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Welcome to The Independents, live from the Free State, where we sort signal from narrative and call things what they are.
Today’s show covers a lot of ground—because liberty never sleeps:
- The Dilbert creator saga: Scott Adams is dead, the internet is weird, and there are lessons here about ego, bitterness, repentance, and what happens when smart people trust the wrong institutions.
- The new food pyramid (finally): Protein and vegetables take the crown while pasta and low-fat ideology get benched. Your body knew this. Science is just catching up.
- Rand Paul and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. working together to prosecute Fauci—accountability is back on the menu.
- Campus Carry: The bill gets a hearing today in New Hampshire. Shouldn’t the Constitution apply everywhere equally?
- Tomorrow’s Spy Bill: Should the governor have her own intelligence agency? What could possibly go wrong?
- Ed-Opt events and what’s coming up next in the Free State.
- Porc Day X–celebrating 10 years of triggering NH statists. Get your tix today: https://community.fsp.org/event/porcd…
This show isn’t about left vs. right.
It’s about truth vs. bullshit, health vs. dogma, and liberty vs. permanent emergency powers.
Live free or die.
Live free—and thrive!
Friday nights on The Independents will evolve into guest nights with “after hours” vibes. This was a test. Everything worked as expected. Except we didn’t discuss The Weare Incident of 2010, where we got arrested and much legal hijinks ensued. Read my landmark First Circuit case Gericke vs. Begin et al instead, and stay tuned… One day, we will capture the story in all its glory!
My Living Xperiment: Day 365/365
Well, well, well, here we have it… My Living Xperiment Day 365/365… Here's what I learned:
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) December 31, 2025
Decoder —> Decider
You become who you practice being.
Reality responds to coherence. https://t.co/o5dBWYMOM9
The streak IS the story… 364/365 of My Living Xperiment… Bold, weird, and deep, and, yep, you probably missed most of it… so… stay tuned for 2026. Whatcha bringing to the game? Magic? https://t.co/V78aPfsQk1
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) December 30, 2025
PS: Methinks there’s a lesson in invoking “magic” as a joke, and then the light dimming like that at the end when I had no plan. Noted.
It's getting weird here towards the end of My Living Xperiment Day 363/365… I broke GROK three times today, lemme show you… https://t.co/LzXUDHaQ7w
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) December 29, 2025
My Living Xperiment Day 362/365: A review of COVER-UP about Sy Hersh by Laura Poitras, and wherever it takes us today… How's your Sunday shaping up? https://t.co/mek95xNSVm
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) December 28, 2025
My Living Xperiment Day 360/365, the Boxing Day Edition…
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) December 26, 2025
Eight years ago today, I quit alcohol. What I learned AKA "How to make your sloth smile." 🦥
Are YOU planning to go alcohol-free in 2026? Here are my Top 10 reasons! https://t.co/krqNLpGrnV