Bretigne Shaffer's Blog, page 25
May 31, 2020
WTMWD #13: Brandon Ferdig on the Minneapolis Riots, and the role of shallow conversation in fueling unrest
I speak with Twin Cities writer and videographer Brandon Ferdig, about what he is seeing in Minneapolis now, and about how the quality of our conversations plays a role in feeding–or not feeding–unrest and violence. Brandon can be reached at...
Re-posting: Must We Choose Between Mob Justice and the Police State?
I wrote this back in 2016, and it is just as relevant today. I will give one caveat, which is to say that I originally wrote this as a blog post, not an "article." My intention was to do a...
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May 27, 2020
Lockdown Truth from a Stranger #3: "Can You See What Else Is Crumbling?"
This is from Sufey Chen, on Facebook, who seems to be both brutally honest and brutally optimistic. We need so much of both now: this morning, at the park. two young girls, maybe 7 or 8, one pushing the other...
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May 26, 2020
WTMWD #12: "Where Do We Draw Our Line in the Sand?" A Conversation with Sara Brady
I talk with Sara Brady, the Idaho mom who was arrested for "trespassing" on a park playground that had been closed off as part of that state's lockdown measures. We discuss what happened on that day, her upcoming court battle,...
My New Normal
Everyone's talking about some "New Normal" we're all supposed to get used to. Here's mine: A world where people figure out how to live with each other without coercive force and without living in existential fear of each other.
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May 25, 2020
WTMWD #11:Jeremy Hammond on how draconian responses to Covid-19 are an opportunity for health-freedom advocates
I speak with independent journalist Jeremy R. Hammond about the nonsensical and devastating government actions in response to Covid-19, why a vaccine may not be the answer, and the opportunity this represents for educating about health freedom and problems with...
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May 22, 2020
Some Important Bits of Information that Might Make it into an Article Soon
I don't know about you, but I am barely keeping up with all the information coming at me lately. Let alone writing anything about it. This is me now: Image: Public domain. So for now, I'm just going to drop...
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May 20, 2020
Casualties of a War on a Virus: Connie
Image: Public domain. A great deal has been written, and a great deal more will be written, about the tremendous costs the lockdowns are imposing on people, from lost income, to lost businesses and disrupted food chains, as well as...
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WTMWD #10: The Freedom Angels get ready to bring some love to Sacramento
The Freedom Angels are moms, and activists for health freedom. I spoke with one of them briefly today about the power of peaceful protest against the lockdowns, and about their event this coming Saturday (May 32rd) in Sacramento: Liberty Fest....
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