The Roman Empire attempted to incorporate all the Gods of the people it conquered, so as to bring them into the cultural fold. By prioritizing and accepting everything, the destroyed the culture that made them exceptional. The American Empire has done the same thing and it will end the same way; by barbarians picking apart the useful scraps of the Empire and forging new nations from its carcass. View quoted note →

38th book of 2024 complete: Becoming A Barbarian by Jack Donovan Second time reading this book as well. This 3-part series should be read every year and could really be made into one book. But Becoming A Barbarian really gets into how you tap into tribalism and head down the path of The Way of Men. The most poignant take away is how “The Empire of Nothing” pushes universal moralism to the point of accepting anything and anyone, at the expense of everyone’s individuality and common sense. If you prioritize everything, you’ve prioritized nothing.

37th book of 2024 complete: The Way of Men by Jack Donovan Second time completing this book, first time in 2024. This is one of those books that you should freshen up on once a year. You’ll catch new nuggets of information every time. You also need to start implementing these concepts in your life. Join a local F3 group and start building your tribe. Become a leader of men who are leaders in your community. When SHTF, it will be too late. No one is coming to save you. Start planning for how to save yourself.

36th book of 2024 complete: In the Blood by Jack Carr Finished this before @The Bitcoin Conference and forgot to post it. Borderline sci-fi which makes it all the more terrifying to consider the implications. Carr masterfully weaves AI into the fabric of this story without making it seem unrealistic. The scary thiught is, reality may be far more dangerous!

35th book of 2024 complete: The Devil’s Hand by Jack Carr Not only did Jack top Savage Son, a feat I wasn’t sure he could pull off, but he did it on the very next book! I’ve never read fiction that made me take notes, but this one is packed with great information. If you want to have an adversarial mindset, don’t just read this book, study it!

34th book of 2024 complete: Sovereignty by Ryan Michler Jack Donovan’s The Way of Men meets Jocko Willink’s Extreme Ownership meets The Sovereign Individual in this book on becoming the best man that you can be. Fitting that I finished this right before Independence Day While we celebrate our nation’s independence, don’t forget to fight for your individual independence

33rd book of 2024 complete: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari If you want a better understanding of how the WEF Globalists think, and the rationale they use to get others to follow them, you need to read this book. This book is the epitome of Progressives thinking anything that supports their preferred policies is liberal democracy and anything that opposes them is illiberal nationalism. I don’t mean to poison the well. I do recommend reading it, but draw your own conclusions and let me know what you think. I welcome open debate and having my ideas challenged.

32nd book of 2024 complete: The Invention of Power by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita A really interesting look at the game theory played out as a result of the Concordat of Worms in 1122, an agreement between the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor. TL;DR: the thesis argues that the agreement led to wealthier regions becoming more secular and leading to further increases in wealth, the Protestant Reformation, and scientific breakthroughs. The game theory is what, according to Mesquita, has led to the West having such a predominant role in the world. The argument seems sound and is very well articulated. The only problem I really find is in the name of the book. Power was certainly “invented” long before this. The title seems more like an editors/publishers choice to sell books rather than sum up the thesis. Overall, a really interesting book that covers a document that probably deserves as much attention as the Magna Carta and American Declaration of Independence, especially as it likely created the furtive ground for those later documents.

31st book of 2024 complete: Civilian Warriors by Erik Prince I finished this a couple weeks ago but I wanted to finish the Tucker Carlson interview of Prince first While I can’t rule out that the book was written for damage control and to reshape the image and narrative around Backwater and Prince, the USG propaganda machine was certainly directed at conservative organizations at this time. And while I use to think the contractors were exorbitantly paid, Prince does an excellent job of pointing out how US Service Members are paid through benefits that far exceed their salaries. The fact is, for the Lizard class who wants the US continually engaged in conflicts around the world while the Federal deficit is spiraling out of control, this business model is the only way to make it happen. Ironically, they should be praising Prince for showing them how it should be done. Luckily for the Freedom Fighters, he seems to be out of that game. Although the CIA connections are still something to remain vigilant about. I’d recommend reading this book for a better understanding of PMCs, government propaganda and tactics against political opponents, and some insight in to ways future wars might be funded and conducted.

30th book of 2024 complete: I came into this book cautiously, not sure if it was a hit piece being waged against America’s warriors or a well researched and thorough piece of actual journalism. While I’m still waiting to hear back from a Navy Seal buddy to get his take, I believe this is an accurate and well researched book. HOWEVER, most of the acts described in the book, while awful, I don’t believe to be unique to Seal Team 6. Over 20+ years of the Forever Wars similar and worst acts have been committed across units of all types. They are always the exception to the rule of the American Warrior’s ethos and unless you’ve experienced combat and understand the monster that lives in all of us, it is difficult to understand the fine line between lethally trained strategically employed violence and psychopathic murderers. Certainly this book points out the failures of officers up and down the chain of command as well as civilian leaders who are suppose to provide oversight. Unless we, the American People, demand change and accountability while maintaining an understanding of what our nations Warriors are being asked to do, we won’t become a more moral society.

29th book of 2024 complete: Savage Son by Jack Carr I’m glad I read The Most Dangerous Game prior to reading this. Savage Son was masterfully written to incorporate the theme of that book while maintaining the story line and characters of the James Reese series. Jack has quickly become one of my favorite authors, sucking me back into the world of fiction! I’m going to take a short break from fiction and get caught up on some other books on my list. But LCDR Reese’s next mission is already calling me.

FBI documents show that FBI agent’s loyalties were questioned and those deemed to be disloyal had their security clearances revoked (meaning in effect, they were fired). Supporting the then President and the Bill of Rights are fireable offenses at the FBI. Feel how you feel about Trump, but aren’t those sworn to uphold the Constitution and the orders of the President suppose to obey their oath?! What kind of upside down world are we living in?!

Happy birthday McLovin!

28th book of 2024 complete: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell As I started Jack Carr’s third novel, Savage Son, the preface describes how Jack was inspired by this book at an early age. I decided I had to read it before starting Savage Son It’s a fast read and one of the best pieces of writing you’ll ever read, not just for the story but for the way it’s written Absolutely recommend

27th book of 2024 complete: True Believer by Jack Carr The accuracy and detail of Carr’s writing makes you feel like you’re back overseas, and specially when you’ve been to places like Irbil, Ramadi, Fallujah, Amman, Incirlik, etc I made the mistake of saying The Terminal list was the second non-fiction book I’ve read. But maybe that was a Freudian slip, as Carr’s writings are more Fact than fiction (fact-tion?) Carr is proving himself to be the Forever War Veteran’s Tom Clancy We’re recommending everyone in the @Bitcoin Veterans community read these books

While hiking through the backcountry of Denali National Park a couple weeks ago, I looked back at my dad and said, “It gets easier. But then it gets harder.” He said, “That’s a good analogy for life.” Every time you find something difficult, you take it on and figure it out. Things get easier. And then you come up against another challenge and things get harder. That’s the way it’s suppose to be. If things are easy right now, is that because you’re avoiding the next challenge or simply haven’t found it yet?

While hiking through the backcountry of Denali National Park a couple weeks ago, I looked back at my dad and said, “It gets easier. But then it gets harder.” He said, “That’s a good analogy for life.” Everyone you find something difficult, you take it on and figure it out. Things get easier. And then you come up against another challenge and things get harder. That’s the way it’s suppose to be. If things are easy right now, is that because you’re avoiding the next challenge or simply haven’t found it yet?

26th book of 2024 complete: The Terminal List by Jack Carr Only the second non-fiction book I’ve read this year and… damn! My mind was blown more than being on the wrong side of Lieutenant Commander James Reese!! IYKYK Fighting the urge to continue reading this series as I have so many other books on the reading list. That said, True Believer (2nd book of the series) is already paid for and waiting in the queue.

25th book of 2024 complete: The Dictators Handbook by Bruce Bueno De Mesquita and Alastair Smith The thesis is great: rulers hold on to power by following key rules, namely, benefiting their essential supports, those people in their society whose support is needed to gain and maintain power The flaw to the book, however, is a general belief that democratic rulers are better than autocratic rulers because they must appeal to a larger essential supporter base. While they point out how democratic governments can be corrupt and break rules, they try to make it seem like that’s atypical and those rulers are often thrown out easily by the electorate. They also point out how autocratic rulers often have sham elections. As if to believe that democratic system’s elections aren’t rigged simply by providing false choices. Without realizing where the true power lies in American society, they fail to properly identify the actual essential supporters. Corporations like the MMIC (Medical and Military Industrial Complex) who control so much of the politics and the media, are no different than essential supporters in an autocracy who provide political support to rulers and propaganda. Just because it’s a more advanced form of manipulation, they seem to be tricked into believing that it’s all about democracy and the people’s will. I would only recommend this book for two reason: 1) I believe the thesis is accurate 2) I would like to see more people give their own analysis of this book If you have to will read, please provide your feedback

Yesterdays run 3.5 miles in kit with full combat load. Managed to keep the pace under 10min/mi #ProofOfWork #StayStrong