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The Barnes Brief: Substack-Style, Written Summary for the Weekend of August 11, 2023
Robert Barnes
August 11, 2023
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Schedule

  • Friday Book Club: Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, Chapters 1 & 2
  • Saturday Box Office: M*A*S*H*
  • Hush Hush Incoming: When the Brits Betrayed Ben Franklin
  • New merch: https://vivafrei.com

 

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VivaFrei@VivaFrei
10 hours ago
Laura Loomer goes full Zelinski fan-girl

I don’t know who follows Laura Loomer on X. But we are witnessing something truly incomprehensible.

For the last several years, she has been vitriolically anti-Zelinsky, anti American-funding the war in Ukraine.

The other day, she published that interview with Zelinsky.

Since then, her Twitter account has become a Zelinsky fan girl account.

She put out an apology video today that looks more like a hostage video.

I appreciate people can change their views, but typically there has to be some realistic arc to that evolution.

New facts emerge…

A life experience alters one’s perspective of the world…

This “change” has been so radical and so inorganic, it defies comprehension.

Or it makes perfect sense.

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VivaFrei@VivaFrei
13 hours ago
Loomer on Zelensky

Is Laura Loomer Running a PROPAGANDA Campaign for Volodymyr Zelensky?

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VivaFrei@VivaFrei
19 hours ago
Laura Loomer interview with Zelenskyy

The latest op is transparently obvious.

The administration is realizing that it has lost many of those who considered themselves to be true“MAGA”. New MAGA has adopted foreign policy that runs contrary to OG MAGA, and OG MAGA have now defined themselves as “America First”.

The strategy now is to bastardize and appropriate the concept / brand of “America First” by arguing that it is “America First” to support the war in Ukraine - whereas OG MAGA (now “America First”) was originally against endless American support, and about ending that conflict.

And the next stage of this op is going to be running it, mutatis mutandis, with support of Israel. The argument will be made that it is “America First” to support Israel.

It will be argued that it is truly “America First” to support the war in Iran.

Any war going forward.

Any policy going forward that had hitherto been rejected by / contrary to America First.

It’s not a new political strategy.

The question now is how the ...

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VivaFrei@VivaFrei
February 17, 2024
Appearance on Richard Syrette

I did a quick hit on Richard Syrette yesterday. Gotta keep Canadians apprised of the U.S. madness.

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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
July 17, 2023
The Barnes Brief, Podcast Format: Monday, July 17, 2023

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

The Barnes Brief, Podcast Format: Monday, July 17, 2023
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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
July 04, 2022
Declaration of Independence

Audio podcast style.

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R_O_Poppy@R_O_Poppy
1 minute ago

https://sonar21.com/did-trump-taco-again-on-iran-why/

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VivaFrei@VivaFrei
8 hours ago
Predator

I want the 107 minutes of my life back.

And my $1.05. 😂

Holy heck, that movie was bad.

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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
July 24, 2026
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The Barnes Brief: Friday, July 24, 2026
I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • A warm cup of coffee, a firm-backed chair, a well-worn wooden table, a soft light overheard, a farmed window overlooking the rainy streets as folks hustle about in the early morning hours softly lit by the gaslight streetlights, as they hustle about their day and you sink into a good book or deep thought, the warm cop waiting. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  • “Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.” The Bacchae. 
 
C. Appearances
 
 
D. Daily Picks

 

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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
July 23, 2026
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The Barnes Brief: Thursday, July 23, 2026
I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • The soft brush strokes, the feel of early morning before the city wakes or the sun fully rises, an early stop at the news booth, a brief glimpse of the headlines, in warm coat and soft felt hat, the trains sign beckoning ahead to begin the day’s journey. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  • "The market can remain irrational longer than than you can remain solvent.” Wall Street proverb. 
 
C. Appearances
 
  • What Are The Odds w/ Baris & Mitchell
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  • Interview w/ Daniel Davis
 
  • Interview w/ Stanislav.
 
 
D. Daily Picks
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Culture
 
B. Economics
 
C. Politics
 
D. History
 
E. Geopolitics
 
*Bonus: Board Post of Note
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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
July 22, 2026
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The Barnes Brief: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • The mirrored background, the black-and-white flickering images, the flapper girl in the lovely dress, the curved bar, the cocktails waiting, the night beckoning, a past beguiling, a time and place to uncover and discover again, if only in memory’s vault and a photo’s ghosts. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  • “I am the present, I am the past, I am the future, My presence will last.” Soroosh Shahrivar, Persian poet. 
 
C. Appearances
 
  • What Are The Odds w/ Baris & Mitchell
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  • Interview w/ Daniel Davis
 
  • Interview w/ Stanislav
 
D. Daily Picks
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Culture
  • Nolan’s trap for Odysey profits
 
B. Economics
  • AI bubble trouble
 
C. Politics
 
D. History
  • The patterns of civilizational failure
 
E. Geopolitics
  • Iran perspective
 
*Bonus: Board Post of Note
 
 

 

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