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How I Ignited Local Resistance to COVID Mandates Ep. 184

by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 28, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/lpy8mGKJ3qs In this episode, I share with the listeners how I started a local resistance movement to COVID-19 mandates in my county. I hope you'll try the same in yours. Episode 184 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite creators on Rokfin for one low subscription fee! Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Become a Patron! Liberty Weekly on Flote....

10 WWI Lies that EVERYONE BELIEVED ft. Keith Knight Ep. 183

by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 20, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWwZ2tDuXpc Keith Knight joins me to discuss how the media manipulates public opinion to wage war against enemies foreign and domestic, real and imagined. These are 10 lies from WWI brought to you by Arthur Ponsonby's Falsehood in Wartime. Follow Keith Knight on Odysee and the Libertarian Institute. Episode 183 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite creators on Rokfin for one low subscription fee! Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly...

Nullify COVID-19 Mandates Ep. 182

by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 12, 2021 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeXKRdws8cY I imagine that many of you, like me are feeling angry and demoralized about Biden's vaccination mandates last week. Many people I know are worried and their number one question is: What can I do? In this episode, I highlight uncanny parallels between the issues we are currently facing and the issues that the founding generation faced when fighting their war of secession from the British Empire. I also fill in the audience on what I am doing locally to fight these mandates and how they can replicate my efforts in their localities if they find them...

Eight US Atrocities in Afghanistan Ep. 181

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 29, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb9zdrgZ6hE&t= As the corporate press decries the US evacuation of Afghanistan because of its humanitarian cost and for fear of deteriorating human rights under Taliban rule, I remind the world that those prosecuting the War in Afghanistan don't give a shit about human rights and never did. *WARNING THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT IMAGES OF WAR CRIMES* My intent is to educate viewers of the reality of war in Afghanistan for those who live there. Episode 181 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite...

U.S. Deploys Marines to Haiti Under Guise of ‘Disaster Relief’

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 25, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Despite Washington’s decision not to deploy Marines to Haiti after the July assassination of Haitian president Jovenelle Moise, the devastation of last Saturday’s 7.2 earthquake has provided U.S. leaders the cloak of humanitarian aid for doing just that. In an effort reestablished under the 2010 earthquake response moniker “Joint Task-Force Haiti,” a detachment of roughly 200 Marines departed Camp Lejeune, North Carolina for Haiti on Wednesday. The detachment is supported by 420 sailors and several ships and aircraft from the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. The Marines’ mission is to provide...

Haiti Earthquake Relief Comes with US Marines and COVID-19 Vaccines Ep. 180

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 22, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Politics, Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/RSA4-DOaXIk Despite Washington’s decision not to deploy Marines to Haiti after the July assassination of Haitian president Jovenelle Moise, the devastation of last Saturday’s 7.2 earthquake has provided US leaders the cloak of humanitarian aid for doing just that. These Marines will be operating at the behest of USAID, a CIA cutout that disastrously coordinated humanitarian relief efforts after the 2010 earthquake. Haitian recovery emphatically needs a Haitian solution. List of Local Haitian Relief Efforts Episode 180 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join...

The Graveyard of Empires ft. Conflicts of Interest Ep. 179

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 16, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/A5kCC6xTIYU The hosts of Conflicts of Interest, Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter join me to discuss the unfolding events in Afghanistan. We discuss myriad topics, including what a Taliban government might look like, why Afghanistan fell so quickly, what the war's legacy could be, and how the close of the war relates to Biden's larger cold war footing with China. Episode 179 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access...

Why Can’t Johnny Kill? 11th Hour Conscientious Objection and Moral Injury Ep. 178

by Patrick Macfarlane | Aug 8, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/gBbzLRHTmwg The subject of killing in war has largely been unexplored by the libertarian community, at the very least in its relation to the morality of war. Most who have studied the topic in depth are military or working with the military. This week's episode is an introduction to what will be a major area of inquiry for the podcast going forward. We will explore this resistance to killing and its relationship to moral injury. We will also attempt to answer the question: does the immorality of a particular increase the rate of moral injury suffered in that war? Full...