RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a -- Rendered At Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:35:47 +0000 Escaping Collectivism https://redcircle.com/shows/escaping-collectivism en-US All rights reserved. Redmund Smith Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual. Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them. 61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a Thought provoking news and analysis for individuals by an individual.


Hopefully together we can begin to agree on the problems and disagree on how to solve them.

]]> episodic no Redmund Smith escapingcollectivism@gmail.com false full School Shootings, Trump, and the Patriot Act 2.0 School Shootings, Trump, and the Patriot Act 2.0 Redmund Smith In this episode we discuss the tragedy of the Nashville school shooting, the indictment of Donald Trump, and the RESTRICT Act which is being proposed under the guise of banning TikTok.


https://www.newsbreak.com/nashville-tn/2972470434761-police-strongly-believe-nashville-school-shooter-had-other-targets-including-local-mall

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-da-bragg-downgrades-over-half-felonies-misdemeanors.amp

https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-first-year-student-could-win-this-case-dershowitz-says-move-trumps-trial-to-staten-island-upstate-new-york

https://twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1641594971462541315?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/cosponsors

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text

]]> <p>In this episode we discuss the tragedy of the Nashville school shooting, the indictment of Donald Trump, and the RESTRICT Act which is being proposed under the guise of banning TikTok.</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.newsbreak.com/nashville-tn/2972470434761-police-strongly-believe-nashville-school-shooter-had-other-targets-including-local-mall</p><p>https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-city-da-bragg-downgrades-over-half-felonies-misdemeanors.amp</p><p>https://www.dailywire.com/news/any-first-year-student-could-win-this-case-dershowitz-says-move-trumps-trial-to-staten-island-upstate-new-york</p><p>https://twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1641594971462541315?s=46&amp;t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw</p><p>https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/cosponsors</p><p>https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text</p> 7e545791-8039-45bc-a85a-ac2050fd0ddf https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/c056a763-17ab-41ca-a582-e483a7eebecf Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:32:09 +0000 2219 true full Episode Five: Petrol Dollar on Fire Episode Five: Petrol Dollar on Fire Redmund Smith In this episode we talk about the recent bank failures, and the future of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world.


Sources:

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/10/a-tale-of-2-banks-why-silvergate-and-silicon-valley-bank-collapsed/?outputType=amp

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163295661/will-the-fdics-move-to-cover-uninsured-deposits-set-a-risky-precedent

https://fb.watch/jjAvtxT_JM/?mibextid=kdkkhi

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-era-rollback-bank-rules-after-silicon-valley/story?id=97852603

https://apple.news/A5x-ungavT-apJ_1WycXRnA

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.html

https://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/svb_environmental_social_governance_report_2022.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/saudi-considering-chinas-yuan-oil-purchases

]]> <p>In this episode we talk about the recent bank failures, and the future of the dollar as the reserve currency of the world.</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/03/10/a-tale-of-2-banks-why-silvergate-and-silicon-valley-bank-collapsed/?outputType=amp</p><p>https://www.npr.org/2023/03/14/1163295661/will-the-fdics-move-to-cover-uninsured-deposits-set-a-risky-precedent</p><p>https://fb.watch/jjAvtxT_JM/?mibextid=kdkkhi</p><p>https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-era-rollback-bank-rules-after-silicon-valley/story?id=97852603</p><p>https://apple.news/A5x-ungavT-apJ_1WycXRnA</p><p>https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/03/14/svb-execs-sold-84-million-of-the-banks-stock-over-the-past-2-years.html</p><p>https://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/svb_environmental_social_governance_report_2022.pdf</p><p>https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/investing/stocks-week-ahead/index.html</p><p>https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/saudi-considering-chinas-yuan-oil-purchases</p> ebcb7d07-1b14-474e-93af-d10fc3c493ad https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/d58abe29-b72e-4df8-a3b0-da24b26e1b3e Sun, 19 Mar 2023 22:40:00 +0000 1226 false full Episode Four: Common Ground Episode Four: Common Ground Redmund Smith In this episode I quickly walk through Brandon Johnsons plan for Chicago to find common ground between the left and right side of the political spectrum.


Sources:

https://twitter.com/timcast/status/1630937641481797632?s=46&t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw

https://www.brandonforchicago.com/on-the-issues

http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/

]]> <p>In this episode I quickly walk through Brandon Johnsons plan for Chicago to find common ground between the left and right side of the political spectrum.</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>https://twitter.com/timcast/status/1630937641481797632?s=46&amp;t=3aDb9FD0wrhhwStHjqlfmw</p><p>https://www.brandonforchicago.com/on-the-issues</p><p>http://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2017/mapping-minimum-age-requirements-concerning-rights-child-eu/access-sex-reassignment-surgery</p><p>https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-u-s/</p> 621267be-1f28-4f8d-b94b-77166c7d4270 https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/8ca5e9b0-b1a7-4b22-97bd-11122a90cff5 Sun, 05 Mar 2023 17:30:00 +0000 2042 false full Episode Three: East Palestine Episode Three: East Palestine Redmund Smith As an environmental disaster happens in small town America, one side of the political sphere seems to be doing as little as possible to help.


Sources:

https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war-invasion-update-b2030194.html

https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/pete-buttigieg-visits-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-site/

https://nypost.com/2023/02/22/trump-buys-mcdonalds-for-ohio-residents-first-responders/

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/21/showtime-air-raid-sirens-heard-during-bidens-visit-to-ukraine-first-in-5-days-cnn-field-reporter-says-1334531/

http://my.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zgxw/202302/t20230224_11030881.htm

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-president-biden-visits-war-time-kyiv-ahead-invasion-anniversary-2023-02-20/

]]> <p>As an environmental disaster happens in small town America, one side of the political sphere seems to be doing as little as possible to help.</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>https://www.axios.com/2023/02/13/what-we-know-about-ohio-train-derailment</p><p>https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155570564/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment</p><p>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war-invasion-update-b2030194.html</p><p>https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/pete-buttigieg-visits-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-site/</p><p>https://nypost.com/2023/02/22/trump-buys-mcdonalds-for-ohio-residents-first-responders/</p><p>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/02/21/showtime-air-raid-sirens-heard-during-bidens-visit-to-ukraine-first-in-5-days-cnn-field-reporter-says-1334531/</p><p>http://my.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/zgxw/202302/t20230224_11030881.htm</p><p>https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-president-biden-visits-war-time-kyiv-ahead-invasion-anniversary-2023-02-20/</p> a05f19d9-1cd1-4959-bc9c-a892087f5755 https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/dc3759ab-b16f-4af8-b4ca-5a94b8787f47 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 21:00:00 +0000 1227 false full Episode Two: State of the Union: WWIII Episode Two: State of the Union: WWIII Redmund Smith In this episode we discuss some of the factors pushing the US closer to WWIII.


Sources:

https://ua.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/#:~:text=Bilateral%20Economic%20Relations&text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20have%20a%20bilateral%20investment%20treaty.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-80ae774f3b7cbb3e1b88d1b728961079

https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-over-375-bln-new-military-assistance-ukraine-other-countries-2023-01-06/

https://www.newsweek.com/us-giving-ukraine-smart-bombs-double-strike-range-against-russia-1778875?amp=1

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdf

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-xi-ordered-military-ready-taiwan-invasion-2027-cia-director-burns-says.amp

https://twitter.com/lukewearechange/status/1623185975978479618?s=46&t=KDR4dXjmL2uyKGvUgSBIpg

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/20/united-states-israel-allies-formal-defense-treaty-trump-netanyahu/

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-heard-military-plant-irans-central-city-isfahan-state-media-2023-01-28/

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/king-county-medical-examiners-office-is-struggling-store-bodies-amid-rise-fentanyl-overdoses/NJ3DZR2IZFGXBENGZDXEXCHFPM/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery/

]]> <p>In this episode we discuss some of the factors pushing the US closer to WWIII.</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>https://ua.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/policy-history/#:~:text=Bilateral%20Economic%20Relations&amp;text=The%20United%20States%20and%20Ukraine%20have%20a%20bilateral%20investment%20treaty.</p><p>https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-80ae774f3b7cbb3e1b88d1b728961079</p><p>https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts</p><p>https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-over-375-bln-new-military-assistance-ukraine-other-countries-2023-01-06/</p><p>https://www.newsweek.com/us-giving-ukraine-smart-bombs-double-strike-range-against-russia-1778875?amp=1</p><p>https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdf</p><p>https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-xi-ordered-military-ready-taiwan-invasion-2027-cia-director-burns-says.amp</p><p>https://twitter.com/lukewearechange/status/1623185975978479618?s=46&amp;t=KDR4dXjmL2uyKGvUgSBIpg</p><p>https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/20/united-states-israel-allies-formal-defense-treaty-trump-netanyahu/</p><p>https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-heard-military-plant-irans-central-city-isfahan-state-media-2023-01-28/</p><p>https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/king-county-medical-examiners-office-is-struggling-store-bodies-amid-rise-fentanyl-overdoses/NJ3DZR2IZFGXBENGZDXEXCHFPM/</p><p>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/02/07/remarks-of-president-joe-biden-state-of-the-union-address-as-prepared-for-delivery/</p> 7063dcbe-37b2-4913-97f8-503a88c1b0e9 https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/658e47f4-9f0c-4ed1-8e9b-452314f8002d Sat, 11 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0000 2181 false full Episode One: Memphis and the Death of Tyre Nichols Episode One: Memphis and the Death of Tyre Nichols 1 Redmund Smith In this episode we discuss the timeline of events in the death of Tyre Nichols, and the underlying issues in our current police policy.


Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timeline-tyre-nichols-deadly-encounter-memphis-police-rcna68018

https://www.policeforum.org/workforcemarch2022

https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-pd-dramatically-lowered-standards-before-hiring-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-death

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-accused-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-allegedly-assaulted-prison-rcna67349

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-scorpion-unit-lacked-training-former-police-say/

https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/02/15/memphis-police-seek-to-add-300-officers/

https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-police-chief-cerelyn-davis-fired-from-a-previous-job/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerelyn_J._Davis

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3842138-memphis-police-chief-ran-aggressive-force-similar-to-scorpion-unit-while-in-atlanta-report/#:~:text=Memphis%20Police%20Chief%20Cerelyn%20Davis,aggressive%20tactics%2C%20according%20to%20reports

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.htm

https://www.oann.com/newsroom/al-sharpton-speaks-at-tyre-nichols-funeral/

https://wlos.com/news/local/cherokee-county-murphy-jason-harley-kloepfer-swat-man-shot-police-releases-surveillance-video-shooting-facebook-indian-police-department-sheriff

https://www.memphistn.gov/government/finance/operating-budget-information/#36-36-top

  • FY23 page 344
  • FY22 Police-Services page: 311
]]> <p>In this episode we discuss the timeline of events in the death of Tyre Nichols, and the underlying issues in our current police policy.</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timeline-tyre-nichols-deadly-encounter-memphis-police-rcna68018</p><p>https://www.policeforum.org/workforcemarch2022</p><p>https://thepostmillennial.com/memphis-pd-dramatically-lowered-standards-before-hiring-officers-charged-in-tyre-nichols-death</p><p>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/officer-accused-fatal-beating-tyre-nichols-allegedly-assaulted-prison-rcna67349</p><p>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-scorpion-unit-lacked-training-former-police-say/</p><p>https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/02/15/memphis-police-seek-to-add-300-officers/</p><p>https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-police-chief-cerelyn-davis-fired-from-a-previous-job/</p><p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerelyn_J._Davis</p><p>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html</p><p>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3842138-memphis-police-chief-ran-aggressive-force-similar-to-scorpion-unit-while-in-atlanta-report/#:~:text=Memphis%20Police%20Chief%20Cerelyn%20Davis,aggressive%20tactics%2C%20according%20to%20reports</p><p>https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/memphis-police-scorpions.html</p><p>https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/opinions/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-department-jones/index.htm</p><p>https://www.oann.com/newsroom/al-sharpton-speaks-at-tyre-nichols-funeral/</p><p>https://wlos.com/news/local/cherokee-county-murphy-jason-harley-kloepfer-swat-man-shot-police-releases-surveillance-video-shooting-facebook-indian-police-department-sheriff</p><p>https://www.memphistn.gov/government/finance/operating-budget-information/#36-36-top</p><ul><li>FY23 page 344</li><li>FY22 Police-Services page: 311</li></ul> 505b4aae-ef9d-462b-ae72-fad6b631b91c https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/b024667e-f94b-41d8-ae66-e1f78602f678 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:30:00 +0000 831 false full Intro Intro Redmund Smith Introduction to the structure of the podcast.

]]> <p>Introduction to the structure of the podcast.</p> 6621f105-a152-4e19-b409-b5bc2d6016be https://redcircle.com/shows/61271020-da9e-4bf1-8906-430c733d3f1a/episodes/e54e1581-2d6d-4b67-b379-714d21f58b94 Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:15:56 +0000 32 false