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The Barnes Brief: Friday, February 14, 2025
Robert Barnes
February 14, 2025
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Art of the Day w/ Wisdom of the Day

Schedule

  • Friday at 9ish pm eastern: Betting w/ Barnes: AMA
  • Saturday Night at 9 pm eastern: Movie TBD
  • Monday at 9 pm eastern: Viva & Barnes, Law for the People

Book Recommendation: Essential Federalist & Anti-Federalist Papers.  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/110335.The_Essential_Federalist_and_Anti_Federalist_Papers

Art of the Day: As a 12-year-old boy, just a bit removed from the death of my father (who died 12 days from my 12th birthday), I looked for role models, and I found two that baffled some of my schoolmates. Inspired by two books I carried around with me everywhere, the texts I turned to for inspiration were Donald Trump’s Art of the Deal and Robert Kennedy’s To Seek a Newer World. Now, I helped bring the two movements together in RFK Jr. and Trump, completing an extraordinary journey. I never forgot Trump’s pearl of proverbial wisdom to expect the best but also plan for the worst, a brilliant balancing act of mindset I find useful to this day. I also never forgot the quote on the screen, that we must not just ask why things are but also why not change them? A simple question with a revolutionary effect for both men – dream big, and believe those dreams, and you might be surprised just how much those very actions can make them come true.

Wisdom of the Day: “Look at what can be, and ask – why not?” Robert Kennedy.

 

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The Barnes Brief: Friday, October 2, 2026
. THE INTRODUCTION
 

Special Notices

 
A. Art of the Day 
  • Another artistic expression of my own self-impression, the contemplative thought of looking out into the world through the oversized window amidst the shadows of dark and light, in between them both, uncovering and discovering along the way, a singular, solo figure in the space empty of objects but full of opportunities, sparse in materials but rich in ideas, waiting to be realized. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day

  • "He who sacrifices a right for a perceived benefit trades a mountain for a mirage.” Political proverb. 

C. Appearances & Publications
 
 
D. Daily Picks
 
E. *Bonus: Board Post of the Day
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Food & Medicine
 
B. Economics
 
C. Politics
 
D. Geopolitics
 
E. Law

 

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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes
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THE INTRODUCTION
 

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B. Wisdom of the Day

  • "A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.” Viktor Frankenstein. 

C. Appearances & Publications
 
 
D. Daily Picks
 
E. *Bonus: Board Post of Note
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Health
 
B. Economics
  • The AI/Orivate credit bubble. 
 
C. Politics
 
D. Geopolitics
 
E. Law

 

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B. Wisdom of the Day

  • “Animal communication is like any other form of telepathic, intuitive conversation. The thoughts and feelings of people and animals carry energetic signatures, communicated through very primal, nonverbal channels.” Elizabeth Eiler. 

C. Appearances & Publications
 
 
D. Daily Picks
 
E. *Bonus: Board Post of Note
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Food & Medicine
 
B. Economics
 
C. Politics
 
D. Geopolitics
 
E. Law

 

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