@EvilSandmich @jb Agreed

You and the one guy, and sons, are a solid foundation that you can have right now. You can then plug your cell into other groups, where beneficial or as needed, or have an individual connection to them

Think temporary or partial alliances with others. Neighborhood watch is a good one - it's not about creating a nucleus so much as a mandala concept. Your nucleus can plug into other organizations as they suit your interests and benefit your nucleus so that you don't have to rely on only one or the other for core requirements

Here's an example. A friend of mine lives 100 miles away. He's not part of my core group, but he has his own core group and we can DO STUFF together as needed. I feed him ideas and some of them work for him and his guys, some don't. That's okay. They are involved in various organizations. His main radio guy is part of local and regional radio clubs but helps his crew with their own comms. They rely on him to lead the way there and learn what they can. My buddy is in a rifle club and also does their tactical training (combat vet). He gets his guys into local competitions periodically that are relevant to their necessary skills without them being "regular competitors" - right? They don't need to be pistol jedis, though he is. Another guy is active in a community watch group and uses that to learn about what the local cops are up to and what the main threats are. He shares this with the crew, who have their own responsibilities for local intel

They are making good use of my CNT-FAI defense cadre article based upon their own areas of interest and whims. There is only so much time in the day and this keeps it fun and easy
karldahl.substack.com/p/the-spanish-cnt-fai-anarchist-defense