Bound by honor. Dark to light. A voice beside others. Constitutional scholar. Relearning the old ways. â¨
Apr 19 ⢠10 tweets ⢠7 min read
In the early dawn hours of April 19, 1775, the reverberations of Paul Revereâs rallying cry stirred men to action on the greens of Lexington and Concord.
By the end of the morning, the air was heavy with musket smoke and the sobering realization that the colonies were set on an irreversible course of events.
The âshot heard âround the worldâ has long echoed through the annals of history, and influenced the colonies to ratify their Independence a year later, âproviding new Guards for their future security.â
We know the rest of the story.
But what happened to get us to here?
Letâs look back at some of the âlong trail of abuses and usurpationsâ which brought patriots to their precipice once beforeâŚ1) The Stamp Acts (1765) were a power grab by the British Crown designed to cover the debts of the 7-year French & Indian War.
- followed the Sugar Act (1763)
- bypassed colonial assemblies
- asserted Britainâs right to make laws binding the colonies âin all cases whatsoeverâ, which in turn planted seeds for future conflicts
- repealed in 1766, but the damage was already done
- Sons of Liberty group formed as a result
The sentiment âNo taxation without representationâ was birthed in these days.
Colonists realized how much theyâd had to fight for themselves during the French & Indian War, thanks to troop and supply delays imported from Britain âfor your protectionâ. More importantly, men observed the disparate warfare tactics of the British lining up soldiers like dominoes on great sweeping plains vs the clever, âguerrillaâ tactics of the Indians, which Washingtonâs men would later utilize themselves.
Sep 13, 2024 ⢠50 tweets ⢠17 min read
23 years ago the dust was still settling from the most horrific terrorist attack to occur on American soil since Pearl Harbor. Grief, fear, and confusion were heavy on many hearts, as we each tried to make sense of such senseless devastationâŚ
Do you remember what happened next?
Those early days were filled w/impossible questions.
âHow could [they] do this??â echoed over and over.
What [they] didnât expect was the sweeping wave of patriotism and unity that engulfed our nation in response.
Once more, seeds of patriotism were planted deep in many souls.
Jul 2, 2024 ⢠25 tweets ⢠9 min read
đ§ľHow many times have you learned about some historic figure and their silent heroics championing your rights and freedoms only after theyâve died?
In our age of debating internet privacy and parameters, letâs revisit an old friend you likely never knew - John Perry Barlow. đşđ¸
JPB was a prolific essayist, a rancher, and periodic lyricist for the Grateful Dead. A lifelong participant in âcountercultureâ, JPB was led by his innate moral code- supporting, then rejecting, political candidates across the aisle based on their alignment with his core beliefs.
Feb 2, 2024 ⢠23 tweets ⢠8 min read
đ¨đ¨đđ§ľ Over the past year, Iâve collaboratively dug on similarities between Covid + radiation poisoning w/ @armygir36701799 + @Marie17cf.
Their research led to Zeolite and Celtic sea salt as remedies against heavy metal toxicity.
Itâs time to talk about how algae factors inâŚ
2/ I first owe one caveat to this conversation: Regardless of your political ideologies, my research was prompted (not grounded) in part by the Q drops. So, Iâll make some references to those, but only to knit threads of my keyword searches and thought process together. Humor me.
Dec 30, 2023 ⢠26 tweets ⢠7 min read
Over 2023, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have seemingly exploded into existence - opening the year w/the introduction of ChatGPT, and wrapping up with the recent addition of Grok.
But are their responses trustworthy? A đ§ľon Data Pools and Training Sets⌠2/ So what is AI/ML? Many hear the term AI and imagine muscled, killer robots or social media ad prompts that make you wonder who's listening in. In reality AI/ML is far more than those extreme options, returning us to the question, "what is AI?" Letâs start with some background:
Oct 27, 2023 ⢠17 tweets ⢠4 min read
1/17 What makes the first 10 (really 11) Constitutional amendments in the Bill of Rights so profound and essential?
Because not only had they each been trampled and lost before. But because 250 years ago, White Hats said âthis can never happen again.â
Letâs explore further⌠đ§ľ
2/17 If you canât tell the people but you âmust show themâ - sound familiar? It was probably oft on the lips of our forefathers.
Many are familiar with the stories of early pilgrims and colonists, seeking religious freedom and greater autonomy in the wilds of the âNew Worldâ.
Jul 10, 2023 ⢠27 tweets ⢠5 min read
1/ Thoughts on Precipices and the Importance of the Favor of the People
A king, a leader is only as powerful as the people allow/permit (him) to be. Sure we can fling âconsent of the governedâ comments and quote the Decl. about overthrowing tyrants.
But itâs so much biggerâŚ
2/ Letâs step back in time.
Many people donât realize Henry VIII deserves heavy credit for initiating the Reformation in England.
In short the Roman Catholic Church had been operating for centuries as the premiere power over nations and sovereigns alike, even across continents.
Jun 2, 2023 ⢠13 tweets ⢠4 min read
1/8 There seem to be a lot of misconceptions re: Freemasons.
Itâs fascinating how instantly people jump on the bandwagon to hate them while crying âuse discernment!â and âopen your eyes and wake up!â - w/o applying the same principles of wisdom to this topic.
Letâs exploreâŚ
2/8 âWhat the #pope actually said was that the #SalvationArmy, the #Baptist church, the #Buddhists, and the #Mormonsâin fact, every member of the human race who was not a Roman #Catholicâwas part of the âkingdom of Satan.â
(All quotes from âBorn in Bloodâ by John J. Robinson)