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Random Shots for Monday, 31 October 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Facebook

    Be sure to take a look at our Facebook page!

    https://facebook.com/flpofnm/

  2. Posted to Slack

    I have the video recording of the organizing convention downloaded from YouTube, uploaded to my own YouTube channel, and am currently uploading it to my Rumble channel.

    https://youtu.be/aKhMm9hKIY4

  3. Posted to Facebook

    The new affiliate is up and running.

    https://facebook.com/groups/flpnm/

    https://facebook.com/flpofnm

    flpnm@proton.me

  4. Posted to Slack

    Posted to Rumble just now.

    https://rumble.com/v1qt4m8-saturday-29-october-2022-free-libertarian-party-of-new-mexico-2022-organizi.html

  5. Posted to Facebook here, here, and here

    The organizing convention has been downloaded from the LNC’s YouTube channel, then reposted to YouTube and Rumble.

    https://youtu.be/aKhMm9hKIY4

    https://rumble.com/v1qt4m8-saturday-29-october-2022-free-libertarian-party-of-new-mexico-2022-organizi.html

  6. Posted to Facebook

    Please welcome Joseph E. Knight to the group!

  7. Posted to Tribel

    How so?

    No, seriously — please explain how pictures of past magazine covers are “Knee jerk stupid.”

  8. Posted to Facebook

    At the W.A.S.P. 40th Anniversary Tour – Albuquerque, NM at the Sunshine Theater. Absolutely NO merch on hand from W.A.S.P.

  9. Posted to Facebook

    Please welcome Natalie Roy-Perls to the group!

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I went to the W.A.S.P. 40th Anniversary Tour – Albuquerque, NM — W.A.S.P. * ARMORED SAINT concert at the Sunshine Theater [120 Central SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico]. Review to follow soon!

Trick or Treat — Happy AnCap-owe’en!


NOTES

  1. Reposted —
    1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Codias / Diaspora* / DreamHost / Ello / Facebook / Gab / gorf.social / Minds / Spreely / Truth Social / Twitter / Wimkin
    2. “Darth Mike”Facebook / Spreely
    3. The Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents — Facebook page / Spreely page

[FLPNM] Saturday, 29 October 2022 — Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico 2022 Organizing Convention

Originally posted to the Libertarian Party YouTube channel — https://youtu.be/C3o-SFO2BVE

Downloaded with youtube-dl[1] and reposted to Rumble and YouTube


FOR FURTHER REFERENCE

  1. youtube-dl — https://youtube-dl.org/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youtube-dl

NOTES

  1. Reposted —
    1. Personal blogs and micro-blogs — Bastyon / Codias / Diaspora* / Ello / Facebook / Gab / Gettr / gorf.social / Liberty.me / Minds / Rumble / Spreely / Tribel / Truth Social / Twitter / VK / Wimkin / YouTube

Random Shots for Sunday, 30 October 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Slack

    Elisheva was trying to participate over her phone. I had similar problems trying to take part in that one LNC meeting over my phone.

  2. Posted to Facebook here and here

    Issue 1,180 of L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE is now up

    L. Neil Smith’s THE LIBERTARIAN ENTERPRISE

    — An International Journal of Opinion —

    Issue 1,180, October 30, 2022

    https://ncc-1776.org/

    THIS ISSUE’S MOTTO: A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

    THE WEEKLY CARTOON: Now Identifying as Windmills and Solar

    A personal thank you to our readers, and to our contributors, both money and content. — the Editor.

    A Request for Help

    You have probably deduced by now that our longtime friend is Jim Davidson. See his article on the status of his case, [Due Process of Law] (https://ncc-1776.org/tle2022/tle1176-20221002-05.html). Subsequent to publishing that, Jim learned that he must raise $5,000 for a retainer before October 20 to obtain legal representation, or risks having the case proceed without counsel and with no possibility of further delay. Jim offers a free copy of his new book in consideration of donations of $25 or more. The rule of law demands the presumption of innocence until evidence removing reasonable doubt is presented by the complainant.

    Jim has been released from jail after selling his car to post bond. He would prefer to retain a lawyer rather than depend on the tender mercies of a public defender. He has identified a lawyer he would like to retain, who wants $5,000 as an initial retainer. Costs are estimated as follows:

    $5,000 for basic discovery, pleading, etc.
    3,000 for motions, including to suppress evidence
    5,000 for trial should any charges proceed to trial

    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, with whom one is able to communicate in confidentiality. 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 the chosen 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, from Albert Perez, Margo Moore

    2. On Lincoln, by L. Neil Smith

    3. Keeping the Faith, by Sarah A. Hoyt

    4. A Review: War and Gold by Kwasi Kwarteng, by Charles Curley

    5. A Brief Synopsis, by Cathy L.Z. Smith

  3. Posted to Slack

    I’m open to submissions for cover and page profile pictures for the FB page and group.

    Ideally, those graphics will be usable on other social media services.

  4. Posted to Slack

    I’ve downloaded the video to my laptop using youtube-dl, and will be uploading it to other places (either tomorrow or Tuesday).

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. GateWorld by Darren Sumner — Revolution: The Stargate Movie That Was Never Made
  2. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
    2. Star Trek: Voyager
    3. Star Trek: Enterprise
  3. BeRockRadio – Melodic Hard Rock at it’s Best!David Lee Roth – Yankee Rose (HD) – 1986 [YouTube]
  4. Science WorldThe ‘Impossible’ Quantum Space Engine That Breaks Laws Of Physics

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 28,011 steps today.

Random Shots for Saturday, 29 October 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Twitter

    Didn’t Hitler commit suicide in 1945? Even if Hitler did make it to South America as alleged, he would be 133 years old now, in hiding — probably the last person to be a Twitter user.

  2. Posted to Slack

    Paul McKenney made a 50.00 contribution to Ginger Grider on 17 May 2022

    https://login.cfis.sos.state.nm.us//Files/ReportsOutput//103/e4eba0bb-c92a-4f65-b66c-a5c6ebac9b87.pdf5/17/2022

    Paul McKenny
    4929 Camp Grandview RD
    Millbrook, AL 36054
    Campaign contribution
    Other – Stay at home parent $50.00

  3. Posted to Slack

    My Zoom connection is spotty, keeps disconnecting and reconnecting.

  4. Posted to Slack

    He may be legal but he’s a Mahon patsy.

  5. Posted to Slack

    Yep — Laura Burrows is one of the non-friendlies

  6. Posted to Slack

    What do we know about this Daniel Hust?

  7. Posted to Slack

    From what I can tell, she didn’t intend for her petition to be for a dummy organization, but King Dildo referred to it as such on Facebook, I grabbed a screenshot of KD’s comment and sent that screenshot to McArdle and Harlos, and Harlos publicized that screenshot. Which apparently caused some bad blood between KD and Malowney.

  8. Posted to Slack

    The only ones I’ve known before September of this year are Kerry, Betsy, Elisheva and Frank.

  9. Posted to Slack

    Fred Snoy seems to be in la-la land at this point

  10. Posted to Slack

    Rhett Trappman is the former entity’s webmaster, so I don’t see problems in relation to the website.

    The Facebook presence might be a problem — I don’t know who they put in as admins on the pages and group(s).

    Twitter — I have no idea. [ Correction at 16:03 — their last Tweet was in 2018: https://twitter.com/lpnewmexico ]

    Other social media — I haven’t seen them anywhere else but Facebook or Twitter

  11. Posted to Slack

    FLPNM now has a Facebook presence. It’s bare-bones for now, but better than nothing.

    https://facebook.com/groups/flpnm/

    https://facebook.com/flpofnm

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Memorable Entertainment Television (MeTV)Star Trek

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. Met with Libertarian Party of New Mexico [LPNM] Mises Caucus [MC] and some from the Libertarian National Committee [LNC] to get the ball rolling to form the Free Libertarian Party of New Mexico [FLPNM].
  2. Met with two other “Old Drunken Old Irrvelivents” [FacebookSpreely], and LPNM MC representatives at the Genghis Grill #1202 [2100 Louisiana NE #203, Albuquerque, New Mexico] — we discussed the current [improving] state of affairs of both of the LPNM and the LPNM Mises Caucus, and possible corrective measures.

Random Shots for Friday, 28 October 2022

Today in history

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Rock N’ Roll True StoriesBlink 182: The Tragic Story of The ‘Enema of the State’ Nurse – Janine Lindemulder [YouTube]
  2. Albuquerque JournalThreatening letter, chemical substance sent to Conservation Voters by Dan McKay and Dan Boyd, Journal Capitol Bureau
  3. Binkov’s BattlegroundsNext generation Abrams tank presented [YouTube]
  4. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Elimination of California’s “Large Capacity” Magazine Ban Is Coming ! ! ! [YouTube]
  5. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — Anti-2A Bill Literally Bans . . . EVERYTHING ! ! ! [YouTube]
  6. Dark TechKarrar Striker Tank [YouTube]
  7. Colion NoirThis Hidden Camera Video Just Exposed Arizona Gov. Candidate Being A Hypocrite On Gun Control [YouTube]
  8. Project VeritasTwitter Insider Leaks Audio Recording of Internal All-Hands Meeting Following Elon Musk Takeover [YouTube]
  9. KOAT NewsSanta Fe District Attorney receives ‘Rust’ investigation from sheriff’s office [YouTube]
  10. KRQE NewsVideo shows traffic stop that lead to New Mexico police chief being charged [YouTube]
  11. Silver CymbalWhat Happens When You Plug a SUICIDE CORD in a LIVE OUTLET? Do Not Try This Ever [YouTube]
  12. Heroes & Icons (H&I)Star Trek: Enterprise
  13. Car and Driver [CD, C/D]View Photos of the Toyota Tacoma Tacozilla

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. Voted today at Cottonwood West voting location [10131 Coors Bypass NW Suite C-02, Albuquerque, NM] for
    1. Michelle Garcia Holmes for U.S. House of Representatives, 1st District
    2. Karen Bedonie and Efren Gallardo for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively
    3. Mayna Myers for Secretary of State
    4. Jeremy Gay for Attorney General
    5. Travis Sanchez for State Auditor
    6. Harry B. Montoya for State Treasurer
    7. Larry Marker for Land Commissioner
    8. Kathleen M. Jackson for State Representative, District 19
    9. Thomas Montoya for Supreme Court, Position 1
    10. Kerry Morris for Supreme Court, Position 2
    11. Sophie Cooper for Court of Appeals, Position 1
    12. Stephen P. Curtis for Court of Appeals, Position 2
    13. NO ONE for Public Education Commissioner, District 3, District Court Judge (8 running unopposed in separate “races”), Metro Court Judge (5 running unopposed in separate “races”), Bernalillo County Sheriff, County Assessor, or Probate Judge
    14. NO on 9 judicial retention races
    15. NO on 3 State Constitutional Amendments and 1 Bernalillo County Charter Amendment
    16. NO on all bond questions (3 State, 6 County, 1 AMAFCA)
  2. I walked 20,345 steps today.

Random Shots for Thursday, 27 October 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Slack

    The hardest part of putting together the newsletter (at least for me) was finding content.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Screen Rant [SR]Star Trek Showcases Sisko’s God Powers as New Era Begins by Adam J. Brunner
  2. Patty for Libery by Patty Malowney — Partisan Purity: Let’s Talk about the RINOs, DINOs, and LINOs [YouTube]
  3. 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
  4. Outdoor Life [OL]Guns: The 7mm PRC: Hornady’s New .284-Caliber Cartridge, Tested and Reviewed by John B. Snow

Random Shots for Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Today in history

COMMENTS I’VE POSTED

  1. Posted to Slack

    I am wanting to resurrect The Weekly Sedition, as a podcast or video cast of some sort.

  2. Posted to Slack

    I recommend talking to Karen one on one. Hopefully she will be at our next meetup like she was at Boxing Bear on 18 October.

    My podcast, video cast, whatever it ends up being, will be independent from the Libertarian Party as well.

  3. Posted to Slack

    “Maybe they won’t try to take over.”

    Tyler made a funny here.

  4. Posted to Slack

    So, they don’t want to be affiliated with the National Committee while it’s composed of Mises Caucus members, but they want to be able to send delegates to that same LNC’s National Convention in 2024, because . . . what? Gary Johnson will want to run for President again, the Mises Caucus-dominated LNC will fall under the thrall of Johnsonmania, and they want to be positioned to take advantage of that?

  5. Posted to Slack

    I don’t care if the world is on fire and my place is the only safe spot left on the face of the planet, Mahon, Cain and Clements are NOT welcome to darken my door, for ANY reason, by any means (electronic, by mail, or in person), at any time or place.

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. Binkov’s BattlegroundsIranian drones in Ukraine: use and usefulness [YouTube]
  2. Guns & Gadgets by Jared Yanis — LIARS ! ! ! FBI Caught Lying About Good Guys & Gals Stopping Active 2A Incidents [YouTube]
  3. The Daily ResisterSophia Nicole Romero – Illegal Camping on the Train Tracks – Coos Bay, OR – 7/10/2022 [YouTube]
  4. Colion NoirBiden Wants To Force Gun Owners to Have Only 8 Rounds [YouTube]
  5. Dark TechCheckmate – Russia’s Newest Stealth Fighter [YouTube]
  6. Heroes & Icons (H&I)Star Trek: Enterprise
  7. Active Self Protection [ASP]Unstable Man Says His Teddy Bear Told Him To Harm Others [YouTube]

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 29,355 steps today.

Killer Sudoku [Mathematical Crossword Puzzle]

Here’s a little brain tickler —

H/T Killer Sudoku Facebook page — Thursday, 8 September 2022 at 12:08 AM MST

And here’s at least one solution (I don’t claim to be the only one who came to it) —


FOR FURTHER REFERENCE

  1. Sudoku — Infogalactic, Wikipedia

Random Shots for Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Today in history

LISTENING / READING / WATCHING

  1. wordlessTechFull-scale Noah’s Ark in the Netherlands
  2. Albuquerque JournalVice president visits NM to campaign for Lujan Grisham by Dan Boyd, Journal Capitol Bureau Chief
  3. Dark SkiesThe Plane that Fell for the Greatest Trick in Air Force History [YouTube]
  4. Active Self Protection [ASP]Robber Takes Room Temperature Challenge In Gun Store [YouTube]
  5. Dark TechThe AK-12 – Russia’s Newest Combat Rifle [YouTube]
  6. Caspian ReportWhat is the deep state? [YouTube]
  7. Armed Scholar by Anthony Miranda — Supreme Court Evaluating New Case To End ATF & NFA Tyranny ! ! ! [YouTube]
  8. Heroes & Icons (H&I)
    1. Star Trek: Voyager
    2. Star Trek: Enterprise
  9. GeekTyrantSTAR TREK: PICARD Season Finale Will Pass the Torch to a New Generation by Joey Paur

NOTES FROM LIFE, ETC.

  1. I walked 29,184 steps today.