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Today, my memory was refreshed why I really do not like the VA. Couple of weeks back, I got snail mail from them advising me that I could enroll directly for VA Care if 1) I deployed to a combat zone, 2) I've never signed up for VA healthcare, and 3) I left the service between 9/11 and 1 Oct 2013. Yes, yes, and yes. Since I retired with 24 years, I've had Tricare this whole time, and never had to deal with the VA at all. I'd approached them a few years ago to check on possibly filing for my tinnitis, but when they got to the part about performing a virtual fiscal colonoscopy, I told them no thanks.

So, since I was wondering how this would interact/affect the Tricare coverage (which has been very nice), I called for more info.

And, it figures, the reps I talked to had no idea, as my concerns were not on the list of pre-programmed responses for frequently asked questions. But it did reveal what was not included in the letter, that this was a targeted effort, specifically for vets that maybe, might, possibly pop up with a list of claims, such as oil well fires, burn pits, agent orange. . .and oh, yeah, they wanted the fiscal colonoscopy (whole household revenue), and to agree to a raft of conditions, including making the VA and various political appointees "attorneys in fact" with the power to reach in any time they felt like it to. . .

Pretty much stopped it right there with a "nah". Not doing that. Like things the way they are. Not giving the clown show any encouragement. Once it became clear what it was about, the letter I got took on a whole other meaning, and the attempt at the manipulation of ignorance and fear stand out in almost bold face print. . .and is really kind of insulting, but in a weaselly, passive aggressive way, but included an "act now before time runs out (30th of September deadline. . .oddly coincident with end of the Fiscal Year. Hmm)

I can take solace that I didn't take it out on the call agent, and remained unflappably civil, and ended the conversation cordially. Also, it was confirmed that my DD214 data is on record electronically, and it does accurately reflect that I was in Desert Storm, so there is that.

But man, I really, really hate the VA. Government, and government employees, doing government things to people, in the most government of fashions.

Bleh.

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An oldie but classic

I was looking through Marion‘s iPhone and we came across this from years ago

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When you see a busker that makes you stop…

I asked her to play the best thing she could. I actually think the one she played before and after it was even better.

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Meanwhile, in Harpers Ferry…

Yes, it’s a civil war town and everything.

But don’t forget about the MMIW2SLGBTQIA+

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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.

Appearance on Richard Syrette
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
Declaration of Independence

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Declaration of Independence
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Questions for Bourbon with Barnes: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Ask in replies and answering Live at 9ish eastern tonight.

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The Barnes Brief: Friday, June 26, 2026

I. THE INTRODUCTION

*Note: Limited tickets available. 1776lawcenter.com

A. Art of the Day

  • The blue heron showed up outside my rental home here in upstate New York, my totem according to some native tribal traditions. The totem represents your spirit animal, your analogue in the animal world. A few common tidbits of this totem as “heron medicine” — know yourself to uncover your gifts and discover your limits; follow your intuition; embrace self-reliance and feel free to be your own, unafraid of the challenges that come to the nonconformist; be a place for unique wisdom, expressing the best of that most American spirit — independence.

B. Wisdom of the Day

  • “You can’t kill your way out of every security concern.” J.D. Vance

C. Appearances

  • LIVE w/ Daniel Davis
  • LIVE w/ Dialogue Works
  • LIVE w/ Sulaiman Ahmed
  • LIVE w/ Romanian TV
  • LIVE w/ Mario Nawfal
  • LIVE w/ Rick Sanchez
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II. THE EVIDENCE: CURATED ITEMS FROM BARNES LIBRARY

A. Cultural/Historical

 

B. Economical

 

C. Political

 

D. Legal

 

E. Global

 

*Bonus: Board Post

 

III. HOMEWORK: SUNDAY SCHOOL

 

  1. SCOTUS: Glysophate https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf
  2. SCOTUS: Immigration, TPS https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf
  3. SCOTUS: Immigration Asylum https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf
  4. SCOTUS: 2nd Amendment https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1046_nmio.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: Alien Torts https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-856_kjfm.pdf
  6. SCOTUS: Cuba https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-699_f204.pdf
  7. SCOTUS: Right to sue https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/23-1197diff_h315.pdf
  8. SCOTUS: Taxes, Forfeiture & Takings https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-95_dc8e.pdf
  9. SCOTUS: Immigration Removal. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-429_h3ci.pdf
  10. SCOTUS: Habeas https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-748_4g1o.pdf
  11. Tate extradition. https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2026/1600
  12. AI & copyright. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Richner-publishers-openAI-complaint.pdf
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Weekend Barnes Brief: June 5, 2026

I. THE INTRODUCTION 

*Limited tickets available. 1776lawcenter.com 

  • A. Art of the Day
    “She’ll be riding 7 white horses when she comes, when she comes. She’ll be riding around the bend when she comes, when she comes.” So may father sang some version of his own of the famed spiritual son that used to echo off the ridges and mountains and riverbeds that make Chattanooga home as returned from our morning paper route beneath the mountains and by this famed river bend.

B. Wisdom of the Day

  • "From the hands of the mother and daughter, Through the mists of the past revealing, The herbs and the cinnamon water, Hold all the mysteries of healing." The Sorrow Songs, preceding the Blues. 

C. Appearances

D. Daily Picks

E. 1776 Conference Guest Speaker

II. THE EVIDENCE: CURATED ITEMS FROM BARNES LIBRARY

A. Cultural/Historical

B. Economical

C. Political

D. Legal

E. Global 

Bonus: Board Post

III. HOMEWORK: SUNDAY SCHOOL

  1. Bolton sweetheart deal. https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/7978416/john-bolton-receives-2-million-dollar-slap-on-the-wrist-because-he-is-a-made-man-any-podunk-sta
  2. SCOTUS: Patents & generic meds https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-889_5i36.pdf
  3. SCOTUS: SEC & Jury Trialshttps://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-466_5i26.pdf
  4. SCOTUS: FCC & Forfeiture https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-406_nmip.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: Racial Redistricting https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1314_7m58.pdf
  6. Bricks & Minifigs https://johndoesthings2026.github.io/bricksminifigslawsuit/BAM-Franchising-Bricks-and-Minifigs-v-Benjamin-Paul-Schneider-Reckless-Ben-Bryan-Mansell-Utah-Case-260400253-Verified-Complaint.pdf
  7. Kash GF Libel Suit https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.tnmd.109449/gov.uscourts.tnmd.109449.1.0.pdf
  8. Settlement Fund https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.vaed.596617/gov.uscourts.vaed.596617.39.1_1.pdf
  9. Superseding SPLC Indictment https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-poverty-law-center-superseding-indictment/
  10. Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial https://www.courttv.com/tag/karmelo-anthony/
  11. War Powers Vote on Iran War https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF13134
  12. Arkansas Justice https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2026-06-05/murder-charge-dismissed-against-arkansas-man-running-for-county-sheriff
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The Barnes Brief: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • The colorful, blurry, swimming-in-the-mind sense of a jazz cafe, balanced blissfully against the cacophony of conversation in the drum beat of the street surrounding, the blending of indoors and outdoors, the real and the surreal, the deeply honest and flagrantly fake, the warm cafe amidst the cold streets, with hope still stirring amidst. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  •  "Avoid the necessity of those overgrown military establishments, which, under any form of government, are inauspicious to liberty, and which are to be regarded as particularly hostile to Republican Liberty.” George Washington. 
 
C. Appearances
 
  • LIVE w/ Baris: 
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D. Daily Picks
 
E. Guest Speaker Resume: Jim Webb
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Cultural/Historical
  • The problem w/ Mr. Beast 
 
B. Economical
  • Streaming war problems. 
 
C. Political
 
D. Legal
 
E. Geopolitical 
 
*Bonus: Board Post of Note
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