The Freecast

S04 E27: Coronas And Coyotes Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist   Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Cord, Nick, and Matt catch up, discuss the deadly Coronavirus and rabid coyotes roaming the countryside, James Boyle continues racking up wins, UNH spends 600K to save 12 Million, and bill wants to let kids seek medical attention without parental consent. News  Suspected Coronavirus in NHhttps://www.unionleader.com/news/health/cdc-determination-expected-today-on-nh-case-of-suspected-coronavirus/article_8de2627f-458c-58f7-aa8b-6b802e6e5ce7.html Does the state have the right to restrict your movements if you are a health risk to others? Do individuals have the right to restrict others movements?   Coyotehttps://www.wmur.com/amp/article/coyote-attacks-woman-dog-in-kensington-new-hampshire-police-say/30597673#aoh=15802339305002&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s Concord Monitor reported on attempt to set limits: https://www.concordmonitor.com/coyote-deer-hunting-regulations-nh-23294759 Coyotes are fucking menace, the eastern variety are hybrids with wolves and dogs https://phys.org/news/2018-05-coyotes-conquered-continent.html Active camera traps are now spotting coyotes approaching the Darien Gap, a heavily forested region separating North and South America, suggesting that they are at the doorstep of South America.   Boyle Wins/Loseshttps://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200124/nh-court-portsmouths-taking-of-car-dealer-jim-boyles-land-unlawful Kuzinevich pointed to testimony from one of the city's witnesses during the eminent domain trial, who said the “purpose of the taking is to prevent development.”   More apartments in Dover mill buildinghttps://www.fosters.com/news/20200127/more-apartments-proposed-in-dover-mill-building Every apartment building brings consternation by the community Doverites are pissed about parking So build parking NIMBY problems everywhere What do we do about zoning? Is it possible for markets to handle things like changing the use of a building from low-traffic commercial to high traffic and high parking residential?   UNH Layoffshttps://www.fosters.com/news/20200127/unh-plans-layoffs-paid-600k-to-find-savings Paid $600k to consultant Will save $12million over two years and presumably continue to save after that That's only a 2% cut to their operating budget, which must be $600million That's about $38,000 per student per year 600000000/(13000 + 2400) Overall enrollment has declined for a decade, NH is up 3.4% over last year   Counselling kids without their parents https://www.fosters.com/news/20200128/nh-bill-would-allow-counseling-without-parents-knowledge In Washington state age of mental health treatment consent is 13, but reform now allows parents to get information about diagnosis and treatment What is the state's role in this?   Nuclear disaster risk rising https://www.fosters.com/news/20200127/moniz-nuclear-disaster-risk-rising-candidates-should-have-plan Nuclear war would end all life on planet earth Multiple treaties have either been scrapped or expire soon Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are not playing ball Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup THU, JAN 30 6:00 PM Dante's Pasta & Vino, Barrington THU, FEB 6 6:00 PM Thirsty Moose Taphouse, Dover Liberty Forum Feb 1st and 2nd Manchester   NH History     Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E26: Infidelity And Porn Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this very exciting episode of the Freecast, @matthewcarano and @NicholasHBoyle talk about porn, infidelity, nipples, and insulin price controls from @TheFreecoast of the @FreeStateNH. News  Ban Porn? Matt https://reason.com/2019/12/09/5-myths-that-anti-porn-crusaders-keep-repeating/ Republican state rep wants harsher speeding penalties https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/12/540-million-fee-increase + Bill would put a price cap on insulin https://www.libertyblock.com/post/communist-bills-seek-to-control-nh-health-care  MJ Matt https://www.nhpr.org/post/marijuana-legalization-loses-steam-nh-state-house#stream/0  Free the nipple update https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-defends-laconia-law-barring-female-nudity-us-supreme-court-appeal#stream/0  Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Exeter Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E25: Yay-Hoos From Birth To Death Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast Cord leads off with surprise stories, Amy Robach lets slip ABC squashed the Epstein story, Tamara Le, the corporate media is just a mouthpiece for powerful people, and Matt talks about his tattoo. News  Amy Robach has Epstein Story Matt https://www.foxnews.com/media/abc-amy-robach-jeffrey-epstein-hot-mic Durham Smoking Ban Rep Tamara Le hates private schools She is on the Education Committee https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/11/icymi-f-private-and-religious-schools-rep-tamara-le-d-north-hampton Speaker Shurtleff removes John Burt http://indepthnh.org/2019/11/07/hinch-blasts-speaker-for-removing-rep-burt-from-criminal-justice-committee/ Burt's post https://www.facebook.com/john.a.burt.7/posts/10206367873071497 https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/11/speaker-removes-john-burt-only-suspends-tamara-le https://www.insidesources.com/dem-speakers-facebook-flip-flop-removes-gop-member-for-rude-post-after-leaving-f-bomber-on-ed-committee/?fbclid=IwAR2tV206pUYSPM2fIXyquAwUM0vnX6Pe6bg7tSRl0ME1Xe_jXdQ8wAuXTsQ City Elections 11 of 13 cities had elections The cities of Berlin, Claremont, Laconia, Manchester and Somersworth voted to permit the operation of “sports book retail locations,” according to the New Hampshire Lottery Commission. Sports betting was defeated in Concord, Dover, Nashua, and Rochester. However, Dover and Rochester did vote to allow another lottery game,  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Keno 603, in their cities. https://www.concordmonitor.com/Five-of-nine-cities-approve-sports-betting-two-more-approve-Keno-30103330 https://www.wmur.com/article/full-2019-new-hampshire-mayoral-city-municipal-election-results/29701091 Property Tax racket Lower tax rate, higher property evaluations City gets more money while jumping for lower rates https://www.fosters.com/news/20191029/somersworth-tax-rate-drops-bills-may-not Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Exeter Feast of the Freecoast Sunday December 1st 2-6pm NHLA Bill Review training Sunday November 16th 2-4 pm Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E24: Border Wars: Wolves Vs. Coyotes   Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of the Freecast, Durham hangs paper plates on light posts for climate change, Hong Kong and the hypocrisy of the NBA, and a criss-cross family shooting in Pelham. News  Climate Change Artwork (Matt) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20191013/durham-art-project-puts-focus-on-seacoast-climate-change Hong Kong and the Hypocrisy of the NBA (Matt) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_protests Lebron pressures NBA: https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/15/lebron-james-nba-adam-silver-daryl-morey/ Pelham Shooting (Nick) https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Relatives-Describe-Chaos-at-Pelham-New-Hampshire-Wedding-Shooting-563073951.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester Magrilla's 6pm-late Thursday Oct 17th Freecoast New Mover's potluck  Wednesday 16th at the Praxeum 7pm   NH History NH Laws this session HB 167, Kingston Bonfire HB 307, Removing color photograph requirement for driver's licenses HB 372, This bill requires that motorists give a wide berth to all vehicles, rather than stationary vehicles, that are displaying blue, red, or amber emergency or warning lights. HB 398, Amending the Masonicare charter. Not particularly interesting on its own, however, there is no RSA that the bill says it's amending. And it raised a few questions in my head. Why does the state of NH have anything to do with the freemasons? Why does the state have to amend their charter since they are a private organization? Why couldn't I find more info on Masonicare laws in NH? HB 428   This bill clarifies when a vehicle may turn right while a steady or flashing walk signal is being displayed on the pedestrian control signal. Removes the line [There shall be no right turn allowed for any vehicle while a steady or flashing walk signal is being displayed.] HB 123, This bill requires each school's emergency response plan to include at least one drill to test emergency response to an armed assailant. “...The plan shall provide that at least [2] 4 of the currently required number of fire evacuation drills shall be emergency, all-hazard response drills of which at least one shall test emergency response to an armed assailant.  The armed assailant drill may be discussion based…” HB 597, This bill allows nano brewery licensees to distribute samples at a wine manufacturer's facility for an annual fee.  This bill also allows wine manufacturer licensees to distribute samples at a nano brewery. HB 455, Death penalty repealed! SB 6, 11,  HB 259, This bill requires violation notices issued by a code enforcement authority to reference the relevant section of the state or local building or fire code. (good) HB 396, This bill requires a public body or agency to provide written reasons for delay or denial of records under the right-to-know law. HB 189, This bill exempts juvenile victims of human trafficking from prosecution for certain conduct chargeable as a criminal offense which was committed as a result of being trafficked.  The bill also allows juvenile victims of human trafficking to petition to vacate a delinquency adjudication resulting from participating in conduct that was the direct result of being trafficked. HB 630, This bill increases fines for certain OHRV and snowmobile violations and, in cases where an OHRV or snowmobile complaint is prosecuted by the county sheriff, requires the fine or forfeiture to be remitted to the county sheriff. HB 286, This bill declares that no cost or fee shall be charged for the inspection or delivery of governmental records under the right-to-know law. HB 491, This bill provides that refusing to provide a name and address, upon request by a peace officer, shall not, by itself, constitute grounds for arrest. SB 197, This bill prohibits an employer from requiring a low-wage employee to enter into a noncompete agreement. HB 669, This bill allows applicants for drivers' licenses, commercial drivers' licenses, and nondrivers' identification cards to indicate their gender as male, female, or other, and also requires such indication to be placed on any identification card issued by the division of motor vehicles. HB 359, This bill requires any drug which contains an opiate dispensed by a health care provider or pharmacy to have an orange sticker on the cap or dispenser and a warning label regarding the risks of the drug. This bill also requires the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery to develop a handout on the risks of opioids and how to mitigate them for persons who are receiving prescriptions for opioids. HB 399, This bill establishes a procedure for annulment of arrests or convictions for possession of 3/4 of an ounce or less of marijuana where the offense occurred before September 16, 2017 HB 480, This bill establishes a system within the lottery commission for sports betting. (More complex than it sounds) SB142, This bill requires school boards to make menstrual hygiene products available, free of charge, in restrooms designated for girls and gender-neutral restrooms located in public middle and high schools. (unfunded mandate) HB 614, This bill increases penalties and fines for air pollution and water pollution. SB 263, This bill creates a cause of action for persons injured by discrimination in public schools.  This bill also creates a cause of action for the attorney general in cases of discrimination in public schools. (gender identity is the big issue here) HB 608, This bill defines gender identity and expands the law against discrimination based on gender identity to other areas of the law prohibiting discrimination. SB 88 This bill makes certain changes in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes law, including eliminating the time frame for a provider-patient relationship. (veto overridden)   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E23: NH Omnibus Budget Supported By Liberty Reps   Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist   Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, City of Portsmouth says variances make dogs clean, Jim Boyle goes to the Supreme Court, a former police commish goes to prison, and NH Liberty Reps vote for the Omnibus Budget Bill that includes 300 new laws.   News  No Dogs Allowed (Matt) https://www.fosters.com/news/20191001/no-dogs-allowed-eateries-catering-to-canines-violate-code Boyle and Portsmouth head to Supreme Court (Cord) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190925/car-dealer-portsmouth-take-357m-fight-to-nh-supreme-court Portsmouth Ban on AirBnB (Nick) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190927/nh-supreme-court-upholds-portsmouths-ban-on-couples-airbnb-rental?fbclid=IwAR2illwkjZLdDqFZU5aBpOeU4a6pnl6rKqrjd_wkx-DUHyqKWamx_5n0cuA Ex-Police Commish Doing Time (Matt) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190920/ex-police-official-brenna-cavanaugh-sentenced-to-jail-time Vetoes, budget, and smoking (Nick) 57 vetoes this session 2 overridden https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-veto-tracker-sununu-rejecting-record-number-bills#stream/0  http://www.gencourtmobile.com/Bill/Text/2019/HB4  https://granitegrok.com/mg_monadnock/2019/10/budget-secrets-pet-vendor-license?fbclid=IwAR3kAOUGal7vx1LBH0avVyutfFlanzxMC4VpOmOu27MBHJY3IIh4L4CVnPs https://granitegrok.com/blog/2019/09/new-hampshire-used-the-state-budget-to-raise-the-smoking-age-to-19 Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover, Thirsty Moose 6pm Apple Harvest Day Saturday 9am-4pm   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E22: The Chicken Man   Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, more pop culture talk, Tasker is back at his old tricks soliciting children, SNL fires Shane Gillis, and Nick returns with a segment on NH in The Civil War. News  Education Compromise Nick https://www.wmur.com/article/compromise-on-education-funding-brings-lawmakers-governor-closer-to-budget-deal/29077170 Rep Tasker Back at it (Matt) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190916/prosecutor-ex-state-rep-who-lured-girl-back-online  More Free the Nipple news https://www.nhpr.org/post/scotus-tells-nh-file-response-free-nipple-appeal-signaling-courts-interest#stream/0  Purdue Pharma Bankrupt (Cord) https://www.apnews.com/c2780653e7934908856bfbf00eafddf1 SNL fires Shane Gillis https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/16/entertainment/snl-shane-gillis/index.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester NH History NH in the Civil War http://americancivilwarinstitute.blogspot.com/2013/08/new-hampshire-in-civil-war.html Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E21: PB4WEGO Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Matt and Cord give it their best shot in Nick's absence. State lawmakers challenge the house gun ban, Sununu OKs PB4WEGO for Rochester mom's van, while Dweezil's band plays the Ballroom, and JPJ is a generational man. News  State lawmaker's challenge to house gun ban heads to supreme court. https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-state-rep-John-Burt-House-gun-rule-challenge-Supreme-Court-28123007?utm_source=HeadlineAlerts&utm_medium=DailyNewsletter&utm_campaign=HeadlineAlerts Dems will try to override Sununus 53 vetoes this month https://www.fosters.com/news/20190902/sununus-53-vetoes-which-bills-dems-think-they-can-overrride Manchester Man paralyzed in police custody in 2013, dies. https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/manchester-man-who-filed-m-lawsuit-after-he-was-paralyzed/article_5c13f0d2-d9bd-55bc-b3d8-fe1fc665e18e.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dweezil Zappa https://www.seacoastonline.com/calendar?_ev_id=418285_dweezil_zappa_-_hot_rats_%26_other_hot_stuff Lee Town Fair NH History John Paul Jones Jubilee https://portsmouthhistory.org/6th-annual-john-paul-jones-jubilee-and-auction/ https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/john-paul-jones-jubilee/ Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E20: The Two Judges Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, a Derry time capsule comes up empty, the cameras in Manch are going up, housing is at a premium in the Freestate, and children in colonial America. @FreeStateNH News  Derry time capsule opened and there's nothing inside(Nick) https://www.wmur.com/article/derry-time-capsule-opened-to-reveal-nothing/28751016  Judge Refuses to Block Cameras in Downtown Manchester (matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/judge-refuses-to-block-police-cameras-in-downtown-manchester/article_8adc03b5-6e3f-5676-85d5-8c59df558d8e.html?fbclid=IwAR0qQQgSL4hchj-MtmsNii0lLwq-HKS_cI4ypDRt_7zbJAzTvkUrT2HRM6c  Ex-Judge denied 89K Pension (Cord) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190819/ex-judge-coffey-denied-89604-year-pension NH Housing Shortage (Matt) https://www.wmur.com/article/shortage-of-housing-in-nh-new-homes-rental-units/28733143 https://www.fosters.com/news/20190716/sober-home-leader-reports-resistance-in-rochester https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/local/rooming-houses-provide-affordable-but-controversial-option/article_622f8be2-2022-11e9-abd5-97cb33670d60.html Gaslight Outside Deck Fight (Cord) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190820/gas-lights-fight-over-outdoor-decks-ends-with-unusual-deal Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Seabrook Meetup Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo https://www.seacoastonline.com/calendar?_ev_id=431736_an_evening_with_pat_benatar_%26_neil_giraldo_-_40th_anniversary_tour Portsmouth Women's History Walk https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/portsmouth-womens-history-walk/2019-08-28/ Exeter Farmer's Market https://www.portsmouthnh.com/event/exeter-farmers-market-3/2019-08-22/ Redistribute your food wealth https://www.meetup.com/Seacoast-NH-Permaculture/events/260211808/ Autism-friendly movies http://www.seacoastkidscalendar.com/calendar/index.php?eID=55468 NH History Children In Colonial America http://humboldt-dspace.calstate.edu/bitstream/handle/2148/120/Breyer.pdf?sequence=1&origin=publication_detail Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

S04 E19: Predatory Priests and Convicted Chaplains Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, the NH Catholic Church lists the names of predatory priests onto their website, ex Portsmouth police commish convicted, a Freestate frakas, and drugs do get into prison - shocker!   News  NH Catholic Church Website lists names of predator priests. (Matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/religion/new-hampshire-catholic-church-website-lists-names-of-predator-priests/article_9f0a3b21-b937-504b-abd1-d72a98c7ddba.html The list: https://www.catholicnh.org/restoringtrust-2/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/do-the-right-thing/201808/separating-facts-about-clergy-abuse-fiction https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/misconductreview/report.pdf Chaplain at Federal Prison in Berlin, BH convicted and sentenced for smuggling contraband for inmates https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/chaplain-at-federal-prison-in-berlin-sentenced-for-smuggling-contraband/article_9267cff6-7c76-5d90-8b1e-39da72833964693 Ex Portsmouth Police commissioner guilty of felony (Matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/ex-portsmouth-police-commissioner-guilty-of-felony-related-to-shots/article_2aa0b876-bfec-5cbe-b73f-4d78c95e0002.html  NH Supreme court allows Attorney General to see juvenile court records (Nick) https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/supreme-court-opens-door-to-setting-record-straight-on-racially/article_4507f6c3-780e-5237-addd-ec3410e48fb4.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Exeter NH Cord talk about requests for people to promote NH liberty stuff    Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E018: From A Walkout Basement Subscribe here! http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/ Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Pence backs out of a hang out, Sununu voids pot convictions, an impossible Equifax Settlement, and the covered bridges of NH. News  iTunes Reviews Pence cancels trip to NH recovery center after chief business development officer is accused for trafficking 1500 grams of fentanyl (Nick) https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/politics/mike-pence-cancellation-new-hampshire-fentanyl/index.html  You want to talk about slavery? (Cord) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/18/new-hampshire-lawmaker-werner-horn-owning-slaves-racism-economics/1773670001/ Sununu signs a law to void MJ convictions (Matt) https://www.nhpr.org/post/sununu-signs-law-help-people-void-some-marijuana-possession-convictions#stream/0 https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/sununu-calls-nh-gop-rep-s-comments-racist-and-offensive/article_f2f6d13a-f786-5905-9cc1-be6e0ab11e8e.html The Equifax Settlement is Fucked Up (Cord) https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-to-get-more-than-$1M-in-Equifax-settlement-27192929 Suicides are on the rise in NH and nationally (Matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/suicides-including-highway-suicides-on-the-rise-in-new-hampshire/article_1433bab1-ee18-53a7-9d55-5209d07fde38.html Stats: https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/ Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Seabrook Casa Tequila 6 PM NH History Covered bridges https://www.nh.gov/folklife/learning-center/traditions/covered-bridges.htm Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E017: It's Math Guys, Learn It. Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, surveillance in Manchester gets a challenge in court, a NH inventor saves lives with mailboxes, NH legislators still can't do math, and Len screams his little face off. News  Carla Gericke on Tom Woods Show (Cord) https://tomwoods.com/ep-1443-you-dont-need-to-see-this-list-of-bad-cops-citizen/ Manchester surveillance cameras: https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/manchester-aclu-spar-over-surveillance-cameras-downtown/article_43636c53-6c60-5e70-9bcf-a94aa451d489.html?block_id=664693 Laurie List https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/unionleader.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/c2/cc2bfaad-7162-5946-84d3-244e029a3770/5c746b02e1e10.pdf.pdf Life-saving Mailbox invention (Nick) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190706/hampton-falls-mans-mailbox-invention-seen-as-lifesaver https://slidemeout.com/ Week-long minimum wage challenge (Matt) https://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-politicians-to-take-week-long-minimum-wage-challenge-26690043 Bureau of Labor stats: https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2017/home.htm Teen MJ Use odds go down with recreational laws https://www.fosters.com/zz/news/20190708/teen-odds-of-using-marijuana-dip-with-recreational-use-laws/1 Portsmouth doctor reprimanded for treatment of chronic pain patient (Matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/portsmouth-doctor-reprimanded-for-treatment-of-chronic-pain-patient/article_d45611d5-f0e3-5a8f-ace5-46bc9d945c90.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Exeter 6:30 pm Sea Dog Brewing Co. NH History Executive Council   http://nhexecutivecouncil.com/index.htm (talk about a blast from the past with this site set up.) https://www.nh.gov/council/history/index.htm Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it into freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E016: Drug Deranged Doxxing Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast CBD crackdown forces Fresh Vibes to leave the state, a coked-out Hassan aid doxxes republican senators, and the most honest critique of Tombstone while things get froggy. Facebook Status:  Twitter Status:  Hashtags / Tags:  Featured Image Ideas (for blog post):  News  Fresh Vibes Is Moving To Maine (Matt) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190618/fresh-vibes-eatery-moving-to-cbd-friendly-maine Opioids Continue to Ruin People's Lives(Cord)  https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/man-surrenders-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-in-bedford-following/article_2497ccee-dfee-5eaa-ae3c-4a4dc6987d2b.html But New Hampshire is Otherwise Very Cool! According to Wallet Hub survey (Nick) “Could it be because it has the lowest percentage of people living beneath the poverty level? Or that it ranks third in safety?” “We call it a ‘citizen legislature' for that reason. That makes our state representatives more accessible and more responsive to the general public. A concerned citizen cannot only reach their representative easily and quickly, they can even run for office themselves and have a realistic chance to be elected.” https://www.nbcnews.com/better/lifestyle/these-are-2019-s-best-states-live-here-s-what-ncna1019556 Blue Alert System (Cord) “killed, injured or missing” “If someone is willing to commit a murder of a police officer, there's really nothing else they're not going to be capable of doing” https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/man-surrenders-shelter-in-place-order-lifted-in-bedford-following/article_2497ccee-dfee-5eaa-ae3c-4a4dc6987d2b.html Doxing Senators fueled by “cocaine, psychedelics and alcohol” (Matt) Changed the Wikipedia pages of Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and retired (but then still sitting) Sen. Orrin Hatch to include their home addresses and personal phone numbers Rand Paul was only Senator to submit a victim statement saying he feared for his life Rand Paul survived the Congressional baseball shooting Had life-threatening injuries from his neighbor https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/19/maggie-hassan-staff-doxing-case-1370529 State Budget (Nick) https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Budget-writers-put-final-touches-on-proposal-14018164.php State DOJ blocks DEA From accessing medical records (Cord) “While the records may be held by a third party, there's nothing voluntary about the records' creation. These records are created by healthcare professionals to comply with a state mandate. Patients do not volunteer to hand over this sensitive information. The only way to opt out is to never see a doctor.” https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190608/12293742357/new-hampshire-aclu-fighting-back-against-deas-warrantless-access-to-sensitive-medical-records.shtml Boy Scouts Save the Fucking Day (Matt) https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/New-Hampshire-Scouts-Come-to-The-Rescue-of-2-Fishermen-on-Remote-Maine-Lake-510914701.html History You're so basic: (Cord)https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/16/18680941/new-hampshire-basic-first-historical-marker-beginners-all-purpose-symbolic-instruction-code Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Seabrook - 4th Thursday Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04E15: Show Title: ACLU Sues and New Sununu Vetoes Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered. Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast the ACLU sues the city of Manchester, Sununu vetoes net metering, Rochester bans CBD edibles, and The Wentworth House gets a visit. News   ACLU Sues to block Manchester's further use of surveillance cameras downtown (MC)   https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/aclu-sues-to-block-manchester-s-further-use-of-surveillance/article_fb0fd9be-4c5c-5b56-bec6-7aeb25feb33f.html Sununu vetoes 2 more bills   Net Metering (CB)   https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/press-2019/20190603-veto.htm https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/sununu-vetoes-net-metering-solar-energy-bill/article_7fde7eb5-494d-514c-9f31-ec46d1fc0fec.html?block_id=664693 “These same consumers deserve the freedom to invest their own capital to become more self-sufficient and energy independent and less reliant on out-of-state electricity companies that control our high electricity rates.” These are set by an equation and approved by utility commissions Increased supply would lower rates “The current size limit is also a barrier to significant investment in existing and new small renewable energy projects, which would help keep our energy dollars in-state, drive economic activity, support good-paying jobs, and increase state and local business and property tax revenues.” MIT study found that utility-scale solar is cheaper: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/mit-economists-say-we-should-ditch-net-metering#gs.huaiah Mental Health https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/press-2019/20190607-veto-sb5.htm NH lottery wins federal court case (NB) https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/nh-lottery-commission-wins-its-case-over-online-lottery-sales/article_76d049db-43d3-591e-81d7-9c19a9167662.html Court says education funding unconstitutional (CB) https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/court-says-state-education-funding-unconstitutional/article_13726ebc-6df3-55dd-a9ca-2fcf60914c54.html?fbclid=IwAR0FVUQupWBQsw6vq3UDHkZsDa09gqYcr3jLuhlw3tK2qghtC55k5t19Z9g Former physician assistant sentenced 4 years for fentanyl kickbacks (NB) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190603/clough-gets-4-years-for-fentanyl-kickbacks   Rochester bans sale of CBD edibles which NH DHHS confirms is not approved (MC)   https://www.fosters.com/news/20190601/rochester-bans-sales-of-edible-cbd-products https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-dhhs-confirms-edible-cbd-not-approved-sale-nh#stream/0 Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Exeter - 2nd Thursday NH History The Colonel Paul Wentworth House I made a field trip out to it with my family on June 1st for the Down to the Sea, The Maritime Heritage of the Piscataqua Event The building was built on the frontier in 1701 in modern day Rollinsford, (Dover at the time and later Summersworth) Back in the colonial period the Wentworths were essentially the royals of the area. "Elder" William Wentworth came to New Hampshire in 1639 to Exeter NH as a follower of John Wheelwright. Elder Wentworth moved to Dover, NH in 1649, and was a proprietor of the local sawmill. He and his wife had 11 children, 9 boys. His garrison was the lone surviving garrison from the Cocheco Massacre in 1689. He is responsible for 95% of the Wentworth population in the US and Canada today. One of his sons, Samuel Wentworth would become responsible for the three royal governors. Another one of his sons, Ezekiel Wentworth would own what is now the village of Salmon Falls, Rollinsford and operated a sawmill on the Salmon Falls River. Ezekiel had a son named Paul and Paul built the house in 1701 100 yards from its current location. Paul and his wife had no children, so when he died, his nephew Colonel John Wenworth acquired the house. And John made all the changes that you see today at the house. The whole Wentworth family was in the timber trade and Elder William Wentworth was actually sent over to survey the trees, the family was some of the ones responsible for marking the trees as known in the Pine Tree riots. The inside of the house has a lot of thick pine, some boards that are over 3' wide. Therefore, when Paul built his house he did so illegally. Probably thinking the King probably isn't going to come all the way over from England to inspect. Frederick Newton Blodgett saw that the expansion of the railroad might see the demise of his ancestral house and thought that the house would fall under further disrepair if it stayed where it was. He was a budding businessman from Dover, MA so he decided to have the house completely disassembled and moved down to Dover, MA in 1936. It sits on the original property however moved to Dover Mass and then moved back in 2002. The first 2 owners owned slaves There was a lean-to attic that they slaves stayed in. At any time there were 8-10 slaves at the house at any given time. The lean-to attic was built in roughly 1750. They had a Rollinsford historical exhibit on the second floor. an 1887 bird's eye view of what Rollinsford looked like at the time. When Rollinsford was created from Somersworth, it was named after their 2 most prominent families, the Rollins and Wallingford families. https://www.paulwentworthhouse.org/the-colonel-paul-wentworth-house/ Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04 E14: Show Title: A Coffin For The Death Penalty Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast NH permanently repeals the death penalty, the state sues Dupont, a hospital's grade slips, and MJ legalization will have to wait another year. News Frisbee drops from A to C (Matt) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190529/frisbie-drops-from-a-to-c-for-patient-safety No Measles Vaccine, No Service https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190530/not-vaccinated-against-measles-hospital-asks-you-not-to-visit NH Sues 3M, Dupont, et.al https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/nh-sues-m-dupont-other-companies-over-pfas-contamination/article_71956ea1-4a2a-5821-b737-2c44312e83d1.html?block_id=695277 NH Repeals Death penalty, for realz this time https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190530/new-hampshire-repeals-its-death-penalty Marijuana legalization bill re-referred to Senate judiciary (Matt) https://new-futures.org/press-release-hb481-rerefer Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover 1st thursday Porcfest June 18–23, 2019 http://porcfest.com/ FreeCoast Fest Early Bird rates end May 31st https://freecoast.org/ Book Sale at Avenue Victor Hugo Books June 15th 10am to 6pm https://avenuevictorhugobooks.com/ NH History https://nhrtl.org/legislation/how-nh-legislation-works/ Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

S04E13: Show Title: Tall Dark And Handsome Nashua Assessor Naps Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast Sununu vetoes, recovery homes get regulated, a Newfields teacher helps their students cheat, and the history of the NH primary.   News Sununu takes out the red pen NB https://www.wmur.com/article/governor-sununu-vetoes-death-penalty-repeal-bill/27353697 https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/statehouse_dome/state-house-dome-sununu-s-veto-style-draws-fire/article_de41ba90-a180-584b-8904-741aa0b38435.html Dover woman celebrates 100th birthday with 73 year old daughter she met for the first time a year ago. MC https://www.fosters.com/news/20190512/miracles-abound-on-dover-womans-100th-birthday REGULATE RECOVERY HOMES! Cord https://www.wmur.com/article/sober-living-homes-critical-to-many-for-addiction-recovery-have-little-oversight/27458419 Newfields 4th Grade Teacher placed on administrative leave for allegedly coaching her students through standardized tests. MC https://www.fosters.com/news/20190510/teacher-suspended-for-alleged-coaching-during-state-test Spaulding Turnpike Project will be Completed after 14 years Cord https://wokq.com/massive-spaulding-turnpike-project-will-clear-major-hurdle/ https://www.fosters.com/news/20190511/spaulding-turnpike-traffic-relief-could-come-soon $287.4 million dollars Private Detective Catches Nashua assessor napping https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/private-detective-s-report-on-nashua-assessor-leads-to-calls/article_fc946979-1e47-537e-b42e-a4ab963dbcdc.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 3rd Thursday   NH History NH Primary What happened before primaries? Caucuses. Starting with the 1796, Congressional party or a state legislature party caucus selected the party's presidential candidates Before 1820, Democratic-Republican members of Congress would nominate a single candidate from their party. That system collapsed in 1824, and since 1832 the preferred mechanism for nomination has been a national convention. Delegates to the national convention were usually selected at state conventions whose own delegates were chosen by district conventions. Florida had the first primary in 1901. NH instituted a primary in 1912. Primary voting day to be on the same day as town meeting day, i.e in March. This just happened to be before any other state's primary. Instead of the modern method of voting for the candidate, originally you were voting for the delegate that was going to the party's national convention. The delegates pre-1952 were usually active in local politics, and usually would post-primary generally vote for the party favorite. In 1949, the NH legislature decreed that primary ballots would also include candidate's names. That delegate didn't need to vote for the candidate listed under their name, however. The first presidential primary after that was in 1952. And it was the first time an actual referendum on the candidates could be made Time magazine said at the time: Tiny New Hampshire (pop. 536,000) is normally little more than a speck on the politicians' map of the U.S. It will send numerically unimportant delegations to the national political conventions; 14 to the Republican, eight to the Democratic. But last week politicians and pundits from coast to coast were carefully adjusting their fine tuning to get a good, 21-in. view of what is going on there. On March 11, New Hampshire will have the first presidential preference primary of 1952. The top two on the Republican ticket were establishment favorite, Robert Taft & former general, Dwight Eisenhower The top two of the  Democratic ticket were incumbent Harry Truman & challenger Estes Kefauver Kefauver wore a racoon skin hat Eisenhower won and Kefauver won After the NH primary Truman decided not to run anymore. Kefauver won 12 of the 15 state primaries, however he lost the nomination to Adlai Stevenson who said he wasn't interested in running for president upto just after he gave the welcoming speech at the Democratic Convention. Since 1977 it has been state law for NH to have the first primary in the United States. There have only been 3 elections since 1952 where a winner of the NH primary DIDN'T become president 2008 Hillary Clinton beat Obama 2000 John McCain beat Bush 1992 Paul Tsongas beat Clinton Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

S04 E12 Show Title: Let's Burn Cars Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast: Laurie List to be released without redaction, new legislation allows Kingston residents to burn a car, Tether's up to no good again, and Meshech Weare as NH's supreme leader. News NH Court Says: Release List of Police With Credibility Issues (MC) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190424/nh-court-release-list-of-police-with-credibility-issues New legislation will allow Kingston to Bonfire a Car (NB) https://www.unionleader.com/news/human_interest/legislation-will-allow-kingston-to-rekindle-bonfire-with-car-on/article_cf87649b-ddfc-5ccf-b9c0-4581e570a646.html Nancy Strapko get $350,000 in settlement from Plymouth State for violating her “academic freedom” in reaction to Kristie Torbick case (CB) https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/fired-psu-lecturer-who-supported-counselor-in-sex-assault-case/article_357b2667-0a1d-5abb-be28-4874fc8bf8ce.html Atlantic wrote about this: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/how-a-professor-was-punished-for-an-act-of-citizenship/570418/ “Kristie takes full responsibility for her actions with her ‘victim.' I put this in parentheses because I am aware that her ‘victim' was truly the pursuer in this case.” This “pursuer” was a 14-year-old boy. Polygamist (NB) https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/man-who-married-four-women-gets-no-jail-time-on/article_2ddbc9a3-e1c2-502d-bff0-87c686c8bc6a.html Tether is only 74% backed (MC) https://www.coindesk.com/tether-lawyer-confirms-stablecoin-74-percent-backed-by-cash-and-equivalents https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-allegedly-covers-850-million-loss-with-tether-funds NH Gun Bills Testimony (MC) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190430/passionate-testimony-on-nh-gun-bills Events Freecoast Liberty Meetup Thursday: Dover NH History The 1784 Constitution Meshech Weare President of the Executive Council This was the upper-body of the legislature and the executive body Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court He was at the top of all three branches of government He began as a town moderator Pine Tree Riots In 1772 Weare was one of four justices to rule on the Pine Tree Riots He voted to fine the defiant party 20 schilling, which was an extremely light punishment Book Recommendation: Andrew Vietze's White Pine: American History and the Tree That Made a Nation Native Americans in the “Five Nations” seeking peace would gather beneath a towering white pine, its clusters of five needles a symbol of unity. The Mohawks called the Algonquin “rondak,” a slur meaning “tree eater” because they ate the inner layer of bark during hard winters to prevent scurvy The English exhausted all of their native “mast trees,” Imported trees from Russia and Norway and Bosnia These trees needed to be 3' feet wide at the base and 36' high Had to keep pace with the Dutch, French, and Spanish This was the driver of the Pine Tree Riots Explains why the pine was on the first Flag of New England http://www.seacoastnh.com/president-meshech-weare/ https://www.founderoftheday.com/founder-of-the-day/weare https://northernwoodlands.org/wood_lit/entry/white-pine-american-history-and-the-tree-that-made-a-nation Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

Episode 11 MAGA Cover Up And Assange Arrested Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: On this episode of The Freecast, Epping High student forced to cover up MAGA shirt, Assange is ousted from embassy, Bill Weld runs republican, and a loose discussion on the NH state seal.   News Epping High Student told to cover up her MAGA shirt (Matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/epping-principal-issues-apology-after-student-was-told-to-cover/article_af9fee3b-37e8-507c-aecb-63502126bd79.html Assange arrested in London (Cord) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-47891737 Former Mass Governor Bill Weld announces run for president as a republican (Nick) https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/former-mass-gov-weld-announces-run-for-president-on-patriots/article_b6448818-bc0b-5ae0-aa1e-3ad9cdc4e94c.html?block_id=664693 On Rachel Maddow in November 2nd 2016, before the election. “Well I'm here vouching for Mrs. Clinton and I think it's high time somebody did and I'm doing it based on my personal experience with her and I think she deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee so I'm here to do that.” “I know her to be a person of high moral character” https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/11/02/libertarian_vp_candidate_wel Durham reaches $1.1 million settlement agreement with Eversource (Cord) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190416/durham-approves-1m-settlement-with-eversource How is this not extortion or bribery? Durham is dropping an appeal in exchange for money. d_im_here_vouching_for_mrs_clinton_and_i_think_its_high_time_somebody_did.html Death Penalty repeal passes both house and senate with veto-proof majority (Matt) https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/death-penalty-repeal-passes-nh-senate-with-veto-proof-majority/article_6ba91bd6-fcf8-5986-add0-4dfb3f24fa09.html Secretary of State Bill Gardner (Cord) https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/gardner-urges-lawmakers-to-treat-all-voters-equally/article_ac0f480e-a64a-5fdf-a8d9-6c3d19fde4e8.html “No matter how rich you are, or smart you are, when you are in that line at the polling place, you are the same as everyone. When you start fracturing that with exceptions, that is the path that leads to where the country was in the 1960s,” Before HB 1264, NH was the only state that didn't require voters to be residents This bill basically says, if you want to vote, you have to be a resident, and therefore, you have to pay the same fees and taxes that all other residents pay Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 3rd Thursday   NH History Colonial New Hampshire and its seals I will be using all new style calendar dates to avoid confusion. Old style had the first day of the year as March 25th, Lady Day. In 1752, English speaking countries switched from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, which changed the beginning of the year to January 1. That year Wednesday September 2nd, was followed by Thursday September 14th.. Between 1623-1640 when NH was “independent” it had no seal since John Mason only had a grant and had no charter. The 4 towns of NH operated autonomously and didn't need a seal. 1641-1679 NH was united with Massachusetts and used the Massachusetts Seal In 1680, when John Cutt became “president” of NH, separate from Massachusetts, a new seal was made. Only one impression of that seal has been found, but it is in bad condition 1682 Edward Cranfield seal Feb 1685 James II ascended the throne and threw a wrench into how the colonies were organized. In October 165 James II commissioned Joseph Dudley President, to rule over the Territory and Dominion of New England, consisting of Massachusetts Bay, Maine, New Hampshire and the Narragansett Country, or King's Province. In May 1686 the separate governments of the provinces united into the Dominion of New England were superseded by the central government so established, and their respective seals had no authority. (boo) Later that year, Sir Edmund Andros took over as President and the dominion enlarged to include New Plymouth and Rhode Island. Connecticut was added in 1687 New York and East and West Jersey added in 1688. In Boston April 1689 news from England reported that James II was overthrown and Andros himself was overthrown by a popular uprising. From then until March 1690, was without any government, either by appointment of the Crown or by its own people, so the towns were obliged to take care of themselves! (gasp!) Unfortunately, In March 1690 NH towns were for the second time, in Massachusetts jurisdiction and afterwards sent their representatives to the General Court in Boston. Luckily it was short lived. March 1692 Samuel Allen was appointed governor of NH. New seal made. Allenstown is named after him. Richard Coote, 1st Earl of Bellomont was made governor in 1699. He was the first of many governors that were joint governors with Massachusetts until 1741. Each Seal of New Hampshire in the Colonial Era had whatever the Seal of the Union of Great Britain Inscribed in Latin was with some variance on “The Seal of the Province of New Hampshire in New England.” In 1775 the colony developed a separate colony seal with a fish on the left and a pine tree on the right with 5 arrows bundled in the middle to signify the 5 counties at the time and the 2 major industries on NH at the time. In 1776 after independence was declared the seal had the words, “Vis Unita Fortior” until the adoption of the state constitution in 1784. It means “Strength united is stronger.” Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

Episode 0410 Liberty House And The $360K Late Fee Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast Cord and Matt talk about Sports Betting, Liberty House celebrates 15 years of helping vets without state funds, Portsmouth police want to commandeer private cams, and the state of education funding in #NH.   News Sports betting is one step closer to a reality, may become part of a Casino bill https://www.legalsportsreport.com/30827/new-hampshire-sports-betting-2019-effort/ Liberty House in Manchester celebrates 15 years of helping veterans (Matt) https://www.wmur.com/article/liberty-house-in-manchester-celebrates-15-years-of-helping-veterans/27011798 http://libertyhousenh.org/ Districts sue state over education funding (Cord is willing to talk about this and make it relate to the two items below in a concise way) District claims that per-student spending needs to triple There is little correlation between spending and performance NH is still a top-10 spender on education per student NY State spends most and has worse outcomes https://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html https://www.nhpr.org/post/conval-school-district-sues-state-over-education-funding US outspends all other OECD countries on education https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-education-spending-tops-global-list-study-shows/ Meanwhile Claremont, the origin of the “Claremont Cases” seems incompetent https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/claremont-schools-lose-in-lunch-money-due-to-late-paperwork/article_bd840615-e749-5049-b898-533fa1c9ff3b.html?block_id=664693 Sununu Stands against new taxes https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/NH-Gov-Chris-Sununu-Jabs-Democrats-on-Taxes-at-Conservative-Rally-507989621.html The Portsmouth Chief of Police is pushing for control over private and public cameras downtown https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190402/portsmouth-chief-pushes-for-downtown-video-camera-access?fbclid=IwAR2k4uNaooH6z5lCBHEjNg3dFJdFve1UdsSOoyFtyr2sHKHi94vy6INI-Zs Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday NH History Historic New England Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

Episode 09. Show Title: Legalize Or Decriminalize Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by:Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, the NH house passes death penalty repeal, Nick defines involuntary admission, an update on Red and Shorty's, and the pros and cons of legalization vs. decriminalization. News NH house passes death penalty repeal bill, heads to NH senate (MC) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190307/nh-house-passes-death-penalty-repeal-bill Involuntary admissions (NIck) RSA 135-C:27 person has inflicted serious bodily injury on himself or has attempted suicide or serious self-injury and there is a likelihood the act or attempted act will recur if admission is not ordered the person has threatened to inflict serious bodily injury on himself and there is likelihood that an act or attempt of serious self-injury will occur if admission is not ordered The person's behavior demonstrates that he so lacks the capacity to care for his own welfare that there is a likelihood of death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation if admission is not ordered. The person meets all of the following criteria: The person has been determined to be severely mentally disabled The person has had at least one involuntary admission, within the last 2 years The person has no guardian of the person appointed The person is not subject to a conditional discharge The person has refused the treatment determined necessary by a mental health program approved by the department A psychiatrist at a mental health program approved by the department has determined, based upon the person's clinical history, that there is a substantial probability that the person's refusal to accept necessary treatment will lead to death, serious bodily injury, or serious debilitation if admission is not ordered. Some NH stats 35,449 people with serious mental illness 848 adults with serious mental illness incarcerated 158 public psychiatric beds http://www.drcnh.org/commitment.html https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/browse-by-state/new-hampshire http://www.gencourtmobile.com/RSA/Section/135 Seabrook Nuclear Plant license extended until at least 2050 (Cord) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190312/nrc-approves-seabrook-plants-license-extension Follow up: Red and Shorty's closes for good (Nick) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190312/dovers-red-and-shortys-closes-for-good NH House votes to legalize sports betting (Matt) https://nh1.com/nh1/new-hampshire-house-approves-legalizing-sports-betting/?fbclid=IwAR2RApVwGWzKQ5ZJViuOTndd2IWcQ_BVRg6jWJKYrPCyWL64NAFP2LaTBiA Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 3rd Thursday   Discussion: Decriminalize or Legalize? (MC) NH History New Hampshire Ski History 34 active ski areas 21 of them have chair lifts http://newenglandskimuseum.org/new-hampshire-ski-history-for-4rth-graders/ New Hampshire was the center of skiing in the United States from the 1930s into the 1950s. Skiing first became popular in northern Europe then crossed the Atlantic to the cities of New York and Boston. Because New Hampshire was so close to Boston, skiing became very important to New Hampshire. Three groups of people were important to skiing growing in New Hampshire. First, the workers from Scandinavia who moved to the paper mills around Berlin. Second, college students from Dartmouth College who were part of the Dartmouth Outing Club. And third, people who were members of the Boston-based Appalachian Mountain Club. New Hampshire was the first place in America to have many things you see now at every ski resort. New Hampshire was the first to have trails cut just for downhill skiing. The Granite State was the first to have overhead wire-rope ski tows and an aerial tramway. Many famous races and styles of racing took place in New Hampshire. Professional ski patrols and ski schools began in New Hampshire. These new ideas, plus ski villages, started a whole new tourism industry. Rope Tows and Chairlifts Even though the first rope tow in the United States was in Woodstock, Vermont, many new ideas for getting skiers up a mountain were developed in New Hampshire. Two new style rope tows opened in 1936. The Dartmouth Outing Club built one on Oak Hill in Hanover and the second one was built at Moody's Farm in Jackson. These used wire instead of fiber to make the rope. This rope was then suspended above the skiers' heads rather than at waist level. The skier grabbed a J-shaped handle that was attached to the rope and was pulled up the mountain. The first chairlift in New Hampshire was built in 1937 on Rowe Mountain in Gilford, just a year after chairlifts were invented in Idaho. The next year, 1938, two exciting and new ski lifts were built. One was at Cannon Mountain in Franconia and the other was at Mount Cranmore in North Conway. The first chairlift in the Eastern U.S. at Belknap Mountain, now called Gunstock. Cannon Mountain built the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway. A tramway is a large box that hangs from a cable. Many people can board a tram and travel to the top of the mountain together. Many people thought that trams would be the most popular ski lifts in America, but chairlifts became cheaper to run and easier to fix. New Hampshire's Legacy New Hampshire was a hub for skiing through the 1930s through the 1950s. The state helped promote the state through colorful maps, posters, and brochures. Later, Vermont and ski areas further west became more popular than New Hampshire. Even so, skiing is still very important to New Hampshire today. In 2006-7 people spent over 700 million dollars in the state because of skiing. Ski resorts also employed over 17,000 people during that year. It isn't surprising that New Hampshire lost its early lead in the development of skiing in America. What is remarkable is that New Hampshire played such a large role in the rise of skiing. Ski resorts and areas might be very different if it wasn't for the ideas and inventions of New Hampshire skiers.   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

Episode 08. Show Title: Red Flag Flaws Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this Episode of The Freecast the Red Flag Law gets a hearing in Concord, deregulation spikes sales in CBD, HIV may have a cure, and Dover says no to a private music venue.   News New owners of greyhound park want 100 percent employee owned casino https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/seabrook-greyhound-park-owner-describes-vision-for-employee-owned-casino/article_d82f3841-dc81-58f3-8df3-6d21950e8d31.html https://smallbusiness.chron.com/employeeowned-company-work-44184.html Red Flag Law hearing today (MC) https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/both-sides-brace-for-battle-over-red-flag-law-today/article_ed375c77-964c-5254-9807-98500b3a2849.html?block_id=664688 https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/lawmakers-with-pearl-necklaces-at-hearing-on-red-flag-bill/article_ef9156c0-db59-59e9-9bd2-e028f50aa103.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share Deregulation sees spike in CBD sales (Nick) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190303/cbd-products-growing-in-popularity Portsmouth's Zagster bike rentals have net cost of $49K (MC) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190305/portsmouths-zagster-bike-rentals-have-net-cost-of-49k Second man may be cured of AIDS virus after transplant (MC) https://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20190304/second-man-may-be-cured-of-aids-virus-after-transplant Music venue run out of private home (Nick) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190304/popular-home-music-venue-shut-down-by-dover Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday   NH History Mt Monadnock 3165 ft 1,000 ft taller than any other peak in over 30 mile radius 2,150 ft prominence It is so isolated that American geologists use Monadnock as a term for a mountain or hill that rises abruptly compared to the rest of the landscape It's like Erebor Monadnock derives from an Abenaki term, loosely translated as “the mountain that stands alone The earliest recorded ascent was in 1725 by Captain Samuel Willard and his fourteen rangers. They camped out there to lookout for indigenous americans. Strange records Garry Harrington, hiked Monadnock 16 times in 24 hours Larry Davis, hiked the summit daily for 2,850 days (7.8 years) 3rd most popularly hiked mountain in the world at 125,000 hikers a year The summit is barren, this isn't because of a natural tree line, but because there were fires set by settlers sometime between 1810 and 1820 that raged for weeks destroying all the trees and the top-soil Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a long poem about the mountain, which is one of his most famous poems, called “Monadnock”. Other Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller visited the Monadnock several times and wrote about it. Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

Episode 07. Show Title: Justice For Jussie But Not For The Women Of NH. Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano and Nick Boyle   Engineered by: Matthew Carano   Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle     Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of the Freecast, Sununu's new budget, Jussie Smollet gets caught trying to start a race war, Liberty Forum recap, and the NH Supreme Court decides equal protection under the law no longer exists. Facebook Status: Twitter Status: Hashtags / Tags: Featured Image Ideas (for blog post):   News Sununu's budget https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/speeches/budget-2019.htm Jussie Smollet Liberty Forum Recap (Nick) Trivia Stephan Kinsella and Daniel Garza immigration debate Vermin Supreme showing up in a horse outfit Friday night announcing “I'm proud to be the presumptive nominee for the Libertarian Party in 2020!... And if you stick with me, together we can get 5%!” Lee McGrath, Institute of Justice talk about how occupational licensing is the #1 inhibitor to employment Talked to a number of NH state reps about what committees they're on and how the session is going so far (Alan Bershtein, Hershel Nuñez, Alicia Lekas, Tony Lekas, Jess Edwards, Michael Yakubovich) State of the Free State (ads on podcasts, 24,155 signers, 4,392 movers, acceptance of monthly donations) Comedy from Lou Perez Free Ross fundraiser raised $6,700 Armory room Region tables Porcfest “I can't believe it's not government” https://itsnotgov.org/ Approval Voting Best pickup line contest (Matt - ofc) https://nh1.com/nh1/93-3-the-wolf-asked-listeners-for-their-best-pickup-lines-and-the-results-were-spectacular/ Seacoast government pensioners among highest in the state. https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190213/seacoast-pensioners-among-highest-paid-in-nh   Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 4th Thursday   NH History NH Supreme Court upholds topless Ordinance 3-2 On appeal, the defendants argue that the trial court erred by denying their motion to dismiss because the ordinance: (1) violates their right to equal protection under the State and Federal Constitutions; (2) violates their rights to free speech and expression under the State and Federal Constitutions; (3) does not fall within the regulatory authority granted to the City of Laconia by the legislature; (4) is preempted by RSA 645:1; and (5) violates RSA chapter 354-A. Associate Justice, Bobbie Hantz Marconi wrote for the majority who affirmed the Circuit Court's ruling on all counts, Chief Justice C.J. Lynn and Associate Justice Patrick Donovan concurred “We conclude that the Laconia ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender. The ordinance prohibits both men and women from being nude in a public place….That the ordinance defines nudity to include exposure of the female but not male breast does not mean that it classifies based upon a suspect class. ...The ordinance merely reflects the fact that men and women are not fungible with respect to the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity.” ”Applying the standard, we have little trouble concluding that the defendants have not carried the heavy burden of mounting a successful facial attack to an ordinance analyzed only for rationality. The stated purpose of the ordinance is to uphold and support “public health, public safety, morals and public order.” “ “The dissent faults us for seeking guidance from other courts in ascertaining whether Laconia's ordinance classifies based on gender. However, as demonstrated by the lack of any meaningful discussion of our precedent in the dissent, we have little in the way of help from our own cases in answering this question.” Although there exists no express authority for a city to enact anordinance prohibiting females from exposing their nipples, RSA 47:17, VII(2012) grants the city the power “[t]o regulate all streets and public ways,wharves, docks, and squares, and the use thereof.” Further, RSA 47:17, XIII (2012) grants the city the power “to regulate the times and places of bathing and swimming in the canals, rivers and other waters of the city, and the clothing to be worn by bathers and swimmers.” In addition, RSA 47:17, XV (2012) gives the city the power to “make any other bylaws and regulations which may seem for the well-being of the city” so long as “no bylaw or ordinance” is “repugnant to the constitution or laws of the state.” Justice James Bassett wrote for the dissent, who concurred in part and dissented in part, Justice Hicks joined We agree with our colleagues in most respects: Laconia's ordinance does not violate the defendants' rights to freedom of speech and expression; it falls within the regulatory authority of the City of Laconia; it is not preempted by statute; and it does not violate RSA chapter 354-A. However, we part company with the majority when it rejects the defendants' equal protection claim. We strongly disagree that rational basis is the lens through which the defendants' equal protection challenge should be analyzed. Laconia's ordinance facially classifies on the basis of gender: if a woman and a man wear the exact same clothing on the beach, on Laconia's main street, or in a backyard “visible to the public,” the woman is engaging in unlawful behavior — but the man is not. The majority acknowledges — as it must — that under the New Hampshire Constitution, gender-based classifications trigger strict scrutiny. Yet the majority declines to apply strict scrutiny in this case, reasoning that, because “men and women are not fungible with respect to the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity,” the Laconia ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender. The conclusion that the ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender, and therefore can be analyzed by applying the rational basis test, does not find support in the plain language of the ordinance, the New Hampshire Constitution, or our precedent. That the ordinance classifies on the basis of gender is self-evident. The ordinance defines “nudity” differently for females and males. By the plain text of the ordinance, a person who appears in a public place showing “the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple” violates the ordinance; a male who appears in the same public place without such a covering does not. Laconia, N.H., Code of Ordinances ch. 180, art. I, §§ 180-2, 180-4 (emphasis added). The challenged portion of the ordinance creates a public dress code which only one gender can violate. This is a gender-based classification. The ordinance's stated purpose is to uphold and support “public health, public safety, morals and public order.” Laconia, N.H., Code of Ordinances ch. 180, art. I, § 180-1 (1998). In the trial court, the City asserted that because the defendants were topless, they caused a “disturbance” which “has the potential for violence.” The City also asserted that, because people think of “female breasts in a sexualized manner,” topless women may present other beachgoers with “a mental health issue.” Turning to the ordinance's other stated purposes, “morals and public order,” the City argued to the trial court that women who do not cover their nipples act contrary to “the City's character” and “morals as determined by the city council.” However we, like the United States Supreme Court, “have never held that moral disapproval, without any other asserted state interest, is a sufficient rationale under the Equal Protection Clause to justify a law that discriminates among groups of persons.” https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190208/nhs-highest-court-upholds-topless-ordinance https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2019/2019012lilley.pdf   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? 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Episode 06. Show Title: Fuller Misconduct Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist   Engineered by: Matthew Carano   Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle     Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, sexual misconduct goes unpunished, NH's average income grows by 13%, more MJ in the state house, and Cord discusses the Exeter American Independence Museum. Facebook Status: Twitter Status: Hashtags / Tags: Featured Image Ideas (for blog post):   News Women awarded $3.76M for sexual misconduct, hostile workplace at Fred Fuller Oil will receive nothing https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/women-awarded-m-for-sexual-misconduct-hostile-workplace-at-fred/article_95154057-d561-568c-98e5-668d5e9624fd.html Average NH income is $59,668 https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/dynamic-economy-credited-with-swelling-average-nh-income-to/article_c636a6a5-4636-5267-b90d-1ea668683904.html?block_id=664693 MJ Bill in the state house HB 481 https://www.fosters.com/news/20190205/nh-marijuana-bill-sparks-debate Rochester woman sentenced 1 year and 9 months in prison for aiding and  abetting the distribution of fentanyl https://www.fosters.com/news/20190204/rochester-woman-sentenced-for-role-in-fentanyl-distribution Events Liberty Forum and Liberty Outreach Meetup Thursday Feb 7-9 RPM Challenge Feb. Write and record 10 original songs or 35 minutes of music https://rpmchallenge.com/ NH History Exeter American Independence Museum   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

Episode 05. Show Title: A Jingle For John Mason Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist   Engineered by: Matthew Carano   Produced by: Matthew Carano, and Nick Boyle     Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, the 10 most affordable list, Pho Keane gets its sign, Dover teacher gets reinstated, and John Mason names NH. Facebook Status: Twitter Status: Hashtags / Tags: Featured Image Ideas (for blog post):   News The 10 Most affordable places to live in NH (Matt) https://nh1.com/nh1/top-10-most-affordable-places-to-live-in-new-hampshire/?fbclid=IwAR1e8-_Zolt7So9Fp5PQybv6jQZwFzYu9Nscdv3F8hLyGWOZEq3nchBad50 https://smartasset.com/mortgage/how-much-house-can-i-afford#newhampshire Women's March Don't women already have equal rights to men? Aren't some of the policies that the democrats advocate for actually take away women's rights? 1st amendment 2nd amendment Marsy's Law Red Flag laws This march is deliberately mislabelled. Because if you happen to be against the march then you're labelled a misogynist. https://www.unionleader.com/news/social_issues/women-protest-in-hundreds-of-u-s-cities-for-third/article_2eb5a4cf-f58b-5e19-9477-b6486cffa3f0.html?block_id=664693 Warmonger NH democrats hope that Syrian tragedy will keep US soldiers there https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/national/nh-campaign-hopes-syrian-tragedy-helps-keep-u-s-troops/article_e029a0a8-535d-5464-a900-123eecbb2ed5.html?block_id=664693 NAACP Blasts Dover School's KKK Jingle Decision https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190121/naacp-blasts-dover-schools-kkk-jingle-decision?fbclid=IwAR2afo3mN8d5am1VrBlvS-uXNh3afEx8NxJsk6RJ8WnTsUZssCHZVWh6_g0 NH and Vermont governors propose two-state family medical leave plan https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/press-2019/20190116-twin-state-voluntary.htm Update: Pho Keene Great sign approved Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 4th Thursday Liberty Forum https://nhlibertyforum.com/ Feb 7-9 Notable Speakers: Stephan Kinsella Pete “Mance Rayder” Raymond NH History John Mason Born King's Lynn, Norfolk 1586 In 1610 commissioned by James I as the commander of four vessels to reclaim to Hebrides in Scotland. Regarded as a pirate by the Scots and imprisoned in Edinburgh Appointed Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland 1615 Pirates a problem in Newfoundland at the time Arrived in Newfoundland 1616 Drew up the first known English map of Newfoundland 1622, Mason and Ferdinando Gorges received a patent from the Council for New England for all the territory lying between the Merrimack and Kennebec rivers 1629 they divided the grant along the Piscataqua Mason called his grant, New Hampshire Hampshire, England is where many ships departed England. From the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton. The East Coast was the first stopping point for people who travelled to the new world. And this entry point was similar between Hampshire and what is now New Hampshire. 1632 Became a member and vice-president of the Council of New England December 1635, while making preparations to visit New Hampshire, but died. Never having been to New Hampshire in his life. Bequeathed his vast estates in New England to his wife and 4 grandchildren. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?id_nbr=457   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

News Interstate prostitution ring in Manchester broken up https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/prostitution-ring-spanning-nh-maine-and-vt-run-by-concord/article_3e3f6e34-4436-5772-9377-878f86bdb877.html?block_id=664688 Are you “Pho Keene” kidding me? City Manager of Keene upset over business' tongue-in-cheek name https://www.nhpr.org/post/city-keene-dispute-local-restaurant-owner-over-pho-keene-great-name#stream/0 Ex-inmate challenging “pay-to-stay” law https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/ex-inmate-goes-to-court-to-block-pay-to-stay/article_d81e18b7-ead5-5a43-9288-9aa708181bf1.html No good deed goes unpunished. Uber driver, Ian Kelley, suspended by Uber for holding up a man who recklessly drove into several cars and a restaurant in Portsmouth https://www.wmur.com/article/driver-who-held-suspect-at-gunpoint-says-uber-suspended-him/25781151 New NH laws 2019 Marriage Minimum age to marry up to 16 (previously 13 for girls and 14 for boys) HB 1587 Judges prohibited from permitting marriage contracts for those under the new age of consent unless they find “clear and convincing evidence” that the marriage is in the best interest of the child. HB 1661 Marriage certificate to count as emancipation for those under 18. HB 1337 Motor Vehicle Changes Vehicles can't operate continuously in the left lane if it impedes the flow of other traffic at or below the posted speed limit. $50 fine plus penalty assessment. Exceptions for any actual or potential hazards at the time. HB 1595 A driver of a light truck and passenger truck will fail inspection if rust has allowed exhaust gases to enter the car, has deteriorated the frame, or has dislodged the bumper to create a hazard. HB 1517 Conversion therapy Any licensed professional who attempts conversion therapy on a minor will have committed unprofessional conduct and will be subject to discipline by their licensing authority. The bill covers any practices “that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity” HB 587 Limitations of” Double-dipping” Double dipping: the practice of law enforcement and other officials retiring early and returning to work part time at their departments. While doing so, officials are often still drawing from the NH Retirement System. They work paid hours, continue to draw from their pensions and are no longer required to pay into the system. Previously retirees could work up to 32 hours a week without giving up pensions Retirement system is $5 BILLION in debt. Now double dippers can only work 26 hours a week. HB 561 Female genital mutilation banned HB 1739 A $100,000 death benefit for any school employee killed in the line of duty, paid by the state treasurer to the victim's family. HB 1415 Business profits tax lowered from 8.2% to 7.9%. Set to continue to gradually lower until 2021 at 7.5% RSA 77-A:2 Business enterprise tax lowered from .72% to .675%. Set to continue to gradually lower to .5% in 2021. RSA 77-E:2 Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Exeter - 2nd Thursday Sea Dog Brewing Co. 9 Water St Exeter, NH 03833   NH History America's Stonehenge - Salem, NH May be the oldest thing I've talked about on the podcast Approximately 4,000 years old Archaeological site with large rocks and stone structures over 30 acres Dubbed “Mystery Hill” in 1937 by insurance executive William Goodwin who bought the land. Renamed officially in 1982 Unknown who built the site, what the site was used for. No cement used. It is an astronomically aligned site with man-made caves First mentioned in 1907 in the history of Salem. Theory #1 Bronze age European settlers Due to ceremonial leanings and lining up with astronomical events However no bronze age artifacts or burials have been found at the site or any from europeans in the new world whatsoever Theory #2 Irish monks built them as monasteries pre-Columbus William Goodwin supported this theory, he was known to tamper with the site, harming future archaeological investigation. Theory #3 Built by indigenous americans 4,000 years ago Carbon dating Lack of evidence for any europeans coming to the new world pre-christ Theory #4 Someone post colonization built it   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

News Dover history students create KKK song sung to the Jingle Bells tune (Nick) Apparently teacher had asked students not to record. Could this be in violation of NH's wiretapping law? http://www.fosters.com/news/20181204/dover-teacher-on-leave-after-kkk-jingle?start=2 Keith Holt, the Ward 1 School Board member and vice chair, said in a Facebook post, “Our superintendent and leadership team are doing what is right to address this issue and to make sure all students feel safe and valued in our school community.   https://youtu.be/P-ubZ6dxWNg Gas light restaurant fired up as they clash with the city of Portsmouth (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181207/gas-light-cos-fight-with-city-headed-to-trial   A lot of millenials are moving to the Granite State (Cord) The latest U.S. Census estimates show that an average of 5,900 more people moved into New Hampshire from other states than moved out from 2013 to 2017. In contrast, during the Great Recession and the following years, from 2008 to 2012, only about 100 more people moved in than moved out. Free State Project? https://www.wmur.com/article/significant-rise-in-number-of-young-adults-moving-to-nh-in-recent-years/25457908     https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-2015-2016-out-migration-problem-is-much-more-dire-than-in-other-midwestern-states/   Bureaucrats in Keene snuff tobacco and e-cig sales for under 21s (Nick) Second city after Dover https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/shop-owners-angry-as-keene-passes-tobacco-ban/article_eb07d239-92e1-546e-be5d-237b921bb48a.html?block_id=664686       Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup   Exeter - 2nd Thursday   Special Guest - Seamus Casey www.gencourtmobile.com  http://gcm.io NH History The Claremont decision Claremont School District v Governor of New Hampshire 7 important legal cases involving public education Background: Claremont and four other school districts brought forth the suit because they  couldn't afford to properly fund their public schools based on local property taxes. Original suit in the early 80's was settled when the State agreed to contribute 8% of the cost of education to target poor school districts. State never fully funded their promise causing Stevens High School in Claremont to lose its accreditation status due to disrepair. (1989) The Claremont II case The Supreme court reversed what the trial court had decided. (1) the education provided in the plaintiff school districts is constitutionally adequate; (2) the New Hampshire system of funding public elementary and secondary education guarantees constitutionally adequate funding to each of the plaintiff school districts; (3) the New Hampshire system of school funding does not violate the plaintiffs' right to equal protection under the State Constitution, part I, articles 1, 2 and 12; and (4) the system of school financing does not violate part II, article 5 of the State Constitution. “We hold that the property tax levied to fund education is, by virtue of the State's duty to provide a constitutionally adequate public education, a State tax and as such is disproportionate and unreasonable in violation of part II, article 5 of the New Hampshire Constitution. Having so decided, we need not reach the plaintiffs' other claims. Accordingly, we reverse.” 3 sources for public school funding. 1. Property tax, between 74%-89% of revenue. 2. Direct legislation appropriations (i.e. foundation aid building aid.) ~8% of revenue. 3. Federal aid. ~3% Part II, article 5 of the State Constitution provides that the legislature may "impose and levy proportional and reasonable assessments, rates, and taxes, upon all the inhabitants of, and residents within, the said state." “Evidence introduced at trial established that the equalized tax rate for the 1994-1995 school year in Pittsfield was $25.26 per thousand while the rate in Moultonborough was $5.56 per thousand. The tax rate in Pittsfield, therefore, was more than four times, or over 400 percent, higher than in Moultonborough. ...We need look no further to hold that the school tax is disproportionate in violation of our State Constitution.” The court gave until the end of 1998 to get the legislature to enact a constitutional bill that was proportionate. The legislature failed to do so and filed for an extension. Instead of making a property tax rate state wide, which would be constitutional but also very unfavorable politically, the legislature passed laws to have accountability tests for the schools and if they failed then the state would step in. In August 2001, Newington and Rye had petitions to the state to secede due to the potential higher property taxes. Over 20 years since Claremont II was decided. The state is STILL in contempt of the Claremont II decision. https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2002/0204/clare019.htm https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/1997/school.htm Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

News Failing Fish and Game eyes bail-out http://www.unionleader.com/news/environment/panel-offers-prescription-for-struggling-wildlife-agency/article_c94f3e08-64e7-561a-8622-224ba561c772.html?block_id=664688 Having the agency pay for itself makes the most sense, paying out of the general fund will unmoor it from reality, like other agencies Taking violations out of the court system makes sense Canoe licenses make sense Getting more federal money will come at a price of more federal control Rescues from White Mountains National Forest should be paid by private insurance and hikers should require insurance to go up there The idea that the state (ie everyone who lives around you) should pay for your hiking mistakes is morally outrageous Liberty Stance: Privatize the lake or whatever body of water and let the shareholders of the lake's corporation determine what's to be done. Walter Block wrote a book The Case for Privatizing Oceans, Rivers, Lakes and Aquifiers https://mises.org/library/water-capitalism-case-privatizing-oceans-rivers-lakes-and-aquifers Former Portsmouth Police commissioner and partner indicted in shooting case http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/former-portsmouth-police-commissioner-partner-indicted-in-shooting-case/article_378bf097-ee35-58c3-b677-d036e502e787.html?block_id=664688 Shot fired when teen intruder was fleeing, not when in the home Like any dangerous job, training can remove danger by replacing emotional reaction with calm competence A forklift driver who panicked and killed a co-worker as a consequence could not simply claim “Well I have a dangerous job.” This is childish excuse making. Manchester Police looking into body cameras (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/manchester-police-looking-at-body-cameras-for-officers-price-tag/article_d97ffda6-dbed-50c3-bf2b-afa865affc34.html?block_id=664686 Between $250 and $900k If funding is an issue, let go of some officers or admin. Don't let the Police Chief decide. His input should be noted though. Check out Radley Balko's blog for de-escalation and themarshallproject.org Battle for Secretary of State wages on “New Hampshire is one of three states where legislators choose the chief election official, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.” http://www.nhpr.org/post/lawmakers-face-mounting-pressure-both-sides-secretary-state-race Van Ostern's site http://vanostern.com/our-platform-free-fair-new-hampshire/ Bill Gardner, believe it or not. No website. But the secretary of state's website http://sos.nh.gov/ Portsmouth NH Passes scooter ordinance: (matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181126/portsmouth-passes-scooter-ordinance Why? Has accumulation of these things become a problem? I thought Bird paid people to gather these up? Link to LA times article criticizing Birds https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bird-scooter-vandalism-20180809-story.html Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup (Please only talk about this week's) Rochester meet-up this Thursday the 29th Seacoast Holiday Fun 39th Annual Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke http://www.seacoastonline.com/thingstodo?_ev_id=314567_39th_annual_candlelight_stroll Seacoast Media group runs Gift of Warmth for families struggling to pay for fuel this Winter http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181125/gift-of-warmth-opens-as-winter-arrives Four baby goats up for adoption from Throwback Brewery http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181121/throwback-brewerys-baby-goats-up-for-adoption Nubble lighthouse decked out for the Christmas season http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181124/lighting-of-nubble-ushers-in-holiday-season NH History Early History Keene Granted a township in 1732 by Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher Originally named Upper Ashuelot In 1741 NH and Massachusetts settled their boundary dispute and the town was north of the new line It was a miniature republic, setting its own laws and managed its own political affairs without higher influence. Upper Ashuelot took no part in provincial affairs for 27 years. Most of the Connecticut river valley wasn't at the general assembly. The first interaction the town had with the province, as it was then, was for the refusal to pay taxes for the support of the minister From the provincial records 1742: “I am therefore by his Excellency's Command to inform the respective Inhabitants, that it will be very agreable to the Governor that you & each of you, who have been delinquent on that occasion, do forthwith comply with your obligations in regard to the payment of your Ministers, as a contrary behavior will incur his Excellency's displeasure.” In 1747 during King George's war, part of the French and Indian wars, indigenous americans attacked the village and burnt it down. People started resettling there as early as 1749 but due to the whole boundary issue before Governor Benning Wentworth regranted the town after a petition was gathered. “Claiming the right to name the town, the governor named it Keene. In his business as merchant at Portsmouth, previous to his appointment as governor, Mr. Wentworth had contracted with an agent of the court of Spain to supply that government with a large quantity of oak timber. To meet the expense involved he borrowed money in London. When he delivered the timber at Cadiz the agent with whom he had made the contract was out of office and the new agent declined to pay. On his voyage home his ship foundered and he was saved with the crew in a boat, to find himself bankrupt. Afterwards he made another voyage to Spain and claimed payment for his timber. Sir Benjamin Keene was then the English minister to Spain, and he used his influence to aid Mr. Wentworth, who, though unsuccessful in his suit, formed a warm friendship for Sir Benjamin, and his gratitude, and his admiration for the man, led him to name this town in his honor   Named after an attempted bailout   https://ci.keene.nh.us/keene-public-library/griffin-history-town-keene   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

News Sunday Nov 11th was Armistice day, now called veterans day. Matt The best way to honor veterans is to stop making new ones. Trove of war posters discovered at New Hampshire library http://www.wsfa.com/2018/11/11/trove-war-posters-discovered-new-hampshire-library/ Armed homeless man causes forced evacuation of several major businesses along Route 11 in Rochester Nick http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/police-describe-tense-moments-during-lengthy-rochester-standoff/article_f7cf9bba-1ef5-5a58-9549-6525cbd4e418.html Brace Yourselves for Boring! Cord https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/john-kasich-to-reporters-im-in-new-hampshire-and-im-available-for-your-2020-questions Cultural icon, and architect of the modern comic book Stan Lee dies Monday the 11th at age 95. Matt https://nh1.com/nh1/comic-book-genius-stan-lee-spider-man-creator-dies-at-95/?fbclid=IwAR0j3bSjVfki3nZ8lyQOu1hphWoqijyCzotXnKeD4Y9YzE7ydoLM-oUGw4 Judge orders Amazon to produce recordings from Echo device seized from crime scene of Farmington double-murder Nick http://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/judge-orders-amazon-to-produce-recordings-from-echo-device-seized/article_8927285e-b8ac-5997-a283-6c18d7ada0ab.html Jim Boyle keeps winning Matt http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20181109/porstmouth-eyes-settlement-talks-with-car-dealer-jim-boyle?fbclid=IwAR3IooO62_kZJf89sYeD5PnoLFVtf9JM7L2IGK_iPNSXNHOS6EkYNvPgdpU Jury trial expected to last 31 days? Psychotherapist warns that working mothers produce mentally ill children Nick https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5451309/Psychotherapist-warns-working-mothers-produce-mentally-ill-children.html?fbclid=IwAR0-2XeDk7v_lHckWlhCeVkvD7eUy_5teIQprhQ944LJIUryOuqBdIcIjEA NH's aging population may cause problems in the job market Nick http://www.unionleader.com/news/business/nh-growing-at-slowest-rate-in-a-century/article_cb78225f-e57e-5f63-9940-6c514e5bd4be.html Events - Cord Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup (Just announce this week's) Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday - In Seabrook at Casa Tequila Rochester - 4th Thursday normally Wild Card! - 5th Thursday Rochester this time Liberty Forum https://nhlibertyforum.com/ February 7-9 2019. $149 general admission $299 All inclusive Election Recap Governor Chris Sununu (R) 52.8% 302,509 Molly Kelly (D) 45.8% 262,174 Jilletta Jarvis (L) 1.4% 8,173 Executive Council Dems 3 Reps 2 State Senate Dems 13, Reps 11 State House Dems 219, Reps 181 Constitutional amendments Allow taxpayers to sue government 82.8% 406,685 - 84,337 Right to privacy 81.0% 402,0292 - 94,375 Nick's comments on Libertarian Party of New Hampshire Jarvis' 1.4% means that the Libertarian Party loses automatic ballot access. Needed at least 4% Phinney incumbent only 377 votes, (10%) in Strafford 24 house race, single member seat. The Republican who won barely campaigned. Only put yards signs up. Phinney had switched from Republican to Libertarian during the last term Dyer incumbent only 1,113 votes, 0.83% Hillsborough district 37, 11 member seat district. Number is deceiving due to how many people are elected from that district. The last place winner from that district got 4.95% 6,722 votes If candidates want to run to win they MUST infiltrate one of the two major parties. http://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/voters/democrats-take-control-of-nh-senate-and-house/article_7b7751b9-e928-5afc-b8f1-442f956caae5.html https://freekeene.com/2018/11/11/nh-libertarians-lose-ballot-access-is-taking-over-the-old-two-parties-a-viable-alternative/?fbclid=IwAR0L461XkNwfTHu_jfXipRXsWScCyDlqPjX-spk90I8y_XCRyXzl-lkfEDk NH History Wolfeboro. America's oldest summer resort Granted to 4 men from Portsmouth by Governor Benning Wentworth in 1759 Named after General James Wolfe who was victorious in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in the French and Indian War which lasted 15 minutes and he died from three gunshot wounds. The battle turned the tide in the war. (Also 1759) Benning's nephew John Wentworth became governor as well later on and established an estate in Wolfeboro called Kingswood next to what is now Lake Wentworth. During the 19th century the only way to get to Wolfeboro was via the road, i.e. stagecoach or horse. In 1872 a railroad was opened that branched off from “Sanborn's Station” in Wakefield from the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad. The railroad caused tourism to explode. What was a small village became one of the biggest tourist destinations. The rail line ended right at Lake Winnipesaukee where you could board the steamship Mt. Washington owned by another railroad. The Boston & Maine railroad. The Mt Washington still runs and stops in Wolfeboro, Meredith, Weir's Beach and Alton. Book Recommendations with Cord “Thanks A Thousand” “Them” Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

This week, we recorded in front of a live audience at Porcfest! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle News Trump Officials Send Toddlers, Babies to Tender Age Shelters http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180620/trump-officials-send-toddlers-babies-to-tender-age-shelters Sununu vetoes death penalty repeal http://amp.wmur.com/article/sununu-to-veto-measure-that-would-repeal-death-penalty-on-thursday/21748316 Ex-Bristol chief facing felonies for allegedly paying himself bogus OT with federal grants http://www.unionleader.com/crime/ex-bristol-chief-facing-felonies-for-allegedly-paying-himself-bogus-ot-with-federal-grants--20180619 Sununu says he won't send NH National Guard troops to border 'to separate families' http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180619/NEWS06/180619328 Tether review not good enough https://www.coindesk.com/tether-review-claims-crypto-asset-fully-backed-theres-catch/?utm_content=bufferbb66d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer SCOTUS says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax http://www.fosters.com/zz/news/20180621/supreme-court-online-shoppers-can-be-forced-to-pay-sales-tax Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 4th Thursday   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week John W. Weeks - dead (April 11, 1860 – July 12, 1926), but affecting NH to this very day.   NH History Coös County Originally part of Grafton County, Coös was the first county created after US Independence in 1803. The population at that time was only 3,000 people Coös is an Abenaki term for “dwellers in the pine tree place”or “small pines” Coös has 20% of NH's land area but only 2.3% of its population at 33,055 at the 2010 census. To compare, Derry, NH's fourth largest town had 33,255 at the 2010 census In the 19th Century logging, pulp and paper were some of the main industries especially in Berlin, which was home to the Brown Paper Company, which actually invented the modern tape measure in 1922. By the early 1900's tourism was a booming industry, with grand hotels opening such as The Balsam's in Dixville Notch, home of the first in the nation vote. The Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, home of the Bretton Woods Conference we talked about in a previous episode. Mountain View Grand in Whitefield which has a great view of the Presidential Range in the White Mountains. Tourism is the biggest industry to this day Coös County is one of the most consistent bellwether counties in the nation, having supported the president-elect in every election since 1892 besides 1968 and 2004. Makes up the vast majority of NH's unincorporated places which are townships that have no government and are usually unpopulated year round. (23, rest of NH 2) No, you can't get away with murder there. The County runs the place with either neighboring towns or state police providing the police force. Day to day stuff like trash collection plowing etc homeowners pay to the nearest town voluntarily. There's no property tax in unincorporated places Before you think about buying property, though, some of the unincorporated places are in the White Mountain National Forest which is unfortunately owned by the Feds, or in State owned parks. Which means building a home isn't allowed in those places. http://www.cooscountynh.us/county-info/pages/history http://nhpr.org/post/you-asked-we-answered-can-you-get-away-murder-nhs-unincorporated-towns#stream/0   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

This week we discuss checkpoints (again!), eminent domain, ranked-choice elections, Exeter Police charge a man for criticizing the police chief, cake wars, and in the history segment, NH Death Penalty.   News Checkpoints, again! http://www.fosters.com/news/20180529/border-agents-arrest-13-at-nh-checkpoint Jim Boyle Fights Portsmouth NH Eminent Domain  http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180529/portsmouth-makes-case-for-taking-toyota-dealers-land Maine to hold first-in-nation ranked-choice election  http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180602/maine-to-hold-first-in-nation-ranked-choice-election NH Police arrested and charged a man for criticizing them on the internet  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/06/exeter-police-arrested-a-man-for-criticizing-them-on-the-internet.html Cake Wars Settled; kind of  http://nh1.com/news/national-video/cake-wars-baker-allowed-to-refuse-service-to-same-sex-couples Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday 6/7 Exeter - 2nd Thursday 6/14 Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now! Large Dash Prize Porcfest   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Lincoln Soldati Bill Shupe Exeter police chief   NH History History of the Death Penalty in NHFamous capital casesRuth Blay, executed in 1768, was the last woman executed in New Hampshire.  She was accused of allegedly killing her stillborn child - a crime that she was exonerated of shortly after her execution.  A play was made about her death and a popular song recognizing her innocence was sung locally in the Portsmouth area for many years.   Thomas Powers was executed in 1796 for rape.  He was the only African American man ever executed in New Hampshire and the only person ever executed in NH for a crime other than murder. Past milestones in abolition/reinstatement New Hampshire has executed 26 people in its history.  The last execution was in 1939. Howard Long was put to death in July of 1939.  The rope used to hang him is still retained on display in the Belknap County Sheriff's office. A bill to abolish the death penalty was passed by the House and Senate in 2000.  The bills were vetoed by Governor Jeanne Shaheen. In 2004, as part of a national campaign to end the death penalty for juvenile offenders, a bill banning the execution of those convicted of killing while under the age of 18 passed the House and Senate.  It was vetoed by Governor Craig Benson. The next year the same bill was reintroduced and passed again. It was signed by Governor John Lynch. In 2009, an abolition bill passed the House and was then amended in the Senate to create a study commission on the death penalty. Governor Lynch signed that bill and the commission met for a year and issued a report in December 2010.In April 2018, the House and Senate again voted to abolish the death penalty. Governor Chris Sununu has said he will veto the bill. New Hampshire "firsts" For many years, New Hampshire had the most restrictive death penalty in the country.  It applied only in cases of homicide or treason. In 1834, New Hampshire's Governor Badger was one of the nation's first to call for abolition of the death penalty as part of the gallows movement. Other interesting facts New Hampshire still retains a narrow death penalty statute, which only applies in six specific circumstances. 630:1 Capital Murder. –    I. A person is guilty of capital murder if he knowingly causes the death of:       (a) A law enforcement officer or a judicial officer acting in the line of duty or when the death is caused as a consequence of or in retaliation for such person's actions in the line of duty;       (b) Another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit kidnapping as that offense is defined in RSA 633:1;       (c) Another by criminally soliciting a person to cause said death or after having been criminally solicited by another for his personal pecuniary gain;       (d) Another after being sentenced to life imprisonment without parole pursuant to RSA 630:1-a, III;       (e) Another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit aggravated felonious sexual assault as defined in RSA 632-A:2;       (f) Another before, after, while engaged in the commission of, or while attempting to commit an offense punishable under RSA 318-B:26, I(a) or (b); or       (g) Another, who is licensed or privileged to be within an occupied structure, or separately secured or occupied section thereof, before, after, or while in the commission of, or while attempting to commit, burglary as defined in RSA 635:1 New Hampshire does not currently have a death chamber. In 2010, the Department of Corrections estimated that building an execution chamber would cost about $1.7 million, but the legislature has not authorized funds to build it. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-hampshire-1   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

This week, we discuss a school choice victory, being locked in prison and not charged or convicted, death penalty, war machines, and the loss of the electoral college. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle News School choice court victory http://www.unionleader.com/education/litchfield-parent-wins-rare-school-choice-case-20180521 Man who has committed no crime, locked up for 23 hours a day because he has a mental illness http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/House-Senate-at-odds-over-future-of-prisons-psychiatric-unit-05092018 Death penalty foes petition Sununu with 50,000 name http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180518/NEWS0621/180519238 NH Dems want to change to popular vote in electoral college. http://www.insidesources.com/n-h-dems-push-popular-vote-compact-endanger-fitn-primary/ Sununu wants Congress to pass right to try bill http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180522/NEWS06/180529815/-1/mobile?template=mobileart The ridiculous celebratory masturbation caused by the sight of US weapons of war http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=UL&Date=20180521&Category=NEWS10&ArtNo=522009999&Ref=PH Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday Rochester - 4th Thursday Brentwood - 5th Thursday Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now! Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Sununu unless he signs death penalty repeal into law (MC) Jeanne Shaheen, official sponsor of the USS Manchester, 1 of ten ships in a $3.5 BILLION contract to Austal shipyard in Mobile, AL. Will be commissioned the Saturday May 26th 2018(NB) NH History Alan Shepard, first American in space. Born in Derry, NH in 1923 Earned a Bachelor of Science at the US Naval Academy Served on a Navy ship in the Pacific ocean during WWII After the war, entered flight training, then graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School and the Naval War College In April 1959, Shepard was selected as one of NASA's first group of seven astronauts On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. He flew on a one-person Mercury spacecraft that he named Freedom 7. It launched on a Redstone rocket. On this flight, Shepard did not orbit Earth. He flew 116 miles high and then returned safely. The flight lasted about 15 ½ minutes. After his first flight, Shepard developed a medical problem. An inner ear problem stopped him from flying in space. NASA named Shepard as chief of the Astronaut Office. He helped select new astronauts, plan missions and make sure astronauts were ready to fly. Later, he had surgery to fix the ear problem, and he was able to fly again. Almost 10 years passed between his first and second flights. Shepard's second spaceflight was on the Apollo 14 mission to the moon. He was commander of a crew that included Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell. The Apollo spacecraft was launched on a Saturn V (5) rocket. On Feb. 15, 1971, Shepard and Mitchell landed on the moon. (Roosa stayed in orbit around the moon while the other two landed.) During two moonwalks, Shepard and Mitchell collected more than 100 pounds of moon rocks. They conducted scientific experiments on the lunar surface. Shepard also became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon, showing how far it would go in the moon's lower gravity. After his second flight, Shepard returned to his job as head of the Astronaut Office. He retired from NASA in 1974. Shepard worked in private business. He also did volunteer work to support education and to help people learn about spaceflight. Shepard died of leukemia in 1998. My favorite quote from him, “It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.” https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/who-was-alan-shepard-58.html   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.   References The Innocence Project

This week on The Freecast, we discuss the NH ACLU wins case against the US Customs & Border Protection, SWAT team activity, no more wine in the mail, and more. Featuring Host: Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle   News NH ACLU wins case against U.S. customs and border protection We've covered the checkpoints issue a couple times now; Season 2 episode 11 Season 2 Episode 16 http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/size/25/?search=checkpoint A state court found that CBP broke the law by setting up “checkpoints” far from the border to ensnare marijuana users and that local law enforcement violated the state constitution by colluding with CBP officers to search vehicles for drugs. As a result, the court suppressed all evidence of drug possession gathered by police at the checkpoints. CBP decided to set up a checkpoint in Woodstock, 90 miles from the border. The ostensible purpose of the checkpoint was to enforce immigration law, and officers demanded proof of citizenship from drivers who passed through. But they also brought drug-sniffing dogs, allegedly to help them “detect concealed humans.” As the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire later exposed in court, the real purpose of these drug-sniffing dogs was, naturally, to find drugs. But the U.S. attorney for the state does not bring federal charges against those carrying small amounts of cannabis. So CBP asked the Woodstock Police Department to participate in its checkpoint. The two agencies decided to work together. CBP would stop drivers and have a dog sniff their cars. If the dog “signaled,” a CBP officer would search the car. If the officer found drugs, he would hand them off to WPD, which would press charges for drug possession. This cooperation was a gift to the Woodstock police for two reasons. First, New Hampshire's marijuana decriminalization law would take effect within just weeks; by working with CBP, local law enforcement could maximize its marijuana prosecutions before it lost the power to arrest cannabis users. Second, and more importantly, the New Hampshire Constitution prohibits canine searches of vehicles without a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity—unlike the federal Fourth Amendment, which permits them. Thus, by teaming up with CBP, the Woodstock police hoped to reap the rewards of searches it could not legally conduct on its own. In an astonishing passage, Rappa found that CBP had attempted to deceive the court and that the agency's real intention was to search cars for drugs with no reasonable suspicion. “While the stated purpose of the checkpoints in this matter was screening for immigration violations,” the judge wrote, “the primary purpose of the action was detection and seizure of drugs.” CBP agents were “aware of that prior to setting up the checkpoints which is precisely why they felt the need to reach out to the state and local agencies for assistance.” Rappa pointed to emails exchanged between CBP and WPD that make it “patently clear that the primary purpose” of WPD's presence was to seize their drugs for state prosecution. “As such,” he concluded, “the checkpoints were unconstitutional under both state and federal law.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/new-hampshire-aclu-wins-case-against-customs-and-border-protection-dragnet.html Somersworth apartment raided by SWAT on warrant for drugs, namely heroin Green st in Somersworth 19 hour “standoff” 5 people arrested, one person on the run An AR-15, a shotgun and a revolver were seized. A replica Sig-Sauer AR-15, three airsoft pistols and two crossbows were also seized. In addition to the guns, crack cocaine, loaded heroin needles and drug paraphernalia were also taken. Starting late Thursday night, periodic loud pops could be heard coming from the residence. The pops were reportedly heard as far away as downtown Rollinsford. The standoff included the use of a New Hampshire State Police battering ram attached to a Bearcat, and several heavily armed and armored law enforcement officers wearing gas masks. A small bomb-disposal robot was also on the scene. Throughout the standoff, police could be heard intermittently using loudspeakers or bull horns to attempt communication with someone inside the dwelling, trying to talk to a person named “Robert.” “Robert, this is the State Police. We have a warrant for your arrest. Please come out now and there will be no harm done to you,” said police over an amplification device. A police sharpshooter in camouflage could be seen on the ground near the scene and looking through the scope of a rifle. https://www.facebook.com/SomersworthPoliceDepartment/photos/a.400044993668252.1073741829.310496969289722/638143629858386/?type=3 “How are toys (airsoft guns) relevant? "Also seized were a My Little Pony play set, an Easybake oven and a cache of Nerf guns".” http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180504/five-arrested-after-somersworth-standoff Liquor commission bars mail-order wine shipments to NH customers Citing a statutory ability to “protect its revenue,” the New Hampshire Liquor Commission has denied permits for brick-and-mortar retailers shipping wine to customers in New Hampshire, a move the National Association of Wine Retailers calls “gangster tactics.” The situation has been fermenting for months, after the state Senate voted in February to table SB 353 — sponsored by Senate President Chuck Morse, R-Salem, and endorsed by the Liquor Commission and N.H. Grocers Association — to ban shipment of wine into New Hampshire from certain mail-order retailers the bill's proponents argue cost the state millions in lost sales each year. New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) spokesman E.J. Powers said since the bill was tabled, commissioners have denied permits for roughly 80 brick-and-mortar retailers shipping wine to customers in the state — “cases upon cases of brand-name products that we currently carry in our 79 NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations,” said Powers. http://www.unionleader.com/business/liquor-commission--decried-by-group-for-gangster-tactics--over-barring-mail-order-wine-shipments-to-nh-customers-20180508 CACR 15 passes the house and senate relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. [Art.] 8.  [Accountability of Magistrates and Officers; Public's Right to Know.] All power residing originally in, and being derived from, the people, all the magistrates and officers of government are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them.  Government, therefore, should be open, accessible, accountable and responsive. To that end, the public's right of access to governmental proceedings and records shall not be unreasonably restricted. The public also has a right to an orderly, lawful, and accountable government  Therefore, any individual taxpayer eligible to vote in the State shall have standing to petition the Superior Court to declare whether the State or political subdivision in which the taxpayer resides has spent, or has approved spending, public funds in violation of a law, ordinance, or constitutional provision.  In such a case, the taxpayer shall not have to demonstrate that his or her personal rights were impaired or prejudiced beyond his or her status as a taxpayer. However, this right shall not apply when the challenged governmental action is the subject of a judicial or administrative decision from which there is a right of appeal by statute or otherwise by the parties to that proceeding. https://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/CACR15 Governor candidate Steve Marchand proposes campaign financing plan @CaseyMcDermott on Twitter “TL;DR version of @marchandsteve's plan: If a #NHgov candidate agrees to raise $250,000 in low-dollar ($5-100) contributions with 90% of that $ coming from N.H., they get $500,000 in public funding. #NHpolitics” https://www.stevemarchand.com/campaignfinance/ Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday Rochester - 4th Thursday Brentwood! - 5th Thursday Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now!   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Molly Kelly Former State senator from Keene Huge advocate of Hillary Clinton in 2016 “We've got to invest in education, get more funding to local schools to reduce the burden of property taxes. I'll veto any plan that takes money from public schools to pay for vouchers for private schools” “It's also time to enact common sense gun safety laws.” Already endorsed by autocrats Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen even though she only announced last month and has barely done any campaigning, and her primary challenger Steve Marchand has already done 200 campaign events.   NH History Sarah Jospeha Hale Background and Early Writing Sarah Josepha Buell was born on October 24, 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. She received private tutoring from her brothers growing up and later became a teacher herself at a school in her hometown. She married lawyer David Hale in 1813, and the couple went to have five children. David died of a stroke in 1822, and, after working in the millinery trade for a short time, Sarah embarked on a career as a writer and editor to support her family. She went on to anonymously pen the 1823 book The Genius of Oblivion and Other Original Poems, and a few years later released the novel Northwood: A Tale of New England (1827). Famed Publishing Career and Poetry Towards the end of the decade, Hale took on a position as editor of Ladies' Magazine, later called American Ladies' Magazine. She did a bulk of the writing for the publication while also relying on other contributors for original content, though in 1837 the magazine was acquired by Louis Godey. It eventually became known as Godey's Lady's Book, and Hale continued to work for the magazine for 40 years, relocating to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focusing on what was seen as feminine etiquette of the day. The publication would eventually have a circulation of 150,000 and published the work of prominent scribes like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hale had also worked with childhood educators and penned Poems for Our Children (1830), which included the poem “Mary's Lamb,” later becoming widely known as “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Over the forthcoming decades, Hale continued to release works from a variety of genres, including Three Hours; or, The Vigil of Love: and Other Poems (1848) and Women's Record; or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from “The Beginning” till A.D. 1850, which had multiple editions and is credited as the first work to honor female writers. Girls' Education and Thanksgiving Hale was a staunch proponent of education for girls and women, pushing for entrance into professions like teaching and eventually medicine. She helped establish the Troy Female Seminary and finance Vassar College and campaigned for women to join the institution's faculty. But Hale did not support suffrage and the feminist call for equal access to a wide range of work and did not take up abolitionist causes with other women reformers, though she took an anti-slavery stance in Northwood. Hale has also been called by some the Mother or Godmother of Thanksgiving as she ardently pushed for some time to have the day recognized as a national holiday. Thanksgiving was regularly celebrated by different parts of the country, but not in a particularly unified way. During the Civil War, Hale wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward in 1863 calling upon the leaders to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. The president followed suit, ultimately leading to a fixed time of annual celebration over the years. Sarah J. Hale retired at the age of 89 from the editorial and writing work that came to define and enrich her life. She died on April 30, 1879 in Philadelphia. https://www.biography.com/people/sarah-josepha-hale Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

This week on The Freecast, we discuss the $36M bill the State of NH has due to a hospital lawsuit, no free speech for you in Scotland, and Governor Sununu's 10 year energy plan. Freecast S03E03: $36M Hospital Bill and 10 Years of Energy Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle News State of NH $36 million in the hole due to hospital lawsuit “Under federal law, hospitals that treat significant numbers of Medicaid or uninsured patients may receive “disproportionate share hospital” (DSH) payments – state and federal funds that help them recoup the higher costs associated with those patients. Exactly how much each hospital receives comes down to how many services it can count as “uncompensated care.”” Under the current federal law, hospitals can double bill, i.e. if a patient is on medicaid and pays, but still requests money from the state as if they hadn't paid. http://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-facing-$36-million-budget-shortfall-after-hospital-lawsuit-16846848 Count Dankula (Mark Meechan) loses free speech case, ordered to pay fine https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/count-dankula-nazi-pug-salutes-mark-meechan-fine-sentenced-a8317751.html Governor Sununu releases 10 year energy plan On average each NH resident spent $3,934 on energy in 2015 Goals listed in the plan 1. Prioritize cost-effective energy policies. 2. Ensure a secure, reliable, and resilient energy system. 3. Adopt all-resource energy strategies and minimize government barriers to innovation. 4. Maximize cost-effective energy savings. 5. Achieve environmental protection that is cost-effective and enables economic growth. 6. Government intervention in energy markets should be limited, justifiable, and technology neutral. 7. Encourage market-selection of cost-effective energy resources. 8. Generate in-state economic activity without reliance on permanent subsidization of energy. 9. Maximize the economic lifespan of existing resources while integrating new entrants on a levelized basis. 10. Protect against neighboring states' policies that socialize costs. 11. Ensure that appropriate energy infrastructure is able to be sited while incorporating input and guidance from stakeholders. Highlights of the plan: Pro nuclear energy, renewable energy should only be considered if it's cost effective and doesn't rely on subsidies and only on market selection, “It should not be controversial to seek an ultimate outcome where production technologies are not subsidized by ratepayers or taxpayers. Uneconomic resources would not exist absent subsidization, yet those same resources may be wise investments in the near future when cost curves are more favorable. The end goal with energy infrastructure should be unaided market competition where the technology competes on the merits, not one that depends on taxpayer support.” A quote in regards to passenger vehicles, “Government should avoid speculative investments with taxpayer dollars focused on a fraction of the consumer base, but may be able to leverage non-taxpayer funding sources to spur private investment.” “New Hampshire policymakers should pursue market-based mechanisms for achieving cost-effective energy, while avoiding preferential quotas and mandates.” Much of the energy is dependent on the rest of New England because it's all under the same grid. http://www.unionleader.com/column-A-new-energy-strategy-for-New-Hampshire_ https://www.nh.gov/osi/energy/programs/documents/2018-10-year-state-energy-strategy.pdf Amazon Park in Rochester evacuated due to a standoff My old neighbor owns that park, this is what he told me. Tenants were originally evacuated up to our rec-hall where my office is located. We had a growing group of tenants from 330 until around 6. Then the police officer came in and told everyone they would have to evacuate the park. Tenants said “can we go get our cars,etc” and the police officer literally said “no, those with cars up front leave now, those without cars start walking through the woods and then onto Whitehouse Road and just head towards Briar Ridge”... so here we are with 70 tenants... about 30 of them got out using cars up front, the others just started walking down the street.  I left the park and drove all the way around up to the Dunkin Donuts that is up near Hilltop Chevy. There I met about 15 tenants that had been prevented from returning home from work or afternoon errands. At that point a police officer was discussing with the bus drivers about getting 2 busses to send around to pick up tenants. At this time I also received information that the Briar Ridge center that they had originally told people to start walking to was not open. So it's 40 degrees out and people are just standing outside in the rain. The bus company gave the police the go ahead that they would be able to have 2 busses go and that they had changed the location to the Rochester Community Center.So at that point I told my tenants located at the Dunkin Donuts parking lot to head to the Rochester Community Center and I left with my car to head over to Briar Ridge. When I got over there there was about 20 people standing outside and 5 cars. I told all those with cars to pile as many people into their cars as possible and head over to the Rochester Community Center. I loaded my car with 3 tenants (all I could fit). After this there were still 10 people without a ride. So I told them to walk over to the intersection of Whitehouse Road and wait at the Corner for the bus and I would be back. I proceeded to bring the 3 tenants to the Rochester Community Center. At that point I got a call from my father (who was still at Amazon) that police needed additional help evacuating tenants cause the busses had already left yet there were more tenants coming up from around the park. So myself and another tenant returned to Amazon Park (it's around 730pm now). Once again filled my vehicle and the other vehicle. My father and one of our employees also filled their vehicle and then we once again drove to the Rochester Community Center. At this point we have about 60-70 people at the Rochester Community Center. I walk in and it's an empty room with metal. Folding chairs with tenants just sitting. It's now 8pm. No Red Cross, no food/drinks for people, no blankets. Many of these people have been standing outside in 40 degree weather with rain for hours at this point. Many have had to walk a considerable distance. These people have no access to their medicine or food which they had to leave in their trailer. I was honestly shocked as to why emergency services had not been called in but understood that they were dealing with so much going on with the actual barricade situation. So my father went and bought like 35-40 large “Little Caesar's” pizzas to feed the tenants. Another tenant let someone borrow their inhaler etc. If my father hadn't bought food idk if the tenants would have even had dinner that night. A lot of them have diabetic issues etc so they really dropped the ball on that part. Around 830 I left and headed to Qual Drive where I talked with one of the officers about the ongoing developments inside the park and also talked to fosters. At that point officer Danie told me they had another 2 tenants up at Dunkin Donuts that needed to be transported and didn't know if I could do it. I told him of course and left for Dunkin Donuts where I picked them up. On my drive back to the Rochester Community Center one of my tenants that was sitting on Qual Drive in their vehicle called and told me they heard 12-13 large bangs (8:50 pm). When I got back to the Rochester Community Center pizza had just arrived so I helped pass out the food to the tenants. I returned to Qual Drive from 9:30-11 where I personally heard another 5 large bangs and then I heading back to the Community Center for the remaining hour. A little after midnight (still no blankets provided, no water etc to tenants) we received information that they had gotten the suspect and that we could return residents back to the rec-hall and then they would be released in groups back to their trailers. So they loaded up the 2 busses and I took a tenant and headed back. Got back to Amazon around 12:40pm and tenants were allowed to return to trailers around 1am http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180420/NEWS03/180429933/0/SEARCH Marsy's Law NH Constitutional amendment CACR 22 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/CACR22 Advertisements on facebook It is marketed as “Marsy's Law for New Hampshire is dedicated to the cause of ensuring that crime victims' rights are codified in New Hampshire constitutional law.” NH already has a bill of rights for victims which is more inclusive than the proposed Marsy's Law RSA: 21-M:8-k http://www.gencourtmobile.com/RSA/Section/21-M_8-k As proposed, Marsy's law would assume guilt, violating due process and innocent until proven guilty. http://stopmarsyslawnh.org/faq/   Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday Rochester - 4th Thursday Wild Card! - 5th Thursday Freecoast Festival (freecoast.org/festival) Dash sponsors FFest Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now! Dash Sponsors FCF18 https://www.dashforcenews.com/dash-targets-global-liberty-movement-conferences-with-key-partnerships/   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Rand Paul New Hampshire Democrats on Twitter   NH History NH's rebellious western towns When & What: Frustrated by the persistent attempts between 1776 and 1781 of a growing number of western New Hampshire towns to either join the newly proposed state of Vermont or form a new, independent Connecticut Valley state with territory on both sides of the river, New Hampshire officials appealed in March 1781 to the Continental Congress for help. With the war not yet over, they begged the assembly for assistance in quelling the unrest, claiming that “it is impossible for [New Hampshire] to comply with the requisitions of Congress . . . while this dispute remains unsettled.” On October 11, Vermont's legislature gathered in Charlestown on the eastern side of the river, an insult to the New Hampshire government, which claimed that territory as its own. A week later Congress finally resolved to pressure Vermont into returning the 38 rebelling New Hampshire towns and into rescinding its claims to territory east of the Connecticut River as a prerequisite to Vermont's admission to the Union as the 14th state. When no further action had been taken by January 1782, George Washington, then commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, wrote encouraging Vermont to return the towns to New Hampshire, pointing out that such a boundary encroachment would set an undesirable precedent for the future. The New Hampshire legislature issued a proclamation on January 12 declaring the western towns to be in a state of rebellion, threatening military action, and requiring all persons who had been involved in any way with the controversy to sign a declaration within 40 days acknowledging that New Hampshire extended to the Connecticut River and promising to become good New Hampshire citizens. In February 1782 the Vermont legislature complied and renounced jurisdiction over the rebellious towns. Two years later, Hanover became the last such town to capitulate. WHO The leaders of New Hampshire's western rebellion were Elisha Payne of Lebanon and John Wheelock and Bezaleel Woodward of Hanover, the son and son-in-law of Dartmouth founder Eleazar Wheelock. They organized the reaction against the new New Hampshire government by gathering together members of the committees of safety of the various Grafton County towns, forming a group known as the United Committees, but more informally as the “college party,” in recognition of the prominent role of Dartmouth in the protest. WHERE The 38 “rebellious” towns were located in western New Hampshire in what were then Grafton and Cheshire counties (the latter including what is now Sullivan County). The Connecticut River runs between these counties and the easternmost regions of what was to become Vermont. The towns in these counties, like those on the western side of the river, were settled mostly by people from Connecticut and Massachusetts rather than from the eastern parts of New Hampshire. All of the towns were beyond the bounds of the original New Hampshire grant to John Mason. The Connecticut River Valley was, and remains to some degree, a distinct cultural region, with close social, economic, religious, and political connections among the people along the length of the river as well as on both sides. By contrast, the Upper Connecticut Valley's ties with either New Hampshire or New York, the governments that traditionally claimed the territory, were weak. WHY The western part of New Hampshire had been underrepresented in the provincial government, and the first (1776) state constitution did not improve the situation. Unlike in Connecticut where many of the residents of the western towns originated, the new constitution did not allow each town a delegate, basing representation instead solely on population. In fact, the 68 towns in the two western counties shared just 21 representatives. Residents there felt that the new government did not recognize the sovereignty of the town corporation and that it continued to favor seacoast interests. They felt, moreover, that the seat of government should be more centrally located. Almost simultaneously with a growing desire in these towns to free themselves from the New Hampshire government, the towns west of the Connecticut River declared their independence from New York in January 1777, and the new constitution of Vermont guaranteed each town at least one representative. The western New Hampshire leaders, who were generally well-educated, often with Dartmouth connections, considered the Declaration of Independence to have terminated all political associations that originated with the Crown. The towns, which were entities with perpetual charters and thus not dependent on the pleasure of the King, were returned thereby to a “state of nature,” making them free either to form new connections or to remain independent. Due to early settlement patterns, people throughout the Connecticut Valley shared cultural connections despite being geographically divided by the river and despite the King's determination in 1764 that the Connecticut River was the boundary between New Hampshire and New York. The underlying goal of the rebelling towns was to avoid political separation from the people on the opposite side of the river with whom they shared a common heritage, and their various attempts at merging show that they didn't care in the end whether they became a part of New Hampshire or Vermont as long as the two sides of the river could remain together. IMPACT The rebellion in western New Hampshire has been called perhaps the most serious of the smaller revolutions that took place within the American Revolution. The settlement of the dispute permanently determined New Hampshire's western boundary with Vermont, and in 1791 Vermont became the nation's 14th state. Yet Vermont's relinquishing of the rebelling towns did not immediately end the decades of tension between the western frontier towns of New Hampshire and the state's older eastern towns. Although in an attempt at reconciliation, New Hampshire officials gave prominent residents of the Connecticut Valley government positions, several individuals from the rebellious towns interrupted New Hampshire court proceedings at Keene in September 1782 because of the exclusion of Vermont courts. After the leaders of this protest were arrested, rumors circulated that 200 men were arming themselves to oppose the resulting trials. New Hampshire authorities later sought to ease tensions by granting amnesty to the rebellious regions in 1784, under the state's new constitution. The conflict bred a lasting mistrust, however, between the leaders of Dartmouth College and the rest of the state, perhaps influencing the state's decision decades later to attempt to bring the college under state control. https://www.nhhistory.org/Timeline?id=1782.1   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

S03E02: Death and Taxes Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle   Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle   Engineered by: Matt Carano   Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle  News Bearcat http://www.unionleader.com/safety/After-breaking-down-numerous-times-Nashua-to-purchase-new-Bearcat-for-301k-04062018 Sales Tax In Us http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180408/OPINION01/180409412/0/FRONTPAGE http://www.unionleader.com/Internet-sales-tax-in-U.S.-faces-a-Judgment-Day Death Penalty http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-house-committee-takes-up-death-penalty-repeal-bill/19681064 Medicaid http://nhpr.org/post/medicaid-expansion-clears-first-big-hurdle-nh-house#stream/0 Backpage.com seized by feds http://nh1.com/news/national-video/indictment-accuses-backpage-founders-of-aiding-prostitution-2 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2018/01/craigslist_redu.html Manchester homeless camps in the crosshairs http://www.unionleader.com/social-issues/manchester-camps-in-the-crosshairs-1-homeless-enclave-bulldozed-2-others-eyed-20180408 Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup 12th Exeter, 19th Hampton Matt's Crypto Talk Special Segment - Autocrat Of The Week Matt - Steve Marchand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marchand NH History Bretton Woods Conference 730 delegates from all 44 allied countries July 1st-22nd 1944 Hosted at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods NH Main Objective: Establish a new international monetary order Lessons Learned from the past At the end of WWI the allies imposed large reparation payments. These payments were supposed to cover the debt accumulated by Allied forces during the war and help them pay to rebuild their countries.Result: Germany printed money to make the reparation payments causing hyperinflation. (e.g. 1 loaf of bread in 1918 ¼ of a Reichsmark, 1 loaf of bread in November 1923 80 billion Reichsmarks Most countries response to the Great Depression was trade restrictions(tariffs, quotas, etc) to improve account deficits and stop reserve loss. Retaliation against trade restrictions only pushed the level of restrictions to international trade higher and further suppressed output and employment in many countries. New realizations Even though the conference participants were dedicated to capitalism, John Maynard Keynes' economic ideas were flourishing(unfortunately). Keynes prescribed during recessions an increase in government spending, to prevent aggregate spending from falling. Reflecting the Keynesian ideas, the welfare state emerged out of the Great Depression. The two major personalities there were Keynes, representing Britain; and Harry Dexter White, representing the U.S. The British plan Keynes proposed an International Clearing Union (ICU) as a way to addressing current account imbalances. He wanted to avoid the reappearance of persistent and large current account deficits that happened during the interwar years (1918–1939), which increased countries' debt and debt payments and decreased growth at the global scale. Keynes thought of the International Clearing Union as a bank with its own currency (called Bancor), exchangeable with other currencies at a fixed rate. He proposed using Bancor to measure countries' trade deficits or surpluses. Countries with current account deficits would have an overdraft facility in their Bancor account with the ICU. He worked out specific numbers regarding the size of the overdraft facility. His proposal implied a maximum overdraft of half of the country's average trade size over five years. If a country needed funds higher than the overdraft, it would be charged interest, thus motivating the country to devalue its currency. Keynes's plan implied an interest charge of 10 percent if a country's current account surplus was more than half the size of its permitted overdraft; this solution would motivate these countries to lend more. At the end of the year, if the country had a current account surplus that was half the overdraft, the ICU would confiscate the surplus. The American Plan The U.S. agreed on the necessity of an agency to manage current account imbalances, but Keynes's idea of the ICU was too interventionist for the American side. Additionally, the U.S. saw itself as a surplus country in terms of its current account in the years to come and didn't want such interventionist ideas to be practiced on the U.S. White proposed the International Stabilization Fund (which later became the International Monetary Fund, or the IMF), which placed the burden of balancing current accounts on deficit countries and imposed no limits on surplus countries. White's Plan included a new multilateral development agency that would plan and finance economic reconstruction in all war-torn countries, allied or aggressor. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of today's World Bank) emerged from the American ideas about reconstruction. Result Created the International Monetary Fund & World Bank IMF monitors exchange rates and lend reserve currencies to nations. World Bank provided financial assistance to reconstruction for countries post-WWII IMF pegged all currencies to the US dollar. The US dollar was pegged to gold. This ended in 1971 when Nixon got off the gold standard. Now all currencies “float” http://www.dummies.com/education/finance/international-finance/the-impact-of-the-bretton-woods-conference-in-1944/

We're back for season 03! This week we cover March for Our Lives, Omnibuses, blue ribbons for a prison, and more.

This week, Nick Boyle is all alone in bringing you the latest on The Freecast.

Show Title: $250K Crowdfund & Activist How-To Praxeum reaches $250k. Bouldin goes berserk. Irn Bru to change formula due to government regulation. Free State Bitcoin Shoppe refuses bitcoin. MLK dream alive? Civil liberties group challenges warrantless search. Larry Sharpe Reason interview. And a Vine farewell! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News HAF Reaches $250,000 Stretch Goal (Mike) https://freecoast.org/2018/01/15/haf-reaches-250000-stretch-goal-freethinking-community-space-new-hampshires-seacoast/ Irn Bru to change its formula due to government regulation (Nick) https://www.unilad.co.uk/grub/irn-bru-has-officially-stopped-production/ Free State Bitcoin Shoppe Stops Taking Bitcoin (Matt) https://www.dashforcenews.com/free-state-bitcoin-shoppe-stops-taking-bitcoin-recommends-dash/ Martin Luther King day (Mike) https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/27/a_poignant_anniversary_119721.html Civil liberties group challenges validity of drug checkpoint (Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/civil-liberties-group-challenges-validity-of-checkpoint-drug-arrests https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/new-hampshire-police-officers-colluded-with-federal-officers-to-circumvent-state-law.html NH forbids warrantless searches here: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3035004629459960414&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr Selling freedom (Mike) http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/14/selling-freedom http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180115/finding-new-markets-and-mediums-evolve S***hole http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/12/indian-americans-americas-shithole-succe (Mike) Events https://freecoast.org/2018/01/08/events/ (Nick) www.nhcalendar.org Powwow this Sunday January 21st at noon at the Praxeum in Portsmouth, NH Liberty Forum February 8th-10th (Thursday-Saturday) Weekly Thursday meetups. Rotating 1st Dover, 2nd Exeter, 3rd Hampton, 4th Rochester Special Segment Ways in which listeners can become activists. How easy it is and also how important. And how forming a group of likeminded people magnifies one's efforts. Ideas here: https://freecoast.org/2018/01/08/activism/

Show Title: Sununu Loses But Bundys Get Loose Homeschooling under threat. Police selling guns. Powerball winner comes from NH. Sessions cracks down on cannabis. Venezuela to use crypto backed by oil. Bundy is let loose. Sununu loses some “nu's”. Rochester plans to loosen zoning restrictions. Technology innovations. FSP changes leadership. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Listener Message Homeschool bill HB 1263 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/HB1263 Law agencies selling guns http://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20180108/law-agencies-split-over-selling-seized-guns Powerball http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180108/nh-winner-of-559m-powerball-jackpot-mystery Sessions supports nationwide marijuana ban http://reason.com/volokh/2018/01/07/the-rule-of-law-supports-marijuana-feder Venezuela may use crypto backed by barrels of oil https://news.bitcoin.com/venezuela-miners-petro-maduro/ Bundy is let loose http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bundy-mistrial-2018-story.html Sununu loses some nu's https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/950760887433990146 Rochester plans to lower zoning http://www.fosters.com/news/20180105/rochester-pitches-zoning-changes-to-spur-development Beautiful Anarchy Lifi https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/lifi-lamp-mylifi-led-internet-broadband/ E-palette http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/toyota-e-palette-concept/ Hyperloop https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/virgin-hyperloop-one-here-transport-app/ Events January 21, 2018 at 12noon • Freecoast Powwow @ ✌️ January TBD 2018 • Praxeum Benefactors Soireé * @ ✌️ February 8-10 Liberty Forum www.nhlibertyforum.com Special Segment FSP https://freestateproject.org/blogs/press-releases/rachel-goldsmith-appointed-executive-director-free-state-project Alert!!!!! Crypto wallets are not safe!

Show Title: Hate Speech and The Anti-Choice Agenda Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano and Mike Vine. With guest Carol Gardner. Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Summary: Social media censorship from Germany to the US. Wikileaks shows collusion between The New York Times and Hillary Clinton's State Department. SP 193 a win for school choice. Bitfinex defrauds again with Tether. And Carol Gardner joins The Freecast to discuss the ethics of investing.  News Social Media Censorship Spreads to Germany (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/01/germanys-hefty-hate-speech-fines-for-social-networks-start-toda/ And in the US: http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/01/brickbats Wikileaks Drops Proof that NY Times colluded with HRC (Matt) https://www.dailywire.com/news/25249/wikileaks-drops-proof-proves-nytimes-colluded-joseph-curl?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=062316-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro# SB 193 Education Freedom Savings Accounts Bill (Mike) Pro: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171229/nh-families-need-educational-opportunities Anti: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171112/voucher-bill-sb-193-part-of-larger-attack-on-public-schools The Fraud that is USDT (Matt) https://medium.com/@bitfinexed/bitfinex-never-repaid-their-tokens-bitfinex-started-a-ponzi-scheme-86a9291add29 https://medium.com/@untetheredbtc/how-the-tether-usdt-distribution-system-works-84a5c673bec0 Bitfinexed on Twitter or Neocash Radio Portsmouth church is being demolished for condos http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171227/portsmouth-church-demolition-for-condos-approved Events Dover Meetup - Thirsty Moose, Dover – Thursday 1/4 at 6pm Portsmouth Art Walk - Various Galleries – Friday 1/5 at 5pm MVP Meetup - Murphy's Taproom, Manchester - Saturday 1/6 at 11:30 * The Director of School Choice for NH, Michelle Levell, will be present to speak about the legislative push for school choice in New Hampshire! * Melanie Gibson will stop by to inform us about the great stuff coming up at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum! * NHLA bill review to follow Bardo Potluck and Upper Valley New Mover Party Saturday 1/6 at 5pm - "feel free to come early and tour the farm" NHLA Meeting - Murphy's Taproom, Manchester - Sunday 1/7 at 1pm Special Segment The Ethics of Investing. Do we have an ethical duty to invest according to our values or should we simply seek profit and then spend the proceeds toward our values? With: Carol Gardner Prax 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Tweet us at @freecastpodcast

The Future Is Here & Cord Is Back! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: US life expectancy drops. Bitcoin billionaire ballad. Cronies crack down on e-bikes in NYC. Amazing human advances in 2017. And, Cord makes his return. News US life expectancy decreases for the second year in a row. https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/life-expectancy-decline-obamacare/?utm_content=bufferb2d44&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Bitcoin Billionaire http://reason.com/reasontv/2017/12/21/remy-bitcoin-billionaire Vietnam unveils 10,000 strong cyber unit to combat “wrong views” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-security-cyber/vietnam-unveils-10000-strong-cyber-unit-to-combat-wrong-views-idUSKBN1EK0XN NYC Mayor DeBlasio cracks down on E Bikes https://marketurbanismreport.com/new-york-city-mayor-de-blasio-continue-crackdown-ebikes/ 2017 Was a Year of Amazing Advances For Humanity https://fee.org/articles/2017-was-a-year-of-amazing-advances-for-humanity/ 12 Days of Dash-mas https://www.dashforcenews.com/12-days-dashmas-12-big-achievements-dash-community-got-year/ Special Segment Concord and Discord Events Boardgame Bonanza at the Prax Dec 30th 6-12 Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: Environment protections. @freecastpod cast and we'll read the best ones next week!

Bitcoin Bubble and Indecency Bananas Show Summary: Net neutrality gone for good, Banana debauchery in Egypt, France says “Non” to WhatsApp, Elon Musk saves lives. And we analyze the bitcoin boom. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle  News FCC repeals net neutrality, what will states do? (Mike) http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/19/can-states-reimpose-net-neutrality Banana sucking pop singer jailed for sexually suggestive video (Matt) https://www.rt.com/news/412966-egypt-banana-shyma-singer/ France gives Whats App a month to stop sharing metadata with Facebook (Nick) https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/france-whatsapp-facebook-data-privacy/ UPS is Tesla's latest electric semi-truck customer (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/ups-tesla-electric-semi-truck-customer/ Dog owner uses lethal force to break up dog fight (Matt) http://kellyhalldorson.com/blog/2017/12/one-shitty-morning-nonwalk-a-gunshot-and-a-dead-dog/ http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171216/rye-man-charged-in-connection-with-dog-shooting GOP Tax Plan (Mike) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/12/upshot/tax-hacks.html http://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20171219/house-passes-massive-tax-package-senate-to-vote-next Events Dash Meetup Dec 20th at Liar's Bench in Portsmouth Board Games at the Praxeum - Saturday, Dec 30th at 5pm Bitcoin Meetup | Martingale Wharf - Tuesday, Jan 2nd 2018 at 6pm MVP Meetup - Saturday Jan 6th 2018 at 11:30am at Murphy's Taproom Special Segment Monte Crypto Segment Quote of the Week "According to an analysis from the Tax Foundation, a few states with the lowest local taxes include portions of Alaska, New Hampshire and Texas. May we suggest New Hampshire? It has lovely mountains." -NYT Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: What is the best way to keep bad actors out of your liberty community? This week's question: From anonymous. “I was wondering what you guys thought of environmental changes that affect the future generation. In the podcast you're suggesting filing a lawsuit against who wronged you is the method of control, but how can you find peace when they are no longer available? For example if no guidelines are in place for fishing or hunting and the population of bass or deer is wiped out how can the next generation who is now influenced find peace. Or if a transfer station is not utilized and a new homeowner finds tons of trash buried, oil leached, or pesticides on their land, how can the future stewards of the land deal with the mess. Although guidelines of how to dispose of waste or not over harvest are useful, if you look at the guidelines that adults should have 1800-2000 kcals/day how many Walmart shoppers are listening to that? Send us an Answer @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week!

Cryptro-Craigslist and Penta -funds-are-gon Show Summary: Craigslist gives crypto option. CNN humiliated. American Express to remove signature requirement. Pentagon can't keep track of trillions of dollars and thousands of soldiers. Philly steps toward banning bulletproof glass in shops. State sovereignty threatened by the Feds. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Craigslist adds crypto ok button http://www.businessinsider.com/craigslist-added-a-button-to-accept-cryptocurrencies-as-payment-2017-12 CNN humiliated https://theintercept.com/2017/12/09/the-u-s-media-yesterday-suffered-its-most-humiliating-debacle-in-ages-now-refuses-all-transparency-over-what-happened/ American Express customers will need no signature soon https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/11/american-express-stop-requiring-signatures/ Pentagon Audit http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-10/pentagon-undergo-first-ever-audit-after-decades-sloppy-accounting-and-missing-trilli http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2017/december/11/pentagon-audit-just-another-cover-up/ Philly pushes through bulletproof glass ban http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/07/outrage-as-philly-pushes-through-ban-on-bulletproof-glass-in-crime-plagued-neighborhood-shops.html State sovereignty threatened by the Feds https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2017-12-12/drug-arrests-during-border-checkpoints-challenged-in-court?utm_campaign=Contact+Quiboat+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=quiboat&utm_content=&utm_term= Events Seacoast Liberty Meetup this week is in Exeter 6 PM Thursday. Board game night, Saturday Dec 30th, 5-12 Midnight at the Prax. The Big Question Last week's question: What percentage of your life should you give to the “cause”? This week's question: What is the best way to keep bad actors out of your liberty community

Pot Cannon & Saving the Environment Show summary: SCOTUS allows travel ban. TSA packs a gun for lunch. US Senate trying to make sure it knows every transaction you're doing. Vermin Supreme sues Concord. Pot cannon at the border. Panhandler gets settlement. Free market environmentalism. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle  News Travel ban passes SCOTUS (Nick) https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-supreme-court.html?referer=android-app://com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox TSA packs a lunch (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/safety/TSA-worker-packed-a-lunch-and-a-gun-12042017?template=mobileart US Senate Bill would criminalize concealed ownership of cryptocurrency (Mike) https://btcmanager.com/us-senate-bill-s-1241-criminalize-concealed-ownership-bitcoin/amp/ Vermin supreme sues City of Concord (Nick) http://www.concordmonitor.com/Vermin-Supreme-sues-city-of-Concord-ahead-of-Clinton-booksigning-14105729 Pot cannon (Mike) http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/amp22958/van-with-cannon-shoot-drugs-to-us/ Panhandler (Mike) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/manchester-panhandler-89-000-richer Free State Blockchain and Digital Assets Conference Recap (Matt) Events Board Game NIght Dec 30 5-12 (Nick) Don't forget Thursdays Meetup Special Segment Free market environmentalism (Mike) Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: Does culture follow politics or does politics follow culture? (Nick) Rodger: Politics almost always lags behind culture. Two cases in point: gay marriage and marijuana legalization. Harrison: Aside from the civil rights act (which as usual the Fed gov still screwed up on, but that's a different topic) I don't think there has been a time in the last century where politics didn't lag behind culture. This week's question: What percentage of your life should you give to the cause? (Nick)

Show Title: Net Neutrality & The World's Blockchain Hub Is Portsmouth NH Show summary: Net neutrality should go. Airbnb is a no go in Portsmouth. US government uses $17 million of taxpayer money to silence accusers of misconduct. NH man makes a marvelous recovery. Jasper is no longer speaker. Health insurance options are discussed as the open enrollment window closes. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Net neutrality (Mike) http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/11/21/fccs-ajit-pai-touts-decision-to-end-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules.html Airbnb (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171122/portsmouth-couples-appeal-of-airbnb-ban-rejected?rssfeed=true US Government Settlements (Nick) In past 20 years, $17 million taxpayer dollars in total have been spent on 264 settlements Conyers was accused of firing worker for refusing to succumb to his sexual advances Conyers settlement ordered that the accuser remain quiet https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/she-complained-that-a-powerful-congressman-harassed-her?utm_term=.dslB2EWkZ#.trDOoxgJj NH man dies, revived (Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/nh-man-medically-dead-during-mexico-vacation-beats-all-odds-twice http://whdh.com/news/specials/unbreakable-joes-road-back/ http://www.joesharronchallenge.com/ Jasper becomes new Agriculture Commissioner even though 2 republicans voted nay (Nick) http://www.wmur.com/article/jasper-named-new-agriculture-commissioner-with-help-from-democrats/13868623?src=app Breaking News: Gene Chandler of Bartlett becomes speaker nominee of NH House (Nick) 116-80 vote on second ballot Previous speaker in 2001-2004 3 NH Libertarians nominated Speaker Jim McConnell (R) http://www.wmur.com/article/house-republicans-choose-chandler-as-nominee-for-speaker/13969525 Homelessness on the seacoast (Mike) http://gatehouseprojects.com/homelessontheseacoast/2017/11/13/wentworth/ Portsmouth NH #1 bitcoin friendly community in the world(Nick)(Brief mention) https://news.bitcoin.com/six-of-the-worlds-most-bitcoin-friendly-neighborhoods/ Bittersweet news, woman with gun from glove box has job reinstated. (Brief Update)(Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/too-quick-on-the-trigger-nh-mom-who-lost-job-over-glove-box-gun-reinstated After recount my vote didn't count (Nick)(Brief Update) Ended up being a tie and a tie means no keno www.fosters.com%2Fnews%2F20171122%2Frochester-recount-tie-vote-means-no-keno&usg=AOvVaw3T8Ox_ZMebzL-L375qZZwM Events Lakes Region Porcupines are running their toy drive for a 4th year helping kids from all over NH with 100% all funds going right to kids gifts. Monetary donations can be made to PayPal.me/lrptoydrive or Youcaring.com/LRPsanta Blockchain conference 12/1/17 Enlightenment 12/21/17 Health Insurance Buying Guide 2018 Venture Capitalist La Cascade du Chocolat QOTW “if #NetNeutrality helps little guys compete with internet giants, why are internet giants for net neutrality? Asking for a friend.” - Rep. Thomas Massie, KY 4th district. The Big Question Last week's question: How can one be a voluntarist in practice, attempting to ignore the state, when the state has no problem finding you and encroaching upon you? Carol: Voluntarism for me is broader than just how I interact with the state. Professionally -- communicate goals to co-workers, get their input on how to achieve the necessary goal. Many people find they get more buy-in from colleagues if they feel they have a say in what they do, than when they are simply told what to do. Interpersonally -- build voluntary relationships with friends and loved ones. My mother is in her 80s, her boyfriend is in his 90s. I described them to my BF as "my mom and her companion". His face lit up and he said "I like that! Companion! It's a word that describes two people who are together strictly because they WANT to be together." With the state, there are many options for voluntary participation: - Volunteer fire departments - Volunteer EMS responders - Supporting voluntary decisions, such as private trash pickup instead of municipal trash pickup. Have the residents decide whether they want to haul their trash to the dump, or pay someone to take it away. - Volunteering to maintain parklands -- NH State Parks is self-supporting -- they take NO money from the general fund, and 90% of trail work is done by volunteers Voluntarism only works when people execute on their promise to work for a goal. By volunteering to support our community, we demonstrate to our neighbors, and the state, how voluntarism can work - and it often works very well. Success begets success -- successful voluntary participation in the world around is will spawn more opportunities for voluntary participation in other aspects of this world. Next week's question: Does culture follow politics or does politics follow culture? Send us an Answer to @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week! Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/

Antitrust Smacks Of Cronyism On this episode; The Justice Department sues to block AT&T, Time Warner merger. Amazon takes over mail delivery Less democracy would help Congress avoid more Roy Moore debacles. Portsmouth , NH uses the State Liquor Dept to ban dancing. And, special guest BJ Mumford discusses peaceful coaching. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle  News Justice Dept sues to block ATT Time Warner Merger (Mike) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/att-time-warner-merger-justice-department-antitrust/ Your New Mailman Works For Amazon (Matt) https://fee.org/articles/your-new-mailman-works-for-amazon/ How Politics and bad decisions starved NY Subway https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-system-failure-delays.html?smid=pl-share To avoid debacles like Roy Moore, Repeal the 17th (Mike) http://thefederalist.com/2017/11/16/avoid-debacles-like-roy-moore-repeal-17th-amendment/ No Dancing at the goat http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171116/no-dancing-as-goat-opens Quote of the week: “Enjoy the music, but for God's sake don't move.” - Jonathan Flagg, attorney for The Goat ownerz Al Fleury Special Guest: BJ Mumford - Peaceful coaching Events Freestate Blockchain Digital Asset Conference Dec 1 Portsmouth December 1st in Portsmouth Tickets are still on Sale Jonathan Johnson of Medici Ventures (Overstock), Bruce Fenton, Matt, Darren Tapp Feast Of The Freecoast this Friday Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question of the week: “How can one be a voluntarist in practice, attempting to ignore the state, when the state has no problem finding you and encroaching upon you? E.g. homeschooling as if the state does not exist, but the state can "revoke your privilege" to homeschool if you don't jump through their hoops. And if you do not obey the revokation, they can take away your children.” -Ken Justice Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read the best ones next week!

Show Title: Think And Grow Rich On this episode; foreign wars since 2001 cost taxpayers 5.6 Trillion. Rand Paul's attacker is outed as a socialist. Homeschooling under threat in NH. How to invest in cryptocurrencies for beginners. And, is China going to take over the world? Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Special guest: Chris Rockwell Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Foreign wars cost 5.6 TRILLION since 2001 (Matt) https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-estimates-war-costs-at-5-6-trillion-1510106400 USA today says feeding a family of four costs an average of $239 a week in 2013 In that time that 5.6 trillion could have fed 28,162,214 families of 4. Or 112 million people https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/01/grocery-costs-for-family/2104165/ 64,367 Dover High Schools (cost is $87M) 509 hyperloops between LA and the Bay Area (Approximately $11 billion per hyperloop) (From Carla Gericke) 1 million seconds is 12 Days 1 Billion seconds is 31 years 1 Trillion seconds is 31,688 years. Homeschool under threat in NH (Nick) (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/education/home-schoolers-in-the-crosshairs-of-proposed-legislation-20171105 Proposed bill would effectively re-enact a law that was repealed in 2012 Government would “evaluate” students to make sure they are at or above the 40th percentile Government oppression is the biggest reason to own firearms Man who assaulted Paul attacked him because Paul's trees were blocking a view of a lake and has tried for 10 years to sell his home (Mike) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5078805/Rene-Boucher-assaulted-Rand-Paul-devaluing-home.html My vote counted! (Nick) http://www.fosters.com/news/20171107/rochester-somersworth-ok-keno-dover-rejects-it Dublin, NH passes new ordinance prohibiting drug paraphernalia (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/local-government/In-wake-of-relaxed-pot-laws-Dublin-passes-new-ordinance-11132017 Quote of the week “The socialist movement takes great pains to circulate frequently new labels for its ideally constructed state. Each worn-out label is replaced by another which raises hopes of an ultimate solution of the insoluble basic problem of Socialism—until it becomes obvious that nothing has been changed but the name. The most recent slogan is ‘State Capitalism.' It is not commonly realized that this covers nothing more than what used to be called Planned Economy and State Socialism, and that State Capitalism, Planned Economy, and State Socialism diverge only in non-essentials from the ‘classic' ideal of egalitarian Socialism.” - Ludwig Von Mises Special Segment Crypto investing with Chris Rockwell The Big Question The Big Question: Is this the Chinese Century – or will China stall out like Japan did in the '80s? Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media No answer to our question last week If you have thoughts on the big question, tweet us @freecastpodcast

Even With Bad News The Kids Give us Hope   Show synopsis: $300 million in Parity wallets frozen. Despite faster technology, younger generations better at delaying gratification. Portsmouth thinks more regulation will solve zoning crisis. Rand Paul assaulted. Hundreds detained on Bolshevik centennial. The big question: Would America have been better off if the US fell apart in 1787? 1861? What about now for the future? Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle   Engineered by: Matt Carano   Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Breaking news The Parity Multisig Wallet contract has another exploit. (Matt) https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7bdot1/parity_mutisig_library_suicide_whg_update/ https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/6995 Within the last 24 hours a hacker by the name of devopps199 posted in the Parity Github the phrase “anyone can kill your contract” Basically by making themselves the contract owner they were able permanently and irreversibly disable it from sending. We're looking at ETH worth roughly $300 Million so far. Maybe more - not including token values. Second major exploit to Parity multisig in the last 4 months. The last one in July affected 3 projects and claimed roughly $50 Million in ETH. It would have been more if Whitehat hackers hadn't intervened saving close to $200 Million in value. Parity apparently fixed that exploit but did not adopt the community audited version of their multisig afterwards, which did not contain this exploit. Gavin Wood, creator of Parity is also on another project called Polkadot, who right now has close to $90 Million in ETH stick in a Parity wallet Gen Z and Millennials are better at delaying gratification than their parents (Nick) http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/01/gen-z-and-millennials-are-better Portsmouth residents vote on charter amendments (Mike) Charter amendment one increases Portsmouth's financial disclosure requirements for city candidates. The second charter amendment, if approved, would expand the city's conflict of interest disclosure requirements to land-use board members “It's becoming more and more valuable for developers to develop or grow in Portsmouth,” Splaine said Tuesday. “That means decisions affecting tens of millions of dollars of development are being made by land-use board members and members of City Council.” “Someone serving on a land-use board, voting on who can build what and where, holds enormous power and influence,” Splaine said. “It is only reasonable -- and responsible -- for our charter to require disclosure of very basic information, such as the identity of the board member's employer, and the location of Portsmouth real estate or assets owned. Not disclosing such information can breed distrust in the integrity of that board's decisions, and cause costly lawsuits.” http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171031/portsmouth-residents-to-vote-on-charter-amendments Rand Paul assaulted at his home (Matt) However, worth noting that the neighbor may be charged federally because members of congress get special legal protection The attack was a shock for the community in Bowling Green, where a neighbor says he would often see Paul and Boucher out walking their dogs on the normally quiet streets. Jim Skaggs, a member of the state Republican Party executive committee, lives in the neighborhood and has known both men for years. He said they disagreed politically, but was shocked to hear of the incident. "They were as far left and right as you can be," Skaggs said. "We had heard of no friction whatsoever other than they just were difference of political opinion. Both of them walked their little dogs at about a mile and a half circle, a nice little dog trot. I'd see them out walking, maybe they might stop and speak with each other." Boucher is an anesthesiologist and a pain specialist. He invented the "Therm-A-Vest," a cloth vest partially filled with rice that when heated can be worn to relieve back pain, according to a 2005 article from the Bowling Green Daily News. http://rare.us/rare-news/across-the-u-s-a/a-man-is-in-jail-after-senator-rand-paul-was-attacked-in-his-home/ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rand-paul-attack-kentucky-bowling-green-alleged-neighbor-broken-ribs/ Texas shooting (Mike) TX shooter was ex-military >>Investigators are also probing how the attacker obtained his gun, noting that he had sought and failed to obtain a permit allowing him to carry a concealed weapon. >> "By all of the facts that we seem to know, he was not supposed to have access to a gun, so how did this happen?" Abbott said in an interview on CNN. >> Kelley worked briefly over the summer as an unarmed night security guard at a Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, the company said in a statement. The company also said that Kelley passed a Texas Department of Public Safety criminal background check before beginning work there. >> Referencing the armed civilian that apparently exchanged shots with the attacker, Trump said: "Fortunately someone else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction" or the rampage "would have been much worse." >> No one inside the church was armed at the time of the attack, the sheriff said Monday, saying he was not surprised by that fact. "People from this community would never think this could happen," he said. >> "We have to stand up,” Boswell said. “We have to work together. We have to advocate and we have to speak out against gun violence." "Automatic weapons is the first place we start,” Jordan said. Channel 9 asked the pastors if they were comfortable or open to the idea of members carrying guns at church. They said people have brought up the idea in the past, but they want to have a gun-free zone. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-church-shooting-20171106-story,amp.html http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/local-baptist-pastors-react-to-texas-church-shooting/640480758 Hundreds detained in Moscow on centennial of communist revolution (Nick) “Several libertarians who had been attending a reading of texts by economist Adam Smith were also arrested.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/05/hundreds-detained-moscow-nationalist-blogger-calls-revolution/ Events Feast of the Freecoast Friday November 24th 4pm-8pm at The Praxeum in Portsmouth https://www.facebook.com/events/1525697544176447/ Shire Sharing 1) Assemble the Thanksgiving gifts. This is an open event in Manchester. Find the Facebook event here. Meet us at 4 Technology Drive in Londonderry any time between 10am and 3pm on November 18th. It's a potluck and family-friendly. There will be balloons thanks to NH Balloon Man! While technically Londonderry, this address is right by the Manchester Airport. 2) Deliver Thanksgiving meals. On November 19th, we will be going door-to-door with our Thanksgiving gifts. If you'd like to help, sign up using the form below! Deadline to sign up is 5pm EST November 10th. We will contact you by Nov. 17th, 2017. Any questions, use our contact form. http://www.shiresharing.org/volunteer   The Big Question Would America have been better off if the US fell apart in 1787? 1861? What about now for the future? Social media (Nick) Questions for Listeners, What do you think of the new format so far? How can we make this show better for you? Send us an Answer to @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week!  

Corporate Power and Natural Rights On this episode of the Freecast we discuss the power of Fortune 500 companies, guns in gloveboxes, TSA pre-check in stadiums, and Hollywood's power to ostracize. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano News Corporations aren't as powerful as you think (Mike) "Socialism above all meant a horror of the new age: the age of machines and high finance. It was more than conservative. It was reactionary and nostalgic, and in the long march from status to contract it demanded a return to the familiar and time honored world of status." - George Watson, The Lost Literature of Socialism https://reason.com/archives/2017/10/31/corporations-are-not-as-powerful-as-you This one is crazy (Matt) http://whdh.com/news/police-new-hampshire-mother-had-loaded-gun-in-car-with-4-kids/ Same story from liberty perspective Same story from a liberty perspective: http://nhpoliticalbuzz.org/was-manchester-mom-wrongfully-arrested-for-daring-to-protect-her-family/ TSA precheck now fast tracks entrance to NFL stadiums https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/31/tsa-precheck-now-fast-tracks-your-entrance-to-nfl-stadiums/ Bill of Rights sought for Foster parents (Mike) http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/Bill-of-rights-sought-for-foster-parents-07102017 Ferrier school forced to have students have high school diploma or GED (Matt) http://ij.org/press-release/lawsuit-challenges-california-law-criminalizing-teaching-trade-skills/ The unintended consequences of Portsmouth's parking problems (Nick) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171025/parking-law-upsets-business-owner-with-handicap-placard Hollywood shows power of ostracism – but is it practicing collective punishment? (Matt) https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/31/netflix-suspends-house-of-cards-production-amid-spacey-allegat/ Events Venture Capitalists: BigFish Learning Community https://www.bigfishnh.org (Mike) The Big Question Are Rights Really Inalienable? Do Natural Rights Even Exist? Praxeum 2.0 (Maybe give this a week off) Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Last week we asked: “Why does liberty matter to you?” @BitcoinNotBombs It is the way to leave the world better than we found it, a reason for being at all. #liberty Question for listeners: Would you agree never to collect social security (despite paying in), if it would exempt your children from contributing? (Stole from Link, with permission) Send us an Answer on Twitter @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week!

News Update: Proposal for Amazon would be in Londonderry. (Nick) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=533923533622754&id=381270828888026 238 contenders. Decision will be made sometime next year https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Anything/test/images/usa/RFP_3._V516043504_.pdf The Wakeup Call Crypto-Anarchists Need (Matt) https://www.dashforcenews.com/wake-call-crypto-anarchists-need/ When Prisons Become Nursing Homes (Mike) http://reason.com/archives/2017/10/22/when-prisons-become-nursing-ho Sununu asks Trump to stop deportations (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171022/sununu-asks-trump-to-stop-deportations Dash Venezuela conference draws over 350 attendees (Nick) https://www.dashforcenews.com/new-dash-venezuela-conference-draws-350-attendees/ Venture Capitalists Cheddar: https://www.cheddar.com/ (Mike) Monte Crypto - Arcadia As A Crypto Hub Recent expansion of Crypto accepting businesses in Portsmouth NH Promoting Bitcoin as a net positive? Quote of the week “You know you are in too many wars in too many places when even warmonger Lindsay Graham can't keep track anymore” - Senator Rand Paul Decentralize Me Italy https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-24/italy-ready-to-discuss-calls-for-great-autonomy-gentiloni Catalonia https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-10-24/catalonia-crisis-cannot-be-solved-by-elections-alone-justice-minister Answers from listeners What is the next step towards liberty? Brian Shields: Work towards getting a voluntary safety net to replace a state safety net. E.G. Replacing food stamp program with food banks @chrislopez2004: Move to New Hampshire @m_r_j_smith Taking control of your OWN life and making YOUR OWN self free. Produce some of your own food (10% calories or just what your fav food). Start a business (10% income replacement) learn new skills. Get healthier, talk to and help neighbors, learn about crypto, get out of debt, that should get you started. START SMALL be realistic. The Big Question Anonymous - "How do I talk to non-libertarians about what a libertarian or specifically a freecoaster is? Some of my friends unfortunately have negative views or prejudice toward Free Staters and libertarians, so I've avoided talking about it. But I feel like these convos should happen and I guess I'm just not really sure where to start. I'm not aiming to change anyone's mind but get them to think about it in a new light so at least they don't hate me. I know you guys have had some success with this and maybe it's already been covered – but it is a struggle for me and it weighs on me a lot." Special Guest: Hannah Braime Self care for libertarians. http://www.becomingwhoyouare.net/ Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for this week. Why does liberty matter to you? Send us an Answer on Twitter @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week!

News Jasper jolts to Agriculture Commissioner (Nick) http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-sununu-to-recommend-speaker-jasper-as-new-state-commissioner-of-agriculture/12834907 Harvey “The Hurricane” Weinstein paid off sexual harassment accusers for decades (Matt) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.html https://reason.com/blog/2017/10/13/cops-are-harvey-weinstein-of-sex-work Healthy Markets - Tesla fired 'hundreds' of workers this week over performance reviews (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/13/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-this-week/ Quebec quashes Uber demands, Uber stays put (Matt) https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/14/uber-is-not-leaving-quebec/ Ellen DeGeneres advocates getting rid of taxation (Matt) "I would get rid of taxes. I don't think we need taxes. I'd have boxes where you can put money in. You should get to choose where your money goes instead of giving it and just letting them decide. I think you should decide.” -Ellen DeGeneres http://extratv.com/videos/0-o2eskl66/ Free trade makes people nicer (Mike) “Societies that use markets extensively develop a culture of cooperation, fairness, and respect for the individual.” https://fee.org/articles/free-trade-makes-people-nicer/ Sununu won't let state troopers enforce federal immigration laws (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/Sununu-wants-clear-lines-between-troopers-role,-ICE?template=mobileart Spain imprisons 2 leaders of Catalonia Independence movement. (Mike) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41646142 Universities riding urbanism wave (Mike) https://marketurbanismreport.com/urban-campus-housing-dorms-21st-century/ Events Check out your local meetup next Thursday 26th in Rochester at Magrillas Quote of the week QOTW: “Everyone else is still trying to play catch up to this tax incentive we created in 1789 -- no sales tax and no income tax. Obviously the Boston region is a great place to go, but if you're going to be there, be in tax-free New Hampshire. It's all the benefits without the headaches.” - Gov. Chris Sununu http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171018/boston-area-stakes-amazon-hq-pitch-on-technology-talent The Big Question Do you regret voting for Trump? Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for listeners Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read the best ones next week!

Episode 02. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Special Guests: Jake Desyllas Editor: Matt Carano News (10 min) Change the Voting system, Change the World (Mike) Approval Voting https://freecoast.org/2017/10/10/approval-voting/ Pence's pull out price: $88,000 (Matt) http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2017/october/10/mike-pence-s-expensive-stunt/ Hassan's attack on Israel (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/article/20171008/OPINION04/171009384 Supporting argument http://original.antiwar.com/smith-grant/2017/08/02/69-oppose-aipacs-israel-anti-boycott-act/ Counter argument https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/07/27/israel-anti-boycott-bill-does-not-violate-free-speech/ More detailed analysis https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/07/25/theres-no-first-amendment-right-to-engage-in-anti-israel-boycotts-but-there-is-a-right-to-call-for-such-boycotts/ Heroin(e) documentary glosses over government blame (Mike) https://mises.org/blog/story-netflix%E2%80%99s-heroine-fails-cover Catalonia DOESN'T declare independence, but still on the table (Jake) https://qz.com/1098533/catalan-leader-carles-puigdemont-speech-on-independence-suspension-de-escalation-of-tension-article-155-mariano-rajoy/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/spanish-government-to-hold-crisis-talks-on-catalan-independence Events (5 mins) Powwow this Sunday... Feast of the Freecoast (but we'll ask ppl to contact us for when and where)... Special Segment (10 mins) Jake Desyllas of The Voluntary Life Podcast: http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/ This Week in Liberty (5 mins) 60 years ago this week Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged released October 10th 1957 Topped #3 on NY Times Bestseller list. 22 weeks on the list After the “Great Recession” Charted #1 in Fiction and literature on Amazon Influence Reason Magazine: Free Minds and Free Markets is taken directly from John Galt Walter Block credits Rand from turning him from a commie to libertarianism Alex Epstein, author of “The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels” Penn Jillette Ron Paul Mary Ruwart credits Atlas Shrugged as her introduction to libertarian ideas. Even some mainstream people have said they're influenced by Ayn Rand Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice SCOTUS Jimmy Wales, Co-Founder of Wikipedia ran an email list discussing Rand's philosophy Glenn Beck Paul Ryan A 3 movie series which has been ranked horribly by critics. Part 3 was ranked 0% on Rotten Tomatoes Rand wasn't perfect and didn't even like the term “libertarian” Claim: Europeans and their descendants were justified in removing Indians from their lands because the Indians didn't believe in property rights Link Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question for NH listeners: We've made great strides towards liberty in the last 12 months. What's next to achieve, and how do we do it? Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read the best ones next week!

Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle with special gues: Tom Hudson Editor: Matt Carano Segments News (10 min) Sponsor (5 mins) Local happenings (5 mins) Philosophy of Liberty (10 mins) Seacoast History (10 mins) Social media Intro to the revamp (Mike or Matt) News (10 min) Portsmouth bureaucrats poo poo pork roast (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170914/portsmouth-shut-down-freecoast-fest-says-organizer IMF finally figures it out (Mike) https://fee.org/articles/imf-head-predicts-the-end-of-banking-and-the-triumph-of-cryptocurrency/ NH legislative session 2017: A review (Nick) 258 bills passed into law, all but 5 were signed By Gov. Sununu. The other 5 became law without signature. Positives Concealed Carry http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB12 Repeal of Commuters income tax http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB104 Students aren't forced to go to a particular public school because of geography, aka Croydon Bill http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB386 Deregulated cryptocurrencies http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB436 People reporting a drug related emergency are immune from prosecution, even if they themselves are using illegal drugs http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB545 Firecrackers are legal http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB23 No longer need a licence to braid hair http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB82 Wine manufacturers can retail their product at their own wine retail outlet. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB140 Chronic pain is added to the qualifying list of therapeutic cannabis and cannabis can be used for more qualifying medical conditions http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB157 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB160 Any data that law enforcement receives from “cell data” must be removed by the end of the day it was acquired if it is not the party specified in the court order. And within 30 days if there is no more reason to believe the information is evidence. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB474 Marijuana decriminalized up to ¾ oz. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB640 People can play poker in private residences now, as long as it's indoors. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB164 Negatives Dairy Farmer bailout http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB10 Use of out-of-state drivers' licenses and nondrivers' identification cards will be recorded in the statewide centralized voter registration database. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB430 Expansion of food facility inspections at the discretion of the department of health and human services. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB221 If the state is the plaintiff it must be brought to court within 3 years http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/HB186 Increase in the amount of education hours a drug counselor needs to get a license. (270 hours to 300) http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB54 State police can enforce motor vehicle laws anywhere in the state, not just on the highways. http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB67 Stricter voting laws based on domicile http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2017/SB3 Spain police block Catalan referendum voters from voting (Matt) http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41461032 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/02/ripples-from-catalan-referendum-could-extend-beyond-spain https://fee.org/articles/why-europeans-view-scottish-and-catalan-secession-differently-than-brexit/ No gun control proposals would have stopped the Vegas shooting (Mike) http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/03/this-is-the-time-to-defend-the-second-am https://reason.com/archives/2017/10/03/automatic-weapons-are-already-heavily-re Events (5 mins) There are liberty events all throughout the state almost every day. NHcalendar.org Freecoast Festival recap Powwow & Sunschool coming up on Sun Oct.15 Free State Blockchain Conference - Dec 1st @ Sheraton Harbourside Portsmouth http://blockchainnh.com/ Special Segment (10 mins) Living Up To Your Potential with the Uprev Ninja Featuring Special Guest Tom Hudson State Comparison (5-10 mins) California Taxes: Income tax: Low: 1% (on up to $15,700 of taxable income for married joint filers and up to $7,850 for those filing individually) High: 13.3% (on more than $1,052,886 for married joint filers and $1 million for those filing individually) New Hampshire Taxes Income tax: New Hampshire doesn't have an income tax. But there's a 5% tax on dividends and interest in excess of $2,400 for individuals ($4,800 for joint filers) There is no inheritance tax or estate tax Sales tax: 7.5% state levy. Localities can add as much as 2.5%, and the average combined rate is 8.48%, according to the Tax Foundation. The state sales tax rate is scheduled to decrease to 7.25% on January 1, 2017 Sales tax: None $0.38 Gas tax per gallon of gasoline, $0.39 for diesel Gasoline: $0.24 per gallon. Diesel: $0.24 per gallon. Median property tax of $3,104 on the state's median home value of $385,500 The median property tax on New Hampshire's median home value of $236,400 is $5,131. Sin taxes: Californians voted in November to increase the state tax on cigarettes from 87 cents to $2.87 a pack, effective April 1, 2017. The tax will also apply to e-cigarettes. All other tobacco products: 28% of the wholesale price Beer: $0.20 per gallon Wine: $0.20 per gallon ($0.30 for sparkling wine) Liquor: $3.30 per gallon Sin tax: Beer: $0.30 per gallon. New Hampshire directly controls wine and liquor sales through state-owned stores. Cigarettes, little cigars and loose tobacco for cigarettes: $1.78 per pack Other tobacco products: 65% of the wholesale price. Travel tax: Hotel: No statewide lodging tax, but cities and other localities can levy taxes. For example, the city of Long Beach has a 12% rate. The city of Anaheim has a 15% rate. Sales tax isn't collected. Rental cars: No statewide tax, but localities may levy them. Sales tax is due Travel tax: Statewide lodging tax: 9%. Rental cars: 9%. Vehicle tax: No sales tax is due, but vehicle registration is done at the town and county level, where taxes may be levied based on the vehicle's value and age There is no inheritance tax or estate tax There is no inheritance tax or estate tax Crime Violent crime rate: 396.1 per 100k 17th Murder rate: 4.9 per 100k 26th Crime Violent crime rate: 196.1 47th Murder rate: 1.3 per 100k 50th Government State representative salary: $104,118/year $183/day for each day in session Legislature: 40 Senate (1 per 981,250 people) 80 Assembly (1 per 490,625 people) Government State representative salary: $200/two-year term Legislature: 24 Senate (1 per 55,625 people) 400 House (1 per 3,338 people) Weather LA, CA Avg hi/lo F Jan 66/48 Avg hi/lo F Jul 83/63 Natural disaster threats Earthquakes, mudslides, floods, wildfires and droughts 87 Major disaster declarations since Jan 1953 FEMA CA Weather Concord NH Avg hi/lo F Jan 31/9 Avg hi/lo F Jul 83/57 Natural disaster threats Floods, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Ice Storms 35 Major disaster declarations since Jan 1953 FEMA NH Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast Email: thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com