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Matt Carano, Nick Boyle, Cord Blomquist
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S04 E27: Coronas And Coyotes
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Cord, Nick, and Matt catch up, discuss the deadly Coronavirus and rabid coyotes roaming the countryside, James Boyle continues racking up wins, UNH spends 600K to save 12 Million, and bill wants to let kids seek medical attention without parental consent.
News Suspected Coronavirus in NH
https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/cdc-determination-expected-today-on-nh-case-of-suspected-coronavirus/article_8de2627f-458c-58f7-aa8b-6b802e6e5ce7.html
- Does the state have the right to restrict your movements if you are a health risk to others?
- Do individuals have the right to restrict others movements?
Coyote
https://www.wmur.com/amp/article/coyote-attacks-woman-dog-in-kensington-new-hampshire-police-say/30597673#aoh=15802339305002&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s
- Concord Monitor reported on attempt to set limits: https://www.concordmonitor.com/coyote-deer-hunting-regulations-nh-23294759
- Coyotes are fucking menace, the eastern variety are hybrids with wolves and dogs
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- https://phys.org/news/2018-05-coyotes-conquered-continent.html
- Active camera traps are now spotting coyotes approaching the Darien Gap, a heavily forested region separating North and South America, suggesting that they are at the doorstep of South America.
Boyle Wins/Loses
https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200124/nh-court-portsmouths-taking-of-car-dealer-jim-boyles-land-unlawful
- Kuzinevich pointed to testimony from one of the city’s witnesses during the eminent domain trial, who said the “purpose of the taking is to prevent development.”
More apartments in Dover mill building
https://www.fosters.com/news/20200127/more-apartments-proposed-in-dover-mill-building
- Every apartment building brings consternation by the community
- Doverites are pissed about parking
- So build parking
- NIMBY problems everywhere
- What do we do about zoning?
- Is it possible for markets to handle things like changing the use of a building from low-traffic commercial to high traffic and high parking residential?
UNH Layoffs
https://www.fosters.com/news/20200127/unh-plans-layoffs-paid-600k-to-find-savings
- Paid $600k to consultant
- Will save $12million over two years and presumably continue to save after that
- That’s only a 2% cut to their operating budget, which must be $600million
- That’s about $38,000 per student per year
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- 600000000/(13000 + 2400)
- Overall enrollment has declined for a decade, NH is up 3.4% over last year
Counselling kids without their parents
https://www.fosters.com/news/20200128/nh-bill-would-allow-counseling-without-parents-knowledge
- In Washington state age of mental health treatment consent is 13, but reform now allows parents to get information about diagnosis and treatment
- What is the state’s role in this?
Nuclear disaster risk rising
https://www.fosters.com/news/20200127/moniz-nuclear-disaster-risk-rising-candidates-should-have-plan
- Nuclear war would end all life on planet earth
- Multiple treaties have either been scrapped or expire soon
- Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are not playing ball
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + THU, JAN 30 6:00 PM + - Dante's Pasta & Vino, Barrington + THU, FEB 6 6:00 PM + - Thirsty Moose Taphouse, Dover + Liberty Forum Feb 1st and 2nd Manchester
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S04 E26: Infidelity And Porn
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Show Summary: On this very exciting episode of the Freecast, @matthewcarano and @NicholasHBoyle talk about porn, infidelity, nipples, and insulin price controls from @TheFreecoast of the @FreeStateNH.
News * Ban Porn? Matt * + https://reason.com/2019/12/09/5-myths-that-anti-porn-crusaders-keep-repeating/ * Republican state rep wants harsher speeding penalties * + https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/12/540-million-fee-increase + * Bill would put a price cap on insulin * + https://www.libertyblock.com/post/communist-bills-seek-to-control-nh-health-care * MJ Matt * + https://www.nhpr.org/post/marijuana-legalization-loses-steam-nh-state-house#stream/0 * Free the nipple update * + https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-defends-laconia-law-barring-female-nudity-us-supreme-court-appeal#stream/0
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Exeter
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S04 E25: Yay-Hoos From Birth To Death
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast Cord leads off with surprise stories, Amy Robach lets slip ABC squashed the Epstein story, Tamara Le, the corporate media is just a mouthpiece for powerful people, and Matt talks about his tattoo.
News * Amy Robach has Epstein Story Matt * + https://www.foxnews.com/media/abc-amy-robach-jeffrey-epstein-hot-mic * Durham Smoking Ban * Rep Tamara Le hates private schools * + She is on the Education Committee + https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/11/icymi-f-private-and-religious-schools-rep-tamara-le-d-north-hampton + Speaker Shurtleff removes John Burt + http://indepthnh.org/2019/11/07/hinch-blasts-speaker-for-removing-rep-burt-from-criminal-justice-committee/ + Burt’s post + - https://www.facebook.com/john.a.burt.7/posts/10206367873071497 + https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/11/speaker-removes-john-burt-only-suspends-tamara-le + https://www.insidesources.com/dem-speakers-facebook-flip-flop-removes-gop-member-for-rude-post-after-leaving-f-bomber-on-ed-committee/?fbclid=IwAR2tV206pUYSPM2fIXyquAwUM0vnX6Pe6bg7tSRl0ME1Xe_jXdQ8wAuXTsQ * City Elections * + 11 of 13 cities had elections + The cities of Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Manchester and Somersworth voted to permit the operation of “sports book retail locations,” according to the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. + Sports betting was defeated in Concord, Dover, Nashua, and Rochester. However, Dover and Rochester did vote to allow another lottery game, + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Keno 603, in their cities. + https://www.concordmonitor.com/Five-of-nine-cities-approve-sports-betting-two-more-approve-Keno-30103330 + https://www.wmur.com/article/full-2019-new-hampshire-mayoral-city-municipal-election-results/29701091 * Property Tax racket * + Lower tax rate, higher property evaluations + City gets more money while jumping for lower rates + https://www.fosters.com/news/20191029/somersworth-tax-rate-drops-bills-may-not
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Exeter * Feast of the Freecoast * + Sunday December 1st 2-6pm * NHLA Bill Review training * + Sunday November 16th 2-4 pm
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S04 E24: Border Wars: Wolves Vs. Coyotes
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Show Summary: On this episode of the Freecast, Durham hangs paper plates on light posts for climate change, Hong Kong and the hypocrisy of the NBA, and a criss-cross family shooting in Pelham.
News * Climate Change Artwork (Matt) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20191013/durham-art-project-puts-focus-on-seacoast-climate-change * Hong Kong and the Hypocrisy of the NBA (Matt) * + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_protests + Lebron pressures NBA: https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/lebron-james-nba-adam-silver-daryl-morey/ * Pelham Shooting (Nick) * + https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Relatives-Describe-Chaos-at-Pelham-New-Hampshire-Wedding-Shooting-563073951.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester Magrilla’s 6pm-late Thursday Oct 17th * Freecoast New Mover’s potluck * + Wednesday 16th at the Praxeum 7pm
NH History * NH Laws this session * + HB 167, Kingston Bonfire + HB 307, Removing color photograph requirement for driver’s licenses + HB 372, This bill requires that motorists give a wide berth to all vehicles, rather than stationary vehicles, that are displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights. + HB 398, Amending the Masonicare charter. Not particularly interesting on its own, however, there is no RSA that the bill says it’s amending. And it raised a few questions in my head. Why does the state of NH have anything to do with the freemasons? Why does the state have to amend their charter since they are a private organization? Why couldn’t I find more info on Masonicare laws in NH? + HB 428 + This bill clarifies when a vehicle may turn right while a steady or flashing walk signal is being displayed on the pedestrian control signal. Removes the line [There shall be no right turn allowed for any vehicle while a steady or flashing walk signal is being displayed.] + HB 123, This bill requires each school's emergency response plan to include at least one drill to test emergency response to an armed assailant. “...The plan shall provide that at least [2] 4 of the currently required number of fire evacuation drills shall be emergency, all-hazard response drills of which at least one shall test emergency response to an armed assailant. The armed assailant drill may be discussion based…” + HB 597, This bill allows nano brewery licensees to distribute samples at a wine manufacturer's facility for an annual fee. + This bill also allows wine manufacturer licensees to distribute samples at a nano brewery. + HB 455, Death penalty repealed! + SB 6, 11, + HB 259, This bill requires violation notices issued by a code enforcement authority to reference the relevant section of the state or local building or fire code. (good) + HB 396, This bill requires a public body or agency to provide written reasons for delay or denial of records under the right-to-know law. + HB 189, This bill exempts juvenile victims of human trafficking from prosecution for certain conduct chargeable as a criminal offense which was committed as a result of being trafficked. The bill also allows juvenile victims of human trafficking to petition to vacate a delinquency adjudication resulting from participating in conduct that was the direct result of being trafficked. + HB 630, This bill increases fines for certain OHRV and snowmobile violations and, in cases where an OHRV or snowmobile complaint is prosecuted by the county sheriff, requires the fine or forfeiture to be remitted to the county sheriff. + HB 286, This bill declares that no cost or fee shall be charged for the inspection or delivery of governmental records under the right-to-know law. + HB 491, This bill provides that refusing to provide a name and address, upon request by a peace officer, shall not, by itself, constitute grounds for arrest. + SB 197, This bill prohibits an employer from requiring a low-wage employee to enter into a noncompete agreement. + HB 669, This bill allows applicants for drivers' licenses, commercial drivers' licenses, and nondrivers' identification cards to indicate their gender as male, female, or other, and also requires such indication to be placed on any identification card issued by the division of motor vehicles. + HB 359, This bill requires any drug which contains an opiate dispensed by a health care provider or pharmacy to have an orange sticker on the cap or dispenser and a warning label regarding the risks of the drug. + This bill also requires the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery to develop a handout on the risks of opioids and how to mitigate them for persons who are receiving prescriptions for opioids. + HB 399, This bill establishes a procedure for annulment of arrests or convictions for possession of 3/4 of an ounce or less of marijuana where the offense occurred before September 16, 2017 + HB 480, This bill establishes a system within the lottery commission for sports betting. (More complex than it sounds) + SB142, This bill requires school boards to make menstrual hygiene products available, free of charge, in restrooms designated for girls and gender-neutral restrooms located in public middle and high schools. (unfunded mandate) + HB 614, This bill increases penalties and fines for air pollution and water pollution. + SB 263, This bill creates a cause of action for persons injured by discrimination in public schools. + This bill also creates a cause of action for the attorney general in cases of discrimination in public schools. (gender identity is the big issue here) + HB 608, This bill defines gender identity and expands the law against discrimination based on gender identity to other areas of the law prohibiting discrimination. + SB 88 This bill makes certain changes in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law, including eliminating the time frame for a provider-patient relationship. (veto overridden)
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S04 E23: NH Omnibus Budget Supported By Liberty Reps
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, City of Portsmouth says variances make dogs clean, Jim Boyle goes to the Supreme Court, a former police commish goes to prison, and NH Liberty Reps vote for the Omnibus Budget Bill that includes 300 new laws.
News * No Dogs Allowed (Matt) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20191001/no-dogs-allowed-eateries-catering-to-canines-violate-code * Boyle and Portsmouth head to Supreme Court (Cord) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190925/car-dealer-portsmouth-take-357m-fight-to-nh-supreme-court * Portsmouth Ban on AirBnB (Nick) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190927/nh-supreme-court-upholds-portsmouths-ban-on-couples-airbnb-rental?fbclid=IwAR2illwkjZLdDqFZU5aBpOeU4a6pnl6rKqrjd_wkx-DUHyqKWamx_5n0cuA * Ex-Police Commish Doing Time (Matt) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190920/ex-police-official-brenna-cavanaugh-sentenced-to-jail-time * Vetoes, budget, and smoking (Nick) * + 57 vetoes this session + 2 overridden + https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-veto-tracker-sununu-rejecting-record-number-bills#stream/0 + http://www.gencourtmobile.com/Bill/Text/2019/HB4 + https://granitegrok.com/mg_monadnock/2019/10/budget-secrets-pet-vendor-license?fbclid=IwAR3kAOUGal7vx1LBH0avVyutfFlanzxMC4VpOmOu27MBHJY3IIh4L4CVnPs + https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/09/new-hampshire-used-the-state-budget-to-raise-the-smoking-age-to-19
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover, Thirsty Moose 6pm * Apple Harvest Day Saturday * + 9am-4pm
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S04 E22: The Chicken Man
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, more pop culture talk, Tasker is back at his old tricks soliciting children, SNL fires Shane Gillis, and Nick returns with a segment on NH in The Civil War.
News * Education Compromise Nick * + https://www.wmur.com/article/compromise-on-education-funding-brings-lawmakers-governor-closer-to-budget-deal/29077170 * Rep Tasker Back at it (Matt) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190916/prosecutor-ex-state-rep-who-lured-girl-back-online * More Free the Nipple news * + https://www.nhpr.org/post/scotus-tells-nh-file-response-free-nipple-appeal-signaling-courts-interest#stream/0 * Purdue Pharma Bankrupt (Cord) * + https://www.apnews.com/c2780653e7934908856bfbf00eafddf1 * SNL fires Shane Gillis * + https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/16/entertainment/snl-shane-gillis/index.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester
NH History * NH in the Civil War * + http://americancivilwarinstitute.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-hampshire-in-civil-war.html
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S04 E21: PB4WEGO
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Matt and Cord give it their best shot in Nick’s absence. State lawmakers challenge the house gun ban, Sununu OKs PB4WEGO for Rochester mom’s van, while Dweezil’s band plays the Ballroom, and JPJ is a generational man.
News * State lawmaker’s challenge to house gun ban heads to supreme court. * + https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-state-rep-John-Burt-House-gun-rule-challenge-Supreme-Court-28123007?utm_source=HeadlineAlerts&utm_medium=DailyNewsletter&utm_campaign=HeadlineAlerts * Dems will try to override Sununus 53 vetoes this month * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190902/sununus-53-vetoes-which-bills-dems-think-they-can-overrride * Manchester Man paralyzed in police custody in 2013, dies. * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/manchester-man-who-filed-m-lawsuit-after-he-was-paralyzed/article_5c13f0d2-d9bd-55bc-b3d8-fe1fc665e18e.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * Dweezil Zappa * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/calendar?_ev_id=418285_dweezil_zappa_-_hot_rats_%26_other_hot_stuff * Lee Town Fair
NH History * John Paul Jones Jubilee * https://portsmouthhistory.org/6th-annual-john-paul-jones-jubilee-and-auction/ * https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/john-paul-jones-jubilee/
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S04 E20: The Two Judges Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, a Derry time capsule comes up empty, the cameras in Manch are going up, housing is at a premium in the Freestate, and children in colonial America. @FreeStateNH
News * Derry time capsule opened and there’s nothing inside(Nick) * + https://www.wmur.com/article/derry-time-capsule-opened-to-reveal-nothing/28751016 * Judge Refuses to Block Cameras in Downtown Manchester (matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/judge-refuses-to-block-police-cameras-in-downtown-manchester/article_8adc03b5-6e3f-5676-85d5-8c59df558d8e.html?fbclid=IwAR0qQQgSL4hchj-MtmsNii0lLwq-HKS_cI4ypDRt_7zbJAzTvkUrT2HRM6c * Ex-Judge denied 89K Pension (Cord) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190819/ex-judge-coffey-denied-89604-year-pension * NH Housing Shortage (Matt) * + https://www.wmur.com/article/shortage-of-housing-in-nh-new-homes-rental-units/28733143 + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190716/sober-home-leader-reports-resistance-in-rochester + https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/rooming-houses-provide-affordable-but-controversial-option/article_622f8be2-2022-11e9-abd5-97cb33670d60.html * Gaslight Outside Deck Fight (Cord) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190820/gas-lights-fight-over-outdoor-decks-ends-with-unusual-deal
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Seabrook Meetup * Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/calendar?_ev_id=431736_an_evening_with_pat_benatar_%26_neil_giraldo_-_40th_anniversary_tour * Portsmouth Women’s History Walk * + https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/portsmouth-womens-history-walk/2019-08-28/ * Exeter Farmer’s Market * + https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/exeter-farmers-market-3/2019-08-22/ * Redistribute your food wealth * + https://www.meetup.com/Seacoast-NH-Permaculture/events/260211808/ * Autism-friendly movies * + http://www.seacoastkidscalendar.com/calendar/index.php?eID=55468
NH History * Children In Colonial America * http://humboldt-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/2148/120/Breyer.pdf?sequence=1&origin=publication_detail
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S04 E19: Predatory Priests and Convicted Chaplains
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, the NH Catholic Church lists the names of predatory priests onto their website, ex Portsmouth police commish convicted, a Freestate frakas, and drugs do get into prison - shocker!
News * NH Catholic Church Website lists names of predator priests. (Matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/religion/new-hampshire-catholic-church-website-lists-names-of-predator-priests/article_9f0a3b21-b937-504b-abd1-d72a98c7ddba.html + The list: https://www.catholicnh.org/restoringtrust-2/ + https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/do-the-right-thing/201808/separating-facts-about-clergy-abuse-fiction + https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/misconductreview/report.pdf * Chaplain at Federal Prison in Berlin, BH convicted and sentenced for smuggling contraband for inmates * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/chaplain-at-federal-prison-in-berlin-sentenced-for-smuggling-contraband/article_9267cff6-7c76-5d90-8b1e-39da72833964693 * Ex Portsmouth Police commissioner guilty of felony (Matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/ex-portsmouth-police-commissioner-guilty-of-felony-related-to-shots/article_2aa0b876-bfec-5cbe-b73f-4d78c95e0002.html * NH Supreme court allows Attorney General to see juvenile court records (Nick) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/supreme-court-opens-door-to-setting-record-straight-on-racially/article_4507f6c3-780e-5237-addd-ec3410e48fb4.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Exeter
NH * Cord talk about requests for people to promote NH liberty stuff
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S04 E018: From A Walkout Basement
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Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Pence backs out of a hang out, Sununu voids pot convictions, an impossible Equifax Settlement, and the covered bridges of NH.
News * iTunes Reviews * Pence cancels trip to NH recovery center after chief business development officer is accused for trafficking 1500 grams of fentanyl (Nick) * + https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/politics/mike-pence-cancellation-new-hampshire-fentanyl/index.html * You want to talk about slavery? (Cord) * + https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/18/new-hampshire-lawmaker-werner-horn-owning-slaves-racism-economics/1773670001/ * Sununu signs a law to void MJ convictions (Matt) * + https://www.nhpr.org/post/sununu-signs-law-help-people-void-some-marijuana-possession-convictions#stream/0 + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/sununu-calls-nh-gop-rep-s-comments-racist-and-offensive/article_f2f6d13a-f786-5905-9cc1-be6e0ab11e8e.html * The Equifax Settlement is Fucked Up (Cord) * + https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-to-get-more-than-$1M-in-Equifax-settlement-27192929 * Suicides are on the rise in NH and nationally (Matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/suicides-including-highway-suicides-on-the-rise-in-new-hampshire/article_1433bab1-ee18-53a7-9d55-5209d07fde38.html + Stats: https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Seabrook Casa Tequila 6 PM
NH History * Covered bridges * + https://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning-center/traditions/covered-bridges.htm
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S04 E017: It’s Math Guys, Learn It.
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Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, surveillance in Manchester gets a challenge in court, a NH inventor saves lives with mailboxes, NH legislators still can’t do math, and Len screams his little face off.
News * Carla Gericke on Tom Woods Show (Cord) * + https://tomwoods.com/ep-1443-you-dont-need-to-see-this-list-of-bad-cops-citizen/ + Manchester surveillance cameras: https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/manchester-aclu-spar-over-surveillance-cameras-downtown/article_43636c53-6c60-5e70-9bcf-a94aa451d489.html?block_id=664693 + Laurie List https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/unionleader.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/c2/cc2bfaad-7162-5946-84d3-244e029a3770/5c746b02e1e10.pdf.pdf * Life-saving Mailbox invention (Nick) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190706/hampton-falls-mans-mailbox-invention-seen-as-lifesaver + https://slidemeout.com/ * Week-long minimum wage challenge (Matt) * + https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-politicians-to-take-week-long-minimum-wage-challenge-26690043 + Bureau of Labor stats: https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2017/home.htm * Teen MJ Use odds go down with recreational laws * + https://www.fosters.com/zz/news/20190708/teen-odds-of-using-marijuana-dip-with-recreational-use-laws/1 * Portsmouth doctor reprimanded for treatment of chronic pain patient (Matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/portsmouth-doctor-reprimanded-for-treatment-of-chronic-pain-patient/article_d45611d5-f0e3-5a8f-ace5-46bc9d945c90.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Exeter 6:30 pm Sea Dog Brewing Co.
NH History * Executive Council * + http://nhexecutivecouncil.com/index.htm (talk about a blast from the past with this site set up.) + https://www.nh.gov/council/history/index.htm
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S04 E016: Drug Deranged Doxxing
Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast CBD crackdown forces Fresh Vibes to leave the state, a coked-out Hassan aid doxxes republican senators, and the most honest critique of Tombstone while things get froggy.
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News * Fresh Vibes Is Moving To Maine (Matt) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190618/fresh-vibes-eatery-moving-to-cbd-friendly-maine * Opioids Continue to Ruin People’s Lives(Cord) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/man-surrenders-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-in-bedford-following/article_2497ccee-dfee-5eaa-ae3c-4a4dc6987d2b.html * But New Hampshire is Otherwise Very Cool! According to Wallet Hub survey (Nick) * + “Could it be because it has the lowest percentage of people living beneath the poverty level? Or that it ranks third in safety?” + “We call it a ‘citizen legislature’ for that reason. That makes our state representatives more accessible and more responsive to the general public. A concerned citizen cannot only reach their representative easily and quickly, they can even run for office themselves and have a realistic chance to be elected.” + https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/these-are-2019-s-best-states-live-here-s-what-ncna1019556 * Blue Alert System (Cord) * + “killed, injured or missing” + “If someone is willing to commit a murder of a police officer, there’s really nothing else they’re not going to be capable of doing” + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/man-surrenders-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-in-bedford-following/article_2497ccee-dfee-5eaa-ae3c-4a4dc6987d2b.html * Doxing Senators fueled by “cocaine, psychedelics and alcohol” (Matt) * + Changed the Wikipedia pages of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and retired (but then still sitting) Sen. Orrin Hatch to include their home addresses and personal phone numbers + Rand Paul was only Senator to submit a victim statement saying he feared for his life + - Rand Paul survived the Congressional baseball shooting - Had life-threatening injuries from his neighbor + https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/19/maggie-hassan-staff-doxing-case-1370529 * State Budget (Nick) * + https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Budget-writers-put-final-touches-on-proposal-14018164.php * State DOJ blocks DEA From accessing medical records (Cord) * + “While the records may be held by a third party, there's nothing voluntary about the records' creation. These records are created by healthcare professionals to comply with a state mandate. Patients do not volunteer to hand over this sensitive information. The only way to opt out is to never see a doctor.” + https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190608/12293742357/new-hampshire-aclu-fighting-back-against-deas-warrantless-access-to-sensitive-medical-records.shtml * Boy Scouts Save the Fucking Day (Matt) * + https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/New-Hampshire-Scouts-Come-to-The-Rescue-of-2-Fishermen-on-Remote-Maine-Lake-510914701.html * History You’re so basic: (Cord)https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/16/18680941/new-hampshire-basic-first-historical-marker-beginners-all-purpose-symbolic-instruction-code
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Seabrook - 4th Thursday
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S04E15: Show Title: ACLU Sues and New Sununu Vetoes
Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered. Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast the ACLU sues the city of Manchester, Sununu vetoes net metering, Rochester bans CBD edibles, and The Wentworth House gets a visit.
News * ACLU Sues to block Manchester’s further use of surveillance cameras downtown (MC)
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Sununu vetoes 2 more bills
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- https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/press-2019/20190603-veto.htm - https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/sununu-vetoes-net-metering-solar-energy-bill/article_7fde7eb5-494d-514c-9f31-ec46d1fc0fec.html?block_id=664693 - “These same consumers deserve the freedom to invest their own capital to become more self-sufficient and energy independent and less reliant on out-of-state electricity companies that control our high electricity rates.” - * These are set by an equation and approved by utility commissions * Increased supply would lower rates - “The current size limit is also a barrier to significant investment in existing and new small renewable energy projects, which would help keep our energy dollars in-state, drive economic activity, support good-paying jobs, and increase state and local business and property tax revenues.” - MIT study found that utility-scale solar is cheaper: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/mit-economists-say-we-should-ditch-net-metering#gs.huaiah
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- NH lottery wins federal court case (NB)
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- https://www.fosters.com/news/20190603/clough-gets-4-years-for-fentanyl-kickbacks
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Rochester bans sale of CBD edibles which NH DHHS confirms is not approved (MC)
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Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Exeter - 2nd Thursday
NH History * The Colonel Paul Wentworth House * I made a field trip out to it with my family on June 1st for the Down to the Sea, The Maritime Heritage of the Piscataqua Event * The building was built on the frontier in 1701 in modern day Rollinsford, (Dover at the time and later Summersworth) * Back in the colonial period the Wentworths were essentially the royals of the area. * "Elder" William Wentworth came to New Hampshire in 1639 to Exeter NH as a follower of John Wheelwright. Elder Wentworth moved to Dover, NH in 1649, and was a proprietor of the local sawmill. He and his wife had 11 children, 9 boys. His garrison was the lone surviving garrison from the Cocheco Massacre in 1689. He is responsible for 95% of the Wentworth population in the US and Canada today. * One of his sons, Samuel Wentworth would become responsible for the three royal governors. Another one of his sons, Ezekiel Wentworth would own what is now the village of Salmon Falls, Rollinsford and operated a sawmill on the Salmon Falls River. Ezekiel had a son named Paul and Paul built the house in 1701 100 yards from its current location. * Paul and his wife had no children, so when he died, his nephew Colonel John Wenworth acquired the house. And John made all the changes that you see today at the house. * The whole Wentworth family was in the timber trade and Elder William Wentworth was actually sent over to survey the trees, the family was some of the ones responsible for marking the trees as known in the Pine Tree riots. The inside of the house has a lot of thick pine, some boards that are over 3’ wide. Therefore, when Paul built his house he did so illegally. Probably thinking the King probably isn’t going to come all the way over from England to inspect. * Frederick Newton Blodgett saw that the expansion of the railroad might see the demise of his ancestral house and thought that the house would fall under further disrepair if it stayed where it was. He was a budding businessman from Dover, MA so he decided to have the house completely disassembled and moved down to Dover, MA in 1936. * It sits on the original property however moved to Dover Mass and then moved back in 2002. * The first 2 owners owned slaves * There was a lean-to attic that they slaves stayed in. * At any time there were 8-10 slaves at the house at any given time. * The lean-to attic was built in roughly 1750. * They had a Rollinsford historical exhibit on the second floor. an 1887 bird’s eye view of what Rollinsford looked like at the time. When Rollinsford was created from Somersworth, it was named after their 2 most prominent families, the Rollins and Wallingford families. * https://www.paulwentworthhouse.org/the-colonel-paul-wentworth-house/
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S04 E14: Show Title: A Coffin For The Death Penalty Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast NH permanently repeals the death penalty, the state sues Dupont, a hospital’s grade slips, and MJ legalization will have to wait another year.
News * Frisbee drops from A to C (Matt) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190529/frisbie-drops-from-a-to-c-for-patient-safety * No Measles Vaccine, No Service * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190530/not-vaccinated-against-measles-hospital-asks-you-not-to-visit * NH Sues 3M, Dupont, et.al * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/nh-sues-m-dupont-other-companies-over-pfas-contamination/article_71956ea1-4a2a-5821-b737-2c44312e83d1.html?block_id=695277 * NH Repeals Death penalty, for realz this time * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190530/new-hampshire-repeals-its-death-penalty * Marijuana legalization bill re-referred to Senate judiciary (Matt) * + https://new-futures.org/press-release-hb481-rerefer
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover 1st thursday * Porcfest * + June 18–23, 2019 + http://porcfest.com/ * FreeCoast Fest * + Early Bird rates end May 31st + https://freecoast.org/ * Book Sale at Avenue Victor Hugo Books * + June 15th 10am to 6pm + https://avenuevictorhugobooks.com/
NH History https://nhrtl.org/legislation/how-nh-legislation-works/
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S04E13: Show Title: Tall Dark And Handsome Nashua Assessor Naps Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast Sununu vetoes, recovery homes get regulated, a Newfields teacher helps their students cheat, and the history of the NH primary.
News * Sununu takes out the red pen NB * + https://www.wmur.com/article/governor-sununu-vetoes-death-penalty-repeal-bill/27353697 + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/statehouse_dome/state-house-dome-sununu-s-veto-style-draws-fire/article_de41ba90-a180-584b-8904-741aa0b38435.html * Dover woman celebrates 100th birthday with 73 year old daughter she met for the first time a year ago. MC * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190512/miracles-abound-on-dover-womans-100th-birthday * REGULATE RECOVERY HOMES! Cord * + https://www.wmur.com/article/sober-living-homes-critical-to-many-for-addiction-recovery-have-little-oversight/27458419 * Newfields 4th Grade Teacher placed on administrative leave for allegedly coaching her students through standardized tests. MC * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190510/teacher-suspended-for-alleged-coaching-during-state-test * Spaulding Turnpike Project will be Completed after 14 years Cord * + https://wokq.com/massive-spaulding-turnpike-project-will-clear-major-hurdle/ + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190511/spaulding-turnpike-traffic-relief-could-come-soon + $287.4 million dollars * Private Detective Catches Nashua assessor napping * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/private-detective-s-report-on-nashua-assessor-leads-to-calls/article_fc946979-1e47-537e-b42e-a4ab963dbcdc.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester - 3rd Thursday
NH History * NH Primary * + What happened before primaries? + - Caucuses. - Starting with the 1796, Congressional party or a state legislature party caucus selected the party's presidential candidates Before 1820, Democratic-Republican members of Congress would nominate a single candidate from their party. That system collapsed in 1824, and since 1832 the preferred mechanism for nomination has been a national convention. - Delegates to the national convention were usually selected at state conventions whose own delegates were chosen by district conventions. + Florida had the first primary in 1901. + NH instituted a primary in 1912. + Primary voting day to be on the same day as town meeting day, i.e in March. This just happened to be before any other state’s primary. + Instead of the modern method of voting for the candidate, originally you were voting for the delegate that was going to the party’s national convention. + The delegates pre-1952 were usually active in local politics, and usually would post-primary generally vote for the party favorite. + In 1949, the NH legislature decreed that primary ballots would also include candidate’s names. That delegate didn’t need to vote for the candidate listed under their name, however. + The first presidential primary after that was in 1952. And it was the first time an actual referendum on the candidates could be made + - Time magazine said at the time: - * Tiny New Hampshire (pop. 536,000) is normally little more than a speck on the politicians’ map of the U.S. It will send numerically unimportant delegations to the national political conventions; 14 to the Republican, eight to the Democratic. But last week politicians and pundits from coast to coast were carefully adjusting their fine tuning to get a good, 21-in. view of what is going on there. On March 11, New Hampshire will have the first presidential preference primary of 1952. - The top two on the Republican ticket were establishment favorite, Robert Taft & former general, Dwight Eisenhower - The top two of the Democratic ticket were incumbent Harry Truman & challenger Estes Kefauver - * Kefauver wore a racoon skin hat - Eisenhower won and Kefauver won - * After the NH primary Truman decided not to run anymore. * Kefauver won 12 of the 15 state primaries, however he lost the nomination to Adlai Stevenson who said he wasn’t interested in running for president upto just after he gave the welcoming speech at the Democratic Convention. + Since 1977 it has been state law for NH to have the first primary in the United States. + There have only been 3 elections since 1952 where a winner of the NH primary DIDN’T become president + - 2008 Hillary Clinton beat Obama - 2000 John McCain beat Bush - 1992 Paul Tsongas beat Clinton
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S04 E12
Show Title: Let’s Burn Cars Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast: Laurie List to be released without redaction, new legislation allows Kingston residents to burn a car, Tether’s up to no good again, and Meshech Weare as NH’s supreme leader.
News * NH Court Says: Release List of Police With Credibility Issues (MC) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190424/nh-court-release-list-of-police-with-credibility-issues * New legislation will allow Kingston to Bonfire a Car (NB) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/legislation-will-allow-kingston-to-rekindle-bonfire-with-car-on/article_cf87649b-ddfc-5ccf-b9c0-4581e570a646.html * Nancy Strapko get $350,000 in settlement from Plymouth State for violating her “academic freedom” in reaction to Kristie Torbick case (CB) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/fired-psu-lecturer-who-supported-counselor-in-sex-assault-case/article_357b2667-0a1d-5abb-be28-4874fc8bf8ce.html + - Atlantic wrote about this: - * https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/how-a-professor-was-punished-for-an-act-of-citizenship/570418/ - “Kristie takes full responsibility for her actions with her ‘victim.’ I put this in parentheses because I am aware that her ‘victim’ was truly the pursuer in this case.” This “pursuer” was a 14-year-old boy. * Polygamist (NB) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/man-who-married-four-women-gets-no-jail-time-on/article_2ddbc9a3-e1c2-502d-bff0-87c686c8bc6a.html * Tether is only 74% backed (MC) * + https://www.coindesk.com/tether-lawyer-confirms-stablecoin-74-percent-backed-by-cash-and-equivalents + https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-allegedly-covers-850-million-loss-with-tether-funds * NH Gun Bills Testimony (MC) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190430/passionate-testimony-on-nh-gun-bills
Events Freecoast Liberty Meetup Thursday: Dover
NH History * The 1784 Constitution * + Meshech Weare + - President of the Executive Council - * This was the upper-body of the legislature and the executive body - Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court - He was at the top of all three branches of government - He began as a town moderator + Pine Tree Riots + - In 1772 Weare was one of four justices to rule on the Pine Tree Riots - He voted to fine the defiant party 20 schilling, which was an extremely light punishment + Book Recommendation: Andrew Vietze’s White Pine: American History and the Tree That Made a Nation + - Native Americans in the “Five Nations” seeking peace would gather beneath a towering white pine, its clusters of five needles a symbol of unity. - The Mohawks called the Algonquin “rondak,” a slur meaning “tree eater” because they ate the inner layer of bark during hard winters to prevent scurvy - The English exhausted all of their native “mast trees,” - * Imported trees from Russia and Norway and Bosnia * These trees needed to be 3’ feet wide at the base and 36’ high * Had to keep pace with the Dutch, French, and Spanish - This was the driver of the Pine Tree Riots - Explains why the pine was on the first Flag of New England * http://www.seacoastnh.com/president-meshech-weare/ * https://www.founderoftheday.com/founder-of-the-day/weare * https://northernwoodlands.org/wood_lit/entry/white-pine-american-history-and-the-tree-that-made-a-nation
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Episode 11
MAGA Cover Up And Assange Arrested Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Epping High student forced to cover up MAGA shirt, Assange is ousted from embassy, Bill Weld runs republican, and a loose discussion on the NH state seal.
News * Epping High Student told to cover up her MAGA shirt (Matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/epping-principal-issues-apology-after-student-was-told-to-cover/article_af9fee3b-37e8-507c-aecb-63502126bd79.html * Assange arrested in London (Cord) * + https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47891737 * Former Mass Governor Bill Weld announces run for president as a republican (Nick) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/former-mass-gov-weld-announces-run-for-president-on-patriots/article_b6448818-bc0b-5ae0-aa1e-3ad9cdc4e94c.html?block_id=664693 + On Rachel Maddow in November 2nd 2016, before the election. “Well I’m here vouching for Mrs. Clinton and I think it’s high time somebody did and I’m doing it based on my personal experience with her and I think she deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee so I’m here to do that.” “I know her to be a person of high moral character” https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/11/02/libertarian_vp_candidate_wel * Durham reaches $1.1 million settlement agreement with Eversource (Cord) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190416/durham-approves-1m-settlement-with-eversource + How is this not extortion or bribery? Durham is dropping an appeal in exchange for money. + d_im_here_vouching_for_mrs_clinton_and_i_think_its_high_time_somebody_did.html * Death Penalty repeal passes both house and senate with veto-proof majority (Matt) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/death-penalty-repeal-passes-nh-senate-with-veto-proof-majority/article_6ba91bd6-fcf8-5986-add0-4dfb3f24fa09.html * Secretary of State Bill Gardner (Cord) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/gardner-urges-lawmakers-to-treat-all-voters-equally/article_ac0f480e-a64a-5fdf-a8d9-6c3d19fde4e8.html + “No matter how rich you are, or smart you are, when you are in that line at the polling place, you are the same as everyone. When you start fracturing that with exceptions, that is the path that leads to where the country was in the 1960s,” + Before HB 1264, NH was the only state that didn’t require voters to be residents + This bill basically says, if you want to vote, you have to be a resident, and therefore, you have to pay the same fees and taxes that all other residents pay
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester - 3rd Thursday
NH History * Colonial New Hampshire and its seals * + I will be using all new style calendar dates to avoid confusion. Old style had the first day of the year as March 25th, Lady Day. In 1752, English speaking countries switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, which changed the beginning of the year to January 1. That year Wednesday September 2nd, was followed by Thursday September 14th.. + Between 1623-1640 when NH was “independent” it had no seal since John Mason only had a grant and had no charter. The 4 towns of NH operated autonomously and didn’t need a seal. + 1641-1679 NH was united with Massachusetts and used the Massachusetts Seal + In 1680, when John Cutt became “president” of NH, separate from Massachusetts, a new seal was made. Only one impression of that seal has been found, but it is in bad condition + 1682 Edward Cranfield seal + Feb 1685 James II ascended the throne and threw a wrench into how the colonies were organized. + In October 165 James II commissioned Joseph Dudley President, to rule over the Territory and Dominion of New England, consisting of Massachusetts Bay, Maine, New Hampshire and the Narragansett Country, or King’s Province. + In May 1686 the separate governments of the provinces united into the Dominion of New England were superseded by the central government so established, and their respective seals had no authority. (boo) + Later that year, Sir Edmund Andros took over as President and the dominion enlarged to include New Plymouth and Rhode Island. + Connecticut was added in 1687 + New York and East and West Jersey added in 1688. + In Boston April 1689 news from England reported that James II was overthrown and Andros himself was overthrown by a popular uprising. From then until March 1690, was without any government, either by appointment of the Crown or by its own people, so the towns were obliged to take care of themselves! (gasp!) + Unfortunately, In March 1690 NH towns were for the second time, in Massachusetts jurisdiction and afterwards sent their representatives to the General Court in Boston. + Luckily it was short lived. March 1692 Samuel Allen was appointed governor of NH. New seal made. Allenstown is named after him. + Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont was made governor in 1699. He was the first of many governors that were joint governors with Massachusetts until 1741. + Each Seal of New Hampshire in the Colonial Era had whatever the Seal of the Union of Great Britain Inscribed in Latin was with some variance on “The Seal of the Province of New Hampshire in New England.” + In 1775 the colony developed a separate colony seal with a fish on the left and a pine tree on the right with 5 arrows bundled in the middle to signify the 5 counties at the time and the 2 major industries on NH at the time. + In 1776 after independence was declared the seal had the words, “Vis Unita Fortior” until the adoption of the state constitution in 1784. It means “Strength united is stronger.”
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Episode 0410 Liberty House And The $360K Late Fee
Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Engineered by: Matthew Carano
Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast Cord and Matt talk about Sports Betting, Liberty House celebrates 15 years of helping vets without state funds, Portsmouth police want to commandeer private cams, and the state of education funding in #NH.
News * Sports betting is one step closer to a reality, may become part of a Casino bill * + https://www.legalsportsreport.com/30827/new-hampshire-sports-betting-2019-effort/ * Liberty House in Manchester celebrates 15 years of helping veterans (Matt) * + https://www.wmur.com/article/liberty-house-in-manchester-celebrates-15-years-of-helping-veterans/27011798 + http://libertyhousenh.org/ * Districts sue state over education funding (Cord is willing to talk about this and make it relate to the two items below in a concise way) * + District claims that per-student spending needs to triple + There is little correlation between spending and performance + - NH is still a top-10 spender on education per student - NY State spends most and has worse outcomes - https://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html + https://www.nhpr.org/post/conval-school-district-sues-state-over-education-funding * US outspends all other OECD countries on education * + https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-education-spending-tops-global-list-study-shows/ * Meanwhile Claremont, the origin of the “Claremont Cases” seems incompetent * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/claremont-schools-lose-in-lunch-money-due-to-late-paperwork/article_bd840615-e749-5049-b898-533fa1c9ff3b.html?block_id=664693 * Sununu Stands against new taxes * + https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/NH-Gov-Chris-Sununu-Jabs-Democrats-on-Taxes-at-Conservative-Rally-507989621.html * The Portsmouth Chief of Police is pushing for control over private and public cameras downtown * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190402/portsmouth-chief-pushes-for-downtown-video-camera-access?fbclid=IwAR2k4uNaooH6z5lCBHEjNg3dFJdFve1UdsSOoyFtyr2sHKHi94vy6INI-Zs
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover - 1st Thursday
NH History * Historic New England
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09.
Show Title: Legalize Or Decriminalize Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
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Produced by:Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, the NH house passes death penalty repeal, Nick defines involuntary admission, an update on Red and Shorty’s, and the pros and cons of legalization vs. decriminalization.
News * NH house passes death penalty repeal bill, heads to NH senate (MC) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190307/nh-house-passes-death-penalty-repeal-bill * Involuntary admissions (NIck) * + RSA 135-C:27 + - person has inflicted serious bodily injury on himself or has attempted suicide or serious self-injury and there is a likelihood the act or attempted act will recur if admission is not ordered - the person has threatened to inflict serious bodily injury on himself and there is likelihood that an act or attempt of serious self-injury will occur if admission is not ordered - The person's behavior demonstrates that he so lacks the capacity to care for his own welfare that there is a likelihood of death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation if admission is not ordered. - The person meets all of the following criteria: - * The person has been determined to be severely mentally disabled * The person has had at least one involuntary admission, within the last 2 years * The person has no guardian of the person appointed * The person is not subject to a conditional discharge * The person has refused the treatment determined necessary by a mental health program approved by the department * A psychiatrist at a mental health program approved by the department has determined, based upon the person's clinical history, that there is a substantial probability that the person's refusal to accept necessary treatment will lead to death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation if admission is not ordered. + Some NH stats + - 35,449 people with serious mental illness - 848 adults with serious mental illness incarcerated - 158 public psychiatric beds + http://www.drcnh.org/commitment.html https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/browse-by-state/new-hampshire http://www.gencourtmobile.com/RSA/Section/135 * Seabrook Nuclear Plant license extended until at least 2050 (Cord) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190312/nrc-approves-seabrook-plants-license-extension * Follow up: Red and Shorty’s closes for good (Nick) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190312/dovers-red-and-shortys-closes-for-good * NH House votes to legalize sports betting (Matt) * + https://nh1.com/nh1/new-hampshire-house-approves-legalizing-sports-betting/?fbclid=IwAR2RApVwGWzKQ5ZJViuOTndd2IWcQ_BVRg6jWJKYrPCyWL64NAFP2LaTBiA
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester - 3rd Thursday
Discussion: Decriminalize or Legalize? (MC) NH History * New Hampshire Ski History * + 34 active ski areas 21 of them have chair lifts + http://newenglandskimuseum.org/new-hampshire-ski-history-for-4rth-graders/ + New Hampshire was the center of skiing in the United States from the 1930s into the 1950s. Skiing first became popular in northern Europe then crossed the Atlantic to the cities of New York and Boston. Because New Hampshire was so close to Boston, skiing became very important to New Hampshire. + Three groups of people were important to skiing growing in New Hampshire. First, the workers from Scandinavia who moved to the paper mills around Berlin. Second, college students from Dartmouth College who were part of the Dartmouth Outing Club. And third, people who were members of the Boston-based Appalachian Mountain Club. + New Hampshire was the first place in America to have many things you see now at every ski resort. New Hampshire was the first to have trails cut just for downhill skiing. The Granite State was the first to have overhead wire-rope ski tows and an aerial tramway. Many famous races and styles of racing took place in New Hampshire. Professional ski patrols and ski schools began in New Hampshire. These new ideas, plus ski villages, started a whole new tourism industry. + Rope Tows and Chairlifts + Even though the first rope tow in the United States was in Woodstock, Vermont, many new ideas for getting skiers up a mountain were developed in New Hampshire. Two new style rope tows opened in 1936. The Dartmouth Outing Club built one on Oak Hill in Hanover and the second one was built at Moody’s Farm in Jackson. These used wire instead of fiber to make the rope. This rope was then suspended above the skiers’ heads rather than at waist level. The skier grabbed a J-shaped handle that was attached to the rope and was pulled up the mountain. + The first chairlift in New Hampshire was built in 1937 on Rowe Mountain in Gilford, just a year after chairlifts were invented in Idaho. The next year, 1938, two exciting and new ski lifts were built. One was at Cannon Mountain in Franconia and the other was at Mount Cranmore in North Conway. + The first chairlift in the Eastern U.S. at Belknap Mountain, now called Gunstock. + Cannon Mountain built the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway. A tramway is a large box that hangs from a cable. Many people can board a tram and travel to the top of the mountain together. Many people thought that trams would be the most popular ski lifts in America, but chairlifts became cheaper to run and easier to fix. + New Hampshire’s Legacy + New Hampshire was a hub for skiing through the 1930s through the 1950s. The state helped promote the state through colorful maps, posters, and brochures. Later, Vermont and ski areas further west became more popular than New Hampshire. + Even so, skiing is still very important to New Hampshire today. In 2006-7 people spent over 700 million dollars in the state because of skiing. Ski resorts also employed over 17,000 people during that year. + It isn’t surprising that New Hampshire lost its early lead in the development of skiing in America. What is remarkable is that New Hampshire played such a large role in the rise of skiing. Ski resorts and areas might be very different if it wasn’t for the ideas and inventions of New Hampshire skiers.
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Episode 08.
Show Title: Red Flag Flaws Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
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Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this Episode of The Freecast the Red Flag Law gets a hearing in Concord, deregulation spikes sales in CBD, HIV may have a cure, and Dover says no to a private music venue.
News * New owners of greyhound park want 100 percent employee owned casino * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/seabrook-greyhound-park-owner-describes-vision-for-employee-owned-casino/article_d82f3841-dc81-58f3-8df3-6d21950e8d31.html + https://smallbusiness.chron.com/employeeowned-company-work-44184.html * Red Flag Law hearing today (MC) * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/both-sides-brace-for-battle-over-red-flag-law-today/article_ed375c77-964c-5254-9807-98500b3a2849.html?block_id=664688 + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/lawmakers-with-pearl-necklaces-at-hearing-on-red-flag-bill/article_ef9156c0-db59-59e9-9bd2-e028f50aa103.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share * Deregulation sees spike in CBD sales (Nick) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190303/cbd-products-growing-in-popularity * Portsmouth’s Zagster bike rentals have net cost of $49K (MC) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190305/portsmouths-zagster-bike-rentals-have-net-cost-of-49k * Second man may be cured of AIDS virus after transplant (MC) * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20190304/second-man-may-be-cured-of-aids-virus-after-transplant * Music venue run out of private home (Nick) * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190304/popular-home-music-venue-shut-down-by-dover
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover - 1st Thursday
NH History * Mt Monadnock * + 3165 ft + 1,000 ft taller than any other peak in over 30 mile radius + 2,150 ft prominence + It is so isolated that American geologists use Monadnock as a term for a mountain or hill that rises abruptly compared to the rest of the landscape + - It’s like Erebor + Monadnock derives from an Abenaki term, loosely translated as “the mountain that stands alone + The earliest recorded ascent was in 1725 by Captain Samuel Willard and his fourteen rangers. They camped out there to lookout for indigenous americans. + Strange records + - Garry Harrington, hiked Monadnock 16 times in 24 hours - Larry Davis, hiked the summit daily for 2,850 days (7.8 years) + 3rd most popularly hiked mountain in the world at 125,000 hikers a year + The summit is barren, this isn’t because of a natural tree line, but because there were fires set by settlers sometime between 1810 and 1820 that raged for weeks destroying all the trees and the top-soil + Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a long poem about the mountain, which is one of his most famous poems, called “Monadnock”. + Other Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller visited the Monadnock several times and wrote about it.
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07.
Show Title: Justice For Jussie But Not For The Women Of NH. Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano and Nick Boyle
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Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of the Freecast, Sununu’s new budget, Jussie Smollet gets caught trying to start a race war, Liberty Forum recap, and the NH Supreme Court decides equal protection under the law no longer exists.
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News * Sununu’s budget * + https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/speeches/budget-2019.htm * Jussie Smollet * Liberty Forum Recap (Nick) * + Trivia + Stephan Kinsella and Daniel Garza immigration debate + Vermin Supreme showing up in a horse outfit Friday night announcing “I’m proud to be the presumptive nominee for the Libertarian Party in 2020!... And if you stick with me, together we can get 5%!” + Lee McGrath, Institute of Justice talk about how occupational licensing is the #1 inhibitor to employment + Talked to a number of NH state reps about what committees they’re on and how the session is going so far (Alan Bershtein, Hershel Nuñez, Alicia Lekas, Tony Lekas, Jess Edwards, Michael Yakubovich) + State of the Free State (ads on podcasts, 24,155 signers, 4,392 movers, acceptance of monthly donations) + Comedy from Lou Perez + Free Ross fundraiser raised $6,700 + Armory room + - Region tables - Porcfest - “I can’t believe it’s not government” https://itsnotgov.org/ - Approval Voting * Best pickup line contest (Matt - ofc) * + https://nh1.com/nh1/93-3-the-wolf-asked-listeners-for-their-best-pickup-lines-and-the-results-were-spectacular/ * Seacoast government pensioners among highest in the state. * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190213/seacoast-pensioners-among-highest-paid-in-nh
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester - 4th Thursday
NH History * NH Supreme Court upholds topless Ordinance 3-2
* + On appeal, the defendants argue that the trial court erred by denying their motion to dismiss because the ordinance: (1) violates their right to equal protection under the State and Federal Constitutions; (2) violates their rights to free speech and expression under the State and Federal Constitutions; (3) does not fall within the regulatory authority granted to the City of Laconia by the legislature; (4) is preempted by RSA 645:1; and (5) violates RSA chapter 354-A.
+ Associate Justice, Bobbie Hantz Marconi wrote for the majority who affirmed the Circuit Court’s ruling on all counts, Chief Justice C.J. Lynn and Associate Justice Patrick Donovan concurred
+ - “We conclude that the Laconia ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender. The ordinance prohibits both men and women from being nude in a public place….That the ordinance defines nudity to include exposure of the female but not male breast does not mean that it classifies based upon a suspect class. ...The ordinance merely reflects the fact that men and women are not fungible with respect to the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity.”
- ”Applying the standard, we have little trouble concluding that the defendants have not carried the heavy burden of mounting a successful facial attack to an ordinance analyzed only for rationality. The stated purpose of the ordinance is to uphold and support “public health, public safety, morals and public order.” “
- “The dissent faults us for seeking guidance from other courts in ascertaining whether Laconia’s ordinance classifies based on gender. However, as demonstrated by the lack of any meaningful discussion of our precedent in the dissent, we have little in the way of help from our own cases in answering this question.”
- Although there exists no express authority for a city to enact an
ordinance prohibiting females from exposing their nipples, RSA 47:17, VII
(2012) grants the city the power “[t]o regulate all streets and public ways,
wharves, docks, and squares, and the use thereof.” Further, RSA 47:17, XIII (2012) grants the city the power “to regulate the times and places of bathing and swimming in the canals, rivers and other waters of the city, and the clothing to be worn by bathers and swimmers.” In addition, RSA 47:17, XV (2012) gives the city the power to “make any other bylaws and regulations which may seem for the well-being of the city” so long as “no bylaw or ordinance” is “repugnant to the constitution or laws of the state.”
+ Justice James Bassett wrote for the dissent, who concurred in part and dissented in part, Justice Hicks joined
+ - We agree with our colleagues in most respects: Laconia’s ordinance does not violate the defendants’ rights to freedom of speech and expression; it falls within the regulatory authority of the City of Laconia; it is not preempted by statute; and it does not violate RSA chapter 354-A. However, we part company with the majority when it rejects the defendants’ equal protection claim. We strongly disagree that rational basis is the lens through which the defendants’ equal protection challenge should be analyzed. Laconia’s ordinance facially classifies on the basis of gender: if a woman and a man wear the exact same clothing on the beach, on Laconia’s main street, or in a backyard “visible to the public,” the woman is engaging in unlawful behavior — but the man is not.
- The majority acknowledges — as it must — that under the New Hampshire Constitution, gender-based classifications trigger strict scrutiny. Yet the majority declines to apply strict scrutiny in this case, reasoning that, because “men and women are not fungible with respect to the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity,” the Laconia ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender. The conclusion that the ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender, and therefore can be analyzed by applying the rational basis test, does not find support in the plain language of the ordinance, the New Hampshire Constitution, or our precedent.
- That the ordinance classifies on the basis of gender is self-evident. The ordinance defines “nudity” differently for females and males. By the plain text of the ordinance, a person who appears in a public place showing “the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple” violates the ordinance; a male who appears in the same public place without such a covering does not. Laconia, N.H., Code of Ordinances ch. 180, art. I, §§ 180-2, 180-4 (emphasis added). The challenged portion of the ordinance creates a public dress code which only one gender can violate. This is a gender-based classification.
- The ordinance’s stated purpose is to uphold and support “public health, public safety, morals and public order.” Laconia, N.H., Code of Ordinances ch. 180, art. I, § 180-1 (1998). In the trial court, the City asserted that because the defendants were topless, they caused a “disturbance” which “has the potential for violence.” The City also asserted that, because people think of “female breasts in a sexualized manner,” topless women may present other beachgoers with “a mental health issue.” Turning to the ordinance’s other stated purposes, “morals and public order,” the City argued to the trial court that women who do not cover their nipples act contrary to “the City’s character” and “morals as determined by the city council.” However we, like the United States Supreme Court, “have never held that moral disapproval, without any other asserted state interest, is a sufficient rationale under the Equal Protection Clause to justify a law that discriminates among groups of persons.”
+ https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190208/nhs-highest-court-upholds-topless-ordinance
+ https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2019/2019012lilley.pdf
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06.
Show Title: Fuller Misconduct Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
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Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, sexual misconduct goes unpunished, NH’s average income grows by 13%, more MJ in the state house, and Cord discusses the Exeter American Independence Museum.
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News * Women awarded $3.76M for sexual misconduct, hostile workplace at Fred Fuller Oil will receive nothing * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/women-awarded-m-for-sexual-misconduct-hostile-workplace-at-fred/article_95154057-d561-568c-98e5-668d5e9624fd.html * Average NH income is $59,668 * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/dynamic-economy-credited-with-swelling-average-nh-income-to/article_c636a6a5-4636-5267-b90d-1ea668683904.html?block_id=664693 * MJ Bill in the state house HB 481 * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190205/nh-marijuana-bill-sparks-debate * Rochester woman sentenced 1 year and 9 months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl * + https://www.fosters.com/news/20190204/rochester-woman-sentenced-for-role-in-fentanyl-distribution
Events * Liberty Forum and Liberty Outreach Meetup Thursday * + Feb 7-9 * RPM Challenge Feb. * + Write and record 10 original songs or 35 minutes of music + https://rpmchallenge.com/
NH History * Exeter American Independence Museum
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Episode 05.
Show Title: A Jingle For John Mason Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist
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Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, the 10 most affordable list, Pho Keane gets its sign, Dover teacher gets reinstated, and John Mason names NH.
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News * The 10 Most affordable places to live in NH (Matt) * + https://nh1.com/nh1/top-10-most-affordable-places-to-live-in-new-hampshire/?fbclid=IwAR1e8-_Zolt7So9Fp5PQybv6jQZwFzYu9Nscdv3F8hLyGWOZEq3nchBad50 + https://smartasset.com/mortgage/how-much-house-can-i-afford#newhampshire * Women’s March * + Don’t women already have equal rights to men? + Aren’t some of the policies that the democrats advocate for actually take away women’s rights? + - 1st amendment - 2nd amendment - Marsy’s Law - Red Flag laws + This march is deliberately mislabelled. Because if you happen to be against the march then you’re labelled a misogynist. + https://www.unionleader.com/news/social_issues/women-protest-in-hundreds-of-u-s-cities-for-third/article_2eb5a4cf-f58b-5e19-9477-b6486cffa3f0.html?block_id=664693 * Warmonger NH democrats hope that Syrian tragedy will keep US soldiers there * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/national/nh-campaign-hopes-syrian-tragedy-helps-keep-u-s-troops/article_e029a0a8-535d-5464-a900-123eecbb2ed5.html?block_id=664693 * NAACP Blasts Dover School’s KKK Jingle Decision * + https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190121/naacp-blasts-dover-schools-kkk-jingle-decision?fbclid=IwAR2afo3mN8d5am1VrBlvS-uXNh3afEx8NxJsk6RJ8WnTsUZssCHZVWh6_g0 * NH and Vermont governors propose two-state family medical leave plan * + https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/press-2019/20190116-twin-state-voluntary.htm * Update: Pho Keene Great sign approved
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester - 4th Thursday * Liberty Forum * + https://nhlibertyforum.com/ + Feb 7-9 + Notable Speakers: + - Stephan Kinsella - Pete “Mance Rayder” Raymond
NH History * John Mason * + Born King’s Lynn, Norfolk 1586 + In 1610 commissioned by James I as the commander of four vessels to reclaim to Hebrides in Scotland. + Regarded as a pirate by the Scots and imprisoned in Edinburgh + Appointed Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland 1615 + Pirates a problem in Newfoundland at the time + Arrived in Newfoundland 1616 + Drew up the first known English map of Newfoundland + 1622, Mason and Ferdinando Gorges received a patent from the Council for New England for all the territory lying between the Merrimack and Kennebec rivers + 1629 they divided the grant along the Piscataqua + Mason called his grant, New Hampshire + Hampshire, England is where many ships departed England. From the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton. The East Coast was the first stopping point for people who travelled to the new world. And this entry point was similar between Hampshire and what is now New Hampshire. + 1632 Became a member and vice-president of the Council of New England + December 1635, while making preparations to visit New Hampshire, but died. Never having been to New Hampshire in his life. + Bequeathed his vast estates in New England to his wife and 4 grandchildren. + http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=457
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News * Interstate prostitution ring in Manchester broken up * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/prostitution-ring-spanning-nh-maine-and-vt-run-by-concord/article_3e3f6e34-4436-5772-9377-878f86bdb877.html?block_id=664688 * Are you “Pho Keene” kidding me? * + City Manager of Keene upset over business’ tongue-in-cheek name + https://www.nhpr.org/post/city-keene-dispute-local-restaurant-owner-over-pho-keene-great-name#stream/0 * Ex-inmate challenging “pay-to-stay” law * + https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/ex-inmate-goes-to-court-to-block-pay-to-stay/article_d81e18b7-ead5-5a43-9288-9aa708181bf1.html * No good deed goes unpunished. * + Uber driver, Ian Kelley, suspended by Uber for holding up a man who recklessly drove into several cars and a restaurant in Portsmouth + https://www.wmur.com/article/driver-who-held-suspect-at-gunpoint-says-uber-suspended-him/25781151 * New NH laws 2019 * + Marriage + - Minimum age to marry up to 16 (previously 13 for girls and 14 for boys) HB 1587 - Judges prohibited from permitting marriage contracts for those under the new age of consent unless they find “clear and convincing evidence” that the marriage is in the best interest of the child. HB 1661 - Marriage certificate to count as emancipation for those under 18. HB 1337 + Motor Vehicle Changes + - Vehicles can’t operate continuously in the left lane if it impedes the flow of other traffic at or below the posted speed limit. $50 fine plus penalty assessment. Exceptions for any actual or potential hazards at the time. HB 1595 - A driver of a light truck and passenger truck will fail inspection if rust has allowed exhaust gases to enter the car, has deteriorated the frame, or has dislodged the bumper to create a hazard. HB 1517 + Conversion therapy + - Any licensed professional who attempts conversion therapy on a minor will have committed unprofessional conduct and will be subject to discipline by their licensing authority. The bill covers any practices “that seek to change an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity” HB 587 + Limitations of” Double-dipping” + - Double dipping: the practice of law enforcement and other officials retiring early and returning to work part time at their departments. While doing so, officials are often still drawing from the NH Retirement System. They work paid hours, continue to draw from their pensions and are no longer required to pay into the system. - Previously retirees could work up to 32 hours a week without giving up pensions - Retirement system is $5 BILLION in debt. - Now double dippers can only work 26 hours a week. HB 561 + Female genital mutilation banned HB 1739 + A $100,000 death benefit for any school employee killed in the line of duty, paid by the state treasurer to the victim’s family. HB 1415 + Business profits tax lowered from 8.2% to 7.9%. Set to continue to gradually lower until 2021 at 7.5% RSA 77-A:2 + Business enterprise tax lowered from .72% to .675%. Set to continue to gradually lower to .5% in 2021. RSA 77-E:2
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Exeter - 2nd Thursday + Sea Dog Brewing Co. 9 Water St Exeter, NH 03833
NH History * America’s Stonehenge - Salem, NH * + May be the oldest thing I’ve talked about on the podcast + Approximately 4,000 years old + Archaeological site with large rocks and stone structures over 30 acres + Dubbed “Mystery Hill” in 1937 by insurance executive William Goodwin who bought the land. + Renamed officially in 1982 + Unknown who built the site, what the site was used for. + No cement used. + It is an astronomically aligned site with man-made caves + First mentioned in 1907 in the history of Salem. + Theory #1 Bronze age European settlers + - Due to ceremonial leanings and lining up with astronomical events - However no bronze age artifacts or burials have been found at the site or any from europeans in the new world whatsoever + Theory #2 Irish monks built them as monasteries pre-Columbus + - William Goodwin supported this theory, he was known to tamper with the site, harming future archaeological investigation. + Theory #3 Built by indigenous americans 4,000 years ago + - Carbon dating - Lack of evidence for any europeans coming to the new world pre-christ + Theory #4 Someone post colonization built it
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News * Dover history students create KKK song sung to the Jingle Bells tune (Nick) * + Apparently teacher had asked students not to record. Could this be in violation of NH’s wiretapping law? + http://www.fosters.com/news/20181204/dover-teacher-on-leave-after-kkk-jingle?start=2 + Keith Holt, the Ward 1 School Board member and vice chair, said in a Facebook post, “Our superintendent and leadership team are doing what is right to address this issue and to make sure all students feel safe and valued in our school community.
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- Gas light restaurant fired up as they clash with the city of Portsmouth (Matt)
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- http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181207/gas-light-cos-fight-with-city-headed-to-trial
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A lot of millenials are moving to the Granite State (Cord)
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- The latest U.S. Census estimates show that an average of 5,900 more people moved into New Hampshire from other states than moved out from 2013 to 2017.
- In contrast, during the Great Recession and the following years, from 2008 to 2012, only about 100 more people moved in than moved out.
- Free State Project?
- https://www.wmur.com/article/significant-rise-in-number-of-young-adults-moving-to-nh-in-recent-years/25457908
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https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-2015-2016-out-migration-problem-is-much-more-dire-than-in-other-midwestern-states/
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Bureaucrats in Keene snuff tobacco and e-cig sales for under 21s (Nick)
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- Second city after Dover
- https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/shop-owners-angry-as-keene-passes-tobacco-ban/article_eb07d239-92e1-546e-be5d-237b921bb48a.html?block_id=664686
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup
- Exeter - 2nd Thursday
Special Guest - Seamus Casey * www.gencourtmobile.com http://gcm.io
NH History * The Claremont decision Claremont School District v Governor of New Hampshire * + 7 important legal cases involving public education + Background: Claremont and four other school districts brought forth the suit because they couldn’t afford to properly fund their public schools based on local property taxes. Original suit in the early 80’s was settled when the State agreed to contribute 8% of the cost of education to target poor school districts. + State never fully funded their promise causing Stevens High School in Claremont to lose its accreditation status due to disrepair. (1989) + The Claremont II case + The Supreme court reversed what the trial court had decided. (1) the education provided in the plaintiff school districts is constitutionally adequate; (2) the New Hampshire system of funding public elementary and secondary education guarantees constitutionally adequate funding to each of the plaintiff school districts; (3) the New Hampshire system of school funding does not violate the plaintiffs' right to equal protection under the State Constitution, part I, articles 1, 2 and 12; and (4) the system of school financing does not violate part II, article 5 of the State Constitution. + “We hold that the property tax levied to fund education is, by virtue of the State's duty to provide a constitutionally adequate public education, a State tax and as such is disproportionate and unreasonable in violation of part II, article 5 of the New Hampshire Constitution. Having so decided, we need not reach the plaintiffs' other claims. Accordingly, we reverse.” + 3 sources for public school funding. 1. Property tax, between 74%-89% of revenue. 2. Direct legislation appropriations (i.e. foundation aid building aid.) ~8% of revenue. 3. Federal aid. ~3% + Part II, article 5 of the State Constitution provides that the legislature may "impose and levy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates, and taxes, upon all the inhabitants of, and residents within, the said state." + “Evidence introduced at trial established that the equalized tax rate for the 1994-1995 school year in Pittsfield was $25.26 per thousand while the rate in Moultonborough was $5.56 per thousand. The tax rate in Pittsfield, therefore, was more than four times, or over 400 percent, higher than in Moultonborough. ...We need look no further to hold that the school tax is disproportionate in violation of our State Constitution.” + The court gave until the end of 1998 to get the legislature to enact a constitutional bill that was proportionate. + The legislature failed to do so and filed for an extension. + Instead of making a property tax rate state wide, which would be constitutional but also very unfavorable politically, the legislature passed laws to have accountability tests for the schools and if they failed then the state would step in. + In August 2001, Newington and Rye had petitions to the state to secede due to the potential higher property taxes. + Over 20 years since Claremont II was decided. The state is STILL in contempt of the Claremont II decision. + https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2002/0204/clare019.htm + https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/1997/school.htm
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News * Failing Fish and Game eyes bail-out * + http://www.unionleader.com/news/environment/panel-offers-prescription-for-struggling-wildlife-agency/article_c94f3e08-64e7-561a-8622-224ba561c772.html?block_id=664688 + Having the agency pay for itself makes the most sense, paying out of the general fund will unmoor it from reality, like other agencies + Taking violations out of the court system makes sense + Canoe licenses make sense + Getting more federal money will come at a price of more federal control + Rescues from White Mountains National Forest should be paid by private insurance and hikers should require insurance to go up there + - The idea that the state (ie everyone who lives around you) should pay for your hiking mistakes is morally outrageous + Liberty Stance: Privatize the lake or whatever body of water and let the shareholders of the lake’s corporation determine what’s to be done. Walter Block wrote a book The Case for Privatizing Oceans, Rivers, Lakes and Aquifiers https://mises.org/library/water-capitalism-case-privatizing-oceans-rivers-lakes-and-aquifers * Former Portsmouth Police commissioner and partner indicted in shooting case * + http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/former-portsmouth-police-commissioner-partner-indicted-in-shooting-case/article_378bf097-ee35-58c3-b677-d036e502e787.html?block_id=664688 + Shot fired when teen intruder was fleeing, not when in the home + Like any dangerous job, training can remove danger by replacing emotional reaction with calm competence + A forklift driver who panicked and killed a co-worker as a consequence could not simply claim “Well I have a dangerous job.” This is childish excuse making. * Manchester Police looking into body cameras (Matt) * + http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/manchester-police-looking-at-body-cameras-for-officers-price-tag/article_d97ffda6-dbed-50c3-bf2b-afa865affc34.html?block_id=664686 + Between $250 and $900k + If funding is an issue, let go of some officers or admin. + Don’t let the Police Chief decide. His input should be noted though. * Check out Radley Balko’s blog for de-escalation and themarshallproject.org * Battle for Secretary of State wages on * + “New Hampshire is one of three states where legislators choose the chief election official, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.” + http://www.nhpr.org/post/lawmakers-face-mounting-pressure-both-sides-secretary-state-race + Van Ostern’s site http://vanostern.com/our-platform-free-fair-new-hampshire/ + Bill Gardner, believe it or not. No website. But the secretary of state’s website http://sos.nh.gov/ * Portsmouth NH Passes scooter ordinance: (matt) * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181126/portsmouth-passes-scooter-ordinance + Why? + Has accumulation of these things become a problem? I thought Bird paid people to gather these up? + Link to LA times article criticizing Birds https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bird-scooter-vandalism-20180809-story.html
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup (Please only talk about this week’s) * + Rochester meet-up this Thursday the 29th * Seacoast Holiday Fun * + 39th Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke http://www.seacoastonline.com/thingstodo?_ev_id=314567_39th_annual_candlelight_stroll + Seacoast Media group runs Gift of Warmth for families struggling to pay for fuel this Winter http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181125/gift-of-warmth-opens-as-winter-arrives + Four baby goats up for adoption from Throwback Brewery http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181121/throwback-brewerys-baby-goats-up-for-adoption + Nubble lighthouse decked out for the Christmas season http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181124/lighting-of-nubble-ushers-in-holiday-season
NH History * Early History Keene * + Granted a township in 1732 by Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher + - Originally named Upper Ashuelot + In 1741 NH and Massachusetts settled their boundary dispute and the town was north of the new line + - It was a miniature republic, setting its own laws and managed its own political affairs without higher influence. - Upper Ashuelot took no part in provincial affairs for 27 years. Most of the Connecticut river valley wasn’t at the general assembly. + The first interaction the town had with the province, as it was then, was for the refusal to pay taxes for the support of the minister + - From the provincial records 1742: “I am therefore by his Excellency's Command to inform the respective Inhabitants, that it will be very agreable to the Governor that you & each of you, who have been delinquent on that occasion, do forthwith comply with your obligations in regard to the payment of your Ministers, as a contrary behavior will incur his Excellency's displeasure.” + In 1747 during King George’s war, part of the French and Indian wars, indigenous americans attacked the village and burnt it down. + People started resettling there as early as 1749 but due to the whole boundary issue before Governor Benning Wentworth regranted the town after a petition was gathered. + - “Claiming the right to name the town, the governor named it Keene. In his business as merchant at Portsmouth, previous to his appointment as governor, Mr. Wentworth had contracted with an agent of the court of Spain to supply that government with a large quantity of oak timber. To meet the expense involved he borrowed money in London. When he delivered the timber at Cadiz the agent with whom he had made the contract was out of office and the new agent declined to pay. On his voyage home his ship foundered and he was saved with the crew in a boat, to find himself bankrupt. Afterwards he made another voyage to Spain and claimed payment for his timber. Sir Benjamin Keene was then the English minister to Spain, and he used his influence to aid Mr. Wentworth, who, though unsuccessful in his suit, formed a warm friendship for Sir Benjamin, and his gratitude, and his admiration for the man, led him to name this town in his honor
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Named after an attempted bailout
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https://ci.keene.nh.us/keene-public-library/griffin-history-town-keene
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News Sunday Nov 11th was Armistice day, now called veterans day. Matt The best way to honor veterans is to stop making new ones. Trove of war posters discovered at New Hampshire library http://www.wsfa.com/2018/11/11/trove-war-posters-discovered-new-hampshire-library/ Armed homeless man causes forced evacuation of several major businesses along Route 11 in Rochester Nick http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/police-describe-tense-moments-during-lengthy-rochester-standoff/article_f7cf9bba-1ef5-5a58-9549-6525cbd4e418.html Brace Yourselves for Boring! Cord https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/john-kasich-to-reporters-im-in-new-hampshire-and-im-available-for-your-2020-questions Cultural icon, and architect of the modern comic book Stan Lee dies Monday the 11th at age 95. Matt https://nh1.com/nh1/comic-book-genius-stan-lee-spider-man-creator-dies-at-95/?fbclid=IwAR0j3bSjVfki3nZ8lyQOu1hphWoqijyCzotXnKeD4Y9YzE7ydoLM-oUGw4 Judge orders Amazon to produce recordings from Echo device seized from crime scene of Farmington double-murder Nick http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/judge-orders-amazon-to-produce-recordings-from-echo-device-seized/article_8927285e-b8ac-5997-a283-6c18d7ada0ab.html Jim Boyle keeps winning Matt http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181109/porstmouth-eyes-settlement-talks-with-car-dealer-jim-boyle?fbclid=IwAR3IooO62_kZJf89sYeD5PnoLFVtf9JM7L2IGK_iPNSXNHOS6EkYNvPgdpU Jury trial expected to last 31 days? Psychotherapist warns that working mothers produce mentally ill children Nick https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5451309/Psychotherapist-warns-working-mothers-produce-mentally-ill-children.html?fbclid=IwAR0-2XeDk7v_lHckWlhCeVkvD7eUy_5teIQprhQ944LJIUryOuqBdIcIjEA NH’s aging population may cause problems in the job market Nick http://www.unionleader.com/news/business/nh-growing-at-slowest-rate-in-a-century/article_cb78225f-e57e-5f63-9940-6c514e5bd4be.html Events - Cord Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup (Just announce this week’s) Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday - In Seabrook at Casa Tequila Rochester - 4th Thursday normally Wild Card! - 5th Thursday Rochester this time Liberty Forum https://nhlibertyforum.com/ February 7-9 2019. $149 general admission $299 All inclusive Election Recap Governor Chris Sununu (R) 52.8% 302,509 Molly Kelly (D) 45.8% 262,174 Jilletta Jarvis (L) 1.4% 8,173 Executive Council Dems 3 Reps 2 State Senate Dems 13, Reps 11 State House Dems 219, Reps 181 Constitutional amendments Allow taxpayers to sue government 82.8% 406,685 - 84,337 Right to privacy 81.0% 402,0292 - 94,375 Nick’s comments on Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Jarvis’ 1.4% means that the Libertarian Party loses automatic ballot access. Needed at least 4% Phinney incumbent only 377 votes, (10%) in Strafford 24 house race, single member seat. The Republican who won barely campaigned. Only put yards signs up. Phinney had switched from Republican to Libertarian during the last term Dyer incumbent only 1,113 votes, 0.83% Hillsborough district 37, 11 member seat district. Number is deceiving due to how many people are elected from that district. The last place winner from that district got 4.95% 6,722 votes If candidates want to run to win they MUST infiltrate one of the two major parties. http://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/democrats-take-control-of-nh-senate-and-house/article_7b7751b9-e928-5afc-b8f1-442f956caae5.html https://freekeene.com/2018/11/11/nh-libertarians-lose-ballot-access-is-taking-over-the-old-two-parties-a-viable-alternative/?fbclid=IwAR0L461XkNwfTHu_jfXipRXsWScCyDlqPjX-spk90I8y_XCRyXzl-lkfEDk NH History Wolfeboro. America's oldest summer resort Granted to 4 men from Portsmouth by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1759 Named after General James Wolfe who was victorious in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in the French and Indian War which lasted 15 minutes and he died from three gunshot wounds. The battle turned the tide in the war. (Also 1759) Benning's nephew John Wentworth became governor as well later on and established an estate in Wolfeboro called Kingswood next to what is now Lake Wentworth. During the 19th century the only way to get to Wolfeboro was via the road, i.e. stagecoach or horse. In 1872 a railroad was opened that branched off from “Sanborn's Station” in Wakefield from the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad. The railroad caused tourism to explode. What was a small village became one of the biggest tourist destinations. The rail line ended right at Lake Winnipesaukee where you could board the steamship Mt. Washington owned by another railroad. The Boston & Maine railroad. The Mt Washington still runs and stops in Wolfeboro, Meredith, Weir's Beach and Alton. Book Recommendations with Cord “Thanks A Thousand” “Them” Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.
This week, we recorded in front of a live audience at Porcfest!
Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle
Engineered by: Matt Carano
Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
News * Trump Officials Send Toddlers, Babies to Tender Age Shelters * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180620/trump-officials-send-toddlers-babies-to-tender-age-shelters * Sununu vetoes death penalty repeal * + http://amp.wmur.com/article/sununu-to-veto-measure-that-would-repeal-death-penalty-on-thursday/21748316 * Ex-Bristol chief facing felonies for allegedly paying himself bogus OT with federal grants * + http://www.unionleader.com/crime/ex-bristol-chief-facing-felonies-for-allegedly-paying-himself-bogus-ot-with-federal-grants--20180619 * Sununu says he won't send NH National Guard troops to border 'to separate families' * + http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180619/NEWS06/180619328 * Tether review not good enough * + https://www.coindesk.com/tether-review-claims-crypto-asset-fully-backed-theres-catch/?utm_content=bufferbb66d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer * SCOTUS says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax * + http://www.fosters.com/zz/news/20180621/supreme-court-online-shoppers-can-be-forced-to-pay-sales-tax
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Rochester - 4th Thursday
Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week * John W. Weeks - dead (April 11, 1860 – July 12, 1926), but affecting NH to this very day.
NH History * Coös County * + Originally part of Grafton County, Coös was the first county created after US Independence in 1803. + The population at that time was only 3,000 people + Coös is an Abenaki term for “dwellers in the pine tree place”or “small pines” + Coös has 20% of NH’s land area but only 2.3% of its population at 33,055 at the 2010 census. + To compare, Derry, NH’s fourth largest town had 33,255 at the 2010 census + In the 19th Century logging, pulp and paper were some of the main industries especially in Berlin, which was home to the Brown Paper Company, which actually invented the modern tape measure in 1922. + By the early 1900’s tourism was a booming industry, with grand hotels opening such as The Balsam’s in Dixville Notch, home of the first in the nation vote. The Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, home of the Bretton Woods Conference we talked about in a previous episode. Mountain View Grand in Whitefield which has a great view of the Presidential Range in the White Mountains. Tourism is the biggest industry to this day + Coös County is one of the most consistent bellwether counties in the nation, having supported the president-elect in every election since 1892 besides 1968 and 2004. + Makes up the vast majority of NH’s unincorporated places which are townships that have no government and are usually unpopulated year round. (23, rest of NH 2) + No, you can’t get away with murder there. The County runs the place with either neighboring towns or state police providing the police force. Day to day stuff like trash collection plowing etc homeowners pay to the nearest town voluntarily. There’s no property tax in unincorporated places + Before you think about buying property, though, some of the unincorporated places are in the White Mountain National Forest which is unfortunately owned by the Feds, or in State owned parks. Which means building a home isn’t allowed in those places. + http://www.cooscountynh.us/county-info/pages/history http://nhpr.org/post/you-asked-we-answered-can-you-get-away-murder-nhs-unincorporated-towns#stream/0
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This week we discuss checkpoints (again!), eminent domain, ranked-choice elections, Exeter Police charge a man for criticizing the police chief, cake wars, and in the history segment, NH Death Penalty.
News * Checkpoints, again! * + http://www.fosters.com/news/20180529/border-agents-arrest-13-at-nh-checkpoint * Jim Boyle Fights Portsmouth NH Eminent Domain * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180529/portsmouth-makes-case-for-taking-toyota-dealers-land * Maine to hold first-in-nation ranked-choice election * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180602/maine-to-hold-first-in-nation-ranked-choice-election * NH Police arrested and charged a man for criticizing them on the internet * + https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/exeter-police-arrested-a-man-for-criticizing-them-on-the-internet.html * Cake Wars Settled; kind of * + http://nh1.com/news/national-video/cake-wars-baker-allowed-to-refuse-service-to-same-sex-couples
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover - 1st Thursday 6/7 + Exeter - 2nd Thursday 6/14 * Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) * + Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH + Tickets on sale now! + Large Dash Prize * Porcfest
Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week * Lincoln Soldati * Bill Shupe Exeter police chief
NH History * History of the Death Penalty in NH
Famous capital cases
Ruth Blay, executed in 1768, was the last woman executed in New Hampshire. She was accused of allegedly killing her stillborn child - a crime that she was exonerated of shortly after her execution. A play was made about her death and a popular song recognizing her innocence was sung locally in the Portsmouth area for many years.
Thomas Powers was executed in 1796 for rape. He was the only African American man ever executed in New Hampshire and the only person ever executed in NH for a crime other than murder.
Past milestones in abolition/reinstatement
New Hampshire has executed 26 people in its history. The last execution was in 1939.
Howard Long was put to death in July of 1939. The rope used to hang him is still retained on display in the Belknap County Sheriff's office.
A bill to abolish the death penalty was passed by the House and Senate in 2000. The bills were vetoed by Governor Jeanne Shaheen.
In 2004, as part of a national campaign to end the death penalty for juvenile offenders, a bill banning the execution of those convicted of killing while under the age of 18 passed the House and Senate. It was vetoed by Governor Craig Benson. The next year the same bill was reintroduced and passed again. It was signed by Governor John Lynch.
In 2009, an abolition bill passed the House and was then amended in the Senate to create a study commission on the death penalty. Governor Lynch signed that bill and the commission met for a year and issued a report in December 2010.
In April 2018, the House and Senate again voted to abolish the death penalty. Governor Chris Sununu has said he will veto the bill. * New Hampshire "firsts"
For many years, New Hampshire had the most restrictive death penalty in the country. It applied only in cases of homicide or treason.
In 1834, New Hampshire's Governor Badger was one of the nation's first to call for abolition of the death penalty as part of the gallows movement. * Other interesting facts
New Hampshire still retains a narrow death penalty statute, which only applies in six specific circumstances.
* + 630:1 Capital Murder. –
I. A person is guilty of capital murder if he knowingly causes the death of:
(a) A law enforcement officer or a judicial officer acting in the line of duty or when the death is caused as a consequence of or in retaliation for such person's actions in the line of duty;
(b) Another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit kidnapping as that offense is defined in RSA 633:1;
(c) Another by criminally soliciting a person to cause said death or after having been criminally solicited by another for his personal pecuniary gain;
(d) Another after being sentenced to life imprisonment without parole pursuant to RSA 630:1-a, III;
(e) Another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit aggravated felonious sexual assault as defined in RSA 632-A:2;
(f) Another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit an offense punishable under RSA 318-B:26, I(a) or (b); or
(g) Another, who is licensed or privileged to be within an occupied structure, or separately secured or occupied section thereof, before, after, or while in the commission of, or while attempting to commit, burglary as defined in RSA 635:1
* New Hampshire does not currently have a death chamber. In 2010, the Department of Corrections estimated that building an execution chamber would cost about $1.7 million, but the legislature has not authorized funds to build it.
* https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-hampshire-1
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This week, we discuss a school choice victory, being locked in prison and not charged or convicted, death penalty, war machines, and the loss of the electoral college.
Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle
Engineered by: Matt Carano
Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
News * School choice court victory + http://www.unionleader.com/education/litchfield-parent-wins-rare-school-choice-case-20180521 * Man who has committed no crime, locked up for 23 hours a day because he has a mental illness + http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/House-Senate-at-odds-over-future-of-prisons-psychiatric-unit-05092018 * Death penalty foes petition Sununu with 50,000 name + http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180518/NEWS0621/180519238 * NH Dems want to change to popular vote in electoral college. + http://www.insidesources.com/n-h-dems-push-popular-vote-compact-endanger-fitn-primary/ * Sununu wants Congress to pass right to try bill + http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180522/NEWS06/180529815/-1/mobile?template=mobileart * The ridiculous celebratory masturbation caused by the sight of US weapons of war + http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=UL&Date=20180521&Category=NEWS10&ArtNo=522009999&Ref=PH
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup + Dover - 1st Thursday + Exeter - 2nd Thursday + Hampton - 3rd Thursday + Rochester - 4th Thursday + Brentwood - 5th Thursday
- Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org)
- Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH
- Tickets on sale now!
Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week * Sununu unless he signs death penalty repeal into law (MC) * Jeanne Shaheen, official sponsor of the USS Manchester, 1 of ten ships in a $3.5 BILLION contract to Austal shipyard in Mobile, AL. Will be commissioned the Saturday May 26th 2018(NB)
NH History * Alan Shepard, first American in space. + Born in Derry, NH in 1923 + Earned a Bachelor of Science at the US Naval Academy + Served on a Navy ship in the Pacific ocean during WWII + After the war, entered flight training, then graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School and the Naval War College + In April 1959, Shepard was selected as one of NASA’s first group of seven astronauts + On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. He flew on a one-person Mercury spacecraft that he named Freedom 7. It launched on a Redstone rocket. On this flight, Shepard did not orbit Earth. He flew 116 miles high and then returned safely. The flight lasted about 15 ½ minutes. + After his first flight, Shepard developed a medical problem. An inner ear problem stopped him from flying in space. NASA named Shepard as chief of the Astronaut Office. He helped select new astronauts, plan missions and make sure astronauts were ready to fly. Later, he had surgery to fix the ear problem, and he was able to fly again. Almost 10 years passed between his first and second flights. + Shepard's second spaceflight was on the Apollo 14 mission to the moon. He was commander of a crew that included Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell. The Apollo spacecraft was launched on a Saturn V (5) rocket. + On Feb. 15, 1971, Shepard and Mitchell landed on the moon. (Roosa stayed in orbit around the moon while the other two landed.) During two moonwalks, Shepard and Mitchell collected more than 100 pounds of moon rocks. They conducted scientific experiments on the lunar surface. Shepard also became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon, showing how far it would go in the moon's lower gravity. + After his second flight, Shepard returned to his job as head of the Astronaut Office. He retired from NASA in 1974. Shepard worked in private business. He also did volunteer work to support education and to help people learn about spaceflight. Shepard died of leukemia in 1998. + My favorite quote from him, “It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.” + https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/who-was-alan-shepard-58.html
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References * The Innocence Project
This week on The Freecast, we discuss the NH ACLU wins case against the US Customs & Border Protection, SWAT team activity, no more wine in the mail, and more.
Featuring Host: Nick Boyle
Engineered by: Matt Carano
Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
News * NH ACLU wins case against U.S. customs and border protection * + We’ve covered the checkpoints issue a couple times now; Season 2 episode 11 Season 2 Episode 16 http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/size/25/?search=checkpoint + A state court found that CBP broke the law by setting up “checkpoints” far from the border to ensnare marijuana users and that local law enforcement violated the state constitution by colluding with CBP officers to search vehicles for drugs. As a result, the court suppressed all evidence of drug possession gathered by police at the checkpoints. + CBP decided to set up a checkpoint in Woodstock, 90 miles from the border. + The ostensible purpose of the checkpoint was to enforce immigration law, and officers demanded proof of citizenship from drivers who passed through. But they also brought drug-sniffing dogs, allegedly to help them “detect concealed humans.” + As the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire later exposed in court, the real purpose of these drug-sniffing dogs was, naturally, to find drugs. But the U.S. attorney for the state does not bring federal charges against those carrying small amounts of cannabis. So CBP asked the Woodstock Police Department to participate in its checkpoint. The two agencies decided to work together. CBP would stop drivers and have a dog sniff their cars. If the dog “signaled,” a CBP officer would search the car. If the officer found drugs, he would hand them off to WPD, which would press charges for drug possession. + This cooperation was a gift to the Woodstock police for two reasons. First, New Hampshire’s marijuana decriminalization law would take effect within just weeks; by working with CBP, local law enforcement could maximize its marijuana prosecutions before it lost the power to arrest cannabis users. Second, and more importantly, the New Hampshire Constitution prohibits canine searches of vehicles without a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity—unlike the federal Fourth Amendment, which permits them. Thus, by teaming up with CBP, the Woodstock police hoped to reap the rewards of searches it could not legally conduct on its own. + In an astonishing passage, Rappa found that CBP had attempted to deceive the court and that the agency’s real intention was to search cars for drugs with no reasonable suspicion. “While the stated purpose of the checkpoints in this matter was screening for immigration violations,” the judge wrote, “the primary purpose of the action was detection and seizure of drugs.” CBP agents were “aware of that prior to setting up the checkpoints which is precisely why they felt the need to reach out to the state and local agencies for assistance.” Rappa pointed to emails exchanged between CBP and WPD that make it “patently clear that the primary purpose” of WPD’s presence was to seize their drugs for state prosecution. “As such,” he concluded, “the checkpoints were unconstitutional under both state and federal law.” + https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/new-hampshire-aclu-wins-case-against-customs-and-border-protection-dragnet.html * Somersworth apartment raided by SWAT on warrant for drugs, namely heroin * + Green st in Somersworth + 19 hour “standoff” + 5 people arrested, one person on the run + An AR-15, a shotgun and a revolver were seized. A replica Sig-Sauer AR-15, three airsoft pistols and two crossbows were also seized. + In addition to the guns, crack cocaine, loaded heroin needles and drug paraphernalia were also taken. + Starting late Thursday night, periodic loud pops could be heard coming from the residence. The pops were reportedly heard as far away as downtown Rollinsford. + The standoff included the use of a New Hampshire State Police battering ram attached to a Bearcat, and several heavily armed and armored law enforcement officers wearing gas masks. A small bomb-disposal robot was also on the scene. + Throughout the standoff, police could be heard intermittently using loudspeakers or bull horns to attempt communication with someone inside the dwelling, trying to talk to a person named “Robert.” + “Robert, this is the State Police. We have a warrant for your arrest. Please come out now and there will be no harm done to you,” said police over an amplification device. + A police sharpshooter in camouflage could be seen on the ground near the scene and looking through the scope of a rifle. + https://www.facebook.com/SomersworthPoliceDepartment/photos/a.400044993668252.1073741829.310496969289722/638143629858386/?type=3 + “How are toys (airsoft guns) relevant? "Also seized were a My Little Pony play set, an Easybake oven and a cache of Nerf guns".” + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180504/five-arrested-after-somersworth-standoff * Liquor commission bars mail-order wine shipments to NH customers * + Citing a statutory ability to “protect its revenue,” the New Hampshire Liquor Commission has denied permits for brick-and-mortar retailers shipping wine to customers in New Hampshire, a move the National Association of Wine Retailers calls “gangster tactics.” + The situation has been fermenting for months, after the state Senate voted in February to table SB 353 — sponsored by Senate President Chuck Morse, R-Salem, and endorsed by the Liquor Commission and N.H. Grocers Association — to ban shipment of wine into New Hampshire from certain mail-order retailers the bill’s proponents argue cost the state millions in lost sales each year. + New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) spokesman E.J. Powers said since the bill was tabled, commissioners have denied permits for roughly 80 brick-and-mortar retailers shipping wine to customers in the state — “cases upon cases of brand-name products that we currently carry in our 79 NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations,” said Powers. + http://www.unionleader.com/business/liquor-commission--decried-by-group-for-gangster-tactics--over-barring-mail-order-wine-shipments-to-nh-customers-20180508 * CACR 15 passes the house and senate * + relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. + [Art.] 8. [Accountability of Magistrates and Officers; Public’s Right to Know.] All power residing originally in, and being derived from, the people, all the magistrates and officers of government are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them. Government, therefore, should be open, accessible, accountable and responsive. To that end, the public’s right of access to governmental proceedings and records shall not be unreasonably restricted. The public also has a right to an orderly, lawful, and accountable government Therefore, any individual taxpayer eligible to vote in the State shall have standing to petition the Superior Court to declare whether the State or political subdivision in which the taxpayer resides has spent, or has approved spending, public funds in violation of a law, ordinance, or constitutional provision. In such a case, the taxpayer shall not have to demonstrate that his or her personal rights were impaired or prejudiced beyond his or her status as a taxpayer. However, this right shall not apply when the challenged governmental action is the subject of a judicial or administrative decision from which there is a right of appeal by statute or otherwise by the parties to that proceeding. + https://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/CACR15 * Governor candidate Steve Marchand proposes campaign financing plan * + @CaseyMcDermott on Twitter “TL;DR version of @marchandsteve's plan:
If a #NHgov candidate agrees to raise $250,000 in low-dollar ($5-100) contributions with 90% of that $ coming from N.H., they get $500,000 in public funding. #NHpolitics”
+ https://www.stevemarchand.com/campaignfinance/
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover - 1st Thursday + Exeter - 2nd Thursday + Hampton - 3rd Thursday + Rochester - 4th Thursday + Brentwood! - 5th Thursday * Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) * + Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH + Tickets on sale now!
Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week * Molly Kelly * + Former State senator from Keene + Huge advocate of Hillary Clinton in 2016 + “We’ve got to invest in education, get more funding to local schools to reduce the burden of property taxes. I’ll veto any plan that takes money from public schools to pay for vouchers for private schools” + “It’s also time to enact common sense gun safety laws.” + Already endorsed by autocrats Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen even though she only announced last month and has barely done any campaigning, and her primary challenger Steve Marchand has already done 200 campaign events.
NH History * Sarah Jospeha Hale * + Background and Early Writing + Sarah Josepha Buell was born on October 24, 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. She received private tutoring from her brothers growing up and later became a teacher herself at a school in her hometown. She married lawyer David Hale in 1813, and the couple went to have five children. David died of a stroke in 1822, and, after working in the millinery trade for a short time, Sarah embarked on a career as a writer and editor to support her family. She went on to anonymously pen the 1823 book The Genius of Oblivion and Other Original Poems, and a few years later released the novel Northwood: A Tale of New England (1827). + Famed Publishing Career and Poetry + Towards the end of the decade, Hale took on a position as editor of Ladies’ Magazine, later called American Ladies’ Magazine. She did a bulk of the writing for the publication while also relying on other contributors for original content, though in 1837 the magazine was acquired by Louis Godey. It eventually became known as Godey’s Lady’s Book, and Hale continued to work for the magazine for 40 years, relocating to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focusing on what was seen as feminine etiquette of the day. The publication would eventually have a circulation of 150,000 and published the work of prominent scribes like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. + Hale had also worked with childhood educators and penned Poems for Our Children (1830), which included the poem “Mary’s Lamb,” later becoming widely known as “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Over the forthcoming decades, Hale continued to release works from a variety of genres, including Three Hours; or, The Vigil of Love: and Other Poems (1848) and Women’s Record; or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from “The Beginning” till A.D. 1850, which had multiple editions and is credited as the first work to honor female writers. + Girls' Education and Thanksgiving + Hale was a staunch proponent of education for girls and women, pushing for entrance into professions like teaching and eventually medicine. She helped establish the Troy Female Seminary and finance Vassar College and campaigned for women to join the institution’s faculty. But Hale did not support suffrage and the feminist call for equal access to a wide range of work and did not take up abolitionist causes with other women reformers, though she took an anti-slavery stance in Northwood. + Hale has also been called by some the Mother or Godmother of Thanksgiving as she ardently pushed for some time to have the day recognized as a national holiday. Thanksgiving was regularly celebrated by different parts of the country, but not in a particularly unified way. During the Civil War, Hale wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward in 1863 calling upon the leaders to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. The president followed suit, ultimately leading to a fixed time of annual celebration over the years. + Sarah J. Hale retired at the age of 89 from the editorial and writing work that came to define and enrich her life. She died on April 30, 1879 in Philadelphia. + https://www.biography.com/people/sarah-josepha-hale
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This week on The Freecast, we discuss the $36M bill the State of NH has due to a hospital lawsuit, no free speech for you in Scotland, and Governor Sununu’s 10 year energy plan.
Freecast S03E03: $36M Hospital Bill and 10 Years of Energy Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle
Engineered by: Matt Carano
Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
News * State of NH $36 million in the hole due to hospital lawsuit * + “Under federal law, hospitals that treat significant numbers of Medicaid or uninsured patients may receive “disproportionate share hospital” (DSH) payments – state and federal funds that help them recoup the higher costs associated with those patients. Exactly how much each hospital receives comes down to how many services it can count as “uncompensated care.”” + Under the current federal law, hospitals can double bill, i.e. if a patient is on medicaid and pays, but still requests money from the state as if they hadn’t paid. + http://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-facing-$36-million-budget-shortfall-after-hospital-lawsuit-16846848 * Count Dankula (Mark Meechan) loses free speech case, ordered to pay fine * + https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/count-dankula-nazi-pug-salutes-mark-meechan-fine-sentenced-a8317751.html * Governor Sununu releases 10 year energy plan * + On average each NH resident spent $3,934 on energy in 2015 + Goals listed in the plan + - 1. Prioritize cost-effective energy policies. - 2. Ensure a secure, reliable, and resilient energy system. - 3. Adopt all-resource energy strategies and minimize government barriers to innovation. - 4. Maximize cost-effective energy savings. - 5. Achieve environmental protection that is cost-effective and enables economic growth. - 6. Government intervention in energy markets should be limited, justifiable, and technology neutral. - 7. Encourage market-selection of cost-effective energy resources. - 8. Generate in-state economic activity without reliance on permanent subsidization of energy. - 9. Maximize the economic lifespan of existing resources while integrating new entrants on a levelized basis. - 10. Protect against neighboring states’ policies that socialize costs. - 11. Ensure that appropriate energy infrastructure is able to be sited while incorporating input and guidance from stakeholders. + Highlights of the plan: Pro nuclear energy, renewable energy should only be considered if it’s cost effective and doesn’t rely on subsidies and only on market selection, “It should not be controversial to seek an ultimate outcome where production technologies are not subsidized by ratepayers or taxpayers. Uneconomic resources would not exist absent subsidization, yet those same resources may be wise investments in the near future when cost curves are more favorable. The end goal with energy infrastructure should be unaided market competition where the technology competes on the merits, not one that depends on taxpayer support.” + A quote in regards to passenger vehicles, “Government should avoid speculative investments with taxpayer dollars focused on a fraction of the consumer base, but may be able to leverage non-taxpayer funding sources to spur private investment.” + “New Hampshire policymakers should pursue market-based mechanisms for achieving cost-effective energy, while avoiding preferential quotas and mandates.” + Much of the energy is dependent on the rest of New England because it’s all under the same grid. + http://www.unionleader.com/column-A-new-energy-strategy-for-New-Hampshire_ https://www.nh.gov/osi/energy/programs/documents/2018-10-year-state-energy-strategy.pdf * Amazon Park in Rochester evacuated due to a standoff * + My old neighbor owns that park, this is what he told me. + Tenants were originally evacuated up to our rec-hall where my office is located. We had a growing group of tenants from 330 until around 6. Then the police officer came in and told everyone they would have to evacuate the park. Tenants said “can we go get our cars,etc” and the police officer literally said “no, those with cars up front leave now, those without cars start walking through the woods and then onto Whitehouse Road and just head towards Briar Ridge”... so here we are with 70 tenants... about 30 of them got out using cars up front, the others just started walking down the street. I left the park and drove all the way around up to the Dunkin Donuts that is up near Hilltop Chevy. There I met about 15 tenants that had been prevented from returning home from work or afternoon errands. At that point a police officer was discussing with the bus drivers about getting 2 busses to send around to pick up tenants. At this time I also received information that the Briar Ridge center that they had originally told people to start walking to was not open. So it’s 40 degrees out and people are just standing outside in the rain. The bus company gave the police the go ahead that they would be able to have 2 busses go and that they had changed the location to the Rochester Community Center.
So at that point I told my tenants located at the Dunkin Donuts parking lot to head to the Rochester Community Center and I left with my car to head over to Briar Ridge. When I got over there there was about 20 people standing outside and 5 cars. I told all those with cars to pile as many people into their cars as possible and head over to the Rochester Community Center. I loaded my car with 3 tenants (all I could fit). After this there were still 10 people without a ride. So I told them to walk over to the intersection of Whitehouse Road and wait at the Corner for the bus and I would be back. I proceeded to bring the 3 tenants to the Rochester Community Center. At that point I got a call from my father (who was still at Amazon) that police needed additional help evacuating tenants cause the busses had already left yet there were more tenants coming up from around the park. So myself and another tenant returned to Amazon Park (it’s around 730pm now). Once again filled my vehicle and the other vehicle. My father and one of our employees also filled their vehicle and then we once again drove to the Rochester Community Center. At this point we have about 60-70 people at the Rochester Community Center. I walk in and it’s an empty room with metal. Folding chairs with tenants just sitting. It’s now 8pm. No Red Cross, no food/drinks for people, no blankets. Many of these people have been standing outside in 40 degree weather with rain for hours at this point. Many have had to walk a considerable distance. These people have no access to their medicine or food which they had to leave in their trailer. I was honestly shocked as to why emergency services had not been called in but understood that they were dealing with so much going on with the actual barricade situation. So my father went and bought like 35-40 large “Little Caesar’s” pizzas to feed the tenants. Another tenant let someone borrow their inhaler etc. If my father hadn’t bought food idk if the tenants would have even had dinner that night. A lot of them have diabetic issues etc so they really dropped the ball on that part. Around 830 I left and headed to Qual Drive where I talked with one of the officers about the ongoing developments inside the park and also talked to fosters. At that point officer Danie told me they had another 2 tenants up at Dunkin Donuts that needed to be transported and didn’t know if I could do it. I told him of course and left for Dunkin Donuts where I picked them up. On my drive back to the Rochester Community Center one of my tenants that was sitting on Qual Drive in their vehicle called and told me they heard 12-13 large bangs (8:50 pm). When I got back to the Rochester Community Center pizza had just arrived so I helped pass out the food to the tenants. I returned to Qual Drive from 9:30-11 where I personally heard another 5 large bangs and then I heading back to the Community Center for the remaining hour. A little after midnight (still no blankets provided, no water etc to tenants) we received information that they had gotten the suspect and that we could return residents back to the rec-hall and then they would be released in groups back to their trailers. So they loaded up the 2 busses and I took a tenant and headed back. Got back to Amazon around 12:40pm and tenants were allowed to return to trailers around 1am
+ http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180420/NEWS03/180429933/0/SEARCH
- Marsy’s Law
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- NH Constitutional amendment CACR 22 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/CACR22
- Advertisements on facebook
- It is marketed as “Marsy’s Law for New Hampshire is dedicated to the cause of ensuring that crime victims’ rights are codified in New Hampshire constitutional law.”
- NH already has a bill of rights for victims which is more inclusive than the proposed Marsy’s Law RSA: 21-M:8-k http://www.gencourtmobile.com/RSA/Section/21-M_8-k
- As proposed, Marsy’s law would assume guilt, violating due process and innocent until proven guilty.
- http://stopmarsyslawnh.org/faq/
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup * + Dover - 1st Thursday + Exeter - 2nd Thursday + Hampton - 3rd Thursday + Rochester - 4th Thursday + Wild Card! - 5th Thursday * Freecoast Festival (freecoast.org/festival) Dash sponsors FFest * + Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH + Tickets on sale now! + Dash Sponsors FCF18 + - https://www.dashforcenews.com/dash-targets-global-liberty-movement-conferences-with-key-partnerships/
Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week * Rand Paul * New Hampshire Democrats on Twitter
NH History * NH’s rebellious western towns * + When & What: Frustrated by the persistent attempts between 1776 and 1781 of a growing number of western New Hampshire towns to either join the newly proposed state of Vermont or form a new, independent Connecticut Valley state with territory on both sides of the river, New Hampshire officials appealed in March 1781 to the Continental Congress for help. With the war not yet over, they begged the assembly for assistance in quelling the unrest, claiming that “it is impossible for [New Hampshire] to comply with the requisitions of Congress . . . while this dispute remains unsettled.” On October 11, Vermont’s legislature gathered in Charlestown on the eastern side of the river, an insult to the New Hampshire government, which claimed that territory as its own. A week later Congress finally resolved to pressure Vermont into returning the 38 rebelling New Hampshire towns and into rescinding its claims to territory east of the Connecticut River as a prerequisite to Vermont’s admission to the Union as the 14th state. When no further action had been taken by January 1782, George Washington, then commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, wrote encouraging Vermont to return the towns to New Hampshire, pointing out that such a boundary encroachment would set an undesirable precedent for the future. The New Hampshire legislature issued a proclamation on January 12 declaring the western towns to be in a state of rebellion, threatening military action, and requiring all persons who had been involved in any way with the controversy to sign a declaration within 40 days acknowledging that New Hampshire extended to the Connecticut River and promising to become good New Hampshire citizens. In February 1782 the Vermont legislature complied and renounced jurisdiction over the rebellious towns. Two years later, Hanover became the last such town to capitulate. + WHO The leaders of New Hampshire’s western rebellion were Elisha Payne of Lebanon and John Wheelock and Bezaleel Woodward of Hanover, the son and son-in-law of Dartmouth founder Eleazar Wheelock. They organized the reaction against the new New Hampshire government by gathering together members of the committees of safety of the various Grafton County towns, forming a group known as the United Committees, but more informally as the “college party,” in recognition of the prominent role of Dartmouth in the protest. + WHERE The 38 “rebellious” towns were located in western New Hampshire in what were then Grafton and Cheshire counties (the latter including what is now Sullivan County). The Connecticut River runs between these counties and the easternmost regions of what was to become Vermont. The towns in these counties, like those on the western side of the river, were settled mostly by people from Connecticut and Massachusetts rather than from the eastern parts of New Hampshire. All of the towns were beyond the bounds of the original New Hampshire grant to John Mason. The Connecticut River Valley was, and remains to some degree, a distinct cultural region, with close social, economic, religious, and political connections among the people along the length of the river as well as on both sides. By contrast, the Upper Connecticut Valley’s ties with either New Hampshire or New York, the governments that traditionally claimed the territory, were weak. + WHY The western part of New Hampshire had been underrepresented in the provincial government, and the first (1776) state constitution did not improve the situation. Unlike in Connecticut where many of the residents of the western towns originated, the new constitution did not allow each town a delegate, basing representation instead solely on population. In fact, the 68 towns in the two western counties shared just 21 representatives. Residents there felt that the new government did not recognize the sovereignty of the town corporation and that it continued to favor seacoast interests. They felt, moreover, that the seat of government should be more centrally located. Almost simultaneously with a growing desire in these towns to free themselves from the New Hampshire government, the towns west of the Connecticut River declared their independence from New York in January 1777, and the new constitution of Vermont guaranteed each town at least one representative. The western New Hampshire leaders, who were generally well-educated, often with Dartmouth connections, considered the Declaration of Independence to have terminated all political associations that originated with the Crown. The towns, which were entities with perpetual charters and thus not dependent on the pleasure of the King, were returned thereby to a “state of nature,” making them free either to form new connections or to remain independent. Due to early settlement patterns, people throughout the Connecticut Valley shared cultural connections despite being geographically divided by the river and despite the King’s determination in 1764 that the Connecticut River was the boundary between New Hampshire and New York. The underlying goal of the rebelling towns was to avoid political separation from the people on the opposite side of the river with whom they shared a common heritage, and their various attempts at merging show that they didn’t care in the end whether they became a part of New Hampshire or Vermont as long as the two sides of the river could remain together. + IMPACT The rebellion in western New Hampshire has been called perhaps the most serious of the smaller revolutions that took place within the American Revolution. The settlement of the dispute permanently determined New Hampshire’s western boundary with Vermont, and in 1791 Vermont became the nation’s 14th state. Yet Vermont’s relinquishing of the rebelling towns did not immediately end the decades of tension between the western frontier towns of New Hampshire and the state’s older eastern towns. Although in an attempt at reconciliation, New Hampshire officials gave prominent residents of the Connecticut Valley government positions, several individuals from the rebellious towns interrupted New Hampshire court proceedings at Keene in September 1782 because of the exclusion of Vermont courts. After the leaders of this protest were arrested, rumors circulated that 200 men were arming themselves to oppose the resulting trials. New Hampshire authorities later sought to ease tensions by granting amnesty to the rebellious regions in 1784, under the state’s new constitution. The conflict bred a lasting mistrust, however, between the leaders of Dartmouth College and the rest of the state, perhaps influencing the state’s decision decades later to attempt to bring the college under state control. + https://www.nhhistory.org/Timeline?id=1782.1
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S03E02: Death and Taxes
Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano
Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle
Engineered by: Matt Carano
Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle
News * Bearcat * + http://www.unionleader.com/safety/After-breaking-down-numerous-times-Nashua-to-purchase-new-Bearcat-for-301k-04062018 * Sales Tax In Us * + http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180408/OPINION01/180409412/0/FRONTPAGE http://www.unionleader.com/Internet-sales-tax-in-U.S.-faces-a-Judgment-Day * Death Penalty * + http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-house-committee-takes-up-death-penalty-repeal-bill/19681064 * Medicaid * + http://nhpr.org/post/medicaid-expansion-clears-first-big-hurdle-nh-house#stream/0 * Backpage.com seized by feds * + http://nh1.com/news/national-video/indictment-accuses-backpage-founders-of-aiding-prostitution-2 + http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2018/01/craigslist_redu.html * Manchester homeless camps in the crosshairs * + http://www.unionleader.com/social-issues/manchester-camps-in-the-crosshairs-1-homeless-enclave-bulldozed-2-others-eyed-20180408
Events * Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup 12th Exeter, 19th Hampton * Matt’s Crypto Talk
Special Segment - Autocrat Of The Week * Matt - Steve Marchand * + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marchand
NH History * Bretton Woods Conference
* + 730 delegates from all 44 allied countries
+ July 1st-22nd 1944
+ Hosted at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods NH
+ Main Objective: Establish a new international monetary order
+ Lessons Learned from the past
+ - At the end of WWI the allies imposed large reparation payments. These payments were supposed to cover the debt accumulated by Allied forces during the war and help them pay to rebuild their countries.
Result: Germany printed money to make the reparation payments causing hyperinflation. (e.g. 1 loaf of bread in 1918 ¼ of a Reichsmark, 1 loaf of bread in November 1923 80 billion Reichsmarks
- Most countries response to the Great Depression was trade restrictions(tariffs, quotas, etc) to improve account deficits and stop reserve loss. Retaliation against trade restrictions only pushed the level of restrictions to international trade higher and further suppressed output and employment in many countries.
+ New realizations
+ - Even though the conference participants were dedicated to capitalism, John Maynard Keynes’ economic ideas were flourishing(unfortunately). Keynes prescribed during recessions an increase in government spending, to prevent aggregate spending from falling. Reflecting the Keynesian ideas, the welfare state emerged out of the Great Depression.
+ The two major personalities there were Keynes, representing Britain; and Harry Dexter White, representing the U.S.
+ The British plan
+ - Keynes proposed an International Clearing Union (ICU) as a way to addressing current account imbalances. He wanted to avoid the reappearance of persistent and large current account deficits that happened during the interwar years (1918–1939), which increased countries’ debt and debt payments and decreased growth at the global scale.
- Keynes thought of the International Clearing Union as a bank with its own currency (called Bancor), exchangeable with other currencies at a fixed rate. He proposed using Bancor to measure countries’ trade deficits or surpluses.
- Countries with current account deficits would have an overdraft facility in their Bancor account with the ICU. He worked out specific numbers regarding the size of the overdraft facility. His proposal implied a maximum overdraft of half of the country’s average trade size over five years. If a country needed funds higher than the overdraft, it would be charged interest, thus motivating the country to devalue its currency.
- Keynes’s plan implied an interest charge of 10 percent if a country’s current account surplus was more than half the size of its permitted overdraft; this solution would motivate these countries to lend more. At the end of the year, if the country had a current account surplus that was half the overdraft, the ICU would confiscate the surplus.
+ The American Plan
+ - The U.S. agreed on the necessity of an agency to manage current account imbalances, but Keynes’s idea of the ICU was too interventionist for the American side. Additionally, the U.S. saw itself as a surplus country in terms of its current account in the years to come and didn’t want such interventionist ideas to be practiced on the U.S.
- White proposed the International Stabilization Fund (which later became the International Monetary Fund, or the IMF), which placed the burden of balancing current accounts on deficit countries and imposed no limits on surplus countries.
- White’s Plan included a new multilateral development agency that would plan and finance economic reconstruction in all war-torn countries, allied or aggressor. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of today’s World Bank) emerged from the American ideas about reconstruction.
+ Result
+ - Created the International Monetary Fund & World Bank
- IMF monitors exchange rates and lend reserve currencies to nations.
- World Bank provided financial assistance to reconstruction for countries post-WWII
- IMF pegged all currencies to the US dollar. The US dollar was pegged to gold. This ended in 1971 when Nixon got off the gold standard. Now all currencies “float”
http://www.dummies.com/education/finance/international-finance/the-impact-of-the-bretton-woods-conference-in-1944/
We're back for season 03! This week we cover March for Our Lives, Omnibuses, blue ribbons for a prison, and more.
Show Title: $250K Crowdfund & Activist How-To Praxeum reaches $250k. Bouldin goes berserk. Irn Bru to change formula due to government regulation. Free State Bitcoin Shoppe refuses bitcoin. MLK dream alive? Civil liberties group challenges warrantless search. Larry Sharpe Reason interview. And a Vine farewell! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News HAF Reaches $250,000 Stretch Goal (Mike) https://freecoast.org/2018/01/15/haf-reaches-250000-stretch-goal-freethinking-community-space-new-hampshires-seacoast/ Irn Bru to change its formula due to government regulation (Nick) https://www.unilad.co.uk/grub/irn-bru-has-officially-stopped-production/ Free State Bitcoin Shoppe Stops Taking Bitcoin (Matt) https://www.dashforcenews.com/free-state-bitcoin-shoppe-stops-taking-bitcoin-recommends-dash/ Martin Luther King day (Mike) https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/27/a_poignant_anniversary_119721.html Civil liberties group challenges validity of drug checkpoint (Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/civil-liberties-group-challenges-validity-of-checkpoint-drug-arrests https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/new-hampshire-police-officers-colluded-with-federal-officers-to-circumvent-state-law.html NH forbids warrantless searches here: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3035004629459960414&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr Selling freedom (Mike) http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/14/selling-freedom http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180115/finding-new-markets-and-mediums-evolve S***hole http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/12/indian-americans-americas-shithole-succe (Mike) Events https://freecoast.org/2018/01/08/events/ (Nick) www.nhcalendar.org Powwow this Sunday January 21st at noon at the Praxeum in Portsmouth, NH Liberty Forum February 8th-10th (Thursday-Saturday) Weekly Thursday meetups. Rotating 1st Dover, 2nd Exeter, 3rd Hampton, 4th Rochester Special Segment Ways in which listeners can become activists. How easy it is and also how important. And how forming a group of likeminded people magnifies one’s efforts. Ideas here: https://freecoast.org/2018/01/08/activism/
Show Title: Sununu Loses But Bundys Get Loose Homeschooling under threat. Police selling guns. Powerball winner comes from NH. Sessions cracks down on cannabis. Venezuela to use crypto backed by oil. Bundy is let loose. Sununu loses some “nu’s”. Rochester plans to loosen zoning restrictions. Technology innovations. FSP changes leadership. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Listener Message Homeschool bill HB 1263 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/HB1263 Law agencies selling guns http://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20180108/law-agencies-split-over-selling-seized-guns Powerball http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180108/nh-winner-of-559m-powerball-jackpot-mystery Sessions supports nationwide marijuana ban http://reason.com/volokh/2018/01/07/the-rule-of-law-supports-marijuana-feder Venezuela may use crypto backed by barrels of oil https://news.bitcoin.com/venezuela-miners-petro-maduro/ Bundy is let loose http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bundy-mistrial-2018-story.html Sununu loses some nu’s https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/950760887433990146 Rochester plans to lower zoning http://www.fosters.com/news/20180105/rochester-pitches-zoning-changes-to-spur-development Beautiful Anarchy Lifi https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/lifi-lamp-mylifi-led-internet-broadband/ E-palette http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/toyota-e-palette-concept/ Hyperloop https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/virgin-hyperloop-one-here-transport-app/ Events January 21, 2018 at 12noon • Freecoast Powwow @ ✌️ January TBD 2018 • Praxeum Benefactors Soireé * @ ✌️ February 8-10 Liberty Forum www.nhlibertyforum.com Special Segment FSP https://freestateproject.org/blogs/press-releases/rachel-goldsmith-appointed-executive-director-free-state-project Alert!!!!! Crypto wallets are not safe!
Show Title: Hate Speech and The Anti-Choice Agenda Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano and Mike Vine. With guest Carol Gardner. Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Summary: Social media censorship from Germany to the US. Wikileaks shows collusion between The New York Times and Hillary Clinton’s State Department. SP 193 a win for school choice. Bitfinex defrauds again with Tether. And Carol Gardner joins The Freecast to discuss the ethics of investing. News Social Media Censorship Spreads to Germany (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/01/germanys-hefty-hate-speech-fines-for-social-networks-start-toda/ And in the US: http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/01/brickbats Wikileaks Drops Proof that NY Times colluded with HRC (Matt) https://www.dailywire.com/news/25249/wikileaks-drops-proof-proves-nytimes-colluded-joseph-curl?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=062316-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro# SB 193 Education Freedom Savings Accounts Bill (Mike) Pro: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171229/nh-families-need-educational-opportunities Anti: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171112/voucher-bill-sb-193-part-of-larger-attack-on-public-schools The Fraud that is USDT (Matt) https://medium.com/@bitfinexed/bitfinex-never-repaid-their-tokens-bitfinex-started-a-ponzi-scheme-86a9291add29 https://medium.com/@untetheredbtc/how-the-tether-usdt-distribution-system-works-84a5c673bec0 Bitfinexed on Twitter or Neocash Radio Portsmouth church is being demolished for condos http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171227/portsmouth-church-demolition-for-condos-approved Events Dover Meetup - Thirsty Moose, Dover – Thursday 1/4 at 6pm Portsmouth Art Walk - Various Galleries – Friday 1/5 at 5pm MVP Meetup - Murphy's Taproom, Manchester - Saturday 1/6 at 11:30 * The Director of School Choice for NH, Michelle Levell, will be present to speak about the legislative push for school choice in New Hampshire! * Melanie Gibson will stop by to inform us about the great stuff coming up at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum! * NHLA bill review to follow Bardo Potluck and Upper Valley New Mover Party Saturday 1/6 at 5pm - "feel free to come early and tour the farm" NHLA Meeting - Murphy's Taproom, Manchester - Sunday 1/7 at 1pm Special Segment The Ethics of Investing. Do we have an ethical duty to invest according to our values or should we simply seek profit and then spend the proceeds toward our values? With: Carol Gardner Prax 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Tweet us at @freecastpodcast
The Future Is Here & Cord Is Back! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: US life expectancy drops. Bitcoin billionaire ballad. Cronies crack down on e-bikes in NYC. Amazing human advances in 2017. And, Cord makes his return. News US life expectancy decreases for the second year in a row. https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/life-expectancy-decline-obamacare/?utm_content=bufferb2d44&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Bitcoin Billionaire http://reason.com/reasontv/2017/12/21/remy-bitcoin-billionaire Vietnam unveils 10,000 strong cyber unit to combat “wrong views” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-security-cyber/vietnam-unveils-10000-strong-cyber-unit-to-combat-wrong-views-idUSKBN1EK0XN NYC Mayor DeBlasio cracks down on E Bikes https://marketurbanismreport.com/new-york-city-mayor-de-blasio-continue-crackdown-ebikes/ 2017 Was a Year of Amazing Advances For Humanity https://fee.org/articles/2017-was-a-year-of-amazing-advances-for-humanity/ 12 Days of Dash-mas https://www.dashforcenews.com/12-days-dashmas-12-big-achievements-dash-community-got-year/ Special Segment Concord and Discord Events Boardgame Bonanza at the Prax Dec 30th 6-12 Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: Environment protections. @freecastpod cast and we’ll read the best ones next week!
Bitcoin Bubble and Indecency Bananas Show Summary: Net neutrality gone for good, Banana debauchery in Egypt, France says “Non” to WhatsApp, Elon Musk saves lives. And we analyze the bitcoin boom. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News FCC repeals net neutrality, what will states do? (Mike) http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/19/can-states-reimpose-net-neutrality Banana sucking pop singer jailed for sexually suggestive video (Matt) https://www.rt.com/news/412966-egypt-banana-shyma-singer/ France gives Whats App a month to stop sharing metadata with Facebook (Nick) https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/france-whatsapp-facebook-data-privacy/ UPS is Tesla’s latest electric semi-truck customer (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/ups-tesla-electric-semi-truck-customer/ Dog owner uses lethal force to break up dog fight (Matt) http://kellyhalldorson.com/blog/2017/12/one-shitty-morning-nonwalk-a-gunshot-and-a-dead-dog/ http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171216/rye-man-charged-in-connection-with-dog-shooting GOP Tax Plan (Mike) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/12/upshot/tax-hacks.html http://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20171219/house-passes-massive-tax-package-senate-to-vote-next Events Dash Meetup Dec 20th at Liar’s Bench in Portsmouth Board Games at the Praxeum - Saturday, Dec 30th at 5pm Bitcoin Meetup | Martingale Wharf - Tuesday, Jan 2nd 2018 at 6pm MVP Meetup - Saturday Jan 6th 2018 at 11:30am at Murphy's Taproom Special Segment Monte Crypto Segment Quote of the Week "According to an analysis from the Tax Foundation, a few states with the lowest local taxes include portions of Alaska, New Hampshire and Texas. May we suggest New Hampshire? It has lovely mountains." -NYT Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: What is the best way to keep bad actors out of your liberty community? This week's question: From anonymous. “I was wondering what you guys thought of environmental changes that affect the future generation. In the podcast you’re suggesting filing a lawsuit against who wronged you is the method of control, but how can you find peace when they are no longer available? For example if no guidelines are in place for fishing or hunting and the population of bass or deer is wiped out how can the next generation who is now influenced find peace. Or if a transfer station is not utilized and a new homeowner finds tons of trash buried, oil leached, or pesticides on their land, how can the future stewards of the land deal with the mess. Although guidelines of how to dispose of waste or not over harvest are useful, if you look at the guidelines that adults should have 1800-2000 kcals/day how many Walmart shoppers are listening to that? Send us an Answer @freecastpodcast and we’ll read the best ones next week!
Cryptro-Craigslist and Penta -funds-are-gon Show Summary: Craigslist gives crypto option. CNN humiliated. American Express to remove signature requirement. Pentagon can’t keep track of trillions of dollars and thousands of soldiers. Philly steps toward banning bulletproof glass in shops. State sovereignty threatened by the Feds. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Craigslist adds crypto ok button http://www.businessinsider.com/craigslist-added-a-button-to-accept-cryptocurrencies-as-payment-2017-12 CNN humiliated https://theintercept.com/2017/12/09/the-u-s-media-yesterday-suffered-its-most-humiliating-debacle-in-ages-now-refuses-all-transparency-over-what-happened/ American Express customers will need no signature soon https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/11/american-express-stop-requiring-signatures/ Pentagon Audit http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-10/pentagon-undergo-first-ever-audit-after-decades-sloppy-accounting-and-missing-trilli http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2017/december/11/pentagon-audit-just-another-cover-up/ Philly pushes through bulletproof glass ban http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/07/outrage-as-philly-pushes-through-ban-on-bulletproof-glass-in-crime-plagued-neighborhood-shops.html State sovereignty threatened by the Feds https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2017-12-12/drug-arrests-during-border-checkpoints-challenged-in-court?utm_campaign=Contact+Quiboat+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=quiboat&utm_content=&utm_term= Events Seacoast Liberty Meetup this week is in Exeter 6 PM Thursday. Board game night, Saturday Dec 30th, 5-12 Midnight at the Prax. The Big Question Last week's question: What percentage of your life should you give to the “cause”? This week's question: What is the best way to keep bad actors out of your liberty community
Pot Cannon & Saving the Environment Show summary: SCOTUS allows travel ban. TSA packs a gun for lunch. US Senate trying to make sure it knows every transaction you're doing. Vermin Supreme sues Concord. Pot cannon at the border. Panhandler gets settlement. Free market environmentalism. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Travel ban passes SCOTUS (Nick) https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-supreme-court.html?referer=android-app://com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox TSA packs a lunch (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/safety/TSA-worker-packed-a-lunch-and-a-gun-12042017?template=mobileart US Senate Bill would criminalize concealed ownership of cryptocurrency (Mike) https://btcmanager.com/us-senate-bill-s-1241-criminalize-concealed-ownership-bitcoin/amp/ Vermin supreme sues City of Concord (Nick) http://www.concordmonitor.com/Vermin-Supreme-sues-city-of-Concord-ahead-of-Clinton-booksigning-14105729 Pot cannon (Mike) http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/amp22958/van-with-cannon-shoot-drugs-to-us/ Panhandler (Mike) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/manchester-panhandler-89-000-richer Free State Blockchain and Digital Assets Conference Recap (Matt) Events Board Game NIght Dec 30 5-12 (Nick) Don’t forget Thursdays Meetup Special Segment Free market environmentalism (Mike) Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: Does culture follow politics or does politics follow culture? (Nick) Rodger: Politics almost always lags behind culture. Two cases in point: gay marriage and marijuana legalization. Harrison: Aside from the civil rights act (which as usual the Fed gov still screwed up on, but that's a different topic) I don't think there has been a time in the last century where politics didn't lag behind culture. This week's question: What percentage of your life should you give to the cause? (Nick)
Show Title: Net Neutrality & The World's Blockchain Hub Is Portsmouth NH Show summary: Net neutrality should go. Airbnb is a no go in Portsmouth. US government uses $17 million of taxpayer money to silence accusers of misconduct. NH man makes a marvelous recovery. Jasper is no longer speaker. Health insurance options are discussed as the open enrollment window closes. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Net neutrality (Mike) http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/11/21/fccs-ajit-pai-touts-decision-to-end-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules.html Airbnb (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171122/portsmouth-couples-appeal-of-airbnb-ban-rejected?rssfeed=true US Government Settlements (Nick) In past 20 years, $17 million taxpayer dollars in total have been spent on 264 settlements Conyers was accused of firing worker for refusing to succumb to his sexual advances Conyers settlement ordered that the accuser remain quiet https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/she-complained-that-a-powerful-congressman-harassed-her?utm_term=.dslB2EWkZ#.trDOoxgJj NH man dies, revived (Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/nh-man-medically-dead-during-mexico-vacation-beats-all-odds-twice http://whdh.com/news/specials/unbreakable-joes-road-back/ http://www.joesharronchallenge.com/ Jasper becomes new Agriculture Commissioner even though 2 republicans voted nay (Nick) http://www.wmur.com/article/jasper-named-new-agriculture-commissioner-with-help-from-democrats/13868623?src=app Breaking News: Gene Chandler of Bartlett becomes speaker nominee of NH House (Nick) 116-80 vote on second ballot Previous speaker in 2001-2004 3 NH Libertarians nominated Speaker Jim McConnell (R) http://www.wmur.com/article/house-republicans-choose-chandler-as-nominee-for-speaker/13969525 Homelessness on the seacoast (Mike) http://gatehouseprojects.com/homelessontheseacoast/2017/11/13/wentworth/ Portsmouth NH #1 bitcoin friendly community in the world(Nick)(Brief mention) https://news.bitcoin.com/six-of-the-worlds-most-bitcoin-friendly-neighborhoods/ Bittersweet news, woman with gun from glove box has job reinstated. (Brief Update)(Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/too-quick-on-the-trigger-nh-mom-who-lost-job-over-glove-box-gun-reinstated After recount my vote didn’t count (Nick)(Brief Update) Ended up being a tie and a tie means no keno www.fosters.com%2Fnews%2F20171122%2Frochester-recount-tie-vote-means-no-keno&usg=AOvVaw3T8Ox_ZMebzL-L375qZZwM Events Lakes Region Porcupines are running their toy drive for a 4th year helping kids from all over NH with 100% all funds going right to kids gifts. Monetary donations can be made to PayPal.me/lrptoydrive or Youcaring.com/LRPsanta Blockchain conference 12/1/17 Enlightenment 12/21/17 Health Insurance Buying Guide 2018 Venture Capitalist La Cascade du Chocolat QOTW “if #NetNeutrality helps little guys compete with internet giants, why are internet giants for net neutrality? Asking for a friend.” - Rep. Thomas Massie, KY 4th district. The Big Question Last week’s question: How can one be a voluntarist in practice, attempting to ignore the state, when the state has no problem finding you and encroaching upon you? Carol: Voluntarism for me is broader than just how I interact with the state. Professionally -- communicate goals to co-workers, get their input on how to achieve the necessary goal. Many people find they get more buy-in from colleagues if they feel they have a say in what they do, than when they are simply told what to do. Interpersonally -- build voluntary relationships with friends and loved ones. My mother is in her 80s, her boyfriend is in his 90s. I described them to my BF as "my mom and her companion". His face lit up and he said "I like that! Companion! It’s a word that describes two people who are together strictly because they WANT to be together." With the state, there are many options for voluntary participation: - Volunteer fire departments - Volunteer EMS responders - Supporting voluntary decisions, such as private trash pickup instead of municipal trash pickup. Have the residents decide whether they want to haul their trash to the dump, or pay someone to take it away. - Volunteering to maintain parklands -- NH State Parks is self-supporting -- they take NO money from the general fund, and 90% of trail work is done by volunteers Voluntarism only works when people execute on their promise to work for a goal. By volunteering to support our community, we demonstrate to our neighbors, and the state, how voluntarism can work - and it often works very well. Success begets success -- successful voluntary participation in the world around is will spawn more opportunities for voluntary participation in other aspects of this world. Next week’s question: Does culture follow politics or does politics follow culture? Send us an Answer to @freecastpodcast and we’ll read the best ones next week! Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/
Antitrust Smacks Of Cronyism On this episode; The Justice Department sues to block AT&T, Time Warner merger. Amazon takes over mail delivery Less democracy would help Congress avoid more Roy Moore debacles. Portsmouth , NH uses the State Liquor Dept to ban dancing. And, special guest BJ Mumford discusses peaceful coaching. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Justice Dept sues to block ATT Time Warner Merger (Mike) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/att-time-warner-merger-justice-department-antitrust/ Your New Mailman Works For Amazon (Matt) https://fee.org/articles/your-new-mailman-works-for-amazon/ How Politics and bad decisions starved NY Subway https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-system-failure-delays.html?smid=pl-share To avoid debacles like Roy Moore, Repeal the 17th (Mike) http://thefederalist.com/2017/11/16/avoid-debacles-like-roy-moore-repeal-17th-amendment/ No Dancing at the goat http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171116/no-dancing-as-goat-opens Quote of the week: “Enjoy the music, but for God’s sake don’t move.” - Jonathan Flagg, attorney for The Goat ownerz Al Fleury Special Guest: BJ Mumford - Peaceful coaching Events Freestate Blockchain Digital Asset Conference Dec 1 Portsmouth December 1st in Portsmouth Tickets are still on Sale Jonathan Johnson of Medici Ventures (Overstock), Bruce Fenton, Matt, Darren Tapp Feast Of The Freecoast this Friday Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question of the week: “How can one be a voluntarist in practice, attempting to ignore the state, when the state has no problem finding you and encroaching upon you? E.g. homeschooling as if the state does not exist, but the state can "revoke your privilege" to homeschool if you don't jump through their hoops. And if you do not obey the revokation, they can take away your children.” -Ken Justice Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we’ll read the best ones next week!
Show Title: Think And Grow Rich On this episode; foreign wars since 2001 cost taxpayers 5.6 Trillion. Rand Paul’s attacker is outed as a socialist. Homeschooling under threat in NH. How to invest in cryptocurrencies for beginners. And, is China going to take over the world? Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Special guest: Chris Rockwell Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Foreign wars cost 5.6 TRILLION since 2001 (Matt) https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-estimates-war-costs-at-5-6-trillion-1510106400 USA today says feeding a family of four costs an average of $239 a week in 2013 In that time that 5.6 trillion could have fed 28,162,214 families of 4. Or 112 million people https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/01/grocery-costs-for-family/2104165/ 64,367 Dover High Schools (cost is $87M) 509 hyperloops between LA and the Bay Area (Approximately $11 billion per hyperloop) (From Carla Gericke) 1 million seconds is 12 Days 1 Billion seconds is 31 years 1 Trillion seconds is 31,688 years. Homeschool under threat in NH (Nick) (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/education/home-schoolers-in-the-crosshairs-of-proposed-legislation-20171105 Proposed bill would effectively re-enact a law that was repealed in 2012 Government would “evaluate” students to make sure they are at or above the 40th percentile Government oppression is the biggest reason to own firearms Man who assaulted Paul attacked him because Paul’s trees were blocking a view of a lake and has tried for 10 years to sell his home (Mike) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5078805/Rene-Boucher-assaulted-Rand-Paul-devaluing-home.html My vote counted! (Nick) http://www.fosters.com/news/20171107/rochester-somersworth-ok-keno-dover-rejects-it Dublin, NH passes new ordinance prohibiting drug paraphernalia (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/local-government/In-wake-of-relaxed-pot-laws-Dublin-passes-new-ordinance-11132017 Quote of the week “The socialist movement takes great pains to circulate frequently new labels for its ideally constructed state. Each worn-out label is replaced by another which raises hopes of an ultimate solution of the insoluble basic problem of Socialism—until it becomes obvious that nothing has been changed but the name. The most recent slogan is ‘State Capitalism.' It is not commonly realized that this covers nothing more than what used to be called Planned Economy and State Socialism, and that State Capitalism, Planned Economy, and State Socialism diverge only in non-essentials from the ‘classic’ ideal of egalitarian Socialism.” - Ludwig Von Mises Special Segment Crypto investing with Chris Rockwell The Big Question The Big Question: Is this the Chinese Century – or will China stall out like Japan did in the '80s? Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media No answer to our question last week If you have thoughts on the big question, tweet us @freecastpodcast
Even With Bad News The Kids Give us Hope Show synopsis: $300 million in Parity wallets frozen. Despite faster technology, younger generations better at delaying gratification. Portsmouth thinks more regulation will solve zoning crisis. Rand Paul assaulted. Hundreds detained on Bolshevik centennial. The big question: Would America have been better off if the US fell apart in 1787? 1861? What about now for the future?
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News * Breaking news The Parity Multisig Wallet contract has another exploit. (Matt) * + https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7bdot1/parity_mutisig_library_suicide_whg_update/ + https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/6995 + Within the last 24 hours a hacker by the name of devopps199 posted in the Parity Github the phrase “anyone can kill your contract” + Basically by making themselves the contract owner they were able permanently and irreversibly disable it from sending. + We’re looking at ETH worth roughly $300 Million so far. Maybe more - not including token values. + Second major exploit to Parity multisig in the last 4 months. The last one in July affected 3 projects and claimed roughly $50 Million in ETH. It would have been more if Whitehat hackers hadn't intervened saving close to $200 Million in value. + Parity apparently fixed that exploit but did not adopt the community audited version of their multisig afterwards, which did not contain this exploit. + Gavin Wood, creator of Parity is also on another project called Polkadot, who right now has close to $90 Million in ETH stick in a Parity wallet * Gen Z and Millennials are better at delaying gratification than their parents (Nick) * + http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/01/gen-z-and-millennials-are-better * Portsmouth residents vote on charter amendments (Mike) * + Charter amendment one increases Portsmouth’s financial disclosure requirements for city candidates. + The second charter amendment, if approved, would expand the city’s conflict of interest disclosure requirements to land-use board members + “It’s becoming more and more valuable for developers to develop or grow in Portsmouth,” Splaine said Tuesday. “That means decisions affecting tens of millions of dollars of development are being made by land-use board members and members of City Council.” + “Someone serving on a land-use board, voting on who can build what and where, holds enormous power and influence,” Splaine said. “It is only reasonable -- and responsible -- for our charter to require disclosure of very basic information, such as the identity of the board member’s employer, and the location of Portsmouth real estate or assets owned. Not disclosing such information can breed distrust in the integrity of that board’s decisions, and cause costly lawsuits.” + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171031/portsmouth-residents-to-vote-on-charter-amendments * Rand Paul assaulted at his home (Matt) * + However, worth noting that the neighbor may be charged federally because members of congress get special legal protection + The attack was a shock for the community in Bowling Green, where a neighbor says he would often see Paul and Boucher out walking their dogs on the normally quiet streets. Jim Skaggs, a member of the state Republican Party executive committee, lives in the neighborhood and has known both men for years. He said they disagreed politically, but was shocked to hear of the incident. + "They were as far left and right as you can be," Skaggs said. "We had heard of no friction whatsoever other than they just were difference of political opinion. Both of them walked their little dogs at about a mile and a half circle, a nice little dog trot. I'd see them out walking, maybe they might stop and speak with each other." + Boucher is an anesthesiologist and a pain specialist. He invented the "Therm-A-Vest," a cloth vest partially filled with rice that when heated can be worn to relieve back pain, according to a 2005 article from the Bowling Green Daily News. + http://rare.us/rare-news/across-the-u-s-a/a-man-is-in-jail-after-senator-rand-paul-was-attacked-in-his-home/ + https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rand-paul-attack-kentucky-bowling-green-alleged-neighbor-broken-ribs/ * Texas shooting (Mike) * + TX shooter was ex-military + >>Investigators are also probing how the attacker obtained his gun, noting that he had sought and failed to obtain a permit allowing him to carry a concealed weapon. + >> "By all of the facts that we seem to know, he was not supposed to have access to a gun, so how did this happen?" Abbott said in an interview on CNN. + >> Kelley worked briefly over the summer as an unarmed night security guard at a Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, the company said in a statement. The company also said that Kelley passed a Texas Department of Public Safety criminal background check before beginning work there. + >> Referencing the armed civilian that apparently exchanged shots with the attacker, Trump said: "Fortunately someone else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction" or the rampage "would have been much worse." + >> No one inside the church was armed at the time of the attack, the sheriff said Monday, saying he was not surprised by that fact. "People from this community would never think this could happen," he said. + >> "We have to stand up,” Boswell said. “We have to work together. We have to advocate and we have to speak out against gun violence." + "Automatic weapons is the first place we start,” Jordan said. + Channel 9 asked the pastors if they were comfortable or open to the idea of members carrying guns at church. + They said people have brought up the idea in the past, but they want to have a gun-free zone. + http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-church-shooting-20171106-story,amp.html + http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/local-baptist-pastors-react-to-texas-church-shooting/640480758 * Hundreds detained in Moscow on centennial of communist revolution (Nick) * + “Several libertarians who had been attending a reading of texts by economist Adam Smith were also arrested.” + http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/05/hundreds-detained-moscow-nationalist-blogger-calls-revolution/
Events * Feast of the Freecoast * + Friday November 24th 4pm-8pm at The Praxeum in Portsmouth + https://www.facebook.com/events/1525697544176447/ * Shire Sharing * + 1) Assemble the Thanksgiving gifts. This is an open event in Manchester. Find the Facebook event here. Meet us at 4 Technology Drive in Londonderry any time between 10am and 3pm on November 18th. It's a potluck and family-friendly. There will be balloons thanks to NH Balloon Man! While technically Londonderry, this address is right by the Manchester Airport. + 2) Deliver Thanksgiving meals. On November 19th, we will be going door-to-door with our Thanksgiving gifts. If you'd like to help, sign up using the form below! Deadline to sign up is 5pm EST November 10th. We will contact you by Nov. 17th, 2017. Any questions, use our contact form. + http://www.shiresharing.org/volunteer
The Big Question * Would America have been better off if the US fell apart in 1787? 1861? What about now for the future?
Social media (Nick) * Questions for Listeners, What do you think of the new format so far? How can we make this show better for you? * Send us an Answer to @freecastpodcast and we’ll read the best ones next week!
Corporate Power and Natural Rights On this episode of the Freecast we discuss the power of Fortune 500 companies, guns in gloveboxes, TSA pre-check in stadiums, and Hollywood’s power to ostracize. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano News Corporations aren't as powerful as you think (Mike) "Socialism above all meant a horror of the new age: the age of machines and high finance. It was more than conservative. It was reactionary and nostalgic, and in the long march from status to contract it demanded a return to the familiar and time honored world of status." - George Watson, The Lost Literature of Socialism https://reason.com/archives/2017/10/31/corporations-are-not-as-powerful-as-you This one is crazy (Matt) http://whdh.com/news/police-new-hampshire-mother-had-loaded-gun-in-car-with-4-kids/ Same story from liberty perspective Same story from a liberty perspective: http://nhpoliticalbuzz.org/was-manchester-mom-wrongfully-arrested-for-daring-to-protect-her-family/ TSA precheck now fast tracks entrance to NFL stadiums https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/31/tsa-precheck-now-fast-tracks-your-entrance-to-nfl-stadiums/ Bill of Rights sought for Foster parents (Mike) http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/Bill-of-rights-sought-for-foster-parents-07102017 Ferrier school forced to have students have high school diploma or GED (Matt) http://ij.org/press-release/lawsuit-challenges-california-law-criminalizing-teaching-trade-skills/ The unintended consequences of Portsmouth’s parking problems (Nick) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171025/parking-law-upsets-business-owner-with-handicap-placard Hollywood shows power of ostracism – but is it practicing collective punishment? (Matt) https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/31/netflix-suspends-house-of-cards-production-amid-spacey-allegat/ Events Venture Capitalists: BigFish Learning Community https://www.bigfishnh.org (Mike) The Big Question Are Rights Really Inalienable? Do Natural Rights Even Exist? Praxeum 2.0 (Maybe give this a week off) Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Last week we asked: “Why does liberty matter to you?” @BitcoinNotBombs It is the way to leave the world better than we found it, a reason for being at all. #liberty Question for listeners: Would you agree never to collect social security (despite paying in), if it would exempt your children from contributing? (Stole from Link, with permission) Send us an Answer on Twitter @freecastpodcast and we’ll read the best ones next week!
News Update: Proposal for Amazon would be in Londonderry. (Nick) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=533923533622754&id=381270828888026 238 contenders. Decision will be made sometime next year https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Anything/test/images/usa/RFP_3._V516043504_.pdf The Wakeup Call Crypto-Anarchists Need (Matt) https://www.dashforcenews.com/wake-call-crypto-anarchists-need/ When Prisons Become Nursing Homes (Mike) http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/22/when-prisons-become-nursing-ho Sununu asks Trump to stop deportations (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171022/sununu-asks-trump-to-stop-deportations Dash Venezuela conference draws over 350 attendees (Nick) https://www.dashforcenews.com/new-dash-venezuela-conference-draws-350-attendees/ Venture Capitalists Cheddar: https://www.cheddar.com/ (Mike) Monte Crypto - Arcadia As A Crypto Hub Recent expansion of Crypto accepting businesses in Portsmouth NH Promoting Bitcoin as a net positive? Quote of the week “You know you are in too many wars in too many places when even warmonger Lindsay Graham can’t keep track anymore” - Senator Rand Paul Decentralize Me Italy https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-24/italy-ready-to-discuss-calls-for-great-autonomy-gentiloni Catalonia https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-24/catalonia-crisis-cannot-be-solved-by-elections-alone-justice-minister Answers from listeners What is the next step towards liberty? Brian Shields: Work towards getting a voluntary safety net to replace a state safety net. E.G. Replacing food stamp program with food banks @chrislopez2004: Move to New Hampshire @m_r_j_smith Taking control of your OWN life and making YOUR OWN self free. Produce some of your own food (10% calories or just what your fav food). Start a business (10% income replacement) learn new skills. Get healthier, talk to and help neighbors, learn about crypto, get out of debt, that should get you started. START SMALL be realistic. The Big Question Anonymous - "How do I talk to non-libertarians about what a libertarian or specifically a freecoaster is? Some of my friends unfortunately have negative views or prejudice toward Free Staters and libertarians, so I’ve avoided talking about it. But I feel like these convos should happen and I guess I’m just not really sure where to start. I’m not aiming to change anyone’s mind but get them to think about it in a new light so at least they don’t hate me. I know you guys have had some success with this and maybe it’s already been covered – but it is a struggle for me and it weighs on me a lot." Special Guest: Hannah Braime Self care for libertarians. http://www.becomingwhoyouare.net/ Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for this week. Why does liberty matter to you? Send us an Answer on Twitter @freecastpodcast and we’ll read the best ones next week!
News Jasper jolts to Agriculture Commissioner (Nick) http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-sununu-to-recommend-speaker-jasper-as-new-state-commissioner-of-agriculture/12834907 Harvey “The Hurricane” Weinstein paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades (Matt) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html https://reason.com/blog/2017/10/13/cops-are-harvey-weinstein-of-sex-work Healthy Markets - Tesla fired 'hundreds' of workers this week over performance reviews (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/13/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-this-week/ Quebec quashes Uber demands, Uber stays put (Matt) https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/14/uber-is-not-leaving-quebec/ Ellen DeGeneres advocates getting rid of taxation (Matt) "I would get rid of taxes. I don't think we need taxes. I'd have boxes where you can put money in. You should get to choose where your money goes instead of giving it and just letting them decide. I think you should decide.” -Ellen DeGeneres http://extratv.com/videos/0-o2eskl66/ Free trade makes people nicer (Mike) “Societies that use markets extensively develop a culture of cooperation, fairness, and respect for the individual.” https://fee.org/articles/free-trade-makes-people-nicer/ Sununu won't let state troopers enforce federal immigration laws (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/Sununu-wants-clear-lines-between-troopers-role,-ICE?template=mobileart Spain imprisons 2 leaders of Catalonia Independence movement. (Mike) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41646142 Universities riding urbanism wave (Mike) https://marketurbanismreport.com/urban-campus-housing-dorms-21st-century/ Events Check out your local meetup next Thursday 26th in Rochester at Magrillas Quote of the week QOTW: “Everyone else is still trying to play catch up to this tax incentive we created in 1789 -- no sales tax and no income tax. Obviously the Boston region is a great place to go, but if you’re going to be there, be in tax-free New Hampshire. It’s all the benefits without the headaches.” - Gov. Chris Sununu http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171018/boston-area-stakes-amazon-hq-pitch-on-technology-talent The Big Question Do you regret voting for Trump? Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for listeners Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we’ll read the best ones next week!
Episode 02. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Special Guests: Jake Desyllas Editor: Matt Carano News (10 min) Change the Voting system, Change the World (Mike) Approval Voting https://freecoast.org/2017/10/10/approval-voting/ Pence’s pull out price: $88,000 (Matt) http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2017/october/10/mike-pence-s-expensive-stunt/ Hassan’s attack on Israel (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/article/20171008/OPINION04/171009384 Supporting argument http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2017/08/02/69-oppose-aipacs-israel-anti-boycott-act/ Counter argument https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/07/27/israel-anti-boycott-bill-does-not-violate-free-speech/ More detailed analysis https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/07/25/theres-no-first-amendment-right-to-engage-in-anti-israel-boycotts-but-there-is-a-right-to-call-for-such-boycotts/ Heroin(e) documentary glosses over government blame (Mike) https://mises.org/blog/story-netflix%E2%80%99s-heroine-fails-cover Catalonia DOESN’T declare independence, but still on the table (Jake) https://qz.com/1098533/catalan-leader-carles-puigdemont-speech-on-independence-suspension-de-escalation-of-tension-article-155-mariano-rajoy/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/spanish-government-to-hold-crisis-talks-on-catalan-independence Events (5 mins) Powwow this Sunday... Feast of the Freecoast (but we'll ask ppl to contact us for when and where)... Special Segment (10 mins) Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life Podcast: http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/ This Week in Liberty (5 mins) 60 years ago this week Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged released October 10th 1957 Topped #3 on NY Times Bestseller list. 22 weeks on the list After the “Great Recession” Charted #1 in Fiction and literature on Amazon Influence Reason Magazine: Free Minds and Free Markets is taken directly from John Galt Walter Block credits Rand from turning him from a commie to libertarianism Alex Epstein, author of “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels” Penn Jillette Ron Paul Mary Ruwart credits Atlas Shrugged as her introduction to libertarian ideas. Even some mainstream people have said they’re influenced by Ayn Rand Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice SCOTUS Jimmy Wales, Co-Founder of Wikipedia ran an email list discussing Rand’s philosophy Glenn Beck Paul Ryan A 3 movie series which has been ranked horribly by critics. Part 3 was ranked 0% on Rotten Tomatoes Rand wasn’t perfect and didn’t even like the term “libertarian” Claim: Europeans and their descendants were justified in removing Indians from their lands because the Indians didn’t believe in property rights Link Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for NH listeners: We've made great strides towards liberty in the last 12 months. What's next to achieve, and how do we do it? Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we’ll read the best ones next week!
Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle with special gues: Tom Hudson Editor: Matt Carano Segments News (10 min) Sponsor (5 mins) Local happenings (5 mins) Philosophy of Liberty (10 mins) Seacoast History (10 mins) Social media Intro to the revamp (Mike or Matt) News (10 min) Portsmouth bureaucrats poo poo pork roast (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170914/portsmouth-shut-down-freecoast-fest-says-organizer IMF finally figures it out (Mike) https://fee.org/articles/imf-head-predicts-the-end-of-banking-and-the-triumph-of-cryptocurrency/ NH legislative session 2017: A review (Nick) 258 bills passed into law, all but 5 were signed By Gov. Sununu. The other 5 became law without signature. Positives Concealed Carry http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB12 Repeal of Commuters income tax http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB104 Students aren’t forced to go to a particular public school because of geography, aka Croydon Bill http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB386 Deregulated cryptocurrencies http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB436 People reporting a drug related emergency are immune from prosecution, even if they themselves are using illegal drugs http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB545 Firecrackers are legal http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB23 No longer need a licence to braid hair http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB82 Wine manufacturers can retail their product at their own wine retail outlet. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB140 Chronic pain is added to the qualifying list of therapeutic cannabis and cannabis can be used for more qualifying medical conditions http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB157 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB160 Any data that law enforcement receives from “cell data” must be removed by the end of the day it was acquired if it is not the party specified in the court order. And within 30 days if there is no more reason to believe the information is evidence. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB474 Marijuana decriminalized up to ¾ oz. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB640 People can play poker in private residences now, as long as it’s indoors. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB164 Negatives Dairy Farmer bailout http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB10 Use of out-of-state drivers' licenses and nondrivers' identification cards will be recorded in the statewide centralized voter registration database. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB430 Expansion of food facility inspections at the discretion of the department of health and human services. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB221 If the state is the plaintiff it must be brought to court within 3 years http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB186 Increase in the amount of education hours a drug counselor needs to get a license. (270 hours to 300) http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB54 State police can enforce motor vehicle laws anywhere in the state, not just on the highways. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB67 Stricter voting laws based on domicile http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB3 Spain police block Catalan referendum voters from voting (Matt) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41461032 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/02/ripples-from-catalan-referendum-could-extend-beyond-spain https://fee.org/articles/why-europeans-view-scottish-and-catalan-secession-differently-than-brexit/ No gun control proposals would have stopped the Vegas shooting (Mike) http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/03/this-is-the-time-to-defend-the-second-am https://reason.com/archives/2017/10/03/automatic-weapons-are-already-heavily-re Events (5 mins) There are liberty events all throughout the state almost every day. NHcalendar.org Freecoast Festival recap Powwow & Sunschool coming up on Sun Oct.15 Free State Blockchain Conference - Dec 1st @ Sheraton Harbourside Portsmouth http://blockchainnh.com/ Special Segment (10 mins) Living Up To Your Potential with the Uprev Ninja Featuring Special Guest Tom Hudson State Comparison (5-10 mins) California Taxes: Income tax: Low: 1% (on up to $15,700 of taxable income for married joint filers and up to $7,850 for those filing individually) High: 13.3% (on more than $1,052,886 for married joint filers and $1 million for those filing individually) New Hampshire Taxes Income tax: New Hampshire doesn't have an income tax. But there's a 5% tax on dividends and interest in excess of $2,400 for individuals ($4,800 for joint filers) There is no inheritance tax or estate tax Sales tax: 7.5% state levy. Localities can add as much as 2.5%, and the average combined rate is 8.48%, according to the Tax Foundation. The state sales tax rate is scheduled to decrease to 7.25% on January 1, 2017 Sales tax: None $0.38 Gas tax per gallon of gasoline, $0.39 for diesel Gasoline: $0.24 per gallon. Diesel: $0.24 per gallon. Median property tax of $3,104 on the state's median home value of $385,500 The median property tax on New Hampshire's median home value of $236,400 is $5,131. Sin taxes: Californians voted in November to increase the state tax on cigarettes from 87 cents to $2.87 a pack, effective April 1, 2017. The tax will also apply to e-cigarettes. All other tobacco products: 28% of the wholesale price Beer: $0.20 per gallon Wine: $0.20 per gallon ($0.30 for sparkling wine) Liquor: $3.30 per gallon Sin tax: Beer: $0.30 per gallon. New Hampshire directly controls wine and liquor sales through state-owned stores. Cigarettes, little cigars and loose tobacco for cigarettes: $1.78 per pack Other tobacco products: 65% of the wholesale price. Travel tax: Hotel: No statewide lodging tax, but cities and other localities can levy taxes. For example, the city of Long Beach has a 12% rate. The city of Anaheim has a 15% rate. Sales tax isn't collected. Rental cars: No statewide tax, but localities may levy them. Sales tax is due Travel tax: Statewide lodging tax: 9%. Rental cars: 9%. Vehicle tax: No sales tax is due, but vehicle registration is done at the town and county level, where taxes may be levied based on the vehicle’s value and age There is no inheritance tax or estate tax There is no inheritance tax or estate tax Crime Violent crime rate: 396.1 per 100k 17th Murder rate: 4.9 per 100k 26th Crime Violent crime rate: 196.1 47th Murder rate: 1.3 per 100k 50th Government State representative salary: $104,118/year $183/day for each day in session Legislature: 40 Senate (1 per 981,250 people) 80 Assembly (1 per 490,625 people) Government State representative salary: $200/two-year term Legislature: 24 Senate (1 per 55,625 people) 400 House (1 per 3,338 people) Weather LA, CA Avg hi/lo F Jan 66/48 Avg hi/lo F Jul 83/63 Natural disaster threats Earthquakes, mudslides, floods, wildfires and droughts 87 Major disaster declarations since Jan 1953 FEMA CA Weather Concord NH Avg hi/lo F Jan 31/9 Avg hi/lo F Jul 83/57 Natural disaster threats Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Ice Storms 35 Major disaster declarations since Jan 1953 FEMA NH Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast Email: thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com
This is the keynote speech by Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life podcast at the Freecoast Festival 2017.
Sorry for the poor audio. The boat noise was unavoidable and the audio system on the boat was terrible. I have cleaned it up as well as I can.
Sponsorship message from Americans for Prosperity Sponsor (Ross Connolly) at the Freecoast Festival 2017.
This is the speech from Keynote Speaker, Hannah Braime, How To Think Like An Entrepreneur: 5 Strategies for Cultivating An Entrepreneurial Mindset from the Freecoast Festival 2017.
This is the speech from Vin Armani, An Agorist Sermon, during the Freecoast Festival 2017.
This is the Aligning Your Profession With Your Values segment with Ken Justice and Chris Rockwell) from the Freecoast Festival 2017.
This is the welcome message from Freecoast Festival 2017 by Matt Carrano. This also has the Free State Project sponsorship message from Matt Philips and Christine Butler.
Interview with Jake Desyllas - Freecast Bonus
Rodger interviews Jake to find out how he lives his voluntary life!
Portsmouth PD has a quota, they don’t want to call it a quota, but when you create benchmarks that include how many traffic stops and tickets their officers write, and then evaluate their performance based on these benchmarks, it’s a quota. This incentivizes officers who understandably want to get promoted and compensated for doing a good job, to meet these benchmarks, which creates more traffic stops and more tickets. This is a problem and we’ll discuss it next on the Freecast.
News * Portsmouth PD have a quota system * + Portsmouth city patrol officers claim they’re working under a new quota mandate for writing tickets and “other performance benchmarks” while Chief David Mara said there are no quotas and he’s opposed to them + Mara said his officers have been instructed that if they’re not busy answering calls, they should be enforcing traffic laws and giving tickets to drivers who break them. + The police union is demanding to bargain with the Police Commission because a “de facto quota system” has been used for their performance evaluations in March. + The city keeps track of its officers’ daily performance + - Number of traffic stop completed - Summons issued - Property checks performed. + Since the “Hands Free Law” Came into effect, summons have quadrupled between ‘15 and ‘16. They are on course to double last year’s numbers (chart below)
- Tiny homes
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- A Lee resident and Vietnam Veteran who was homeless after his first three years as a veteran is trying to pay it forward.
- Peter MacDonald Has four “tiny houses” on his property and a House that is used as a chapel.
- Local government thugs say this is a zoning violation as it is zoned as a residential property. They also say he doesn’t have appropriate electrical and plumbing.
- MacDonald says he is running a religious organization and says he is doing nothing wrong.
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Strafford County Government incompetence has FIVE inmates overdose
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- Tuesday June 6th five inmates at Strafford County Jail were treated for drug overdoses at Wentworth Douglass Hospital in Dover.
- Dover Fire Chief Hagan said when they called it was only three inmates but when they got there it was five.
- Luckily responders got there in time and they were able to use Narcan and everyone appears to be okay.
- Hagan said, “These were serious overdoses”
- This comes after a story we covered here on the Freecast, episode 28 where a correctional officer was caught attempting to bring heroin into the facility
- No matter how big or small the government is it’ll always be corrupt
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Food Trucks hit Somersworth this Father’s Day
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- Men love food
- On a day that celebrates men in particular, the first ever Seacoast Food Truck and Craft Beer festival will be coming to downtown Somersworth on June 18th from 12pm-5pm High St
- 20 food trucks 16 Craft Breweries, this is the future of NH celebrations.
- $5 entry fee if you order online or $10 on site. There’s a beer lover’s package and a VIP pass that allows early entry as well. Check out our facebook page or the show notes for links to get tickets for this event.
- What a great idea this is for father’s day
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HB 436 is signed by the governor (the bitcoin bill)
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- Exempting persons using virtual currency from registering as money transmitters
- Last year a law was passed regulating all cryptocurrency exchanges to register as money transmitters
- Crypto trading sites such as Poloniex pulled out of NH
- Sununu signed into law on 06/02/2017 and it will therefore go into effect on August 1st, 2017
Local happenings * Swarm City Boardwalk Launch Praxeum June 15th 7:00 PM Leave your kids and pets at home. * July 9th Praxeum Market
Philosophy of Liberty * What is money?
Seacoast History * The World’s Largest Oil Refinery That Wasn’t
Social media * We want to hear what you like, or what you think we could improve on. If you have a suggestion for a topic, segment, correction or just want to say you like the show, email us at freecoastfreecast@gmail.com We want this show to be the best it can be!
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine, Nick Boyle and Rodger Paxton
Special Guests: None
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
On this episode of the Freecast, there are more breweries blossoming on Portsmouth’s West end. We’ve got Granite State Progress trying to suspend instead of befriending the FSP. There’s Joel acting as Dash’s MC and blockchain governance as a philosophy. With the history of Henry Wilson, New Hampshire’s only native born VP. Next on the Freecast.
News * New Brewery coming to Portsmouth’s West End * + Loaded Question + Current Bartender at Earth Eagle Brewings, Tom Bath, which he hopes will be open for business in December. + This will be the West End’s third brewery opening in a year. (Liar’s Bench & Great Rhythm being the others) + Bath says the space reminds him of a speakeasy. + “Loaded Question was conceived on the idea that great beer mimics life. Our favorite beer changes with the season, the time of day, the weather and the crew we are hanging with. When the color, flavor, body and aroma of the beer match the moment it enriches the experience. Loaded Question is dedicated to understanding the infinite possibilities of craft beer and making memorable moments with our fellow beer lover.”
- Speaking of West End, State Street Saloon is looking to rebuild in the West End
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- Recently Burned down State Street Saloon is planning to rebuild just not in their previous spot.
- The location hasn’t been confirmed but they are looking to rebuild on Bartlett St in Portsmouth near Great Rhythm.
- One of the signs from the former Saloon was found in fair condition after the fire and will be restored and put back up in the new place.
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Rockingham Democrats holding meeting about Free State Project by Granite State “Progress”
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- Quote from the reporter: “The Free State Project’s stated purpose is to move to New Hampshire, take over state government and establish a libertarian ideal of utopia.” Strawman argument and lazy journalism. A quick look at freestateproject.org says the FSP is really about: “The Free State Project is an effort to recruit 20,000 liberty-loving people to move to New Hampshire. We are looking for neighborly, productive, tolerant folks from any and all walks of life, of all ages, creeds, and colors, who agree to the political philosophy expressed in our Statement of Intent, that government exists at most to protect people's rights, and should neither provide for people nor punish them for activities that interfere with no one else.”
- The Rockingham County Democrats are sponsoring a talk by Zandra Rice Hawkins, executive director of Granite State Progress. “Exposing the Free State Project,” Wednesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Exeter Inn, 90 Front St.
- Granite State Progress is a progressive advocacy organization that addresses issues of immediate state and local concern. It works as a communications hub for the progressive community to provide a voice in advancing progressive solutions to critical community problems. Hawkins is founding executive director of Granite State Progress.
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State Police will be having DWI style checkpoints for firewood
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- Yes that’s right. If you’re heading up to the white mountains to camp, you better not have firewood that’s from Rockingham, Belknap, Hillsborough or Merrimack county. Unless you’ve heated the wood to 160 degrees F for 75 minutes.
- Apparently there is an invasive insect called the Emerald Ash Borer which targets ash trees in wood from those counties. They can kill ash trees within 3-5 years from initial infection
Local happenings * LPNH Fisher Cats Night - https://www.lpnh.org/baseball/ June 10th 7pm
Special Guest Joël Valenzuela * DASH (Digital Cash)
Philosophy of Liberty * Governing through a Blockchain.
Seacoast History * Henry Wilson * + Most people remember Franklin Pierce, the only president from NH. Not many remember vice presidents. + Wilson born in Farmington, NH in 1812. Wilson was the only VP born in NH. + His birth name was Jeremiah Jones Colbath, his father apparently gave him that name because Jeremiah Jones was a wealthy neighbor of his and was a childless bachelor and hoped that he would bequeath his wealth to Wilson when he died… he didn’t. + Grew up poor, so poor in fact that Wilson was indentured to a neighboring farmer when he was 10 years old! He worked with the farmer for 10 years! At the end he received 6 sheep and 2 oxen which he sold for $85 + Wilson didn’t like his birth name and petitioned the NH general court to legally change it to Henry Wilson when he was 21. According to his brother he changed it to Henry Wilson because he read a biography about a teacher in Philadelphia with that name. + The same year he changed his name 1833, Wilson moved to Natick Ma because he was trying to find work. Wilson WALKED there from Farmington. Google maps says that is a 30 hr walk and is 89.8 miles present day. It was probably more then. + Wilson got a job making shoes. After learning the trade within a few weeks he bought out his contract for $15 and opened his own shop. + He was very successful very quickly, saving hundreds of dollars in a relatively short amount of time. There was a legend saying that he once attempted to make 100 shoes without sleeping but fell asleep with the 100th pair of shoes in his hand. + Later in his political years his nickname was “The Natick Cobbler” + Working so hard deteriorated his health and so he went to Virginia to recuperate. + On a stop in Washington D.C he heard congressional debates on slavery and abolitionism and saw black families being separated from each other while being bought and sold.. + Personally this and being indentured himself as a child shaped his political leanings later on + He went to Strafford, Wolfeboro and Concord NH academies to further his education. + Wilson founded a shoe manufacturing company that employed over 100 people with only a $12 investment to start + Around 1840 Wilson became politically active as a Whig. + Member of Mass state senate 1844-1846 and 1850-52, in his latter term he was the senate president. + In 1845 Wilson and fellow whig John Greenleaf Whittier submitted a petition to congress to not annex Texas as it would expand slavery. + Wilson was a delegate in 1848 for the Whigs but left the party after it nominated slaveholder Zachary Taylor for president. + He collaborated with other anti slavery people from democrats, know nothing, free soilers and other anti-slavery whigs. + He joined the Free soil party and was elected to the US senate in 1855 for Massachusetts by a coalition of free soilers, know nothings and anti-slavery democrats. + Once in the Senate he was very polarizing. At the height of antebellum tension he got challenged to a duel TWICE! By SC representative Preston Brooks because Brooks had punched and knocked out Senator Charles Sumner and Wilson said Brooks was "brutal, murderous, and cowardly" and California Senator William Gwin who Wilson had made a speech saying Gwin and the California government were corrupt. No dual ever happened though + As soon as the congressional session ended in the summer of 1861, Wilson went back to Massachusetts and recruited and equipped 2,300 men to fight in the not-so Civil War And commanded the 22nd Massachusetts regiment from late September to late October. + Funny Story: In July 1861 Wilson was present at the first battle of Bull Run, just outside of DC. There were many Senators, representatives, reporters and other elites there. They assumed a quick Union victory. Wilson rode out in a carriage with a picnic hamper of sandwiches to feed the troops. However the confederates routed the Union troops and Wilson was almost captured by the confederates while his carriage was crushed. He had to walk all the way back to Washington by foot. + In December 1861 Wilson introduced a bill to abolish slavery in DC. Signed into law in April 1862. Throughout the war he introduced several other abolishment bills that were signed into law. + In 1872, Wilson became the VP running mate for incumbent Ulysses Grant’s presidential campaign. + Wilson supported black civil rights(yay), voting rights for women(yay), federal education aid(boo), regulation of businesses(boo), and prohibition of liquor(boo). They ran on the working man’s candidate. + Grant and Wilson were elected but Wilson was involved in the credit mobilier scandal which Wilson admitted to. He accepted $2,000 from Union Pacific railroad to support legislation for the trans pacific railroad. + In May 1873, 2 months into his vice presidency he suffered a stroke and was in poor health until he died 2 years later from another stroke on November 22nd 1875 in the Capitol building.
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Private cities, outlaws, coat of arms says so long, more bad news except for the LP. General Stark says Live Free.
News * Coat of Arms update
* + It’s official. Coat of Arms is closing.
“Sadly we will be closing our doors for good on May 27th. We genuinely thought we had agreed terms on a new lease but things didn't go our way which was no ones(sic) fault it just didn't work out.”
* Rochester Fair ends 143 year streak
* + "I think it's a sign of the times. Young folks now, they're home doing their DVDs, and games and all that stuff on their phones."
* Dairy Bailout
* + Governor Sununu signed SB10 into law on April 25th effective immediately. This is a $2 million bailout of the dairy industry.
+ Not only is this milking the taxpayer, which is unethical, but it gives the milk industry an unfair advantage compared to other industries that were affected by the drought last year.
+ This will promote risky behavior because milk farmers will think that the state will bail them out again.
* Portsmouth budget is increasing… again!
* + Portsmouth City Council at it again, proposing a 2.13% increase in the budget for 2018 and a property tax increase of 3.99%
+ As we’re speaking May 10th at 18:30 the City council is having their meeting about the budget
* Another state rep switches to Libertarian party
* + Joseph Stallcop former democrat from Cheshire 4 (Keene) switched to the libertarian party on 05/10/2017
+ “Personally witnessing the situation at Standing Rock showed me the danger of relinquishing power and authority into an institution, while my time in Concord reinforced the ineptitude that can exist by those in charge. I originally joined the Democratic Party in hopes of making a difference through critical thinking and my classical liberal viewpoint, yet with the lack of unbiased data in caucuses as well as backlash on votes I’ve independently made, it seems there is no longer a place for me here. With a high regard for individuals personally working in their communities to implement positive change, I hereby transfer to the Libertarian Party”
* City of Rochester doesn’t like when people help poor people
* + John Weeden, owner of Amazon park in Rochester owns the park and out of the kindness of his heart he hosts a free meal for residents because most of them are at the lowest rung of the economic ladder
+ The City of Rochester has order him to stop. Why? He doesn’t have a license.
+ Rochester has an ordinance saying free or not you need to have a license to serve food and have a health inspector inspect at least annually.
+ Now Weeden is applying to get a license and can’t reopen the kitchen until at least June because the next course doesn’t start until then.
* Good News: Rochester resident volunteers to repaint downtown
* + David Walton, owner of Crown Point Industrial will be painting the façade of at least 2 and he hopes at least 10 to 12 buildings by the end of the summer.
+ Businesses have offered their equipment so that Walton can accomplish his goal.
* Emails:
* + Christian emailed us in regard to the COAST bus story from last episode:
+ - “The COAST funding issue is even worse than you think. The plan by the Rockingham Planning Commission is to have them be the single source for all federal funds in our region, then they distribute them to other organizations. COAST's goal is to get as much money and grow as large as possible, just like government. I actually work for the Rockingham Planning Commission so I see all this stuff internally.”
Local happenings * Freecoast Festival * + Be there or be a statist.
Special Guest: Kathleen Wikstrom * Private Cities - kjwikstrom@gmail.com
- Kathleen emailed in about our death penalty segment 2 episodes ago:
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- Few comments about your recent segment about the death penalty: The idea that one could voluntarily submit to Sharia Law makes no sense if you oppose the idea that one can alienate his will. That's the reason that contracts are written with penalties for non-compliance. The penalty is instead of requiring the person to fulfill the contract, because it would require alienation of will. A person can always change their mind, but they have to pay the pre-agreed penalty.
Another idea I wish had been brought up is the idea of making someone an "outlaw" as an alternative to capital punishment for the most terrible crimes. While "outlaw" has come to mean a serious criminal, I read many years ago about its use in Ireland, and I thought it was a pretty good concept. It's explained pretty well at the very beginning of the Wikipedia page titled "outlaw":
"In historical legal systems, an outlaw is declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, the criminal is withdrawn all legal protection, so that anyone is legally empowered to persecute or kill them. Outlawry was thus one of the harshest penalties in the legal system. In early Germanic law, the death penalty is conspicuously absent, and outlawing is the most extreme punishment, presumably amounting to a death sentence in practice. The concept is known from Roman law, as the status of homo sacer, and persisted throughout the Middle Ages."
Basically, it is saying that this person has shown such disrespect for law (and generally, in such a way that restitution cannot be sufficient) that they no longer deserve its protection. If someone rapes your daughter and is declared an outlaw, you can kill him without any legal ramifications. That doesn't protect you from social ramifications, but the more "deserving" the criminal was of what he got (and especially the more he/she is perceived as an ongoing threat), the lower the social ramifications would be. At least in these situations, the person who seeks justice on his own is taking personal responsibility for it. I think it's an interesting concept.
Philosophy of Liberty * Outlawry
Seacoast History * General John Stark * + “Live free or die, death is not the greatest of evils” + 1728: Born in Londonderry(now Derry), NH to Scots-Irish immigrants who left Scotland because of the Test Act(I can go into this below) and then left Derry in Northern Ireland. + - The Test Act enforced upon all persons filling any office, civil or military, the obligation of taking the oaths of supremacy and allegiance and subscribing to a declaration against transubstantiation and also of receiving the sacrament within three months after admittance to office. (basically prohibiting catholics and nonconformist religions) + When Stark was 25 he joined the Rogers’ Rangers during the 7 Years war(aka French and Indian war). Roger’s Rangers was an independent ranger company of light infantry. Not part of the regular army. Tasked with mainly reconnaissance, as well as conducting special operations against distant targets. + After that war he retired as captain(1763) + War for American Independence + - Immediately went back into the military after first shots - He led 800 men, which he organized quickly before NH state legislature could which was the largest group in Massachusetts or NH - He was given the rank of colonel of the 1st NH regiment - Fought at Bunker Hill. his son who was 15 fought at the battle as well. - Washington asks Stark and his men to join the continental army, they agreed. - Stark was with Washington at the battles of Princeton and Trenton in late 1776 and early 1777 respectively. - Washington asked Stark to go back to NH to recruit more men. - Finds out that fellow NH Colonel, Enoch Poor, was promoted to Brigadier General even though Poor refused to march his militia at Bunker Hill and kept them at home. - Resigned in March 1777 in disgust but pledged his future aid to NH if it should be needed. - Four months later, NH offered Stark a position as Brigadier General for the NH militia. He accepted on the strict condition that he wouldn’t be answerable to the Continental Army. - Assembled 1,492 men in civilian clothes with their personal firearms. - Stationed in southern Vermont 1777 - General Benjamin Lincoln of the Continental army, who Stark also didn’t think deserved his position. Told Stark to reinforce Schuyler’s army on the Hudson, Stark said no and stayed in southern Vermont. - British Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum in charge of 700 men mostly Germans, attempted to capture Bennington VT. Stark’s 1,800 men surrounded Baum’s army allegedly saying "We'll beat them before night or Molly Stark's a widow." - Baum was killed and his men gave up. - Reinforcements arrived for the British but Seth Warner’s Green Mountain Boys came and forced them to withdraw - Historian Mark M Boatner wrote, “As a commander of New England militia Stark had one rare and priceless quality: he knew the limitations of his men. They were innocent of military training, undisciplined, and unenthusiastic about getting shot. With these men he killed over 200 of Europe's vaunted regulars with a loss of 14 Americans killed.” - The Battle of Bennington and the subsequent Battle of Saratoga changed the direction of the war, Britain couldn’t isolate New England and was the catalyst for American victory. - Stark was promoted to Brigadier General in October 1777 + After the war, Stark retired to his farm in what is now Manchester. He is probably the only true Cincinnatus of the Revolutionary War Generals as he is the only one who truly retired from public life. + In 1809 Stark then 81 was invited by a group of other veterans to Bennington but had to decline due to ill health. In his letter here + Lived until the age of 94 died in 1822
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On this episode of the Freecast, The Coat Lives, Coast Transportation is a Sieve, and the north country gets combative. Let’s hit it.
NEWS Coat of arms, staying or going?
Seacoast online came out with an article on April 14th that caused a bit of a stir, claiming that the historic district commission approved the renovation and creation of a new restaurant where the coat of arms currently is.
When Seacoast online tried to reach Coat of Arms for comment, whoever answered said we have no comment and hung up.
And the Coat of Arms had a hilarious response on their facebook page the following day, April 15th saying that “If we ever decide to knock it on the head we will let you know.” and had the Monty Python’s Holy Grail clip from the “I’m not dead yet” scene.
Assuming this article is correct, the new design for the building would paint the exterior white and on the right facing side of the building there is a huge jackalope(a rabbit with deer antlers)
Former city councilor Esther Kennedy questioned the art during public comment on the project saying she was “really discouraged” by the artwork.
“I’m looking at this when I realized it was a bunny rabbit I was thinking ... is this the bunny palace or what is it we’re promoting here? I’m having a hard time with that particular piece of art.”
Portsmouth's recent fire on state street sparks the oh-so-predictable debate on whether the fire code needs to be updated.
Portsmouth Fire Chief, Steve Achilles, told Portsmouth city council that a sprinkler system probably would have saved State Street Saloon.
City Councilor Eric Spear referenced the lack of a sprinkler system in the State Street Saloon building and said “what might be good for other parts of New Hampshire, might not be good for Portsmouth.”
In terms of requiring restaurants to use sprinkler systems, Portsmouth’s ordinances are based on state fire code, Achilles said.
The state code requirements are based on the type of building, what it’s used for, the number of seats, and the number of people who visit the establishment.
The state code didn’t require the State Street Saloon building to be sprinkled. Due to the Dillon rule, it’s improbable that the city of Portsmouth can pass an ordinance regulating sprinklers further than state law.
Questions for Mike: What would happen in a stateless society if you owned an adjacent building? Would you have recourse?
Rochester fairgrounds in financial trouble, may not have a fair this year
Approximately $1 million in the hole
$800k in mortgage debt and $150k needed for capital improvements
The fair hasn’t made money for at least the past 5 years
The fair has been an annual tradition every September since 1874, this would be the 144th fair this September.
Private funding for fair so that’s cool...
COAST bus looking for a free ride from the taxpayer
The Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation, more commonly known as the COAST bus is celebrating its 35th anniversary.
Their annual budget is $6.2 million partly funded from bus fares, advertising and federal and local dollars.
About 60 percent of the government funding COAST receives is federal money.
In all communities except Somersworth, most bus rides cost $1.50 regardless of boarding location or destination. COAST offers several ticket options, including a 15-ride punch ticket for $20 and a monthly pass for $52. Most routes are free for passengers displaying a valid University of New Hampshire or Wildcat Transit ID.
Special Guest Kyle Mohney! Freecoast Festival information - “Living a Voluntary Life, Today!” Why can’t we start living our principles today, without waiting for the government to get out of our lives?
At Freecoast Festival, we will be talking about that. We will have a panel on parenting voluntarily headed by Ken Justice to talk about ways that we can raise our children without coercion and force.
Our two main speakers, Hannah Braime and Jake Desyllas, will also be talking specifically about this topic and go more in-depth with how they live their voluntary life.
Philosophy of Liberty Homeschooling vs Unschooling. What is the difference? How do Kyle and Rodger educate their children?
Seacoast History Republic of Indian Stream Pittsburg
Land border with Vermont
Only town in NH to border Maine and Vermont
More than double the size of the next largest town in NH, (Lincoln)
Treaty of Paris 1783 resolving the American Revolution created an ambiguity, Typical government…
Relevant text from the treaty, “... (westward) along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of the Connecticut River; thence down along the middle of that river to the forty-fifth degree of north latitude; from thence by a line due west on said latitude ... "
The surveyor of the 45th parallel put the line about ¾ mi north of the actual parallel giving more land to Vermont
To be fair, the lands at that time were mostly inhabited by Indians and was most likely never visited by whites so the physiology of the rivers and tributaries probably wasn’t known
For those who don’t know the geography, the Connecticut river forms the western border of NH and around the northern border of Vermont, the river has a bend eastward and then northward at the 4 Connecticut lakes. So the start of the Connecticut river starts about halfway between Vermont and Maine and the tip of the “cap”
The key issue is what is the northwesternmost head, Is it the head of the actual named river? Or is it the head of the northwesternmost tributary?
Both Britain and NH claimed both of these areas
Most of the settlers of the area were from the US, only a handful of families were from Lower Canada(modern day Quebec).
The area became de facto part of NH. And taxes were paid to NH from time to time.
By 1830 a majority of the inhabitants said that it Indian Stream was part of the United States but not NH.
The federal officers of NH and Vermont then countered in 1831, levying customs duties on their goods as they entered the states
In 1831 British Canada forced some of the Indian Stream citizens to perform military duty
July 9th 1832 Indian Stream declared independence and passed a constitution, I read it all. Very similar to the US constitution with exception of the branches of government. (Can elaborate if necessary)
Most relevant part of the Constitution:
“Part Second — Form of Government
The people inhabiting the Territory formerly called Indian Stream
Territory do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other to form themselves into a body politic by the name of Indian Stream and in that capacity to exercise all the powers of a free, sovereign and independent state, so far as it relates to our own internal Government till such time as we can ascertain to what government we properly belong.”
The first couple of years there wasn’t much incident.
July 1835 the sheriff of Coös County asked for the militia to come.
The sheriff preceded the militia and appeared before the assembly in August and issued an ultimatum saying we will occupy by force or “voluntarily”
The assembly capitulated and gave up and ceded authority to NH.
British not happy
In October 1835 deputy sheriff of Coös county, Richard Blanchard and fellow “streamer” led a small party to arrest John Tyler(no relation to President Tyler) for an unpaid hardware store debt and escape arrest on the way to Lancaster to jail.
Later on that month three men, one of whom was Tyler, came to Blanchard’s house and arrested him on the ground that Blanchard had been concerned in an unlawful attempt to arrest Tyler, a subject of His Majesty. And brought him to nearby Hereford in Lower Canada.
Blanchard’s 14-year-old son, roused alarm throughout the town and the NH leaning men went south to alert the citizens of NH of the arrest.
About 30 men came to Blanchard’s rescue in Canada and retrieved him.
A $5 bounty was awarded for the arrest of Tyler.
Two of the thirty men went by horseback to Canadian judge Alexander Rea’s house armed to arrest Tyler. Rea ordered them off the king’s highway and one of the people tried to grab the horse by the griddle and the others started throwing rocks towards the 2 men. A warning shot from the NH party was fired and the rest of the thirty men came
The Canadian judge went running for the woods with his party but was caught and fell then surrendered. One Canadian was shot in the groin but survived and Judge Rea had a saber injury to his scalp.
This incident causes the NH militia to send 50 troops to occupy Indian Stream to avoid any further uprising.
This caused a diplomatic crisis and both British and American governments decided a war started over an unpaid hardware store debt wasn’t a good idea.
Canada kept a hands-off approach until the border was resolved.
1840 residents petition to change the name of the town to Pittsburg, named after William Pitt, Prime Minister of England.
1842 Webster-Ashburton treaty is signed, ending the border dispute.
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Special Guest: Kyle Mohney
Producer: Rodger Paxton
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On this episode of the Freecast, the Portsmouth plastic bag ban gets a reprieve from the man, but it’s the man known as Jeb who wants to keep marijuana in perpetual prohibition. Is he that tone deaf to not know it’s the people’s volition to free ourselves from that submission? Is he just a shill for the po po and other special interest technicians? But on the bright side, FF17 tix are for sale son! Next on this transmission of the Freecast.
News Update on the Plastic Bag Ban
The city of Portsmouth have once again postponed a vote on a plastic bag ban and will not be brought up before the council again before being examined by Portsmouth’s city manager.
Former 3-term State Rep Fred Rice spoke in opposition to the ban saying the city if they proposed the ban said that by passing this ordinance the city would probably have a lawsuit against this as this ban discriminates against some businesses but not all. He noted as Matt did that businesses use the plastic bags because of economic reasons and would raise costs if they were banned.
A related bill, HB 481 going through the state to delegate this power to ban plastic bags by municipalities was deemed inexpedient to legislate earlier this year.
Hopefully, this will finally put to bed this insane ordinance proposal.
Jim Boyle Toyota dealership update.
Jim is appealing the government taking away almost 5 acres of his property due to Eminent Domain
5 alarm fire destroys State Street Saloon building in Portsmouth
At 12:30 on Monday morning, Portsmouth Fire Department got a call in the Kitchen area of State Street Saloon. Within 2 hours the entire three-story building collapsed. Luckily everyone got out safely.
The four-story brick building where part of the dining room was in an adjacent building is still standing and the fire dept says it is structurally sound. But may be torn down if the property owners decide because it suffered damage from the fires.
The Red Cross has volunteers helping out the residents who were displaced by the fires.
A GoFundMe page has been started for those affected by the State Street Saloon fire in Portsmouth at gofundme.com/state-street-residents-employees. Donations are also being collected at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth. BRGR Bar of Portsmouth is offering free food to residents of the building through April with a utility bill or pay stub.
Shipyard brings in $756 million in economic activity in 2016.
Nearly $500 million is in civilian payroll an increase in $14 million over 2015
200 more employees were hired in 2016. The total amount of employees is 6,914.
New Hampshire’s 2,535 civilian workers were paid $177,703,837 in wages with Rochester and Dover accounting for the yard’s largest Granite State contingency at 413 and 365 employees respectively. Shipyard workers live in more than 58 Granite State communities.
Here is statism at its finest.
All these jobs are paid for with either stolen money or money printed out of thin air.
When libertarians want to close these places down because they’re immoral and unnecessary it draws criticism from both the political left and right.
Crazy state senator tries to hijack marijuana decriminalization bill
State Senator Jeb Bradley is calling for major changes in a Pot Decrim bill that passed the house 318-36 last month.
The bill decrims pot possession up to 1 ounce from a misdemeanor to a violation, subject to fine only of $100, and prohibits police from arresting someone for it.
Jebby wants to remove the non-arrest provision. And proposed reducing the decrim quantity to ½ ounce.
How tone deaf can you be?
Bradley says the amendments are a response to feedback from law enforcement, feedback, I might add they had plenty of time to give during the house bill hearings but refused to.
What we’re looking at is a small minority of people trying to hijack liberty for the entire state population.
Poll on UL.com asks: “Does it make sense to continue arresting people for small quantities of pot, like Sen Bradley suggests? 1780 respondents. 80% say no.
Local happenings HUGE NEWS!!! The Fourth Annual Freecoast Festival Tickets Available NOW!
The Freecoast Festival is an opportunity for our local liberty community to come together and for prospective movers to see what life is really like on New Hampshire's Seacoast.
Festivities begin with a Friday evening social gathering at The Praxeum in Portsmouth, where food will be provided. This will be where registration occurs and will give you an opportunity to network and meet all of the attendees and speakers. Saturday morning features a speaker series, a live broadcast of the Freecoast's own podcast "Freecoast Freecast", and ends with one of our keynote speakers, Hannah Braime from "Becoming Who You Are" at the iconic music venue, The Stone Church in Newmarket.
The Saturday evening coastal cruise is the festival's banner event. We'll board the Thomas Laighton and make our way down New Hampshire's spectacular seacoast, while enjoying an included catered meal, and keynote speech by Jake Desyllas from, "The Voluntary Life".
Sunday we will bring back by popular demand our Entrepreneur Day!
Space is truly limited to reserve your place today. General admission tickets are required for entry to talks. Pre-paid add-on cruise tickets AND general admission tickets are required to take the cruise. Sorry, no refunds.
Children under four years old, when accompanied by an adult, may attend for free.
Tickets are $30 for general admission and a further $100 for the cruise. Bitcoin and Ethereum accepted.
And don’t delay, tickets purchased before June 1st get a complimentary T-shirt.
Philosophy of Liberty
Three Sirens of Tyranny.
Seacoast History
Phillips Exeter Academy
Did you know we have one of the most prestigious high schools in the world?
Alumni include: Daniel Webster, Franklin Pierce, Daniel Dennett, Gore Vidal, Dan Brown and Mark Zuckerberg
The academy was founded in 1781 by John Phillips, a Harvard graduate banker and merchant and originally from Andover Ma. His nephew founded Phillips academy in Andover 3 years earlier.
March 1783 56 students started the first class with free tuition.
1795 Phillips died and granted ⅔ of his estate to the Academy.
In 1818 “the golden Branch” society was formed at the school to help students public speaking skills, now known as the Daniel Webster Debate Society
Abraham Lincoln’s son Todd went to the academy and the future president visited in March 1860 the year he was elected
In 1930 Oil magnate and philanthropist Edward Harkness wrote a letter to the academy just before making a $5.8 million donation
“What I have in mind is a classroom where students could sit around a table with a teacher who would talk with them and instruct them by a sort of tutorial or conference method, where each student would feel encouraged to speak up. This would be a real revolution in methods.”
This method is pretty cool, instead of an authoritarian approach where you just have to regurgitate what the teacher says on a test and forget about it. The teacher and the students are all equals and the teacher just provides the tools for the discussion and the students lead the way.
In 1970 the Academy trustees changed to have co-ed, allowing women in that fall.
PEA currently has a student to teacher ratio of 5:1.
2017-2018 1 year tuition costs $50,880 for boarding students and $39,740 for day students. There are $22 million dollars available in financial aid grants which are not loans and don’t need to be paid back for students from poorer families who qualify.
The complex takes up more than 600 acres of downtown Exeter.
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On this episode of the Freecast, the city of Portsmouth pours gas all over the Gaslight's plans for summer fan, and it's Attorney Sullivan that comes across looking like a gas bag, huffing and puffing. And speaking of a puff, if you're in prison for a drug offence in Massachusetts, there's a good shot your conviction will be vacated next week because of massive corruption, but will tax payers be funding the restitution? You bet your butt. And the Ballroom's an institution. Next on the Freecast. News Portsmouth city government stick their meddling hands in local business.
City of Portsmouth and The Gas Light restaurant are going to court May 12. TGL is suing Portsmouth to prevent them from forcing an enclosure to be built around their outdoor deck space. Portsmouth health dept ordered its outdoor deck to be enclosed, saying that was part of the permitting process. But this is this the first time the HD has requested it in 26 years of operation.
"Attny Sullivan (op Ports)replies in his answer to the suit, "The city has worked with many proprietors of outdoor restaurants and all of them have worked with the city to create appropriate barriers to protect the equipment uses in outdoor bars and restaurants from the health risks of rats, insects and other vectors of disease that can injure public health, which includes not only the citizens of Portsmouth but its visitors."
And of course Attny Sullivan says: ""The Health Officer has the authority to prevent the use of unprotected equipment not only because it fails to protect the public health by eliminating the access of rats, other rodents, birds, insects, pollution, intentional tampering and contamination by people, but also presents a public health nuisance by providing food, water and harborage to these pests, which attracts and sustains their population." By any means necessary is what he means
County Correctional officer caught sneaking heroin into County Jail
A correctional officer was arrested after allegedly attempting to bring heroin into the county jail on Wednesday, according to law enforcement. Bryant Shipman, 25, of Rochester, was charged with delivery of articles, a felony, according to a release from the Strafford County Sheriff's Office. Shipman was detained before entering the housing area of the facility.
Sheriff David Dubois said Wednesday night the investigation has been ongoing for about a month. He would not comment on whether investigators believe Shipman was providing the controlled drug to inmates or how much heroin was alleged to been found on him. Dubois did say future charges are possible.
Shipman is being held on $35,000 cash bail at the Strafford County jail where he worked.
MA is preparing to vacate nearly 24,000 Tainted drug convictions
MA prosecutors are taking this step because drug lab chemist Annie Dookahn pled guilty in 2012 of falsifying test results in favor of law enforcement and tampering with evidence over a nine year period starting in 2003. That adds up to 1 in 6 drug cases in MA during that time period.
The MA chapter of the ACLU pressed the court to vacate en-masse because they said it would take 48 years to assign public defenders to each defendant.
The court declined this but ordered state prosecutors to dismiss all cases they would not or could not re-prosecute. They have 90 days to comply. On April 18th.
New Hampshire leads United States in car affordability
Go Banking dot com survey results say that It’s cheaper by far to own and operate a car in New Hampshire than anywhere else in the nation.
The three-year cost to own an average car here is $9,021 which is $1,067 less than in North Carolina, the second most affordable state.
Here’s how New Hampshire stacked up in the major categories:
• Auto Insurance: $941 per year, fifth lowest in the U.S.; Maine was lowest in the nation, Michigan highest with an average bill of $2,738. New Hampshire does not mandate automobile insurance coverage and it’s a fault state, meaning rates are raised for those who cause accident claims;
• Repairs: $389 annually, 22nd lowest in the US; Maine was fifth lowest and the U.S. average was $387
• Taxes: $0, New Hampshire is one of only four states that does not levy a sales tax on car sales.
However, the survey didn't include the municipal registration fee which varies town to town. A new 3000 lb. Vehicle is $540 in Concord
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Philosophy of Liberty * An Eye for an Eye: Debating the Death Penalty
Seacoast History * Casino Ballroom
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Massachusetts businessman, Wallace D. Lovell, owner of the Exeter, Hampton and Amesbury Street Railway Company financed the construction of a two-story wood-frame building to draw people to the Hampton Beach area and stimulate business. The building, which opened its doors on July 15, 1899, calling it the "Hampton Beach Casino."
- At that time, the word "casino" did not mean a gambling establishment as it does today. The word is Italian for "summer house" and came to describe a social gathering place, a room or building where one could dance, listen to music, and gamble.
- It has been the center attraction at one of New England's most popular summer resorts for more than 100 years.
- The Casino provided entertainment for the whole family. Vaudeville shows ran in the Opera House; a penny arcade, merry go-round, and shooting range, complete with live ammunition and clay pigeons were added below, on the street level. Baseball, now popular to many, was played frequently in the back to sizable crowds. Beginning in the first two weeks in July when the mills shut down, workers escaped their dark, ten-hour work days and streamed to the shore for sunlight and fresh air. Running on the new alternating current, the trolleys made the resort accessible to those near and far. The droves grew larger with the automobile's advent, and by 1914, hundreds of Henry Ford's inexpensive Model T's were parked in front of the Casino.
- In 1927, the Hampton Beach Casino was purchased by John J. Dineen, John Cuddy, and Napoleon Demara and a new era in the Casino's history began. A little more than a quarter of a century after the Casino's founding, radio, records and motion pictures were creating a new kind of entertainer - the national star. The new owners quickly moved to design a "ballroom" large enough to accommodate 5,000 people.
- Patterned on old English ballrooms, the new owners incorporated part of the old Opera House and added space toward the south end of the complex. The ballroom's wooden dance floor was one of the largest in the region and it soon became the most popular nightspot in the area. Each week, more than 20,000 people danced in the air-conditioned ballroom.
- The rules were strictly enforced. One hot night, Tommy Dorsey dared to remove his suit coat. Dineen upbraided the bandleader and Dorsey promptly put his jacket back on.
- Dineen's adamancy made the nightspot secure. William J. O'Brien, a frequent patron, told the Boston Globe in 1976, "The ballroom was the only place where mothers would let unescorted girls go because they knew how well policed it was. You got away with nothing, believe me."
- In the 60's, rock 'n roll started to creep into the Ballroom, the businessman in Dineen couldn't resist the lucrative allure of rock 'n roll. People paid ten times more admission than the check-dancers had..
- One fateful night in July, 1971, more than 3,999 ticket-less fans showed up to a sold-out Jethro Tull show. A human tidal wave besieged the building, fans scaling walls and dropping through skylights on the roof. Though no one was injured, ten youths were arrested and one police officer was injured. It was immediately following this event that the town of Hampton banned any further rock performances. "With great respect for John Dineen, who over the years has conducted a fine, clean operation, it is with regret that the action had to be taken."
- During the mid 1970's, long-awaited transformation began. The Casino complex was taken over by a group of area businessmen determined to bring back the Grande Dame.
- In 1976, Dineen's family sold the Hampton Beach Casino to a group of local businessmen. The plan was to restore the Casino to its original style.
- The former Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, reopened in the mid-1970's as the "Club Casino". The Club introduced a Vegas-style showroom with cocktails, 1,600 chairs and tables and a 144-foot bar (which was, at the time, the longest bar in New England!).
- But the ghost of Jethro Tull still haunted the Casino. Town officials remained hostile and in the eyes of music agencies, simply remodeling was not enough.
- Due to its limited seating capacity, the strategy was to work at catching both rising and falling stars to build back the Ballroom's reputation with the industry and to eventually grab bigger stars at their peak.
- Between 1977 and 1982, more than one million dollars in renovations were completed, work which included rewiring the entire building, demolishing the Ocean House hotel and partially revamping the interior of the complex. The most obvious work done to date is the buildings' new white-columned facade which was completed in February 1982.
- Repeated sell-outs in the 1980's allowed Club Casino to hold as many as 50 shows in a three month period. This grueling pace managed to take a toll and as the 1990's grew near it was evident that change would once again be needed in order to revitalize the historic building.
- The early 1990's saw a change in management, with various cohorts taking a stab at running the Casino. For a short while, the Casino experienced a bit of a bad reputation - strict no dancing rules" and rough bouncers - and as a result, some of the large name acts were passing over the venue during their summer tours. Change was needed and, in the minds of the Casino partners, it would entail a visit to the past. Hence, the Casino Ballroom was reborn. Customer service was of utmost importance, as was returning the Ballroom to its once-unparalleled fame and prestige. The goal, in short, was to play host to hundreds of thousands of patrons with one thing in mind - to have fun.
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The Schaake family - Fred, Sr., Fred, Jr. and daughter, Kristin - took ownership. They began to build the Casino Ballroom back to form and the magic was almost immediate. One summer evening in 1995 soon became an unforgettable night when Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead performed with his band Ratdog on the eve of Jerry Garcia's death. Thousands of Garcia fans and numerous television crews surrounded the building, mirroring, in an instant, the fateful Jethro Tull concert some 15 years prior. However, with the new management in place, event security on tight duty and the new approach to customer service, the night went off without a hitch and has proven to be one of the most revered shows in the Casino Ballroom's history.
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Today, the Ballroom enters into its third century on a high note, reputed one of the best venues to play by artists and one of the best venues to see a show by fans. During its extended eight month season (April - November), the Ballroom continues to draw some of the top names in entertainment. The Ballroom has come full circle and is, once again, New Hampshire's premier entertainment facility.
- Last year it #53 in the world, and in 2009 it got as high as #18 in Worldwide club venues
- If you want to check it out or see if they have any shows you'd like. Check out casinoballroom.com
- http://www.pollstarpro.com/specialfeatures2009/20093QYTDTicketSalesChartsTop100ClubVenues.pdf http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2016/2016YearEndWorldwideTicketSalesTop200ClubVenues.pdf www.casinoballroom.com
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On this episode of the Freecast EZ pass shuts down to amass vast annoyance. And what annoys me is the whole paper or plastic debate keeps popping up as the ignorant harass faster than the practical can produce facts. I know plastic is empirically better by a wide crevasse. We’ve also got the LPNH convention and fighting fraud in the free market next on the Freecast.
News * EZPass website being taken down for weeks…drivers will incur violations if they run a negative balance during the down time. In what private enterprise world would this be acceptable? * Paper or Paper? * + On Monday, March 6th Portsmouth city council unanimously voted to postpone the first hearing for a plastic bag ban vote until March 20th. + City Councilor Brad Lown brought the issue forward with fellow councilor Josh Denton. + Reason: 1. It is good for the environment and 2. To change people’s habits + Luckily, not everyone in Portsmouth at the city hall Monday was inept and Resident Erik Anderson said, there are "more cons to banning these particular certain type of plastic bags then there is benefit." "In my opinion, this particular issue is a social decision” + Resident Jim Lee said the proposed ban was, "a solution in search of a problem." and “I don't really see a whole lot of plastic bags blowing around” + Here’s what the proposed ordinance says, “no store, to include a grocery store or a pharmacy, shall provide a single-use carryout plastic bag to a customer” “A customer shall be charged a minimum of ten cents for each recycled paper bag provided by the store (the Paper Bag Cost Pass-Through)” + 10 cent paper bag charge is to “encourage” people to use reusable bags. * The unintended consequences of the hands-free law * + Portsmouth PD has deployed a stealth “low profile” cruiser, that doesn’t look like a police cruiser but is there to enforce...traffic laws. + What a waste of money! + Police chief David Mara said that it’s so stealth that he asked it not to be photographed. Well, thanks to people on facebook we’ve been able to find this “stealth cruiser” It is a completely black SUV Ford Explorer with the words “Police” still visible on the side and a bullbar on the front like every police car has. + Very stealthy, indeed.(sarcasm) + Unfortunately, 10 people on the March 4th-5th weekend got ticketed by the cruiser for using electronic devices. + Mara said, “You can get them all day long” “It’s still very prevalent and still very dangerous” + He added, “People see a black-and-white cruiser and they start to act accordingly. This doesn't look like a cruiser” + The police are intentionally trying to deceive people. And they claim the reason they’re doing this is because the most frequent complaint he gets from residents is traffic enforcement. * LPNH Convention * + Rodger explains what happened at the LPNH convention.
Local happenings * Thursday meetups * 1st Sunday monthly Praxeum Free Market * Spring potluck April 8th at 4:00 pm
Philosophy of Liberty * Fighting Fraud on the Free Market
Seacoast History * Slavery in New Hampshire * + New Hampshire - awesome, but - NH dark past - like rest of world + Rarely hear - slavery - north but it did exist, even here! + Question: When was slavery officially abolished in New Hampshire? + Briefly mentioned slavery in NH before. Back in episode 22 Outrage Addiction. William Whipple freed slave Prince - fighting for freedom from Britain yet he was a slave. + The first known black person in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, came from the west coast of Africa in 1645. Captured one Sunday slave merchants attacked his village in Guinea, killing approx. hundred persons and wounding others. When the General Court learned of the raid and kidnapping, ordered the merchants to return the African to his home. Slavery was NOT the issue of concern, as it was legal. The court was "indignant" that raiders had violated the Sabbath and that they had committed "ye haynos and crying sin of man stealing."(sic) + New Hampshire - one of few colonies - no tariffs on slave importation. + Portsmouth - slaves imported- smuggled into other colonies. + As across the North, wartime attrition destroyed slavery as a viable economic institution. Between 1773 and 1786, the number of New Hampshire slaves fell from 674 to 46. Many obtained freedom by running away to the British in Boston, others by serving in the Continental Army. Desperate to fill its regiments, New Hampshire had offered bounties to slaveholders who manumitted black recruits. + Slaves were removed from the rolls of taxable property in 1789, but the act appears to have been for taxing purposes only. The 1790 census counted 158 slaves; but in 1800, there were only 8. Portsmouth traders participated legally in the slave trade until 1807. No slaves were counted for the state in 1810 and 1820, but three are listed in 1830 and one in 1840. + A commonly accepted date for the end of slavery in New Hampshire is 1857, when an act was passed stating that "No person, because of descent, should be disqualified from becoming a citizen of the state." The act is interpreted as prohibiting slavery. By a strict interpretation, however, slavery was outlawed only on Dec. 6, 1865, when the 13th amendment went into effect. (Ratified by New Hampshire July 1, 1865.) + New Hampshire was one of the more liberal states of the North in terms of restrictive laws. Except for barring blacks from the militia, it left them to do most other things. For instance, in 1860, New Hampshire was one of only 5 states that allowed blacks to vote. + - Interesting side story, in Canaan NH in March 1835 at the Newly founded Noyes academy 28 white and 14 black students started classes at this new private school. Basically this was a pet project from abolitionists and they had to ship black kids from New York City. The school’s policy was "to afford colored youth a fair opportunity to show that they are capable, equally with the whites, of improving themselves in every scientific attainment, every social virtue, and every Christian ornament." - Abolitionists said it was a success, however, the town had a meeting on July 4th of that year and appointed a committee to get rid of the school for "the interest of the town, the honor of the State, and the good of the whole community (both black and white)." - On Aug. 10th the townspeople got 100 yoke of oxen and literally pulled the entire school off of its foundation to the town common and moved it next to the baptist church where the front door was inaccessible. 4 years later a fire of unknown origin burned the school down + In 1789 Governor Langdon signed a bill saying that slaves were no longer taxable property. Even after this, the amount of slaves dwindled, mostly due to how inefficient slavery was. + Even after slaves were freed they were discriminated against, there was even a negro court in Portsmouth. In churches, they were forced to sit in the back of the congregation usually in the balcony. + The known leaders of the Negro Court in Portsmouth were among nineteen slaves who submitted a petition to the state legislature in 1779 urging the release of all New Hampshire slaves from bondage and to officially end slavery in the state. They appealed to the lawmakers' religious, moral and political sense of justice, but no legislative action was taken on the petition. It was tabled, and the entire petition appeared in the newspaper with an editorial disclaimer noting that its publication was "for the amusement" of the newspaper's readers. + Currently, there is a Black Heritage Trail in Portsmouth which anyone can follow. Sources for everything mentioned today and more are linked in the show notes. + http://slavenorth.com/newhampshire.htm + http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/slaves.html + http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/blacks1.html + http://www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/trail.html
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On this episode of the Freecast, the most ridiculous job title I've ever heard is the Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator. I should have been more prepared during the podcast to respond to those absurd words. But what’s not absurd is NH’s #2 best state to live in rank in a recent USnews list, but second to Mass? Not so fast, or at least not as fast as Jory and Patrick’s legendary skim across Weirs channel. Badass, next on the Freecast.
News Seacoast police departments are having a hard time finding minorities to hire, in a place that has a very small minority population. The local police departments make the point that all government departments should reflect the face of their community. So, if there are minorities in the community there ought to be minorities in the police community. They also say that if there are no minority police officers, then few minorities would want to be police officers since there are no role models.
Dover Police Chief Anthony Calarusso says, "I don't know why anybody would want to be a police officer nowadays." We couldn't agree more!
In 2014, only 33 of 478 officers who took the test to start the process of becoming a police officer identifies as a race other than white. In 2015, out of 411 test takers on 9 were black.
Andrew Smith, Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator, says recruiting and retaining minority officers is a matter of extreme importance, even in a state as homogeneous as New Hampshire. Why does this job even exist?
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NH Governor Chris Sununununu signed the Constitutional Carry bill into law allowing those legally allowed to own a weapon to carry it concealed in public.
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New Hampshire has the second highest in a list of state's property tax burden, according to Wallethub. However, the overall tax burden of NH put it in 47th place, with only Tennessee, Delaware, and Alaska having a lower tax burden.
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Two men were arrested in Laconia for skimming, which is when a snowmobile skims along the top of the water. One of the men was driving the snowmobile while the other was being pulled behind on water skis. The two men posted a video of their victimless crime on social media, which led the Fish and Game to worry about copycats. The two men, Jory Vachon, 28, and Patrick Keefer, 32, both of Meredith are facing disorderly conduct charges in relation to the Saturday incident.
A Go Fund Me campaign was started to pay their fines and it has already brought in enough to pay the fines twice over.
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NH ranks as the second best state to live in, according to US News. However, this has to be taken with a grain of salt, since Massachusetts came in first place. New Hampshire was ranked third in education, fourth in health care, first in opportunity.
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The Somersworth zoning board it refusing to change the zoning on a house to convert it into apartments because three neighbors are complaining. These neighbors are using the force of government to get their way.
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Local happenings * Liberty Meetup at LaFest in Dover on March 2, Hampton March 9. Keep an eye on The Freecoast Facebook page for these events. * Freecoast Festive 2017 kick off planning event will be March 5th at the Praxeum 10 AM * The Praxeum Free Market will be March 5th from 12pm - 4pm.
Philosophy of Liberty "The Road Map to a Free Society" a discussion. What form of tyranny needs to be overcome first? Seacoast History * Rochester Opera House * + Opened Memorial Day Weekend 1908 + Designed by Rochester native George Gilman Adams + Horseshoe Balcony, Grand Proscenium, near perfect acoustics(probably not up to Matt’s standards), intricate stenciling + Most interestingly, Adams invented a unique mechanism that raises the auditorium floor at an incline for amphitheater seating or levels the floor for dancing. It is the only place in the United States with the feature. + For nearly three decades, the Rochester Opera House was the hub for entertainment: plays, minstrels, vaudeville, concerts, ‘moving pictures’ and elegant balls and for civic events; inaugurals, political rallies, and lectures. Lacking an auditorium and a gymnasium, Rochester High School relied on the Opera House to stage their athletic events, assemblies, dances, and commencements. + Around WWII Spaulding High School had been built with its own gymnasium and auditorium + Floor moving system nearly dismantled but it wasn’t due to lack of funds. + Operation continued until 1974 with mostly Broadway replica musicals as many as 10 a summer. + Closed in 1974 + By 1984 the Opera House lay in disrepair unused. Members of the Rochester Heritage Trust and Arts Rochester launched the first Opera House Restoration Project. + The estimate to repair the system in 1987 was $1,220,000. + 1997 Mayor Harvey Bernier said of the restoration project, “This project touches the very soul of Rochester - who we were yesterday, who we are today, and who we will be tomorrow. It is a defining moment for us, my friends, and believe me - we will not fail!" $300,000 in voluntary donations and some stolen taxpayer funds and 10,000 hours of volunteer labor, it was finally reopened soon after. + In 2007 the Opera house’s moving floor mechanism was failing and was almost closed again for its centennial year. More taxpayer dollars and donations came and it was repaired. Video in the show notes of the moveable floor in operation. It takes 45 minutes, 1” per minute + They have events weekly if not more frequent, from musicals, comedy shows, and concerts. + https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3721p.rr003470/ (railroad map 1898) + http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/ + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGUAtZVlrO8 (video of the movable floor)
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On this episode of the Freecast Dyer’s on the docket and in demand as the only house rep taking the libertarian stand. And the city of Portsmouth is back in the news as it gets smacked around because of their eminent domain boo boos. A judge sides with liberty but the taxpayers lose. But on the bright side we’ve got constitutional carry and Edelblut. Next on the Freecast.
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News * Sports club plans to relocate to Dover but some residents are unhappy with the proposal * + http://www.fosters.com/news/20161218/abutters-speak-against-seacoast-mavericks-dover-plan?start=2 http://www.fosters.com/news/20170125/dover-board-oks-baseball-rezoning-amid-protest https://www.savedovernh.com/ * Report shows NH had a roughly $160 Million surplus last year * + http://www.nh1.com/news/report-shows-nh-had-roughly-160-million-state-surplus-last-year/ * 1860 pounds of stolen donation clothes from NH were recovered in a U-Haul rental van in Hudson NH * + http://www.nh1.com/news/1-860-pounds-of-stolen-donation-clothes-from-nh-recovered-in-u-haul-rental-van/ * 6 Year old boy saves dad from drug overdose * + http://www.wmur.com/article/boy-6-saves-father-from-overdose-police-say/8656037
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On this episode of the Freecast, Woodburn wants Russian-made alcohol to burn like a Molotov Cocktail. While the right to work bill the senate is working on is getting libertarians worked up like they jumped bail. If you can’t be cordial, go fly a kite. But it’s not all bleak when it comes to legislation in the free state, concealed carry might pass the house next week. And we got local mills history as told by our history geek, this week on the Freecast.
News
State Senator Jeff Woodburn seeks to ban Russian-made liquor
A New Hampshire lawmaker is proposing a ban on Russian vodka in response to reports of election hacking. Democratic Sen. Jeff Woodburn said he is sponsoring a bill seeking to form a bipartisan commission that would explore whether to block Russian-made liquor from being sold in the state.
“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, both here in the Granite State and our great country as a whole," Woodburn said. "The uncontested conclusion by the US intelligence community of Russian interference in our elections requires a response at the local, state, and federal levels."
“Given this confirmed interference in our elections, New Hampshire shouldn’t just continue a ‘business as usual’ relationship with Russia," Woodburn said. "As filed, this legislation allows us to look at how our state can best respond to this unprecedented attack on our democracy and how any response will affect our state.”
Some notable new NH state laws effective Jan 1st 2017
http://www.wmur.com/article/new-notable-new-hampshire-laws-for-2017/8578899
Prescriptions: Medical professionals must conduct a patient risk assessment before writing a prescription. The patient must sign an informed consent form then the request for opioids will be checked against the database in the prescription drug monitoring program to ensure the patient isn't seeking drugs from multiple doctors.
Laser Pointers: Shining a laser pointer at a plane or helicopter is now a state-level misdemeanor crime in New Hampshire.
Urine tests: Selling or using synthetic urine to cheat a drug test now carries a $500 penalty.
Political committees in the state will now have to file spending and donation reports every three months, even in non-election years.
Bestiality is now illegal
Right To Work Bill Senate Hearing held Jan 10th
This is in reference to SN 11-FN.
This is how it reads: Under the law of the state of New Hampshire, employees are protected in the exercise of their free choice to join or refrain from joining labor unions, and it is unlawful for an employer and a labor union to enter into a contract or agreement requiring them to pay dues, fees, or charges of any kind to a labor union as a condition of obtaining or keeping a job. Under this law, an employer may not discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because of joining or refusing to join a labor union, or to pay dues, or other charges to a labor union.
This prevents “an employer and a labor union from entering into a contract that requires employees to Join a union and pay union dues." What if an employer wants to have a “closed union” shop. Shouldn’t they be allowed to?
NH attorney general’s office files appeal after Federal Court rules “selfie ban” unconstitutional
The NH AG’s office filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 27 to consider the case. The law, which took effect in 2014, made posting a photo of a completed ballot a violation punishable by a fine of up to $1,000. A federal judge struck it down in September 2016 and the state appealed to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the earlier ruling.
Lawyers for New Hampshire contended the ban would prevent vote buying and voter coercion. The appeals court said that while voter coercion is a compelling interest, the state failed to tailor its solution to the potential problem.
The House Election Law Committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a measure to have the selfie ban repealed.
Bill to eliminate Concealed Carry permit passes its first test in the NH State House
On Tuesday, Jan 10th the bill passed the senate judiciary committee 3-2 on party lines. Current NH law allows for open carry without permit, but you need permission from your local police chief to conceal carry. Can deny if they don’t think you’re suitable.
Similar bills passed the house and senate the last two years, only to be vetoed by Hassan. New governor Chris Sununu has said he’d already sign this bill.
Sponsor
Porcupine Real Estate
Local happenings
There will be no Portsmouth Porcupine Powwow this month.
Every Saturday at 10 AM Freecoast yoga is back!
Philosophy of Liberty
Is it ever moral to use the state to balance the scales of justice? Should libertarians consider that a win? (is it ever a win to use the state to balance the scales of justice?)
An example is marriage equality. The more moral option is to get the state out of marriage all together. But in the interim our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters couldn’t make health critical decisions for each other.
Seacoast History
Seacoast Mill History
We talk about business and free markets a lot on this show, one doesn’t have to look far to see that the manufacturing and mills played a key factor in the area’s economy in the 18th century. Why are these mills there? What did these mills do? Why did they fail? Today I’m going to try to find out the answers town by town.
Following the great success of cotton cloth production by the Boston Manufacturing Company in Waltham, Massachusetts (beginning about 1814), the textile industry in America rapidly expanded. The "Waltham System" of production was adopted throughout New England, transforming the economy and face of the region from one based on agrarian pursuits to one dominated by industry.
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Editor: Matt Carano
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle
Special Guests: None
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
News * New Hampshire nets 11,000 in population growth in 2015 * + http://www.nh1.com/news/new-hampshire-saw-its-population-increase-in-2015-as-53-000-moved-in/ http://www.nh1.com/files/ec-1202.pdf * Hacker hacks NH DHHS * + http://www.wmur.com/article/sources-significant-data-breach-of-nh-department-of-health-and-human-services-discovered/8539148 * The NH economy ends 2016 strong with the nation’s lowest unemployment rate * + http://www.nh1.com/news/new-hampshire-economy-ends-2016-strong-with-nation-s-lowest-unemployment-rate/ * Rochester Fire Department imposes MANDATORY inspections * + http://www.fosters.com/news/20161221/rochester-fire-begins-apartment-inspections
Sponsor * Shire Soaps www.shiresoaps.com
Local happenings * Capitalistmas 2017 * + Christmas is over, Hanukkah's halfway through, but there's still one holiday left! The tradition is simple: + 1. Buy yourself a gift and wrap it. + 2. Open in front of your friends without having to hide any disappointment. "It's EXACTLY what I wanted!" + 3. Drink and be merry. + Our local event will be at the Praxeum. Wednesday, January 4th 2017 at 18:00 + History of Capitalistmas * Freecoast Snowshoeing/Hiking at Pawtuckaway State Park * + Saturday January 21st at 10:00 + Snowshoeing/hiking Pawtuckaway State Park. Plan to snowshoe if there is enough snow or just hike if not (you can probably wear your snowshoes either way especially if you have young kids who are excited to go snowshoeing).
Philosophy of Liberty * Outrage Addiction! A Liberty Epidemic!
Seacoast History * William Whipple * + http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/whipple.html + http://colonialhall.com/whipple/whipple.php http://whipple.org/william/thiswasaman.html + https://books.google.com/books?id=_7Q6AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=jotham+odiorne&source=bl&ots=bIxTe-nCuj&sig=npiGXm1xnrpb7il6ib_Bn5I2ImQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiT8vDj0JXRAhUX24MKHYkcBe0Q6AEILDAE#v=onepage&q&f=false page 36-37
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On this episode of the Freecast Uber Grandma gets her day in court and speaking of courting, the relationship between church parking and UNH students may be changing for the worse. And meanwhile in Durham, a mural is causing more uproar than UNH’s spending habits. We’ve got tax levies on nonprofits and Shea Levy on multiple topics. Starting now on the Freecast
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine, Nick Boyle and Rodger Paxton
Special Guest: Shea Levy
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Segments
News (10 min)
Uber Grandma guilty on all counts!
Seacoast United in Epping to add new indoor facility and restaurant
Controversy over Durham Post Office mural
NH Supreme Court upholds Tax levy on Durham church parking spaces
Coast Guard Boardings & the Fourth Amendment
Sponsor (5 mins)
Beach Pea Baking Co.
Local happenings (5 mins)
Bitcoin Nights at STREET - Tuesdays at 7pm
Freecoast Yoga at the Praxeum - Saturdays at 9am
Portsmouth Porcupine Powwow - Sunday, December 18 at Noon
Seacoast Liberty meetup for Dec 22 is in Rochester at Magrilla’s 6 PM. See the full schedule at freecoast.org.
Philosophy of Liberty
Special Guest Shea Levy on The Failure of Academia
Seacoast History (10 mins)
Prescott Park
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News (10 min) * Uber Grandma guilty on four counts! * + Stephanie Franz was found guilty of four charges Tuesday – driving as an unregistered Uber driver on Oct. 17 and Nov. 21 in 2015, as well as on March 25, 2016, as well as failure to display signage while working as a driver-for-hire. + All of the charges are violation-level citations, not criminal convictions. Franz was fined a total of $645. + She faced up to $3500 in fines and rejected a plea deal. + Her “crimes” are no longer illegal thanks to a NH state law passed in June that preempts local ordinances on "transportation network companies" like Uber. + Portsmouth Police Prosecutor had discretion and chose to continue with charges after the law changed. Difficult to find who this prosecutor actually is. But basically they work for the Portsmouth PD. + Franz still says, “I want to thank the policemen who were professional and nice to me when they pulled me over. I get waves from them now." + She has since obtained the vanity license plate "UBR GMA." + Elizabeth Dinan has been following this story. One of the best reporters at the Herald. + Full story: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161213/uber-grandma-found-guilty * Seacoast United in Epping to add new indoor facility and restaurant * + The town's Planning Board on Thursday approved Seacoast United Soccer Club's plan to add a 45,000-square-foot indoor complex at the site of its outdoor fields on Shirkin Road. + Town Planner Brittany Howard said the complex will include an indoor soccer field, bathrooms and locker rooms, a snack shack, office space, rooms for trainers from Exeter Hospital and a 100- to 130-seat restaurant on the second floor. + Seacoast United has four outdoor turf fields at the same location. + The timeline for construction is pending, as the board offered conditional approval, which means Seacoast United must meet the conditions. The club hopes to start building in the spring or early summer. + Willis said the opening of the Epping complex will not affect any other Seacoast United locations. + Seacoast United has long operated an indoor facility in Hampton and also has facilities in Kingston, York, Maine and Amesbury, Mass., where it also has a restaurant and pub. + The club has 55 teams with more than 850 players. + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161209/seacoast-united-indoor-soccer-facility-restaurant-approved-in-epping * Controversy over Durham Post Office mural * + For years, Durham’s post office has been at the center of controversy over a mural some local residents find racist and offensive. + It depicts a Native American holding a torch, apparently ready to set a Dover settler’s house on fire. + Some Durham residents want the image of the Native American removed. + The New Hampshire Commission on Native American Affairs also opposes the image titled “Cruel Adversity” on the painted mural. The Native American holding a torch is supposed to depict the Oyster River Massacre in Durham on July 18th 1694. Five homes and 15 dwellings were burned down by Native Americans who killed or carried off 100 settlers. + Strict government rules don’t allow for the removal of artwork from federal post office buildings. So it will stay, but soon visitors to the post office will notice a new addition: A written historical explanation of the massacre that will be displayed with the mural. + It is currently being created by USPS Historian Jennifer Lynch in Washington, D.C. + http://www.nh1.com/news/racist-and-offensive-native-american-mural-asked-to-be-removed-from-durham-post-office/ http://www.unionleader.com/social-issues/Controversial-mural-will-stay-at-Durham-post-office-12142016 * NH Supreme Court upholds Tax levy on Durham church parking spaces * + Churches that earn money by renting parking spaces can be assessed property taxes based on the market value of those spaces, the N.H. Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-0 decision + Which affirms a Strafford county Superior Court ruling which found parking spaces St. George's Episcopal Church leased to University of New Hampshire students did not qualify for a religious exemption. + The town learned in 2013 that St. George's and the Community Church of Durham were leasing spaces to UNH students, and had been doing so for more than 20 years. St. George's, located on Main Street near Durham village, was earning $300 per space per semester for the 25 parking spaces it leased. That’s $15,000 per year. + Durham assessed St. George's 25 parking spaces at $75,000, which yielded an annual tax bill of about $2,200, town assessor Jim Rice said. + St. George's requested a property tax abatement, which the town was denied. The church then appealed that denial to Strafford County Superior Court. + State law grants such exemptions for "houses of public worship ... , buildings and the lands appertaining to them owned, used and occupied directly for religious training or for other religious purposes." However, the Strafford County court ruled the church's limited use of those 25 leased spaces was "too slight and insufficiently significant" to warrant such an exemption. + Durham Town Administrator Todd Selig said he was pleased from the ruling, which followed a roughly two-year court battle and cost the town about $7,800 in legal fees. + MC Opinion - all this has done is take 25 parking spaces away from students. + http://www.fosters.com/news/20161209/high-court-upholds-tax-levy-on-durham-church-parking-spaces * Coast Guard Boardings & the Fourth Amendment * + Story from 2012 is making the rounds again on social media. Very relevant to Freecoasters… + Turns out the Coast Guard can board your vessel and search everything without a warrant. And they do this routinely to sailors! + In addition to the draconian anti-firearm regulations, we wonder why our rights end where the land ends... + Full story: http://www.sailfeed.com/2012/10/coast-guard-boardings-and-your-fourth-amendment-rights-part-1/
Sponsor (5 mins) * Beach Pea Baking Co. * + Profiled by former Ron Paul & Phil Nazarro campaign manager Brian Early in the Portsmouth Herald + Started before Kittery was a place. + Commitment to quality and atmosphere. + Full story: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161205/beach-pea-baking-co-still-rising
Local happenings (5 mins) * Bitcoin Nights at STREET - Tuesdays at 7pm * Freecoast Yoga at the Praxeum - Saturdays at 9am * Portsmouth Porcupine Powwow - Sunday, December 18 at Noon * Seacoast Liberty meetup for Dec 22 is in Rochester at Magrilla’s 6 PM. See the full schedule at www.freecoast.org
Philosophy of Liberty * Special Guest Shea Levy on The Failure of Academia * + US Student Loan Debt at 1.4 trillion http://www.finaid.org/loans/studentloandebtclock.phtml + Steve Patterson’s podcast Patterson in Pursuit is great on this topic as well. http://steve-patterson.com/podcast/
Seacoast History (10 mins) * Prescott Park * + The Prescott sisters, Josie and Mary, are directly responsible for the creation of what is now known as Prescott Park. + Josie and Mary were public school teachers and lived in Portsmouth all of their lives. When their older brother, Charles Prescott, died in 1932, he left the two sisters a sizable inheritance. Josie and Mary loved their city and long desired to see the waterfront section along what is now Marcy Street beautified and made accessible to all. In the last will and testament of Josie Prescott a private trust fund of $500,000 was set up just for this purpose. + The first parcels of land were deeded to the City in 1940, and the Prescott sisters’ trust was established in 1949, upon the death of Josie. + This trust's sole purpose was to purchase land parcels along the Piscataqua River from lower State Street to Pickering and Gates Street and to make this land into a public park. In 1954 with much of the land purchase accomplished this private trust and associated land were turned over to the City of Portsmouth to be administered and maintained for perpetuity. + The Prescott Trust Fund, now a city trust fund, is responsible for the care and maintenance of Prescott Park that includes almost all the land and buildings from lower State Street to Mechanic Street and includes Four-Tree Island. + In 1974 The Trustees of Trust Funds for the City of Portsmouth, led by Trustee Paul McEachern, and with the help of the New Hampshire Art Association, brought an outdoor theatrical summer production to Prescott Park. The idea was to help celebrate the country's bicentennial and introduce summer arts and entertainment to Prescott Park. Every year since then the summer season at Prescott Park has included one or more full production outdoors of a Broadway play for a family audience. + Accompanying the plays have been scheduled a variety of musical performing groups, art shows and viewings, youth arts and craft workshops, jazz and blues festivals and many other related arts and entertainment activities. + http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/prescottpark/history.htm http://www.prescottpark.org/
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Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
News Feast of the Freecoast Recap * Fidel Castro dies and the progressives’ true colors fly * Homeless man accused of stealing Red Bull faces 7-year sentence * Portsmouth Assistant mayor says city is over-regulating taxis * Boston Globe features story about NH Independence and the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
Feast of the Freecoast Recap This was the third annual Feast of the Freecoast dinner for Thanksgiving. The food was great, the people were awesome, and we had the highest attendance yet, with over 70 people coming.
Not-Sponsor Certified Humane and local humane farmers
Local Happenings * Weekly Liberty Outreach Meetup - New schedule! * Weekly BTC Meetup at Street in Portsmouth on Tuesdays at 6PM
Philosophy of Liberty Liberty – You Keep Using That Word... What exactly is liberty? Are positive right legitimate?
Seacoast History Tobias Lear - George Washington's right hand
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine, Nicholas Boyle and Rodger Paxton
Special Guests: None
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
On this episode of the freecast…
Letter from a listener * Shawn from Rochester emailed us and he gave us permission to read his email over the air
News * Free State supporter shot over porcupine flag * + http://www.unionleader.com/crime/Police-Flap-over-symbol-on-flag-led-to-Manchester-shooting-11082016 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw1u4tuUje88S01OMjdrQkgteGs/view * Freecoaster gets Bitcoin ATM installed at the Rep. * Local Election coverage: Libertarians gain ballot access and NHLA endorsed state reps win * + http://freekeene.com/2016/11/09/nh-libertarians-officially-recognized-as-party-for-first-time-in-20-years-free-staters-win-15-state-rep-races/ + http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/governor/new-hampshire/ + http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2016/general/by_state/state_sen_house/NH.html?SITE=WMURTVELN&SECTION=POLITICS + https://www.nhliberty.org/2016_Endorsements * Our nation is going to pot, writes an editorial on Seacoastonline. * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161113/editorial-our-nation-is-going-to-pot
Sponsor * The Desert Lynx - 13 Nonpolitical Ways to Fight for Liberty - http://thedesertlynx.com/
Local happenings * Thursday Liberty Outreach Meetup Change * + Kyle Mohney moved to change the meetup rotation to each town having a fixed Thurs every month and the Freecoasters agreed, so now the schedule is: + Dover - 1st Thurs + Exeter - 2nd Thurs + Hampton - 3rd Thurs + Rochester - 4th Thurs + The obvious benefit is everyone knows generally where to go when without having to consult the event calendar. + Ah, you wonder, what if there is a 5th Thursday like in December? Well, that is a Leap Meetup which can happen anywhere someone wants to host (or not happen at all if we need a break from all this mutual admiration) * Feast Of The Freecoast - Join The Freecoasters on FB for details * Mises Bootcamp - Dec 3rd 9am-1pm at The Praxeum - https://www.facebook.com/events/895401340566557/
Philosophy of Liberty * An Open Letter to Progressives on the Recent Election * State Independence Hashtags Top 10 Countdown * + The Full List: https://freecoast.org/2016/11/17/independence-hashtags-50-states/
Seacoast History * Frank Jones: Brewer, Mayor, Congressman and Serial Business Owner. * + http://www.rustycans.com/HISTORY/jones.html
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News * NH has the wealthiest middle class in the Western World * + https://mises.org/blog/when-it-comes-household-income-sweden-and-germany-rank-kentucky
- Inn Owner sues town of Rye
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- http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161027/inn-owner-sues-says-jenness-beach-bathhouse-will-block-views
- Portsmouth teacher dances to “F--- Donald Trump”
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- http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161031/portsmouth-teacher-dances-to-f----donald-trump http://www.nh1.com/news/portsmouth-high-teacher-booted-from-class-after-dancing-in-costume-to-f-trump-song/
- NH Family Petitions for Involuntary Commitment to treatment for drugs and alcohol
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- http://www.nh1.com/news/nh-family-petitions-for-involuntary-commitment-to-treatment-of-drugs-alcohol/
- 16 year old boy saves 3 year old sister from fire
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- http://www.wmur.com/article/boy-runs-into-burning-home-to-save-his-little-sister/8072277
Sponsor * Integrity hoops * + Freecoaster BJ Mumford is the head of operations for Integrity Hoops. They are running basketball programs for kids K-8th grade this fall in Dover, Exeter and Portsmouth! If you have young ones interested in basketball this is the place to go! + http://www.integrityhoops.com
Local happenings * Weekly Liberty Outreach Meetup 11/10 Rochester at Magrillas 6pm-9pm * 11/12 (Sat) @ 11am - Praxis Day
Philosophy of Liberty * Live Free or Die Equal: Why the Medical Profession Is Failing Patients
Seacoast History * General John Sullivan * + http://www.revolutionary-war.net/john-sullivan.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/Famous-People/framers-of-freedom/general-john-sullivan/?start=1
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News * Hampton police detective charged with DWI * + http://www.nh1.com/news/hampton-police-detective-charged-with-dwi-after-crash-on-i-95-in-nh/ + http://www.unionleader.com/crime/defense-experts-say-detectives-arrest-could-impact-tasker-prosecution-20161017 * Hampton Beach Casino complex has a fire * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161012/fire-hits-hampton-beach-casino-complex * Portsmouth unveils new parking app * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161017/portsmouth-unveils-new-parking-app * Portsmouth will pay James Boyle $345K for land taken by eminent domain. * + http://www.nh1.com/news/345-000-approved-for-portsmouth-toyota-s-eminent-domain-deal/ * New Porcupine Powwow starts its first monthly meetup at the Praxeum! * + Next one 11/20 @ 11am, followed by Bitcoin Brunch at STREET + Details at www.facebook.com/thefreecoast/events
Sponsor * STREET - First Portsmouth restaurant to accept Bitcoin
Local happenings * Feast of the Freecoast Friday November 25th (Black Friday) at 4 pm * + Please join us on Friday, November 25th for the Feast of the Freecoast. This will be a grand potluck, where we sit down to enjoy food and company. * Mises Bootcamp – Dec 3rd * + Mises Boot Camp is a six-lecture video seminar for those seeking to learn the fundamentals of the Austrian school. + Admission is free and coffee, donuts, and pizza will be provided! + Boot Camp is a must for anyone—at any age—who wants to better understand how the Austrian school can save us from economically illiterate politicians, destructive central bankers, and a gullible mainstream media. Empower yourself by learning the basic fundamentals of Austrian economics in just one day! + For more details, visit The Freecoast Facebook page at www.facebook.com/thefreecoast/events
Philosophy of Liberty * Your Vote Won’t Count – So Go Do Something Useful
Seacoast History * How New Hampshire got its shape
- Mark Stein’s “How the States Got Their Shapes” https://books.google.com/books/reader2?id=h_y_FRQg_LYC&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&pg=GBS.PA179
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Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Rodger Paxton, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
News * Rochester launches new program to fight opioid epidemic * + http://www.wmur.com/health/rochester-launches-new-program-to-fight-opioid-epidemic/41853726?src=app * Portsmouth to explore allowing more food trucks in the city * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160927/portsmouth-to-explore-allowing-more-food-trucks-in-city * NH AG’s office releases names of NH lawmakers former rep Kyle Tasker sold drugs to. * + Kyle Tasker, among other things was charged with selling drugs to other members of the NH House + No charges will be filed. + Several of which used online applications like FB to communicate and transact (stupid) + The Attorney General conducted interviews with all parties except one who died in June. Feel free to read the NH 1 article in the show notes, as well as their conversations with the AG. These reps include Pamela Tucker, Amanda Bolden, Joseph Lachance, and Ted Wright. + Broadly, I’m wondering why any of them would say anything. Probably in exchange for amnesty, but what did the AG really have one them? Some online communication perhaps. But unless they could track the money, or witnessed the sale, I’m wondering why they said anything at all. + I’m disappointed any liberty minded reps would participate so fully. Perhaps there are circumstances beyond my knowledge, and if so, I’m free to change my mind later. At first read, dissapointed. Bouldin and Lachance were pretty detailed in discussing their interactions with Tasker, Bouldin naming Pamela Tucker as someone who she knew purchased drugs from Tasker. Lachance quite forthright about details of his purchases, as well as Tasker’s operation. + Pamela Tucker is a complete hypocrite. Her official position is against marijuana use. So it’s ok to lock peaceful people up for using a plant, but she gets away with it because of her privileged position. + Of the four it’s pretty easy to have compassion for Ted Wright, whose wife battled cancer and used marijuana to suppress the terrible side affects of her treatment. + http://www.wmur.com/blob/view/-/41901810/data/1/-/taqxet/-/PDF---Tasker-report.pdf * Praxeum Free Market day recap
Sponsor * Umami * + https://www.facebook.com/umami284/
Local happenings * NH film festival * + New Hampshire’s 16th annual film festival will be in Portsmouth October 13th-16th + NHFF ranked in the top 50 films festivals in the world + Venues have yet to be released, Last year’s venues were The music hall, The music hall loft, Moffatt-Ladd house and the 3S Artspace + At this year’s festival there are nearly 100 films + VIP passes $200 (Premium and advanced seating at every screening at every venue throughout the 4 day event [as long as patrons arrive 15 minutes before scheduled screening time] priority entrance to all ceremonies and parties including the VIP Brunch at the One Hundred Club. Admission into all panels and workshops.) + Weekend pass $75 (Entrance to every screening at every venue for all 4 days, entrance to all ceremonies and parties excluding the VIP brunch at the One Hundred Club. Admission into all panels and workshops. Seating at screenings and entrance to ceremonies, parties, and panels are on a space available basis.) + Daily passes, $20 For thursday , $35 Friday-Sunday + https://nhfilmfestival.com/
Philosophy of Liberty * Democracy ≠ Freedom: Which one do we really want?
Seacoast History * Behind the Name: * + Placenames are surprisingly sticky. Almost all names aren’t original, they come from one place or another + Rockingham County: Named after Charles Watson-Wentworth 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. He was Prime minister from 1765-66 tried to repeal the Stamp Act while PM. He was leader of the opposition for the following 12 years and was a staunch supporter of constitutional rights for the colonists. In a latter he wrote, "I fear indeed the future struggles of the people in defence of their Constitutional Rights will grow weaker and weaker. It is much too probable that the power and influence of the Crown will increase rapidly. We live at the period when for the first time since the Revolution, the power and influence of the Crown is held out, as the main and chief and only support of Government. If we...do not exert now, we may accelerate the abject state to which the Constitution may be reduced" + Strafford County: Named after William Wentworth, 2nd Earl of Strafford. Erroneously named because it was thought that he was an ancestor of NH Governor John Wentworth 1767-1775. Strafford died childless. + Portsmouth: Named after the city in Hampshire, England. Which was the port where NH colony founder John Mason had been captain. + Hampshire is named after the town of Hampton which later became Southampton, Hampshire, England (to distinguish from Northampton) + Dover: Named after Robert Dover in 1637 by second NH governor George Burdett. Dover was a lawyer who resisted Puritanism, Burdett was episcopalian and as we’ve discussed before NH wasn’t puritan like Plymouth Colony. + Rochester: Named by Massachusetts and NH Governor Samuel Shute for his friend Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester brother-in-law to King James II + - Gonic: Short for Squamanagonic. Abenaki for “water of the clay place hill” + Somersworth: Named originally Summersworth like the season because it was a place where ministers would preach in the summer. When it was incorporated in 1754 a clerical error caused the current spelling + Exeter: Named by John Wheelwright after Exeter, Devon + Piscataqua: Abenaki from the roots Peske(branching) tegwe(strong tidal river). + Cochecho River: Abenaki for rapid foaming water. Relating to the falls at Dover. Cocheco Manufacturing Company incorporated in 1827 also had a clerical error removing the final h when they were incorporated. Most people now pronounce it Co-chee-co now.
Social media * Have some feedback? Want to sponsor the show? Write to me, Nick Boyle, at freecoastfreecast@gmail.com * Stay up to date and join the conversation at our website freecoast.org ,@freecoastfreecast of Facebook, or @freecoastcast on Twitter * And here are a few LITTLE things you can do right now to help in a BIG way: * • Write a review on iTunes or Stitcher! * • Share an episode with your friends!
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Rodger Paxton, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle
Special Guests: The Stone Church audience
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Segments
News (10 min)
Sponsor (5 mins) (Matt)
Local happenings (5 mins)
Meet the Goers of Freecoast Fest ‘16 (10 mins)
Philosophy of Liberty (10 mins)
Seacoast History (10 mins)
Social media
News * Primary Results * + GOP Gubernatorial results
| Governor - GOP Primary | | September 14, 2016 - 04:52PM ET | | New Hampshire - 300 of 300 Precincts Reporting - 100% |
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| Name | Party | Votes | Vote % | | Sununu, Chris | GOP | 34,137 | 31% | | Edelblut, Frank | GOP | 33,149 | 30% | | Gatsas, Ted | GOP | 22,840 | 21% | | Forrester, Jeanie | GOP | 19,716 | 18% | | Lavoie, Jonathan | GOP | 1,429 | 1% |
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| Governor - Dem Primary | | September 14, 2016 - 04:52PM ET | | New Hampshire - 300 of 300 Precincts Reporting - 100% |
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| Name | Party | Votes | Vote % | | Van Ostern, Colin | Dem | 37,696 | 52% | | Marchand, Steve | Dem | 18,338 | 25% | | Connolly, Mark | Dem | 14,840 | 20% | | Freeman, Ian | Dem | 1,069 | 1% | | Dextraze, Derek | Dem | 557 | 1% |
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- http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2016/by_county/NH_Page_0913.html?SITE=WMURTVELN&SECTION=POLITICS
- Manchester Union Leader Endorses Gary Johnson for president. (Matt)
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- http://www.unionleader.com/editorials/an-editorial----joseph-w-mcquaid-publisher-a-better-choice-for-president-no-need-to-hold-your-nose--20160914
- Seacoast LP makes a motion to ask the National LP to make a motion to remove Johnson/Weld from the LP party (Rodger)
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- https://lpseacoast.org/index.php/10-news/23-motion-to-suspend
- UNH librarian leaves $4M fortune to school – school spends $1M on video scoreboard for football stadium (Mike)
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- https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/09/15/critics-question-spending-librarians-donation-scoreboard
Sponsor * Let’s list off all FF16 Sponsors. Gold sponsor: Boyle’s Beer, LAVA Flow podcast, Seacoast Libertarian Party. Black sponsor: Porcupine Realty, 420-Insure.com, Liberty Lobby, Grieving Green, Harvest In The City, and The Music Class.
Local happenings * FF16 obviously. What else? * On Tuesday September 20th at Seacoast Repertory Theater local improv group Stranger than fiction will be performing “Not At First Site” An improvised screwball romantic comedy. Beloved Freecoaster Jason Robertson is a member of STF and will be performing that evening. Is working on accepting BTC. * Sunday, Oct 2nd - Praxeum Free Market
Philosophy of Liberty * The Virtue of Togetherness: Why Individualism Depends on Community
Seacoast History * The Stone Church: A History * + http://stonechurchrocks.com/about/ + http://www.seacoastnh.com/Arts/Poetry/lord-of-the-isles/
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Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine, Rodger Paxton and Nick Boyle
Special Guests:
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Segments
News (10 min)
Sponsor (5 mins)
Local happenings (5 mins)
Philosophy of Liberty (10 mins)
Seacoast History (10 mins)
Social media
News * Exeter issues outdoor water ban, Portsmouth may be next * + http://www.wmur.com/news/city-officials-to-recommend-allout-water-ban-in-portsmouth/41447870 * Decal on Exit 5 sign raises eyebrows * + http://www.unionleader.com/roads-and-transportation/image-of-exotic-dancer-on-state-highway-sign-distracts-drivers-20160905
- Eminent Domain Portsmouth (MC)
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- http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160906/portsmouth-council-votes-to-take-land-by-eminent-domain
- http://www.unionleader.com/local-government/Portsmouth-takes-land-by-eminent-domain-over-business-owners-objections-09072016
- LBRY receives $500k investment
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- https://lbry.io/news/500k-vc-funds-pillar
Sponsor * Boyle’s Beer Company * + Start-up microbrewery specializing in Wheat Beers. Such as Hefeweizen, American wheat and Weizenbocks. If you’re tired of hoppy beers, but still want craft beer, this will be the place for you. Looking to get investors at the Entrepreneur day of the Freecoast Festival. Looking to locate to the Rochester NH area.
Local happenings * Freecoast Festival is a week away! Tickets are still available! Get ‘em quick before we run out! * Deerfield fair * + http://www.deerfieldfair.com/
Philosophy of Liberty * The Gun In The Room: Seeing The State For What It Is
Seacoast History * Jeremy Belknap * + http://www.fosters.com/news/20160624/treasure-59-belknap-table + https://books.google.com/books?id=uD8OAAAAIAAJ&source=gbs_slider_cls_metadata_7_mylibrary + History of NH counties + http://www.mapofus.org/newhampshire/
Social media * Have some feedback? Want to sponsor the show? Write to us, at freecoastfreecast@gmail.com * Stay up to date and join the conversation at our website freecoast.org, @freecoastfreecast on Facebook, or @freecoastcast on Twitter * And here are a few LITTLE things you can do right now to help in a BIG way: * • Write a review on iTunes or Stitcher! * • Share an episode with your friends!
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle
Special Guests: Carol Gardner and Joël Valenzuela
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
News * Great Rhythm Brewing just opened in Portsmouth * + http://www.greatrhythmbrewing.com/ * Warrant issued for former Free Uber Activist * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160817/warrant-issued-for-arrest-of-ex-portsmouth-uber-driver * Edelblut: Medicaid expansion locks people into poverty * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160817/edelblut-medicaid-expansion-locks-people-into-poverty
Local happenings * Weekly Liberty Outreach Meetup * + www.meetup.com/nhseacoastliberty. * Rochester Fair * + http://www.rochesterfair.com/
Philosophy of Liberty * The Great Debate: When is Authority Justified? Special Guests Carol Gardner & Joel Valenzuela
Seacoast History * Strawbery Banke * + http://www.seacoastnh.com/timeline/strawberybanke.html https://strawbery-banke-museum.simpletix.com/Event-List/ http://www.strawberybanke.org/
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Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Rodger Paxton and Nick Boyle.
Special Guests: Ken Justice Jr.
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Segments
News (10 min)
Freecoast Fest Sponsor (5 mins)
Local happenings (5 mins)
Philosophy of Liberty (10 mins)
Peaceful Parenting as Liberty Activism
Seacoast History w/ Nick Boyle (10 mins)
Social media
News (10 min) * Black Lives Matter mural causes controversy in Rochester * + http://www.unionleader.com/Black-Lives-Matter-mural-causes-controversy-in-Rochester + http://www.unionleader.com/crime/Police-arrest-Rochester-woman-for-painting-Black-Lives-Matter-mural-on-state-property-07282016 + http://www.puckermob.com/lifestyle/black-lives-matter-just-delivered-their-10-point-manifesto-and-this-is-what-they-want * Parents arrested for child endangerment * + http://www.fosters.com/news/20160804/parents-arrested-for-child-endangerment * Major Portsmouth Restaurant accepts Bitcoin * + http://freekeene.com/2016/08/07/major-restaurant-in-portsmouth-accepts-bitcoin/ + https://www.streetfood360.com/ * Raymond police set up sobriety checkpoint on weekend of August 12th * + https://raymondnhpolice.com/2016/08/09/892016-sobriety-checkpoint/
Freecoast Fest Sponsor (5 mins) * The Lava Flow. http://thelavaflow.com/
Local happenings (5 mins) * Freecoast Freecast will be broadcasting LIVE from the Stone Church at the Freecoast Festival! http://freecoast.org/festival/ * Speedo day 08/28/2016 * + https://www.facebook.com/events/1250019978350961/
Philosophy of Liberty (10 mins) Ken Justice Jr. filling in for Mike
Peaceful Parenting as Liberty Activism http://parentingbeyondpunishment.com/resources-for-parents/
Seacoast History w/ Nick Boyle (10 mins) * Before 1623 * + https://web.archive.org/web/20100411025556/http://www.tolatsga.org/aben.html http://www.seacoastnh.com/Timeline/Contact-Era/The-Contact-Era/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinland http://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-040/summary/index.asp
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Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Rodger Paxton and Nick Boyle.
Special Guest: Kyle Mohney
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Segments
News (10 min)
Freecoast Fest Sponsor (1 min)
Local happenings (5 mins)
Philosophy of Liberty w/ Mike Vine (10 mins)
Seacoast History w/ Nick Boyle (10 mins)
Social media
News (10 min) * Police officer leave Portsmouth PD, calls it a “circus”! * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160721/NEWS/160729701 * Apparently NH is the most successful state! * + http://www.wmur.com/news/new-hampshire-is-most-successful-state-study-says/40795374?utm_campaign=wmur9&utm_content=578f83e204d3013d46608f1e&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=trueanthem https://www.zippia.com/advice/most-successful-states/ * In wake of mass shootings, Seacoast Gun Club memberships are on the rise * + http://www.fosters.com/news/20160724/seacoast-gun-club-memberships-on-rise * Former Portsmouth Mayor wants to extort more money from tourists * + http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160725/ex-mayor-urges-destination-fee-at-portsmouth-hotels * Milo Yiannopoulos * + Kassy Dillon Banned + Breitbart article + Why banned: “prohibiting participating in or inciting targeted abuse of individuals.”
Freecoast Fest Sponsor LP Seacoast * LP Seacoast www.lpseacoast.org * + The LP Seacoast is a group of liberty lovers from Rockingham and Strafford Counties seeking to gain official affiliate status with the LPNH. Our goal is to recruit liberty minded individuals to help spread our message and run for local and state public offices. + Next Meeting: Tuesday August 9th, 18:30. The Praxeum Portsmouth 03801 + @LPSeacoast on Twitter, Libertarian Party of the Seacoast NH on Facebook www.lpseacoast.org * We are still looking for sponsors for the Freecoast Festival...
Local happenings (5 mins) * Weekly Fireworks at Hampton beach
9:30 each Wednesday night between B&C streets on Ocean Boulevard(1-A)
* Exeter UFO Festival
September 3rd and 4th
http://www.exeterufofestival.org/
Think Locally, Act Locally (5-10 mins) Local Elections
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*NHLA Sponsored State reps*
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Rockingham County
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Kari Dephillips District 2 (Candia, Deerfield, Nottingham)
- James Spillane District 2 (Candia, Deerfield, Nottingham)
- Michael Costable, Jr. District 3 (Raymond)
- Jeffrey Harris District 9 (Epping)
- Michael Vose District 9 (Epping)
- Daniel C. Itse District 10 (Fremont)
- Allen W. Cook District 11 (Brentwood)
- Josh Davenport District 17 (Newfields, Newmarket)
- Tracy Emerick District 21 (Hampton)
- Yvonne Dean-Bailey District 32 (FL) (Candia, Deerfield, Northwood, Nottingham)
- Scott Wallace District 33 (FL) (Brentwood, Danville, Fremont)
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Griffin Poutre District 36 (FL) (Exeter, Newfields, Newmarket, Stratham)
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*Strafford County*
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Joseph Pitre District 2 (Farmington)
- Seamus Casey District 4 (Barrington)
- Leonard Turcotte District 4 (Barrington)
- Steven P. Beaudoin District 9 (Rochester Ward 2)
- Susan DeLemus District 11 (Rochester Ward 4)
- Thomas L. Kaczynski, Jr. District 22 (FL) (Rochester Ward 1, Rochester Ward 6)
- Joseph Hannon District 25 (FL) (Barrington, Lee)
Special Guest Kyle Mohney (Instead of Philosophy? MC) * Jury Nullification * www.rightsbrigade.com www.fija.org www.nhjury.com
Seacoast History w/ Nick Boyle (10 mins) * Exeter UFO sightings * + http://www.ufoevidence.org/cases/case426.htm + http://www.csicop.org/si/show/exeter_incident_solved_a_classic_ufo_case_forty-five_years_cold + http://www.ufocasebook.com/Exeter.html + http://www.seacoastnh.com/famous-people/link-free-or-die/norman-muscarello-recalls-his-ufo-incident-at-exeter/
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Featuring: Host Mike Vine, Rodger Paxton, Nick Boyle and Heather Boyle.
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
News * LBRY beta launch https://lbry.io/
* New NH Uber Law extinguishes Portsmouth Uber ordinance
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160710/nh-uber-law-called-minimalist-approach
- New law removes authority away from municipalities
- Transportation network companies need to register with the NH Department of safety
- Individuals don’t need to register only the companies they work for.
* 100 people march from Portsmouth to New Castle to rally to get money out of politics
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160709/NEWS/160709317/0/SEARCH
- Marched from Portsmouth High School to Fort Constitution
- Organization is called NH Rebellion inspired by article 10 of the NH constitution
- Bipartisan effort to get money out of politics
http://www.nhrebellion.org/
* Bernie endorses Hillary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-finally-throws-his-support-behind-clinton/2016/07/12/c170379c-4833-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html
Freecoast Fest Sponsor Liberty Lobby LLC http://libertylobby.xyz/ Local happenings (5 mins) * Startup Societies Summit recap http://www.startupsocieties.com/ * Seacoast Microbrew fest recap http://www.seacoastbrewfest.com/ * Portsmouth Greek Festival this weekend: http://www.portsmouthgreekfestival.com * + Greek food: http://www.portsmouthgreekfestival.com/menu.html + Greek dancing: http://www.portsmouthgreekfestival.com/events.html + Greek marketplace w/ imported foods + Glad we have some Greeks here to give us places like Cafe Nostimo
Think Locally, Act Locally (5-10 mins) Local Elections
Governor
http://www.lfda.org/elections/governor
Philosophy of Liberty w/ Mike Vine * Law Enforcement Without the State: Is It Possible?
Seacoast History w/ Nick Boyle * Oyster River Massacre * + http://books.google.com/books?id=uD8OAAAAIAAJ&dq=history%20of%20new%20hampshire&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q=&f=false Belknap pp 137-144 + https://mikenh.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/marker-50-oyster-river-massacre/ + https://minerdescent.com/2013/02/01/oyster-river-massacre-1694/ + http://www.nedoba.org/ne-do-ba/menh_or94.html
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Featuring, Host: Cord Blomquist, Nick Boyle and Mike Vine.
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
News Rochester car dealer offers free AR-15 with purchase of a car * https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/1/why-the-ar15-is-americas-most-popular-rifle/ http://www.wmur.com/news/rochester-car-dealership-offering-free-gun-with-select-purchase/40107614
Fire In Rochester Threatens Freecoast Freecast Studio! * https://www.gofundme.com/2ab83yng * http://www.fosters.com/article/20160620/NEWS/160629963 * http://m.wmur.com/news/rochester-fire-survivor-who-jumped-out-window-to-escape-shares-story/40253208
With degrading concrete, Seabrook’s Nuclear Power Plants seeks license renewal * http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160623/NEWS/160629571
Brexit? What about NHexit?! * http://www.concordmonitor.com/Manchester-NH-Foundation-for-New-Hampshire-Independence-NHexit-secession-3029464 * www.nhexit.com * www.nhindependence.org
PorcFest Recap (5 mins) * http://porcfest.com/ * https://freestateproject.org/
Freecoast Fest Sponsor (1 min) http://arcade.city/
Local happenings (5 mins) Startup Societies Summit * http://www.startupsocieties.com/
Absurd law (2 mins) 207:48 In Night. – If any person shall carry away or collect for the purpose of carrying away any seaweed or rockweed from the seashore below high-water mark, between daylight in the evening and daylight in the morning, he shall be guilty of a violation.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xviii/207/207-mrg.htm
Philosophy of Liberty w/ Mike Vine (10 mins) The Second Amendment in the 21st Century: Does It Still Make Sense?
Seacoast History w/ Nick Boyle (10 mins) Raid of Fort William and Mary
- https://issuu.com/rediscovernewhampshire/docs/seacoast_for_issue/37
- http://nhssar.org/essays/FortConstitution.html
- http://seacoastnh.com/history/rev/willmary.html
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Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Nick Boyle, Mike Vine and Rodger Paxton. Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Topic List 1. News 2. 1. Nigerian educators turn to NH’s Knowledge Institute to spread entrepreneurism 2. 1. http://www.nhbr.com/May-27-2016/Venturing-overseas/?platform=hootsuite 1. http://www.fosters.com/news/20160607/strafford-county-grand-jury-indictments 3. Strafford County Grand Jury indictments 1. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160607/exeter-new-car-dealers-donate-van-to-portsmouth-food-pantry 4. Exeter New Car Dealers donate van to Portsmouth Food Pantry 1. Coat of Arms Pub 2. 1. www.coatofarmspub.com 3. Not Sponsor 1. 2nd Annual Seacoast Microbrew Festival 2. 1. Visit www.seacoastbrewfest.com to purchase tickets and more info. 1. http://www.rochestermainstreet.org/rochester-blues-festival.html 3. 5th Annual Rochester Blues Festival 4. Local happenings 1. 630:1 Capital Murder. 2. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/lxii/630/630-mrg.htm 5. Absurd law 1. Intro to Praxeology: The Study of Human Action 6. Philosophy of Liberty 1. John Paul Jones 2. 1. http://www.librarypoint.org/John_paul_jones_article 7. Seacoast History
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Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Nick Boyle and Mike Vine.
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Topic List 1. News 2. 1. Freecoast Freecast on social media 2. 1. Facebook: @freecoastfreecast 2. Twitter: @FreecoastCast 3. Email: freecoastfreecast@gmail.com 4. Visit the freecoast website http://www.thefreecoast.com 1. http://fosters.com/news/20160520/nh-closer-to-getting-236m-from-exxon 3. NH closer to getting 236m from Exxon 1. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160519/depositions-coming-for-whistleblower-cop-case 4. Depositions coming for whistleblower cop case. 1. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160525/wife-husband-team-up-with-els-cards 5. Wife, husband team up with El's Cards 1. http://www.wmur.com/politics/former-rochester-rep-charged-with-witness-tampering-bribery/39806590?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=wmur9 6. Former Rochester rep. charged with witness tampering, bribery 1. http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/libertarian-presidential-candidate-named-vp-balloting-underway-0 2. http://www.lp.org/news/press-releases/gov-william-weld-wins-libertarian-vp-nomination 7. Libertarian Party nominates Gary Johnson and William Weld 1. Seacoast United Soccer Club 2. 1. http://www.seacoastunited.com/ 3. Not Sponsor 1. Tall Ships come to Portsmouth 2. 1. sailportsmouth.org www.ohpri.org. 1. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-third-annual-freecoast-festival-tickets-24220601471 3. Freecoast Fest 2016 4. Local happenings 1. NH RSA 207:61 2. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XVIII/207/207-61.htm 3. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XVIII/207/207-46.htm 5. Absurd law 1. Can ideas be owned? Why “intellectual property” is as misleading a term as social justice. 6. Philosophy of Liberty (MV) 1. The Smuttynose murders 2. http://www.murderbygaslight.com/2009/12/smuttynose-murders.html 7. Seacoast History
Featuring: Host Cord Blomquist, Nick Boyle, Mike Vine and Rodger Paxton
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Topic List 1. News 1. Dover medical marijuana dispensary opens 1. http://www.wmtw.com/news/dover-medical-marijuana-dispensary-to-open/39388866 2. Portsmouth rated 3rd best small town food scene by USA Today readers 1. http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-small-town-food-scene/ 2. Also: The Next Portland: 4 Cities All the Cool Kids Are Moving To http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thrillist/the-next-portland-4-citie_b_8545026.html 3. Rochester police make distracted driving arrests 1. http://www.fosters.com/article/20160502/NEWS/160509870 4. Dover School Funding Dispute Heads to Court Friday. Here's What You Need to Know 1. http://nhpr.org/post/dover-school-funding-dispute-heads-court-friday-heres-what-you-need-know 2. Not Sponsor 1. River Bend Pizza & Subs 1. 31 George St, Dover, NH 03820 2. http://www.riverbenddover.com/ 3. Local happenings 1. Anne of Green Gables by Homeschool theatre guild 1. www.homeschooltheatre.org 2. http://www.nhmagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/Anne-of-Green-Gables/event/15040/ 2. Flag Hill Winery & Distillery Educational Series 1. 297 North River Road 2. Lee, NH 3. http://www.nhmagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/Flag-Hill-Winery-Distillery-Educational-Series/event/14570/ 3. 4th Annual NHRA New England Nationals 1. www.newenglanddragway.com or www.nhra.com 2. http://www.nhmagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/4th-Annual-NHRA-New-England-Nationals/event/14899/ 4. Wings & Wheels @Skyhaven 1. Event Website: http://www.rochesterwingsandwheels.com 2. http://www.nhmagazine.com/Calendar/index.php/name/Wings-Wheels-Skyhaven/event/14915/ 4. Absurd law 1. NH RSA 287-E13 1. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xxiv/287-e/287-e-13.htm Law Introduced 1983, last revised 2011 5. Philosophy of Liberty (MV) 1. The Pursuit of Happiness. 6. Seacoast History 1. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Boundary Dispute 1. https://www.oyez.org/cases/2000/130%20ORIG 2. http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/426/363.html
5. Your Power as a Consumer
April 30th 2016
Featuring: Host Matt Carano, Nick Boyle, Mike Vine and Rodger Paxton.
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matt Carano
Topic List 1. News 1. Ri Ra fined by State Liquor commission (submitted by Jessica Paxton) 1. http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160419/NEWS/160419174 2. http://www.nh1.com/news/portsmouth-pub-fined-for-serving-alcohol-in-prohibited-areas/ 2. Senate kills bill easing marijuana penalties 1. http://www.unionleader.com/Senate-kills-bill-lowering-marijuana-penalties#sthash.3owOT7Ws.dpuf 2. Name and shame, the 14 Senators who said “Inexpedient to legislate”, i.e. killed the bill 1. Regina Birdsell District 19 2. David Boutin District 16 3. Sharon Carson District 14 4. Sam Cataldo District 06 Towns: Alton, Gilmanton, Barnstead, New Durham, Farmington, Rochester 5. Lou D’Alessandro District 20 6. Gary Daniels District 11 7. Jeanie Forrester District 02 8. Andrew Hosmer District 07 9. Bette Lasky District 13 10. Gerald Little District 08 11. Chuck Morse District 22 12. Russell Prescott District 23 Towns: Chester, Epping, Exeter, Fremont Brentwood, Sandown, Danville, Kingston and East Kingston 13. Donna Soucy District 18 14. Nancy Stiles District 24 Towns: Newton, South Hampton, Kensington, Hampton Falls, Seabrook, Hampton, North Hampton, Stratham, Greenland, Rye and New Castle. 3. $17,570 table lights up Holloway Commons 1. http://tnhdigital.com/5720/news/17570-table-lights-up-holloway-commons/ 2. http://granitegrok.com/blog/2016/04/university-of-new-hampshire-spends-17570-dollars-on-one-table 4. Newmarket council to vote on transgender resolution 1. http://www.fosters.com/article/20160429/NEWS/160429270 2. Not Sponsor 1. Portsmouth Harbor Cruises 1. http://www.portsmouthharbor.com/ 3. Local happenings 1. American Independence Museum opening celebration 1. https://independencemuseum.org/ 2. Free Comic Book Day 1. http://comicbooksnh.com/fcbd 4. Absurd law 1. NH RSA 143:6-a 1. Sugar Packets and Containers. – No establishment which serves food or drink to the public with or without charge shall provide sugar except in individually wrapped packets or in covered containers from which sugar is poured through a hole not more than 3/8 of an inch in diameter. 2. Anyone who breaks this law is guilty of a violation. RSA 143:7 2. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/X/143/143-6-a.htm 5. Philosophy of Liberty 1. Your power as a consumer 6. Seacoast History 1. Meshech Weare 1. The "Father" of New Hampshire
http://www.seacoastnh.com/famous-people/framers-of-freedom/president-meshech-weare/
Recorded April 16, 2016
Featuring: Guest host and Editor Matt Carano, Nick Boyle and Producer, Rodger Paxton.
Topic List 1. News 2. 1. Dover appealing superintendent score sheet ruling 2. 1. http://www.newhampshire.com/Dover-appealing-superintendent-score-sheet-ruling 1. http://www.unionleader.com/article/20160307/NEWS0606/160309568&template=mobileart 3. Dover releases employment payment data 1. http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160411/equal-pay-day-works-bakery-to-charge-women-79-of-bill http://www.payscale.com/gender-lifetime-earnings-gap 2. Another source: https://mises.org/library/what%E2%80%99s-behind-gender-wage-gap 3. Misleading DOL docs: http://www.dol.gov/equalpay/regions/ 4. Equal Pay Day: The Works Bakery to charge women 79% of bill 1. https://fee.org/articles/governments-are-the-worst-violators-of-pollution-laws/ 2. http://www.newhampshire.com/article/20160411/NEWS22/160409317/1002/NEWHAMPSHIRE0504 5. Wells at Pease Tradeport to get filters for PFC contaminants 1. Magrilla’s 2. 1. http://www.magrillas.com/ 3. Not Sponsor 1. Freecoast Festival 2016 2. 1. http://freecoast.org/festival/ 1. http://www.meetup.com/nhseacoastliberty/ 3. Freecoast weekly outreach meetup 1. http://www.meetup.com/SeacoastBitcoin/ 4. Freecoast Bitcoin Meetup 5. Freecoast Anarcraft 4. Local happenings 1. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XVIII/207/207-2.htm 2. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xviii/207/207-6.htm 5. Absurd law 1. Self-ownership and the War on drugs. 6. Philosophy of Liberty (MC) 1. John Wheelwright 7. Seacoast History
Episode Three
- Digital Currencies and the Subjective Theory of Value Featuring: Cord Blomquist, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle
Producer: Rodger Paxton
Editor: Matthew Carano
April 1&2, 2016 Topic List 1. Special Guest: Darren Tapp and Lisa McGunnigle[Saturday] 2. 1. Digital Currencies 1. Boston.com features great plug for portsmouth. http://realestate.boston.com/buying/2016/03/19/5-things-to-know-about-living-in-portsmouth-new-hampshire/ 2. Toyota of Portsmouth owner Jim Boyle wins property battle against the city of Portsmouth. http://m.seacoastonline.com/article/20160317/NEWS/160319214 3. License plate scanners passed the house and is now going to the senate. http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160320/NEWS/160329949 4. Parental rights bill stating "providing that parents have the natural right to control the health, education, and welfare of their children," fails to pass as a constitutional amendment in house as it needed ⅗ majority and only got a majority. http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160320/NEWS/160329949 5. Senate passes Medicaid expansion http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160331/senate-passes-medicaid-expansion 6. Portsmouth Police Chief: Uber enforcement coming soon http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160323/NEWS/160329708/11669/NEWS 1. http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160328/NEWS/160329210/101098/NEWS 7. “Uber Grandma” nabbed 3 times in Portsmouth police sting. 8. It's against the law for Sea Hagg Distillery to use expired Smuttynose beer, http://m.seacoastonline.com/news/20160327/nh-liquor-rule-snags-distillery 1. http://nhpr.org/post/portsmouth-police-department-works-put-difficult-chapter-behind-them 9. Portsmouth Police Department Works to Put Difficult Chapter Behind Them 3. News
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[Mike] House of Cards gets economics all wrong http://fee.org/articles/house-of-cards-most-unbelievable-moment/
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- Thirsty Moose Taphouse
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- http://thirstymoosetaphouse.com/
- Music on the Square
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- http://www.fosters.com/article/20160323/NEWS/160329734/14329
- http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160320/arts-and-entertainment-events-around-seacoast
- TEDx Talk Friday May 6th 3S Artspace
- http://www.fosters.com/article/20160323/NEWS/160329675/-1/breaking_ajax
- New app helps visitors explore downtown Rochester
- Local happenings
- 332-D:1 Sunday Work. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xxx/332-d/332-d-mrg.htm
- Absurd law
- Philosophy of Liberty: The Subjective Theory of Value.
- Bound Rock
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- http://www.hampton.lib.nh.us/hampton/history/boundrock.htm
- Seacoast History - Bound Rock
Featuring: Cord Blomquist, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle
Special Guest: Joël Valenzuela
- Town meeting elections and canvassing, AFP. http://rightsbrigade.com/
First segment: News in the seacoast
- Local Elections
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- Spending was a theme http://www.fosters.com/article/20160309/NEWS/160309316/14404 1. Squad Car, Fingerprint Reader 2. 1. Why do we fingerprint kids? 3. Highway Equipment, Bridges, Parks 4. Tibbetts road remains a defunct road http://www.fosters.com/article/20160301/NEWS/160309927 5. Cord gets elected to advisory committee
- Lee Passes All Spending Measures http://www.fosters.com/article/20160308/NEWS/160309418
- Hope on Haven Hill, Rochester Committee recommends grant funding http://www.fosters.com/article/20160314/NEWS/160319715/14326
- Rochester City Council approves $5 million dollar infrastructure bond. http://www.fosters.com/article/20160316/NEWS/160319602/-1/topic
- Exeter rejected a commissions to change its form of government http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160308/NEWS/160309171/101019/NEWS
- Exeter spent $50 million to get their water up to EPA standards http://nhpr.org/post/exeter-asks-residents-back-50m-wastewater-treatment-plan
Second segment: Business of the episode
- Earth Eagle Brewings. http://eartheaglebrewings.com
Third segment: Other Happenings
- Maple Syrup Troubles http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160309/maple-syrup-makers-say-warm-winter- may-hurt-production
- John Deere Case shows how the right to contract means nothing to most pols http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160308/john-deere-others-to-ask-us-supreme-court-to-reject-nh-law http://votesmart.org/candidate/campaign-finance/42552/maggie-wood-hassan
- Portsmouth is looking for a police chief who recognizes the failure of the war on Drugs http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160309/NEWS/160309075/101019/NEWS
- New brewery coming to hilltop city http://www.fosters.com/article/20160310/NEWS/160319928
Fourth segment: Absurd Law
- Absurd Law: RSA 184:30-d Use of Milk Containers – No milk and milk product container shall be used as a receptacle for any substance other than dairy products. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xiv/184/184-mrg.htm
Fifth Segment: Philosophy of Liberty
- Philosophy of Liberty: Dispute resolution
Sixth Segment: History Segment
- Continuation of the Richard Waldron story
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s400/sh/005ccc3f-2679-49c6-9443-5f8feb196d0e/920e14a4b4b4ea50465e38f1a4bc810
Seventh Segment: Events
- Winter Farmer’s Market April 9th, Wentworth Greenhouses, 141 Rollins Rd, Rollinsford, NH 03869 http://seacoasteatlocal.org/find-local-food/our-winter-farmers-market/
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- Alternates location biweekly with Exeter High School
Other seacoast farmer’s market throughout winter and summer can be found at http://seacoastharvest.org/market/
Intro and brief description about the Freecoast
Local Business: Flight Coffee Co opens in Dover http://flightcoffeeco.com/pages/about-us
Local news; State government prevents local governments from banning plastic bags.
http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160304/nh-senate-kills-bill-on-plastic-bag-ban
What’s the libertarian alternative to zoning squabbles? http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160304/neighbors-object-to-teardown-of-portsmouth-home
Community organizations are helping to maintain public parks, so why not make them private? http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20160304/prescott-park-arts-festival-to-install-new-sod-in-park
Absurd Law of the week RSA 286:1 Showmen License http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/xxiv/286/286-mrg.htm
Events on the freecoast: Princess and Super Hero day March 12th http://www.visitnh.gov/what-to-do/events/360534/03-12-2016/11-00am/princess-and-super-hero-party , Murder Mystery March 18th http://www.visitnh.gov/what-to-do/events/359283/03-18-2016/5-00pm/murder-mystery-weekends , Granite State Growler Tours, 3 times a week http://nhbeerbus.com/tours
History segment: Richard Waldron early settler of Dover, NH
Host: Cord Blomquist Co-hosts: Nick Boyle, Mike Vine