--- 2026.05.23 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. - Some will attend the first Bountiful Farmer's Market on June 25. - Loans between members were discussed. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - OSR Homesteading Festival on June 11-13 - TPR Lehi Buy-Sell-Trade event on June 13 Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - H L Mencken is an insighful critic of many of today's institutions, and he says that the masses of people do not truly want liberty. - It is said that empathy drove Nietzsche insane, including an incident when a horse was flogged by its owner and he dropped down to hug it. Many people today are treated like the horse, abused by merchants and those in power. --- 2026.05.16 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - TPR Ogden gardening event today - Shootah gun event in Saratoga Springs today Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Success in an area has a lot to do with the time invested, according to research quoted by Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers. World-class expertise takes about 10,000 hours (eg. 20 hours a week for 10 years). - Business success depends on networking. Marketing -- for oneself or for any cause -- is not taught well in schools. - Black's Law Dictionary holds many of the accepted definitions for law, and "crime" is defined in relation to the state and not in terms of actual harm to a person. - Gerald Celente runs the Trends Journal and offers insights in broad topics in politics and economics, usually contrary to mainstream news. --- 2026.05.09 4 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. - A member is attending the Dayton Hamvention for ham radio in Dayton, Ohio next week. - A member is attending the National Libertarian Convention in Michigan in 2 weeks. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning - Bountiful Farmer's Market booth this summer Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Children's entrepreneur market today from 3:30-6 at Bountiful Jr High - The People Restored Utah Valley potluck in Orem on Tue May 12 about the 2nd Continental Congress - The People Restored Davis County potluck in Ogden on Sat May 16 about seeds, gardening, and animals Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Members are discussing ways to provide safe storage for gold & silver & goldbacks. - A members recommends The Machinery of Freedom by David Friedman, which advocates for a stateless capitalism. - The Utah Supreme Court judge who approved new redistricting lines quit because of an affair with the attorney for redistricting. - Hawai'i was made a state in 1959. There are still Hawaiians who reject the legitimacy of the US annexation and acceptance as a US state. - "Presstitutes" is a book about the CIA's pressure and influence over the media in Germany, noting that you can believe almost nothing from news on the TV & radio. - Hans-Hermann Hoppe criticized mass democracy in favor of private-property-based order. He noted that it led to increased exploitation, debt, and cultural decline as opposed to even monarchies. --- 2026.05.02 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning - Bountiful Farmer's Market booth this summer Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - The People Restored potluck in Orem on Tue May 12 Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Sawdust won't light from a pile, but if thrown into a fire it'll become a fireball. - In The People Restored meetings, non-members can come two times without being a member. --- 2026.04.25 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Members attended last week's Buy-Sell-Swap event, where all kinds of currencies and goods were traded, and connections were made with people in Kaysville & Layton & Clearfield. - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning - Bountiful Farmer's Market booth this summer Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - The People Restored potluck in Orem on Tue May 12 Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - The Riverbed Ranch was featured in this month's edition of Utah Stories. - A member bought 40-year-old Sunkist soda in a bottle, and besides losing most carbonation it didn't taste bad. - Strategies for silver storage involve fireproof safes, splitting it between sites, and digging it out afterward if there's a house fire. - It's a very real possibility that wealthy religious organizations will gain much more power and influence in the event of a catastrophe. This was a major element of Heinlein's book "Revolt in 2100". --- 2026.04.18 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. - Members plan on going to the TPR Buy-Sell-Swap meet in Ogden today. - Members mentioned Some Centerville residents who are against the Flock cameras. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning - Bountiful Farmer's Market booth this summer Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Buy-Sell-Swap meet by The People Restored in Ogden today Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - There is no sales tax on gold and silver sales in Utah. - Relatives have been questioned even about the deposity of funds into banks, as low as $10,000. --- 2026.04.11 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning - Bountiful Farmer's Market booth this summer Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Nothing new Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - A member went to the Northern Utah Coin Show and found another merchant in Kaysville. - Christians have a history of persecuting Muslims -- including the 1990s with Bosnian Christians committing the first recognized genocide since World War II. - David Graeber wrote "The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy"... pretty self-explanatory. --- 2026.04.04 0 of us --- 2026.03.28 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Applied for a booth at the Bountiful Farmer's Market. - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. - A member is going to the VHF swap meet today. Upcoming Group Events - Bountiful Farmer's Market booth Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - VHF swap meet today - Northern Utah Coin Show on April 10 Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - TPR has published a video of their presentation for a homestead. The Ogden TPR meetup discussed bees, off-grid living, and planting seeds. - Trump is putting his signature on the $100 bill. - A member would rather go out "in a hail of bullets" than "in his bed with family around." (At least, that's what he wants in his obituary.) --- 2026.03.21 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. - A member is going to the Ogden TPR meetup today. - Will start at Bountiful Farmer's Market on the first day. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Ogden TPR meetup today Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Ozempic is one of the current treatments of peptides. - For internet providers, members have found T-Mobile to have good service. Xfinity seems to have the lowest ratings. --- 2026.03.14 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Discussed days to set up a booth at the Bountiful Farmer's Market. - Logged attendance with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Seed-Saving meetup by TPR (The People Restored) group in Springville and online Saturday Mar 21 Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Members shared experiences and tips on data network redundancy, with phones and business services. - Lasers can damage cameras. - Solving problems directly with neighbors directly is more healthy and productive than complaining to some other authority to get involved. --- 2026.03.07 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Nothing new Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Smedley's "War is A Racket" is applicable today in the US-Israel war with Iran. - Members have had experiences where police will treat reports of theft as an inconvenience but they'll wait to stop people for traffic violations. - The DARE program is popular but ineffective -- and even counterproductive in some cases. - There are levels of safety, and the greatest protection comes from personal knowledge and empowerment. - US food is poisonous -- with the oversight of the federal government. --- 2026.02.28 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Discussed the difficulties of a Little Free Library on the west side of town, and how it's likely more beneficial in the center, such as at the park. - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Weekly meeting next Saturday morning Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Nothing new Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Flags detract from individuality. - In "The Law" Bastiat argues that it's a "natural right" to resist legalized plunder by lawmakers. - Ted Bundy told how he felt a kind of euphoria when killing, showing how our feelings can lead to abuse. --- 2026.02.21 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - A member presented on local-first technology (which operates without central servers like Facebook). Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Youth For Liberty speaker from Cuba today at 2 PM at American Fork library - The People Restored class on hypochlorous acid today at 6 PM in Salem - Potluck dinner with Joel Skousen on Feb 24 in Sanpete County - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Bitcoin and most cryptocurrency prices are volatile, but USDT "Tether" is a stablecoin that is engineered to always stay at USD $1. - Eliminating debt is the #1 contributor to building wealth. Bald Guy Money talks about retiring on gold and silver. Dave Ramsey advocates for avoiding debt, but doesn't value precious metals. - Inverse thinkers pay attention to avoiding negative consequences. People are more likely to pay attention when you have 7 positives to say for every negative. --- 2026.02.14 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Nothing new Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - There are preppers and there are minimalists. - There are advantages to temporary solar power generators. Members think local outages are more likely than long outages on the regional or national scale. --- 2026.02.07 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Making hypochlorous acid - Feb 21 - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Defending Liberty org here in Utah held their meetings on American Committees last week. Someone in Box Elder is fighting their expanded taxation. - Business registration is a two-edged sword because officials claim it give them authority to search without warrants. - Alkaline water has been said to have benefits. The US diet is overly acidic. --- 2026.01.31 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Inverse thinking gets one to consider and plan for pitfalls (as opposed to focusing only on paths to success). Toxic positivity leads one to avoid negative emotions rather than processing them. - Members have experienced people with spiritual narcissism, where life lessons are simply preached with full conviction and not deeply investigated. --- 2026.01.24 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Monerotopia in Feb in Mexico - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - At The People Restored meeting in Weber County, they discussed alternate currencies and local markets. The group hopes to support one another with food, education, and other things. - Silver has passed $100/oz. Gold has surpassed $4900/oz. - There are two ballot initiatives this year, and one requires a supermajority (60%) before raising taxes. - Coal is more energy efficient than wood and burns hotter, but it is dirtier. Don't burn coal with wood because it corrodes metal. - Members recommend the movie Standout about Ben Kjay, a local wrestler with visible birth defects. --- 2026.01.17 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - The People Restored has a homesteading call on Wed and an alternative currency event in Ogden Monday the 19th - Monerotopia in Feb in Mexico - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Indiana has inexpensive housing, especially in small towns in southern Indiana. - Military and government propaganda TV ads became prevalent in the 80. We currently have many shows that display them as exceptionally moral organizations. - When getting a safe, make sure the bolts lock in all 4 directions. - Silver is over $90/oz. In other countries, it is over $100/oz. It is in all our electronics, China has started banning its export, and it can't be more-efficiently mined because it's a byproduct of other mining. - Members gave out Goldbacks to friends. - Celiac is a reaction against wheat -- but only in America, because people don't have problems in other countries. Members know people with milk allergies that were permanently solved after about 1 month in France, and they're still OK after moving back. - The Millionaire Next Door showed how most millionaires didn't make a large paycheck but simply spent less than they made. --- 2026.01.10 3 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Got members breakfast. - Logged attendance & breakfast with Time Safari. - Members helped one another buying precious metals. Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - The People Restored has a homesteading call on Wed and an alternative currency event in Ogden Monday the 19th - Monerotopia in Feb in Mexico - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Murray Rothbard outlines a libertarian foundation for politics in The Ethics of Liberty. - Members have stories of the benefits and pitfalls of helping neighbors. --- 2026.01.03 2 of us Group Reports/Actions/Decisions - Logged attendance with Time Safari. Upcoming Group Events - Little Free Library construction Upcoming Other Events (either Voluntaryist or Davis County) - Monerotopia in Feb in Mexico - National Libertarian Party convention in May in Michigan Other Topics / News Members Have Heard - Facebook Marketplace is a good resource for used items. - StarPath Academy creates videos about currency and precious metals. - Contractor's licensing includes sales pitches from vendors and the state, like for 401Ks. - Thomas Massie seems to hold to principles of liberty, even when he has to vote against his party. --- See the previous year's reports [here](./news-2025.html).