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The narrative of the "sovereign people" - the idea that "the people" somehow confer their collective power and authority on a central government to rule on their behalf - is a harmful ideological construct that serves to legitimate fundamentally oligarchic structures of power and to disempower communities, whose governmental authority is subordinated to the prerogatives of a national government. I gave this talk on 13th August 2023 at Campout 2023, a grassroots freedom event held in Brazer Park, Oxfordshire. If you enjoyed this talk, you might consider supporting my work by: - subscribing to this video channel: www.rumble.com/davidthunder - taking out a subscription to my Freedom Blog: https://davidthunder.substack.com/ - following me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidjthunder

Clayton Morris interviews David Thunder for "Redacted" (29th August 2023). I explain why the Digital Services Act is bad news for free speech in Europe. It creates an army of "fact-checkers" and massive enforcement powers for the European Commission to enforce hate speech and "misinformation" rules that will serve as a cover for political censorship, as they always have. If you enjoyed the interview, you migh check out my blog at davidthunder.substack.com. The original version of this video was posted at https://youtu.be/s0rMbFSIXPw?si=aw0tcMhCguPNLtrd.

The more people keep their mouth shut about positions being defended by the Woke lobby, trans activists & radical environmentalists, the more these positions will acquire an artificial veneer of legitimacy. Check out my Freedom Blog here: https://davidthunder.substack.com/ Become a patron of my work: https://www.patreon.com/davidthunder

I'm tired of the relentless fear-mongering and scare tactics employed by radical climate activists and some climate scientists, to intimidate us into accepting a specific set of radical climate policies. It's time for a more balanced debate, not only about the role of human behaviour in climate change, but also about the cost-benefit ratio of different sorts of climate policies.

"The only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror..." - Franklin D Roosevelt, March 4th, 1933 Life is inherently risky. We must manage risk without being consumed by paralysing fear. If you enjoyed this video and would like to help me get my message out, here are three ways you can support my work: 1. Subscribe to my Freedom Blog: https://davidthunder.substack.com/ 2. Make a one-off donation to my work: https://ko-fi.com/davidthunder 3. Become a patron by pledging a monthly donation: https://www.patreon.com/davidthunder

Europe's Digital Services Act permits the European Commission to spread its tentacles inside the social media companies, and fine them heftily if they don't do its bidding. For more information, check out my article on this topic, which you can find on my Freedom Blog: https://open.substack.com/pub/davidthunder/p/europes-digital-services-act-puts?r=wlowt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

In this episode of FREEDOM IN FOCUS, I discuss the predicament of a citizen who realises he cannot trust official sources like CDC and WHO to tell the truth about matters of life and death. If you like this episode, here are three ways you can support my work: 1. Subscribe to my Freedom Blog: https://davidthunder.substack.com/ 2. Make a one-off donation to my work: https://ko-fi.com/davidthunder 3. Become a patron by pledging a monthly donation: https://www.patreon.com/davidthunder

The EU has drifted far away from the lofty vision of its founding fathers. In recent years, we've seen several regressive, anti-freedom initatives from the EU Commission. Sadly, the EU Commission is now at war with our liberties: 1. Digital Services Act (curtailing free expression) 2. Covid Certificates (bio-surveillance) 3. Support for expropriation of farmland

One way public leaders and journalists shape the public mind is simply by staying quiet and keeping awkward topics away from our ears. Here are 10 burning issues they blissfully ignore. To by-pass mainstream media bias and support independent journalism, sign up to my Freedom Blog at this link: davidthunder.substack.com

Did you know that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WHO's 2nd largest donor, has investments in the pharmaceutical industry valued at over 200 million dollars? How does this not represent a conflict of interest for the WHO, which is meant to impartially serve the health needs of the global community? If you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my Freedom Blog, at: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

In this 15th episode of Thunder Off Script, I explain why centralising public health governance in an international body such as the WHO rests on a naive understanding of the human condition. If we've learnt anything from the past few years, it is that hyper-centralising public authority is disastrous for human health and well-being. Find this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4BAVB0gGgkg6tao0xlgE4g?si=swWxnOntRgyWivZ7X2V5Qw You can also check out my Freedom Blog at the following link: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

In this episode, I interview Dr Nicholas Gruen about Twitter's philosophy of content moderation, how money and politics can corrupt the infrastructure of our public sphere, and how we might design a public sphere that is more geared toward serious discussion, and less subject to arbitrary power and shallow emotivism. If you like this episode, don't forget to check out my Freedom Blog at: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

Twitter’s permanent suspension of my account (@davidjthunder) in October 2021, and its suspension of high-profile commentators such as Dr Robert Malone, raises serious concerns that go far beyond the individuals involved or whether their opinions are true or false. If you liked this video, consider taking out a free or paid subscription to my Freedom Blog, where I write about developments affecting a free and open society, such as freedom of expression, social engineering, and the cultural basis for self-government. Here's the direct link to my blog: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

If you liked this video, consider taking out a free or paid subscription to my Freedom Blog, where I write about developments affecting a free and open society, such as freedom of expression, social engineering, and the cultural basis for self-government. Here's the direct link to my blog: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

This message is for public authorities that have used the pandemic as an excuse to expand their powers indefinitely and suspend citizens’ constitutional rights. You serve at our good pleasure. So we will keep pestering you until you answer these five simple questions. If you liked this video, consider taking out a free or paid subscription to my Freedom Blog, where I write about developments affecting a free and open society, such as freedom of expression, social engineering, and the cultural basis for self-government. Here's the direct link: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

En este video de 5 minutos, comparto mi interpretación de estos dos años pandémicos. Discrepo con partes importantes de la narrativa oficial.

In this video, I discuss one of the worrying tendencies we have seen over the course of this pandemic, namely the rise of a fundamentally utilitarian attitude toward human rights and liberties, that makes our basic rights hinge on the strategic goals of public actors or their interpretation of collective utility. If you liked this video, consider taking out a free or paid subscription to my Freedom Blog, where I write about developments affecting a free and open society, such as freedom of expression, social engineering, and the cultural basis for self-government. Here's the direct link: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

In The Freedom Blog, I will share my *uncensored* thoughts on the meaning & value of human freedom & the conditions that support a free & open society. The Freedom Blog aims to harness my experience and training as a political philosopher to the task of interrogating and explaining social, political, and cultural developments relevant to a free and open society. If you’d like to be part of this venture, I invite you to take out either a free or paid subscription to The Freedom Blog at https://davidthunder.substack.com

Rising Covid cases have been cited as a justification for locking down the unvaccinated in Austria. In this 2 minute video, I explain why this argument is specious, both from an ethical & medical perspective. If you enjoyed this video, consider signing up to my social media channels at the links below: The Freedom Blog : https://davidthunder.substack.com/ Rumble video channel: http://www.rumble.com/davidthunder Telegram channel : http://t.me/davidjosephthunder

The constant mantra of public authorities is that Covid cases are rising and hospitals are filling up because of the recalcitrant hold-outs who refuse to be vaccinated. It is the unvaccinated, we are told, who are needlessly putting the lives of their fellow citizens in danger, and consequently have forfeited their right to live a normal life and be treated as equals. There are three problems with this story, as I explain in this video. If you enjoyed this video, consider signing up to my social media channels at the links below: The Freedom Blog : https://davidthunder.substack.com/ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DavidThunder1 Telegram channel : http://t.me/davidjosephthunder

When I raised questions about Covid policies, my Twitter account was suspended permanently with a vague and unexplained charge of “misinformation.” But I refuse to be silenced. There is too much at stake at this delicate moment when Western democracies are lurching toward totalitarianism. So I’ve carved out a space of intellectual and political freedom, unhampered by Big Tech bullies and politically correct newspaper editors, called The Freedom Blog, where I will share my thoughts on culture, society, and politics, especially issues that affect human freedom and flourishing. To stay up-to-date with my latest blog posts, you can sign up here: https://davidthunder.substack.com/

In this 2 minute video, I explain how much of the far-reaching collateral damage of pandemic policies, including the erosion of civil rights, the epidemic of depression and loneliness, and the collapse of many jobs and businesses across the world, could have been greatly mitigated if scientists, public health officials, and political leaders had swallowed their pride and recognised the limits of their own knowledge and power. For a more extended explanation, see my blog post, at the link below: https://davidthunder.substack.com/p/pride-comes-before-a-fall?r=wlowt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= To sign up for blog updates, go to davidthunder.substack.com.

Twitter has behaved as a bully toward me and other dissenting voices it has sought to silence with no explanation of its actions other than vague charges of “misinformation,” while giving a free pass to people who tweet out patently disingenuous and misleading Tweets, so long as they reinforce the dominant, Twitter-approved narrative. But we will not be silenced. And you know why? Because we are not in this for money, or prestige, or social acceptance. We speak out against this monstrous experiment in social engineering because we care about the health and well-being of our communities, the success of our health system, the integrity of science, the liberties that governments across the world are trampling on, and the future of free and open societies. You can subscribe to my Freedom Blog, and Youtube and Telegram channels, at davidthunder.com

I would like to send a message to Twitter about the recent suspension of my account, @davidjthunder. Twitter's conception of content moderation is essentially despotic: anything they disagree with can be censored at will, with zero transparency & zero accountability.

Sonia Poulton interviews David Thunder on her new breakfast show, "Rise BNT," in connection with Twitter's recent decision to permanently suspend David's Twitter account, @davidjthunder, which had a following of 25K. You can subscribe to my Freedom Blog and Telegram channel at davidthunder.com