Is This How We Treat Our Heroes?

Jeremy Kauffman

Jeremy Kauffman, Founder Of The Decentralized Blockchain-Based Free Speech Platform LBRY

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking since my arrival at Fort Devens to serve my 18 months of government-mandated vacation, and one of my favorite things to remember is that final week of Porcfest, where I spent time with my liberty family a mere two days before starting my prison sentence. I have, of course, been aware of certain issues that developed after that year’s final Porcfest day–notably, after the Soapbox Idol event. After all, I was there as a judge, and I saw it all first-hand, with better-than-front-row seats, and I really only have one question:

Is this how we treat heroes of the liberty movement?

To call Jeremy Kauffman divisive is as much of an understatement as calling me controversial, but on one point there can be no division or dispute. Jeremy built LBRY, a real-life tool that is immune to government censorship as no other platform has ever been, and from that spawned Odysee, a web-based front-end to the protocol that brought much of this unrestricted content to the masses. What Ross Ulbricht did to make drug use safter, Jeremy did to help protect information from overbearing states (and what state isn’t overbearing?). If this was his only contribution to bettering the world for liberty, I would argue that it is more than enough, but he has not been content to merely hand over a widely used censorship-resistant video and file sharing protocol and platform, has he?

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My Message to the State Legislature on NH Wiretapping Law

On Wednesday August 15, 2012 the NH Legislature’s Criminal Justice Committee held a subcommittee meeting pertaining to HB 553 (a bill to modify NH wiretapping law). The meeting was very informal, as opposed the the formal hearings held by a full committee or the state legislature.

There were approximately two dozen people in attendance, several State Rep’s, a representative of the Governor’s office, the Attorney General’s office, a Police Chief, a lobbyist and 11 friends of Ademo Freeman. (more…)

Free Keene TV – Episode 30 – February 6th, 2012

On this weeks episode:

1. A history of the Kingsbury Corporation
2. The BEARCAT has a public hearing at the Finance, operation and personnel committee this Thursday at 5:30p
3. Russia Today has a different perspective on American politics
4. Opponents of Marijuana decriminalization

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