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Art of the Day

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Book Recommendation: Framed by John Grisham. Non-fiction work on wrongfully convicted.

 

Art of the Day: Geometric ancient art found on walls, temples, and pottery from centuries ago across civilizations, societies, and geographies around the globe. Recently highlighted by the likes of Graham Hancock and other explorers of ancient civilizations, this unique geometric art depicted here in Greek pottery, represents a kind of collective unconscious across ancient societies. It stood out to me for a different reason: a tattoo artist from Tahiti (where the word tattoo originated) designed an engagement ring tattoo for me a decade+ ago mimicking the same identical design, though I neither requested nor he suggested it. Something deep in the human consciousness calls to this simple symbol of truth in life.

 

Wisdom of the Day: “The power in the judicial will enable them to mould the government into almost any shape they please.” Brutus, Anti-Federalist, 1788.

Closing Argument: Time to Judge the Judges

 

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This brings back memories…

When I was a kid, my parents used to send me to Sleepaway camp. Either for one month, or for the full two months.

I was always homesick as heck for the first week. I would rub my mother’s anti-perspirant - Secret - on my sheets so I could smell her.

such a distinct memory of that bottle. it had the rolling ball and white liquid. if I had known, then it contained that aluminum cancer, causing substance, I probably wouldn’t have put it on the sheets. 😂

And then, after a week, you would get used to camp. And then the last day of camp, you wanted to stay there forever.

Heading back home today.

Nostalgia aside, there was a nasty pond that we used to water ski in. It had a “false bottom”. a thick layer that floated about 3 feet below the surface of some muddy / algae substance.

But we used to water ski on that lake. I would barefoot off the extension from the boom. And knee board.

I think I may have knee boarded three times since then.

This is the only trick I remember.

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Still got it!

Marion got up on one ski on her first try as well!

Which is a little more impressive when you consider we are being pulled by a party boat carrying six people! 😂

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If the law stuff doesn’t work out…

I’ll become the Canadian lumberjack guy who Chopped up the Wood of old Floridians who want burning wood for their backyard barbecues?

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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.

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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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Vintage 1920s Cartoons 🎞️ 2.5 HOUR 1919-1929 Classic Animation Compilation (B&W) - Felix & Oswald 🎥

You awaken on the Island — alone, lost, disoriented. Through the haze blanketing the war-torn city, you can just make out the neon cinema sign, and giving an abandoned ice cream truck a wide berth, you enter the once grandiose movie theater to find an audience of grotesque-looking mannequins "watching" a silent-era surrealist film. Intrigued, you take a seat just when the real show begins — a collection of black and white cartoons from the Roaring '20s. Despite being a century old, and that fact that some of the films appear to be doubled up, you find yourself mesmerized by the creativity and non sequitur humor of these classic shorts featuring the likes of Felix the Cat, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (aka proto-Mickey Mouse), and Aesop's Sound Fables. There's something oddly familiar, comforting, and decidedly nostalgic about this otherwise alien environment you now ...

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The Barnes Brief: Friday, July 10, 2026
I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • The glamorous look. The old school elegance. The mirrored reflection. The corner high top.  The distant foggy light. The champagne dancing in the crystal glass. The cheery smile. The opposite faces. The whisper of conspiracy. The hint of the past. The black and white of a different kind of truth. Midnight somewhere. Plans afoot. Opportunities linger. Take a chance.
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
 
  • "Neocons know no reverse gear." Alexander Mercouris. 
 
C. Appearances
 
D. Daily Picks

E. Guest Speaker Resume

  • Alexander Mercouris. The Oracle of London. Co-founder of the geopolitics commentary channel The Duran. His family history compares to the George Washington’s of Greece, given the family’s instrumental role in the Greek War of Independence, including the chieftran of the Greek revolution, through to the early 20th century Mayor of Athens and prominent actress aunt who became minister of culture, leaving Greece only after the military coup of 1967. Mercouris’ geopolitical understanding led to the label: the oracle of London. 

 

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The Barnes Brief: July 4th weekend, 2026
I. THE INTRODUCTION
 
 
A. Art of the Day 
  • They raise the flag of liberty, replacing the image of the King, but the painting speaks more than just that celebration of the Revolution. A mother holds up\ her child. Women dance. Young and old alike volunteer. but look a bit closer, and you see the true source of the revolution: as the aristocrats walk away, the commoiners lift the flag of liberty. The founding Fathers weren’t just a few folks writing documents; it was the ordinary people taking dramatic action, peopling the volunteer army, sacricing for boycotts, smuggling information and goods across enemy lines, voicing their independence in taverns and community halls, taking their freedom into their hands for themselves and their posterity, the true founders of America. 
 
B. Wisdom of the Day
  • "If all else fails, I will retreat up the Valley of Virginia, plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around the Scotch-Irish of that region, and make my last stand for liberty amongst a people who will never submit to tyranny whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger." George Washington. 
 
C. Appearances
 
  1. Dialogue Works.
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  2. Moral Resistance.
  3. Mario Nawfal.
 
D. Daily Picks
 
E. Guest Speaker Resume
  • Dr. Bowden 
 
II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY
 
A. Cultural
  • Supergirl fails.
 
B. Economics
  • AI's flaw.
 
C. Politics/Law
 
D. Historical
 
E. Geopolitical 
 
*Bonus: Board Post of Note
 
III. CASES FOR SUNDAY
 
  1. SCOTUS: Men in girls sports https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf
  2. SCOTUS: Campaign finance https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf
  3. SCOTUS:Birthright citizenship https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_new_5if6.pdf
  4. SCOTUS: Election Day https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf
  5. SCOTUS: 4th Amendment https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
  6. SCOTUS: Federal reserve https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
  7. SCOTUS: Right to fire https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-322_new_4gcj.pdf
  8. SCOTUS: Vaccine mandates https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1015_hfjm.pdf
  9. SCOTUS: Defamation https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-770_2c8f.pdf
  10. SCOTUS: Immunity  https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-943_h3ci.pdf
  11. SCOTUS; Death penalty https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5749_qol1.pdf
  12. SCOTUS: Speech on campus https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-906_e2qg.pdf
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The Barnes Brief: Friday, June 26, 2026

I. THE INTRODUCTION

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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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