We Are Libertarians Podcast Network

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[We Are Libertarians Podcast Network @werlibertarians]

You are the idiot who broke it.

[Angela McArdle @RealAngelaMc]

Me, looking at the midterms, Iran war, screaming Libertarians and independents: I can fix this.

[We Are Libertarians Podcast Network @werlibertarians]

Abolish ICE

[We Are Libertarians Podcast Network @werlibertarians]

June

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us…” - President Trump

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

“Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us…” - President Trump

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they’re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it.

[The Alex Nowrasteh @AlexNowrasteh]

There’s no deep explanation for nativism.

[We Are Libertarians Podcast Network @werlibertarians]

It's Epstein.

[Being Libertarian @beinlibertarian]

What was the moment the Right began to fracture?

Was it the bombing in Iran? Open feud with Elon?

[We Are Libertarians Podcast Network @werlibertarians]

Reminder on how much better the Weld era candidate did vs. the Mises era candidate.

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

Me in 8th grade social studies class.

[chad burner @BootleggedChad]

4 days out from my life-changing surgery, @Aetna has denied the appeal for my brain surgery.

to be clear, when i signed up to aetna months ago, the coordinator had confirmed they would cover this surgery. then, a week ago, they said the surgery was too experimental/elective and denied coverage. we appealed. that appeal was just denied today.

now, my neurosurgeon is trying to do a peer-to-peer consult with someone at aetna to explain why i need it so we don’t lose the surgery date on monday morning. aetna is not being responsive.

this is sadistic and a violation of basic trust. please spread this so they can’t ignore it. they may not care if i live or die but people should know just what kind of company they’re dealing with. and please pray they are able to have a peer-to-peer consult with my neurosurgeon and have a change of heart.

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

Google "patrimonialism."

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

What is the one institution that could actually force a president to leave office if they tried to stay? And would it be necessary to remove individuals in the upper ranks of that institution who might refuse to comply?

[Ron Paul @RonPaul]

If Democrat "Cancel Culture" Was Wrong ...

How Can Republican "Cancel Culture" Be Right?

[Lyn Alden @LynAldenContact]

This famous 1943 Norman Rockwell painting, which often makes its way around social media as a popular meme template, has an official title:

Freedom of Speech

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

This is what Biden did to social media companies during COVID that led to the great free speech crackdown. https://t.co/fWBJjK3Vd7

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

Only Trump has the power to humiliate an entire party by forcing them to defend state-backed censorship just days after they promised a million new Charlie Kirks who would vigorously defend free speech in his martyrdom. Truly mind-boggling.

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

This is a fine bit of comedy, Brent. Sorry to hear you're going to jail over it.

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

MacCallum: "Charlie said, 'There is no such thing as hate speech.'"

Trump: "He might not be saying that now."

[Chris Spangle @chrisspangle]

I spent nearly ten years building the We Are Libertarians Podcast Network. I worked more than 20 hours a week on it and invested tens of thousands of dollars. COVID-era censorship is a big reason it is now functionally dead. To support our new family, I had to shift into teaching and coaching podcasting. From 2021 to 2023, I mourned the loss of a childhood dream of doing talk radio for a living, along with the reality that moderate, libertarian talk does not have the same place it once did.

At our peak, we reached 10,000 listeners per episode and brought in $2,500 a month. Then a couple of memes wiped out the group that had been our main pipeline for new listeners and donors. I can show the direct correlation between losing that group and the decline of Patreon, which made it clear the model was not sustainable long term. It did not matter how careful or respectful I tried to be. The Biden administration had “jawboned” social media companies, leaning on them in a Tony Soprano kind of way, and those companies rolled out ham-fisted AI solutions with no recourse.

So forgive me if I do not believe Democrats are suddenly champions of free speech, when the next administration will almost certainly repeat what Biden and Trump have already done. I would love to hear someone say, “We got that wrong, and we are recommitting to these principles,” but I will not hold my breath.

And yes, I see the hypocrisy of Republicans becoming “the libs” just to own the libs, and I find it disturbing.

Still, I will keep playing the fool who points back to the best foundations for a free society, knowing most people will not listen.