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1. Not every fan is going to be able to see the episode the night it comes out. 2. People checking their FB or Twitter feed might see anything I post, including spoilers about the episode. 3. The other fans want to enjoy every bit of the suspense that I got to enjoy when I watched the episode. 4. Even if a plot development may not be a total surprise, spoilers still KILL ALL suspense about that plot point. 4a. Even if you know something's probably going to happen, you don't know which episode you're going to get it in. 5. Game of Thrones is one of the most popular TV shows ever, with so many really devoted fans like me... 6. So when I'm excited about something that happened in a new episode, I discuss it in private conversations on social media or in person with other people who I know have already seen the episode. 7. Not on a public feed that someone casually scrolling through might have their experience ruined a little. 8. If you're a good fan...

Stop yelling at me. You don't even know what I'm going to say yet. Look, this isn't because I support Trump. Because I don't. So there, now that I've made everybody hate me, let's just look at this and consider a new idea that hasn't occurred to you and maybe you can think about it. I'm just calling it like I see it... At the Golden Globes Meryl Streep took a moment that was all about honoring her and her lifetime achievement, and gave it away to Trump for more free publicity. His worst detractors just can't help themselves. They're actually his biggest fans. Meryl Streep said: "There was one performance this year that stunned me. It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good. There was nothing good about it. But it was effective, and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth. It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabl...

Over the weekend and into this week, I've been in the process of moving. I won't have Internet again 'til tomorrow (writing this on the fly in a public wifi spot. When the dust settles, content will flow again. In the meantime, this short story by Philip K. Dick was the basis for the Total Recall Films in 1990 and 2012. Enjoy: We Can Remember It For You Wholesale

Here's a video I made: The battle for the mind of North America is being fought in the video arena. Help Ben Swann win that battle! Invest in Ben's Kickstarter here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/439668500/liberty-is-rising-truth-in-media-project-0 Ben's website: http://www.BenSwann.com Illustration by: http://www.meiskastarner.com/ Video and concept: http://www.humblelibertarian.com/ Voice-over: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videodrome Music: http://birthcontrolmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bcep2 ...no, I'm not saying 9-11 wasn't real. I'm saying the impact it had on most of you wasn't. I know you probably don't like that either.

From Wolfgang Gartner, Illmerica... Warning - graphic cartoon violence:

Not Mos Eisley...

"I've got to erase a lot of stuff-- a LOT of stuff."

In this pretty shocking clip from The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, dated, September 16, 2008, the actor reveals that an FBI consultant for an action film told LaBeouf that the government logs calls and proved it by retrieving and playing the audio of a phone call LaBeouf had made two years earlier! Think he was telling the truth?

"O can't you see You belong to me?" "Every Breath You Take" Lyrics Every breath you take Every move you make Every bond you break Every step you take I'll be watching you Every single day Every word you say Every game you play Every night you stay I'll be watching you O can't you see You belong to me How my poor heart aches with every step you take Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you Since you've gone I been lost without a trace I dream at night I can only see your face I look around but it's you I can't replace I feel so cold and I long for your embrace I keep crying baby, baby please Every move you make Every vow you break Every smile you fake Every claim you stake I'll be watching you

An animator's mom hadn't seen (or heard of) the Wachowski's classic sci-fi film The Matrix. They watched the entire movie together and right after she told him what it was all about:

At the center of corruption is the Federal Reserve who has gained enormous amounts of control over America’s economy, with disastrous effects beginning to show. Standing opposite, is the band of Rebels who have vowed to take back the freedom they once knew… and they won’t go down without a fight. Monetary mayhem. Explosions. Romance. Silver Circle plans to take indie animation to a whole other level. David Morgan of Silver-Investor.com will be helping put on a one-night event to remember at the Magic Lantern Theater in downtown Spokane.

Every time Ron Paul "sings" in this auto-tuned comedy video, I can't help myself but laugh. This is so funny: ...and so awesome. The War on Drugs IS a failure. If you disagree, you're unaware of or uninterested in facts. Ron Paul did say in an interview once, btw, that his real dream had always been to be a singer. Well, it's not quite the same, but I hope someone's shared this video with the good doctor from Texas. (It's right at the end of the interview below.) Lyrics, The War on Drugs is a Failure We need to repeal the whole war on drugs It isn't working We don't have to have more courts and more prisons This has to change This has to change Prohibition didn't work Prohibition on drugs doesn't work We have spent over 400 billion dollars It's a waste of money We need to come to our senses Let's put down the guns and unclench the fists We need to come to our senses Yeah, we don't treat alcoholics l...

Some great publicity for Silver Circle at The Washington Post: 'Pasha Roberts, who grew up in McLean with a DARPA dad and who himself has a degree in financial engineering from MIT, has something of a built-in audience for his feature film debut. Three, actually, he thinks: libertarians, animation buffs and “the precious-metal coin collectors are really into this, too.” “Silver Circle” is an animated love story/hyperinflation dystopia set at the Federal Reserve. It had its Washington-area premiere this weekend: one screen, one theater, a one-week run at the Regal theater in the Ballston Common mall. “Did somebody find a money clip?” a man, one of about 40 people in attendance, hollers into the darkness just before the film began Friday evening. “Wait, is there free money here?” someone asks. “It’s Federal Reserve money,” a third person responds. “Not worth anything anyway.” “Silver Circle” is that kind of movie. Made for around $2 million, funded primarily by Roberts’...

a box of chocolates... Worst box of chocolates ever.

Birth Control, a local Nashville goth band has a slick album with seven tracks, each about something spooky, including it would seem, one about the global financial and political establishment. Good stuff. Lyrics below. Old Boys Club by Birth Control It's a slow world, afraid of change so we're here to facilitate an old boys club just layin' low cuz we dont want the world to know we got bankers, business, kings and queens we just wanna have a word in peace we aren't trying to hurt anyone just as long as we get what we want Closed doors and open minds we won't leave anyone behind just as long as you're rich and white then everything's gonna be all right we got bankers, business, kings and queens we just wanna have a word in peace we aren't trying to hurt anyone just as long as we get what we want bankers, business, kings and queens we just wanna have a word in peace we aren't trying to hurt anyone just as long as we get...

This is the third Glenn Beck show I've watched in a few days, and I've got to say I'm having trouble with why any libertarian doesn't like what's going on here. Penn Jillette, as always, is one of the best advocates of libertarianism and atheism I've ever heard speak. His approach is so imminently reasonable and so gentle . Enjoy: Discuss:

Weekly Standard reported yesterday that a loooong list of rappers, celebrities, and community leaders have penned an open letter to President Obama asking for drug and prison policy reform. Meanwhile, Republican Senator Rand Paul is getting applause breaks at a mostly-Democratic historically black college for supporting just such reforms. Real question is, how are Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg not on this list? Who rocks harder? Drug policy open letter signatory P. Diddy? Or two men with a serious stake in libertized drug policy?

'At the dances I was one of the most untiring and gayest. One evening a cousin of Sasha, a young boy, took me aside. With a grave face, as if he were about to announce the death of a dear comrade, he whispered to me that it did not behoove an agitator to dance. Certainly not with such reckless abandon, anyway. It was undignified for one who was on the way to become a force in the anarchist movement. My frivolity would only hurt the Cause. I grew furious at the impudent interference of the boy. I told him to mind his own business. I was tired of having the Cause constantly thrown into my face. I did not believe that a Cause which stood for a beautiful ideal, for anarchism, for release and freedom from convention and prejudice, should demand the denial of life and joy. I insisted that our Cause could not expect me to become a nun and that the movement would not be turned into a cloister. If it meant that, I did not want it. "I want freedom, the right to self-expression, eve...

Reddit frontpaged this video (posted in Feb 2011 to YouTube) today: "If they don't got no warrant, don't open the door." The guy in the red jacket was smart as hell. He knew his rights and refused to be intimidated. His poor friend was scared, confused, and clearly unsure of his rights. Let's call them Gallant and Goofus. The goon lies to Goofus and tells him that if he doesn't open the door, she'll charge him with "obstruction." (Police are legally allowed to lie to you. Conclusion: Don't trust police.) She then actually puts him in cuffs for exercising his Constitutional right not to submit to a search of his house without a warrant signed by a judge. Cops everywhere are fighting our right to film them breaking the law, but these cops brought their own camera crew! Then the goon tells Gallant, "You need to keep your mouth shut or you're going to get cuffs on you too." Exercise your 4th Amendment right-- get cuffed....

By: Wes Messamore So the independent, libertarian film that I blog to promote, Silver Circle , released its official trailer late last month and we're encouraged to have over 5,000 views at this point. Now we're shooting for 10,000, so I wanted to share it here. It looks great! Wes Messamore , Editor in Chief, T H L Articles | Author's Page