<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A reader-supported newsletter that celebrates our inherent, inalienable rights and shines the light of truth on the psychopaths who seek to enslave the human race with Digital IDs, CBDCs and a social credit system.]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png</url><title>The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder</title><link>https://www.libertyzep.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 02:28:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.libertyzep.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[glenn@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[glenn@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[glenn@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[glenn@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[💛 Join Me For a Huge Announcement!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming to a City Near You...]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/join-me-for-a-huge-announcement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/join-me-for-a-huge-announcement</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:27:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hello from Glenn!</h2><p>Yes, it&#8217;s me.</p><p>I know it&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve written.</p><p>If you don&#8217;t know what I have been doing over the past year, I&#8217;ve been completely focused on my primary business, <a href="https://privacyacademy.com/">Privacy Academy</a>.</p><p>I love what I do. I&#8217;m very proud of what we have created, and I think we have a vital mission.</p><p>Our mission at Privacy Academy is to protect liberty by teaching people how to protect their privacy. <strong>This is not just some fringe issue, rather this is THE ISSUE of our time.</strong></p><p>To say that our world is changing rapidly doesn&#8217;t properly describe how fast things are changing. Our world is changing exponentially fast, and not in &#8220;We the People&#8221;&#8217;s favor.</p><p>Governments around the world are colluding with each other and with multinational corporations to put a digital control grid in place. I have been warning about the coming digital id for years, and now we can see them launching it in real time. The UK, Sweden, Nigeria, Switzerland, Australia, Canada and Mexico have all launched their digital id in September of this year. Other countries are lining up as well, but they are waiting to see how it is accepted in these battleground countries first.</p><p>The digital id is only the first step, but it is a vital step. It is the anchor point for the digital control grid. Once they have this digital id in place, they will then implement the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a Carbon Credit score, and ultimately, a social credit system. This digital control grid will be completely automated and run by AI.</p><blockquote><p>It is essential that you understand what is happening: Never before in history have tyrants had the technology to surveil and control every aspect of every single person&#8217;s life at all times, but now they do. Their goal is to enslave humanity.</p><p>I know that is a very dark thing to say, BUT...</p><p>While that is their goal, that is not necessarily how this is going to play out. I am optimistic that humanity will rise and that we will stand up for liberty &#8211; at least in certain places.</p></blockquote><p>I think some areas will fall, but others will rise up and be the beacon of liberty. But to do this, we have to stand up for liberty NOW. We have a very small window of time before this digital control grid grabs us and won&#8217;t let go.</p><p>Here is my five-point plan to secure our liberty...</p><p><strong>FIRST, BE AWARE</strong>. If you watch main-stream (government propaganda) media, you will have no clue what is really happening. You need to find those people who are truth seekers and listen to them, while always thinking for yourself.</p><p><strong>SECOND, GET YOUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER</strong>. This means financially, spiritually, and other ways, but especially when it comes to privacy. Surveillance is the anchor point for the digital control grid. This is what we teach at Privacy Academy.</p><p><strong>THIRD, SHARE, SHARE, SHARE</strong>. While there are a lot of people who are aware of the goal of governments around the world, very few understand that the PRIMARY attack on our liberty is coming through our technology. We have to wake people up to this existential threat. We have been doing what we can, but there is only so much that a small company can do. The ONLY way we can wake enough people up is through a grassroots effort of people waking up other people. Please help us in this regard.</p><p><strong>FOURTH, ACT LOCALLY</strong>. Our Founding Fathers created the USA with a decentralized power structure. This is established in the Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land. The Constitution states that the federal government only has the powers that are specifically granted to it in the Constitution, all other powers are given to the States and to the people themselves. This is why we are having so many problems right now; we aren&#8217;t following the law. We have allowed the federal government to assume considerable power. Tyranny is centralized, while liberty is decentralized.</p><p>I believe that this is the key to how we can secure liberty for generations to come. It isn&#8217;t enough to just resist digital id and CBDCs, rather, I believe we have the chance to secure more liberty than we have had for 100 years!</p><p>So how do we accomplish this? Liberty can NOT be secured by voting for &#8220;your guy&#8221;. There is no political savior who will secure your liberty. Instead, WE THE PEOPLE must stand up for liberty on the local level. This is the only way it happens.</p><p>This is the next phase of my mission: we want to facilitate local communities of people who care about liberty and will support each other in privacy, liberty and other ways.</p><p>We will hand out fliers.</p><p>We will meet each other and talk to each other.</p><p>We will have educational classes.</p><p>We will have action steps.</p><p>WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE.</p><blockquote><p><strong>I ask you to join me Wednesday, November 19th, at 7pm CT (8pm ET / 6pm MT / 5pm PT), as we announce our plan.</strong></p></blockquote><p><a href="https://event.webinarjam.com/92859/register/qq3xoc0q">PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR OUR ANNOUNCEMENT! </a></p><p>I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!</p><p>Before I sign off, I want to continue my 5 point list for how we save liberty together.</p><p><strong>FIFTH, TRUST GOD</strong>. Once we have done everything we can do to save liberty for our children and their children, then we have to relax into life. Love life. Enjoy life. Live the best life you can.</p><p><a href="https://event.webinarjam.com/92859/register/qq3xoc0q">I hope to see you at the class!</a></p><p>Glenn Meder</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 A Grassroots Movement for Goldbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is up to us to remain free from the tyranny of the coming CBDC.]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/a-grassroots-movement-for-goldbacks</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/a-grassroots-movement-for-goldbacks</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 18:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/150507684/af985afaa06c7e738490cb5c9bf6ae25.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><strong>My goal is to create a grassroots movement to get people using Goldbacks. Goldbacks are different than simply storing gold bullion to preserve your wealth. Goldbacks are money. They need to circulate. They need to move. Business owners, start accepting Goldbacks. Farmers, accept Goldbacks. And make it known that you accept Goldbacks. And if you're a regular person, buy Goldbacks and use them. Proselytize Goldbacks. Educate people on sound money. This is how we become resilient. This is how we ensure our liberty. </strong>- Glenn Meder</p></blockquote><p><strong>If you want to purchase Goldbacks, click <a href="https://alpinegold.com/shop-precious-metals/ref/GlennMeder/">here</a>, or go to to <a href="http://privategoldbacks.com">PrivateGoldbacks.com</a>.</strong></p><p><strong>If you want to open a UPMA account, click <a href="https://member.upma.org/?referral=042450051626558752">here</a>.</strong></p><p>For years I have been talking about the globally coordinated tyranny that is coming our way in the form of Digital IDs, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the coming social credit system. My goal with the livestream was to present a real alternative that will protect our liberty for generations to come.</p><p>Furthermore, my goal was to create an educational video that explains this threat and how we can ensure our liberty, and I&#8217;m hoping that this video can go viral. We need to create a grassroots movement of people who understand this issue and who take steps to keep themselves free from this tyranny.</p><p>If you haven&#8217;t heard about Central Bank Digital Currencies, let me give you some background.</p><p>If you look at a dollar in your pocket right now, you will see that it says that it is a Federal Reserve note. This is significant. In the past, our money was different. If you look at this $10 dollar bill from 1928, you will see that it says &#8220;Ten Dollars in Gold Coin Payable to the Bearer on Demand.&#8221;</p><p>In other words, the paper money was not the actual money. The piece of paper was simply a receipt for the real money, which was the gold coin. Back then, this $10 bill was worth half an ounce of gold and it had significantly more purchasing power than $10 today. Today, half an ounce of gold is worth $1,340.</p><p>This is why a house, for example, may have sold for $3,000 in 1930.</p><p>At this point, I think it&#8217;s important to define what money is.</p><p><strong>THERE ARE SEVEN FUNCTIONS OF MONEY. </strong>Real money is...</p><ol><li><p>A Medium of Exchange. Is able to be used as an intermediary in trade.</p></li><li><p>A Unit of Account. Is able to be numbered and counted.</p></li><li><p>Durable. Has a long usable life.</p></li><li><p>Divisible. It can be divided equally into smaller units (You can make change).</p></li><li><p>Portable. It is easy to carry or transport.</p></li><li><p>Fungible. Each unit is capable of mutual substitution, meaning units are of equal value ($1 in my wallet is worth the same as $1 in your wallet)</p></li><li><p>A Store of Value. Retains its purchasing power over long periods of time. Only gold and silver have been money throughout history.</p></li></ol><p>But now, the US dollar is fiat currency, not money. Currency has the first 6 qualities of money, but not the 7th. Currency is not a store of value.</p><p>In 1971, the US removed gold from the dollar. So now it is not backed by anything, it&#8217;s simply a piece of paper. When money is backed by gold, the money retains it&#8217;s value because they can only print as much paper money as they have gold to back it.</p><p>But now there is no limit on the amount of dollars they can print (or digitally create). So what did they do with this power? They abused it. They printed and printed and printed.</p><p>And this is the true definition of inflation. They inflated the currency supply. And the result of inflation is the devaluation of the dollar. This devaluation happens slower than the money creation happens. They have tricks on how they can delay this devaluation, but the devaluation always happens.</p><p>So when you see prices rising on food, and houses and cars, it&#8217;s important to note that what you are seeing is not the prices going up, but the purchasing power of the dollar going down.</p><p><strong>THIS IS WHERE WE ARE NOW.</strong> The devaluation of the dollar is catching up to the crazy money printing that they have been doing over the past many decades. And unfortunately, this devaluation will continue at an even faster rate until the dollar has no value.</p><p>In other words, the dollar is doomed. When this will happen once and for all, no one knows. I am personally surprised that it hasn&#8217;t crashed before now.</p><p><strong>SO THIS BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT; &#8220;WHO CONTROLS THE DOLLAR?&#8221;</strong></p><p>The US Constitution gives Congress the power &#8220;<em>To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof</em>.&#8221; But in 1913, Congress, abdicated this authority to the Federal Reserve.</p><p>So now it&#8217;s important to understand who the Federal Reserve is. The Federal Reserve is a central bank that is neither owned or controlled by the US Government, nor by we the people. Rather, the Federal Reserve is controlled by a cartel of multinational banks, and these banks control the printing of the US dollar.</p><p>In other words, the banks and the psychopaths behind the banks have total control over the US dollar. They have tremendous power, and they use this power to further their power. This is why we have endless wars. This is how they own the media companies, and it&#8217;s how they fund corrupt politicians.</p><p>These psychopaths are not stupid. They know that the end of the US dollar is near. But they do not want to lose their power. They will do anything to retain their power. More than this, they want to increase their power.</p><p><strong>ENTER CBDCS AND THE SURVEILLANCE STATE.</strong></p><p>Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are a centrally controlled digital currency that will replace the US dollar. Most people don&#8217;t understand the danger of CBDCs because they think, &#8220;We have digital currencies now, such as Visa and Mastercard, so what does it matter.&#8221;</p><p>But the danger of CBDCs is not just that they are digital, but that they are PROGRAMMABLE.</p><p>If we allow them to be implemented, here&#8217;s how they will work...</p><p>Each person will receive a digital id that will track and record everything that they do online and offline. Everything that you do, write, text, say, purchase and own will be recorded and stored centrally. Your digital id will be tied to everything that you do online, everything that you say on social media, and everything that you purchase, and will be monitored by your phone and computer.</p><p>In the name of saving the climate, each of us will receive a carbon credit allotment each month, and your carbon credit score will be monitored. They will know how much gas you use, how much carbon you use by flying, and how much red meat you purchase. If you exceed your monthly carbon allotment, your electric car won&#8217;t charge all the way, you won&#8217;t be able to fly and you won&#8217;t be able to purchase certain things, such as red meat &#8211; remember what the World Economic Forum said about us all eating crickets, right? This is how they are going to do it.</p><p>So yes, what we are talking about is a social credit score, which means that we will have rules that we must follow, and if we obey we will receive a high social credit score and life will be great, and if we don&#8217;t obey, we will receive a low social credit score, and we will be punished and our life will become very difficult.</p><p>The final piece of the puzzle is the CBDC. The CBDC will allow them to instantaneously penalize you for doing something they don&#8217;t want you to do. Tweet something that misgenders someone or uses someone&#8217;s wrong pronouns and receive an instant $100 fine. Want to buy beef, even though you have exceeded your monthly carbon score? That beef will cost you 50% more. Did you just spread misinformation about COVID? $1,000 fine! This instantaneous reward or penalty will, in effect, train you like a dog.</p><p>And you will have no say in the matter. All of this will happen automatically. There will be no one to complain to. You won&#8217;t be able to write an article about the corruption, because that will also result in a penalty.</p><p>According to The Washington Standard,</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;On Friday 14th October, the IMF streamed a meeting called&nbsp;&#8220;Central Bank Digital Currencies for Financial Inclusion: Risks and Rewards.&#8221;&nbsp;The live stream of this meeting went under the radar for many but a video surfaced of Bi Li, the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, explaining how CDBSs can be programmed.</p><p>He said:&nbsp;&#8220;The smart contract would allow targeted policy functions, like welfare payments, consumption coupons, food stamps, etc.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;With CBDCs, we can precisely control what people can and can&#8217;t own. Also, what kind of use this money can be programmed for, like food only.&#8221; &#8211;&nbsp;Bi Li</p></blockquote><p>This is why they are locking the entire financial system down. Right now, when you deposit your money into a bank, that money no longer is owned by you. Instead, you are considered an unsecured creditor of the bank, and if that bank fails the secured creditors will get their money before you do.</p><p>The book, &#8220;The Great Taking&#8221; by David Rogers Webb, described in detail how almost all financial instruments have been weaponized against the people.</p><p>And, to be clear, they aren&#8217;t hiding this from us anymore either. The WEF has confidently declared that &#8220;By 2030, you will own nothing and be happy.&#8221;</p><p><strong>BUT, LET&#8217;S BE CLEAR HERE. THERE IS A PATH FORWARD THAT RESPECTS LIBERTY AND OUR GOD-GIVEN RIGHTS.</strong></p><p>We have a God-Given right to voluntarily interact with other human beings in a way that we choose without the involvement of government.</p><p>And the way to do this is to simply opt-out of the system. We can interact with people as we choose. We can purchase what we want to purchase without anyone&#8217;s permission. We can sell our goods to others with a reasonable assumption of the government not getting involved.</p><p><strong>INTRODUCING GOLDBACKS.</strong></p><p>A Goldback is a type of innovative currency that contains a precise amount of gold in each note. It is crafted using a proprietary process that layers thin sheets of 24-karat gold between protective polyester layers, creating a durable and long-lasting currency.</p><p>Goldbacks are designed to be an inflation-resistant and stable form of currency, preserving the spending power and financial stability of communities, families, and individuals. They are made of 24-karat gold foil laminated onto a sturdy polyester film, making them resistant to wear and tear.</p><p>Goldbacks allow us to interact with people on a voluntary, private basis similar to we are used to now with cash. It&#8217;s similar to how US money used to be when it was backed by gold, but now there is no third party bank that is required to hold the gold. Because the Goldback is pure, 24k gold.</p><p>Each Goldback contains 1/1000 of an ounce of gold. They also come in other denominations, such as 5 Goldbacks, 10 Goldbacks and 50 Goldbacks. The value of the Goldback changes as the value of gold changes, but like gold, the value will stay very stable over time.</p><p><strong>HOW CAN GOLDBACKS SAVE LIBERTY?</strong></p><p>I believe it is essential to get at least some assets out of the financial system. We need to be able to transact with others in a private way, and we need to be able to store our wealth in a way that won&#8217;t be stolen through inflation or outright theft.</p><p>To do this, we need to USE Goldbacks. Money needs to be active. It needs to circulate. We need people and businesses and farmers to accept Goldbacks, and we need to get out there and try to transact with it.</p><p>My goal is to create a grassroots movement to get people using Goldbacks. Because we can&#8217;t wait for a crash to happen, and for the CBDCs to be implemented to then start using Goldbacks. We need it to happen now.</p><p>I want you to imagine a community in which all businesses accept Goldbacks. The prices of goods will never go up in price. They will not inflate. No matter what happens throughout the world, the local economy would be fine. You would be able to purchase. Your money will hold it&#8217;s value forever.</p><p>This is how we become resilient. This is how we ensure our liberty.</p><p>So here is my message to everyone. If you have a business, start accepting Goldbacks. Not only this, but make it known that you accept Goldbacks. Post it on your site. If you are a farmer at a farmer&#8217;s market, display the &#8220;We accept Goldbacks&#8221; proudly.</p><p>And if you are a regular person, buy Goldbacks and use them. Go to local farmers and businesses and ask them to accept Goldbacks. Give them a brochure on why they should accept Goldbacks.</p><p>And I want to have a special message to farmers. I urge you to accept Goldbacks. You are under fire. The elites have a massive, globally coordinated attack on farmers right now. We the people have to support our farmers, and to do this, I think Goldbacks are a very important key.</p><p><strong>GRASSROOTS COMES BEFORE LAWS.</strong></p><p>Yes, States and local municipalities can stand up to CBDCs. But politicians are not brave. They will not go out on a limb to implement laws that no one wants. If we want our States and towns to protect us against the coming CBDC, then there is only one path forward. We have to start now to create a grassroots movement of real money.</p><p>Make no mistake, tyranny is coming. We have the power to stop it, but only if we individually act.</p><p>Buy Goldbacks here. Share this article and our interview far and wide. Especially to farmers and to small businesses.</p><p>Thank you!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 How to Avoid Brainwashing with Jason Christoff.]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Glenn Meder and Eric Meder]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/how-to-avoid-brainwashing-with-jason</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/how-to-avoid-brainwashing-with-jason</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 10:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/149869615/48a21858794a17d75e29866b9098c906.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join Glenn and Eric as they have an amazing discussion with Jason Christoff. Jason runs an international self sabotage coaching school where students are educated on the subjects of mind control, brainwashing, behavior modification and psychological manipulation. Jason's students then use their knowledge in these areas to help reprogram their clients into better versions of themselves on all levels. Jason believes that the social decay we openly see in our world today has only come about because&nbsp;key players in our society are using this manipulative psychology against most of humanity. If we are to survive and thrive in the upcoming years Jason believes that each citizen must understand these processes, as to protect themselves from future psychological operations.</p><p>I think you will love this interview. Please listen and share it with others.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p>Connect with Glenn Meder on X (Twitter) @glennmeder and Eric Meder @trustedmeder</p><p>Join us at https://privacyacademy.com/</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;5727b9d6-386c-4eb3-8d8d-deff1677dfe5&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:3478.1257,&quot;downloadable&quot;:false,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 Health is Your Ultimate Freedom With Leah Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join Glenn and Eric Meder for this Freedom Talks Episode!]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/health-is-your-ultimate-freedom-with</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/health-is-your-ultimate-freedom-with</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 10:50:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/149199512/f0226dbf40f1c25bc8fdbdfbb06aee09.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><strong>Hi From Glenn!</strong></h2><p>In this episode of Freedom Talks with Glenn and Eric Meder, had a fascinating discussion with Leah Wilson, one of the founders of <a href="https://standforhealthfreedom.com/about-us/">Stand for Health Freedom</a>, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization dedicated to informing and activating a grassroots movement to protect our health and our families.</p><p>Stand for Health Freedom exists to take citizens from aware to activated by empowering them to take a stand individually and as part of a growing and influential voter bloc. </p><p>We talked about health freedom, COVID tyranny, the weakness of greater good arguments, and how your body and health is your ultimate freedom that is being actively used against you</p><p>I think you will love this interview. Please listen and share it with others.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p>Connect with Glenn Meder on X @glennmeder and Eric Meder @trustedmeder</p><p>Join us at https://privacyacademy.com/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glenn & Eric Meder Talk to Aaron Day About CBDCs, Gold Backs and Hope.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freedom Talks #3]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/glenn-and-eric-meder-talk-to-aaron</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/glenn-and-eric-meder-talk-to-aaron</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/148629614/3d2e7ebf8b66d5b9fc5935fe4328c600.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><strong>Hi From Glenn! </strong></h2><p>In this episode of Freedom Talks with Glenn and Eric Meder, we had a fascinating discussion with Aaron Day about CBDCs, Global Tyranny, Gold Backs, cryptocurrencies and hope for the future.</p><p>Aaron R. Day is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author, and political activist with a rich background across various sectors such as e-commerce, healthcare, blockchain/cryptocurrency and AI. As a current fellow at the Brownstone Institute and the Chairman/CEO of the Daylight Freedom Foundation, Day combines his industry expertise with a deep commitment to advancing freedom and individual liberty.</p><p>Day&#8217;s concern over the rising threat posed by Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) inspired him to author the best-selling book, <a href="https://day2024.com/the-final-countdown-crypto-gold-silver-and-the-peoples-last-stand-against-tyranny-by-central-bank-digital-currencies-cbdcs/">The Final Countdown: Crypto, Gold, Silver, and the People&#8217;s Last Stand Against Tyranny by CBDCs</a>. His 2024 Republican Presidential nomination campaign was a strategic effort to highlight the dangers of CBDCs, during which he engaged with numerous Congress members and influenced key political figures, including persuading Donald Trump to oppose CBDCs through discussions facilitated by <a href="https://x.com/AaronRDay/status/1747840341514879290?s=20">Vivek Ramaswamy</a>.</p><p>I really loved this interview, and I think you will too. Please listen and share it with others.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p>Connect with Glenn Meder on X @glennmeder and Eric Meder @trustedmeder</p><p>Join us at https://privacyacademy.com/</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom Talks #2 Will Dove]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glenn Meder and Eric Meder]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/freedom-talks-2-will-dove</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/freedom-talks-2-will-dove</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 18:41:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/148071786/ae50511f628aec18cc4ab535b0552d82.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Freedom Talks with Glenn and Eric Meder, we had the pleasure of interviewing Will Dove from the Iron Will Report. Iron Will is a freedom fighter in Canada, and is at the forefront of the fight to protect liberty. It was a fantastic interview.</p><p>I really loved this interview, and I think you will too.</p><p>Connect with Glenn Meder on X @glennmeder and Eric Meder @trustedmeder</p><p>Join us at https://privacyacademy.com/</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rwxJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb90daab0-5ace-4644-8834-ba9a4994d13e_800x800.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rwxJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb90daab0-5ace-4644-8834-ba9a4994d13e_800x800.png 424w, 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COVID.</p><p>He is prolific, and also talks about the &#8220;Mass Formation Psychosis&#8221; that is taking place today.</p><p>In the podcast, we talk about&#8230;</p><ul><li><p>Censorship.</p></li><li><p>Mass formation psychosis.</p></li><li><p>Subliminal messages in TV shows, and media.</p></li><li><p>How AI is playing a part in digital-emotional manipulation.</p></li><li><p>His &#8220;electric fence&#8221; technique that helps people determine if they have been brainwashed.</p></li><li><p>And much more!</p></li></ul><p>I really loved this interview, and I think it&#8217;s a perfect start to our new podcast.</p><p>Connect with Glenn Meder on X @glennmeder and Eric Meder @trustedmeder</p><p>Join us at https://privacyacademy.com/</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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<strong><a href="https://privacyacademy.com/">Privacy Academy</a></strong>. One of the topics I teach is the dangers of social media.</p><p>I stopped using Facebook and LinkedIn many years ago. I&#8217;ve never used TikTok, Instagram or Google&#8217;s horrible social media experiment. These are terrible apps run by radically activist employees and embedded FBI agents who actively flag and censor people. They invade your privacy, they watch you and record everything you do, and then they use your data against you to manipulate you.</p><p>I believe that much of the radicalization, grooming, racial divides, polarization and anger in the world can be directly linked to these social media companies. Crazy people in a very small part of California have been able to export their mental illness throughout the world. They confuse and destabilize children and teens. They promote depravity. And they crush freedom of speech.</p><p>But the world is not just black and white. </p><p>Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, I started to use it, and I have found it to be a vital tool for staying informed. Let me explain.</p><p>I don&#8217;t teach privacy just for privacy sake. There is a purpose behind my teachings.</p><p>Privacy is essential for freedom itself. We need to be able to think, explore, discuss and even argue without someone looking over our shoulder. We have to be able to talk to our friends and loved ones without self-censoring our words. We need to be able to express ourselves, do research and ask questions without worry of reprisal.</p><p>Imagine what would have happened to our Founding Fathers if England had the level of surveillance that our government has over us today.</p><p>England would have known what Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin wrote before they published their writings.</p><p>King George&#8217;s spy network would have known who Samuel Adams met with for lunch and the network of people involved.</p><p>They would have known the amount of money each person had and where it was located, and they would even know what Alexander Hamilton and the other Fathers said to their spouses in their private homes.</p><p>If England had this level of surveillance, history would be drastically different. Our Founding Fathers would have been rounded up and shot before the Declaration of Independence was signed. This wonderful experiment of freedom that is embodied in the USA would never have been born.</p><p>There can be no liberty without privacy.</p><div><hr></div><h5>The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.</h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>I have found that there is no better way to learn what is going on in the world than through citizen journalism, such as can be found on Twitter (now called X). Such as&#8230;</p><ul><li><p>When the Trump assassination attempt happened, I knew about it immediately. I learned key points about it hours, and sometimes days before they were discussed on mainstream news channels. Much of what really happened is still not being discussed on news channels. And now, suprise, surprise, all mention of it is being purged from Google &#8211; just as if it never happened.</p></li><li><p>I bypassed the ridiculous partisan filters that colored the reporting on news channels, such as the Washington Post article titled, &#8220;Trump Escorted Away After Loud Noises at PA Rally.&#8221;</p></li><li><p>I was able to get news directly from the people at the event, and from Chris Martenson who has done amazing scientific analyzes of the audio clips of the shooting that clearly shows that there were actually two or maybe even three separate shooters.</p></li><li><p>I was able to see the Secret Service snipers aiming at the gunman for well over a minute before the gunman tried to shoot Trump, during which time they never took him out or removed Trump from the stage.</p></li><li><p>A citizen investigator pointed out Janeen Diguiseppi, the assistant director of the FBI sitting right behind Trump holding up her phone and calmly recorded the shots fired at Trump, like she knew it was going to happen.</p></li><li><p>I&#8217;ve seen pictures of FBI agents spraying down the crime scene with water hoses seemingly to destroy evidence.</p></li><li><p>I&#8217;ve seen enough evidence to be confident that this assassination attempt was an inside job. Just as the CIA assassinated JFK, they also attempted to assassinate Trump a mere two weeks ago right in front of our eyes.</p></li></ul><p>You will see none of this on mainstream news. The only thing that they will show you is what they want you to see. This is why they want to crush freedom of speech, because this is the only way that they will be able to successfully lie to us.</p><p>Freedom of speech is what will help us crush the acts of tyranny. For a long time I&#8217;ve had questions about Elon Musk. But right here, right now, X is a powerful platform for learning what is really going on. It is the center of citizen journalism, and collaboration by the people.</p><p>So here are some important points that I have learned...</p><ul><li><p>In order for X to be useful, you have to follow the right people. Don&#8217;t just follow everyone. Be very picky.</p></li><li><p>Your timeline (which is the posts you see) can be either set to &#8220;For You&#8221; or &#8220;Following&#8221; Always choose &#8220;Following&#8221;. If you choose &#8220;For You&#8221;, you are allowing their algorithm to choose what you see, but if you choose &#8220;Following&#8221; you only see what the people you follow post.</p></li><li><p>If you want to follow me on X, <strong><a href="https://x.com/GlennMeder">you can find my profile here</a></strong>. Follow me.</p></li><li><p>Also,<strong> <a href="https://x.com/trustedmeder">follow my brilliant son Eric here</a></strong>.</p></li></ul><p>On a final note, the globalists are desperately trying to censor X, and if they succeed we may never know. For this reason, I don&#8217;t put all my eggs in the X basket. I follow different independent thinkers. I listen to their podcasts. I read their articles and I sign up for their emails.</p><p>Please keep liberty close to your heart.</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/in-defense-of-x/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/in-defense-of-x/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h5><strong>Please support our sponsors&#8230;</strong></h5><h5><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> is a USA-based company that produces the highest quality water purifiers on the market today. Founded in 1968, they hand-craft stainless steel water distillers that produce consistently pure drinking water. Mention &#8220;The Liberty Zeppelin&#8221; for 5% off. 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And wow, it&#8217;s beautiful!</p><p>Today we went to Lake Bled. So picturesque! </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg" width="1000" height="1328" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1328,&quot;width&quot;:1000,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:475596,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFsJ!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F805f0937-d7d5-47ae-9f83-05d0a9a15c31_1000x1328.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Yes, there is a lot of crazy and scary stuff going on in the world right now, but I believe it&#8217;s important to follow your inspiration. </p><p>I believe that we have to help humanity by fighting for freedom, share God&#8217;s Light, live our inspiration and then trust in God. Don&#8217;t live in fear.</p><p>Today&#8217;s newsletter has a number of great articles on topics including&#8230;</p><ul><li><p>Why the 10th Amendment is the foundation of the Constitution.</p></li><li><p>My take on the Presidential debate.</p></li><li><p>Is Liberty Rainbow Colored?</p></li><li><p>Inflation, Minimum Wage and the Destruction of the Family.</p></li></ul><p>I think you will love today&#8217;s issue, so please download it, read it and share. Here it is&#8230;</p><div class="file-embed-wrapper" data-component-name="FileToDOM"><div class="file-embed-container-reader"><div class="file-embed-container-top"><image class="file-embed-thumbnail-default" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0Cy0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fimg%2Fattachment_icon.svg"></image><div class="file-embed-details"><div class="file-embed-details-h1">Libzep June 2024 Sml</div><div class="file-embed-details-h2">590KB &#8729; PDF file</div></div><a class="file-embed-button wide" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/108b2740-ab16-4857-a7a8-b664049e9eec.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div><a class="file-embed-button narrow" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/108b2740-ab16-4857-a7a8-b664049e9eec.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div></div><p>Please comment here.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/june-issue-of-liberty-zeppelin/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/june-issue-of-liberty-zeppelin/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Glenn Meder</p><div><hr></div><h5>The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers in a world of activist journalists who stoke the division and hate that is consuming our country. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.</h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h5> </h5>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[May Issue of the Liberty Zeppelin is Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi from Glenn!]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/may-issue-of-the-liberty-zeppelin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/may-issue-of-the-liberty-zeppelin</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 13:45:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><strong>Hi from Glenn!</strong></h2><p>I hope you are having a fantastic week!</p><p>Yes, it seems like the world is going crazy, but try to remember to keep your feet on the ground. One thing that I find very disturbing is the fact that 47% of US Citizens now expect a Civil War. I believe that this will end badly for freedom lovers. I think the people in power are ready for it, and they want it. </p><p>That&#8217;s the main point of my headline article this month titled, &#8220;They Want a Civil War. Don&#8217;t Give It To Them.&#8221; I think this is an extremely important article, because although I don&#8217;t think that a war would work out in our favor, there is another path that will allow us to win. This is the path we must take.</p><p>Please share this newsletter far and wide.</p><p>Here is the PDF version of the newsletter than you can open, read, share, and print.</p><div class="file-embed-wrapper" data-component-name="FileToDOM"><div class="file-embed-container-reader"><div class="file-embed-container-top"><image class="file-embed-thumbnail-default" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0Cy0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fimg%2Fattachment_icon.svg"></image><div class="file-embed-details"><div class="file-embed-details-h1">Libzep May 2024</div><div class="file-embed-details-h2">764KB &#8729; PDF file</div></div><a class="file-embed-button wide" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/5ac4ef76-7c5a-4875-a1ec-697906dc923a.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div><a class="file-embed-button narrow" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/5ac4ef76-7c5a-4875-a1ec-697906dc923a.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div></div><p> Also, in this issue, I talk about entrepreneurship, and how the USA has turned banks into spy agencies. </p><p>If you want the direct link to my headline article, here it is: They Want A Civil War. Don&#8217;t Give It To Them.</p><p>Please share, share, share. And if you want to support a voice of liberty and truth, please subscribe to my newsletter. Thank you!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 The Joy of Being An Entrepreneur]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi from Glenn!]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/524b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/524b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 13:28:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hi from Glenn!</h2><p>I hope you are well!</p><p>Today I want to celebrate entrepreneurs, because we are the true free market.</p><p>One of the true joys of my life is being able to have a business with my son. I love him dearly and am extremely impressed with his work ethic and intelligence every single day. I honestly don&#8217;t know how I could run my businesses without him, nor would I enjoy what I do half as much.</p><p>I could not work this closely with my son if I weren&#8217;t my own boss. I love being an entrepreneur. I love the freedom it gives me. I&#8217;m able to work from anywhere in the world. Yes, I work a lot, but I work on my own schedule. And yes, I probably could&#8217;ve made more money working for a corporation, but now I am able to put my full energy into efforts that I truly believe in. Plus, I am not reliant on an employer who makes me do things I don&#8217;t want to do, such as get the jab or say someone else&#8217;s pronouns - nope, nope, nope.</p><p>In today&#8217;s world it is easier than ever to be an entrepreneur. You don&#8217;t necessarily need start-up capital. You don&#8217;t have to pay for an office or employees. Nor does the job need to be full-time. You can easily start a side gig that brings in real money. And this side gig&#8212;or side hustle&#8212;can then turn into something bigger.</p><p>Here are some of my recommendations for starting a business . . .</p><p><strong>Serve Others</strong>. Capitalism has a bad reputation, but this bad rap is misplaced. The free market simply means you need to serve others. In a free market, you have to understand what people need and want and then figure out how to give it to them at a price they are willing to pay. It&#8217;s about service to your fellow man. I recommend the book&nbsp;<em>Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO's Quest for Meaning and Authenticity</em>, by August Turak. It is one of my all time favorite books.</p><p><strong>Serve Yourself</strong>. If you go into business just to make a buck, it&#8217;s more than likely you&#8217;ll fail. Yes, I just said that capitalism is about serving others&#8212;but you also must serve yourself. By this I mean do something you truly care about. Do something that will keep a fire in your heart even if profits are slow to come in. If you do this, you have a better chance of staying motivated long enough to make it a success.</p><p><strong>Failure is Part of It</strong>. Schools teach students to be employees, not entrepreneurs. There is a big difference. Schools teach children to not fail. They teach that failure is bad. But failure is simply part of being an entrepreneur. Try your best, make mistakes, learn from your mistakes, pivot, and try again. Stick with it and you will eventually (probably) succeed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h5><strong>The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers in a world of activist journalists who stoke the division and hate that is consuming our country. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</strong></h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><p><strong>Pivot</strong>. Too often&nbsp;entrepreneurs fail not because they have a bad idea but&nbsp;because their business model is wrong. If you like what you&#8217;re doing and others like it but you still aren&#8217;t making money, then sincerely analyze your business model. I recommend the book, <em>The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, and Stand Out from the Crowd</em>, by Allan Dib.</p><p><strong>Very Low Overhead</strong>. One of the most significant drains on cash is overhead, which is the monthly expenses you incur, such as rent and employees, regardless of whether you make any sales or not. I had a friend who started a business that had $100,000 in monthly overhead, plus he had to personally guarantee the rent (a big chunk of that amount) for five years! Needless to say, it turned into&nbsp;a very painful lesson for him. So, instead of going the high-cost route, do something simple from home on your own. When you need help, examine closely whether you need to hire someone. Maybe you can work out an arrangement with an independent contractor who has his own business. Be very careful with overhead.</p><p><strong>Don&#8217;t Let Your Voice Be Owned</strong>. Many, many entrepreneurs have found out, to their dismay, that when they rely on traffic from Google, Facebook, Instagram, or another internet platform, the rug can be pulled out from under them in the blink of an eye. What happens if you work hard to create a YouTube channel and then all of a sudden they ban you? Or if you work hard to rank highly in Google&#8217;s search algorithm, and then they suddenly change it and you suddenly don&#8217;t have traffic from Google anymore? These behemoths don&#8217;t care about you, and they don&#8217;t care if your business lives or dies. If you say anything they don&#8217;t approve of, they will intentionally kill your company. Instead, develop an email list. Email is not controlled by any outsider, thus you can&#8217;t be censored or rug-pulled.</p><p><strong>Cooperation, Not Competition</strong>. People in the business world focus too much on competition, when cooperation is much more important. By&nbsp;concentrating on the competition, you are fixated on what <em>other </em>companies are doing instead of what <em>you</em> should be doing. My cooperative relationship with Marjory Wildcraft, for example, has helped my business tremendously. I, in turn, do my best to help her. &nbsp;</p><p>There are so many simple ways you can start a business these days. If you have something important to say and are a good writer, start a Substack page. It&#8217;s free and it&#8217;s simple. I also recommend listening to Pat Flynn&#8217;s Smart Passive Income (SPI) podcast. Pat is a classic and is very good at teaching&#8212;and entertaining you at the same time.</p><p>And if you can find something to work on with a loved one, even better!</p><p>I wish you much success and lasting enjoyment.</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/524b/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/524b/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>Please support our sponsors&#8230;</strong></h3><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> is a USA-based company that produces the highest quality water purifiers on the market today. Founded in 1968, they hand-craft stainless steel water distillers that produce consistently pure drinking water. Mention &#8220;The Liberty Zeppelin&#8221; for 10% off. Go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> or call 402-467-9300.</p><div><hr></div><p>Big tech and big brother watch and record everything you do online without your knowledge or consent. Privacy is vital for freedom and security. The Privacy Action Plan is a comprehensive online course that teaches you how to secure your online privacy and security. We provide a planned way forward and break each topic into bite-sized steps that even non-techy people can do. <strong><a href="https://tinyurl.com/54hvwm4m">Learn more here.</a></strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Josh Taylor, CFP&#174;, Certified Financial Planner &#8482;. For all your financial needs. jt@kompassfinancial.com 888.770.0004 <a href="https://www.kompassfinancial.com/">www.kompassfinancial.com</a></p><div><hr></div><p>The Liberty Zeppelin is a read-supported publication. If you believe in our mission of shining the light of truth on the coordinated global tyranny, please support us!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 They Want a Civil War. Don’t Give It To Them.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi from Glenn!]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/524a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/524a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 13:25:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hi from Glenn!</h2><p>I hope you are well. Today&#8217;s featured article is crucial, because a recent poll showed that 47% of Americans believe we are headed towards a civil war. I believe that this would be very bad for liberty. There is a better way, and that&#8217;s what I talk about in today&#8217;s article. Enjoy.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>Throughout time, there has always been a small group of people who ruled over the masses. They used their power to subjugate, suppress, dominate, and enslave the multitudes.</strong></p><p>But the Founding Fathers of the United States disrupted this. They declared that we are not a nation of subjects.&nbsp;That our representatives are our servants, not our rulers. And that,&nbsp;because our rights come from God alone, governments do not have the authority to take those rights away from us.</p><p>They made it clear that we the people, not the government or the ruling elite, own this country.</p><p>But today, the ruling class seems more&nbsp;determined than ever&nbsp;to dominate us.&nbsp;And, unlike the days of yore, the&nbsp;potentates now have advanced technological tools at their disposal to do just that.</p><p>Governments around the world are putting in place a technological infrastructure that will give them and their corporate cohorts total surveillance and absolute control over the global population.</p><p>Their goal? Our enslavement. This is not an exaggeration. The effect of today&#8217;s government policies is to literally enslave humanity.</p><p>All governments have the goal of implementing digital IDs to centralize all our data. Centralization of power is always great for tyrants and awful for us. And, since information is power, centralized data is centralized power. When these would-be rulers have information ABOUT us, they have power OVER us.</p><p>All countries are working hard to implement central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). CBDCs will replace cash and give the people in charge total surveillance capability. CBDCs are a key component of the coming social credit system.</p><p>Each of us will have a digital ID, which will store every single bit of data about us. A digital identity will be a requirement if we want to access the internet, purchase products, open a bank account, get a job,&nbsp;go to college, and even&nbsp;drive our car.</p><p>The CBDC system in each country will be tied into its citizens&#8217;&nbsp;digital IDs, so every single financial transaction we make will be monitored.</p><div><hr></div><h5>The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers in a world of activist journalists who stoke the division and hate that is consuming our country. To support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.</h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>But CBDCs are about more than just surveillance. CBDCs will be programmable, which means we&#8217;ll be rewarded for doing what &#8220;they&#8221; (the parasitic politicians and the influential oligarchs they work for) want us to do and penalized for doing whatever &#8220;they&#8221; don&#8217;t want us to do.</p><p>If you purchase too much beef this month, you won&#8217;t be able to buy beef next month, because bovine belching&nbsp;is supposedly bad for the climate. If you exceed your monthly carbon credit allotment, you won&#8217;t be able to book a flight, and,&nbsp;worse, charging your electric car battery&nbsp;will be severely curtailed.</p><p>Yes, the CBDC will give&nbsp;our elitist overlords&nbsp;control&nbsp;over all aspects of our life. Post a social media comment railing against the flood of illegal immigrants and you'll receive an instant fine of $100 for your &#8220;hate crime.&#8221; Post a criticism of transgender men using women&#8217;s locker rooms, and you&#8217;ll immediately be docked $200.</p><p>On the other hand, if you show public support for open borders and the trans movement, you may receive an instant reward. This behavior modification technique is how dogs are trained to obey. Yes, <em>you </em>are the dog.</p><p>Almost all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle are in place now. You don&#8217;t believe me? Look up any flight on Google Flights. Next to each flight you&#8217;ll see&nbsp;a carbon score. This score is not simply for awareness. An elaborate carbon credit score system is in place, ready to be launched.</p><p>This is why governments are pushing for digital IDs, CBDCs, climate change initiatives, electric car&nbsp;sales, and smart devices. And this is why there is a global crackdown on free speech.</p><p>The people who comply will have a great life. The people who want to think for themselves and live free will be crushed. This is the dark future they&#8217;re working hard to create. And if we do nothing about it, there will be no escape.&nbsp;If you think the world is crazy now, you haven&#8217;t seen anything yet. Our children and grandchildren could grow up in a pitch-black world.</p><p>But there is one powerful obstacle to their plans: the US Constitution.</p><p>The Constitution, the law of our land, was specifically designed to create a decentralized power structure. Why? Because the Founding Fathers knew that people in power always seek more power&#8212;and they do this by centralizing power.</p><p>The Constitution decentralized power with the Tenth Amendment, which says that the federal government only has the authority the Constitution specifically grants to it, which is surprisingly little. Most of the power is granted to the States and to the people themselves.</p><p>This is a vital point to understand: Most people think the federal government has <em>more</em> authority than the state governments, but this is not true. The states have more legal power than the federal government in most situations. This is why, for instance,&nbsp;Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, was able to defy federal tyranny during the pandemic. His independence from federal control greatly frustrated the globalists, who wanted to use COVID to usher in their worldwide control system.</p><p>So, just remember that . . .</p><ol><li><p>The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and all &#8220;laws&#8221; that contradict its seven articles, Bill of Rights, and amendments are illegal.</p></li><li><p>The US Constitution gives very limited powers to the federal government, and THESE POWERS ARE THE ONLY POWERS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LEGALLY HAS.</p></li><li><p>All other powers are reserved to the individual States and to the people themselves.</p></li></ol><p>Also remember that the federal government does <em>not </em>have the authority to grant another country or global body, such as the World Health Organization, the ability to usurp the US Constitution. For this reason, some states have made laws forbidding the WHO&nbsp;authority within their state borders.</p><p>Each state can legally block CBDCs, and many have. Indeed, states can prevent any action taken by the globalists to seize power over individuals&nbsp;and&nbsp;institutions in the US.</p><p>You can be sure that states&#8217; power pisses off the globalists no end. No other country is set up like this. No other country is as hard to subjugate as the USA. And we the people know it.</p><p>This is why our would-be overlords want a civil war. Our Constitution is in the way, and they know it. So,&nbsp;they&#8217;re looking for a way to remove it or change it without going through the normal amendment process.&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png" width="800" height="798" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:798,&quot;width&quot;:800,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:700231,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NLJp!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd439497e-472a-4255-8765-18ed29a63708_800x798.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg role="img" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><title></title><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">47% of people in the US see a new civil war as likely, which is being stoked by a new movie about it.</figcaption></figure></div><p>WE MUST NOT GIVE THEM A CIVIL WAR! They are prepared for it. They are chomping at the bit for it. But they must not have it. For, if they get their way, we will lose the USA.</p><p>What can we do to take back our power over the absolutely corrupt federal government, whose&nbsp;globalist elements are&nbsp;working hand-in-hand with other globalists outside the government and outside the US to enslave humanity?</p><p>All we need to do is follow the law of the land.</p><p>Right now, we are not following either the Constitution or its Tenth Amendment, even though the Tenth Amendment is our path to liberty and peace.</p><p>Instead, we have allowed the central government to encroach ever so gradually on the Constitution and assume powers it legally does not have. We've been like the frog who has gradually adjusted to the rising heat.&nbsp;But now it&#8217;s time we realize we&#8217;re getting boiled alive. It&#8217;s time to take back our power.</p><p>Although previous generations, like ours, surrendered their power to an overreaching federal government, the Constitution has not changed.&nbsp;The law is the same, and any law that violates the Constitution is an illegal law.</p><p>For example, the federal government does not have the authority to create the countless federal bureaucracies that now exist, such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Education (DOE), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Centers&nbsp;for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and numerous others.</p><p>These agencies are &#8220;the swamp&#8221;&nbsp;in which America is mired. Unelected bureaucrats occupy agency positions, creating&nbsp;anti-constitutional&nbsp;rules and regulations that affect each American.</p><p>We the people have no recourse against them. We can&#8217;t vote them out of office, nor do we even know who they are. Like ticks, they continue to feed. They get engorged and suck the life out of the US and the individual rights enshrined in both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. &nbsp;</p><p>Uncle Sam is infested with these bloated parasites. They are feeding off their host, we the people&#8212;draining our life blood and killing our liberty.</p><p>I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s possible to remove these ticks&#8212;or drain the swamp, if you prefer&#8212;at the federal level. The long-timers in these&nbsp;executive-branch agencies are highly skilled at fighting for their own survival, and there are too many federal employees who love the power they have. They will never let it go.</p><p>But there is a solution: cut their legs off. Yes, you heard right: cut their legs off.</p><p>OK, not literally. Figuratively. But how? &nbsp;</p><p>Gov. DeSantis showed the rest of the nation how to stand up to an aggressive, overreaching federal government. The trouble is, he didn&#8217;t go far enough. We need, for starters,&nbsp;just one governor who will stand up fully for the Constitution, without compromise. And we need a single&nbsp;state legislature whose members will support that governor&#8217;s efforts by putting the appropriate laws in place.</p><p>That governor and that legislative body should declare the following&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.</p><ul><li><p>We the People are free. We own this country, and our public servants work for us. They are our servants, not our masters.</p></li><li><p>Our rights come from God, not from the state, which means &nbsp;no one in government has the authority to take away our rights.</p></li><li><p>The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and any law that contradicts the Constitution is illegal.</p></li><li><p>There is no exception clause in the Constitution, ever.</p></li><li><p>From this day forward, the State of &lt;Name&gt; hereby declares that we will, without compromise, enforce the United States Constitution and the State Constitution for the purpose of protecting the people&#8217;s God-given rights and to ensure peace, property rights, and tranquility.</p></li><li><p>We recognize that the Founding Fathers created a decentralized power structure in the USA, that the Constitution grants the federal government very limited powers, and that the Tenth Amendment reserves all other powers to the States and to the people themselves.</p></li><li><p>We recognize that the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution grants the federal government supremacy only when its actions are in pursuance of the Constitution. The Constitution does not give the federal government the authority to exceed its authority.</p></li><li><p>We recognize that while previous generations have surrendered their rights to the federal government, the Constitution, which does not allow for such a practice, has not changed. It is still the law of the land.</p></li><li><p>Therefore, from now on, we declare that all federal agencies have absolutely no authority in the State of &lt;State&gt; until they prove that they have the constitutional authority to exist and to wield such authority, that all rules and regulations created by such agencies have no legal authority within the state unless the state government approves such regulations. And if the state chooses to approve some federal regulations, it will be up to the&nbsp;state as to whether to enforce them on the state level or to allow the federal agency to enforce them.</p></li><li><p>Furthermore, the federal government does not have the authority to sign treaties that encroach on the Constitution or on the people&#8217;s God-given rights, to seize or own land beyond what is authorized in the Constitution, to spy on the citizens of the State of &lt;State&gt; in violation of the Fourth Amendment, or to draft citizens of &lt;State&gt; without the approval of the &lt;State&gt; legislature.</p></li><li><p>No state workers are to take orders or direction from federal agencies that have not proven their constitutional authority to exist, as approved by the state legislature and the governor, and any state worker that does so will receive immediate and severe penalties, including possible termination.</p></li></ul><p>The states and the people have the power. It is up to us to take it back. It doesn&#8217;t matter what the US Congress, the US President, or the US Supreme Court say. If their actions violate the US Constitution,&nbsp;those actions are illegal.</p><p>While this may sound radical, remember that what I am proposing is simply to follow the supreme law of the land without compromise.</p><p>The USA is in a very bad place right now. This is not due to stupid policies by stupid people. Rather, it&#8217;s due to destructive policies by evil people who are intentionally destroying our society and our economy.</p><p>I believe certain intelligence agencies and other dark elements of our government are creating a situation in which we the people will get so frustrated that we will start a civil war. This possibility is something that 47% of the US population believes will happen. And this is just what the&nbsp;fomenters want. They are ready. They surely have their FBI plants installed to incite a war.&nbsp;And they certainly have the media machine geared up to crush the insurrectionists.</p><p>In short, they will win such a war. Then they will modify the Constitution and make it impotent.</p><p>Instead of fighting with guns, we must fight legally by following the US Constitution without compromise. We cannot hope to fix what ails us at the federal level. The power structure is too entrenched, too solid. The people in power will never give up their positions. But with a single action, a governor and the state legislature can legally cut off the legs of the federal bureaucracies. In one single swipe, they can neuter the globalists and give the power back to the people.</p><div><hr></div><h5>Today&#8217;s article was from the May issue of the Liberty Zeppelin. 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Sorry about that. But at least you got the April issue still in April, right?!</p><p>But I know you&#8217;re going to love this issue!</p><p>It has a great mix of valuable perspectives, personal growth insights, a great guest article from Tom Woods, a word search and more.  We are continuing our mission of trying to elevate liberty, and shine the light on the tyrants who are actively trying to steal our freedom from us.</p><p>Please download it, view it, print it out if you like, and of course, share it.</p><div class="file-embed-wrapper" data-component-name="FileToDOM"><div class="file-embed-container-reader"><div class="file-embed-container-top"><image class="file-embed-thumbnail-default" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0Cy0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fimg%2Fattachment_icon.svg"></image><div class="file-embed-details"><div class="file-embed-details-h1">Libzep April 2024 Rd</div><div class="file-embed-details-h2">663KB &#8729; PDF file</div></div><a class="file-embed-button wide" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/406e4f84-4903-4875-a07b-5a9693ba6658.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div><a class="file-embed-button narrow" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/406e4f84-4903-4875-a07b-5a9693ba6658.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div></div><p>I want to once again highlight the fact that the people at the World Economic Forum, the Federal Reserve, Big Tech and government leaders are relentless at attacking our freedoms. This month, quite frankly, has been a bad month for freedom lovers because our wonderful House and Senate passed the new FISA law, that FORCES any company to become a spy for the NSA and if they refuse they can be thrown into jail, and they aren&#8217;t allowed to tell anyone that they are being compelled by the NSA.</p><p>And, you won&#8217;t believe this, or maybe you will, but the White House actually released a memo stating the 4th Amendment to the Constitution is getting in their way, and that it is a threat to national security. But I ask that you remember that there are illegal laws, and that it is our duty to not comply with illegal laws. </p><p>We the People in the USA recognize that our rights come from God, not from the State. This means that the State does not have the authority to infringe upon those rights. Our Constitution protects those rights, but only if we, in turn, protect the Constitution.</p><p>We MUST stand up for our rights. We MUST not comply with illegal laws. We must hold those who violate our rights accountable.</p><p>Because they are our servants, not our masters. We own this country.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>  </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should You Trust Google?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that Google installed a hidden microphone in their Google Nest device, and no one knew it until a security researcher examined the device 2 years after it was released?]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424c</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that Google installed a hidden microphone in their Google Nest device, and no one knew it until a security researcher examined the device 2 years after it was released? The sales material, terms of service and even their schematics mentioned nothing about it. </p><p>Did you know that Google lets hundreds of other companies look through your Gmail inbox?</p><p>Or that they track your Android phone location even if your locations services are off?</p><p>Every product that Google creates is a Trojan Horse that is specifically designed to steal your data. They want to gather as much information as they possibly can.</p><p>But why do they want to collect your data? Is it just to sell you more ads?</p><p>No. It&#8217;s much more than this.</p><p>Information is power, and when they have information ABOUT you they have power OVER you!</p><p>They use your data against you. And tests reveal how powerful they are.</p><p>Simply by manipulating what order results show up when people do a Google search, Google has been shown to be able to adjust election outcomes by 37.1%, so if Google favors one candidate in an election, its impact on voters could easily decide the election&#8217;s outcome.</p><p>And this is just one small way that they manipulate people. Google is also the largest censor of information in the world.</p><p>But here&#8217;s an even harder truth: Big Tech IS Big Brother.&nbsp;</p><p>Surveillance is one of the biggest threats to liberty in our modern world. It&#8217;s essential that you escape the surveillance state. The first step is to De-Google yourself. We have created a free PDF instructional booklet called, &#8220;De-Google Your Life.&#8221; </p><p><strong><a href="https://privacyacademy.com/de-google-doc/">Click here to download it now.</a></strong></p><h3>Some creepy quotes from Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google...</h3><h4><em>&#8220;If you have something that you don&#8217;t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn&#8217;t be doing it in the first place.</em></h4><h4><em>&#8220;Facial recognition, completely unmonitored, can be used for very bad things.</em></h4><h4><em>&#8220;The policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.</em></h4><h4><em>&#8220;We know where you are. We know where you&#8217;ve been. We can more or less know what you&#8217;re thinking about.</em></h4><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424c/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424c/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Please support our sponsors&#8230;</strong></h4><h5><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> is a USA-based company that produces the highest quality water purifiers on the market today. Founded in 1968, they hand-craft stainless steel water distillers that produce consistently pure drinking water. Mention &#8220;The Liberty Zeppelin&#8221; for 10% off. Go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> or call 402-467-9300.</h5><div><hr></div><h5>Big tech and big brother watch and record everything you do online without your knowledge or consent. Privacy is vital for freedom and security. The Privacy Action Plan is a comprehensive online course that teaches you how to secure your online privacy and security. We provide a planned way forward and break each topic into bite-sized steps that even non-techy people can do. <strong><a href="https://tinyurl.com/54hvwm4m">Learn more here.</a></strong></h5><div><hr></div><h5>Josh Taylor, CFP&#174;, Certified Financial Planner &#8482;. For all your financial needs. jt@kompassfinancial.com 888.770.0004 <a href="https://www.kompassfinancial.com/">www.kompassfinancial.com</a></h5><div><hr></div><h5>Unlock Your Financial Destiny with the Finance for Freedom Masterclass. Go to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/finance224">financeforfreedomcourse.com</a></h5><div><hr></div><h5>The Liberty Zeppelin is a read-supported publication. If you believe in our mission of shining the light of truth on the coordinated global tyranny, please support us!</h5>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 Discipline + Detachment = Freedom.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm stepping away from politics and social issues today...]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hi from Glenn!</h2><p>As you know, Liberty Zeppelin&#8217;s main theme is liberty and freedom. Usually this refers to political freedom, but today I want to talk about mental and emotional freedom. Specifically, I want to talk about this formula: discipline + detachment = freedom.</p><p>I&#8217;ll explain what I mean with two stories. </p><p>The first one involves a dog named Angie. She belongs to a friend, but I&#8217;ve been walking her recently because, although she&#8217;s a sweet girl, she&#8217;s out of control. When you take her for a walk, she is constantly agitated and high-strung. When she sees other dogs, she loses it: She barks wildly, pulls hard, and generally wreaks havoc. Not only is it embarrassing, but my wife (the ultimate dog lover) refuses to walk Angie alone because she&#8217;s not strong enough to restrain her. </p><p>Angie&#8217;s lack of discipline resulted in her lack of freedom and lack of enjoyment in life. She wasn&#8217;t able to experience the outdoors as much because her owners didn&#8217;t enjoy taking her for walks. She couldn&#8217;t enjoy the company of other dogs or the love that she would get from my wife were she able to control the hyperactive pup. Not only was Angie&#8217;s life worse for her lack of discipline, but she&#8217;d become an emotional and physical burden to those around her.</p><p>Compare this scenario with a well-trained, well-behaved dog who is a pleasure to be around; a dog who does not get agitated and stays calm; a dog who does not pull or lose control. Such a dog would be walked more, would be invited to join her owner on car rides and on trips to the park and to other people&#8217;s homes. A highly disciplined dog might even be able to walk without a leash and run off-leash in the park. Indeed, disciplined dogs are happier dogs, and they make those around them happier.</p><p>I&#8217;ll update you on Angie after I tell you the second story.</p><p>When my son was ten or eleven, I took him to see Iron Man. While we were sitting in the theater waiting for the movie to start, I decided to impart a life lesson. I told him that at some point during the movie I would tap him on his knee and when I did so I wanted him to &#8220;pop&#8221; out of the movie&#8212;to look around at his surroundings and the other theatergoers and notice how they were totally entranced by the movie. Once he did this, he was free to &#8220;pop&#8221; back into the movie and lose himself in the moment again.</p><p>My goal was to teach him how to detach from the moment&#8212;in this case, how to snap out of the trance-like emotions evoked by the drama of the movie. When you develop the ability to detach in this way, I told him, you can see the world objectively. You can see through the deceptions and the propaganda that are designed to trap you. Consequently, you gain power over your emotional response to whatever is being presented to you.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers in a world of activist journalists who stoke the division and hate that is consuming our country. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p>Over the years, my son became very skilled at this talent. Once, when he was quite young, he was very frustrated with a violin lesson. First, I told him to feel what he needed to feel. What I meant was that he needn&#8217;t ignore his emotions in the effort to control them. Then, when he was done feeling frustrated, he should snap out of that state. As soon as I said this, he immediately stopped his outburst. I was actually amazed at how fast he was able to rein in his emotions.</p><p>So, what can we learn from both these stories?</p><p>I see the tale of out-of-control Angie as a perfect metaphor for an out-of-control human mind. We&#8217;ve all known people who are emotional train wrecks, haven&#8217;t we? They overreact to everything that happens to them. They have huge highs and deep lows. They often fly off the handle or are agitated and nervous. Not only are they miserable, but they cause considerable collateral damage to anyone and everyone around them. </p><p>Now for the update. This past week I have been patiently training Angie. I realized that the first thing I had to do during our walks was to eliminate her agitation. To achieve this, I had to have her find her place&#8212;that is, slightly behind me on my left. I needed her to pay attention to me and follow my lead. </p><p>So, as we walk, I change directions at random times. I&#8217;ll quickly turn to the right or to the left or do a 180. She is learning that she needs to be ready to instantly respond to my lead at all times, no matter how haphazard my direction and abrupt my turns.</p><p>I offer her constant feedback, so she knows whether she is responding properly or not. When she does it right, I praise her and give her a treat. When she loses control, I don&#8217;t scold her. I simply distract her, change direction on a dime, and help her regain her focus on keeping her place at my side. </p><p>After Angie got acclimated to this method of walking, we began approaching other dogs instead of avoiding them. I knew we needed such challenging situations so we could address her issues head-on. </p><p>Similarly, this kind of training is how I can gain control of my own mind and emotions. But discipline is more than just willpower&#8212;more than just willing yourself to act a certain way. Instead, the key to discipline is detachment. By detaching from the drama of the moment, as I taught my son to do at the movies (and in other situations after that), I&#8217;m able to think objectively. Just as I have had to remind Angie of her proper place, remembering to detach allows me to put my mind in its place. I&#8217;m the one in control; my emotions aren&#8217;t. </p><p>In the same way, I do not allow others to control me through propaganda. I want to be able to observe what influences are affecting me. I value being able to determine what I am identifying with at any moment. I need to be able to instantly change my perspective. This &#8220;snapping out of it&#8221; is the single most important skill that any of us can have in order to control our emotions. </p><p>Just as a well-trained dog feels more secure and is thus happier, the same is true of a disciplined mind. A disciplined mind is at peace; it can handle whatever it encounters with grace; it is not easily fooled by propaganda. When we have a disciplined mind, we are able to endure trials and help others endure them. We are able to experience joy and love. Our lives improve.</p><p>My training with Angie is a work in progress. I&#8217;ve had only a couple weeks with her, but already she is much calmer. She is now a pleasure to walk. Even my wife is able to take Angie for walks without fear of injuring her back. </p><p>The final thought I want to leave you with is this: Most people think discipline restricts their freedom. On the contrary, discipline is necessary for mental and emotional peace and freedom and joy!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p>P.S. This article is from the April issue of the Liberty Zeppelin. 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Founded in 1968, they hand-craft stainless steel water distillers that produce consistently pure drinking water. Mention &#8220;The Liberty Zeppelin&#8221; for 10% off. Go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> or call 402-467-9300.</p><div><hr></div><p>Big tech and big brother watch and record everything you do online without your knowledge or consent. Privacy is vital for freedom and security. The Privacy Action Plan is a comprehensive online course that teaches you how to secure your online privacy and security. We provide a planned way forward and break each topic into bite-sized steps that even non-techy people can do. <strong><a href="https://tinyurl.com/54hvwm4m">Learn more here.</a></strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Josh Taylor, CFP&#174;, Certified Financial Planner &#8482;. For all your financial needs. jt@kompassfinancial.com 888.770.0004 <a href="https://www.kompassfinancial.com/">www.kompassfinancial.com</a></p><div><hr></div><p>Unlock Your Financial Destiny with the Finance for Freedom Masterclass. Go to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/finance224">financeforfreedomcourse.com</a></p><div><hr></div><p>The Liberty Zeppelin is a read-supported publication. If you believe in our mission of shining the light of truth on the coordinated global tyranny, please support us!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 A System Built for Liberty or for Psychopaths?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I once traveled to Ibarra, Ecuador, high in the Andes Mountains.]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/424a</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I once traveled to Ibarra, Ecuador, high in the Andes Mountains. I enjoyed walking through the market where many vendors sell their wares, from fruit to carved jade figurines. </p><p>Markets like this are everywhere. Drive from Guayaquil to Manta in the same country and you will see people on the side of the road hawking homemade cheese. Travel up the Amazon River by canoe into the deep interior, and you will find a fish market. On the other side of the globe, walk down the streets of Buriram, Thailand, and you&#8217;ll see everything imaginable for sale.</p><p>Markets transcend culture. The free market is a natural phenomenon of human nature. </p><p>We humans know we can improve our lives if we figure out how to provide what others need and will pay for at the right price point. It is through serving the needs of others that we advance ourselves and our society. </p><p>Leonard Read took this idea and ran with it in his essay &#8220;I, Pencil.&#8221; </p><p>&#8220;I, Pencil&#8221; highlights the incredible power of the free market. It emphasizes how the spontaneous order of market forces allows for the efficient production of goods&#8212;like pencils&#8212;without any central planning or regulatory oversight. </p><p>Think of the lumberjacks who cut down trees in the Pacific Northwest and of the workers who mill the wood from those trees into the thin shape of a pencil. Also think of the underground miners in Sri Lanka who dig out the graphite, which is then mixed with clay from Mississippi and fired in a kiln to create &#8220;lead&#8221; for the pencils. </p><p>Did you know the pencils&#8217; erasers, likewise, are created by a complex mixture of products sourced from all over&#8212;from Indonesia to Italy? It&#8217;s true. The brass fitting that holds the eraser in place comes from zinc mines in such countries as India or Australia, and the zinc is mixed with nickel from nickel mines in, say, The Philippines or Indonesia or Madagascar.  </p><p>But none of these components could be brought together and turned into pencils without the thousands of people who make the railroad ties and the rails and the spikes and the train engines that transport the raw materials and the mining equipment that extracts the minerals and metals from the earth. The train engines and mining equipment are fueled by diesel, which is itself mined and refined by machinery that was built by still more thousands. </p><p>Indeed, the creation of a single pencil requires an intricate supply chain and the collaboration of millions of people across the globe, each contributing their specialized skills and knowledge. None of them are aware that the final product they&#8217;re working on will be a pencil. They and the businesses that employ them operate in a free market, without central planning. The voluntary cooperation, coordination, and collaboration of their efforts is what Mr. Read refers to as &#8220;spontaneous order.&#8221;</p><p>Spontaneous order generates tremendous innovation, which in turn provides enormous benefits to humankind. The free market of the medical system in the US, for example, has generated medical advancements that positively impact everyone around the world, even people who live in oppressive governments that allow for little innovation. </p><p>But while free markets are a natural outcome of the good in human nature, the opposite is also true.</p><p>From the beginning of time, the evil that lurks to a greater or lesser degree in all human hearts has caused a few powerful individuals and institutions to brutalize the weak.</p><p>For example, the Vikings of long ago raped, murdered and pillaged peaceful people. Mobsters in every age and locale are known to bully, rob, shut down, shoot, and &#8220;disappear&#8221; the owners of businesses who refuse to comply with their shakedowns. Financial kingpins create systems of legalized thievery in which regular people are bled dry. Tyrants routinely suppress and subjugate the masses in all sorts of ways.  </p><p>These two natural systems are diametrically opposed in many ways. </p><p>In free markets, people engage in voluntary transactions with whomever they want to work. Each person is free to choose what to purchase and where to purchase it. Each can decide whom to do business with&#8212;and whom to sever ties with. These millions of daily decisions maximize competition and encourage businesses to provide the best product or service for the least amount of money&#8212;or, put another way, for the greatest profit. </p><p>Small businesses thrive in free markets with few regulations. </p><p>On the other hand, Big Business isn&#8217;t a fan of free markets. Larry Fink, the BlackRock CEO who is considered the world&#8217;s most powerful money manager, speaks from self-interest when he declares, &#8220;Markets like totalitarian governments.&#8221; What he&#8217;s saying is that tyrannical regimes don&#8217;t like it when people have a choice. They don&#8217;t like voluntary transactions. Rather, they want to force compliance, as we witnessed when pharmaceutical giants colluded with governments to force us to receive the jab. </p><p>Coercion is a common tactic of large corporations. For example, 3M and DuPont, both of which make water filters, support the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) certification process for water treatment methods. They lobby local and state governments to adopt NSF certification as a requirement for all water treatment products installed in commercial and government buildings. They also convince insurance companies to cover only NSF-certified products. </p><p>Such a certification process is bureaucratic, time-consuming and expensive. Large corporations that mass-produce simple products like water filters can afford to put many hours and dollars into certification, but it&#8217;s onerous for small businesses that make high-end, non-mass-produced merchandise like water distillers. In short, certification guarantees that behemoths can shut out small businesses from the market and create an uncompetitive environment.</p><p>Small business owners, as we know, are independent-minded. They think for themselves. Their size makes them nimble and able to come up with solutions that out-compete their larger rivals. In addition, small businesses are harder for governments to control than large corporations are, which is why governments prefer the latter. </p><p>We can see a clear illustration of government&#8217;s preference for large businesses by looking at the planet-wide lockdowns that were imposed in the wake of the World Health Organization (WHO) pandemic declaration of March 2020. Almost overnight, small businesses in every country on earth were forced to close&#8212;sometimes temporarily, other times permanently&#8212;while Big Box stores were allowed to stay open. The mandated shutdown crushed entrepreneurs who had everything they owned invested in their businesses. This period ended up being one of the largest-ever wealth transfers from the middle class to the upper class. Some of the world&#8217;s most affluent individuals almost doubled their net worth from 2020 to 2021.</p><p>An October 2021 article in Newsweek describes how this transfer happened: </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Prior to COVID, more than 30 million small businesses accounted for about half the GDP and jobs in America; the other half of the economy was concentrated in 20,000 big companies. So you might have expected that small businesses would have had an equal amount of negotiating power when the pandemic hit as big companies. You would be wrong. [. . .] [B]ig firms were deemed &#8216;essential&#8217; and allowed to stay open during the pandemic, while small businesses were subjected to punishing lockdown orders and forced to close, in part or completely. Many of the examples were doubly infuriating given the absurd hypocrisies they presented. </p><p>&#8220;For example, big box pet retailers like PetSmart that groomed pet hair and nails were deemed essential&#8212;while salons owned by small business owners that served humans were not. The LA-area Pineapple Hill Saloon and Grill was forced to close their outdoor dining&#8212;while a movie production not only operated but hosted a catering tent serving food to crew in the same parking lot that the restaurant had been forced to abandon. Weed dispensaries, illegal just a handful of years ago in many jurisdictions, were suddenly deemed essential.</p><p>&#8220;And the results of this are fairly easy to follow: Spending that couldn&#8217;t be done at closed businesses was shifted to the ones that were open, which were by and large big businesses, many of which naturally saw a substantial increase in their revenue.</p><p>&#8220;Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve was pumping trillions of dollars into the markets, helping to inflate stock valuations. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses were murdered in just a few short months&#8212;by government edict&#8212;while seven tech companies gained $3.4 trillion in market value.&#8221; </p></blockquote><p>However, the most dramatic difference between the two opposing systems&#8212;one promoting freedom, the other pushing tyranny&#8212;lies in the kind of people these systems elevate. </p><p>The free market empowers hardworking, industrious individuals. It rewards and elevates people based on merit. It rewards entrepreneurs who are problem-solvers. It rewards inventors who advance technology to get better results with less energy. And it rewards employees who are industrious, who develop new skills, and who advance the interests of their employer. The free market creates a thriving, prosperous society and lifts up all people. </p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Liberty Zeppelin by Glenn Meder is a reader-supported publication. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers in a world of activist journalists who stoke the division and hate that is consuming our country. Please support us!</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p>Tyrannical systems, on the other hand, elevate would-be rulers and their minions who desire control over others and who put bureaucratic procedure and red tape above freedom and prosperity. Tyrannical governments elevate psychopaths and sociopaths who will do whatever to whomever in order to hold on to power and gratify their greed. Tyrannies breed crime  and corruption, cripple our economy, and corrode our moral and social fabric.</p><p>We can see this happening in the United States right now. Once-beautiful cities such as Portland and San Francisco are now ugly and overrun with homelessness and rampant crime. Why? Because prosecutors are choosing to not penalize the worst criminals, including white-collar fraudsters. The result is that dangerous psychopaths are empowered, while good people become victims with no recourse to justice, and society as a whole is diminished. </p><p>In this country, we understand that our rights come from God and not from the government, which means the government does not have the authority to infringe upon our property, privacy, sovereignty, or liberty. The US Constitution codified these rights and drew a line in the sand that protects &#8220;we the people&#8221; from psychopathic, power-hungry politicians and bureaucrats. </p><p>But the Constitution is just a piece of paper if we don&#8217;t hold politicians accountable when they breach its laws. The more we allow them to violate our rights without consequence, the more they will infringe on those rights with impunity . . . and their despotic control snowballs.</p><p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), to cite one example, has gone completely off the rails. In one of the most blatant violations of the First Amendment to date, FBI officers infiltrated Twitter and other social media platforms with the stated purpose of censoring US citizens.</p><p>But the Bureau&#8217;s law-breaking, rights-trampling ways don&#8217;t end there. The FBI has begun labeling concerned parents who speak up at school meetings &#8220;domestic terrorists.&#8221; FBI agents have also engaged in entrapment. For instance, in 2020 they lured four men in Michigan into an engineered plot to kidnap the governor of that state. And in 2021 they were actively involved in the January 6th &#8220;insurrection,&#8221; where they planted a number of undercover officers in the crowd with the intent to incite a riot. </p><p>What is the motive for their madness? </p><p>They are engineering their system of tyranny right in front of our eyes, and they feel that they can do so without any consequences because no one is holding them accountable for breaching our rights and the laws of the Constitution.</p><p>The problem is only going to worsen. Here&#8217;s why . . .</p><p>Governments around the world, in cooperation with the World Economic Forum (WEF), are actively rewiring every strand of our society.</p><p>First, let&#8217;s look at the WEF&#8217;s influence on corporations. In tandem with the United Nations, the WEF has created Environmental Social Governance (ESG) investment goals. ESG rewards corporate executives who put in place racist and transgender-friendly hiring policies. </p><p>Is ESG succeeding? Bloomberg obtained 2020 and 2021 data for eighty-eight S&amp;P 100 companies and calculated overall job growth at those firms. These eighty-eight companies increased their US workforces in 2021 by a total of 323,094 employees, and, of these positions, 94% went to people of color!</p><p>In other words, Big Business froze out new hires based on merit and instead started hiring based on the superficial trait of skin color. An article from America First Legal gave an example: </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;On December 11, 2023, James O&#8217;Keefe [then head of Project Veritas] released a recording on X of IBM Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman Arvind Krishna. In the recording, Krishna promises to fire, demote, or deny bonuses to corporate executives who either fail to meet the corporation&#8217;s racial, national origin, and sex-based hiring quotas, or who hire too many Asian individuals. Also, Paul Cormier, the chairman of IBM subsidiary Red Hat, admits that Red Hat terminated employees who failed to meet the corporation&#8217;s unlawful racial, national origin, and sex-based quotas.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>These new hiring practices now pervade large companies. What will result from not hiring based on merit? I&#8217;ll answer by posing this question: why is Boeing suddenly experiencing a rash of mechanical problems in its airline fleet? Could it be because top management has stopped hiring people based on their skills and experience and is instead hiring based on ESG metrics? It would seem so.</p><p>All of us are familiar with the names of large companies that have been promoting the transgender agenda: Bud Light and Jack Daniels and Target come to mind. While most people expected Bud Light management to quickly apologize for their disastrous commercial with Dylan Mulvany, they never did. Why? Because any executive who goes against the trans agenda will be blacklisted by Corporate America and unable to retain or secure a job. So, expect more depravity in the future.</p><p>The biggest change in our society will result from the introduction of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). CBDCs represent the most fundamental shift in the monetary system in history. They will enable central banks (and probably the largest commercial banks) to track every single purchase you make. You will have no financial privacy whatsoever. In addition, CBDCs will be intertwined with the new carbon credit score that each person will receive. Each product you purchase will either positively or negatively affect your carbon credit score. </p><p>How will our controllers determine whether a product has a positive or negative impact on your carbon credit? The WEF is working with corporations to adopt a certification program. It will be much more extensive than current certification programs, such as the NSF mentioned before. </p><p>For example, it  will look at every aspect of a corporation, from its own hiring practices to the hiring practices of its vendors to its social responsibility score. The latter means how the company treats its trans workers and enforces their &#8220;rights&#8221; in the workplace. Is an employee sufficiently punished if he refuses to use a fellow employee&#8217;s preferred pronouns? </p><p>In short, it will be very difficult for small businesses to get certified, and many won&#8217;t want to be certified because the requirements will go against their moral values. If you purchase products from a non-certified small business&#8212;or from any business that does not play the ESG game&#8212;your own social credit score will be negatively impacted. </p><p>Your score will also be adversely affected if you post unacceptable news or views on social media, if you write articles that refute the official narrative, and even if you get your news from approved sources or not. If you participate in misinformation or disinformation, as defined by the government, you will be punished in some form or fashion. </p><p>People with high social credit scores will get more benefits&#8212;money, opportunities, freedoms&#8212;while people with low scores will be penalized. The severity of the penalty will depend on the nature of the infraction. All in all, those who resist will have a much harder time in life.</p><p>Not only will this new system (called a kakistocracy, which literally means system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens) elevate the wrong type of people, but the psychopaths in charge will be able to choose with incredible preciseness exactly whom to elevate into their cabal. Never in history have the power-mongers had the tools they have now to build from scratch a new system organized and overseen by ill-intentioned people. </p><p>I have been trying to sound the alarm bells about how these parasites want to change our entire way of life to benefit themselves at the expense of good people. They literally want to enslave the human race, and if we don&#8217;t stop this system of control they are putting in place, every aspect of our lives will be controlled by psychopaths.</p><p>You probably want to ask: What can I do to stop this?</p><p>My first answer is, &#8220;Be courageous and do whatever you can.&#8221; A mother who sees that her children are in danger goes into momma bear mode and becomes fearless and unstoppable. A father who sees his daughter in danger will stop at nothing to protect her. Right now, your children are in significant danger. Now is the time to step up and protect them by whatever means possible.</p><p>Second, you MUST stop watching the corporate-controlled news. It is pure propaganda designed to make you unaware and compliant. Turn it off. And turn off talk shows. Instead, spend your free time researching independent journalists and finding out what is really happening in the world. </p><p>Third, spread the word. Educate others, whether they be friends and family or strangers, who are sometimes easier to talk to than are the people close to you. Print this newsletter out and hand it to people.</p><p>Fourth, get active in local and state elections. Freedom must be protected on the local level. We need to ensure that the United States remains decentralized&#8212;with each of the 50 states taking back their constitutional power from the federal government and from international organizations like the UN and the WHO and the WEF. The Tenth Amendment was written to limit and enumerate federal powers and protect against federal overreach. Remember, decentralization is good, centralization is bad.</p><p>For the sake of our loved ones and our future generations, we must ensure that all systems and institutions reinforce decentralization and liberty. We must totally and absolutely reject the WEF, CBDCs, Digital IDs and any restrictions on freedom of speech and of the press. </p><p>Above all, through it all, we must stay rooted in the knowledge that our rights come from God, not from government.</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><div><hr></div><h4><strong>Please support our sponsors&#8230;</strong></h4><h5><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> is a USA-based company that produces the highest quality water purifiers on the market today. Founded in 1968, they hand-craft stainless steel water distillers that produce consistently pure drinking water. Mention &#8220;The Liberty Zeppelin&#8221; for 10% off. Go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> or call 402-467-9300.</h5><div><hr></div><h5>Big tech and big brother watch and record everything you do online without your knowledge or consent. Privacy is vital for freedom and security. The Privacy Action Plan is a comprehensive online course that teaches you how to secure your online privacy and security. We provide a planned way forward and break each topic into bite-sized steps that even non-techy people can do. <strong><a href="https://tinyurl.com/54hvwm4m">Learn more here.</a></strong></h5><div><hr></div><h5>Josh Taylor, CFP&#174;, Certified Financial Planner &#8482;. For all your financial needs. jt@kompassfinancial.com 888.770.0004 <a href="https://www.kompassfinancial.com/">www.kompassfinancial.com</a></h5><div><hr></div><h5>Unlock Your Financial Destiny with the Finance for Freedom Masterclass. Go to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/finance224">financeforfreedomcourse.com</a></h5><div><hr></div><h5>The Liberty Zeppelin is a read-supported publication. If you believe in our mission of shining the light of truth on the coordinated global tyranny, please support us!</h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 Five Point Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Glenn Meder]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/five-point-update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/five-point-update</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hi from Glenn!</h2><p>I hope you are well!</p><p>Here are five points that I hope you will love&#8230;</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#128221; FIRST, WANT TO WRITE FOR THE LIBERTY ZEPPELIN?</strong></h3><p>We are looking for people who want to serve and uplift humanity by celebrating our inherent, inalienable rights; to recognize the prosperous society that good, productive people have created by realizing those rights; and to peacefully stand up to the power-mongers who seek to strip us of our freedoms. <strong><a href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/editorial-guidelines-for-the-liberty">If you are a great writer and you want to contribute, please read our &#8220;Write for us&#8221; document</a></strong>.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#9939; SECOND, CBDCS - SLAVERY THROUGH CURRENCY.</strong></h3><p>Please watch my short interview with James Corbett about a very serious issue facing humanity all throughout the world: Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). If you don&#8217;t know what a CBDC is, then you need to <strong><a href="https://rumble.com/v4jznmf-cbdcs-a-path-to-tyranny..html">watch this video</a></strong>. Because CBDCs are coming if we don&#8217;t stop them now.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#127897; THIRD, GLENN UNLEASHED.</strong></h3><p>Last week I was interviewed by SGT, and we had a deep dive discussion about privacy, AI, CBDCs, the social credit system and how we must act now if we want to ensure a legacy of freedom for our children. <strong><a href="https://rumble.com/v4ipkkt-big-brother-is-watching-glenn-meder.html">Check it out here</a></strong>.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/five-point-update/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/five-point-update/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h4><strong>If you like this newsletter and you like what we have to say, please <a href="https://glenn.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=subscribe-widget&amp;utm_content=684217">support </a>us. We are an independent voice. We are truth seekers. And this is rare in today&#8217;s world of activist journalists and commentators who try to stoke the division and hate that is consuming our country. If you believe in freedom of speech and freedom of the press, it&#8217;s important to support freedom-oriented companies like ours. Thank you!</strong></h4><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p></blockquote><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#129680; FOURTH, THE REAL SCALE OF OUR GALAXY.</strong></h3><p>Space is big. Really big. <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r2x7G0hwCw">Here&#8217;s a very cool video</a></strong> that puts the size of our galaxy into perspective. Plus, it shows you where stars are from your favorite sci-fi stories.</p><div><hr></div><h3><strong>&#129516; FIFTH, THE MOST COMPLEX LANGUAGE.</strong></h3><p>What do you think is the most complex language? Nope. <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYPFenJQciw">This video </a></strong>explains it very clearly. I guarantee you that this video will absolutely amaze you.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/five-point-update/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/five-point-update/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>Thank you for reading my newsletter!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p><p></p><h3><strong>Please support our sponsors&#8230;</strong></h3><p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> is a USA-based company that produces the highest quality water purifiers on the market today. Founded in 1968, they hand-craft stainless steel water distillers that produce consistently pure drinking water. Mention &#8220;The Liberty Zeppelin&#8221; for 10% off. Go to <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mtjv9xut">MyPureWater.com</a> or call 402-467-9300.</p><div><hr></div><p>Big tech and big brother watch and record everything you do online without your knowledge or consent. Privacy is vital for freedom and security. The Privacy Action Plan is a comprehensive online course that teaches you how to secure your online privacy and security. We provide a planned way forward and break each topic into bite-sized steps that even non-techy people can do. <strong><a href="https://tinyurl.com/54hvwm4m">Learn more here.</a></strong></p><div><hr></div><p>Josh Taylor, CFP&#174;, Certified Financial Planner &#8482;. For all your financial needs. jt@kompassfinancial.com 888.770.0004 <a href="https://www.kompassfinancial.com/">www.kompassfinancial.com</a></p><div><hr></div><p>Unlock Your Financial Destiny with the Finance for Freedom Masterclass. Go to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/finance224">financeforfreedomcourse.com</a></p><div><hr></div><p>The Liberty Zeppelin is a read-supported publication. If you believe in our mission of shining the light of truth on the coordinated global tyranny, please support us!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The March Issue of The Liberty Zeppelin!]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Glenn Meder]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/the-march-issue-of-the-liberty-zeppelin</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/the-march-issue-of-the-liberty-zeppelin</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:47:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hi from Glenn!</h2><p>I hope you are well!</p><p>I am happy to share this month&#8217;s issue of the Liberty Zeppelin with you. I know you will really enjoy this one. </p><p>Again, this is presented as a PDF so you can print it out and share it with everyone you want to. Or you can simply forward this email to your friends and family.</p><p>My goal is to create a truly interesting newsletter that inspires people to care about liberty, how you can take steps to care about liberty and how our liberties are being crushed by people in power. </p><p>Remember that those in power always want more power. This is what my &#8220;From the Editor&#8221; article is about today. Because most people have a hard time understanding how power hungry people think. Most people don&#8217;t crave power. We simply want to live our lives and be left alone. But this is not how power seekers think.</p><p>We also talk about one of the most effective ways that you can escape surveillance; by getting a de-Googled phone. Because yes, your phone is betraying you. </p><p>And of course, we have our long standing 5-point update article that you can enjoy.</p><p>Here is your PDF that you can open and download. ENJOY!!!</p><div class="file-embed-wrapper" data-component-name="FileToDOM"><div class="file-embed-container-reader"><div class="file-embed-container-top"><image class="file-embed-thumbnail-default" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0Cy0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fimg%2Fattachment_icon.svg"></image><div class="file-embed-details"><div class="file-embed-details-h1">Libzep March 2024 Sml</div><div class="file-embed-details-h2">1010KB &#8729; PDF file</div></div><a class="file-embed-button wide" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/bbe61c6c-5db8-4eab-b9e4-221f98a3ea8e.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div><a class="file-embed-button narrow" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/api/v1/file/bbe61c6c-5db8-4eab-b9e4-221f98a3ea8e.pdf"><span class="file-embed-button-text">Download</span></a></div></div><p>Thank you again for being part of our important mission!! </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/p/the-march-issue-of-the-liberty-zeppelin/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/p/the-march-issue-of-the-liberty-zeppelin/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Please note that the Liberty Zeppelin is reader supported. If you believe in freedom of speech and freedom of the press, please support those who are speaking out for truth and liberty.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Take care!</p><p>Glenn Meder</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[💛 How To Stop Your Phone from Spying on You.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi from Glenn!]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/324c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/324c</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Hi from Glenn!</h2><p>Admit it, you take your smartphone with you everywhere. </p><p>It sits on your nightstand while you talk in your sleep. It accompanies you to work, to school, to the grocery store, and to the gas station. It&#8217;s a third wheel on intimate dinner dates with your spouse and at important business lunches with your clients. It probably even entertains you while you do your business in the bathroom.</p><p>You chat with your friends on your smartphone more than you do in person. You text your doctor questions from your phone more often than you visit his office. </p><p>Not only that . . . but your smartphone is in your pocket when you confide your innermost secrets to your pastor or your therapist. </p><p>It sees what apps you use and what websites you visit. It knows what you spend your money on, and what games you like to play.</p><p>You and your smartphone are joined at the hip.</p><p>So, it&#8217;s a good thing you don&#8217;t live in a world in which your phone has been turned into a surveillance device, isn&#8217;t it?! </p><p>Isn&#8217;t it wonderful that we can trust powerful corporations, such as Google, to do the right thing, to respect our privacy, to put safeguards in place that keep the knowledge that they gain about us to themselves and to not use our own information against us and our children?</p><p>Aren&#8217;t we lucky that we can trust our government to respect our God-given rights, and that our intelligence agencies, the FBI, the NSA and our judicial system respect not only our individual liberties, but the limits placed on them by our wonderful Constitution?</p><p>Well, maybe we aren&#8217;t that lucky. </p><p>Your smartphone does spy on you. It betrays you. It tattles on you. It allows people the world over to peer into your private life. It allows governments to illegally track you and monitor you, and they use your information against you.</p><p>As the saying goes, information is power. And when they have information ABOUT you, they have power OVER you. </p><p>Maybe you&#8217;ve seen an ad pop up on your mobile phone for a cruise to the Italian Riviera right after telling a friend that you want to see Italy someday.</p><p>Or perhaps you&#8217;ve seen an ad for dog toys appear on your phone immediately after gushing over your cousin&#8217;s adorable puppy. At the time, we thought the coincidences were eerie. Now we can account for them.  </p><p>We all remember when, 12 years ago, Edward Snowden revealed that NSA spy programs could turn on our phone&#8217;s microphone or camera under any pretext. That revelation alone confirmed that our iPhones and Androids are high-tech versions of Benedict Arnold. They betray us behind our backs. </p><p>Knowing that our phones are purposely made to be trojan horses that spy on us, can we do anything to protect ourselves from their treachery? </p><p>Yes. But before I explain, let me share some shocking statistics. Around the world, 4.8 billion people use smartphones. More than 98% of these smartphones use one of two operating systems&#8212;either iPhone, which is produced by Apple, or Android, which is controlled by Google.</p><p>In other words, if a government wants to spy on its own citizens, it needs to compromise only those two companies.</p><p>Google has developed a reputation for questionable ethics, which at one time were supposedly embodied in the slogan &#8220;Do no evil.&#8221; These days, though, Google is at the very heart of many evils that are being perpetrated across the planet. </p><p>But Apple can&#8217;t be trusted either. Although it convincingly plays the role of the good guy, Apple showed its true colors on November 9, 2022.</p><p>That&#8217;s when Apple removed the &#8220;AirDrop&#8221; feature from devices in Hong Kong and China. The Airdrop feature allowed people to communicate via direct connections between phones, thus bypassing China&#8217;s stringent control of the internet.</p><p>But on November 9 two years ago, Apple released an update to its operating system. Rather than listing the changes, as it often does, the company simply said, &#8220;This update includes bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.&#8221; But hidden in this update was a change that only applied to iPhones sold in China and Hong Kong. </p><div><hr></div><blockquote><h5><strong>If you like this newsletter and you like what we have to say, please <a href="https://glenn.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=web&amp;utm_source=subscribe-widget&amp;utm_content=684217">support </a>us. 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Don&#8217;t think that Apple won&#8217;t do the same in collusion with the US government.</p><p>So, let&#8217;s get back to the question, &#8220;What can you do to protect yourself from your snooping phone?&#8221;</p><p>The answer: Use a de-Googled Android OS on your phone.</p><p>Unlike the iPhone, the Android operating system is open source. This means we can see what is going on in the operating system and, better yet, we can modify it to ensure that everything in it that communicates with Google is stripped out.</p><p>There are many different de-Googled operating systems, including Calyx, Murena, and eFoundation. The best, and the one that I use, is called Graphene OS. </p><p>Not only does Graphene OS strip Google out of the equation, it adds many additional privacy and security features. After investigating them all, I believe Graphene OS is the most private and secure phone operating system on the market. </p><p>If you are familiar with Android phones now, switching to Graphene OS will be a breeze. If you are used to iPhones, it will take a little bit of adjustment.</p><p>There are two ways to get the Graphene OS. 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If you believe in our mission of shining the light of truth on the coordinated global tyranny, please support us!</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.libertyzep.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Editorial Guidelines for the Liberty Zeppelin.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you want to write for the Liberty Zeppelin?]]></description><link>https://www.libertyzep.com/p/editorial-guidelines-for-the-liberty</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.libertyzep.com/p/editorial-guidelines-for-the-liberty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Meder]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:23:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poBC!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23d8f17e-83f0-4e5b-9679-fd04c9b76fbf_637x637.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you interested in writing for the Liberty Zeppelin? We are looking for brave, articulate freedom-lovers with the highest integrity who want to help us with our mission, which is to serve and uplift humanity by celebrating our inherent, inalienable rights; to recognize the prosperous society that good, productive people have created by realizing those rights; and to peacefully stand up to&nbsp; the power-mongers who seek to strip us of our freedoms.</p><p>Our goal is to inspire people to speak up, share the newsletter and to take actions that will protect individual liberty for future generations.</p><p><strong>Editorial Guidelines</strong></p><p>Broadly, here&#8217;s what we look for in deciding whether or not to publish an article submission:</p><ul><li><p>High-quality: Articles should contain high-quality opinion and analysis. Articles must also be convincing, well-presented and actionable.</p></li><li><p>Tone: The primary tone that we like to have at the Liberty Zeppelin is optimistic and sincere. It should express a belief in the inherent goodness of people and our need to protect ourselves from deceptive power mongers who try to take our liberties away. As an example of the tone of the articles, read Glenn Meder&#8217;s articles in the Liberty Zeppelin. The tone should match the topic of the article you are writing.&nbsp;</p></li><li><p>Originality: If you are writing about well-covered issues, bring a new perspective that others may have missed. Articles generated largely by AI, or articles that could have been generated largely by AI, will not be accepted.</p></li><li><p>Compelling title: Your title should reflect the content of the article and tell readers why they must read the article. Bombastic titles and articles that don&#8217;t deliver on the title&#8217;s promise will be declined.</p></li><li><p>Clean: All articles must be proofread prior to submission, and be free of any grammatical or spelling mistakes.</p></li><li><p>No promotional content: We do not allow promotional content of any sort within articles. Examples include links to subscription pages, offers/deals, or any page that requests personal information from readers.</p></li><li><p>The human factor: We work to consistently select the best articles submitted for consideration. However, the selection of articles is highly discretionary, and can be impacted by many factors including the number of articles addressing similar themes, the timeliness of the topic, and the author&#8217;s intention. We strive to maintain an open and constructive dialogue with our analysts, and work closely with analysts whenever possible to help ensure article publication and optimization as relevant.</p></li><li><p>We are also open to the occasional humorous article.</p></li><li><p>We do not want religious articles. We talk about the importance of trusting God, and that our rights come from God, but for the most part this is as deep as we want to go in this direction. If your article is not about religious topics, but mentioning God is important to the point of your article, please leave it in and we will decide in the review process.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Specific Topics We Would Like Covered</strong>.</p><ul><li><p>We would love to have a short (500 word max) regular column that talks about wins for liberty. This could be bullet points about small wins around the US or the world for liberty, or it could be on one or two topics. Please source the wins.</p></li><li><p>Article(s) or a regular column on how regular people can homeschool their children, why it&#8217;s important to do so and different ways they could do it, such as school pods, etc.</p></li><li><p>Article(s) or a regular column on the global attack on farmers. We want to show what governments around the world are doing to remove farmers from their lands, or alternatively, how local areas are fighting back and securing farmer&#8217;s rights.</p></li><li><p>Article(s) or a regular column that looks at the hoax of climate change, with very clear examples, such as how the NOAA continues to adjust historical climate data to prove their narrative of climate warming. See sources such as Tony Heller @tonyclimate (on Twitter) or Steve Milloy @junkscience. Such an article should have graphs and links, and must be well sourced.</p></li><li><p>Article(s) or a regular column on what is happening in China with the social credit system and how it is being used to enslave the population.</p></li><li><p>We would also love to have articles that talk about the vital importance of freedom of speech, the scientific method, COVID lies (with sources), simple explanations of sound money, the lies of the WEF, wisdom from the Founding Fathers, nutrition (not vegan), and health.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Review Process.</strong></p><ul><li><p>We highly encourage getting the post topic or title approved by us before you write the full piece to make sure it&#8217;s a good match.</p></li><li><p>Please note that all articles are reviewed by our editorial team. Not every article that is submitted to us is published, but our editors will work with you if it's close to meeting our standards. Please read this entire document before submitting your writing for us to review.</p></li><li><p>It may take up to a week for us to review your article.</p></li><li><p>We send an email confirmation to contributors if your article is approved for publication. If it is your first approval, we ask for a short bio and a headshot to get you set up.</p></li><li><p>An emailed acceptance does not, however, mean that the article will be published in its original form. The Liberty Zeppelin reserves the right to edit the article according to things like style, tone, format, structure, graphics, and more. We will also audit all included links to ensure that they are relevant and useful for our audience.</p></li></ul><p><strong>The Technicals</strong></p><ul><li><p>Articles should be between 500 and 1,000 words long. Deep dives can be longer.</p></li><li><p>They should be submitted in .docx (Word) format (not Google Docs).</p></li><li><p>Images should be submitted in jpg format.</p></li><li><p>All facts need to be sourced with links.</p></li><li><p>The article itself should not have any external links.</p></li><li><p>Include a brief bio and a link for more information about you (not a sales page).</p></li><li><p>We do not pay for articles unless a written and signed agreement has been made prior to publication. If there is no agreement, the full remuneration is to have your name associated with the article and the newsletter, and your link to your information.</p></li><li><p>The article must be fully written by you and no part of the article should be plagiarized or written by AI.</p></li><li><p>You must sign our article release form that gives us fully rights to publish the article indefinitely.</p></li><li><p>You must tell us whether the article is exclusive to our publication, or whether it has been published somewhere else.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Finally...</strong></p><ul><li><p>We encourage contributors to share in communities where they are present and reply to comments on the post as and when they notice them.</p></li><li><p>We&#8217;d also encourage and appreciate it if you shared the content on your social channels, and please feel free to add it to your portfolio or link back to your article in the future as you write additional pieces about that topic for other sites.</p></li></ul>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>