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Woke Councilwoman ARRESTED For Corruption https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5xuyCZKUZA {Actual Justice Warrior | 08 December 2024} In this video I discuss the arrest of Tania Fernandes Anderson the notorious Boston City Councilwoman who was just arrested for allegedly running a blatantly obvious kickback scheme. Sources: Local News Segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwa5puGrJ9E More Details About The Charges: https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2024-12-06/boston-city-councilor-tania-fernandes-anderson-arrested-on-federal-charges

Woman Gets 8 Years In Prison For False Assault Claims Against Multiple Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz5LOix4pz4 {Nate The Lawyer | 12 December 2024} False accusations can ruin lives. This shocking case reveals how one woman's web of lies led to innocent men being accused of horrific crimes they didn't commit. Eleanor Williams, a young woman from the UK, faked injuries and fabricated stories about assaults and trafficking, even borrowing plots from movies like Taken. Her deceit went unchecked for years, destroying lives and sparking outrage in her community. With powerful evidence, including CCTV footage and self-inflicted injuries, the truth finally emerged. Williams has now been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison, bringing justice to her victims and sparking debates about accountability. Watch this video to uncover how the case unfolded and the lasting impact on those involved.

Too late. Biden already beat him to it. All Trump can do now is try to steal the credit for it. (Operation Warp Speed, Cancer Edition incoming?)

Well, now, to be fair, there's not really any contradiction here. He said "In America we don't kill people in cold blood ". So "kill people in cold blood" in other countries doesn't really count against that. (Mealy-mouthed weasels gonna weasel mealy-mouthedly.)

CONFIRMED: Scott Horton is a Dr. Pepper man. "Wait, wait, just because I stopped to drink a Dr. Pepper doesn't mean you get to jump in here!" :tears:

Oh, yeah? Well ... have you been to Ukraine? Have you been to Russia? Hmmmm? Have you? Niall has. So there!

THREAD: DEBATE: Scott Horton vs. Niall Ferguson - the Russia-Ukraine War

THREAD: DEBATE: Scott Horton vs. Niall Ferguson - the Russia-Ukraine War

BLM Founder Calls For Violence Over Daniel Penny Verdict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL6BdcrVmOQ {Actual Justice Warrior | 11 December 2024} In this video I discuss the many failures from those who now are trying to cash in on Neely & of course BLM's newest calls for violence. Sources: Neely Father Lawsuit: https://nypost.com/2024/12/10/us-news/daniel-penny-faces-new-legal-hurdle-in-jordan-neelys-chokehold-death-the-elephant-in-the-room/ BLM Press Conference After Verdict: https://www.youtube.com/live/G9esjeTAD-U My Video On the Prosecutors Dirty Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiy0R9qVDV0 this post - OB]

I don't recall having seen this before (but I have a print copy of every issue of Liberty that was published - and I've read them all, so at some point I must have seen it). Here it is in full: In Defense of the Libertarian Macho Flash https://www.libertarianpeacenik.com/articles/2012/machoflash.html {Thomas M. Sipos | 2001}

As far as I know, Michael Emerling coined the term. I have a hard copy of his essay "The Late Great Libertarian Macho Flash" buried somewhere around here. IIRC, it was part of his "Essence of Political Persuasion" lecture material (which I also have the cassette tapes for). This is all from way back in the pre-World-Wide-Web days, when I first started actively seeking & acquiring explicitly libertarian materials (which had to be done via the dubious auspices of the United States Postal Service). Here are some links I found when I searched on "macho flashing". This one makes a few brief comments on (and provides a brief excerpt from) "The Late Great Libertarian Macho Flash": https://libertarianhistory.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-late-great-libertarian-macho-flash.html Here's the mentioned excerpt (the "MORE" link at the end, which I assume was to the full essay, is now dead): Here's an excerpt from something else I found (which also has a now-dead link to the essay) http://faq.zakslayback.com/answers/would-like-your-thoughts-on-the-libertarian-to-alt-right-pipeline-is-it-more-that-some-bad-apples-exist-or-is-it-a-tactical-effort-by-white-nationalists-to-infiltrate-libertarian-conservative-groups-with-varying-degrees-of-success]:

Maybe you need to resight them. Or get a scope. (Or maybe you're just a really bad shot.)

It's already in the correct place. The "U.S. Political News" (formerly "General Politics") subforum is not a dumping ground for anything that can be construed to impinge upon current events in some way or another. If that were the case, then just about everything that gets posted at RPFs would go there, and the resulting "forum sliding" would ensure that items like this would just end up getting "lost in the shuffle" anyway - only it would happen even faster.

Progressivism and the Murder of a Health Insurance CEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77kBOhjV3Y8 {Mises Media | 11 December 2024} Progressives are openly cheering the murder of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. However, it was progressive legislation that created this healthcare crisis in the first place. Read the article here: https://mises.org/mises-wire/progressivism-and-murder-health-insurance-ceo this post - OB]

The BLACK Daniel Penny | Similar Story, Different Outcome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLEV9TVOk9o {Nate The Lawyer | 11 December 2024}

Dan Abrams Confronts BLM Founder On Daniel Penny Case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzbOpo5_Kg {Nate The Lawyer | 11 December 2024} Dan Abrams takes on a BLM founder in a heated discussion about the Daniel Penny case and the broader implications of race and justice in America. In this viral debate, the two clash over whether the legal system is inherently biased and the role public perception plays in high-profile cases like Jordan Neely's. Witness the fiery exchange as Abrams challenges the activist's stance, calling out inconsistencies and exploring the racial dynamics surrounding the controversial subway incident. Stay tuned for exclusive insights, bodycam footage analysis, and eyewitness accounts that shed light on this polarizing case. This video is a must-watch for anyone following the Daniel Penny case or interested in the intersection of race, justice, and media narratives. Don’t miss the gripping back-and-forth that has everyone talking!

Progressivism and the Murder of a Health Insurance CEO https://mises.org/mises-wire/progressivism-and-murder-health-insurance-ceo {Connor O'Keeffe | 10 December 2024} Last week, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death on a New York City sidewalk in what was clearly a thoroughly planned-out attack. Over the next few days, as authorities hunted for the killer, online progressives did not try hard to hide their delight that a millionaire health insurance executive like Thompson was killed. Social media was flooded with posts and videos—with different ranges of subtlety—suggesting that Thompson, at the very least, did not deserve to be mourned because of all the health care his company has denied to poor and working people. Progressives framed the shooting as an act of self-defense on behalf of the working class. Before the alleged killer was caught Monday, they promised not to snitch if they saw the shooter themselves and fantasized about a working-class jury nullifying all charges, leading to other CEOs getting gunned down with impunity if they oversaw price increases. The narrative that these online progressives clearly subscribe to and perpetuate is one where, in the United States, healthcare is a totally unfettered, unregulated industry; where—because of a total lack of government involvement—wealthy CEOs charge whatever prices they want and then refuse to provide customers what they already paid for without facing any bad consequences.

https://x.com/ThomasEWoods/status/1866507959003472275

"You might beat the rap, but you won't beat the ride." -- Officer Friendly https://x.com/michaelmalice/status/1866217542307746118 to: https://x.com/michaelmalice/status/1866217820733796809

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https://x.com/RealSpikeCohen/status/1866622882735866007 to: https://x.com/RealSpikeCohen/status/1866623072872304920 {Spike Cohen @RealSpikeCohen | 10 December 2024} This man's name is Roger Ver. The IRS and DOJ are trying to imprison him because he paid taxes on his Bitcoin 10 years ago.

It's not "controlled opposition". It's just a common and well-known manifestation of a particular form of libertarian autism sometimes referred to as "macho flashing" (which is the making of statements along the lines of "why, I am so libertarian, I believe that !"). It's nothing new or surprising, and it's at least as old as the Libertarian Party and organized activist libertarianism is.

It is not "100% the fault of the government". I already addressed this in the part of my post you omitted: In principle, I would have no problem with them being punished as part of the solution, if that were ever to happen. I don't demand it - but I don't have a problem with it, either. I myself would be entirely satisfied if, by getting the government completely out of health care, they were merely prevented in the future from forcibly warping and extorting the market in their favor. But I would also have no problem with things going further than that, and holding them liable for the favors and fortunes they have willfully used government to forcibly extort from the market in the past - because, as I have said, it takes two to tango, and they are not entirely innocent or blameless for the current state of affairs.