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5 Years Ago, This Interview Wouldn’t Have Happened

12/02/2026

By: Randall Richards, Mountain Spirit Media
Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, the oldest running podcast on Youtube/Internet just sat down with Tucker Carlson. To be clear, the powerful people in the world don’t want this sort of thing happening. Uygur is a classic liberal, and Carlson of the right, (that is if you still buy into the labels). This interview and the Youtube comments sent shivers up my spine because we are starting to see the veil lifted. Whether we have blue hair or not, we’re starting to see we have some big things in common, like anti-war, and, that it’s more important to put some of our differences aside to tackle the big issues. One of those issues, the least of which, is our survival. Here are a few excerpts of Uygur’s opening statement.

Tucker Carlson started the interview by asking,
“Of all the things you could do to infuriate your audience, this is probably at the top of the list. You don’t need to do this. Why are you doing this?”

Cenk Uygur opened with, “There’s a couple of reasons why. Number one, I want to take yes for an answer. You’re anti-war. We’ve been anti-war for 20 years. Carlson Responds, I have not been. So bless you for that. I also want to break down the barriers of Republicans versus Democrats, right wing versus left wing. I think that it’s used to divide us. I think that the powerful already have an incredible elite team. They’re very, very organized, and they do it through donations to the politicians, et cetera. But the American people are not organized. We have built two teams, but those two teams, the Republicans and the Democrats, have been trained to fight each other instead of fighting up. Exactly. When you split the population that way, you take away all of their energy because you have them use their energy against one another rather than against you. It’s actually brilliant.”

Uygur Continued, “It’s done on a meta level in every way. Also, by By the way, on a global level, Christians versus Muslims. Two billion here, two billion there. Make sure you guys are fighting one another. Hey, look at that. We’ve used up all your energy fighting one another and not looking up.”

Then he broached the big one, “Then, of course, the third issue is Israel. That’s what I want to talk to you a lot about today, I hope. I think that that’s an animating issue for a number of reasons, not because it’s the end all be all, but because it is deeply symbolic. Whether it’s Big Pharma or Big Oil or APAC, they are buying our politicians. And so you’re a rare person saying that. I’m a person saying that. And the mainstream media works against us, and they try to shut us up and say, Don’t tell anybody about money in politics. Yes. No, these politicians are honest and honorable people having debates. They’re not having any debates. They’re cashing checks. And so I want all of America to know that. And at the end of the day, Tucker, if we don’t unite as Americans, the powerful are going to rule us forever.”

But he explained, “It’s a difficult one for me because I grew up in a town that was about 50% Jewish, so I have tons of Jewish friends. I have Jewish family. I have a nephew and niece who are Jewish. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable, and I don’t want this to be about the That’s crazy. What I tell people all the time is, Hey, listen, my friend Dave, my friend Jack, Masoud never called him an Asperian. Netanyahu was never like, Hey, should we take 53% of guys? What do you think, Dave? That’s not how it works. Anyone who’s got that intent, I’m not interested in. You’re not going to have me as an ally. It’s not going to work out. I have Jewish family, I have Jewish friends. I’ll never sell them out. I And the other thing about Jewish Americans is they’re Americans, and I believe in a united America. So you’re for America. I love you, and I protect you.”

He went further to explain, “I’m the one trying to stop the killing. I’m for nonviolence. In fact, I’m religiously for nonviolence. If I have any religion at all, it’s nonviolence. My hero is Martin Luther King and Gandhi and Mandela. I say, do not do any violence to anyone. It would be, in fact, if someone is doing violence, they’re against us. You just heard me say it. I say it a thousand times. I love Jewish people. This is not about the Jews. But this country wants us to pay for a genocide. They just don’t want to pay for a genocide. They listen to all that and they go, Now everybody understands that Jake Huber is an anti-Semite who hates Jews and is like an immoral person. If you’re not pro-genocide, you’re anti-Jewish. No, no, no, don’t say that. Don’t say that because you’re actually going to get my Jewish friends hurt. When you say your anti-genocide means you’re anti-Jewish, that equates Judaism with genocide. Don’t, don’t. I don’t know anything that drives up anti-Semitism more than that. But back to the original injustice, and then we’ll get back to more and more gaslighting, because the gaslighting is another perfect symbol of what mainstream media does and establishment media does.”

This is clearly another turning point that brings, what I used to call, the “Global Elite”, down a few notches. There were other clear turning points. Comedy is a clear bellwether, and when Jim Breuer did “Somebody Had to Say It,” we were laughing at the emperor who had no clothes. Of course the recent release of the Epstein files by the US DOJ is another turning point. But if no one is held accountable, I fear for the future of civilization, because really bad people doing really bad things need to held accountable. If they are not, we descend.

Uygur made an stunning analogy of how we’ve been deceived. I won’t include it here, but it’s hard to unknow it once you’ve heard it. I have a feeling it will go done in the history books, that is, if the people win.

The thing that really got to me, in a good way, were the comments about this interview. I’m including some of the more powerful ones here:

– These two are NOT suicidal

– I’m so not a Cenk fan, but this interview has changed my mind. This conversation needed to happen and I learned a lot.

-This is the conversation that the elite have been dreading.

– I swear my eyes have been opened I’ve only ever heard cenk in sound bites and thought he was an imbecile but as of completing this conversation I am shocked and humbled as to how much I agree with this man. What a terrific American who I’m proud to call a fellow countryman.

– Left and Right finding common ground, I dig it.

– Most unexpected crossover of the year award goes to …

– This is what the establishment fears

– Tucker breaking ALL THE RULES! Seriously my frickin hero

– It’s happening guys. The Left and the Right are coming together to diminish the common enemy.

– The unity i am seeing in the comments is so heartening. We need to stop looking left and right at pointless culture war issues, and start looking up.


Lastly, I encourage those in the “Freedom Community” both here, and worldwide, to focus on what we have in common. Were there mistakes made during the past few years? Yes, certainly here in NZ. But any time people come together, we’ll have differences on how we do things, on what we think. After my teaching at Outward Bound for 15 years, the most important thing I came away with is that “We embrace each other not in spite of our difference but because of our diversity.” For more on the subject of building true community, see M Scott Pecks, a Different Drum which was a cornerstone of my teachings at Outward Bound. As I write this, It’s dawning on me that the teachings of OB founder Kurt Hahn, and that of Peck, not to mention Eckhart Tolle, have led me to this point that in order for us to survive as a species, we have to come together. At Outward Bound, the goal wasn’t necessarily to get to the top of the mountain. It was to get to the top as a healthy team of individuals, of a true community. As the Zen saying goes, “If not now, when?”

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Australia’s Monica Smit “We Are Ready” NZ Tour

07/02/2026

By Randall Richards, Mountain Spirit Media
Author of “Cell 22”, Monica Smit, has been on tour in New Zealand since the 10th of January and is still going strong on the North Island with more events until the wrap-up event on 22nd of February in Hamilton. I recently saw her speak in Wanaka and found her presentation heartfelt, informative and inspiring.

I first saw Monica on an online Zoom call when when she spoke to members of New Zealand Rising’s founding meeting. We had a heady collection leadership from throughout New Zealand, who were passionate about creating a directory of organizations concerned with government overreach. In attendance were lawyers, teachers, doctors, farmers, the alternative press, psychologists, leadership from some Māori communities, former TV news anchors, former military leadership, nurses and leadership from a fluoridefree.nz. Monica provided invaluable insight to the group during her talk. She spoke with confidence and credibility which helped our group brainstorm how to form New Zealand Rising. And she didn’t disappoint when she spoke in Wanaka. She’s also the author of Cell 22, where she goes deep into her upbringing, and challenges she’s overcome. She’s speaks from the heart and is genuine.

In her own words, Smit says about her tour, “My mission is for you to leave the event feeling connected, empowered and inspired. I will talk about the lessons I learnt on the front line of Victoria’s pushback movement, what I think we should be focusing on now, my past and current court cases and more. Afterwards, I’d love to hug and connect with as many freedom lovers as possible.


Here is a recap of what she covered at her talk in Wanaka
Smit opened with a plea – “Censorship laws, in Australia will start to get tough, [and, I don’t plan on changing my plan] So, when I do go back to jail, can you please share my story? If you see people like me, share their story to help people wake up.”
She then started by asking the audience members, what they do to offer service to the community, such as tea dispensary, hypnotherapy, selling lamb and beef etc, and added, “I mention this to showcase that we can support each other, so when the $#!t hits the fan, we can be creative businesswise,, that’s what communities do that really thrive. The point is, to think outside the box to support people [in your community] if you have the resources.

Smit started with “Her Story”,
“What I’ve learned the past 6 years, campaigns and going forward is that I’ve become an expert in the freedom movement. If anyone knows what the characteristic of our people is, it would be me.” adding “I get inspired when I meet people like you and it allows me to stay hopeful. Sometimes it’s really hard to stay positive, and we’re losing a lot of the time.” She stated, “I have met many people [over the past few years], and I come here to get inspired by you as well.

“In Aug 2020, I started Reignite Democracy – [Early on,] OK, we might have worn a mask, but after 2-3 months, we thought “this is weird , something is going on.” We all were generally law abiding citizens. But they made us rebels – it backfired.
We tend to want to see the best in people. ‘Maybe they are trying to protect us.’ But why are the brothels open and the churches closed? The “common sense” part of us was exploding, It wasn’t making sense.
So, I came up with an idea of a livestream online protest. I promised the audience I would collate the data and send it to parliament in Victoria. I started a FB page, and this livestream, and got 4k comments. Timing was everything – I then sent an email to all the members of parliament. I sent them 4k data, and I was shocked that not one of them replied. So, that led to my driving around Australia in a big bus with messages and graphics about Prime Minister Daniel Andrews all over it. That ended up with the police drug testing the driver, road blocks, etc, We were attending a protest and the police sent someone to find something, anything, that could slow us down and hobble us. So, in the end, they found 2 seatbelts that had a bit of frayed material. From the bus tour, it didn’t take long for Andrews to know who I was.”

“Then, there was a protest with 400 police and 10 or so people. [On that day] I had declared that I was a citizen journalist and one of the policeman said “You have to go home,” I said, “No I don’t.” and I got arrested 3 times in one day. I was wondering, “What are they doing behind closed doors?’ “If they do this to me and I’m in front of cameras, what else is going on?”. I ended becoming the face of the anti-lockdown movements in Australia.”

“Over the next year, I found ways to do things with loopholes. I would promote every single protest with a poster, If I wanted people to go visit members of Parliament, [we’d try to talk with them during] their lunch, [to address the serious regressions of our freedoms.] They were charging people with incitement, “for inciting people to break covid restrictions”. None of the charges went to trial, I knew this could happen, [that someone could get arrested] but, we all have this “line in the sand”, and we [just] don’t care anymore. [I predict] a lot more people in Australia will see this sort of thing happening again soon.
Then, there was an extension of the lockdowns and I promoted a protest of these extended lockdowns. [So I was arrested, again.]
I was in the police interview for about 12 hrs., Before that incident, I happened to have a dream about getting arrested, I told my partner at the time about the dream, and that it was a warning. I dreamt that I said NO to the bail conditions, that I really didn’t have a choice, It wasn’t even a hard decision, it wasn’t even a decision.”

“So, I went to prison for not agreeing to saying [anything controversial about] “COVID” [The authorities said] I had to take everything off my website that had to do with COVID. At that time, we were the biggest pushback against the [authorities] . It was perfect timing for them to get rid of me. I didn’t sign those conditions,
I was in insolation for 22 days for refusing to take the PCR test. When I was in prison, I came to the realisation that the book I was working on, was just about to get way better.
They gave me 22days of interrupted time to work on this second half of my book. It achieved just the opposite of what they wanted to do.
Without that story of prison, I wouldn’t have the credibility that I feel I have now. I pled “Not guilty”,
They then got a warrant, I had to give them all the PW’s and database, They wanted everything – If you don’t comply with a warrant, it’s an indictable offense. Then, two days later they dropped all the charges. They were just trying to get something, anything. It didn’t work out for them. In my court case, I won that two of the three arrests were unlawful and I’m appealing that I had to pay 250,000 for the court case,”

“My family and I are used to being outside the box. During the lockdowns, my church was doing secret weddings. I was surrounded by rebels at that time. I really had great support – I didn’t have the losses that you [in this audience, probably] have had, with the loss friendships, of connection with friend and family.
[I suggest that] you don’t compare yourself with other activists, Do stuff in silence and and make a difference.
I’ve met a lot of people [contributing in their own way.] It’s what makes the way we are. It’s our upbringing, not watching MSM, There is a characteristic that we all have in common, is that we care. That same person that kicked you out of the grocery store or library during the mandates, that you still care about them.
That character [trait, though] can be used to wear you down. There are so many things! Every day there’s a new problem. But there’s a way we can minimize the effort [it takes to affect change]. [Say to yourself,] “Will I enjoy the project, will it suit my skills and will it have impact? Manage your expectations, work smarter, not harder. Working in these communities [concerned with government overreach] is super important. Cause the globalists hate that like minded people getting together. (“SMART Analogy)”

Monica then put it bluntly, “Not everyone is ready to wake up. Not only that, not everyone is worth the effort.” She continued, “I call them “horses” because you can lead a horse to water… Is it time to spend your energy on them? Some people you can wake up, but if a COVID like thing of happens again you only need 5% of the energy [to make a change] – It’s about the right timing.
Those people will come around when something tragically happens. [And importantly,] when people “wake up”, they’ll need our support and forgiveness. Don’t shove it in their faces.”

“Social media is telling us we’re the minority – but that’s not what I’m seeing. [Most] everybody hates the government. It feels to me there’s a revolution brewing, but the media doesn’t want to tell you. You’d be surprised how many people I encounter that are awake. All of us speaking our truth – When those people, to keep their their jobs, are keeping quiet, andthey just assume that their co-workers in their office are all woke, how do you know unless you’re questioning?”

Monica told a wonderful story of someone she met on the plane who was clearly on the opposite stance on things. But Smit tested it out with a conversation and by listening to them.. She said, “If you respect them, if you wait before making a comment or judgement, you may make some headway”, adding, “We don’t have to know everything about everything, when in conversation. “Online, you always get more views when you’re angry – positive stuff doesn’t get as many views, [but stay positive’]. They want us to lose hope. But let’s not let them have the satisfaction of that.
[Also, keep in mind that] 70% of Twitter content is robots.”
“There is a political solution – So much money and energy [to run for office], and we’re churning though people, [that get burned out in trying to change the system.] But what if the last option is, we “take back” a party. If you get fifty one seats, and there are already fifty in place, you can have real power [to affect change].”

“The freedom family is depicted in a certain way [by the old media], but we’re just normal people. Having met so many of you, when you see propaganda that we are a certain way, we are simply not that way. [But also, in the freedom movement], there’s a lot of infighting. Why do we infight a lot? I believe it’s because our morals are set in concrete. But, when stuff hits the fan again, those differences will go away. There was no infighting whatsoever, during lockdown – we all worked together. That will happen again. The struggle is real, and when stuff happens again, [remember that] there will be those that will need our understanding.”

Moncia Smit continues to speak on New Zealand’s North Island until her last NZ event on 22nd February. You can see the full schedule here.

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Music as Protest, US, Vietnam & New Zealand

29/09/2024

By Randall Richards
Performing Music to Protest & Educate: Past, Present, & Where to From Here?

When I started a couple of volunteer music venues as listening rooms which I named “Coffeehouses”, one in Leavenworth, Washington and a second, in Sunapee New Hampshire (which is still going strong), Little did I know the history of the term CoffeeHouse.

I recently happened to stumble upon this interesting definition of the term, but never realized its origin when I had created those coffeehouses in the states. Interesting how things turn out: “GI Coffeehouses” were a consequential part of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War era, particularly the resistance to the war within the U.S. military. They were mainly organized by civilian anti-war activists as a method of supporting anti-war and anti-military sentiment

. The FTA Roadshow was explicitly created in the ’70’s as a counter to Bob Hope’s pro-war USO tour. Original cast, from left: Gary Goodrow, Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Peter Boyle, Dick Gregory, and Barbara Dane at the Haymarket GI Coffeehouse near Fort Bragg.

We started the first venue in Washington State because I had been a professional pianoplayer for years, and budding singer/songwriter on the guitar. I wanted to perform in a supportive listening room environment. 

I had taken note of one such venue in a Sedona, AZ bookstore.  Since I could only find bars and pubs, where venues treated the artists as background musicians, I wanted no part of that.So I decided to give it a shot by approaching a local hotel owner who was willing to let me set up on Friday nights in his unused conference space and stage in Leavenworth, WA. More on that winning formula in another piece.

Here’s the East Coast’s Sunapee Community Coffeehouse, still going strong after many years!


New Zealand:
Fast forward to New Zealand, 2021 in the thick of mandates, and other general draconian measures pushed upon the population, based on a injection that was neither safe nor effective. We started having occasional bonfire music jams, and a like-minded Saturday Market, primarily for our freedom loving community (but all were welcome) in the Upper Clutha region of the South Island.

  About six months ago I decided to apply to be one of the 16 international chapters of Jam For Freedom, backed by Eric Clapton. We were welcomed with open arms.

We have yet to hold our inaugural event. I’m still in the process of reaching out to additional musicians in the country who have been part of either the Wellington Protests, were featured in The River of Freedom and We Came Here for Freedom documentaries. Once we have a critical mass of freedom loving musicians, we’ll create an event,

We’ll also create traveling Jam For Freedom (Coffeehouse type roadshow), starting with the South Island based on the Coffeehouse formula I had started in the U.S., but simply a mobile version. That means a featured performer, followed by an open mic, a “trained” listening room audience, and passing the hat for the musicians, venue hire, and roadshow expenses,). I have a van, a waterproof trailer for the music gear, and just need some JFF branding for the vehicle and a stage backdrop.

Vietnam:
My family and I just toured of Vietnam, and I’m now writing a few pieces, not about the tourist side, but the impact of the war museums, the wonderful people we met, the stories I was told, and most recently, a book I’m reading called Understanding Vietnam explaining not only the war, but the deep seated psyche of the Vietnamese.
During a visit to the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Min City, I found these images on display:

Yo koi Kumiko sings to solders in the artillery battleground in Quang Binh Provence, 10 December, 1973
“A rally against US aggression in Vietnam from Japan’s Beheiren, Tokyo, 1972

This might be the time to premise some the articles I’m working on about Vietnam’s view of the US Occupation of Vietnam. They call it the “American War”, by the way. I went to Vietnam with some ingrained knee-jerk conditioning, courtesy of our government’s controlled media in the states. That paradigm quickly dissolved. Of course I could see Vietnam’s plugging their side of the story as well. But I do have discernment, and will talk about that in later posts.

Although there is a history of protest music from the US side I assume there’s more about Vietnam’s side, protesting war. However, this was the first time I it was on my radar.
The historians will write about such protest songs being written now, not only about anti-war, but about various nefarious agendas that aim to curb our freedoms, hurt our children and enslave the world’s population. Music is one of the best ways to call out the troublesome behaviors of those powerful people in charge who obviously don’t have our best interests in mind.

Comedy is a another avenue to opening the dialogue where direct debate and conversation often fail to bridge the gap between different paradigms. Jim Breuer’s Somebody Had to Say It, is a case in point.


So wish us luck with our Jam For Freedom adventure here in New Zealand! If you’re a musician get in touch! If you’re a friend of mine, who happens to be living stateside, or elsewhere, I also invite you to join in the conversation on our Jam For Freedom Telegram chat or the International Telegram group. Even though the NZ chat is focused for us here in New Zealand, I feel, the more the merrier. We could use the moral support! Did you guys hear that… Kirtana, Neal Fox,  Scot Bergeron, Conspiracy Music Guru?

THANKS TO:
A special thanks goes to those New Zealand musicians who performed at our protest on Parliament grounds and were featured in those documentaries mentioned above, and to those who have joined our Jam For Freedom NZ Telegram Group. Also thanks to all the steering committee and volunteer members of the West and East Coffeehouses who have worked hard to deliver live music in a listening room for so many years.

A special acknowledgement again to Neal Fox for being ahead of the curve, and for his unflinching creative stance in music compositions and film-making productions, and sticking it to the “all powerful”. You can see his work here.

Learn more about the Coffeehouse concept here. Start one in your community! You learn more about Randall’s music here. Our music studio is open for musicians-in-residence who would like to be pampered and be free to write and record in our small studio set in the mountains of the Southern Alps of NZ.

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Monica Smit of Australia: Another win for someone on the right side of history

13/09/2024

By Randall Richards
Monica Smit, founder of Reignite Freedom and a leader in spreading the truth about mandates, lockdowns and the safety of injections, can sleep a bit better tonight. She has had a legal win in her home country of Australia, where the judge found she was unlawfully arrested during a 2020 anti lockdown protest.

Monica Smit outside the Australian courthouse, after the positive decision ruling in her favour.

She was found not guilty of three of the four charges against her. Moreover Smit has been awarded $4000 in damages due to the unlawful arrest. Smit made “two posts” about a protest and was consequently sent to prison.

Monica finally gets to tell her side of the story. Another win for someone on the right side of history.


In her ruling the judge wrote: “I have found that Smit was falsely imprisoned on two of the three occasions that she was arrested,” County Court Judge My Anh Tran said in her published decision, which noted there was “special and enduring protection afforded by the common law to the human right to liberty”.

“By definition, human rights are available to every member of our society, including people whose views may be seen as unreasonable by the majority of community members. Indeed, the protection of minorities from the tyranny of the majority is one of the tenets of human rights law.” She’s the author of the book Cell 22 on the on the debacle of justice finally gone right.

You can read an excellent full article on the ruling and her arrests and imprisonment here.

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New Book about Wellington Protest Tells What Really Happened on Parliament Grounds

14/05/2024

Freedom Village, The story of the 2022 New Zealand Convoy and Freedom Village Camp at Parliament Grounds

Freedom Village is a new book by Sue Grey and Alan Simmons. It’s the people’s story of the “controversial” 2022 occupation of the New Zealand Parliament grounds. It’s a confronting story of hope, courage, collaboration and determination in the face of abuse of state power.

Grey says of the people who contributed their stories to the book that “The story was in them, and they wanted to get it out to the the public. Creating the book was similar to the energy that was present at the protest, very inspiring.” Grey adding, “Now it’s time to get the story told. I thought I knew the story because I was there, but now I have a fuller picture of what happened, as told from other’s perspectives and experiences who were there.”

People united to reclaim freedoms from government overreach. They soon learned that the real battle line was for control of information, and for the public mind and mood.
The authors were there from the beginning and record this historic event revealing shocking information many would prefer to remain hidden.

This book is a historic record of the 23-day protest camp, and has information, hidden from the public. This publication goes hand-in-hand with other excellent projects in New Zealand, such the films River of Freedom, and We Came here for Freedom, which expose the truth of what really happened at the protest against government overreach and media manipulation at the behest of powerful forces. Much of the untold story would have remained hidden without the startling revelations in this book.

From the book’s website:
“Each generation needs a war, or a Woodstock, to remind us of what it is to be human, the magic of people power and the rewards of finding the courage to step up for humanity. Our Woodstock was the Freedom Village at New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in Wellington for 23 days starting 8 February 2022″.

“Perhaps our most important role is to sprinkle seeds of inspiration, hope, courage, aroha [love] and unity“

About the Authors

Sue Grey is a self-employed lawyer who specialises in complex emerging issues. She is also co-leader of NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party and one of New Zealand’s freedom heroes.
Sue has a double major in Biochemistry and Microbiology and RSHDipPHI. Her first career was as a Health Protection Officer where she worked for central government included investigating infectious diseases and contact tracing – perfect training for her to spot the many red flags with the unorthodox Covid response


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Alan Simmons lives in Turangi, NZ, and for the last 50 years worked as a full time fishing and hunting guide. The Covid response put an end to international travel and clients and in 2022 he was forced to retire by police thuggery when his hip was fractured in a police action while he was standing on a street corner filming.

Sue suggests you and others request your local library to have their it on their shelves. Or one can donate to their library. Also mention it to your local bookseller.

You can purchase the book here.

Here’s what filmmaker & journalist Alistair Harding (We Came Here for Freedom) has to say about the book:
“Sue and Alan have created a book that will be worthy of the very Kiwi descriptor: ‘Taonga’, for our nation’s history.   This book is a treasure because it is a first-hand account in the absence of any true journalism of the time. And so one day this story will be the source material that historians will turn to. Where they will find a vast difference between the voices of the people who were there and the narrative spun by a news media that mostly appeared incapable of any empathy for their fellow New Zealanders who had had their lives destroyed by the vaccine mandates.“


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Truth & Lies in Wanaka New Zealand

06/04/2024

By Randall Richards
Yesterday, I attended an “Aspiring Conversations” event called “Truth and Lies*” which is part of Wanaka, “Festival of Colour” held periodically in this small but growing town on New Zealand’s South Island. I, and about twenty-five friends who are concerned about threats to free speech and government overreach, had bought the $25 ticket to hear four people on stage discuss what their webpage describes as follows
“How do we know what is true and how do we deal with the misinformation and disinformation that plagues not just social media, but public life.”

Truth and Lies speakers lineup, clockwise from upper left: Susie Ferguson, Kate Hannah (no show), Byron Clarke and Siouxsie Wiles.

The webpage gave the speakers’ backgrounds: “Susie Ferguson has recently produced a podcast series called Undercurrents. Kate Hannah (no-show) is the director of the Disinformation Project. Byron C Clarke is an expert on the far right and has just written Fear: New Zealand’s Hostile World of Extremists. Siouxsie Wiles is a science communicator who has been targeted by the alt right.” The event was hosted by Radio New Zealand host Kathryn Ryan

I was dreading going to the event. I was tempted to bring a barf bag in protest but decided at the last minute to nix that idea. I felt as if I were going into the den of lions. The thought of attending this talk brought a mild feeling of nausea. When I found a seat in the audience, I grew a bit anxious, as what looked like a largely retired, but woke population, started to fill the auditorium. As a group, my friends and I agreed we’d be respectful of their guidelines, (besides we discovered when Kathryn Ryan was reading the ground rules, that “Any disruptions from the audience would result in being escorted out by security personnel.” A friend from Arrowtown, NZ, who didn’t get our memo, did speak out loudly once, when Siouxsie Wiles stated on stage that there were minimal adverse effects of the Covid19 “vaccine”. He spoke up loudly, saying, “What about the skyrocketing excess deaths reported?” He was rewarded by a security guard coming to the end of his row and glowering at him with a threatening look of, “Don’t do that again, or you’re out of here.”

A last minute email sent out to ticket-holders the day before the event stated, that if we’d like to submit questions to be considered, they’d have to be emailed in prior. So that evening we, as a group, decided to submit the following questions:

1. What are the panel’s views on Dr. Michael Kelly’s recent article that calculated it would cost New Zealand $500 BILLION to implement the climate change actions being proposed by our Government?

2. Does the panel regard it to be “true” that the Covid vaccine was “safe and effective?”

3. What is the panel’s opinion of NZ’s Bill of Rights which states that: “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive, and impart information and opinions of any kind in any form.”

4. What level of C02 is acceptable to members of this panel when ice samples show that the planet currently has its lowest ever levels of CO2 levels in the last 70 million years?

5. What is the panel’s opinion regarding the refusal of our ministry of Health to release the true data on the vaccination injury statistics and all-cause mortality figures over the last 4 years?

6. Why does the panel think advertisers are withdrawing from mainstream media in their droves, causing their collapse?

7. Can members of the panel please confirm, in public that you do not receive any funding from third parties like the UN, WHO or Governmental or university bodies – either directly or indirectly?

There was no Q&A section of the presentation.
Knowing, this might be the case, we printed out copies of the questions to hand out to the audience as they exited the building with the following additional background printed on the front:

Questions for the Truth & Lies Panel Discussion
Some concerned people in the Otago region are planning to ask these 7 questions at the Truth and Lies discussion event on the 6th of April, which is slated to be part of Wanaka’s Aspiring Conversations, at The Festival of Colour.
We, as individuals, will request these questions be answered during the Q&A portion of the event, if there is such a portion. If not, we will ask the panel if they will answer the questions in the room, immediately after the event.
If the panel will not address the questions after the event, we will present these questions to them with a request to respond via email, and will also hand out copies of this document to the attendees as they exit the event.
We’re hopeful the discussion panel will hear our concerns, and we look forward to hearing their answers.

We also included their mission of the event:

From the Festival of Colour Website:

“Our vision is to create an extraordinary platform that inspires, entertains, and challenges, fostering community well-being. Through diverse performances, thought-provoking discussions, and interactive events, we aim to engage our community and captivate individuals from all walks of life. Our dynamic programme showcases both established and emerging artists, representing Aotearoa’s artistic and cultural landscape alongside international acts.

We believe in the transformative power of the arts to spark conversations, challenge perceptions, and connect people. Alongside showcasing incredible performances that move our audiences, our festivals stimulate dialogue on critical issues, encouraging reflection and exploration of new ideas, encouraging personal growth, cultural understanding, and social cohesion.“ (emphasis added by author)

I’m sorry to say the event fell far short of ticking any of the boxes I highlight above. On the contrary, the event encouraged conformative non-critical thinking by oversimplifying major issues of the day such as the use of the internet and the Telegram platform in particular. At one point, Susie Ferguson stated she was “given a tour of Telegrams groups” as if it were some sort of foreign dark web element of our society. It is not.
Byron Clarke stated “Be skeptical and stick to broadcasting standards.” I say, keep an open mind, and follow your nose. Someone recently is quoted as saying, people know the truth when they see it, they can smell it.” Another quote oft attributed to Mark Twain, “A lie gets half way around the world before truth gets a chance to put its pants on.” Maintaining an open, curious mind today is mandatory to stay healthy and at peace.

My twelve year son, who attended the event, picked up on the overall feeling of fear from the panel members, and he was right. Clarke earlier stated, “We’re in worrying times when our landscape of news media is changing with fake news, fake info, on the internet which is considered the truth”. The audience then sighed or gasped. I had the distinct feeling I was in a paddock of sheep.
Clarke added the example of “The protest of the mandates in Wellington are signs of worrying times, when they could have been protesting for a more worthy cause”. He continued, “While reputable newscasts are behind some sort of paywalls, (TV subscriptions, advertising, etc) the internet is free, such as New Zealand’s own Counterspin Media, Reality Check Radio, Voice Media, my own blog and Infowars and TCN the U.S. to name a few. (For the record, the above excluding my own and Counterspin, have paid elements of their services. Voice Media is virtually a full paid subscription service and TCN has much of its content behind a paywall). The mainstream military industrial media globalist complex gets paid to lie and create the mess, we have to volunteer or scrounge for donations to clean up the mess. I, and others in truth* media, can speak from experience that countering the narrative doesn’t pay well. Without corporate sponsors, even the “founding father” of truth media, Alex Jones, has to promote his health line of supplements to stay on air. He doesn’t receive government grants as does RNZ and other “Old Fashioned Media, OFM” here in New Zealand.

The moderator brought up our Bill of Rights in NZ, and the right to free speech. That was a curious exchange, with Souixsie Wiles stating in effect, that free speech is not an absolute, that when someone says something which could end up killing someone with misinformation (regarding the pandemic), this is not a right. This sparked a few comments from the audience. Rightfully so.

Byron incorrectly stated that “people who are online too much are susceptible , That’s why the pandemic blew things up for a certain percentage of the population. My feeling is that what they’re reading online justifies violence, and the material appeals to those that don’t trust authority.” Firstly, violence is never justified, and yes, there surely must be a small percentage of unbalanced individuals who advocate violence on the internet. But to the bigger picture, correct me if I’m wrong, is it not only our right, but our responsibility to have a healthy distrust our government? The founding fathers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence certainly accounted for that when they constructed the constitution.

Going back to what my 12-yr old picked up, that the panelists seemed fearful, and “not in a good way” as he put it. “They weren’t healthy and happy looking like our friends” he stated. “They seemed like they had low energy.” My read on the situation confirms his perceptions.

I had a cathartic experience at the event. I had never seen any of these people in person before. Once I saw them on stage, I felt empathy for them. All I wanted to do was somehow reach out to them, either on or off the record. It was helpful hearing their story to understand where they are coming from. It’s clear they are troubled and don’t have the full picture. As I’ve written in previous articles, and stated on stage, I was brought up in an extended family who had a healthy distrust (but also respect) of the U.S. government and military. My uncle was a 4-star general in the army and worked in the Pentagon as an aide to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He told me about the reality of Washington DC and the power structures. It’s mainly what got me interested in being a United Press International photojournalists in my late teens and early ’20’s. It’s also what got me interested in finding out the back-story of how things work, by making my own investigative phone calls, and receiving answers I didn’t want to hear by our state-owned media and institutions.

Last night, all I could do was feel compassion for these ill-informed panelists who know not what they do. Well, maybe they do. The saying, “they’re either being played or being paid” holds true here. Despite that, all I saw were humans on stage, who were mirroring in statements, (to a much greater degree than my friends and I feel), some of the same issues we felt when being mandated out of public places or fired from our jobs. The people on stage made comments such as, “I feel afraid to speak out for fear of reprisals, for losing my job, for losing friendships.” All I saw was a mirror of myself, in an exaggerated form. As a caveat, I would say, I’m not really fearful, and at this point, I don’t care what people think of my opinions. That’s one of the advantages of getting older.
This cast of characters on stage might even be “in on the take”. So what? It is what it is. It doesn’t mean we don’t stand outside the venue with posters showing photographs of vaccine injured individuals who have suffered greatly, to help open people’s eyes. But it does mean we have compassion for those that haven’t yet seen the whole truth. It’s like being upset at someone for having a cold or illness. How can you? It seems on the surface, they have a choice in the matter, but they don’t have a choice until they break free of the conditioning. It’s not their fault. It’s a condition of the times. An exciting time to be a journalist and a writer. I can tell you that much!

Reactions from a friend about the “Truth and Lies” event in Wanaka, NZ, and others with posters of “vaccine” injured victims who have either died or now have serious side effects.


Friends share posters of the vaccine injured. More info can be found at https://thehealthforumnz.co.nz/

Author’s Note:
*I was tempted to include in this article, that the title should have been called “Lies and More Lies” which I think is funny, but it implies the panel members know that they’re lying, and I can at least tell, with certainty, they’re not seeing the whole picture. Whether it’s intentional or not, at least at this level I’m not sure. Look up “Hegelian Dialectic.”
This just in: Just received this text from a friend who was not able to attend the event:
“Hi Randall, Looks like you all made a bit of an impact with the pants on fire crowd.”
Oh good, I look forward to hearing more!

Update: I’ve been hearing some really good comments from my community here in Wanaka, and encourage you, and those beyond the area, to comment in section below or on my Farcebook page as well to stir the pot.

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Don’t be Fearful, Be Prepared

07/12/2023

While I’m not one for big “fear headlines” Ed Griffin is has good credibility so I recommend seeing this.
The Greatest Financial Loss in World History, Millions Will Be Devastated: G. Edward Griffin.
Author of ‘The Creature From Jekyll Island’ G. Edward Griffin warns that rapidly expanding government debt and the coming collapse of the financial system will lead to unimaginable losses that threaten to wipe out millions, if the people don’t stand up and do something about it.

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The Dynamic Duo – Masters of the Biodynamic

18/02/2023

Gill  and Peter Bacchus are masters of their craft, Biodynamics, and I was lucky enough to spend a bit of time chatting with them after their recent workshop, held in Cromwell, New Zealand. These two are well-educated and switched on to life. They’re also in tune with the how important our relationship is with the planets, stars, earth, and the food we put into our bodies. Gill is the author of “Love Your Veges” [ed: “Veggies” for you Yanks] and Peter has authored “Biodynamic Pasture Management”. with the subtitle Balancing Fertility, Life and Energy.

YOUR FOOD SUPPLY #32: The Dynamic Duo Note: (This video series started 13 years ago, while listening to the audio version of the book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, when Amanda and I were driving across the U.S. and were seeing the effects of industrial farming in real time while listening to the book. Here’s that first entry Your Food Supply #1 To see the whole series, click on the category “Your Food Supply” in the category section of this blog on the right of your screen.

What struck me was, not only how informed Gill and Peter were when giving their workshop and interview, but how passionate they are about “the parts related to the whole” (physically, spiritually, with the plant kingdom, and universe) , and how we are all interconnected. I also appreciated Peter’s awareness of the bigger picture when it comes to globalist and government overreach. He’s clued in. 

Gill has a long practical experience of organic vegetable and herb growing, and learning to choose a vegetable-based diet to manage health issues. She has helped children create school gardens, grow and cook vegetables and helped create community gardens. Gill has a masters in science in Soil Science and Human Nutrition and is also the author of Food Full of Life. 
Peter was raised on a biodynamic dairy farm and later worked as a medicinal herb grower, developing large-scale composting business. He consults widely and has held leadership position in biodynamic farming organizations. The two live near Thames on the north island of New Zealand. They can be reached at p.bacchus@farmside.com.nz and gillbacchus@gmail.com
Although they do have a web domain, their website isn’t up and running at the moment, however here’s Gill’s Facebook page.

This year’s workshop was held at Valda Muller’s Organic New Zealand Nuts walnut farm where Valda guided the workshop participants on a walk-around of her property, which is virtually all biodynamic. The workshop was created and managed by Su Hoskins, who is also has an amazing grasp of organic and biodynamic farming, who we’ll interview soon. Sue recently hosted the two-day workshop where the first day was near Wanaka, and the second at Valda’s in Cromwell. You can learn more about Sue on her Facebook page.

If you get a chance, read their books, and if you’re in New Zealand, by all means, attend one of their, and Sue’s workshops.

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Meet The Real Neal Fox

09/02/2023

Where to begin with this story. I guess from the beginning, which is always the best place.
I don’t use Farcebook much anymore – mostly to post images and video clips of our retreat center here in New Zealand. While doing so, a well-marketed add popped up about learning how to perfect your home-studio recording skills called “From Concept to Creation, with the catchy title, “All Music Matters.” The dude teaching the course has great cred, (see his bio here) so I took the plunge and signed on and paid my tuition. It’s been the best money I’ve ever spent but I’ll also be putting a bit more in the donation box located on his site.)

A few things caught my eye. First was a t-shirt Neal was wearing while teaching the course – hmm. The shirt had an American bald eagle and the second one, which he was wearing on today’s lesson stated “I AM FREE”.
I stored that info away, but didn’t give it much thought, as I’m a busy guy..

A guy with a cool T-Shirt, sending a message.

The whammy was when, on the second lesson, he invites his students to download his latest album for free, which is included in the course, entitled “Unhinged“. “Hmm” I thought, then when opened the file, I saw the songlist: (listen in the links below)

  1. Unhinged
  2. Insanity Was Throwing a Party
  3. Fishy
  4. Truth Matters
  5. The Good in Us
  6. Dear Facebook
  7. My Special Girl
  8. After the Great Reset
  9. You Have the Right
  10. That Rabbit Hole

“Duh”… then I knew we were on the same page, and I promptly shot off an email to Neal:
“Hi Neal,
Greetings from New Zealand.
Buying your course was the best money I’ve ever spent.
I love your teaching style, and am resonating with your warm-hearted demeanor. Thanks for that, I’m especially glad I signed up and am supporting another person not afraid to write songs that matter!
I was suspect when I saw your T-shirt with the American Eagle, then opening up the Unhinged zip file, and seeing the titles confirmed I was dealing with a cool dude…”

Then today I actually saw this image pop-up at the end of today’s section on Neal’s online course. That’s when I knew I had to get writing this blog piece.

I mean, look at that cover art (below)! Neal has a “take no prisoners’ approach to stating the obvious. At the risk of losing a student or two, he forges ahead with an edgy album which makes my efforts, in the alt media seem whimpy! God bless him! I’ve known about the backstory for over 5 decades, since I was about 13 yrs old, and now feel I could have been much more edgy and forthright, rather than treating globalist research as a hobby.

Screenshot re-published with permission of Neal Fox

And then a deeper look on his website shows he’s not only created tons of albums with such names as Now It’s Personal, Songs for the New Revolution and Thank You Dan Rather. But there’s an award-winning film, The Conspiracy Project I really look forward to seeing.
Aside from taking his course, there’s much to explore on his website.
A first stop will be a video clip “Why I wrote Unhinged“

Fox: “People ask me if my UNHINGED album is about politics. It’s not. It’s about Human Rights, Freedom, Liberty.

In Neal’s email reply, in closing, he wrote,, “I’ve been heavily shadow-banned for years so the only way I get views or subscriptions is through word of mouth. So if you haven’t already, please subscribe: www.Youtube.com/nealfox “

So I’m hoping, dear reader, you’ll subscribe and pass on the good word, because, as Neal signed off in his email, “Don’t hesitate to keep in touch. We need to stick together.”

Neal’s the real deal. I’ve written in previous posts that some past and current names in the “conspiracy fact” movement have been very non-apologetic for their uncompromising stance for the truth. William Cooper author of “Behold a Pale Horse“, Ed Brown of Sullivan County New Hampshire, and today’s Alex Jones, New Zealand’s Kelvyn Alp of Counterspin are gruff. In hindsight, these guys were/are not gruff enough.

While I don’t group Neal Fox in the “abrasive category”, his prolific work and actions, standing for what’s obviously the truth in these crazy times, stands on it’s own merit as self evident. His lovely New “Yourk” accent, while not on a Gerald Celente scale, still makes you want to sit up and pay attention, especially in his online class when he says, “Now the next section is short, but important, so listen up”. Joking aside, he’s got a heart of gold, which comes through in his teachings, and I encourage the reader to download/stream his albums, subscribe to his Youtube channel and delve into his in-depth website, a treasure trove of truth. If I were a globalist, I’d be afraid of likes of Neal Fox. Plus, he’s a great teacher on how to sharpen and learn one’s home studio recording techniques.
Stay tuned, as I’d love to interview Neal at some point. Since I don’t forsee him coming to New Zealand in the near future, readers will have to accept a Zoom interview. I look forward to the possibility of sitting down with Neal. I’ll keep you posted.

For those that want a great home-studio course here’s the link to All Music Matters

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Author G Edward Griffin Offers Optimistic View

25/10/2022

By Randall Richards
Mountain Spirit Media
The wonderful G Edward Griffin, now in his nineties was recently interviewed by Mel K and Mr. Griffin covered a lot of ground. He’s the author of The Creature from Jekyll Island – A Second Look at the Federal Reserve now printed in many languages, and in more than 43 printings.

G Edward Griffin, Author of The Creature from Jekyll Island


About the Interview:
Although Mel K is a bit hard to listen to in some ways, she conducts a great interview, is well versed, and has a great reputation in my opinion. Griffin covers a basic historical catch-up for those not familiar with the Federal Reserve banking system, and his book The Creature from Jekyll Island, then updates the audience about the latest events and the current new world order and attempts to maintain their loosening grip of world domination. Most importantly, Griffin shares that only 1% were part of the planning of the American Revolution, and another 5% or so were those that put the plan into action, then it was an additional minority that actually did the fighting to get out from under British rule. Griffin adds, “we are about at that ratio now, where there are enough people waking up and taking action that those in power may not be there much longer”. More importantly he says we need to unite not despite our differences but in celebration of our diversity. United we stand, divided we fall, says Griffin, quoting that well-known phrase.

About the Book:
^This is the classic exposé of the Fed that has become one of the best-selling books in its category of all time. Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician’s secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You’ll be hooked in five minutes. It reads like a detective story – which it really is, but it’s all true. This book is about the most blatant scam of history. It’s all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. Your world view will definitely change. Putting it quite simply, this may be the most important book on world affairs you will ever read. 608 pages.

The 5th Edition includes a no-holds barred analysis of bank bailouts under the Bush and Obama Administrations that are shown to be nothing less than legalized plunder of the American people. Many other updates have been added, including a revision to the list of those who attended the historic meeting at Jekyll Island where the Federal Reserve was created.

An observation about G. Edward Griffin:
I remember an interviewer years ago making an observation then posing a question to Mr. Griffin: “So, Ed, you’ve written a book about a really nasty subject, the control of the money supply by an elite group. And you seem so composed, well balanced and even happy as you sit here. Can you tell me how that is? Griffin’s reply* was: “Look, I decided a long time ago, that I am not the material I write. I maintain a healthy lifestyle, am close to my family and have a spiritual practice. If I don’t make a conscience effort to separate my life from my work, I would have gone over the edge a long time ago.” *(Paraphrased by the author of this post based on memory of the interview”)

About the Author:
^Mr. Griffin is a writer, documentary film producer, and Founder of Freedom Force International. Listed in Who’s Who in America, he is well known because of his talent for researching difficult topics and presenting them in clear terms that all can understand.

He has dealt with such diverse subjects as archaeology and ancient Earth history, the Federal Reserve System and international banking, terrorism, internal subversion, the history of taxation, U.S. foreign policy, the science and politics of cancer therapy, the Supreme Court, and the United Nations.

His better-known works include The Creature from Jekyll Island, World without Cancer, The Discovery of Noah’s Ark, Moles in High Places, The Open Gates of Troy, No Place to Hide, The Capitalist Conspiracy, More Deadly than War, The Grand Design, The Great Prison Break, and The Fearful Master.

Ed is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he majored in speech and communications. He is a recipient of the coveted Telly Award for excellence in television production, the creator of the Reality Zone Audio Archives, Publisher of Need to Know News, and is President of American Media, a publishing and video production company in Southern California.

He has served on the board of directors of The National Health Federation and The International Association of Cancer Victors and Friends and is Founder and President of The Cancer Cure Foundation. He is the Founder of Freedom Force International and creator of Red Pill University, Red-Pill Expos, and Rabbit-Hole Expeditions. The mission of these Red-Pill and Rabbit-Hole endeavors is far more serious than they may sound. It is to popularize a global coalition for the victory of individualism over collectivism and liberty over tyranny.
^Pulled from Amazon’s page on The Creature from Jekyll Island
For more info about the author of this post, head to mtnspirit.nz

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