Authentic Map of New Mexico

H/T Ralph Griffin — Friday, July 29, 2022 at 1:32 PM MST

---

[LPNM] Submission for Libertarian NM Lt. Gov. Candidate Name

From: Karen Bedonie
To: Chris Luchini, Efren Gallardo
CC: Crystal Meiwes, Elizabeth Honcee, Elisheva Levin, Mike Blessing, Angela McArdle, Caryn Ann Harlos
Date: Thursday, July 28th, 2022 at 8:45 PM [MST]

Greetings Mr. Luchini,

Recognizing the new situation of the vacancy of Lt. Governor (L), pursuant NMSA 1978, Section 1-8-8(A), in respect to the January 31, 2022 Secretary of State Declaration date requirement, my campaign for Governor respectfully submits Efren Gallardo, Jr. for Lt. Governor (L). After careful consideration, we know that the urban corridors of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces are the greatest concentration of this election and will need a perfect strategic candidate to tip the win. We also know that roughly 60% of the New Mexico voting base is of Spanish speaking descent. Among all other qualities and requirements our campaign sought after, we are happy to affirm our choice. We graciously support Efren Gallardo Jr. for Lt. Governor to join the Bedonie Campaign for Governor on the Libertarian ticket. The Mr. Gallardo is a New Mexico Spanish speaking Native and a highly respected professional in the major urban settings of Albuquerque / Las Cruces. Mr. Gallardo has huge family ties across the state and will be a major asset in the current time crunch and he is the only candidate that we recommend. He is a registered Libertarian and will bring a very positive and powerful light to the campaign and to the party. Below is his contact information.

Once his candidacy is official, we can have our campaign(s) move to add his name to our statewide support. Our campaign is heating up and time is of the essence. We truly feel we have the greatest opportunity in this election with Mr. Gallardo. Please feel free to contact the campaign at [Phone number REDACTED — MWB]. Mrs. Crystal Meiwes will kindly direct your inquiry to me in my many rural infrastructural-communication challenges. We look forward to hearing from you and receiving Mr. Gallardo's candidacy submission to the SOS. God bless.

LT. GOVERNOR CANDIDATE:
EFREN GALLARDO JR.
[Contact information REDACTED — MWB]

Yours in Freedom and Liberty,
Karen E. Bedonie
Candidate for New Mexico Governor

www.bedonietough.com
www.karenbedonie.com

---

You Live Here . . . .

H/T Isaac Liberty — Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 11:56 AM MST

---

COVIDaphobia Mania Running Wild Again?!

Today (Tuesday, 19 July 2022) I saw this post on Facebook highlighting the heroic actions of one Elisjsha Dicken, who neutralized the Greenwood Park Mall shooter in Indiana as a benefit of exercising his individual, human, Constitutional right to own and carry weapons.

H/T "100% Anti-Democrat" Facebook page — Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 7:46 PM MST

OK, so the top part of the post is good to go —

Ison explained to WRTV, Dicken's first shot at the gunman was from 40-50 yards away and it appeared the very first shot hit the gunman.

Dicken was able to hit the gunman with additional rounds.

And more still —

Not the Bee
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 6:08 PM MST

22-year-old Elisjsha Dicken neutralized the Greenwood Park Mall shooter within 15 seconds. He engaged the bad guy from 40-50 yards away and 8 of the 10 rounds he fired found their target. He has no CPL and was carrying a pistol under Constitutional Carry. He is not ex-military or police, and has no formal training. His grandfather taught him how to shoot. Raise a glass this evening to American hero Elisjsha Dicken.

OK, folks, this is the bizarre part —

NOWHERE in the text posted by the "Not The Bee" page's admin(s) is there ANY mention of the Beer Bug.

So did Facebook's "fact checkers" mistakenly attach a warning about Koof misinformation to this post?

Or maybe Facebook is trying to smear a story supporting the Second Amendment narrative by hook or by crook, using the approach of "throw your underwear against the wall and see if it sticks" ?

---

[LPNM] Libertarian Party of New Mexico "Constitutional Convention" for Tuesday, 12 July 2022 [Online via Google Meet and YouTube]

Comments posted to the Google Meet chatroom (now deleted?) —

Patty Malowney 6:15 PM
https://youtu.be/quVmOF_jRrQ

Nate Banks 6:16 PM
https://youtu.be/quVmOF_jRrQ

Chris Luchini 6:26 PM
https://youtu.be/R5MZwVLfD6A

Helen Milenski 6:46 PM
Youtube is buffering about 50% of the time and the sound is not clear.

Bob Finch 6:47 PM
I moved to phone for audio.....that helped tremendously !

Burly Cain 6:51 PM
Sound is clear on my end.

Patty Malowney 6:55 PM
I don't think the youtube is streaming now.

Helen Milenski 6:56 PM
It is still streaming, but the Youtube is buffering so much that it can't run more than a few seconds at a time.
It is running far behind the current moment.

Patty Malowney 6:57 PM
ok ty

Bob Finch 7:11 PM
I have to take a call....so please excuse me ...Im sorry about this. Thanks for all that I got to participate in tonight. VERY best regards - Bob Finch

Burly Cain 7:22 PM
There are a few people who may want to have that phone number in the chat around the livestream.

Helen Milenski 7:23 PM
How can we validate them as voting members?

Mike Blessing 7:24 PM
I posted the dial-in number and PIN to the comments of the YouTube a minute ago.

Web Master 7:25 PM
Join the meeting: https://meet.google.com/wtx-bczr-mjm

Dial in (audio only): ‪(US) +1 443-606-2420‬ PIN: ‪417 451 796#‬

Fred Snoy 7:28 PM
whose phone number ends in 61?

Ranota Banks 7:29 PM
Elizabeth Honce

Helen Milenski 7:31 PM
I am recording the youtube commentary.

Ranota Banks 7:33 PM
I'm not seeing the commentary.

Helen Milenski 7:34 PM
It is in the chat.
I can post here.
If you would like.
It is kind of inflammatory and derrogatory.
I believe one person used the work Ratfuckery.

Helen Milenski 7:36 PM

Michael Tomac
So I'm guessing being a monthly dues paying member for 2+ years at double the annualized rate is insufficient to be a part of this meeting?

Ryan Brown
it isn't strong feeling about what is going on. it is ratfuckery

rebecca
How is this stream so bad? I thought after the March debacle with the AV the head of the party would get his sh*t together.

socialismo52
Lol. This some bullshit. This is what you call manufactured consent

Nathan Shocklee
Trying to join using the google meet link with no luck

rebecca
What the heck man? This is embarrassing.

socialismo52
No one can hear the other members.

Frank Martin
only the chair can be heard

Devin Rivera
we can't hear anyone but Chris.

rebecca
♀ wonder what he’s saying?

Frank Martin
Chris' computer is buffering about 50% of the time, so his voice is cut off.

Frank Martin
could this meeting be run any worse if they were trying?

Frank Martin
also Chris' screen is all blurry, cannot read the text... buffering problem is worse now

rebecca
Give them time. . .they haven’t insulted anyone yet

socialismo52
Just confirmed Tom is here. Insults coming, but we won't be able to hear

rebecca
#blessed (no nipples)

Matthew Lucas
Can’t wait until all this is for nothing, again

Nathan Shocklee
I paid months ago and am not part of this convention despite mak

Helen Milenski 7:37 PM
Elisheva Levin
I am a life member denied access although I sat in the waiting room being told I’d be let in as soon as somebody let us in.

Frank Martin
For the record, 33 minutes in, and still: only the chair can be heard, his screen is blurry, and frequent buffering makes the proceedings unintelligible.

Frank Martin
If you want to hold something as important as a constitutional convention, you MUST have the technology work.

Elisheva Levin
The Party needs to do this right. Give people enough notice, get a better platform—such as Zoom. Pay for good tech. This is the ultimate shit show.

Devin Rivera
Micheal Tomac has been dues paying for two years and was denied access to this convention

Frank Martin
Yeah, I'd say a constitutional convention rates a Zoom account. Let's go ahead and splurge🤑

Elisheva Levin
I can hear about every third of a sentence.

Elisheva Levin
I have just been told by the chair that he is not responsible. I think the party needs a whole new team. This convention should be live. All members should be able to attend.

Frank Martin
This is to report on the manner in which the LPNM constitutional convention of 12 July 22 was conducted:

Frank Martin
60 minutes into the event: only the chair can be heard, his screen is blurry, and very frequent buffering on his end makes the proceedings unintelligible.

Frank Martin
These problems are such that I believe the convention should be invalidated.

Frank Martin
I know there were qualifying caucus delegates who were not seated because of technical problems, and even those who were could not participate effectively.

Helen Milenski 7:38 PM


Cory Tallman
I wasn't aware New Mexico was stuck on dial up

Frank Martin


Helen Milenski 7:38 PM

Cory Tallman

Helen Milenski 7:47 PM
Dial in (audio only): ‪(US) +1 443-606-2420‬ PIN: ‪417 451 796#‬

Burly Cain 7:47 PM
Join the meeting: https://meet.google.com/wtx-bczr-mjm

Dial in (audio only): ‪(US) +1 443-606-2420‬ PIN: ‪417 451 796#‬

Patty Malowney 7:47 PM
Dial in (audio only): ‪(US) +1 443-606-2420‬ PIN: ‪417 451 796#‬

Fred Snoy 7:50 PM

who is socialismo 52

Fred Snoy 7:52 PM
whose phone ends in 33? I need it for roll call please

Ranota Banks 8:11 PM
Language, not status

Valoree Althoff 8:43 PM
American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure
AIPSC

Valoree Althoff 8:46 PM
So the parliamentarian credential you would be searching for in a parliamentarian is a Certified Parliamentarian or Certified Professional Parliamentarian with the American Institute of Parliamentarian.

Comments posted to the second YouTube livestream (and don't forget the hot-mike part at about the 46-minute point!) —

Michael Tomac So I'm guessing being a monthly dues paying member for 2+ years at double the annualized rate is insufficient to be a part of this meeting?

rebecca How is this stream so bad? I thought after the March debacle with the AV the head of the party would get his sh*t together.

Nathan Shocklee Trying to join using the google meet link with no luck

rebecca What the heck man? This is embarrassing.

socialismo52 No one can hear the other members.

Frank Martin only the chair can be heard

Devin Rivera we can't hear anyone but Chris.

rebecca ♀ wonder what he’s saying?

Frank Martin Chris' computer is buffering about 50% of the time, so his voice is cut off.

Frank Martin could this meeting be run any worse if they were trying?

Frank Martin also Chris' screen is all blurry, cannot read the text... buffering problem is worse now

rebecca Give them time...they haven’t insulted anyone yet

socialismo52 Just confirmed Tom is here. Insults coming, but we won't be able to hear

Matthew Lucas Can’t wait until all this is for nothing, again

Nathan Shocklee I paid months ago and am not part of this convention despite making multiple requests

Elisheva Levin I am a life member denied access although I sat in the waiting room being told I’d be let in as soon as somebody let us in.

Frank Martin For the record, 33 minutes in, and still: only the chair can be heard, his screen is blurry, and frequent buffering makes the proceedings unintelligible.

Frank Martin If you want to hold something as important as a constitutional convention, you MUST have the technology work.

Elisheva Levin The Party needs to do this right. Give people enough notice, get a better platform—such as Zoom. Pay for good tech. This is the ultimate shit show.

Devin Rivera Micheal Tomac has been dues paying for two years and was denied access to this convention

Frank Martin Yeah, I'd say a constitutional convention rates a Zoom account. Let's go ahead and splurge🤑

Elisheva Levin I can hear about every third of a sentence.

Elisheva Levin I have just been told by the chair that he is not responsible. I think the party needs a whole new team. This convention should be live. All members should be able to attend.

Frank Martin This is to report on the manner in which the LPNM constitutional convention of 12 July 22 was conducted:

Frank Martin 60 minutes into the event: only the chair can be heard, his screen is blurry, and very frequent buffering on his end makes the proceedings unintelligible.

Frank Martin These problems are such that I believe the convention should be invalidated.

Frank Martin I know there were qualifying caucus delegates who were not seated because of technical problems, and even those who were could not participate effectively.

Cory Tallman I wasn't aware New Mexico was stuck on dial up

Frank Martin

Frank Martin I wish I could be a fly on the wall when Chris watches this video...

Ranota Banks The normal tech used for this is inaccessible due to an accident between Los Alamos and his home. This was explained earlier.

Elisheva Levin Then you cancel the meeting

Elisheva Levin Preferably until after the campaigns are done. There are candidates to support right now.

Elisheva Levin You can figure out how to make the party less and less accessible later.

Ranota Banks These are all ongoing discussions that have been happening for several months. A phone number to call in is about to be posted to the description.

Ranota Banks If you need help using the phone number, please reach out.

Elisheva Levin Lady, you need to end this now and start again after elections.

Chris Luchini Dial in (audio only): (US) +1 443-606-2420 PIN: 417 451 796#

Drake Lundstrom Was notice given on the website for the convention?

Helen Milenski No We have till 9pm

Ranota Banks Yes, Drak.

Matthew Lucas Didn’t work in Delaware, Didn’t Work in Massachusetts… so now Idaho, Michigan and New Mexico are gonna try, and it’s not gonna work again

Chris Luchini Phone is only for votin members

LPNM Webmaster @Drake Lundstrom Yes, it was posted to the website

Michael Tomac "2. NOTICE. The Secretary shall notify each caucus member of the dates, time, and public place of state conventions" When were we informed about the meeting?

Drake Lundstrom Can you send me a link to where it was posted on the website?

Helen Milenski If you are a member please call in and indentify yourself for record.

socialismo52 Put me in the screen cap!

Michael Tomac I have been a monthly dues paying member for 2+ years, but according to what the Chair said I am not eligible to vote right?

rebecca An accident making the the tech unusable is unacceptable. A good leader has back ups in place especially considering the mess of the AV system at the March convention.

socialismo52 Take your shirt off, Tom!

rebecca Agreed

Frank Martin Rebecca, is Chris' screen blurry for you? I cannot read anything on it except that he needs to update his browser.

rebecca I can’t read anything! It’s just comical at this point.

Frank Martin Thanks, i just wanted to be sure it wasn't just my computer.

rebecca Assuming

Drake Lundstrom If you watch the feed at a delay, it is not as blurry

Drake Lundstrom The executive conference call has as good audio as the main stream

Burly Cain The audio is very good for us here.

Drake Lundstrom The problem is that we can only hear Chris.

Frank Martin And that, only half the time...

Frank Martin Worst meeting ever. I actually feel sorry for him.

Drake Lundstrom Watching on a delay (I am a few minutes behind) his audio is fine. I think that part is a buffering issue

Frank Martin How do you watch on a delay?

Cory Tallman Continuing this with this many issues seems like a disservice to the LPNM

Drake Lundstrom Slide the time marker back. I started watching late and wanted to watch from the beginning

Frank Martin Thanks Drake

Drake Lundstrom I finally caught up! (I have been watching at 2x to catch up) and now the audio is completely falling apart

Panda Are people there having the same problems?

Drake Lundstrom Probably not, YouTube encoders run separately from the meeting

Frank Martin This meeting sure is rolling right along, how can anyone keep up?

socialismo52 plz clap

rebecca 😂

Drake Lundstrom The biggest YouTube issue isn’t the buffering, it is that we can only hear Chris’s audio. Can someone tell him that literally no one else’s audio is being recorded?

Frank Martin ?

Frank Martin I delayed the playback but still have buffering issues.

rebecca how does one recruit new members when this is what they see?

Frank Martin Its a puzzle! Its a riddle! Its a... constitutional convention agenda item!

LPNM Webmaster The call is now being recorded

LPNM Webmaster (the Google Meet call)

rebecca What minutes did the recoding start please?

---

FOR FURTHER REFERENCE

1. 1st READ NM LP Special convention summary
   
   
2. 2022 Attch 5 Caryn Ann Harlos to Joshua Chappell
   
   
3. 2022 Attch 7 Chris Luchini on NM Constitutional Conventon
   
   
4. Tuesday, 18 January 2022: Questions for the NM Secretary
   
   
5. Monday, 24 January 2022: State party questions
   
   
6. Thursday, 27 January: To the Executive Committee of the Libertarian Party of New Mexico
   
   
7. Friday, 28 January 2002: Parliamentary Representation for Tyler Askin and attached letter
   
   
8. Tuesday, 8 February 2022: New Mexico special convention
   
   
9. Tuesday, 8 February 2022: To Members of the LNC
   
   
10. Proposed LPNM Constitution and Bylaws for Tuesday, 12 July 2022

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Bitchute here and here / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / Liberty.me / Minds / Odysee here and here / Rumble here and here / Spreely / Tribel / Truth Social / Twitter / VK / Wimkin / Wordpress / YouTube here and here
      
      
   2. Absurdist Discordian Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page
      
      
   3. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. Discordian Absurdist Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   5. Egg McMuffin for President — Facebook page
      
      
   6. New Mexico Dissent and Expose — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   7. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   8. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
      
      
   9. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   10. The Weekly Sedition — Bitchute here and here / Diaspora* / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / Minds / Odysee here and here / Rumble here and here / Spreely / Tribel / Truth Social / Twitter / Wimkin / Wordpress / YouTube here and here
       
       
   11. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   12. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   13. Vote the Air NM — Facebook page
       
       
   14. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Independence Day -- This Holiday Was Made Possible by Citizens with Guns

H/T George Richards — Friday, July 1, 2022 at 12:02 PM MST

---

Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, Abort the Government

Picture credit — Art by Karla: Friday, June 24, 2022 at 5:24 PM MST

H/T Don't Trust Government Facebook page Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 7:12 AM MST

---

Lindsey Graham's 30 Pieces of Silver, v. 2022?

It seems that Lindsey Graham, the "senior" Republican U.S. Senator from South Carolina, is getting his just rewards for supporting "common sense gun safety" legislation, namely "an agreement on principle for gun safety legislation Sunday, which includes 'needed mental health resources, improves school safety and support for students, and helps ensure dangerous criminals and those who are adjudicated as mentally ill can't purchase weapons.'"

Aside from the fact that Graham won't be up for re-election until 2026 (four years is almost an eternity where electoral politics is concerned), it seems that his recent "move to the center" in his quest to appease the hoplophobes and victim disarmers isn't quite reaping the rewards he wants (the hoplophobes and victim disarmers saying good things about him) —

H/T Steven Barnes — Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 1:33 PM MST

You see, instead of congratulating Graham for "moving to the center" and "meeting them halfway," the hoplophobes and victim disarmers are pissed at him for only giving them half a loaf, instead of the whole loaf and then some, such as outlawing civilian ownership of "assault weapons" such as AR-15-, M4- and AK-47-pattern rifles, and legalizing third-party litigation against gun manufacturers and retailers

So while Graham may get some accolades from the Necrotic Republican Association National Rifle Association for his pro-gun-when-it's-convenient rhetoric, I suspect that he won't get much traction with the rest of the right-to-own-and-carry-weapons crowd [GOA, FPC, etc.].

Ain't that a cryin' shame, now?

As they say in the South, "Bless your heart, Lindsey Graham."

Let's not forget that this isn't the first time that Graham has sided with the GOP's Invertebrate Caucus when it comes to defending the Second Amendment — he tried this sort of thing nine years ago.

Never mind that the proposed "universal" background check is the State demanding prior restraint on the exercise of a natural right — "How do we know that you're not an axe-murdering child rapist?!" — in other words, "prove your innocence first."

And, of course, the victim disarmers have included a plan for the federal Political Classholes to use your money tax dollars to bribe state-level Political Classholes to set up "red flag laws" (laws allowing someone to file a complaint against you and have your firearms taken away) in their states.

So what's their plan to take away the knives, axes, power tools, baseball bats, and anything else that can be used as a weapon from those alleged to be inclined towards criminal violence?

Oh, that's right, they don't have one. That's because their intent isn't to stop criminal violence, or to protect people.

As the infamous Senator Howard Metzenbaum said in 1989 —

"No, we're not looking at how to control criminals . . . we're talking about banning the AK-47 and semi-automatic guns."
— Constitution Subcommittee, 2 February, 1989

It’s interesting that in the places where the gun prohibitionist hold sway over the levers of power, it's not only firearms that are proscibed from possession by the Great Unwashed. They also prohibit private citizens who aren’t Political Classholes or in the employ of same to own or carry pepper spray, stunguns, tasers, switchblade knives, fixed-blade knives they don’t like, nunchuks, and batons. Now in New York State and California, they’re going after body armor.

Their intent is to render you and yours totally defenseless, dependent on your cell phone and ability to dial 9-1-1, and thus dependent upon them for protection, while regulating every aspect of your life.

Because they really do know better than you do how you should live.

For the Republicans who are on board, to whatever degree, with the hoplophobes and victim disarmers in the hopes of getting favorable media coverage, all I can say is "Don't need any support from me."

Bless your heart, Lindsey Graham. Bless your heart.

---

NOTES

1. Published at The Libertarian Enterprise [TLE] — # 1,163 – Sunday, 3 July 2022 [v.1, v.2, Facebook group, Facebook page]
   
   
2. Approximate reading level — 25.5
   
   
3. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / Minds / Spreely / Truth Social / Twitter / VK / Wimkin / Wordpress
      
      
   2. Absurdist Discordian Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page
      
      
   3. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. Discordian Absurdist Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   5. Egg McMuffin for President — Facebook page
      
      
   6. Libertarian Second Amendment Caucus — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   7. New Mexico Dissent and Expose — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   8. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   9. "No One Wants to Take Your Guns" — Facebook page / Wimkin page
      
      
   10. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
       
       
   11. Stupor Bowl Sundae Feetball Shoot — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   12. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   13. The Weekly Sedition — Diaspora* / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / gorf.space / Minds / Spreely / Truth Social / Twitter / Wimkin / Wordpress
       
       
   14. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   15. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   16. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Quote of the Day for Friday, 17 June 2022

"The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of men who wanted to be left alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know, that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over.

The moment the men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people's door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy... but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the men who just wanted to be left alone."
— Soviet Dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn

H/T Nelson Rodriguez — Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 7:33 AM MST

---

Journalism Before vs. Now

H/T Tom X. Donnet — Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 5:56 AM MST

---

Joe Biden in July, 1985 -- "I have never believed . . . ."

H/T Lily Gonzalez — Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 7:11 AM MST

---

Don't Ask Why I Need an AR-15, Ask Why Cops Need AFVs

H/T Libertarian Party of Kentucky — Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 12:17 PM MST

"But wait, there's more!" as the televised pitchmen say.

Those same hoplophobe and victim disarmers who demand that you surrender your AR-15- and your AK-47-style rifles so that they can have their momentary "warm fuzzy" that they "got something done" and "made a difference" — their sock puppets in the New York State Legislature want New Yorkers that aren't Political Classholes or in the service of same to surrender any privately-owned body armor in their possession:

Reason: New York's Body Armor Ban May Be Stupidest Gun Legislation Yet

---

Ironic that Democrats hate the only thing produced by socialism that actually works

H/T Libertarian Party of Jefferson County [Colorado] at Friday, May 6, 2022 at 9:29 AM MST [via Libertarian Party USA (Unofficial) Facebook group]

---

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / gorf.space / Liberty.me / Minds / Spreely / Twitter / VK / Wimkin / Wordpress
      
      
   2. Absurdist Discordian Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page /
      
      
   3. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. Discordian Absurdist Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   5. Egg McMuffin for President — Facebook page
      
      
   6. KCUF Media — Facebook / Spreely / Wordpress
      
      
   7. Libertarian Second Amendment Caucus — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   8. New Mexico Dissent and Expose — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   9. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   10. "No One Wants to Take Your Guns" — Facebook page / Wimkin page
       
       
   11. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
       
       
   12. Stupor Bowl Sundae Feetball Shoot — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   13. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   14. The Weekly Sedition — Diaspora* / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / Minds / Spreely / Twitter / Wimkin / Wordpress
       
       
   15. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   16. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   17. Vote the Air NM — Facebook page
       
       
   18. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Copyright © 2022 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

19 April -- ATF is America's Schutzstaffel

H/T GhostGuns.com — Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 6:28 PM MST

Naturally, we can't forget Mike McNulty's Waco: The Rules of Engagement^[1] —

— and McNulty's follow-up film, Waco: A New Revelation^[2] —

Today we remember that on Monday, 19 April 1993, the Clinton Administration was so concerned about child welfare that they were willing to kill 27 kids by asphyxiation, incineration, and automatic-weapons fire to get at three adults accused of tax and paperwork violations.

---

FOR FURTHER REFERENCE

1. Waco: The Rules of Engagement — Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google, IMDb, Infogalactic, Presearch, Searx, Startpage, Wikipedia
   
   
2. Waco: A New Revelation — Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google, IMDb, Infogalactic, Presearch, Searx, Startpage

---

Copyright © 2022 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

Solar and Wind Power vs Nuclear Power

H/T Larry Sharpe — Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 11:27 PM MST

See also Nuclear No-Contest^[1], by James P. Hogan^[2]

---

FOR FURTHER REFERENCE

1. At lewrockwell.com [LRC] — http://lewrockwell.com/orig9/hogan3.1.1.html
   
   
2. James P. Hogan — Infogalactic, Wikipedia (jamesphogan.com seems to have gone away.)

---

Copyright © 2022 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

Rod Serling on Liberty (1961)

The Twilight Zone
Friday, April 1, 2022 at 12:00 PM MST

"Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete."
— Rod Serling (June 2, 1961)

---

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / gorf.space / Liberty.me / Minds / Retalk / Spreely / Twitter / VK / Wimkin / Wordpress
      
      
   2. Absurdist Discordian Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page
      
      
   3. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. Bubonicon Puppies — Facebook page
      
      
   5. Discordian Absurdist Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   6. Egg McMuffin for President — Facebook page
      
      
   7. Extropy Unbound — Facebook / Spreely / Wimkin / Wordpress
      
      
   8. KCUF Media — Facebook / Spreely / Wordpress
      
      
   9. New Mexico Dissent and Expose — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   10. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
       
       
   11. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
       
       
   12. Split the State New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   13. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   14. The Weekly Sedition — Diaspora* / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / gorf.space / Minds / Spreely / Twitter / Wimkin / Wordpress
       
       
   15. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   16. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   17. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

One-sided Shootout at Coronado Mall!

More "gun violence" at an Albuquerque mall on Thursday, 31 March 2022, as reported by the Albuquerque Journal, and reposted by the Journal to Facebook^[1] —

Five teens accused of beating at Coronado Center, by Matthew Reisen, Journal Staff Writer by Matthew Reisen, Journal Staff Writer

At least this time, no one seems to have been injured or killed as a result of shots fired.

Meanwhile, there have been several firearm-related homicides (involving shots fired at the victims) at other locations around Albuquerque — in the Downtown area, for example.

"Rbj Benjamin" posted a comment —

Where’s our concealed carriers when you need them?

To which I replied —

Concealed carry is not permitted on the property, per Coronado Center policy.

Blame Coronado for this one with their "No weapons allowed on site" policy, not concealed-carriers for their "failure" to be first responders to this incident.

And then there's my follow-up comment —

So when Ross and Morales were allegedly pistol-whipping the Fuddruckers employees, should that be considered "gun violence" (firearm(s) were involved) or "blunt-object violence" (no shots were fired at that time) ?

ONCE AGAIN, we see just how "effective" this sort of "No weapons allowed" policy is (it is NOT effective, for those too dense to understand sarcasm) in stopping firearm-related crime.

As for the "gun free" status of Coronado (and Winrock, Cottonwood, etc.), if someone is injured or killed by a criminal there, and that injury or death could have been prevented had the victim been armed, I hope the victim or their survivor(s) sue the property owners into non-existence.

Something not yet brought up: Ross and Morales are both under the age of 21. This means their mere possession of handguns was a federal offense. ANOTHER failure of the victim disarmament statutes.

Apparently, I made a mistake — per 18 U.S.C. § 922(x)(2)^[2], Ross was legal in possessing a handgun.

Still, Ross' alleged pistol-whipping of the Fuddruckers staff was definitely NOT legal, and would probably constitute battery, if not aggravated battery —

30-3-4. Battery.

Battery is the unlawful, intentional touching or application of force to the person of another, when done in a rude, insolent or angry manner.

Whoever commits battery is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

30-3-5. Aggravated battery.

1. Aggravated battery consists of the unlawful touching or application of force to the person of another with intent to injure that person or another.
   
   
2. Whoever commits aggravated battery, inflicting an injury to the person which is not likely to cause death or great bodily harm, but does cause painful temporary disfigurement or temporary loss or impairment of the functions of any member or organ of the body, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
   
   
3. Whoever commits aggravated battery inflicting great bodily harm or does so with a deadly weapon or does so in any manner whereby great bodily harm or death can be inflicted is guilty of a third degree felony.

What's the takeaway here?

The lessons to be learned from this incident are as follows:

FIRST, victim disarmament edicts, whether they are in the form of public-sector statutes and regulations, or a private-sector "NO WEAPONS ALLOWED" policy, don't do much of anything to deter violent criminals from committing crimes.

If anything, they do the exact opposite — they make it easier for the criminals to victimize others.

Think of them as a sort of "workplace safety" code for the bad guys, making what are supposed to be "safe spaces" for shoppers and tourists into a  happy hunting ground for the crooks.

As the saying goes, "When seconds count, the cops are minutes away."

But . . . but . . . what about the "NO WEAPONS ALLOWED" sign? Surely, those intent on committing assault, battery, robbery, burglary, and possibly murder will see that sign, and then leave their guns in the car, right?

Well, you see, the criminal element always seems to find that massive loophole in all of the various victim-disarmament schemes called "breaking the law."

If they're willing to kill you over pocket change, what makes you think that they're going to obey your hoplophobic prohibitionary edicts?

As the saying goes, "When seconds count, the cops are minutes away."

And the reality of it all is this: You are your own best defender. Sure, you can contract the task out to someone else, but that person wants to go home to their family, too. That person will put their own personal safety above yours, if it comes down to it.

---

FOR FURTHER REFERENCE

1. Albuquerque Journal — Five teens accused of beating at Coronado Center, by Matthew Reisen, Journal Staff Writer by Matthew Reisen, Journal Staff Writer
   Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 at 10:05 PM, Updated: Saturday, April 2nd, 2022 at 12:05 AM
   Facebook — Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 7:31 AM MST
   Retrieved Friday, 1 April 2022 and Monday, 4 April 2022
   
   
2. H/T United States Concealed Carry Association [USCCA] — Federal Minimum Age to Purchase and Possess Handguns. Retrieved Monday, 4 April 2022

NOTES

1. Published at The Libertarian Enterprise [TLE] — Number 1,151: Sunday, 10 April 2022
   
   
2. Approximate reading level — 12.9
   
   
3. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / gorf.space / Liberty.me / Minds / Retalk / Spreely / Twitter / VK / Wimkin / Wordpress
      
      
   2. Absurdist Discordian Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page
      
      
   3. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. Discordian Absurdist Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   5. Egg McMuffin for President — Facebook page
      
      
   6. KCUF Media — Facebook / Spreely
      
      
   7. Libertarian Second Amendment Caucus — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   8. New Mexico Dissent and Expose — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   9. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   10. "No One Wants to Take Your Guns" — Facebook page / Wimkin page
       
       
   11. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
       
       
   12. Stupor Bowl Sundae Feetball Shoot — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   13. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   14. The Weekly Sedition — Diaspora* / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.pub / gorf.space / Minds / Spreely / Twitter / Wimkin / WordPress
       
       
   15. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   16. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   17. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Copyright © 2022 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

B.I.D.E.N.

H/T Jeffrey Jarvis — Monday, March 14, 2022

---

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook page, profile / Flote / Gab / Gettr / Gorf .pub, .space / Liberty.me / Minds / Retalk / Spreely page, profile / Twitter / VK / Wimkin page, profile / Wordpress
      
      
   2. Absurdist Discordian Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page
      
      
   3. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. "Darth Mike" — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   5. Discordian Absurdist Party of New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   6. Egg McMuffin for President — Facebook page
      
      
   7. KCUF Media — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   8. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   9. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
      
      
   10. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   11. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   12. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   13. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Copyright © 2022 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

Book Review -- 2345: A Letter From The Future, by Brandon Goldentree

2345: A Letter from the Future

by Brandon Goldentree

Published by 22 Lions

Needs more of a story

2 out of 5 stars

This book could work as a science fiction story with a bit more world-building and some more details, and less stream of consciousness.

Was it intended to be a sort of warning for present-day readers (2022) ? If so, what sort of action is the author proposing to prevent the predicted bad state of affairs?

---

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Amazon / Bastyon / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook page, profile / Flote / Gab / Gettr / Gorf .pub, .space / Minds / Retalk / Spreely page, profile / Twitter / VK / Wimkin page, profile / Wordpress
      
      
   2. Bubonicon Puppies — Facebook page
      
      
   3. KCUF Media — Facebook page / Spreely page

---

Copyright © 2022 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.