Tom DeWeese
When mayors go rogue: Can citizens fight back?
Clear Sightings with Lynne Taylor
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By Tom DeWeese
August 6, 2026

"What happens when local government fails—and citizens discover there may be no clear mechanism to hold elected officials accountable?"

In this episode of "Clear Sightings," Lynn Taylor turns her attention to "local activism, government accountability, and the responsibility of “We the People.”"

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Jan Jekielek: Inside China’s “Kill to Order” Organ Harvesting Industry

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Live from FreedomFest, Liberty RoundTable host Sam Bushman sits down with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders, for a conversation about journalism, communist China, religious persecution, and allegations of forced organ harvesting.

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Is America’s Constitution the Key to a Tax-Free Future? | Loy Brunson

What if Americans have been overlooking some of the most powerful protections contained in the Constitution—and what if those protections challenge conventional ideas about taxation, government power, and who ultimately holds authority?

In this episode of Liberty United, Jacob Oakes sits down with constitutional activist and author Lloyd Brunson to discuss Brunson’s interpretation of America’s founding documents and his book outlining what he calls the “Seven Discoveries.”

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WHAT IS CATCHING FIRE NEWS?

The purpose of Catching Fire News is to present truth and provide knowledge rarely available from other sources, combined with an agenda to help local activists organize and take back their own communities.

Catching Fire News is the place where we share strategies and tactics for fighting and winning in your local community whether it’s the city council, school board, county commission or state legislature. The focus is on government overreach, attacks on property rights, private business, and personal liberty.

Catching Fire News will become your most reliable source for the real news and – most importantly – your source for renewal of hope and reports of victories from the front lines, as local activists succeed in setting those brushfires of freedom.

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