Journalism Before vs. Now

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

---

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++.

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"Any state, any entity, any ideology that fails to recognize the worth, the dignity, the rights of man, that state is obsolete."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++.

All In This Together, Right?

H/T Libertarian Party Mises Caucus [Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 10:38 AM] by way of The Pholosopher [Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 7:04 PM]

---

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Diaspora* / Facebook page / Flote / Gab / Gorf Social / Liberty.me / Minds / Pocketnet / Spreely page / Twitter / VK / Wimkin page / Wordpress / YouMe Social
      
      
   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. Extropy Unbound — Facebook page / Spreely page / Wimkin page
      
      
   7. KCUF Media — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   8. New Mexico Dissent and Expose — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   9. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   10. Resist Marxism New Mexico — Facebook page
       
       
   11. Split the State New Mexico — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   12. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
       
       
   13. The Weekly Sedition — Facebook page / Spreely page / Twitter / Wimkin page / Wordpress
       
       
   14. Vote Dumpster Fire — Facebook page
       
       
   15. Vote the Air — Facebook page
       
       
   16. Vote the Air NM — Facebook page
       
       
   17. Wood Chipper — Facebook page

---

Book Review -- Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions

BOOK REVIEW — Faith Seeking Freedom: Libertarian Christian Answers to Tough Questions

129 pages, by Dr. Norman Horn, Doug Stuart, Kerry Baldwin, and Dick Clark

FULL DISCLOSURES:

• Kerry Baldwin has been a Facebook friend for several years now.
  
  
• I don't profess to be a Christian of any denomination or sect or whatever. Organized religion and I simply don't do well together.

With those out of the way . . . .

Faith Seeking Freedom is easy reading, in that the authors don't try to cram you chock-full of data and information and jargon, such that you would feel overwhelmed by it all.

When the authors cite Biblical content, they put the citation right there in the same paragraph as the point that they're making, so you don't have to keep flipping back and forth to the end of the chapter or the end of the book. This is probably for the best where electronic versions are concerned. Also, for those inclined to have a Bible nearby to check on the authors, it's right there where you can compare and contrast the authors' points against the Bible verse(s) itself.

The authors don't attempt to take sides where the big divisions of libertarian thought occur, such as the minarchy vs. anarchy debate, or whether or not to be involved in the LP, with the exception of the abortion issue.

SPECIFIC POINTS —

[Page numbers cited here are what listed is on the particular page. The actual pages on the PDF version that I used for this review will be that number, plus 10 pages.]

Chapter 2 (The Libertarian Basics, pp. 23-34) gives the reader a decent summary of the Non-Aggression Principle and how it applies to everyday life.

p. 26, part of the answer to Question #13 (How do libertarian Christians account for people who violate the non-aggression principle (NAP)?) takes on the minarchy vs. anarchy question rather well — the authors explain both sides without explicitly favoring one side or the other. (Disclosure: I personally lean towards the anarcho-capitalist side.)

p.39, Question #25 (Do libertarians believe any and every government is illegitimate?) also tackles the minarchy vs. anarchy adroitly, explaining both sides without favoring one or the other.

pp. 67-68 give a succinct and principled response to the "What about roads?" shibboleth.

OK, enough spoilers.

Do me a favor Do yourself a favor — Go and get a copy and read it for yourself.

SUMMARY —

Faith Seeking Freedom is an easy-to-read, principled guide for Christians who are seeking to understand libertarianism, on par with Inclined to Liberty by Louis Carabini, The Law by Frederic Bastiat, or Down With Power by L. Neil Smith.

Go get a copy, read it, then tell your friends and family.

---

NOTES

1. Reposted —
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Diaspora* / Facebook page / Flote / Gab / Goodreads / Gorf Social / Liberty.me / Minds / Pocketnet / Spreely page / Twitter / VK / Wimkin page / Wordpress / YouMe Social
      
      
   2. Albuquerque Liberty Forum — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   3. KCUF Media — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   4. New Mexico Libertarians — Facebook group / Facebook page / Minds group / Spreely group / Spreely page / Wimkin group / Wimkin page
      
      
   5. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page
      
      
   6. The Weekly Sedition — Facebook page / Spreely page / Twitter / Wimkin page / Wordpress

---

Copyright © 2020 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

"No one wants to take your guns," v. July 3, 2020

From the Albuquerque Journal, Friday, 3 July 2020, p. A11 OP-ED ("SPEAK UP!")

KUDOS TO the Santa Fe County Commission for passing on the purchase of AR-15 weapons for the Santa Fe sheriff's department SWAT officers. . . . Instead of just waiting, as Sheriff Mendoza seems inclined to do because of "the current climate in the nation," I recommend the funds be redirected to a buyback and destruction of this type of weapon from civilians who have no legitimate need for them. AW

---

Copyright © 2020 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

[ABQ Journal] Re: "Hitting the Brakes" ("Speak Up!" submission)

“NM's oil and gas industry is on the edge of a shutdown"

Well, the lefty-fascist economics deniers HAVE stated their desire to make NM "carbon-free" :

https://tinyurl.com/dpnm-luddites-2020

Meanwhile, NM Democrats see the petrochemical industry as an endless cornucopia when they want cash for their "free everything for everyone" plans.

In response to "Hitting the brakes", by Kevin Robinson-Avila, Journal Staff Writer (Wednesday, 8 April 2020)

Submitted on Wednesday, 8 April 2020 [Facebook post by Albuquerque Journal]

---

As printed (Albuquerque Journal, Monday, 13 April 2020, p. A9 "Speak Up!")

“NM'S OIL and gas industry is on the
edge of a shutdown" Well, the ... eco-
nomics deniers have stated their desire
to make NM "carbon-free" ... Meanwhile,
NM Democrats see the petrochemical
industry as an endless cornucopia when
they want cash for their "free everything
for everyone" plans. MB

---

Copyright © 2020 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

Why Cover Up a Potential Cure for COVID-19?

A few days ago, I received this link from Tom Taylor of the Albuquerque Tea Party —

Covid-19 had us all fooled, but now we might have finally found its secret, by "libertymavenstock"

Here's the original URL — https://medium.com/@agaiziunas/covid-19-had-us-all-fooled-but-now-we-might-have-finally-found-its-secret-91182386efcb

When you click that link, here's what you get —

Now it seems that the described course of treatment (basicallly hydroxycholoroquine with zinc) is turning out to . . . actually work.

Why even try to cover it up?

---

Copyright © 2020 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepadqq and Notepad++.

upublic.tv Introductory Survey

Recently I decided that it's time to resurrect The Weekly Sedition as a video series or radio show or podcast or whatever – something besides a simple blog.

Since I last produced a show at Channel 27, the station has switched hands, from Quote Unquote to uPublic TV. So recently I stopped by the uPublic offices to see what the signup procedures are – I was told to go to the site, which redirected me to the uPublic meetup.com group. There I had to fill out an introductory survey to join the group. Here are my answers:

Write a short bio

I was a producer at Channel 27 for a few years and am looking to get back into the game. More information is available upon request.

Please answer these questions completely. How did you find out about his group?

UPublic -- From the web and another producer.

This meetup -- I talked to someone at the 3rd St NW office. He told me to sign up at http://upublicans.com, which redirected to here.

Why do you want to join this group?

To learn how to develop content for Channel 27 and other media outlets, and to "get back in the game."

How much television program production experience do you have?

About 12 years on Channel 27 through Quote Unquote.

Do you understand that you are required to attend two mandatory classes before getting access to any other resources?

Yes. Quote Unquote has a similar requirement. Most organizations are like that, and the ones that aren't are asking for trouble.

Besides the two mandatory classes, what other classes would you like to attend?

What's available, and what are the requirements (costs, prerequisites, etc.) ?

---

NOTES

1. Reposted –
   
   
   1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs – Wordpress / Xanga

---

Copyright © 2013 Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.
Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises.
This blog entry created with Notepad++.

Guns aren't the problem, and never really were

Current mood: irate, pissed

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Fwd: Guns aren't the problem, and never really were
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:16:38
From: Mike Blessing
To: LPNM Discussion list @ Yahoo!, My Public Email Archive, The Weekly Sedition @ Yahoo!, New Mexicans for Liberty
BCC: [80 individuals]

Re: Gun Arguments Die in Latest Massacre

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Guns aren't the problem, and never really were
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:51:55
From: Libertarian Party of New Mexico <lpnm.chair@gmail.com>
To: <llinthicum@abqjournal.com>, <opinion@abqjournal.com>

"And it’s time for Americans to stop talking about our individual rights and start accepting our collective responsibilities."

With that one sentence, Ms. Linthicum disavows the one thing that separates America from the rest of the world – the United States is the only country with the notion of individual rights written into its core documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

She says "I don’t want to hear that it’s not guns that are the problem, people are." Well, she's going to, and not just from me, from what I see on the Journal's website. Because it's the truth. Inanimate objects such as guns, knives and baseball bats don't cause violent crime, as she alleges. That's like saying cars cause drunk driving.

Then she says she doesn't want to hear about how an armed teacher could have prevented the tragedy. Again, she doesn't want to hear the truth. She's got an agenda to promote and doesn't want anything to get in the way.

Fact is, Linthicum's pet cause of victim disarmament legislation has been a stagnant one since the year 2000. Twenty dead kids in a public school is just what she needed to bring it back to life.

Why hasn't she asked any questions about Adam Lanza's psychiatric state at the time of the tragedy? Was he doped up on Ritalin, Prozac or any other anti-depressant?

And about the shootings themselves:

Why is it that not many (if any) people shoot up private schools or religious schools like this? What makes the public schools so special in this regard?

Why is it that there's never any coverage of these sort of incidents happening with homeschooling families? After all, quite a few of those in the homeschooling movement are also supporters and exercisers of the right to own and carry weapons.

Why is it that these sorts of shootings never seem to happen at gun shows, at gun stores or at shooting ranges? After all, by Linthicum's brand of thinking, these are the places that they should happen the most at – lots of guns present, lots of ammo present.

Anyway, Linthicum wants us to put our inalienable Constitutional, civil, God-given human rights aside for her notion of "collective responsibility." Well, what happens when her side loses an election, and she becomes subordinate to someone else's notion of "collective responsibility" – a version that she doesn't particularly care for? Maybe then she'll learn to appreciate that "outdated" notion of individual rights?

I can only hope so.

_______________________________________________________________________

Mike Blessing / Phone – 505-249-1248
State Chair, Libertarian Party of New Mexico

Who owns you? Who runs your life? Who should – you or someone else?
Freedom is the answer – what's the question?

"If you wanna live long on your own terms
You gotta be willing to crash and burn"– Motley Crue, "Primal Scream"

---

NOTES

1. Links to this post
   
   
2. Reposted –
   
   
   1. Personal micro-blogs – Facebook / Google Plus / Twitter / Xanga
      
      
   2. Personal blogs – Wordpress / Xanga / Yahoo!
      
      
   3. LPUSA / LPNM – LPNM Blog / LPNM Official Facebook group / New Mexico Libertarians Facebook group / [LPNM-discuss] Yahoo! group
      
      
   4. The Weekly Sedition – Facebook / Wordpress / Yahoo!
      
      
   5. Duke City Fix / NMPolitics.org / Tea Party Nation
      
      

---

Copyright © 2012 Libertarian Party of New Mexico and Mike Blessing. All rights reserved.

Produced by KCUF Media, a division of Extropy Enterprises. Webmaster Mike Blessing.

This blog entry created with Notepad++.