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Finally, on the podcast is Jason Baster of the

Free Thought Project. His links are in the description. Welcome fellow independent media alliance

member. Thank you so much, Roy. I appreciate that. Yeah, thank you for being flexible, too. I was

deathly ill last week, so glad to be feeling better and glad to be joining you today.

Well, it's my turn. I'm a bit under the weather as this week starts, but that's how it goes.

And, you know, I've been following you and your work for years, even way before the COVID, you know, COVID-1984, Free Thought Project and all that, you got,

you got big and then they took you home. You got erased. And so maybe for people who aren't

aware of the work that you do, whatever you want to tell us about yourself, the work you do with

free thought, that sort of experience. And then, you know, your worldview when it

comes to politics. Sure, man. Yeah, absolutely. Well, yeah, again, thanks for having me on. And,

well, my story started way back in 2011. And actually, prior to that, growing up, I grew up in the

Bay Area, California, counterculture, politics was kind of just in your wheelhouse, people in that area,

very much in tune with what's going on.

And, well, I thought so anyway until I kind of got outside of that bubble.

But I grew up in that area.

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