In the early dawn hours of April 19, 1775, the reverberations of Paul Revere’s 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 “shot heard ‘round the world” has long echoed through the annals of history, and influenced the colonies to ratify their Independence a year later, “providing new Guards for their future security.”

We know the rest of the story.

But what happened to get us to here?

Let’s look back at some of the “long trail of abuses and usurpations” which brought patriots to their precipice once before… 1) 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 Britain’s right to make laws binding the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”, 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- repealed in 1766, but the damage was already done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 “No taxation without representation” was birthed in these days.

Colonists realized how much they’d had to fight for themselves during the French & Indian War, thanks to troop and supply delays imported from Britain “for your protection”. More importantly, men observed the disparate warfare tactics of the British lining up soldiers like dominoes on great sweeping plains vs the clever, “guerrilla” tactics of the Indians, which Washington’s men would later utilize themselves.

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 devastation…

Do you remember what happened next? Those early days were filled w/impossible questions.

“How could [they] do this??” echoed over and over.

What [they] didn’t 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.

🧵How many times have you learned about some historic figure and their silent heroics championing your rights and freedoms only after they’ve died?

In our age of debating internet privacy and parameters, let’s revisit an old friend you likely never knew - John Perry Barlow. 🇺🇸 JPB was a prolific essayist, a rancher, and periodic lyricist for the Grateful Dead. A lifelong participant in “counterculture”, JPB was led by his innate moral code- supporting, then rejecting, political candidates across the aisle based on their alignment with his core beliefs.

🚨🚨🌊🧵 Over the past year, I’ve 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.

It’s time to talk about how algae factors in… 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, I’ll make some references to those, but only to knit threads of my keyword searches and thought process together. Humor me.

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 🧵on 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?" Let’s start with some background:

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 “this can never happen again.”

Let’s explore further… 🧵 2/17 If you can’t tell the people but you “must show them” - 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 “New World”.

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 “consent of the governed” comments and quote the Decl. about overthrowing tyrants.

But it’s so much bigger… 2/ Let’s step back in time.

Many people don’t 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.

1/8 There seem to be a lot of misconceptions re: Freemasons.

It’s fascinating how instantly people jump on the bandwagon to hate them while crying “use discernment!” and “open your eyes and wake up!” - w/o applying the same principles of wisdom to this topic.

Let’s explore… 2/8 “What the #pope actually said was that the #SalvationArmy, the #Baptist church, the #Buddhists, and the #Mormons—in fact, every member of the human race who was not a Roman #Catholic—was part of the “kingdom of Satan.”

(All quotes from “Born in Blood” by John J. Robinson)