Freedom of Speech? Maybe Not...

Colonel’s Blog, Earthdate 14 August 2023…

Hey Y’all!

Good evening and happy Monday from Free Missouri! We had some strong storms pass through overnight and they left us with mild, maybe even perfect, weather today. The sun is shining, temps are 79 degrees, and there is a light northwest wind. Most importantly, we have had 4 1/2 inches of rain in the past week. This is amazing grass-growing weather. The animals are all doing well today. The highlight is the hogs. With the exception of the ducks, I think they enjoy the rainy muddy weather more than any of the others. The pics today are the hogs enjoying their breakfast of GMO-free fermented feed with whey from making cheese. They absolutely LOVE the whey. The market Saturday wasn’t a complete bust because we had a customer as soon as we got there. But, that was the only customer because we were rained out and left early. About an hour in, it became obvious that the forecasters got it way wrong and we moved to the inside of the truck because the lightning was everywhere. After a half hour or so in the truck, we packed up and came home. We had some special orders for folks and we called them and arranged to meet them this week so they didn’t have to risk it in the thunderstorms. By afternoon, family was all here at the house and we had an awesome birthday bash for mom. Lots of farm tours and talk about farming. We even got to fulfill a true bucket-list wish of milking a cow. The Jerseys behaved amazingly and everyone had an awesome experience, lots of smiles and photos. We had a slow day yesterday and tried to rest a bit. Today, we were back at it. We preserved all of the harvest from the garden last week, picked again today, and preserved it. There was also a trip to town, moved the beef herd, and added straw to the milking area.

There is an ongoing legal case that isn’t making the headlines that you may be interested in: Missouri, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al. The case summary is: Public statements, emails, and publicly released documents establish that the President of the United States and other senior officials in the Biden Administration violated the First Amendment by directing social-media companies to censor viewpoints that conflicted with the government’s messaging on Covid-19. The charge is that the insidious censorship was the direct result of the federal government’s campaign to silence those who voice perspectives that deviate from those of the Biden Administration and that that censorship struck at the heart of what the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was designated to protect—free speech, especially political speech. Missouri Attorney General, Andrew Bailey, was granted a motion from a federal judge to block the Biden Administration from communicating with social media companies about suppressing posts on vaccines and election integrity. The judge agreed with Bailey that this is a violation of the First Amendment. The case is ongoing and you can follow Bailey on X as he gives updates. For my part, I think it is vital to our rights as American citizens to be able to express our opinions. Social media is the avenue these days, just like the newspaper was for Hamilton, Jay, and Madison. Hooray for Free Missouri, fighting for our rights as Americans! Do you agree??

Local Farm Report for 13 August 2023

Harvest:

22 Chicken eggs

13 Duck eggs

7 Gallons of milk

Cheers!

Psycho & Shelley