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A meme I posted on Twitter

I hesitated before posting this meme. I know people are going to accuse me of being (or having become) “anti-Trump”. Which is probably among the stupidest accusations anybody can make. But alas, it’s the Internet. Stupidity abounds.

I have been fortunate to be in America for over 3 years now.

Sold everything we owned in Canada, left friends & family, and were blessed with the opportunity to relocate to Florida

Spent 2 years under the Biden regime hoping for a Trump return to power and praying that the last bastion of freedom and democracy on earth would be spared from the tide of authoritarianism sweeping over the west.

I followed the years of lawfare against Trump. The attempts to bankrupt him. Jail him. And kill him.

I was out for a jog on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Michigan, on my way to Wisconsin for the RNC. When I got back to the hotel, my wife asked me if I had heard what happened.

It is by the grace of God (literally) that Trump survived that July 13 attempt on his life.

It was by a political miracle of the ensuing coalition and populist wave that Trump won the election with a margin that was simply too big for the rig.

A coalition of Make America Great Again. Secure the border. End the fentanyl crisis. Take care of America’s veterans. End inflation. Bring manufacturing home. Protect medical autonomy. Protect food autonomy. Prosecute Fauci. Release the Epstein files. Prosecute those responsible for the Jan 6. sham persecution. Find the Jan. 6 pipe bomber. Secure election integrity. Purge the FBI.

And no new foreign wars.

Now, barely 5 months into the presidency, all progress that has been made is at risk. Promises on hold. And others seemingly forgotten.

It’s not a war, it’s just military strikes.

It’s not regime change, but it’s regime change.

Trump has always been clear that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.

And yet, for some reason, barely 5 months in to his presidency, after Israeli action against Iran, it has become such a dire emergency that the most fundamental promise of Trump’s election has now been set aflame.

His entire presidency… Everything the populist movement and coalition has fought for and hoped for… Not just on hold. Possibly in the trash.

You cannot blame people for feeling that this has gone from Make America Great Again to Make Israel Great Again. Make Iran Great Again.

You cannot blame Americans for being frustrated and suspicious that all the hopes and aspirations they had in Trump’s populist presidency have been shattered by the “midnight hammer”.

You cannot blame Americans who have been angry, and righteously so, that their best interests have been set aside for the benefit of Ukraine for the last three years, only now for it to be another country that is diverting American resources from Americans.

Part of me wants to believe that the military strike was more limited than it otherwise would have been because of the populist to pushback. That Trump is doing his best to satisfy whatever back-door political demands there are with his promises to Americans.

But you don’t just bomb and move on like a hit-and-run.

It is despairing to see America fall right back into the very same trap of perpetual foreign wars of eras past, while its own citizens are treated as second-class citizens to foreign interests.

Yes, I understand the argument that bombing Iran is in America’s best interest.

Foreign intervention is always painted in the same veneer.

This time it’s justified.

This time it’s necessary.

This time it’s an existential crisis.

This time, there was no other choice.

And so goes the cycle.

@RobertKennedyJr said it during one of his speeches (paraphrasing slightly) that a nation at war abroad can never be at peace at home.

With all of our hopes, dreams and aspirations, it seems we are right back to square one.

Unnecessary war abroad, and the ensuing devastation at home.

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Yesterday, we caught the “ugly diving” competition.

I actually missed the best of the ugly dives. Here is one by wave example.

Heading to the aquarium. Ethan playing around on the rock climbing wall. Watching some wakeboarding.

This place is beautiful.

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Ginger said I would hit steel at 1000 yards…

I HIT STEEL AT 1,000 YARDS!!!

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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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Pick your favorite, and top-2 will compete in runoff to watch at 9 pm eastern tonight w/ open live chat. Theme: Deep State shows/films.

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Curfew in DC, eh?
When Trump did a Big Fascism in 2020-21, you could at least tell yourself it was secretly about freezing all the habitual human-trafficking hubs to flush out the bad guys

What’s the excuse this time, when all of the extreme are explicitly aimed at petty criminals aka ordinary people?

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The Barnes Brief: Weekend of August 22, 2025

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural RecommendationII. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Casualties in Ukraine

C. Cases of Consequence

III. CLOSING ARGUMENT: Security Guarantees —Real & Fake

 

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day: Cigars, cognac, top hats, in the shadows, feeling like a secret meeting discussing who will take control of the docks, who gets the unions, and who gets the politicians. An era of real power by real men, good or otherwise. 

C. Wisdom of the Day: “Ask for no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal.” Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: Two of the best sports preview writers are Phil Steele & Warren Sharp for those who enjoy learning about America’s favorite sport, American football. https://philsteele.com/product/2025-phil-steele-college-football-preview-magazine/ & https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/

*Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.  

 

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The Barnes Brief: Daily Edition, Wednesday, August 20, 2025

I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural Recommendation

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Pay For Play Pam Hit List

C. Cases of Consequence

 

The Barnes Brief: Daily Edition

I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

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*Bonus: Happy Anniversary to Mr. & Mrs. Peoples Pundit. https://x.com/LauraBaris2/status/1958179805951607124

B. Art of the Day: The solitary gentleman at the end of the bar, to his lonesome, a smoke in hand, a drink, and a water, against the wooden bookcases holding their whiskey and rum bottles, embraced somewhere in thought in the inner world of the imagination and contemplation. 

C. Not-So Wise Wisdom of the Day: “I think the future takes care of itself.” Pam Bondi. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: Taibbi’s entrance to investigative journalism from a left populist critique. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7897556-griftopia

*Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.  

 

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The Barnes Brief: Daily Edition, Tuesday, August 19, 2025

I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

B. Art of the Day 

C. Wisdom of the Day

D. Cultural Recommendation

II. THE EVIDENCE

A. Daily News of Curated Interest

B. Daily Deep Dive: Peace Possibilities

C. Cases of Consequence

 

I. INTROUDCTION

A. Appearances

  • Viva w/ OKeefe
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B. Art of the Day:  Pushkin’s desk in the center of his Victorian style library where he penned great works of Russian literature, and ever since seeing his library have wanted to recreate it myself some day as a place for inspired contemplation. 

C. Wisdom of the Day: “Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer.” Donald Trump. 

D. Cultural Recommendation: The Apartment, an alternative view of history akin to the film Russian Arc, tracing history through a single place, the prism of an apartment in Moscow across a century of time. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43483939-the-apartment?

*Note: A reminder — links are NOT endorsements of the ideas contained therein. The Library is big, and it mostly consists of ideas I do not personally share.  

 

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