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The Barnes Brief: Friday, February 7, 2025
Robert Barnes
February 07, 2025
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Art of the Day

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Past

  • What are the Odds w/ Baris:
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Future

  • Friday at 9ish pm eastern: Betting w/ Barnes: Super Bowl Preview
  • Saturday Night at 9 pm eastern: Movie TBD
  • Monday at 9 pm eastern: Viva & Barnes, Law For the People

Book Recommendation: Dallas ’63: The First Deep State Revolt Against the White House. Peter Dale Scott, the lefty writer, originated the term Deep State in 1969 with this text from the fun Forbidden Bookshelf series.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26833392-dallas-63

Art of the Day: The Cigar Study, a future dream project when the time accompanies the aspiration. The deep, rich leather chairs, the scent of a good cigar, the old cognac bottles on the shelf, and the friendly conversation in the old school style. A kind of high end, stylish man cave connected to the lounges and studies of centuries ago. A perfect venue for a Bourbon w/ Barnes, Pappy’s 23 preferred. The integration of the aesthetic exterior to the thoughtful interior.

Wisdom of the Day: “Tobacco is the plant the converts thoughts into dreams.” Victor Hugo.

 

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Two things in the news today that are driving me crazy. To be discussed in greater detail today, but:

1) UFC text message scandal involving Daniel Cormier (OG fighter and now commentator) and Eric Trump.

ALLEGEDLY, Cormier posted on X with a tweet that said something to the effect of "going to get in trouble for this, but calling out corruption" because allegedly Eric Trump DM'ed Cormier asking if any of UFC 250 fights are rigges.

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I just don't understand what exactly happened and it's driving me nuts.

2) Social media ban for under 16 ...

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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
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  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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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
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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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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
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The Barnes Brief, Weekend of May 29, 2026

BRIEF

I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill, by early American artist John Trumbull, a battle the British managed to lose while winning. By holding off the British as long as they did, the Americans seized the narrative and strategic victory. Legend grew of a young farmer turned Colonel of the Minute Men, promising to hold the Hill or periosh trying for at least one more night, with the famous phrase echoed: “Don’t Fire Boys Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes”, or at least legend would have it. I admit my fondness for the legend with its Sun Tsu style proverbial wisdom, but also for a more direct reason: Colonel Prescott was a great, great granddaddy of mine. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  • “Don’t Fire Till You See the Whites of Their Eyes.” Colonel Prescott, according to legend. 
 
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E. Guest Speaker Resume Larry Johnson
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: CURATED FROM THE BARNES LIBRARY
 
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C. Economical
 
D. Political
 
E. Legal
 
F. World
 
G. Board Post of Note
 
 
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