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Ep 116 | Eric Moutsos – Freedom, Liberty, and Non-Essential

May 6, 2024 By Thad Forester

Eric Moutsos (@ericmoutsos) is a small business owner and creator of Freedom Blends, a supplement company based on the principles of Freedom and Liberty.

A former Salt Lake City Police Officer, Moutsos loved the job but quickly started being outspoken about disturbing practices (aka quotas) and discrimination within the department. In the end, Eric lost his badge and gun when, for religious reasons, he asked to trade into a security assignment instead of being in the celebration of the Utah Pride Parade for the LGBTQ community. When the story made national news, Eric decided to resign from the department and go into the private sector.

Today Eric tells us why he’s no longer a police officer and how he created the Utah Business Revival during Covid to help save small businesses. Part of this was organizing what was probably the first music concert in America during the lockdown.

If you want to try Freedom Blends, go to: https://freedomblends.myshopify.com/?ref=patriot
and use code PATRIOT at checkout to get 10% off. I’ve been taking Freedom Fuel w/ energy and 1st Amendment Men’s multivitamin since mid-April. So far, I approve. I get up early to work and/or workout almost every day. I have 3 active young boys and we are always playing sports, in the woods, rucking…. just staying active. I used to be very tired every day. I feel much better while taking these vitamins and supplements.

Freedom Blends: use discount code PATRIOT at checkout.

Watch Eric’s documentary “Non Essential” here: https://www.ericmoutsos.com/non-essential-the-full-documentary/

Watch this interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/ow8SnRUratI

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Ep 108 | Rich Brown – Marine, Author, American Warrior Society Co-Founder, Savage Somm

July 31, 2023 By Thad Forester

Retired U. S. Marine and former Policeman, bouncer, Corrections Officer and more Rich Brown (@american_warrior_society) is back on the show so I can dig into his new Memoir “On Violence & Varietals“.

We cover many areas of his life: fighting as a boy, the Gulf War, sleeping with one eye open, interacting with prisoners as a corrections officer while safeguarding his family, marriage trials, combatives, Highway of Death, 80’s music, dominating at Police Academy, pepper spray, and so much more.

An excerpt from his book states: “At the moment of cease-fire, I emerged from the metal-skinned C-7 changed. I looked at my hands and the hands of the men around me. During the last several days, I had brought death, yet I had emerged from the land of the dead. I was reborn, transformed from the Rich Brown that began the assault to a man ready to take his place in the tribe.”

Brown would give anything to have journals from his ancestors. Since he kept good records while deployed and beyond, he wanted to leave this record for his posterity; at least this is one reason he wrote the book.

Rich is almost a jack of all trades, and holds belts in Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Kinami Ryu Aiki Jujutsu, Judo, MCMAP, and Okinawan Freestyle Karate.

You can also listen to Rich on Episode 51
American Warrior Society

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Comfort of my Home

July 8, 2016 By Thad Forester

stoic police 3 As I sit in my home with my family tonight, I am thankful that I know they are safe. The events throughout the country–really over the last several years–have made me support our law enforcement even more than I did. This week, as I see them standing face to face with protesters that are taunting, yelling, threatening, assaulting, and now even killing, I think about the families of our protectors. I’m sure many homes had spouses say to the other, “Just quit, it’s not worth it.” Or many mothers plead with their grown child to quit and choose a safer job. This is understandable.

We are fortunate to have sheepdogs who are willing to face the enemy and protect the innocent. It’s often a thankless job, and we know they don’t do it for the money (same with the military). Many police are former military. Isn’t it screwed up that many of them have deployed to fight enemies in another country, and now they are in their home country and still being shot at?

For all my friends who are law enforcement or have family members who are, I thank you and support you. I’m fortunate to have never had a bad experience with a policeman. Some arrogant and with no personality; yes. But, that’s not cause to hate them all or to shoot them (of course). I practice common sense when interacting with them. They are the authority and there’s nothing wrong with submitting to that. It doesn’t make me any less of a person.

I don’t argue the fact that some have been arrested, injured or killed by police who made a mistake. There are rogue cops out there, but I believe those numbers are very low. Nothing justifies hating, taunting, and killing any cop because he’s wearing the uniform.

They are someones son, brother, father and husband. They may also be someones daughter, sister, mother and wife. If one of my boys was a policeman, I’d be scared to death for him.

So, I rest in comfort tonight and am thankful for my safety. However, I’m very sorry for the families of those patriots who were killed and injured–they ran to the sound of enemy fire. May God comfort them and their families.

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