Pink Flame of Liberty, 09/15/25
Source: Pink Flame of Liberty
“A response to Suris: No we don’t *all* believe in political violence.” (09/15/25)
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
The Coming Acceleration
Source: Law & Liberty
by Brent Orrell
“In the world of generative artificial intelligence, things are moving fast, and they could start moving a lot faster. Assuming that current data and design barriers can be overcome, this technological acceleration may deliver either unimaginable benefits or pose one of the greatest adaptive challenges humanity has ever faced. Or perhaps both. If you haven’t heard about ‘recursive’ artificial intelligence, you might want to bone up. Simply put, a recursive AI can improve itself through iterative testing, evaluation, and self-modification. Advancements that might have previously taken months or years for human researchers to achieve could instead be done by AI in hours or days.” (09/16/25)
Italy: Court Orders Extradition to Germany of Nord Stream Sabotage Suspect
Source: US News & World Report
“An Italian court has ordered the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in 2022, a ruling reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday showed, but he plans a further appeal. The man, identified only as Serhii K. under German privacy laws, was arrested last month near the Italian coastal town of Rimini on a European warrant. His defence team said he would take his case to the Court of Cassation, Italy’s highest court. … The suspect was part of a group of people who planted devices on the pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, according to a statement issued by the German prosecutor’s office in August.” (09/16/25)
The Chris Hedges Report, 09/15/25
Source: The Chris Hedges Report
“Israel, Charlie Kirk, and the Weaponization of Murder (w/ Max Blumenthal).” (09/15/25)
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/israel-charlie-kirk-and-the-weaponization
Is it too soon to be asking in what part of the world will the next golden age be located?
Source: Freedom and Flourishing
by Winton Bates
“The question posed above occurred to me as I was reading the final pages of Johan Norberg’s latest book, Peak Human: What We Can Learn from the Rise and Fall of Golden Ages. … The author suggests that the most important precondition for a golden age is ‘an absence of orthodoxies imposed form the top about what to believe, think and say, how to live and what to do.’ He doesn’t present the golden ages he has identified in utopian terms.” (09/16/25)
https://www.freedomandflourishing.com/2025/09/is-it-too-soon-to-be-asking-in-what.html
Hobbes and the “state of nature”
Source: Cobden Centre
by Michael Froman
“In 1651, the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes imagined life in the ‘state of nature’ — that is, a world without governing institutions and guardrails. This world was a bleak one, enveloped in a constant state of war that rendered life ‘nasty, brutish, and short.’ Hobbes envisaged a Leviathan, an all-powerful sovereign, as the only means to tame this state of nature. The post-World War II rules-based order, defined and led by the United States, was the modern alternative. Today, we are undergoing a grand experiment testing the impact of moving away from those rules.” (09/16/25)
https://www.cobdencentre.org/2025/09/hobbes-and-the-state-of-nature/
FL: AG admits that open carry is “law of the state”
Source: Politico
“Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier declared state residents are free to openly carry guns statewide after an appeals court decision that struck down Florida’s nearly 40-year-old ban. Uthmeier, a Republican appointed to the job earlier this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis who is running for the post in 2026, sent out a ‘guidance’ memo Monday to law enforcement agencies and local prosecutors asserting the 1st District Court of Appeal ruling is in effect statewide. ‘Meaning that of last week, open carry is the law of the state,’ Uthmeier wrote on his official X account in a post that included the memo.” [editor’s note: Per the Second Amendment, it’s been “the law of the state” since Florida became a US state in 1845; the legislature was just in rebellion against the US Constitution with its fake “law” to the contrary – TLK] (09/15/25)
The Corbett Report, episode 483
Source: The Corbett Report
“Dissent Into Madness.” (09/16/25)
Washington Projects Its Drug Problem Onto Latin America
Source: Antiwar.com
by Roger D Harris
“US policy under Trump, which confounds terrorism with criminal activity, is a cover for projecting military domination. Claiming the prerogative to unilaterally intervene in the sovereign territories of neighboring states to fight cartels or murdering a boat’s crew in the Caribbean are not solutions. Latin American leaders are turning the spotlight back on Washington. They point to US gun policies, consumer demand, and ulterior motives behind Washington’s renewed ‘war on drugs,’ such as the current regime-change offensive against Venezuela. The drug problem won’t be solved by scapegoating Latin America, when the US has yet to address root causes at home.” (09/16/25)
Fountainhead Forum, episode 359
Source: Fountainhead Forum
“Erich Hartmann on how do-gooders created fake self-esteem.” (09/15/25)
https://rumble.com/v6yyz9o-ff-359-erich-hartmann-on-how-do-gooders-created-fake-self-esteem.html