Episode 257 - America First sophistry and major dangers of cults, especially statism

- Principles First - Challenging Premises - Beyond the Echo Chambers - series

CIA-operative sophistry...
Joe Kent - The Real Reason He's Sounding the Alarm on Israel and Iran | SRS #291 - Shawn Ryan Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHLlRW2Wb2c
Joe Kent Reveals THE TRUTH About Government Infiltration - The Young Turks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHsSiTxWvQ0

corruption of the Mises Institute...
https://hanshoppe.com/mises-institute-quo-vadis/

"No one infantilizes Americans more than Americans."
"Only Americans are allowed to sit atop the machinery of death and still be described as tragically confused."
https://x.com/nxt888/status/2030226199398818125

The Disaster Is the System - On Blanchot, Sovereignty, and the Machine that Always Wins
https://danielpinchbeck.substack.com/p/the-disaster-is-the-system

Trita Parsi's nonsensical pragmatism about Iranians "overplaying their hands"...
BREAKING: Iran REJECTS Trump Claim Of Talks, 5 Day Limited Ceasefire
https://youtu.be/ndwv8F6qA1Q?t=1008

Robert Pape's ridiculous, unsubstantiated quip about Iranian government killing 20-30K protestors...
Professor Pape: Iran Is 'VIETNAM ON STEROIDS' - Breaking Points (Krystal and Saagar)
https://youtu.be/YmxKXrK9BrY?t=1182

Dimitri Lascaris's recent investigative reporting from Iran...
https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resist/videos

Joe Rogan Experience #2474 - Dave Smith 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUePtc0bJSE
Jacob Hornberger's "open borders" book, promoting freedom and prosperity...
https://www.fff.org/store/the-case-for-open-borders-a-primer/
https://openborders.info/jacob-hornberger/
David Hathaway's incisive book about rights-respecting boundaries: _Immigration: Individual vs National Borders_
https://www.amazon.com/Immigration-Individual-vs-National-Borders-ebook/dp/B018019WRM/
Hathaway is part of a 4th generation Arizona ranching family on the border in Nogales, Arizona. He's a homeschooling father of nine children and an alumnus of U. of AZ. He's the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County, bordering Mexico. A former DEA agent, he's known for his independent stances, including opposition to state-level immigration enforcement, refusal to participate in certain federal border programs, and opposition to border barrier construction.

for self-esteem boosting ideas and methods...
http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/

bumper music
Lego Animation Video - "Khamenei Again!" - from Explosive News Team in Iran - by akhbarenfejari (on telegram).
https://x.com/RyanRozbiani/status/2036503251445555243