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Happy Independence Day!

I'm sitting here listening to the "Lectern Guy", preparing for tomorrow's interview.
It's Independence Day. I'm a Canadian. I appreciate that Canada does not have the same history as America, and in that sense, Canadians have a very different appreciation of what "freedom" means. Oversimplifying it possibly to the point of caricaturizing it (I thought that was a word, but Microsoft is underlining it), the Canadian concept of "freedom" is something that was given to us by the elites we believe should govern us. The Canadian view of "freedom" is, in a material sense, the freedom to do what you are told.
For the Zeitgeist of Canadian history, "freedom" that was something borne out of uncertain and violent revolution from a tyrannical government. Our freedom was "recognized" - given to us - by that government,
Operating on this understanding, freedom given is not freedom. It's pre-circumscribed. It's not a right. It's a privilege afforded.
Flipside, freedom fought for - the freedom to be left alone, to fend for yourself, is inherently more destabilizing. In a meaningful way, true freedom is inherently more risky. It is uncertain. It is wild. It is the freedom to choose your destiny, as opposed to the illusion of freedom to "choose your own adventure" from a limited number of chapter options.
I guess it might be something of human nature that many people prefer the limited "choose your adventure" notion of freedom than true freedom to write your own book.
Having lived through the Covid era, the most disheartening thing is seeing the next generation seeing their 'book of freedom' reduced to fewer and fewer chapters, and not even knowing it. And while it is an offensive notion to anyone with even a fading memory of freedom (or whatever freedom they thought they had), it is comforting to those who fear true, uncertain freedom. It reduces individual agency and individual responsibility for the trade-off of certainty and predictability. But it inevitably ends badly because the greedy and the tyrannical will abuse of their freedom to exploit those who fear their freedom.
For good or for bad - depending on who you ask - Americans have always valued a more pure concept of freedom. But the political and social "elites" are trying to breed that love of true freedom out of the American consciousness. They have already done it in many parts of the world, and we are seeing the consequences of it.
But the American Experiment has always been contagious. American freedom has always been the envy of the world. And as long as there are enough freedom-loving Americans - and freedom-lovers at large - there is still a fighting chance for freedom.
That is what the 4th of July means to me.

Thank you all for being here. Thank you for making me understand true freedom. And Happy Independence Day everyone!

p.s. If this has been an incoherent, rambling mess of a flow of thought, I blame oxygen deprivation from the Canadian wildfires! I should have exercised my freedom to stay inside as the government suggested to me 😝

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Remember that story of the guy who unleashed two smoke bombs at the Shaun Feucht religious concert in Montreal? In the church…

Alexa Lavoie of rebel news actually found the alleged perpetrator.

He works for the federal government in national defense! And he has strong alleged antifa ties.

Watch the full report. Put this on absolute blast!

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Yeah, I've thought about it. He deserves to get fired.

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Appearance on Richard Syrette

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Closing Argument: Birthright citizenship is deeply American, and wholly Constitutional.

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The Barnes Brief: Monday, September 29, 2025

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day 

Banksy’s brilliance, the pseudonymous muralist of public walls worldwide,  masterfully expresses the opposition to war, with the simplest of images: a little girl holding a bomb, and demanding NO.

B. Wisdom of the Day

Foreign war is nothing more than "the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.” William Jennings Bryan.

C. Cultural Recommendation

War is a Racket by the legendary General. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201300863-war-is-a-racket

 *Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.  

 

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The Barnes Brief: Weekend of September 26, 2025

I. INTRODUCTION

 A. Art of the Day 

Greatest song ever, at least on college football Saturdays in Knoxville, where you can drink your corn from a jar.

B. Wisdom of the Day

“If you believe all the information out there about millennials, you’d have to conclude we had multiple personalities.” Charlie Kirk.

C. Cultural Recommendation

Corbett exposes state psychology.

D. Appearances

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The Barnes Brief: Daily Edition, Tuesday, September 16, 2025

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Art of the Day 

The quiet observation in the early morning hours as the community awakes from the night’s slumber and with some just returning home from a long evening, the thoughtful observer in this American realist portrait where we see the world through the eyes of the observer, turning the observer into both observer and observed, conduit and source, connection to the inner world of our own in observing the outer world with her. 

B. Wisdom of the Day

“Under all conditions, well-organized violence seems to the near-sighted revolutionary the shortest distance between two points.” Leon Trotsky. 

C. Cultural Recommendation

Trans used to be known by its medical name: Gender Dysphoria. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44136345-childhood-gender-dysphoria?D. Appearances

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