’s department.
A Texas police officer is suing investigators for allegedly ignoring evidence that would have exonerated him from a rape accusation that he says ruined his life and took months to undo.
The officer, Freddie Douglas, was arrested in December after the girlfriend of one of his longtime friends accused both him and her boyfriend of raping her. The charges were eventually dropped, but Douglas’ lawsuit argues police were aware of evidence that would have exonerated the two men but refused to look into it and moved forward with the arrests regardless.
The girlfriend, identified in the complaint as Amanda Zawieruszynski, alleged that both Douglas and her boyfriend, John Marks, raped her at Marks’ home on Nov. 8, 2023. The complaint details that she “claimed that she tried to fight Marks off,” and that Marks then “pushed her over to Douglas who had sex with her while she was trying to fight him off.” Marks and Douglas were arrested in December and Marks immediately protested that surveillance footage from inside his home would contradict the accusation.
The lawsuit, filed by attorney Mike Kerensky, says both men did have sex with Zawieruszynski, but that it was entirely consensual.
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Freddie Douglas, left, stands with attorney Mike Kerensky on Aug. 22 in front of Manvel City Hall. (Fox News)
“Douglas met AZ [Zawieruszynski] for the first time at the home of John Marks.… It was the day before Freddie Douglas’ birthday. He and John Marks had planned to go to a Rockets game that night,” the lawsuit says, adding that Zawieruszynski texted Marks several times to arrange plans for her to meet them at his house after the game.
The lawsuit goes on to say that Zawieruszynski came to the house and the three had a few drinks, but “no one became intoxicated.”
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“At some point, John Marks and AZ started having consensual sex in the pool. After that, AZ wanted to have sex with Freddie Douglas and did. This sexual activity was completely consensual on the part of all involved,” the lawsuit says.
Approximately a month later, the complaint states, Zawieruszynski went to the Manvel Police Department and claimed that the two men had raped her.
Fox News Digital’s efforts to reach Zawieruszynski, who is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, were unsuccessful.
Douglas worked with the El Campo Police Department, and his chief informed him on Dec. 7 that the MPD were arresting him. According to the complaint, Douglas immediately informed the arresting officers that the footage from inside Marks’ home would exonerate him, but they moved forward with the arrest anyway.
Subsequently, other MPD officers were recorded entering Marks’ home and discussing the footage, but they made no apparent effort to investigate it, the lawsuit claims.
Freddie Douglas and his lawyer delivered the lawsuit to Manvel City Hall. (Fox News)
Footage from Marks’ front door camera obtained by Fox News Digital shows police officers discussing the footage. One said Douglas and Marks had mentioned it during their arrests. Another officer pondered that perhaps Zawieruszynski “did consent.”
Footage shows that an officer noticed the door camera a few minutes later and they moved away, mentioning that it would be recording them.
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“Within minutes of Freddie Douglas’ arrest, the Manvel Police Department knew that there was objective evidence that would determine who was being truthful, AZ or Douglas and Marks,” Douglas’ lawsuit alleges.
The MPD contested the lawsuit’s version of events in a statement to Fox News Digital. MPD Chief Keith Taylor argued that “that there has been misinformation provided to the news outlets from these individuals and their attorneys representing them.”
He said he could not discuss the specifics of the case due to the pending litigation, however. He nevertheless said it was “false” that MPD investigators knowingly disregarded evidence that would have exonerated Marks and Douglas.
Police officers with the Manvel Police Department discuss Freddie Douglas’ case outside John Marks’ home. (Fox News)
“This is a false claim as this evidence was presented to the district attorney’s office and the Grand Jury. This is required by law; all evidence including exculpatory evidence be presented. It will further be shown through the legal process these claims and allegations are false,” Taylor said.
The charges against Douglas and Marks were dropped after Douglas approached the Brazoria County district attorney. The DA’s office says Manvel police never approached them about the case and that if they had, the office would never have recommended charges.
When the MPD pressed on with the case regardless, the DA convened a grand jury. It ultimately threw out the charges.
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Whether you are returning from a weekend getaway or cross-country road trip, experts with AAA shared tips outlining when motorists should hit the road to avoid peak traffic as people return home from their Labor Day vacations.
For drivers planning to return home on Monday, AAA advised them to hit the road any time before 10 a.m. as 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. would be the “worst time to drive” home.
Motorists planning to return home on Tuesday should hit the road after 1 p.m. as 8 a.m. to noon are likely to be peak travel times for many commuters.
“Drivers should expect the most severe traffic jams before the holiday weekend as commuters mix with travelers,” Bob Pishue, transportation analyst at INRIX, said in a statement. “Monitoring traffic apps, local news stations, and 511 traveler information services may help drivers navigate around congestion and reduce driver frustration this Labor Day.”
In the event of any car troubles, AAA recommends drivers to:
- Pull as far over on the shoulder as safely possible to create more distance between your vehicle and passing traffic.
- Turn your hazard lights on so other drivers know you are there.
- Get to the nearest exit or stopping point if possible.
- Call for assistance
- Remain with your vehicle as long as it’s safe.
- Watch out for oncoming traffic when exiting your vehicle and avoid turning your back to traffic when possible.
This year, AAA expected millions of Americans to take domestic or international vacations to celebrate the end of the summer travel season
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