Random Shots for Sunday, 18 December 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

1. Posted to Facebook —
   1. Always leave one or two people behind at the spacecraft to open the hatch for you.
   2. If you can’t leave one or two people behind, take a remote with you with which to open the hatch.
   3. They can figure out the general location of the hatches from the landing pad imprints in the grass.
2. Posted to Facebook here and here —

   Issue 1,187 of L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE is now up

   L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE

   — An International Journal of Opinion —

   Issue 1,187, December 18, 2022

   https://ncc-1776.org/

   THIS ISSUE’S MOTTO: Fascism and communism are two sides of the same cheap, devalued zinc penny of a coin. — Sam Hall

   THE WEEKLY CARTOON: What do Americans really celebrate on Independence Day?

   Note: There will be no December 25th issue. Publication will resume on January 1. TLE wishes its readers and contributors a happy holiday.

   A Request for Help

   Jim Davidson, a long-time contributor to TLE, is currently awaiting trial on extended traffic related charges. See his early October article on the status of his case, [Due Process of Law] (https://ncc-1776.org/tle2022/tle1176-20221002-05.html). Since then he has retained an attorney. The attorney usually charges $2,000 to start; there may be more, possibly $10,000.

   Jim maintains his innocence with respect to the charges, and while the Libertarian Enterprise will not comment on the particulars of the situation, we do believe that everyone is owed a fair trial and the ability to retain a lawyer. To that end, we have set up a GiveSendGo page. Jim, and we, would be extremely grateful for any help our readers would be able to kindly provide.

   Jim offers a free copy of his new book in consideration of donations of $25 or more.

   https://givesendgo.com/G3DA3

   Donations will show up as “Rule of Law,” and will be directed to an account in Cathy’s name which will then be provided to counsel.

   Thank you

   Yours in Liberty,

   Rylla and Cathy Smith
   Co-Publishers, L. Neil Smith’s The Libertarian Enterprise

   ARTICLES

   0. The Editor’s Notes, by Charles Curley

   1. Letters to the Editor

   2. What, Me Radical? by L. Neil Smith

   3. Conspiracy Quotes, Part 2, by D. McKenzie Smith

   4. ‘Dad, you have five days before they adopt us’ by Svetlana Martova. Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale

   5. Quick to the Typewriter, by Sarah A. Hoyt

3. Posted to Twitter —

   The circuses part of panem et circenses, ALL of it where televised sports are concerned.

   

4. Posted to Twitter —

   Yet you’re still in America?

   What keeps you here?

   

5. Posted to Slack here and here —

   https://facebook.com/flpbcnm

   flpbcnm@protonmail.com

   https://flpbcnm.blogspot.com/

6. Posted to Slack —

   What happened to flpnm.org ?

7. Posted to Slack —

   Already a response:

   

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

1. The Complete Shadow Order — Books 1-8 by Michael Robertson
2. Heroes & Icons (H&I) —
   1. Star Trek: The Original Series
   2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
   3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
   4. Star Trek: Voyager
   5. Star Trek: Enterprise
3. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Order To End The California “Assault Weapon” Ban & Magazine Ban Delayed! ! ! [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

1. I walked 6,000 steps today.