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VivaFrei@VivaFrei

January 23, 2026

Blue slips

Cernovich made the point I suspect Harmeet might have made (or was vaguely alluding to in her response to me “having no idea of federal criminal procedure”).

Very succinctly put, the “blue slip” process is the process by which state senators approve of federal judicial nominees. if they approve, they send back the approval on a blue slip. it basically gives a veto power to state senators as relates to federal judicial nominees.

It’s not a law. It’s a practice that Grassley does not want to renounce or discard.

Trump has mentioned it a few times. In early December, and over the summer. it seems to be resurfacing now as the explanation for which there have been no deep state arrests.

I wonder if Harmeet is going to get mad at Cernovich as well! 😂 the blue slip theory is predicated on the unsatisfactory progress in terms of deep state arrests.

The point I made to Cernovich, and I hope we can discuss it - is that it highlights the problem.

On the one hand, the Trump administration is not bypassing the corrupt jurisdictions to bring indictments in more favorable jurisdiction.

On the other hand, they can’t get through their own appointments to de-corrupt the corrupt jurisdictions.

And finally, they’re not even firing the corrupt elements within the DOJ (e.g. Jocelyn Ballentine).

I don’t know what can be done at this point, and how long it would take. But even assuming Cernovich is right, and I believe he is at least with respect to judicial nominees, time is fast running out to bring about the required reform to preserve the Republic.

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The Barnes Brief: July 4th weekend, 2026

I. THE INTRODUCTION

Just a few tickets left https://www.1776lawcenter.com/

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

Dialogue Works.
Moral Resistance.
Mario Nawfal.

D. Daily Picks

https://sportspicks.locals.com/post/8043723/official-picks-friday-july-3-2026

E. Guest Speaker Resume

Dr. Bowden

II. THE EVIDENCE: BARNES LIBRARY

A. Cultural

Supergirl fails.

B. Economics

AI's flaw.

C. Politics/Law

New book on Trump. https://www.vanityfair.com/story/trump-book-regime-change-maggie-haberman

D. Historical

The declaration’s origins. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/the-chaotic-collaborative-contentious-origins-of-the-declaration-of-independence/

E. Geopolitical

The anti-war, cross idealogical coalition. https://tritaparsi.substack.com/p/so-they-tried-to-deport-me

*Bonus: Board Post of Note

July 4th film recommendation. https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/8043072/robertbarnes-its-a-big-country-https-www-youtube-com-watch-v-lec0dyspy6i-one-of-my-favorite

III. CASES FOR SUNDAY

SCOTUS: Men in girls sports https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-43_2b35.pdf
SCOTUS: Campaign finance https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-621_h315.pdf
SCOTUS:Birthright citizenship https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-365_new_5if6.pdf
SCOTUS: Election Day https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1260_g3cn.pdf
SCOTUS: 4th Amendment https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-112_0am4.pdf
SCOTUS: Federal reserve https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a312_5468.pdf
SCOTUS: Right to fire https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-322_new_4gcj.pdf
SCOTUS: Vaccine mandates https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1015_hfjm.pdf
SCOTUS: Defamation https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-770_2c8f.pdf
SCOTUS: Immunity https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-943_h3ci.pdf
SCOTUS; Death penalty https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5749_qol1.pdf
SCOTUS: Speech on campus https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-906_e2qg.pdf

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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes

June 26, 2026

The Barnes Brief: Friday, June 26, 2026

I. THE INTRODUCTION

*Note: Limited tickets available. 1776lawcenter.com

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

II. THE EVIDENCE: CURATED ITEMS FROM BARNES LIBRARY

A. Cultural/Historical

Critical role of monogamy. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3260845/

B. Economical

Housing reform. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6644/text

C. Political

SAVE Act https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/06/26/breaking_down_the_save_america_act_photo_id_154264.html

D. Legal

Fraud schemes unraveled. https://unherd.com/newsroom/trumps-fraud-crackdown-is-an-easy-win/?edition=us

E. Global

Russia warns. https://sonar21.com/putin-warns-the-west-russia-is-ready/

*Bonus: Board Post

Beauty of birth. https://vivabarneslaw.locals.com/post/8027913/well-the-third-decided-to-wait-till-the-end-of-her-due-day-then-decided-to-go-from-zero-to-hello-wor

III. HOMEWORK: SUNDAY SCHOOL

SCOTUS: Glysophate https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1068_n7ip.pdf
SCOTUS: Immigration, TPS https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-1083_f204.pdf
SCOTUS: Immigration Asylum https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-5_86qd.pdf
SCOTUS: 2nd Amendment https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1046_nmio.pdf
SCOTUS: Alien Torts https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-856_kjfm.pdf
SCOTUS: Cuba https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-699_f204.pdf
SCOTUS: Right to sue https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/23-1197diff_h315.pdf
SCOTUS: Taxes, Forfeiture & Takings https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-95_dc8e.pdf
SCOTUS: Immigration Removal. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-429_h3ci.pdf
SCOTUS: Habeas https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-748_4g1o.pdf
Tate extradition. https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2026/1600
AI & copyright. https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Richner-publishers-openAI-complaint.pdf

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Robert Barnes@RobertBarnes

June 05, 2026

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