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CIA mask during Fox interview?

If you haven’t seen this, it’s because you’re not on social media.

Robert Harward (not sure of his credentials, but he seems to be ex military) did an interview on Fox News, and the Internet is on fire because it looks like he’s wearing a CIA silicone mask.

I compared this interview to prior interviews. His face definitely looks smoother, but if you look closely at the area under the neck, you can see the shadow moving at the exact same time and pattern as his mouth. I’m inclined to think it’s a smoothing filter, and the reflection off the Teleprompter.

Although I can absolutely understand why people vigorously believe it’s a silicone mask.

My only question would be why do it… They could find 50 other people to spew off these same talking points. And it’s not like the producers on Fox News didn’t set the interview up beforehand, and somehow missed a 2 inch gaping hole in a silicone face mask. 😂

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The caterpillars are back!

There is nothing more magical than the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.

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Biden Blocks FOIA - For Now

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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
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Fuckin’ A Right

https://x.com/unseen1_unseen/status/2057713243129311507

The gop establishment in the senate and house should think about the future a great deal when dealing with Trump because unless he dies right after leaving office in 2029, Trump will remain a force in the party regardless of the office he holds for years, maybe as long as a decade after leaving office.

The gop establishment hasn't had a powerful former president liked by the base in generations.

The Bush wing would have never been able to do what they did if Reagan stayed in good health.

Nixon was driven out of office in disgrace.

Ford was a laughing stock by the time he left.

Ike was low key after he left.

Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. both were non factors in being able to shape the party publicly and had to resort to doing things behind the curtain as one left defeated and the other left with an approval in the 20s.

Those thinking they can diss Trump or wait him out until 2028 might be making a very bad...

I thought she would be leaving for less devastating reasons, like Trump just being a corrupt POS, but this is tough. Hopefully he pulls through treatment.

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The Barnes Brief: Friday, May 22, 2026
Art of the Day 
  • The Charles Bridge of Prague. Fond of bridges, I remember it well, having come down from Kafka Lane higher in the city, and a man on a bycicle literally barking into the wind, and thinking somehow that made sense on Kafka Lane. The ancient history, the brooding statues, the iconic stone arch, the hopeful singers peopling it’s passage, all made it my favorite part of Prague, and a place to revisit for hopeful thought in my memory’s vault. 
Wisdom of the Day
  • “It’s the bill of rights, not the bill of requests. Rights are not up for negotiations.” Thomas Massie. 
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Homework: Sunday Cases TBD
 
  1. Elon Musk AI Verdict. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/elon-musk-loses-lawsuit-against-openai-2026-05-18/
  2. Speech civil rights after Kirk murder. https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-facebook-arrest-tennessee-bushart-b8c5808d77f47a2d93497d12cf0daf84
  3. DOJ Attorney indicted. https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/former-doj-attorney-indicted-concealment-theft-government-records
  4. SCOTUS: Foreign Immunity https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-983_c07d.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: Trump delayed. https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/court-puts-off-deciding-whether-to-consider-5-million-verdict-against-trump-yet-again/
  6. SCOTUS: Death row. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-872_ec8f.pdf
  7. Paxton sues Facebook. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/texas-v-whatsapp-complaint.pdf
  8. DOJ Loses voter records suit. https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/114-2026-05-21-Order.pdf & https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/89-2026-05-21-Opinion-and-order.pdf
  9. Flouride in water. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ninth-circuit-fluoride.pdf
  10. Castro indictment discussed. https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/7947972/the-grayzones-max-blumenthal-reacts-to-the-department-of-justices-indictment-of-former-cuban-presi
  11. Trump gives himself immunity. https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-department-irs-tax-audits-7ba4781b9b9bef99873151df6bfc33ab
  12. Woman fights for free speech. https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/7947305/woman-files-lawsuit-after-arrest-for-facebook-post-concerning-trinidad-water-supply-issues-https-y
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The Barnes Brief: Thursday, May 21, 2026

Art of the Day 

  • The cowboy hat on a country fence in the country. Americana defined. Independence. Freedom. Conviction. The best traits of America captured in the yeoman farmer of Jeffersonian lore. The echoes of a country song about love and loss, heartbreak and hope, a whisper of the future amidst the distress of the day. The sun ain’t set yet. 
Wisdom of the Day
  • “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” President Eisenhower. 
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  • Quid Pro Quo: the Modus Operandi of Trump’s 2nd term. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/donation-big-tobacco-vaping.html
 
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Homework: Sunday Show
  1. Judge blocks Alberta independence. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/liberal-judge-quashes-petition-forcing-vote-independence-oil/
  2. SCOTUS: pending. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pending_United_States_Supreme_Court_cases
  3. SCOTUS: Corporate immunity. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1238_1b7d.pdf
  4. SCOTUS: Arbitration. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-83_3e04.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: Mifepristone. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a1207_21p3.pdf
  6. 2A: Constitutionality of federal gun crimes. https://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/sites/ca1/files/opnfiles/25-1024P-01A.pdf
  7. The Fed: unaccountable. https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/OPN/25-1144_opn.pdf
  8. Internet spying: Privacy as injury. https://www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/233235p.pdf
  9. Green power speech rules. https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/251012.P.pdf
  10. Framed man wins verdict. https://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/26a0148p-06.pdf
  11. DEI may lose, even in Twin Cities. https://courthousenews.com/minneapolis-public-schools-struggles-in-trump-suit-over-dei-policy/
  12. Car shutoff. https://cei.org/news_releases/house-vote-today-could-help-end-vehicle-kill-switch-mandate/

*Bonus: California: agency power. https://www4.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S284378.PDF

**Bonus: OKeefe Wins https://www.pacermonitor.com/case/61866801/Fseisi_v_OKeefe_Media_Group_et_al

***Bonus: EU: must allow welfare for migrants. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kh-inps-cjeu-judgment.pd

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