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From Isolation to Action: Finding (OR Creating!) The Freedom Movement In Your Community
The Replay of our June 14th Live Stream on Finding (OR Creating!) The Freedom Movement in YOUR Community! Here is the replay from our June 14th LiveStream: From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) The Freedom Movement in Your Area! Liberty Group List at: ArtOfLiberty.org/Liberty-Groups/Etienne: Hi, this is Etienne De La Boétie2 with the Art of Liberty Foundation. Welcome to our Sunday night live stream, which is something I think we’re going to begin doing more and more of. For those that aren’t familiar with the Art of Liberty Foundation, we are a startup public policy organization exposing the illegitimacy and the criminality of government. Essentially, our thesis is that government was never intended to protect life, liberty, and property. Government is best thought of as a technique for robbing and controlling society. And as voluntarists, we don’t believe that government is legitimate, desirable, or necessary. So we are advocates of something called real freedom, and there is a real freedom movement all around the world. In some cities and towns it is much stronger than others, but there are voluntarists and libertarian and freedom-oriented groups all around the United States.So what we wanted to do is have a little bit of an overview of how you find that freedom movement. And if that freedom movement isn’t active in your town or city, then how do you create it yourself so that you can find your liberty friends and your liberty allies? I wanted to start off by telling you why that’s so important. But before that, I wanted to introduce Counterforce Alliance, our partners in this event. Counterforce Alliance helps liberty groups grow, provides tools so that they can be successful, and provides training for people that want to take their liberty group to the next level or learn how to become a facilitator of a liberty group. So I’m going to be joined by the team from Counterforce Alliance, and we’re going to give you an overview. And with that, I think we’ll start sharing the slides. So, Haley, if you wanted to kick it off and begin sharing our deck, I wanted to get started and go over why it’s so important to have a liberty group and to have freedom groups in the United States and in the world. My example is something that happened during COVID, where we helped organize resistance to the economic warfare of COVID, the lockdowns in Santa Cruz, California.And Haley, if you could put it on the third slide, I wanted to talk about what success looks like and why this is so very, very important. So when COVID kicked off, I found myself in Santa Cruz, California, which is a story in and of itself, and people were still trying to figure out what was going on, what was happening in the United States and the world. Myself and David Rodriguez, who many people know from the Education Options Summit or the Gatto Project, or from helping students graduate and get out of the government school system through Valor Academy, where he speed-graduates people out of the system so that they can get on with their lives and/or some kind of vocational education or other self-directed learning — we ended up at a little dinner party of about ten twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings and everybody was trying to figure out what was going on with COVID. And David and I said, well, I think we’ve got an idea: we’ve got an intergenerational organized crime problem. They’ve been lying to the country about everything, from what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin, to what happened on 9-11, to what happened with Kuwaiti babies tossed out of incubators during the—Kristina: I want to — sorry, I apologize. People are saying that they can’t see the slides. Are they live right now?Etienne: We are live, so they should be getting the slides, and I’ll let Dren work on that, but it sounds like they can hear me. So I’ll keep talking and keep going over it while Dren figures out the slides. But back to my story on Santa Cruz: we knew the government and the media couldn’t be trusted about what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin, or Kuwaiti babies tossed out of incubators, or weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So there was no reason to believe the government and the media that there was a pandemic. And so we made a decision at that dinner table, with about ten people, that we were going to organize resistance and begin investigating this ourselves. So that initial ten people began putting out feelers in the community. We scheduled a barbecue and a potluck at somebody’s house the next week, and the next week we had twenty-something people, and we began going into the hospitals in what the LA Times said was “the epicenter of COVID in California”. And we found empty waiting rooms, empty hospitals. Etienne de la Boetie2 personally investigating claims of pandemic conditions at Santa Clara Medical Center in “California’s epicenter of the coronavirus” and finding empty tents, empty waiting rooms and hospital employees openly speculating that the whole thing was a hoax.We interviewed the guy that was doing the testing. He told us flat out they weren’t experiencing pandemic conditions. He told us flat out that they weren’t even testing — not many people were coming in for testing. And if you know anything about Santa Clara in California, there is a huge Chinese community coming back and forth from the valley. If there really was a pandemic, you would see it in Santa Clara, California, because of the back and forth between the valley and China. And we found hospital employees that were openly speculating the whole thing was a hoax. So we were convinced that it was a hoax. Now, keep in mind that at the time the hospitals had emergency tents and they were full-scale pretending that there was a pandemic.So we began exposing, literally on camera: look, these tents are empty, there’s nobody in here, there’s nothing going on at these hospitals. And we began fighting back and organizing resistance. Within a week’s time, like I said, we had twenty-something people. By the end of the third week, we had thirty-seven-plus people marching through the streets in Santa Clara, passing out leaflets, exposing the hoax of the whole thing, exposing that masks weren’t going to do anything even if there was a pandemic. And we began trying to get businesses open, because we viewed the whole thing as economic warfare against the population. Very quickly, by the fourth week, we had over two hundred people in a Facebook group, and we began routinely turning out sixty, seventy-plus people to peaceful civil disobedience events. Some of these were free-hug events. Some of these were reopening the beaches. We would go and reopen parks. We would tear down the tape that had been wound around the jungle gyms and the equipment. They put some locks on parks; we didn’t just cut the lock off, we went with bolt cutters and cut the U-bolt off that held the lock to the gate, so they just couldn’t put another lock on it. And we began having these beach parties, because they were trying to close down the beaches, and we would step forward with sixty, seventy people and a bullhorn. And we’d say, we’re reopening this beach. And sixty to seventy people would move forward, and the police would come. And the police would say, hey, y’all can’t be here, the beach is closed. And we would calmly and politely explain to the police that, no, you don’t have the right to close down the beaches — you’re the bad man, you’re threatening people with violence over something that’s not really a crime. And we stood down the police eight times in eight weeks that I was there. We won. The police would get huffy, and sometimes they would ask everybody for ID and nobody would give them ID, and then they would eventually leave, and everybody would see what was going on. And we were having fun. We’re playing badminton, we’re surfing, people are singing with guitars, people are having a blast. And it became clear that really nothing was going on. People would watch us, and over time they realized, hey, this is the group that you want to be with. These guys know what’s going on. These people are organizing resistance. And it grew. Ultimately, the county public health officer, a woman named Gail Newell — in the LA Times, and you can go see the story today — ultimately said, we’re giving up on trying to close the beaches, we’re giving up on trying to enforce this policy, because the people refused to be governed in this way. Peggy Hall, The Healthy American, Covers Our Mask-Free Shopping at Traitor Joes. Now, a couple of other things that we did that I think are key: we created videos of us going into supermarkets without masks. We would go in twenty people at a time, and Trader Joe’s — their employees would try and stop us, and we would just walk around them, because there’s twenty people doing it together. And we would pick up all the groceries that we wanted, and we would do what’s called a cash drop, where we’d figure out how much money was owed and drop the money on the cash register and just take the goods. And those videos went viral, millions and millions of views, and they ultimately had to stop doing that. One other funny thing: some local organization tried to give Gail Newell, the county health officer that was imposing these draconian lockdowns when there obviously wasn’t a pandemic going on, an award. And the Santa Cruz voluntarists pulled up on a trailer right in front of the event. And the Funky Fathers of Liberty, many of whom were in our group, have a full sound system and drum kit, and they began playing a song they’d written called — Jail to Gail, sorry, Gail to Jail — and disrupted the entire event, while the rest of our liberty group passed out information on the harmfulness of the vaccines, the experimental nature of the vaccines, and why you didn’t really want to do this, because there was no pandemic going on at all. Etienne and David Rodriguez About to Speak to an Unmasked Crowd of 3,000+ at the State Capital in Sacramento in late summer 2020 – No cases of Covid were ever reported from any of our unmasked events. Now, I would leave Santa Cruz, and in 2020 I was in twenty different states, and in 2021 I was in thirty different states, and I would meet with other liberty groups all over the country. Some of these liberty groups were libertarian. The majority of them were conservative. All of these liberty groups weren’t wearing masks. And almost every single liberty group that I went to had some connection to a hospital in that area, where some of the members of that group were either doctors, nurses, EMTs, worked in the hospital, or knew somebody that worked in the hospital. And in twenty different states in 2020, and thirty different states in 2021, I never ran into a single person — dozens and dozens of hospital employees, like I said, doctors, nurses, EMTs, et cetera — that claimed they had pandemic conditions at their hospital. So it really was a government and media hoax designed to transfer money to these pharmaceutical companies and to get a needle into people’s arms that ended up hurting a whole bunch of people. So my point here is that having that network in your community is very, very important, should they ever try that again. But it’s also very important because it’s hard to explain to somebody what’s going on when they’re getting all of this information from every single screen — that government’s legitimate, that government’s desirable, that government’s necessary, that civilization would crumble, that it would be purge anarchy in the streets if there wasn’t a government. And you really have to have a network of people, some of whom understand economics, some of whom understand philosophy, to really drive this point home and help people understand the freedom philosophy. So what I wanted to do is take everybody through the basics of how you do this. If you don’t know where that organization is in your town, then the first place to start is at the Art of Liberty Foundation website at ArtOfLiberty.org. On our website, we have a tab in the About section called Liberty Groups, and we have a listing of all of the liberty groups that the Art of Liberty Foundation knows about. ArtOfLiberty.org/Liberty-Groups/You can go and see if there is a liberty-oriented organization in your town. We also have links to other consolidators. There’s a group called Liberty on the Rocks, and Liberty on the Rocks has libertarian-oriented drinking events — get it? Liberty on the Rocks — in almost ten-plus cities in the United States, and very popular in Colorado, where the average chapter has hundreds of people and they regularly turn out events with fifty-plus people. There is the Soho Forum in New York City. There is the Menlo Forum in Silicon Valley, in Menlo Park (Invitation Only, E-mail me if interested). There are a variety of very well established, and in some cases very prestigious, meetings where they’ve got world-class speakers. So you’re going to find, like I said, that list at ArtOfLiberty.org/Liberty-Groups/. But we’ve also got links to groups like Freedom Cells, which has a map where you can either search in your hometown or post a link, and you can do this anonymously — you don’t have to put your exact address, you don’t have to put your exact name — but you can begin to network with the Freedom Cell community, who are overwhelmingly libertarian, to find those groups that are in your town.Now, let’s say that you don’t have one of those in your town. Some of my checklist of success is, number one, to find a cool place to meet, and ideally a recurring date. To get traction, you want to try and have everybody meet on the same day, whether that’s the second Saturday of the month or the third Thursday of the month, so that people can plan on it ahead of time. You get started with your nucleus of friends, family, colleagues, neighbors, and others — you reach out to your existing social circle. You say, hey, I’m worried about what’s going on in the country. I’m worried about masked ICE goons on the street and the surveillance and the flock cameras and everything that’s going on. I wanted to get everybody together. And there’s a variety of places where you can market this event. Some of those are Meetup, Facebook events, Eventbrite. We don’t trust Meetup — we believe they’re censoring freedom-oriented events and freedom-oriented groups, so be aware of that. But I like the full-court press. I think you should do it all. You should be on every single channel that would help you find people within your area. So I call it the full-court press: be on every channel, have a Facebook event so that you can share it easily on Facebook. But also count on the fact that it may be censored, that you may be shadow-banned, that they may not share it the way that you would want. So physical flyers are the gold standard. Having both a physical flyer and a digital flyer — this is an example of a digital flyer on the screen, and this is from the Voluntarists of Austin. The Voluntarists of Austin, on Meetup, have a meetup group with over a thousand people in Austin, Texas. So you might be surprised that there’s already a group in your town, and that group might have a thousand-plus people in it, like the Voluntarists of Austin. A digital flyer is simply something that can be shared — the details of the organization. A website is great, but if you don’t have a website, then the Meetup page, the Facebook event page, your Facebook group — whatever it is, you need to have some kind of landing page. Counterforce Alliance will take you through the tools that they have to help you organize a group as well, and we’re going to get into that in a little bit. But you want to be able to share it. The physical flyers go into any place that’s got a community bulletin board — coffee shops, comic book shops, the cool hipster area in your town, bars, pubs. Everybody knows their town and where people like to gather and where those would be successful. But plan on having a digital version as well, so that not only you can share it, but your friends, your colleagues, your nucleus of the group can text it to their friends and colleagues, and you can share it through Telegram and SMS and Facebook and those avenues as well. Almost every newspaper has a “this is what’s going on on the weekend” or an events section. Sometimes those are free to list your event in, and sometimes those are very low cost. But again, I recommend using every venue. Most people have a local what’s-going-on-in-the-concert-scene-and-the-bars-and-the-pubs publication. In Memphis, where I live, it’s called the Memphis Flyer — those are the free publications that you find in the free bins at bars and restaurants and taverns and things like that. They have event listings as well. Connector.App Allows You to Search for Affinity Groups and People In Your AreaGive yourself a month. Once you start, start with the things that have the longest draw time, like an event listing in the newspaper, like an event listing in the local what’s-happening paper, and then build to that date with the things that give you the best results. And then, like I mentioned, Freedom Cells and the connector.app.Haley, take me to the next slide. So that’s really the best practice for getting your group off the ground: marketing it effectively and getting to people that are there now. So now you get people there, people show up. And now what do you want to do? Well, number one, plan on it taking some time – Your first one might only have five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten friends. Be in it to win it, be in it for the long haul, especially if you’re starting it in the summertime where people are traveling, where people are on vacations.Mix it up – Sometimes have speakers, sometimes have a documentary night, sometimes have potlucks. Don’t just make it about the problems with flock cameras in your area, or inflation. People come to this because they’re concerned about what’s going on with the government. They stay because they like the people and they have a good time and they begin to build friendships. Just keep that in mind. You want to make it welcoming for people. You want to make it so that people want to come back and want to be with the people. That’s how you’re going to attract people that other people want to be around, and that’s how you’re going to make it cool. And that’s what we did in Santa Cruz — it was the cool kids’ club, and people wanted to be part of it. They realized that, hey, the government’s lying, there’s nothing to be worried about, these people are having a blast, they’ve been doing it for weeks, none of them have COVID. I want to be with those people. I don’t want to be locked in my apartment by myself. Split up the duties so that no one gets burned out – If you’re going to have a calling tree, don’t have the same person do all the calls every week. Maneuver the duties so that one person’s in charge of marketing, one person’s in charge of putting up flyers, or whatever it is. Create a team. And that’s really my advice there: make it as fun as possible. That’s why our group thrived. That’s why we had so much success — people wanted to be a part of it. They had a good time, and we had a blast doing it. So everybody else was locked up in their homes, and we were having liberty bonfires. So now what I wanted to do is introduce Haley with Counterforce Alliance. She’s going to tell you a little bit about Counterforce Alliance and how they create and help people start groups. They provide tools for groups, and like I said, they can help train you to be an effective facilitator and a group leader, if you so desire. So I’d like to turn it over to Haley with Counterforce Alliance.Haley: All right, thank you, Etienne. So what I’m going to end up having to do — can you screen share? I stopped screen sharing. Can you screen share the PowerPoint presentation from your end?Etienne: Let’s see. Yeah, I just gotta give it up for a second. But go ahead and introduce yourself while I do.Haley: So thanks for that great example of what you guys did in Santa Cruz — it was inspirational. And I think what we’re going to talk about from our end is how we can replicate that for everybody, because that was a learning moment for all of us about how we failed as a liberty movement. You guys did a great job, but for the most part we were behind the eight ball when it came to organizing and activism at the biggest moment of our life — tyranny here in the real and now, and not just some hypothetical future — and how we can make sure that that never happens again. So I’ll just piggyback off of what you were talking about — where we are now in the freedom movement, and the Substack article that we wrote about isolation and action. So right now, a lot of freedom-minded people are frustrated or overwhelmed, or that’s what they’re feeling, but that’s really just a cover for feeling isolated. And isolation is not just emotionally draining, it’s strategically dangerous. We saw that during COVID. You guys managed to solve that problem, but most of us didn’t. We felt like one man on an island. We felt like we didn’t have support of any kind, like we were the only sane people around here while everybody else, the world, had gone insane. We felt like the only sane ones in the insane asylum. But that’s strategically dangerous. What we’ve discovered is that freedom is not meant to be pursued alone. And community doesn’t happen by accident — it happens by intention. And that’s where our aim is at Counterforce Alliance: to build community intentionally, and not by accident. So here we go.I’m going to get started on slide seven, about why it feels like we’re losing, but we aren’t. A lot of people in our community, let’s face it, have taken the black pill. And let’s be real — it’s hard not to see what’s going on in our country and not feel a little bit demoralized. We see what’s happening, we see the news, we have this feeling that evil is winning, or that the globalist agenda is just unstoppable. Etienne, can you get to slide seven?Etienne: Yeah, I’m on it. Yeah, that one.Haley: And keep scrolling forward. So the reason it feels like harmful agendas are winning is not because they’re more numerous, but because they operate in coordination. They move in tandem and they reinforce one another. It’s been an observation in politics for quite a while that those on one side of the political spectrum tend toward collectivism, and those on the other side tend toward more radical individualism. And most of us here tend to fall on the latter side of that, the radical individualist side. Meanwhile, the freedom movement, despite being filled with intelligent, principled, well-intentioned people, often operates in isolation. Everyone is doing something, but it often feels like we’re just shouting into the void, like we’re one man on an island. And we rarely act in unison together. I always joke that anyone who’s been in the freedom movement for more than five minutes and has ever tried to organize something to affect change knows it’s a bit like herding cats — it’s rough. But that’s not a sign of weakness. It just means that we’re fragmented. And fragmentation is the real obstacle, not a lack of awareness. I dare say there’s nobody here on this stream that’s not painfully aware of the problems we’re facing as a society. So the pattern that we get into is fragmentation. And fragmentation leads to isolation. And isolation leads to hesitation, which is just a combination of uncertainty and a lack of direction. And that equals stagnation. We just don’t end up doing anything, because we don’t know what to do. And so the solution is structure, leadership, and action. So the root problem is fragmentation. We’re going to talk about that.So on slide eight, the fragmentation problem. Why does it seem like the freedom movement is fragmented if so many are working hard to make it succeed? If we take a step back and really look at what’s happening, there is a lot of commotion. There’s noise, there’s energy, there’s conversation, but what we’re lacking is momentum. And that’s an important distinction, because momentum requires people moving together in a shared direction. Right now it seems like everybody’s just trying to do their own thing, and it might even be something meaningful, something important, but without support it’s hard to sustain. So you have people out there who are either knowingly or unknowingly duplicating work others are already doing. Again, it might be well-intentioned, but it ultimately leads to more fragmentation. You’re siphoning support off from one area and bringing it to the other, and then nobody’s able to reach critical mass on any one initiative or endeavor. And over time, that leads to burnout. So ultimately, this isn’t a lack of care. That’s not the problem. It’s not that people don’t care — people do care deeply. They’re informed, they’re engaged, they’re trying, but there’s no clear structure, no consistent support, and no accessible leadership. So all that energy stays fragmented. And when the energy is fragmented, it struggles to build into anything lasting. And that’s the root problem that we’re here to solve.Etienne: And I’ve got it on “fragmentation leads to isolation” now.Haley: Yep, that’s right. So carrying on about the fragmentation problem: it’s not that people don’t care about freedom. People are researching, they’re listening, and they’re trying to understand what’s happening, probably now more than ever before, thanks to our digital age. And the proof of that — just look at the overwhelming number of podcasts, articles, conversations, conferences, Substack blogs, et cetera. All this indicates that people are paying attention, but there’s something missing. Despite all this information, despite all the awareness, it hasn’t translated into coordinated action. And again, this leads to that fragmentation problem. This fragmentation is aided and abetted by the pitfalls of our modern age. All the digital media, in one way, is a blessing — we’re able to stay more aware and informed than ever before — but it has nevertheless kept us in a cycle of consumption rather than connection. And the paradox here is that, despite having the world at our fingertips, quite literally, these little algorithmic bubbles that we find ourselves in actually make our world feel smaller, not bigger. And on top of that, we have to worry about things like misinformation, which is so much harder to discern in the age of AI. We’re still dealing with the issue of censorship, especially for groups like these trying to organize around freedom and liberty. So ultimately, people start to feel alone in what they believe, even when millions of others feel the same way. And when that happens, we get stuck. We get stuck in these loops where we’re inspired for a moment — oh, that was a great podcast, oh my gosh, he really nailed it; or we hear a great talk, we read something powerful, that was a great Substack article you wrote, I totally agree, you hit the nail on the head — but then there’s no clear path forward. There’s no place to bring that energy, and so it all fizzles. It fizzles that energy, that momentum, that inspiration. And then over time, that fragmentation, that fizzling of energy, leads to isolation. And isolation is what keeps movements from forming, even when there’s a desire to act. And that’s what we’re here to overcome together.So, hesitation and uncertainty. When we get into this fragmentation, isolation, hesitation cycle, this is where most people get stuck. The hesitation gets misinterpreted as apathy or blackpilling. It can look like people aren’t stepping up, like they’re disengaged or just not willing to get involved — like, what’s the point? But that’s not actually what’s happening. Most people aren’t afraid of showing up, but they are afraid of stepping into something that feels unclear, unsupported, or unsustainable. And what most people are doing is making an unconscious cost-benefit assessment, or, as I like to say, an effort-to-reward ratio. I like to weigh that out in my mind. Say, for example, 5G cell phone towers are your area of concern. You’d say, yeah, I want to do something about these 5G cell phone towers in my neighborhood, but I don’t know anyone else who’s doing anything about it, and me going to my local city council meeting by myself isn’t going to do anything, so why bother? That’s the attitude most people have. So when it looks like nobody else is doing anything about this, or whatever little group is trying to do something is poorly organized, then hesitation becomes a natural response. And this isn’t weakness, and it’s not laziness, and it’s certainly not a lack of courage. But it is a signal — a signal that what we don’t need is more outrage and we don’t need more information. What we need is support. We need structure. We need leadership. And most importantly, we need a clear, grounded path to take action, one that feels sustainable and not overwhelming. And when that exists, the hesitation starts to dissolve, and the uncertainty shifts from clarity into direction.So, our common barriers. What are some common barriers or shared hesitations out there in the freedom movement that prevent people from taking action? There are lots of them, but the main ones boil down to three things. Some people say things like, well, I know something’s wrong, I just don’t know where to start. Exactly — there’s just so much, where do we begin? Or another one is, which issue even matters the most? Again, there’s so much, where do you start? Which issue do we tackle first? What’s the low-hanging fruit? It’s hard to know. And there’s so much that we all get pulled in different directions. For one person it might be digital privacy, another medical freedom, another food sovereignty, things like that. So we’re all being pulled in different directions. And then one of the big ones is, am I the right person to do this? Who am I? I’m just Haley Heathman, what am I supposed to do? And underpinning all this is an unspoken fear of, what if I try and it doesn’t go anywhere? That’s a common fear. Maybe we’ve already seen it happen somewhere in our own circles, where someone pours a ton of time, energy, and money into an endeavor and it never takes off. Despite all the effort, and you really try, it’s like a failure to launch. Or maybe they do gain traction, but still, despite their best efforts, they’re unable to achieve the goal they set out to achieve, and that leaves you feeling even more demoralized than before. And these aren’t excuses. These are real, honest reflections of what it feels like to stand alone without a clear path forward. But what that tells us is that it’s not that people are unwilling. It’s just that they’ve been left without a way to step in that actually works to support their efforts.So, the critical reframe. In order to get people out of this defeatist thinking that prevents them from even getting started, this hesitation that we’re talking about, this is where we need to do a mindset shift. We need to think about things a little bit differently. And one of the big ones we need to start with is that not everyone needs to be a leader. Everybody feels like, well, I can’t take this on. But that’s not actually what we need. We do need some of those, but, as they say, too many chefs spoil the broth. So what we need in the freedom movement, actually, is more facilitators and activists. We need people who are willing to connect others, to create a little structure, or simply take the next step. Because, let’s face it, the real momentum doesn’t come from one person having all the answers. It comes from many people doing small things consistently together. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You don’t have to be perfect. You don’t need permission. You just have to be willing to say yes. You just have to be willing to try, because it’s those small, steady action steps — especially when you’re in a supported team environment — that are way better than trying to delegate tasks and figure it all out on your own.And so that leads me to our mission and who and what we are. What is Counterforce Alliance, and why are we here talking to you today? I’m Haley, and I’m joined here with John, Amy, and Christina from the leadership team, to talk about Counterforce Alliance’s mission and vision for the freedom movement. At Counterforce Alliance, our mission is fivefold. Number one, we want to unify the freedom movement. We want to bring together individuals and local groups under a shared purpose, so that we, the people, move from scattered effort to coordinated collective impact. Two, educate. We want to educate members on self-sovereignty and independence. We want to provide access to trusted knowledge, tools, and experts, so that people can build more independent, resilient lives without having to figure it all out on their own. Three, facilitate. We want to facilitate local groups and activism-focused efforts through task force teams, creating simple, accessible infrastructure for communities to organize, communicate, and take action together at the local level. Four, empower. We want to empower leaders at every level, and equip everyday individuals with the mindset, skills, and support needed to step up, lead, and sustain meaningful efforts over time. Five, inspire. Of course, we want to inspire a culture of liberty, as we know politics is downstream from culture. So beyond just practical solutions to our everyday problems, which of course is important, we also want to create a culture that values freedom. And we can do this through things like visual arts, music, short- and long-form videos, gaming, and everything in between. So in short, we provide the structure, connection, and support that turns intention into aligned, consistent action, all in one place.So, our purpose. Everything we do is grounded in a shared purpose, a very clear filter. And we’re always asking some of these questions: Does this build something real? Does this empower people beyond just talk? Does this unify instead of divide? Because if it doesn’t do those three things, it’s just noise. We also have to define what we are not. We’re not a political party — we’re not trying to create a fourth or fifth political party in the U.S. We’re not an ideology; in fact, we’re actually trying to transcend all these ideologies. And we’re not built around one voice. This is not a cult of personality or a brand. We are here to empower you, not a charismatic leader in charge of everything. And this isn’t about attention. It’s not about entertainment. It’s about alignment, action, and building something that actually lasts together.So if I had to boil it down to one sentence: Counterforce is about bringing community, focus, and leadership back to the freedom movement — and not in theory, but in a way that people can actually step into. Because this isn’t something separate from you. This only works because of you. And we’re not building it for people, we’re building it with people, because at the end of the day, we are all the counterforce.Now, what sets us apart? That’s a good question, and it’s one of the questions we get most often. There’s plenty of other freedom-minded communities and networks out there, so what makes Counterforce Alliance any different? Any of you who have been in the freedom space for more than five minutes have probably felt at times disappointed and frankly let down at the lack of organization within our circles. It’s one of the things I mentioned before, that the other side does way better than us, because, as I said, they’re collectivists whereas we’re mostly radical individualists. We have this sense that the freedom movement is scattered, divided, and hard to plug into. And honestly, that’s not wrong — that’s a valid feeling. What makes Counterforce Alliance different is that we’re not here to add more noise or division. There are plenty of other freedom-minded networks out there, and most of them are just talk or meme-lording — let’s create another meme, that’ll do it. Whereas we build, we empower, we unify, and we intentionally stay away from things that pull us apart and divide us, things like politics and headline news and labels. Instead, we focus on what actually brings people together, which is a shared pursuit of liberty and real, practical solutions. We don’t try to lead for you, we help you lead. And we believe the future of freedom doesn’t come from the top down — it comes from you stepping in, taking action, and leading change in your own life and community. We are here to create a space where leaders and groups can collaborate and grow, and we do that by focusing on what truly matters: personal sovereignty, local resilience, and collective freedom. Because this isn’t just another movement. It is a space to actually build something real together.Our community framework — so, how does Counterforce facilitate action? What does the Counterforce community look like in practice? Think of Counterforce as the missing infrastructure, the framework that helps people move from being aware, to connected, to actually taking action. Because the goal isn’t just to inform people — we all know we’re well aware of the problems — it’s to help us build together. And we do that in a few key ways. First, through our local liberty groups, so that people can connect in their own communities, not just online, and turn shared values into relationships and action. Then we have our task force teams, which are focused, collaborative spaces where people come together around specific initiatives and actually get things done. Imagine that. And lastly, we have liberty leadership, giving people the tools, support, and training to step up with confidence and lead in a way that’s sustainable. And all of this is designed to answer that core problem we’ve been talking about: to make sure that no one has to figure this out alone and no effort is wasted.So, our community framework — what does this actually look like on the ground? At the heart of Counterforce is our community framework, and it starts with local liberty groups. These are dedicated spaces where people can actually connect in real life, not just online. I know those in our community value their online privacy, as we all should — that’s really important — but at some point we have to step away and step out from behind the shadow of anonymity, so that we can take the next step of meeting people in real life. We need boots on the ground, so to speak. And this is where, in real life, you can organize, communicate, share resources, plan events, and most importantly, build real relationships with people in your community who care about the same things. Because that’s where trust is built. That’s where the momentum begins. And the beauty of these local liberty groups is that they’re not one-size-fits-all. There are lots of different things you can do with them. These can be social, bringing people together casually for fun meet-and-greets; interactive, centered on discussion and collaboration; educational, sharing knowledge through talks and lectures; or hands-on, building real-world skills or working on local projects. It’s going to evolve naturally as you grow, based on the people, the needs, and the energy of that community. Because we’re not a top-down organization, it’s decentralized. We’re not trying to force a structure onto people or groups, we’re just creating a framework that allows something real to grow. And one example of that is the San Diego Freedom Alliance, which is one of our own local liberty groups. It’s kind of the basis, the genesis, the catalyst of what prompted this whole Counterforce Alliance movement — the success that they’ve had in San Diego organizing their group. They started off as maybe a dozen or a couple dozen people, and they’ve swelled to almost triple digits. They’ve done that by bringing in speakers and hosting conversations on everything from digital privacy, to having people from the Weston A. Price Foundation come in and talk about health and nutrition, to developing real-world activism strategies and doing activism efforts in San Diego. And beyond just activism efforts, it’s about personal growth and development too. They’re offering life-path courses to help people find clarity, purpose, and direction. And they’re also developing practical skills, like time management. So it’s not all heavy. They also intersperse that with fun things, like movie matinees, community gatherings, beach barbecues, shared experiences, and real connection. Because that’s the point. This isn’t just about information. It’s about building relationships, skills, and momentum in a way that actually sticks.Focused activism. So beyond the local liberty groups, our other secret weapon is our task force teams. And this is where connection starts to turn into real, focused action. Our task force teams are built around specific issues, so people who care about the same thing can stop working in silos and start collaborating. Whether it’s digital privacy, food independence, flock camera surveillance, alternative energy, or emerging issues like data centers and water rights — and that’s a big one, that’s a buzzword these days, these AI data centers — each team has a dedicated space to share research, resources, ideas, and most importantly, coordinated action steps. I’ll give an example. I’m in Florida, the quasi-free state of Florida, at least. What we did last year was make a concerted effort on getting fluoride out of the water in Florida. It started off locally, where we would show up to local city council meetings and commissioner meetings and petition them to start getting fluoride out of the water. That was spurred on by some of the work and attention that RFK Jr. brought to it and his role in the White House, and that helped build some momentum. We were actually having success at that. We were having these county commissioners and city councils start to vote to remove fluoride from the water. That compounded into being able to put forth a bill in our legislature to get the fluoride out of the water at a state level, and ultimately that passed and was signed into law by Governor DeSantis. So this is something that you can replicate on a state-by-state basis. Hey, we’ve had some success there — how can we take that success and let other people know about it? And that’s how we can use these task force teams, so that nobody has to figure it all out on their own. They can take something like Florida and use it as an example and a blueprint, figure out what’s working and what’s not working, which arguments are more persuasive than others. Because that’s one of the biggest gaps we’ve seen: people are working on the same problems, they’re just not working on them together. So the task force teams change that. They bring alignment, clarity, and momentum to making headway on some of these efforts, so the effort is not duplicated, but multiplied. And that’s just the beginning.But wait, there’s more. So, from connection to impact. This is where everything starts to come together. Our task force teams don’t just organize ideas, they create real connections between people who are ready to act. And when the right people find each other, things start to move. We’ve already seen this in our Counterforce Alliance community. About a month or two ago, we had a live stream with Brendan Trachsel of Flock Out of Flag, which is an initiative to get flock camera systems out of Flagstaff, Arizona. And he was successful — they actually got them removed. He gave us a great presentation on the step-by-step actions he took to get those flock camera systems out of Flagstaff. And after that live stream, which is on our platform too — you can view it on our platform — we were able to help connect Brendan with a university student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. And that connection is already turning into action on their campus to push back against flock camera installations. So that’s how this grows. It’s not a top-down effort, it’s through aligned people finding each other, sharing strategies, and stepping forward together. That’s how we make a difference and have an impact. And the great thing is that that’s just the beginning. So, piggybacking off of that, building the momentum with the flock camera systems, this summer we’re actually going to be actively working to find and connect other student-led groups and local efforts to stop flock at colleges and universities across the country, so that no one is operating in isolation and every effort becomes part of something bigger. Nobody’s starting from square one. We can collaborate and communicate with each other about how we can carry this momentum forward. And that’s what Counterforce Alliance is here for — not just for sharing information, but for helping activists find each other and build something real in the real world.Stepping into leadership. So this is where it becomes personal at Counterforce. We’re not just here to connect people, we’re also here to help people step into leadership in their own communities. One of the misconceptions about leadership is that it’s about having all the right answers. It just means someone who’s willing to take responsibility for the next step. And the way we support that is through real, practical training — things like how to facilitate a group, how to set expectations, how to delegate and sustain momentum over time. We’ve got courses that are going to help you learn how to do all that. We also provide courses and tools to help you grow in communication, organization, time management, and advocacy, so you’re not just guessing your way through it — you’re supported all the way. If there’s something you don’t know how to do, or maybe you’re a little bit weak on, we’ve probably got a course on it, or we’re creating a course to help you figure out how to do it. But importantly, while all those leadership skills are important, they don’t mean anything if we don’t have the proper value systems to carry them out. So we need to act with integrity. We’re teaching about personal responsibility, truth, and service to others, because those are really the foundations of any free society and the kind of leadership that actually lasts. It doesn’t mean anything to achieve our objectives if we do it by throwing people under the bus and hurting other people. That’s not what we’re about. It’s about how to act with integrity while making headway and momentum for freedom. At Counterforce, we don’t lead for you, we help you lead. And we give you the structure, the support, and the tools to help you step forward and lead. Because at the end of the day, Counterforce was born out of a need for real leadership, direction, and focus, and it grows through people who care about their communities and are ready to take action together.All right, now, there might be some of you on the stream who are already leading. If you’re already a leader, great — that’s awesome, congratulations, thank you for stepping up. So this is where Counterforce becomes a force multiplier for what you’re already doing. If you’ve already taken the step to show up, already taken the steps to organize something and carry responsibility, we’re here to support you and to help you do it more effectively and sustainably. For those who are already leading a local group or specific initiative, we provide you with training that will help you become an even more effective leader and activist, to arm you with the tools, strategies, and skills to keep your group growing and become more resilient. So you’re not just working hard, you’re working more strategically — work smarter, not harder, right? You’ll also be able to connect with other leaders on the network, so you can exchange strategies, resources, and experience with others who are leading alongside you. As a liberty leader, you’ll be provided with the structure needed to be more successful: a dedicated and customizable space on our network to manage your group, including features such as an event calendar, forums, file sharing, members directory, alerts, reminders, and more. You’ll get one space for your local group, and you’ll also get up to two task force team spaces to address specific issues or solutions you are focused on. Because leadership shouldn’t feel like you’re holding everything together on your own. It should feel supported, connected, and built to last.Our collective impact. All right, what it’s all about here at Counterforce Alliance — our mission is to empower you. Everyone has something unique to offer. Your voice matters. Your skills, your talents, your perspective — they matter now more than ever. And what matters most is choosing not to retreat, not to feel defeatist, not to get blackpilled, but to participate, to step up, to step in and build alongside others who care. Different people, different strengths, coming together with a shared purpose for freedom. And together, we create something far more powerful than any of us could do alone, because it all starts with you.So, some examples of taking action. Action doesn’t have to be big to be meaningful — I think that’s a misconception, and it’s another one of those things that causes hesitation, thinking that in order to be meaningful we have to do something like take down Klaus Schwab at the WEF. I know he’s already been taken down, but that’s just an example. We don’t have to be toppling world leaders in order to take meaningful action. Small actions are just as important. And those small actions can look like things such as supporting a local co-op, growing your own food, bartering for goods and services, showing up to a task force, or simply starting conversations in your community. These are some of the simple, tangible steps that people can take that really make a difference. They really matter, because real change isn’t built on one big moment. And I’ll put this in a quote. If anyone’s ever read The Hobbit by Tolkien, there’s a great quote from Gandalf the Grey, and he says: “Some people believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. It is the small, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” And that’s exactly what we can accomplish through our Counterforce Alliance community.So, moving from isolation to connection, as we close, I want to come back to where we started: that feeling of isolation. If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been carrying this alone, you’re not alone. I’m here to tell you that you’re not alone. Your skills, your voice, your perspective — they’re all needed now more than ever. And Counterforce exists because freedom isn’t meant to be pursued alone. It’s built through connection, through shared effort, through small, steady steps forward. You don’t have to have everything figured out. You don’t need to lead tomorrow. You just need to take the next step. With Counterforce, that isolation becomes community, the hesitation becomes action, and individuals become activists and leaders. So if that resonates with you, we’d be honored to build alongside you.And there’s no time like the present, as they say. Our time is now. There’s never been a more important moment than right now. You can feel it in the air these days — the tension, the uncertainty, the sense that something’s not right. It’s tangible, it’s palpable. And despite all the promises, not much has truly changed, and if anything, many of our freedoms are slipping faster than we expected. At some point, we have to face reality: no one is coming to save us. Facts. And that’s not meant to create fear, but it is meant to create clarity. Because we’ve seen what happens when we’re unprepared, when we don’t have strong communities, coordination, or a plan. We talked about that with regard to the COVID response. Etienne and his group were prepared, but most of us weren’t. Most of us were the only sane person in an insane asylum, and that led to bad outcomes. And we can’t let that happen again. We can’t be caught unaware, stuck behind the eight ball again. So this is the moment to step forward, to find your people, to take action, however small it may seem. Because silence becomes consent. Every step towards freedom matters. The fear we feel comes from isolation, and the way we defeat that is through action. There is another path forward, and it starts with us. It’s up to all of us to decide what happens next.So, taking the next step. Are you ready to take action? Are you ready to get off the sideline and get into the game? Are you ready to stop being a keyboard warrior and put some boots on the ground? This is the one area where we want some boots on the ground. Yes, indeed. So if something you’ve heard today resonated, then this is your moment. We want you to join the Counterforce community. Start connecting, engaging, start building. Find a local group or start one. Join a task force that you care about. Step up where you can — every contribution matters. Just take the next step, because consistent, collective action creates real change. And if you’re ready, we’re here. We’re ready to build with you. Your next step starts here.So if you’ve made it this far in the presentation, we really thank you for sticking around. At this point, we are going to open it up to some Q&A. If there have been any questions put in the chat box, we’re going to go through those — we’ve been monitoring the chat. And if you haven’t, now’s your chance to put something in the chat box, maybe something like, what’s your biggest concern or question about our platform, or something personal, like, hey, I’m feeling hopeless or overwhelmed, how can this help? And then we’ll share openly from our side what we’ve learned and what we’re building. So we’re ready to have a conversation. I’m going to kick it over to John, who is the mastermind, the man with the plan, the genius behind all this madness. He and Christina are going to be taking questions and answering all your questions. So John and Christina, if you want to take it over from here.John: Hi everyone, thanks for joining us. I see a question here about whether or not we have any courses on freedoms. And yes, we have one in the works, and it’s very much in depth. I believe it’s going to change a lot of people’s minds, especially in regard to getting out of the left-right paradigm. Because we, as the Counterforce community, are very much focused on freedom, and party politics just isn’t working, as Etienne has been preaching for years now. So we’re just so happy that he’s brought us on board. And if there are any more questions, we’re here to answer them.Etienne: Hey, John, while we’re waiting for some questions to appear, could you go ahead and give everybody an overview of what you’ve been able to do in San Diego, some of the success that you’ve had, how that got started, and any best practices that you’ve seen be successful in your group — just a little bit about your group?John: Sure. Well, our group was started on the Freedom Cell Network, and it was during COVID, right at the beginning. It was actually started by another lady named Sherry. She had some issues in her family, and I just kind of took over to keep the group going, and I’ve been doing it ever since. She just said, John, you’re doing so good, just take over. I said, okay. So it’s been about five years. I do most of the speaking, we do lectures, we have guest speakers, we do some social events, and we just try to mix things up and keep it interesting. So we’ve grown over the years, and people are very happy with what we’ve done. So we’re trying to take what we’ve built over the last five years and get it out to the freedom community. But I’ve learned that keeping things focused on freedom and focused on alternative solutions — that’s what brings people together. We have all different types. We have the whole political spectrum in our group: Democrat, Republican, everything in between, everything outside of the box. They’re all coming to our meetings, they’re all friends, and they’re developing relationships. Some people have changed their politics over the years as we’ve gone through different courses and material we’ve presented. So it’s been a growing process for all of us, and I’m just excited to bring this to the world.Etienne: And I have been a presenter to the group, so I’m an example of those voices that you’ve been able to bring to the table. If somebody is thinking about doing this in their own community, what would you tell them? What’s the first thing they could do? What’s your best advice for somebody that’s sitting on the fence and would like to do this in their own community?John: Take our courses. Just kidding. So, start small, start with just your inner circle of friends. If you have no friends that are like-minded to start a group like this, you’re just going to have to go online and see if you can find those people. Go to Etienne’s local groups page, or come to our community, or Freedom Cells, and just try to find your tribe. But if you just start with two people, that’s enough. Just the two of you can meet in a coffee shop, and over time you’re going to meet other people and you can start growing your group. And eventually you can bring in guest speakers. You can mix it up by having social events. We have a Christmas party every year at a nice restaurant, and that’s always a blast. We invite musicians in our group to come and play. Just keep it, like Etienne said, keep it fun, keep it interesting, but you’ve got to keep the focus on freedom and working toward activism efforts too. Otherwise, it’s only a social event. We have members that are highly active in the local community, standing up against the flock cameras, 5G towers, and they’re very successful. So we take what they’ve done and we learn from them, and then we spread that knowledge to everyone else. And then they, in turn, take it to their cities and they can make things turn around for liberty.Etienne: Christina, do you want to chime in? Do you want to throw out your favorite suggestion for somebody that’s getting started, that wanted to put together a group in their city or town?Kristina: Yeah. First, I wanted to say what led us to this moment. When John and I first connected and started talking, it became evident very quickly that we both shared a similar vision of creating this way for people to come forward, connect with each other, become more self-reliant, learn the knowledge, learn the skills, get together, and pick their favorite issue and run with it. And I’m very passionate about this project, because I come from a small town, and I know what it’s like to wonder if you’re ever going to find support, if you’re ever going to find your tribe in a small-town community, especially where there just isn’t the numbers or population to support it. So if you’re listening to this and you join our community, we can set you up with your own space for your town, or your region, or wherever you are. And yes, start with a few friends. If not, you might have to start online and contribute to the freedom movement in that way until you can find your tribe that’s locally around you. But in the meantime, we’ve got plenty for you to do. If you want to join us, even small steps — there are ways to contribute to the freedom movement, whatever your skills are, whatever your talents are. We need you, because they’re going to move forward with their agenda. They’re going to keep moving forward as a united front, and we need to do the same. We need to get together. And maybe it isn’t going to be your friends — maybe you’re going to meet them later, once you start, once you create or facilitate a group. And then you post at the library, you post at the coffee shop: hey, are you guys concerned about this? Are you concerned about flock, about biometrics? Let’s get together, let’s talk about growing some food. This is what this is all about. We need to step forward in humanity. We need to step forward and take our rights back and start saying that we’re not going to take this anymore. And the way we do it is together, step by step, big steps, small steps, every walk of life. We need you, we want you to join us, and you’re more than welcome.Etienne: Well, thank you. Now, is there anything else that you guys — because we’re at the end of our hour — is there anything else that the Counterforce Alliance team would like for folks to know? Or anything that I forgot to ask you? Or anything else that we should cover before we close it out?Haley: I don’t know if we want to put the last slide up.It’s just got our QR codes for where people can find us and how they can join, and our invitation for action: the URL, counterforcealliance.com, and some QR codes that you can scan right now so you can join. It’s free to join, let’s put it that way. There are some membership tiers for those who want to be local liberty leaders and lead task force teams, but anybody can join the platform. And that’s the first logical next step that we want you to take for our movement. It’s not going to hurt you to just start connecting and meeting people and go from there. So, John, anything you want to finish off with about memberships or getting started?John: I think that one of our core philosophies that I didn’t mention is that we try to focus on people and the local needs. So if you’re starting a group or you want to start an effort, number one, focus on the relationships. That’s the most important thing. If you make it about yourself or your agenda, people are going to see through that. So if you keep it focused on the people you’re working with, it just creates a stronger bond between you. And also, as far as the group as a whole is concerned, keep it about what that area needs or what that area needs to focus on. If flock surveillance is a big issue in your area, then go after it, if that’s what everyone else is on board for. So just keep it about what the other people are interested in as well. You have to give and take. So it’s all about relationships. All right, I hope that helps.Etienne: Yeah, that was perfect. And I want to thank you guys. I want to thank everybody that joined us. And anybody that sees the live stream, please scan the QR code to get more information: CounterforceAlliance.com, artofliberty.org. You can find our list of liberty groups in your area at: ArtOfLiberty.org/Liberty-Groups/. And I hope everybody takes action. I hope everybody finds their tribe. And I hope everybody has an absolute blast with your new liberty friends and tribe. Thank you for attending. It has been our pleasure to put this together for you.CounterforceAlliance.comArtOfLiberty.org/Liberty-Groups/The Best “Go Paid” Deal on Substack! 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+ Trump further soils presidency by promoting on-line casino and UFC fight (after investing in company that owns UFC!)Etienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,The lead story this week is Suspected Fed and Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman’s Divisive Antics at the Libertarian Party Convention, with a short video where in an address to the plenary he calls the delegates: “Freaks,” “Loser Apes,” “Dumb,” “Stupid” and “Theatre Kids.” Simultaneously his accomplice, Andrew Allgood, is doing Sieg Heil, Heil Hitler salutes while he is speaking… Right before he is arrested for slapping a woman who tried to throw away giveaway literature that I understand they were leaving everywhere around the convention. Jeremy was latter kicked out, trespassed, and forbidden from returning. In the article I include another especially prescient article I wrote in 2024 the last time the LP made libertarians look bad:, Libertarian Party Shoots Itself in the Foot… Again… at National Convention, where I wrote:The LP is easily hijacked by fake libertarians like Bob Barr, Bill Weld and Nick Sarwark AND/Or embarrasses libertarians everywhere by its ridiculous candidates, some of whom may be controlled opposition. Some recent examples include a candidate for national chair, James Weeks, who stripped down to a thong during the nationally televised convention in 2016 or the fact that two of the 2020 presidential candidates campaigned in costume headgear, including “Vermin Supreme,” who wore a boot on his head and promised voters ponies.The Facebook Group Jeremy Kauffman is a fed sent to destroy the liberty movement is now up to 157 207 225 membersInterestingly, Tom “Government is legitimate, vote harder” Woods had Jeremy on after the convention where he asked softball questions and gave Jeremy a platform to try to build his support. I’ll just leave this list of other Tom Woods guests right here for everyone to form their own opinions of who might be steering the liberty movement in NH away from voluntaryism (The “One Way Revolution”) into voting harder in rigged elections on unauditable black box voting machines.If you are enjoying our original journalism and Five Meme Friday, please consider becoming an Art of Liberty Foundation Sponsor. Freedom isn’t Free and we are having to spend $20,000 this month to create our own uncensorable infrastructure to combat the censorship of Substack. We have some AMAZING perks to say: THANK YOU!ArtOfLiberty.org/Sponsorship-Program/Democracy isn’t LibertyThomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamHow AIPAC Money Bought Kentucky’s 4th District Primary Exposing Scam of Easily Rigged “Elections”Top Stories of the WeekSuspected Fed and Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman’s Antics at the Libertarian Party ConventionEtienne Note: As part of our support of the Free State Project, we have been covering Jeremy Kauffman’s divisive tactics, most recently in our article: What is the Deal with the Free State PARTY in New Hampshire?Video: Jeremy Kauffman calls the Libertarian Party Convention attendees:“Freaks,” “Loser Apes,” “Dumb,” “Stupid” and “Theatre Kids”Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud and causing division (Divide & Conquer) in the national Libertarian Party. One of his NHLP members, Andrew Allgood, was arrested for slapping a woman who threw some NHLP give-a-way brochures in the trash.Continue reading…Videos of the WeekOklo COO Says Nuclear Waste Could Power America For 150 Yearsby Tyler DurdenEarlier this week, we covered Oklo’s approval by Chris Wright’s DOE to convert plutonium previously set for disposal into new fuel. “Fuel supply constraints are a key throttle to advanced reactor development,” Oklo CEO Jacob DeWitte said following the announcement.Jacob’s wife and Oklo’s COO Caroline DeWitte joined ZeroHedge and Radiant Energy Group’s Madison Hilly. Caroline laid out Oklo’s ambitious vision: recycle spent nuclear fuel, build fleets of reactors for AI hyperscalers like Meta, and turn what the industry currently treats as a liability (nuclear waste) into a strategic asset.And unlike many of the “PowerPoint reactor” startups flooding the space, she says they are already building.One of the company’s core theses is that the U.S. is sitting on a massive untapped energy reserve in the form of spent nuclear fuel already stockpiled around the country.Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsFormer CIA officer accused of stealing 300 gold bars, sources sayEtienne Note: WTF is going on at the CIA where an employee can request $40M in gold bars and get it? He also had $2M in cash… I have a feeling there is more to this story…By Julia Ainsley, Dan De Luce and Gary GrumbachWASHINGTON — A former CIA senior officer with top secret-level clearance has been accused of secretly stashing millions of dollars in gold bars in his home that he said he needed for “work-related expenses,” according to court documents and two people familiar with his employment history.David Rush, who held a management position, was charged with criminal theft of public money in a complaint filed last week in the Eastern District of Virginia. His lawyer didn’t respond to a request for comment.Continue reading…Trump promotes unregulated online casino after $1 million Super PAC donationby Judd LegumOn Truth Social, Trump has repeatedly promoted Stake, an unregulated online casino that, according to state gambling regulators, is operating illegally. Trump publicized Stake alongside the UFC match being held at the White House on his 80th birthday, June 14. He posted AI-generated images featuring himself, UFC CEO Dana White, and the Stake logo on April 9, May 8, and twice on May 20.Stake is a major sponsor of the UFC, including prominent placement in the UFC octagon.Stake.us users play traditional casino games like slots and roulette. The company, which is based in Cyprus, claims it is a “safe and free gaming experience.” But gambling regulators across the country say it is an illegal online casino. Stake.us has two types of currency: 1. “Gold Coins” which cannot be converted into real money, and 2. “Stake Cash” which can be converted to crypto currency or gift cards. To obtain “Stake Cash” players buy “Gold Coins” and receive “Stake Cash” for free.Continue reading…Trump Accused of Insider Trading After Making 3,642 Stock Trades in Companies He Promotedby AOL, AP, DropSite News and 60 MinutesTrump’s personal financial activity from January through March 2026 shows about 3,700 individual stock transactions were made – more than 40 trades per market day .The cumulative value of the trades is listed in broad ranges, as required by federal ethics rules, rather than exact figures. At the low end, total transactions exceed $220 million, and the ceiling approaches $750 million.Trump’s account was buying stocks in companies whose fortunes are directly shaped by his own administration’s policy decisions. For example, Trump purchased millions of dollars of Oracle stock in early 2026, around the same time his administration was helping the company secure a deal to continue operating TikTok in the US.Continue reading…Trump’s ‘Golden’ Phone Hit With Savage Reviewsby Cameron AdamThe long-delayed golden Trump Mobile phone looks nothing like the advertised image, has a smaller screen than promised, and its color leaves a lot to be desired, according to one of the few people to lay eyes on a real one.The $500 Trump phone has now been delivered to tech media for review, one year after it was announced and nine months after its hard launch to cash-rich MAGA diehards.Not only is the screen smaller than expected, but the phone is also not made in America as promised, Patrick Holland, the managing editor of tech site CNET, told CNN. Rather, Holland added, the packaging says the phone is “designed with American values in mind.”Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”Has an Evil Milestone Been Reached?by The Ghost of Matthew LyonThe Scourge Of Aristocracy and Repository of Important Political Truth – Fair Haven, VermontHello Everyone, I know it has been a while since my last message. It is not because there was not plenty to talk about.More so, it was the fact that I was going to end up sending something thrice daily and burying your inbox. Out of respect for your busy lives. I decided against that level of nutty. As the pace of events picked-up over the last couple of months…So, I thought I would maybe share a higher view. A summary of “system status”, if you will?Continue reading…Breaking: Federal Court Strikes Down Landmark Fluoride Ruling on Technicality — ‘Not the Science’by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.The DefenderThis article was originally published by The Defender — Children’s Health Defense’s News & Views Website.A federal appeals court has vacated a landmark decision that found fluoridated drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s health under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not challenge the substance of the lower court’s findings — that fluoride is toxic to children and ought to be regulated. Instead, the court based its decision on procedural issues related to the lower court’s handling of the litigation.The case will now go back to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where District Judge Edward Chen will be required to exclude all scientific evidence that became available after 2020.Continue reading…The Unvaccinated: Proof of What We Lostby UnbekomingThe midwife’s words hang in the delivery room air like a casual afterthought: “We’ll just give baby the vitamin K shot now.” Just a vitamin. Nothing more than what you’d find in your morning orange juice. The language itself is the first deception – calling a synthetic blood-clotting agent manufactured by Pfizer’s subsidiary Hospira a “vitamin” transforms an industrial pharmaceutical intervention into something as wholesome as sunshine.In those first raw hours after birth, when parents are overwhelmed by the miracle of new life, the medical system strikes with practiced precision. The entire infrastructure – from the delivery nurse to the pediatrician, from the hospital protocols to the documentation systems – has been calibrated for this moment. Every medical professional in that room has been trained, not in the science of whether a newborn needs synthetic phytonadione, but in the art of securing compliance. They’ve learned to frame it as routine, to present it as universal, to make refusal seem like dangerous eccentricity.Murphy’s father, one of the few who came prepared, discovered what awaits those who dare say no. After his daughter was delivered using vacuum extraction five times – creating a visible blood-filled sac on her head – the red-shirted pediatrician entered within three minutes. Not to examine the baby. Not to celebrate the birth. But to begin the assault. When Murphy’s father cited the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit study showing only six deaths from vitamin K deficiency bleeding in five million babies over 25 years, with none occurring in hospital births where vitamin K was refused, the doctor didn’t engage with the data. Instead, he turned to the mother: “Do you feel differently?”Continue reading…Tulsi Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence Week After Reported CIA “Raid”by The Young Turks, Erin Molan, ZeroHedge and Chris CillizzaTulsi Gabbard announced that she is stepping down from her role as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to support her husband, Abraham, as he battles bone cancer.CIA whistleblower, James Erdman III, recently made an explosive claim that the CIA seized several documents that included the JFK files and MK Ultra files that were being reviewed by Tulsi Gabbard’s office for declassification. Republican Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna expressed her absolute outrage over this. Direction and authority had been given by the president to declassify the files. The CIA denied that it raided the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).Four other officials in Trump’s cabinet have recently left, including former National Security Advisor Mike Walz, former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and former US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Joe Kent, who was the head of The National Counterterrorism Center that is located in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence led by Tulsi Gabbard, resigned his position in March and cited his opposition to the war in Iran. Joe Kent revealed that he was prohibited from investigating the murder of Charlie Kirk, who was also opposed to war with Iran, after Tyler Robinson was charged.Ana Kasperian makes the case that DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard is denying that her office was raided by the CIA.Continue reading…Bobby Kennedy Fakes a Pandemic in One Easy Step – by Issuing a PREP Act Declaration for Hoax-a-Virus.by Sasha LatypovaReaders, about a week ago I asked you to predict if this would happen, and most of you agreed this was coming. Did we nail this prediction, or what? And we didn’t even use a crystal ball…My next prediction – Kennedy is getting fired/resigned before July 18th or thereabout. Read below why I think this is likely to happen.Who here still believes that pandemics really do exist? I hope none of my audience are that dense and all have stopped buying the CIA-deep state baloney which they use to make bio-chemical poisons/ assassination weapons, and then “commercialize”/launder their accumulated intellectual property for profit extraction via “vaccines”, “public health” and “countermeasures” funded and purchased by the government cash laundromat. Can’t leave a zillion dollars on the table, can we? Win. Win.Bobby knows pandemics are routinely faked by the government. “Except not covid! That one is real!” I am still laughing hysterically whenever I re-watch this clip:Continue reading…Synthetic Milk and the Collapse of Food Safety: Why Children Must Not Become Experimental Subjectsby Michelle Perro, MDWe have entered an era where “food” is no longer grown, raised, or even traditionally manufactured. Instead, it is now being engineered in labs through synthetic biology that create novel proteins and fermentation byproducts never before consumed in human history.And now, these products are being offered as substitutes for one of the most biologically important foods in childhood: milk.A newly published study in Scientific Reports should serve as a dire warning to regulators, physicians, parents, and public health officials alike. The paper directly challenges one of the central assumptions driving the synthetic milk industry: that these products are “substantially equivalent” to natural dairy and therefore safe enough to enter the food supply under existing regulatory frameworks.The findings demonstrate otherwise.Continue reading…Sleepless Nights Linked to Comfort Eating and Overeatingby Dr. Joseph MercolaA large study of more than 27,000 adults found that poor sleep quality and short sleep duration strongly increase emotional eating, overeating, and cravings for calorie-dense foods such as sweets and fried mealsPeople with the worst sleep were up to 3.5 times more likely to eat when stressed, bored or upset, showing how sleep loss shifts eating from hunger-driven behavior to comfort-driven behaviorSleeping less than seven hours per night was linked to 24% higher odds of overeating and 47% higher odds of skipping meals, which often triggers stronger hunger later in the dayPoor sleep also changed food preferences, with people eating fried foods about 10% to 21% more often and sweet snacks about 10% to 39% more frequently compared with people who slept wellContinue reading…Chemotherapy: Fraudulent and Deadly?by Dr Vernon ColemanOver the years I have repeatedly found that all medical recommendations are best treated with a large dose of scepticism.Nowhere is this more true than in the treatment of cancer.Patients who are diagnosed with cancer find themselves in a state of shock. And yet, while in a state of shock, they find themselves needing to make a number of vital decisions very quickly.Continue reading…James Corbett: The CIA Won: Everything You Believe Is Falseby The Corbett Reportcorbettreport.comMay 24, 2026“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.”– ex-CIA Director William CaseyIf you’ve been hanging out in conspiracy realist circles for any length of time, you’ve doubtless heard this infamous quote from ex-CIA director / unindicted Iran-Contra co-conspirator / Knight of Malta / Le Cercle member William Casey. And, unlike every internet-famous quotation purporting to record some incendiary confession from a conspirator, this one might actually be true!At least, that’s what Barbara Honegger maintains. When pressed on the origin of the quote by one online sleuth, the former Reagan campaign staffer and policy analyst confirmed she heard Casey say those very words at a White House meeting in 1981.I personally was the source for that William Casey quote. He said it at an early Feb. 1981 meeting in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House which I attended, and I immediately told my close friend and political godmother / Senior White House Correspondent Sarah McClendon, who then went public with it without naming the source.Continue reading…Which US States Gained The Most Residents In 2025Etienne Note: People are beginning to vote with their feet and the pro-freedom states (New Hampshire (The Free State Project), Tennessee, Florida, and Idaho are winning. The “basket-cases of socialism” (Illinois, California, New York, Red-Flag Law Maryland, and Taxachussets are losing. Expect this dynamic to accelerate in the coming years on both the State level and the national level as US tax slaves leave for places like Prospera, St. Kitts, Nevis, and other low-tax, low-regulation. Illinois would have already collapsed already if not for the federal “government” robbing all the other states to prop up Illinois (Chicago) with bailouts…by Tyler Durden, Zero HedgeNearly 15 million Americans moved in 2025, with many relocating across state lines in search of lower costs, job opportunities, and warmer climates.This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, shows net migration per 10,000 residents across all 50 states in 2025, revealing where population inflows were strongest and which states saw the biggest outflows.The data comes from HireAHelper.Continue reading…$150 Humanoid Robot House Cleaning Service Threatens To Undercut Maid Servicesby Tyler DurdenIt’s no secret that some humanoid robotics companies are training their machines for work on factory floors, while others are positioning their bots to enter homes in the coming years.One of the first real signs of humanoids entering homes today is a new cleaning service in San Francisco that uses what appear to be Unitree humanoid robots trained to clean everything from floors and countertops to stovetops, mirrors, and nearly any surface in the house.Called “Gatsby,” the new service deploys humanoid robots to homes for a flat service charge of $150.“We just made U.S. history. Today, Gatsby ran the first-ever consumer cleaning by a humanoid robot in the United States,” Gatsby wrote in a press release earlier this month.Continue reading…Centralised Government vs Decentralised Governanceby Sotiris RexCentralised government, or the state, is a system founded on violence alone. Anything and everything the state does is driven by force or the threat of force. Whatever policy or “public good” the state presumes to impose on its populations, the imposition is backed by aggressive violence alone. Even fiat currency is “backed” by violence; violence that is paid for by fiat currency backed by the violence that backs it… in a chicken-and-egg psychopathy of a self-sustained system of nothingness, a bluff of authority.Taxes are taken by force. Arbitrary laws are obeyed due to the fear of state violence, not the fear of missing privilege and opportunity in a community, or the fear of reciprocal violence by victims. We know this because almost all of state-defined “crimes” are victimless. You obey nonsense laws that keep useless people in pointless jobs.The state does not function on incentives; only threats.A threat takes what is already yours. An incentive offers you what you don’t have. The punishment of threat-based systems is the deprivation of what you already have. The “punishment” in incentive-based systems is the deprivation of an over-and-above privilege, an opportunity to gain something more than what you already have.Continue reading…US Collapses On Freedom Index Ranking of Most Free Countries:by Tyler DurdenGlobal freedom declined for the 20th consecutive year in 2025, according to Freedom House. More than 50 countries saw political rights and civil liberties deteriorate, including the United States.This graphic, via Visual Capitalist’s Gabriel Cohen, ranks the world’s most and least free countries using Freedom House’s 2026 Freedom in the World report, which evaluates political rights and civil liberties across 195 countries and territories.Finland topped the rankings with a perfect score of 100, followed by New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden at 99. Meanwhile, South Sudan scored 0, the lowest possible rating, highlighting the widening divide between the world’s strongest democracies and most repressive regimes.Europe accounts for most of the world’s highest-scoring countries, led by the Nordics and Western Europe. Strong electoral systems, independent courts, press freedom, and protections for civil liberties helped countries like Finland, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands rank near the top globally.Continue reading…How The Deep State Weaponizes AI To Control The Narrativeby Tyler DurdenThe Deep State just upgraded from clunky human fact-checkers to AI that scales narrative control at lightspeed.As Tony Seruga wrote on X:No more paper trails, subpoenas, or exposed biases – just seamless manipulation.AI floods zones with thousands of subtly varied “organic” rebuttals in seconds.Continue reading…Why cooking one meal a week at home reduces your dementia riskby Phil HiltonI wear the apron in my house. My tagliatelle ragù is a symphony in mince, and my griddled prawns transport you to the Amalfi Coast. My wife, you see, hates cooking. Now, it seems, despite my having taken up kitchen duties by default, I may have been unwittingly improving my long-term cognitive health.New research carried out in Japan, and published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, suggests home cooking may reduce the risk of cognitive decline by 30 per cent, and that figure jumps to 70 per cent for novices learning for the first time. Participants in the study were at least 65 and drawn from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, a long-term age-and-health-monitoring project.Research led by Dr. Yukako Tani tracked over 10,000 older people for six years and concluded: “Creating an environment where people can cook meals when they are older may be important for the prevention of dementia.” Yet, there’s a danger men may be missing out.Anne Iarchy is a cooking tutor at Age UK Barnet, she says, “Today most of the men on my courses have left cooking to their wives and when they find themselves on their own, they have no clue. They eat processed food and ready meals. They don’t know how to chop or peel a vegetable.”Continue reading…Healthcare Is the #1 Cause of Death — and It’s Not Even Closeby Dr. Wojak, M.D.The biggest threat to patient safety isn’t external disease—it’s the medical system itself.If you search for the “leading causes of death” in the United States, you will be directed to CDC data listing heart disease and cancer at the top—healthcare-related deaths aren’t even included on the list. But those statistics come from death certificates and ICD codes (International Classification of Diseases) that are structurally incapable of recording the massive number of deaths caused by the medical system.The CDC’s mortality statistics run on ICD codes that don’t properly track the medical system’s own failures. When a doctor or a pharmaceutical drug kills a patient, the cause is recorded as a biological endpoint—such as cardiac arrest or organ failure—and grouped under broader categories like heart disease or cancer, effectively erasing the medical system’s culpability in the death.The scale of this erasure is massive. A 2000 study in The American Journal of Medicine compared two federal databases and found a 34-fold difference: the FDA’s own reporting system captured many more adverse drug reactions than were recorded on official death certificates—and it is those dramatically lower death certificate numbers that feed the CDC’s mortality rankings.Continue reading…TGIF: Democracy Is Not Libertyby Sheldon RichmanAuberon Herbert (1838-1906) was a standout British advocate of self-ownership, individualism, and liberty. He promoted a fully free society marked by voluntary exchange and the exclusion of the initiation of physical force, which he understood to be contrary to reason and human flourishing. Herbert was an author and, briefly, a member of Parliament for the Liberal Party. Under the influence of the great laissez-faire social philosopher Herbert Spencer (1820-1903), he became a consummate libertarian, though his favored label was “voluntaryist.”We are fortunate that in 1978, the Liberty Fund and Tulane University libertarian philosophy professor Eric Mack compiled Herbert’s best writings in The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State and Other Essays. As a young libertarian, I fondly recall seeing Mack lecture on Herbert, whom I was unfamiliar with, just as the book hit the market. I had not thought about Herbert since then, until I came across a three-year-old video from Harry Binswanger extolling Herbert. I am grateful for the reminder. (Trivia: young Murray Rothbard once used the pen name “Aubrey Herbert.”)Mack’s excellent introduction to the volume sums up Herbert’s thinking well. During the late Victorian age, Mack writes,[Herbert] formulated and expounded voluntaryism, his system of “thorough” individualism. Carrying natural rights theory to its logical limits, Herbert demanded complete social and economic freedom for all noncoercive individuals and the radical restriction of the use of force to the role of protecting those freedoms—including the freedom of peaceful persons to withhold support from any or all state activities. All cooperative activity, he argued, must be founded upon the free agreement of all those parties whose rightful possessions are involved.Continue reading…‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Accessby Joseph CoxBusPatrol, a company that has installed AI-powered cameras in tens of thousands of school buses around the U.S., now plans to turn those cameras into automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), capturing the location of every vehicle the buses drive past, and give that data to law enforcement, 404 Media has learned. The plan will essentially transform school buses into roaming surveillance vehicles, taking a technology that was originally designed to issue tickets to people illegally passing stopped buses and using it for much wider and general law enforcement, likely without a warrant.BusPatrol has already taken steps to share the collected data with law enforcement contracting giant Axon, according to leaked BusPatrol documents and a source with knowledge of the plans. Internally, BusPatrol has acknowledged how controversial its plan to collect and share this data is, pointing specifically to concerns about ICE using license plate data, but emphasizes the likely success of selling the angle of protecting children.“Who would have thought that school buses would be turned into the mass surveillance state?,” Michael Soyfer, an attorney from the Institute for Justice, which has various ongoing ALPR-related lawsuits, told 404 Media in a phone call.BusPatrol says it has cameras in more than 40,000 buses across 24 states. Ordinarily, those cameras track whether a vehicle illegally passes the school bus while it has its stop signs, or stop arms, extended. BusPatrol then reviews the footage and passes it to the police, who decide if the driver violated the law. BusPatrol then sends the ticket to the driver. For cities and counties, the attraction of BusPatrol is as a revenue generator while also theoretically making cars drive more safely near children. (In April, Bloomberg Businessweek published an investigation showing in one case there was no evidence of a decline in collisions near stopped school buses, and the respective county paid BusPatrol tens of millions of dollars.)Continue reading…Americans Are About to Pay Even More at the Grocery StoreEtienne Note: This has nothing to do with weather.. The organized crime banks and “government” are stealing the value out of everyone’s money by letting the banks create money out of thin air using fractional reserve banking. They are waging economic warfare against the population and the monopoly media is helping them cover it up. See our expose at ArtOfLiberty.org/Inflationby Mark Niquette and Lauren Rosenthal(Bloomberg) — As Americans confront a surge in prices at the pump, another inflation wave is headed for the grocery store.A combination of factors including bad weather, tariffs and a dwindling cattle herd are already pushing up grocery prices at an above-average pace. In April, they rose by the most in nearly four years, and economists say the impact of the Iran war and a potential El Niño weather pattern will only add to pressures into 2027.The hit to US household finances from higher grocery bills is set to intensify just ahead of the November midterm elections, amplifying affordability as a defining issue. And to a greater extent than the surge in gas prices, the slower-moving food shock will be difficult to reverse quickly because the size of autumn harvests is determined by planting decisions made in the spring.Continue reading…Weight-Loss Drugs Draw Thousands of Lawsuits Alleging Serious Harmby Dr. Joseph MercolaThousands of lawsuits claim GLP-1 weight-loss drugs caused severe injuries, including digestive shutdown, organ damage, vision loss, and neurological complications tied to nutrient depletionRapid adoption — with more than 31 million U.S. adults using these medications — exposed safety patterns that were less visible when fewer people used themNew regulatory warnings highlight risks beyond digestion, including psychiatric symptoms, and reduced effectiveness of oral contraceptives due to altered drug absorptionThe underlying mechanism behind both weight loss and harm centers on appetite suppression and slowed digestion, which disrupt nutrient intake, metabolic signaling and cellular energyContinue reading…Privacy Could Make or Break Milage-Based User Feesby Marc ScribnerProposed mileage-based user fees (MBUF) systems would charge roadway users per mile driven. This model offers advantages over traditional fuel excise taxes, in which road users are taxed per gallon of fuel consumed. With rising vehicle fuel economy, as well as hybrid-electric and battery-electric vehicles, MBUFs offer a propulsion-neutral alternative to ensure road users pay their fair share for their road use. User privacy in the collection of MBUFs has emerged as a major public concern. Fortunately, privacy can be protected when MBUF systems are designed properly.The simplest way to address privacy concerns is to offer MBUF measurement and collection methods that do not rely on location information. This approach has been adopted in Hawaii, which assesses MBUFs through odometer readings as part of the state’s existing annual vehicle safety inspection process. Payment for the annual MBUF assessment is then due at the time of vehicle registration renewal. MBUF programs in Oregon and Utah offer customers the option to submit mileage assessments by capturing photos of their odometers.While odometer readings ensure customer privacy because no location information is involved, there are drawbacks. Reporting requires more effort on the part of customers. In the case of annual or quarterly reporting, billed amounts will be higher and may be burdensome for lower-income customers. Auditing and billing disputes are necessarily more challenging. Miles driven out of state or on private property are also not exempt. Oregon does allow odometer-reading MBUF enrollees the option to submit a form annually requesting reimbursement for these miles driven, but this is hardly a seamless or precise system. And simple odometer readings would preclude more advanced pricing policies in the future that could vary charges by roadway and traffic flow characteristics.To offer the best customer experience and realize the greatest benefits from MBUFs, location information is necessary. The question then is how to protect customer privacy when these more sophisticated MBUF collection methods are used.Continue reading…How American Israel-First Sayanim Enabled and Protected Epsteinby Jamal KanjIn an article last week, I argued that Jeffrey Epstein was not a lone rogue predator. This week, I turn to the more troubling question: how did Epstein, a man with no credible résumé, no transparent wealth, or a conventional career path, manage such an unconventional ascent into America’s halls of power?Epstein’s rise was not the result of financial brilliance. He was a college dropout, hired as a teacher at an elite Manhattan private school on dubious credentials. A former student later recalled wondering, “How did this guy get his job.” From there, Epstein invented the persona of a mathematical prodigy. A cover, uncertified qualification, designed to confer learning skills or deception to explain his rise into the world of high finance.Epstein climbed the financial and social ladder through a singular relationship with the Israel-first Jewish billionaire Leslie Wexner. Without Wexner, there would be no Epstein as we know him. Leslie Wexner is the founder of L Brands (formerly Limited Brands), the retail conglomerate behind Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, Abercrombie & Fitch, and The Limited. Wexner accumulated considerable fortune, which he leveraged through tax-exempt mechanisms to cultivate pro-Israel Jewish leadership and strengthen Israel’s long-term political, cultural, and institutional influence in the U.S.Epstein joined Wexner in the 1980s and suddenly became his most trusted financial adviser. What followed violates all norms of fiduciary responsibility between two parties. Epstein was granted sweeping power of attorney over Wexner’s fortune, real estate holdings, and business dealings. Epstein stayed at Wexner-owned mansions, and ran the family office, despite having little in the way of a proven financial track record prior to the relationship.Continue reading…They Are Building A UFC Arena On The White House Lawnby Caitlin JohnstoneReading by Tim Foley:They are building a UFC arenaon the White House lawn,because the world has gone insane,and there are chatbots in our skulls,and our eyes have been crossed outwith black ink.They are building a UFC arenaon the White House lawnso the president can watch men fight in a cagewhile the Paramount Plus audiencewatches military recruitment adsthat are marketed to teenagersand a podcast plutocratinterviews men with bloody handsas shame-soaked survivorssleep on the sidewalkin Washington DC,as Cuban parents light a candleand skip another meal,Continue reading…Thomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamIn “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History.. Exposed! I make the case that “government” is both completely illegitimate on its face and, obviously, being run as a criminal enterprise. The Con-stitution was either a scam from the beginning or the DUMBEST idea ever. Create a ruling class with a monopoly on violence that, supposedly, is restrained by what George Bush Jr. called a “God-Damn Piece of Paper.”One of the reasons that “government” is such a dumb idea is that it is so easily rigged by monied interests and the recent primary election in Kentucky that saw one of the most popular congressional representatives of all time Thomas Massie, defeated in his primary by a no-name loser and “Ex” Navy SEAL: Ed Gallrein.When you see over $30 million dumped into a single congressional primary to defeat one man, you are not watching “democracy”. You are watching the installation of a political puppet.That is what happened to Thomas Massie — the Kentucky Republican who voted his conscience instead of taking orders. His crime? Refusing to rubber-stamp blank checks for Israel and questioning why Americans should fund foreign wars while inflation eats their paychecks and their savings.Continue reading…Who Owns the Airwaves and the Sea?by Thiago V. S. Coelho•Mises WireMurray Rothbard’s discussion of the radio spectrum and waterways in Man, Economy, and State was an early and remarkably systematic attempt to drag two supposedly “exceptional” resources back into the ordinary law of property. In 1962, he argued that usable radio frequencies were scarce and therefore ownable, and that fishing areas in oceans could likewise be appropriated, bounded, and exchanged. He even said the relevant water areas could be marked off by latitude and longitude. Rothbard was not inventing these ideas out of thin air; in the footnotes of the text he cited Ronald Coase on spectrum and Jerome Milliman on water, showing that he knew he was entering a real but still small debate. What made Rothbard distinctive was not simply that he liked markets. It was that he insisted on asking the prior question: who has title?That question mattered because the American legal regime for radio had been built to avoid answering it in property terms. The Radio Act of 1927 placed control over interstate and foreign radio transmission under federal authority, required applicants to waive claims of right against the United States, and declared that licenses created no right beyond their own limited terms. It also tied licensing to the vague standard of “public interest, convenience, or necessity.” The Communications Act of 1934 then created the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and centralized that administrative framework rather than abandoning it. Rothbard’s proposal, in this context, was a rejection of the architecture of command-and-license broadcasting itself.On spectrum, Rothbard’s claim was simple and radical: ordinary breathable air is too abundant to be property, but the electromagnetic spectrum used for broadcasting is scarce, so it should be appropriated by first users “just like” land or livestock. He wrote that the first user of a frequency would own it for his relevant wave area, and that a later broadcaster transmitting on that same wavelength would be guilty of invasion in the same way a trespasser invades land. In the same passage he cited Coase’s 1959 article arguing that federal ownership of the airwaves had been justified less by true “chaos” than by the suppression of emerging common-law claims. Rothbard’s great move was to turn what Coase framed largely as an allocation problem into a deeper problem of justice, title, and trespass.Continue reading…Florida Governor Calls For Special Session To Eliminate Property Tax For Homeownersby Tyler DurdenAuthored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times,Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 27 called for a special legislative session to pass his plan to exempt homeowners from paying property taxes on their permanent residence.The Republican governor revealed his plans to sign a proclamation that would require state lawmakers to convene in Tallahassee and discuss his “Save Our Homes” proposal starting on June 1.“Taxing something that you own repeatedly, which is a property tax, is the worst way to do taxation,” DeSantis said in a news conference on May 27.Continue reading…Upcoming Liberty EventsDerrick Broze – The 2026 Activation Tour, Multiple Cities, US, May 1st – July 26th, 2026From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) the Freedom Movement in Your Community! – June 14th 2026 – On-lineJoin Etienne, the Art of Liberty Foundation and the crew from CounterForce Alliance in a free streaming event on June 14th on how to find OR create OR grow a local liberty group in your area! You can register and peruse our list of local Liberty groups around the world on the same page: https://artofliberty.org/liberty-groups/Honoring Hero Johnny Hurley, Arvada, CO, US, June 21st, 2026Porcupine Freedom Festival – June 21st-28th, 2026Why Is The Healthcare System Broken? – Windham, New Hampshire – June 27th54th Annual Rainbow Gathering, Northern California, US, July 1st – 7th, 2026FreedomPalooza 2026 – July 8th – 13th 2026, Northumberland, NHApproaching Humanity, Phoenix Area, AZ, US, July 17th – 18th, 2026Midwest Peace & Liberty Fest, Lake Satoshi, MI, US, August 6th – 9th, 2026Liberty International World Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, August 7th – 9th, 2026Northeast Unschooling Conference, Pittsfield, MA, US, August 15th – 18th, 2026International Conference for Anarchist Studies, Manchester, UK, August 26th – 28th, 2026Free Cities Conference, Roatan, Honduras, September 3rd – 6th, 2026VonuFest, Illinois, US, September 21st – 28th, 2026AnarCon, Gore, VA, US, September 25th – 27th, 2026From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) the Freedom Movement in Your Community! – June 14th 2026 – On-lineJoin Etienne, the Art of Liberty Foundation and the crew from CounterForce Alliance in a free streaming event on June 14th on how to find OR create OR grow a local liberty group in your area! 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I am also covering secession movements including Greater Idaho, Please send details of any new happenings, projects or projects I am missing!Liberland UpdateThis summer, as last year, we expect to welcome visitors to Liberland and to offer a daily Beach Bar experience, alongside our newly open shop in Batina. The Beach Bar is intended for daytime visits only.Looking further ahead, subject to diplomatic, legal, and practical progress, our vision is to continue developing Liberty Island through additional settlement infrastructure, including a possible expansion of the existing treehouse area, airwalks connecting structures, shared visitor facilities, and improved port access.Here’s Where Wealth Is Moving In AmericaAmericans aren’t just moving, they’re bringing billions in wealth with them.by Tyler DurdenAmericans aren’t just moving, they’re bringing billions in wealth with them.This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, visualizes net wealth migration by state in 2023, based on Realtor.com’s analysis of the latest data from the Internal Revenue Service.Florida alone gained tens of billions in income from out-of-state residents. 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FiveMemeFri- The CIA-to-Congress Pipeline: Why Are Intelligence-Linked Veterans 300-500x Overrepresented in Government?
+ Thomas Massie’s Defeat by AIPAC-Backed Ed Gallrein Raises Questions About Money’s Role in Our Elections Etienne Note: If the images aren’t visible, please try this browser LINK.Dear Subscribers,Important: This is last week’s Five Meme Friday! I am going to try to get this week’s issue out on MondayThe main article this week Thomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A Scam, is an article that I wrote exposing how AIPAC brought in $32 MILLION dollars to steal the Congressional seat from Thomas Massie, one of the most popular representatives of all time, PROVING how easy for monied interests to rig elections.I created some new memes and visualizations including this one on astronomical # of “ex” Navy SEALs being installed in the Congress. If elected in the general election, Ed Gallrein, who won Massie’s primary, will be the 7th “ex” Navy SEAL serving in Congress pushing the discrepancy to over 500 TIMES their representation in the general population.What I think is going on is that the Art of Liberty Foundation and the World Socialist Website (Yes, even a blind pig can occasionally find a truffle!) have been exposing what was an ASTRONOMICAL discrepancy with “Ex” CIA Officers, FBI agents, other intelligence agency, and military industrial complex folks being funded for Congressional campaigns.This visualization and article from my book “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History… Exposed! has been circulating for years in addition to the reporting from the World Socialist Website breaking down the RED FLAG LEVEL anomaly. I think the CIA made the decision to quit funding “ex” CIA, FBI and intelligence agents because it was getting to obvious so they started funding Navy SEALs. They are perfect! They have all been through the “Imperial Conditioning” of basic training/BUDs, they are “order followers” and bought the indoctrinated religion of Statism “hook, line and sinker.” The bought and paid for propaganda of Hollywood makes them all looks like super heroes so they make the perfect political candidates and puppets. Now they have installed so many that it is becoming crazy obvious as well.There are still plenty of CIA and Intelligence folks in Congress and a couple of CIA-adjacent Green Berets as well including Pat Harrigan (R-NC) and the recently departed Mike Waltz (R-FL) who left the Congress to become National Security Advisor and now Ambassador to the UN.If you are enjoying our original journalism and Five Meme Friday, please consider becoming an Art of Liberty Foundation Sponsor. Freedom isn’t Free and we are having to spend $20,000 this month to create our own uncensorable infrastructure to combat the censorship of Substack. We have some AMAZING perks to say: THANK YOU!ArtOfLiberty.org/Sponsorship-Program/See Our Article: Thomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamTop Stories of the WeekThomas Massie’s Loss to AIPAC Funded “CIA Republican” Ed Gallrein Proves Elections Rigged & “Government” A ScamIn “Government” – The Biggest Scam in History.. Exposed! I make the case that “government” is both completely illegitimate on its face and, obviously, being run as a criminal enterprise. The Con-stitution was either a scam from the beginning or the DUMBEST idea ever. Create a ruling class with a monopoly on violence that, supposedly, is restrained by what George Bush Jr. called a “God-Damn Piece of Paper.”One of the reasons that “government” is such a dumb idea is that it is so easily rigged by monied interests and the recent primary election in Kentucky that saw one of the most popular congressional representatives of all time Thomas Massie, defeated in his primary by a no-name loser and “Ex” Navy SEAL: Ed Gallrein.When you see over $30 million dumped into a single congressional primary to defeat one man, you are not watching “democracy”. You are watching the installation of a political puppet.Continue reading…F.A. Hayek: Why the Worst Get On Top [In “Government”]Etienne Note: This is the 3rd Article in our tribute to the great Austrian Economist Friedrich August von Hayek better known as F.A. Hayek, syndicated from Hayek for the 21st Century, which we are giving away for FREE in paperback through a partnership with the Mises Institute.In this essay, Why the Worst Get on Top, which is one of the most quoted and controversial sections of The Road to Serfdom (where this essay was originally published) Hayek makes the case that centralized power structures like “government” tend to reward people who are:the most ruthlessthe least constrained morallyContinue reading…Videos of the WeekCars Are Fast Becoming Dystopian PRISON PODS…by Steve WatsonThe surveillance state has found its newest frontier: your car’s dashboard. What used to be a symbol of American freedom and independence is rapidly morphing into a high-tech cage that watches your every move and can override your decisions at will.In a widely shared post on X, users detailed complaints pouring in about Subaru’s upgraded AI ‘EyeSight’ system now featured on the latest models.Drivers report the system pouncing on brief glances away from the road – while Biden-era federal mandates prepare to make this level of surveillance mandatory in every new vehicle by 2027.As the video highlights, even a momentary glance to change a song or take in the scenery triggers relentless alerts. The technology doesn’t stop there.Continue reading…“Government”, Media and AcademiaCriminality ExposedThese articles also appears in “Government”, Media and Academia Criminality Exposed, A digest of HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of articles exposing and suggesting inter-generational organized crime’s control of the “Government,” Media and Academia by the Art of Liberty Foundation. You can view the other articles or subscribe on Telegram: https://t.me/Government_ScamsI.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Familyby Alan FeuerAndrew Duehren and Glenn ThrushThe Justice Department has granted President Trump, his family and businesses immunity from ongoing inquiries into their taxes, a potentially lucrative arrangement that could shield the president from significant financial liability.The provision, quietly inserted on Tuesday as a supplement to a remarkable deal that also created a $1.8 billion fund aimed at benefiting Mr. Trump’s allies, protects the president, his relatives and his businesses from pending audits and tax prosecutions.The one-page document, signed by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, said that the government would be “FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing” pending tax claims against Mr. Trump, his family members and businesses.Continue reading…How Corrupt Is Trump? Here Are the Numbers.by Mona CharenTHIS IS THE TRUMP ERA, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump’s wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House cannot go unremarked. The phrase “drain the swamp” will go down in history as a bitter irony. The latest outrage against the public—and since I started typing this sentence there have surely been more—concerns Trump’s stock trades.When I was being considered for a job in the Reagan White House, I had to reveal every cent I had ever earned from any job or investment (which was simple since I had no money), and everyone else who worked for the administration had to do the same. It was a pain, but I was happy to do it, knowing that I would be serving in an honest government. High-ranking officials like cabinet secretaries with substantial portfolios put their assets in blind trusts during their public service. “Blind” meaning the principal had no control. And though the ethics rules do not apply to the president, past presidents put their funds (with the exception of U.S. treasuries and mutual funds) into blind trusts anyway for appearances’ sake. The reason is obvious, but since this is a time of foggy ethics, let’s spell it out: Government officials are in a position to steer policy and award government contracts in ways that benefit or harm private interests. By requiring blind trusts, we minimize the chance that a decision-maker is swayed by the opportunity for private gain.1Continue reading…Trump’s newest deal with the IRS could save his family about $100 million in tax penalties: reportby Brendan RasciusPresident Donald Trump’s newly announced agreement with the Internal Revenue Service could spare his family from a potential nine-figure tax penalty, according to a recent report.The Trump administration said this week it had reached a settlement resolving the president’s unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. Filed in January, the suit alleged the agency failed to prevent the leak of his tax returns to the media and sought damages tied to federal investigations into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia, as well as the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.Under the terms of the deal, the federal government will create a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund benefiting the president’s allies and will be “forever barred and precluded” from pursuing IRS-related claims against Trump, his family, or his businesses.Continue reading…The Art of Liberty Foundation… in Spanish!We are adding a new section to Five Meme Friday to promote our new Substack, Telegram group, Instagram, and translations of To See the Cage is to Leave It – 25 Techniques the Few Use to Control the Many in Spanish. Please tell your Spanish speaking friends! “Go Paid” on our Spanish Substack to support getting voluntaryist ideas, books, and memes translated into Spanish AND get a free paperback copy of To See the Cage is To Leave It in Latin American Spanish.¡Por qué es fundamental usar efectivo! (¡Y criptomonedas, oro/Goldbacks, plata e incluso monedas de cinco centavos!)Con los bancos empezando a fallar, hay algunas cosas fáciles y específicas que usted puede hacer para fortalecer la capacidad de su comunidad local para sobrevivir a un colapso bancario o a una devaluación del dólar.Use efectivo físico¡Por qué deberíamos pagar con efectivo en todos los lugares que podamos con billetes en lugar de una tarjeta de crédito! — Adaptado de la publicación viral en “Fedbook” de Wren Hope RoseContinuar leyendo…“Daily News of The Week”Decision Forcing: The Basis Of Many Magic Tricks.. And Psyops/ Poison Opsby Tim TruthIn magic trickery, a force is a way of manipulating someone’s choices so they believe they acted freely, even though the outcome was controlled from the start.A successful force has two key components: (1) the technique significantly affects the spectator’s decision or the outcome of their choice, and (2) the spectator feels free in their choice and in control of the outcome. Forcing may be the most versatile mechanism in magic, and paradoxically, one of the least understood by laypeople. Once the performer knows the spectator’s “choice” in advance, virtually any revelation or effect becomes possible.2 Types of Forcing:Decision Forces = narrowing/influencing the choice itselfOutcome Forces = disconnecting the choice from the outcome (the choice is genuinely free but irrelevant)Continue reading…The Attention Economy Is Picking Your Pocket. Here’s How To Stop Paying.by Demi PietchellForty minutes. Gone.You picked up your phone to check one thing. You are not sure what you looked at. You do not feel better for having looked at it. You put the phone down and picked it back up again before you even registered doing it. Then you looked at the time and felt that specific, vaguely shameful confusion of someone who cannot account for where the last forty minutes went.The product was working exactly as designed.You are working a part-time job you never applied for. You did not interview. You were never hired. You receive nothing for the hours you are putting in. And the time you spend is monetarily benefiting someone whose name you do not even know.Continue reading…Here Are 1.5 Trillion Reasons Not to Trust Pete Hegseth’s Budgetby Noah ShachtmanSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently asked Congress for a staggering amount of money: $1.5 trillion. That’s a more than 40 percent increase from last year’s also incomprehensible Pentagon budget and the equivalent of the annual revenues of Amazon, Google’s parent company and Apple combined.Technically, officially, Mr. Hegseth’s $1.5 trillion was a budget request, and it had thousands of pages of figures and line items to go with it. But what’s even more astonishing than its size is that it wasn’t really a budget, not in the way you or I would think of it.The word “budget” ordinarily implies picking among options, living within your means. Earlier military budgets, even the most gigantic ones, made trade-offs — canceled weapons programs, deferred maintenance, smaller fighting forces, to name a few. Mr. Hegseth’s plan avoids those choices almost entirely.It would funnel more money to the traditional military contractors that Mr. Hegseth previously called out for feasting on a wasteful, bloated system. It would bankroll President Trump’s weirdly retro military wish list. On top of all that, Mr. Hegseth has asked Congress for $350 billion that would come with far less oversight or accountability than the rest of the sum. And that’s before the bill for the Iran war comes due; the Pentagon estimates it has cost $29 billion so far, up from an estimate of $25 billion a few weeks ago.Continue reading…The Pentagon Shakedown No One Noticedby Ken KlippensteinFor my money (and yours), the most insane scandal today is how little anyone seems to care about the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request — an increase of more than $400 billion over last year.Congress has barely said anything about this, instead spending precious hearing minutes arguing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as to whether the Iran War costs 25 or 29 billion dollars — a drop in the bucket compared to what the Pentagon is poised to spend.No need to worry, Hegseth insists, this new budget will create a cost-saving plan to innovate how the Pentagon buys things, breaking with the ways of the past.“We have flipped the Pentagon acquisition process from a bureaucratic model to a business model,” Hegseth says, adding that the Department is “decisively moving from an acquisition environment paralyzed by bureaucratic red tape into an outcomes-driven organization focused on delivering the most for taxpayer dollars.”Continue reading…Legally Addicted: Caffeine, Sugar, and the Corporations That Profit from Bothby Robert Yoho, MDAuthor’s noteI have always been profoundly sensitive to caffeine, and I used it off and on as a drug of abuse, even though I crashed unpleasantly after each cup of coffee or even a Diet Coke. I realized a few years ago that chronic mercury toxicity due to my 17 “amalgams”—a dental code word for we-don’t-want-to-mention-mercury—was related to how I was reacting. Some 50% of Europeans and 40% of Americans have this poison in their teeth, and about half of it is released into the body by the time it has been in place for a decade.This injects the most poisonous non-radioactive metal directly into the brain, for the teeth are two centimeters away. Since mercury has a decades-long half-life inside the body, there is no easy fix. My amalgams were removed, and my heavy metals have been chelated with NBMI, and although many get relief from this, I still live with the damage they did.The godless FDA and the damn dentists are pricing these cures out of reach for most of us, but you have alternatives. Review Judas Dentistry and David Kennedy’s posts HERE and HERE to learn more about how to remove mercury from your body. If I had my way, every jackass dentist who ever used mercury would spend eternity in purgatory drilling this poison out of their victims’ mouths. I take some brutal consolation in the fact that most of them are so toxic that they do not live long.Continue reading…Ozempic’s Dark Side: 45% Increased Risk of Suicidal Ideationby Dr. Joseph MercolaStudies show a 45% increased risk of suicidal ideation in patients taking semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) compared to other medications, with even higher risks for those with pre-existing mental health conditionsAnalysis of adverse event reports reveals higher rates of psychiatric issues, including depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, associated with GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs used for weight lossSemaglutide may affect brain chemistry by altering neurotransmitter systems and reward pathways, triggering or exacerbating depression and other mental health issues in some individualsOzempic and similar medications are also linked to severe gastrointestinal side effects, including stomach paralysis, pancreatitis, and bowel obstruction, as well as vision loss and changes in facial and body fat distributionContinue reading…Why Even the Healthiest Homemade Treats Can Hijack Your Brainby Dr. Joseph MercolaI recently experimented with making homemade chips from the cleanest possible ingredients, but they proved just as compulsively overeatable as commercial snack chips, despite containing no additives, flavor enhancers, or seed oilsTurning whole foods into thin, dry, crispy snacks removes water, concentrates calories, eliminates chewing resistance and allows food to dissolve rapidly in your mouth — conditions that bypass normal satiety signalsIn a controlled NIH trial, participants eating ultraprocessed diets consumed about 508 more calories per day than when eating unprocessed foods, even though the meals were matched for calories, macronutrients, and fiberResearch shows food texture directly influences intake — harder, minimally processed meals reduced energy consumption by up to about 300 calories compared with softer, ultraprocessed mealsContinue reading…30-year US Treasury yield hits highest level in 19 yearsby John TowfighiNew York —A bond rout is deepening as inflation fears take hold of the Treasury market, threatening to raise borrowing costs across the US economy.The 30-year US Treasury yield just hit 5.2%, its highest level since 2007, rising on worries about persistent price hikes because of the Iran war. Unsustainable government finances and interest rate hike fears have also sent investors pouring out of Treasury bonds. Yields rise when bond prices fallThe war with Iran has ignited a global energy shock, with oil and gas prices at their highest levels in four years while the critical Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed. That has started to seep out into other parts of the economy, including food prices and airfares.“Bond markets are warning that inflation could prove much stickier than many investors anticipated,” Nigel Green, CEO at deVere Group, said in a note.Continue reading…Causes of Uncontrollable US Public Spending and Debtby Patrick Barron • Mises WireAnnual US public spending has been in deficit for decades. As a result, total US debt continues to increase year after year with no end in sight. The end may not be in sight but the debt cannot continue to grow forever. We just don’t know when markets will shed the dollar, although the process may already be underway. In this brief essay, I will not point out all the disastrous consequences except that they are disastrous and will happen. Rather, I will point out how we got to this sorry state of affairs when it appears that other nations, such as China and Russia, have done a much better job of controlling public spending.The main, and most obvious, reason that American spending has been in chronic deficit is that it abandoned the gold standard and appears to have no intention of reinstating it. Such is not the case with China and Russia. True, neither country is on the gold standard now, but both have been quietly accumulating gold for many years. Nor has either announced their respective total gold holdings or when and under what circumstances either would be prompted to tie their currencies to gold. Nevertheless, it is clear that both nations have a greater respect for gold than the US and appear to be preparing for its return at least for settling international trade accounts.For millennia gold, and occasionally silver, were considered to be true money. Nations did go off the gold standard in time of war, but most quickly returned to a gold standard after the end of exceptionally high military spending. All nations, except the US, went off the gold standard in World War I, but eventually returned. The British returned to a gold standard in the 1920’s, but the monetary authorities made a glaring mistake. The British had increased the money supply by approximately double during the war, which made it almost impossible to return at the pre-war pound-to-gold ratio, but they did it anyway. This caused a severe recession in Great Britain as it required a drop in prices of 50 percent.Continue reading…Tether’s Gold Buying Nears $20 Billionby Vince LanciTether’s gold holdings are now close to $20 billion in value as the company keeps buying large amounts of physical gold. The move strengthens Tether’s position as one of the world’s biggest private owners of gold outside of governments and central banks.According to a May first report from Bloomberg, the purchases are part of Tether’s effort to diversify its reserves and support the growth of its gold-backed digital token called XAUT. The company is adding more hard assets like gold alongside the cash and government bonds that back its stablecoin business.“Tether’s gold reserves are nearing $20 billion as the company continues its buying spree.”Analysts believe Tether now owns around 130 to 140 metric tons of gold. That amount is similar to the gold reserves held by some smaller countries. The company has continued buying steadily through early 2026, making it an important buyer in the global gold market.Continue reading…AI holograms are reinventing how we navigate airportsby Omar KardoudiTerminal B at LaGuardia Airport in New York has unveiled Bridget, a life-sized, hyper-realistic AI hologram that can hold a real conversation – answering questions about gates, baggage claims, and VIP lounges. The technology is a signal that the way we navigate airports is changing from static signs and apps to conversational digital guides, and several major hubs are already competing to define it.Bridget is a collaboration between Proto, the Los Angeles company that had already installed a non‑AI hologram inside JFK’s Terminal 4, and Holomedia’s AI Concierge Wayfinder platform. Together they pull real-time terminal maps to deliver step-by-step directions on demand. Bridget currently speaks English and Spanish – more languages are coming – and the kiosk is fully wheelchair-accessible, with on-screen subtitles for good measure. More units are planned across both concourses.LaGuardia Gateway Partners (LGP), the private company managing Terminal B, frames Bridget not as a replacement for its human staff but as operational backup during peak demand – a digital extension of the guest experience team, with her own character and presence.“At Terminal B, our North Star has always been to provide an exceptional guest experience through a unique blend of innovation and world-class hospitality,” says Suzette Noble, Chief Executive Officer of LGP. “The introduction of the interactive AI hologram aligns perfectly with this vision, allowing us to leverage next-generation technology to meet the evolving needs of our travelers. By providing an additional layer of intelligent, multilingual support, we are ensuring that every guest who passes through our terminal enjoys a seamless and stress-free journey.”Continue reading…New “superfuel” promises 32% boost in aircraft and rocket rangeby David SzondyCycloKinetics, a US propellant company, has unveiled a new family of superfuels for aircraft, missiles, and rockets that increase fuel performance by 32%. Aimed at the defense market, the fuels could allow vehicles to fly farther while carrying heavier payloads.If you’re an aficionado of old matinee serials or pulp thrillers, scientists were forever inventing secret rocket fuels before being kidnapped by dastardly villains in improbable costumes for their troubles. It was all very exciting until you learned a bit about basic rocketry and discovered that secret super rocket fuels were pretty much a non-starter from the get-go.Well, not quite.True, the gold standard in terms of energy density for practical fuels will always be hydrogen, with methane a distant second. But leaving out the cryogenic class and concentrating on more day-to-day rocket, missile, and aviation fuels, there’s still a lot of room for improvement.Continue reading…Reusable dental flosser skips disposable plastic for an EDC-style designby Abhimanyu GhoshalFlossing regularly is great for your teeth, but the single-use plastic picks add to the ever-growing problem of household waste. A Swedish design team has a better solution, in the form of a sleek flosser that’s made to last a lifetime.The Flossr from Gothenburg’s SNRGY Studios is made from stainless steel, and has a folding pick to hold floss that you can refill from a spool built into its body. The pick folds into the case when not in use, so you can carry it without worrying about gunking up your floss.Like other reusable flossers on the market, you can go with any brand of dental floss you like with this. But unlike others I’ve come across, this one can hold about 10 ft (3 m) of floss in its internal spool – and that should cover you for months of daily use. That means you don’t need to carry your dental floss in a separate container when you travel.I haven’t yet had a chance to try it, but threading floss on to this one looks pretty straightforward, and it has a built-in cutter to snip your floss too. The locking floss arm and keychain hole make it easy to travel with and keep it on you. As someone who’s been lugging around a bulky battery-powered water flosser, I’m keen to try a compact and thankfully low-tech alternative.Continue reading…More Than Half Of What Americans Eat Is Ultra-ProcessedBy StudyFinds Analysis • Reviewed by John AndererMore than half of all calories eaten by American adults come from ultra-processed foods, and a new expert report finally offers a science-backed definition lawmakers can actually use.A panel of 14 nutrition and policy experts recommends identifying ultra-processed foods by their ingredient lists, specifically by looking for industrial additives and substances never found in home kitchens.Research consistently links high ultra-processed food consumption to heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, depression, anxiety, and early death, even when nutrient content appears similar to less-processed foods.Top policy recommendations include targeted taxes on selected ultra-processed products, restrictions on what schools and childcare programs can serve, countermarketing campaigns, and mandatory front-of-package labeling.Continue reading…At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study saysby Amelia HillIndividuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for their ill health in old age, according to a report aimed at challenging the belief that physical decline is either inevitable or primarily the responsibility of the state.The report, launched at the Smart Ageing Summit in Oxford last week, argues that individuals have far greater control over their longevity than is commonly understood. The authors call on the government to take legislative action on alcohol comparable to restrictions on smoking.Living Longer, Better – the Oxford Longevity Project’s first Age-less report – was co-authored by an interdisciplinary panel of UK-based experts in medicine, physiology, ageing and education policy. It was sponsored by Oxford Healthspan.The report’s authors, Sir Christopher Ball, Sir Muir Gray, Dr Paul Ch’en, Leslie Kenny and Prof Denis Noble, present the figure of 80% as a conservative estimate.Continue reading…Thomas Massie Introduces Bill To Finally Force AIPAC To Register As A Foreign Agent Under FARAby blueapplesblueapples on X | ashesofacacia.substack.comAhead of a monumental primary on Tuesday, May 19th, which will determine whether or not the dying embers of America’s democratic process will be completely extinguished by the pro-Israel lobby, Kentucky representative Thomas Massie has introduced a bill into Congress that could deter future politicians actually willing to put America before Israel from suffering his same fate. On May 14th, Massie introduced the Americans Insist on Political Agent Clarity Act (”AIPAC Act”) in an effort to finally force the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (”AIPAC”) to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (”FARA”). The proposed legislation is the apotheosis of a crusade fought by Massie that has opened the eyes of the American people to see how the pro-Israel lobby has taken control over the country’s electoral process. Yet, despite widespread public support to force AIPAC to register as a foreign agent under FARA, the pro-Israel lobby’s stranglehold over Congress stands as a seemingly insurmountable obstacle keeping Massie’s proposed legislation from turning that into a reality.The express aim of the AIPAC Act is to “amend the Foreign Registration Act of 1938….to clarify the definition of ‘foreign principal’ and ensure transparency in lobbying on behalf of foreign interests.” Under FARA, a foreign principal is defined as:(1) a government of a foreign country and a foreign political party;Continue reading…F-15s, F-35, MQ-9 Reaper Drones: US Report Says 42 Aircraft Lost In Iran Warby Sanstuti NathWashington-At least 42 United States military aircraft, including fighter jets and drones, have been lost or damaged during the war in Iran, according to an official report. The losses may increase due to multiple factors, including classification, ongoing combat activity, and attribution, said the report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).Recently, the Pentagon declared that the cost of military operations against Iran under Operation Epic Fury has already climbed to nearly $29 billion.“A lot of that increase comes from having a refined estimate on repair or replacement costs for equipment,” said Pentagon finance chief Jules Hurst III during the May 12 hearing.The aircraft losses and damages include four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, one F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, one A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, seven KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft, one E-3 Sentry airborne early warning-and-control system aircraft (AWACS), two MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft, one HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter, 24 MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft and one MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft.Continue reading…US national debt officially hits $39 trillion—adding approximately $5 billion a day since Octoberby Eleanor PringleIt wasn’t even a year ago that fiscal hawks were wringing their hands over a new national debt milestone: The debt had hit $38 trillion, and interest payments on an annual basis would be 13 figures.A little over 200 days later, the U.S. national debt stands at more than $39 trillion. According to Treasury data, updated retrospectively for May 18, the debt landed at $39,008,999,901,378.68.More than $1 trillion has been added since October 23, 2025—about $5 billion per day. The debt surpassed $39 trillion in mid-March and actually fell below it for several weeks before cresting to this point again.Concern about the level of national debt is growing, particularly in relation to GDP, known as the debt-to-GDP ratio. This represents a nation’s borrowing versus the growth of its economy, and therefore the risk levels attached to servicing and repaying the debt. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio sits at approximately 123%, meaning its borrowing is bigger than the size of its entire economy.Continue reading…Thomas Massie Defeated By Israeli Lobby that Spent Over $25M Amid Curious Vote Resultsby Responsible Statecraft and ZeroHedgeRepresentative Massie lost his re-election bid to a Trump-backed challenger, Ed Gallrein, in the Kentucky primary on May 20, 2026. Massie was out-spent in the most expensive congressional race in history. He referred to three pro-Israel billionaire donors—Paul Singer, Miriam Adelson (via her PAC), and John Paulson—as funding super PACs opposing him.According to Grok, the $25M+ figure is total ad spending in this record House primary (per AdImpact), driven by those PACs plus AIPAC’s United Democracy Project and the Republican Jewish Coalition.According to Track AIPAC, over $11 million was spent by pro-Israel PACS on Ed Gallerein. Over $1.4 million was spent by pro-Israel PACS on Senator Ted CruzRyan Matta, a researcher and activist, suggested that there were anomalies when comparing voting trends to Massie’s past elections.Continue reading…Israel condemned for ‘monstrous’ treatment of Gaza activistsby Nick Squires and Henry BodkinIsrael was widely condemned for the “monstrous” and “unacceptable” humiliation of activists who were detained after trying to deliver humanitarian aid by boat to Gaza.Yvette Cooper, the Foreign Secretary, said she was “truly appalled” by a video posted by Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, in which he taunted protesters as they knelt on the floor with their wrists tied.“We have demanded an explanation from the Israeli authorities and made clear their obligations to protect the rights of our citizens and all those involved,” Ms Cooper said.Around 430 protesters from more than 40 different countries were filmed in a makeshift detention area in the port of Ashdod and on the deck of a ship.Continue reading…You Are Born Defective™by UnbekomingThis essay operates in two registers. When the medical system’s claims are being examined, the system’s own language is used — vitamin K deficiency, immune system, mutation, cholesterol threshold. This is the establishment being prosecuted in its own words, using its own evidence. When the position the essay actually holds is being stated — that the body is self-healing, self-regulating, and intelligent — the language shifts. The body’s lymphatic and cleansing network is not an “immune system” of warriors and defenders. The MTHFR polymorphism is not a “mutation.” Cholesterol is not a “danger” the body inflicts on itself. The dual register is the structure of the argument: the establishment’s framework is allowed to speak so its contradictions can be heard, and then the terrain framework names what is actually being observed.The baby is minutes old. The cord has been cut — too soon, but that is another story. The mother has not yet finished holding the child against her chest. A nurse approaches with a syringe.The syringe contains 1mg of synthetic phytonadione suspended in polysorbate 80, propylene glycol, and a preservative system that has changed several times over the decades the injection has been administered.¹ The dose is roughly 20,000 times what the newborn would receive in a day of feeding on colostrum.² The baby is healthy by every visible measure — pink, breathing, alert, gripping a finger when one is offered.The injection goes into the thigh muscle. The baby cries. The mother is told this is routine. She is rarely told what the injection is correcting.Continue reading…Gotion Debuts Gnascent Sodium lon Batteries with GW Scale Productionby JohnDuring its 15th Global Technology Conference, Gotion High-Tech, which counts Volkswagen Group as a backer, launched its new sodium-ion battery brand, Gnascent. The company revealed three dedicated cell variants and confirmed that gigawatt-hour-scale manufacturing facilities are already up and running in Tangshan and Hefei. The High-Energy cell reaches an energy density of 261 Wh/kg-roughly a 60 percent improvement over standard sodium-ion cells-and is aimed at weight-sensitive uses suchas light electric vehicles and drones. The Power variant delivers 162 Wh/kg and supports ultra-low-temperature discharge down to-50 C, responding to cold-weather performance requirements for commercial vehicles and outdoor equipment. The Energy Storage model provides a single-cell capacity of 180 Ah, a cycle life exceeding 20,000 cycles, and retains 88 percent capacity at-40 C. It has also passed rigorous safety tests, including an 8 mm Steel nail penetration test and continuous heating at 400 C without catching fire.Gotion High-Tech intends to deploy Gnascent batteries across grid-side, industrial and residential energy storage systems, while also exploring specialized markets such as two-wheelers and start-stop power supplies. The technological backbone of Gnascent relies on more than 90 patents, covering cathode materials-layered oxides, polyanions and sodium manganese iron pyrophosphate-as well as hard carbon anodes and tailored electrolyte additives. An “anode-less” design further cuts material costs and raises overall energy density. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Hefei, Gotion High-Tech has grown into a vertically integrated global energy solutions provider, with Volkswagen as its largest shareholder. By the close of 2025, the company’s cumulative energy storage volume had reached 400 GWh, supported by 20 manufacturing bases worldwide. In April 2026, Gotion captured 6.6 percent of China’s power battery market with 4.05 GWh of installed capacity, ranking third behind the country’s two leading domestic suppliers.As sodium-ion technology matures, Gotion High-Tech joins other major industry players in speeding up the commercialization of sodium-based battery systems.Continue reading…The Water Economics Of Data Centers Vs. Almond Farms & Golf Coursesby Tyler DurdenA recent Gallup poll shows that nearly 70% of Americans oppose the construction of a data center in their communities, highlighting the rise of local resistance movements against hyperscaler buildouts. This resistance is driven by concerns over skyrocketing power bills, the destruction of farmland as it is transformed into industrial-scale AI infrastructure, and fears that data centers will drain local resources, particularly water.It’s no surprise that data center resistance is only gaining steam and will likely accelerate from here, as tech bros on the All-In podcast recently sounded the alarm. This resistance is emerging not just as power bills explode and water scarcity fears mount, but also as corporate America unleashes the “white-collar purge,” with human labor swapped for GPUs. Meta was the latest to announce rising AI adoption alongside a new round of layoffs.Water has become a flashpoint in data center debates, as some of these facilities can use 5 million gallons of water every day, as much as 16,000-plus average U.S. households, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates.There is also the extraordinary amount of power required to run the chip stacks, which consumes millions of additional gallons of water – more than the water used for cooling.Continue reading…Upcoming Liberty EventsDerrick Broze – The 2026 Activation Tour, Multiple Cities, US, May 1st – July 26th, 2026From Isolation to Action – Finding (OR Creating!) the Freedom Movement in Your Community! – June 14th 2026 – On-lineJoin Etienne, the Art of Liberty Foundation and the crew from CounterForce Alliance in a free streaming event on June 14th on how to find OR create OR grow a local liberty group in your area! 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I am also covering secession movements including Greater Idaho, Please send details of any new happenings, projects or projects I am missing!Suspected Fed and Agent Provocateur Jeremy Kauffman’s Antics at the Libertarian Party ConventionVideo: Jeremy Kauffman calls the Libertarian Party Convention attendees:“Freaks,” “Loser Apes,” “Dumb,” “Stupid” and “Theatre Kids”Etienne Note: As part of our support of the Free State Project, we have been covering Jeremy Kauffman’s divisive tactics, most recently in our article: What is the Deal with the Free State PARTY in New Hampshire? Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud…Kauffman is now back in the news dragging libertarianism in NH through the mud and causing division (Divide & Conquer) in the national Libertarian Party. 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