My 2023 in review
Planting the seeds of liberty and prosperity
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 2024!
While 2023 had its share of ups and downs, I feel it was primarily defined by a process of planting seeds that will come to fruition this year. Many hard fought battles will reach their conclusion—some ending in success, and others calling for new approaches. Speaking for myself, the process has made me stronger and I feel more prepared than ever to tackle whatever comes my way. I hope you feel the same, no matter your circumstances.
To celebrate the passage of one year into the next, I wanted to share with you some highlights of my past year and invite you to do the same in the comments.
January 2023
For the first half of 2023, I was continuing my ongoing work with
as co-host of the Rounding the Earth podcast. This period of time saw us doing some of our best work together, including a weekly round table discussion, one-on-one interviews and my Friday “Rounding the News” show.
February 2023
Then, in February, the “PfizerGate” story broke from Project Veritas. While many of our colleagues argued over Jordon Trishton Walker and Pfizer’s “directed evolution” narrative, I took interest in a different part of the story: Walker’s superior, Shuang Sarah Wu, and her connection to a very interesting biotech company called Selectas Biosciences.
And then, BOOM: Rounding the Earth was banished from YouTube. Of all of the topics we had covered on RTE, apparently we crossed a line by disagreeing with both the mainstream narrative, and the dissident narrative. Go figure.
Nevertheless, our good work persevered. I continued to cover the craziness of the year as it unfolded, including the disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the impending implosion of Project Veritas.
March 2023
At the beginning of March, Canada temporarily exploded into political controversy when several of my friends hosted a meal between Member of European Parliament Christine Andersen and Canadian MPs Colin Carrie, Dean Allison and Leslyn Lewis. I admit that I lost my cool over how my elected representatives handled this one, though my confidence in Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre remains shaken to this day.
Still, much good came out of this month. For one, I got to enjoy the first in a trio of scientific discussions with my friends Mathew,
, , and Jonathan Couey!
April 2023
I kicked off April with my first one-on-one discussion with
of , with whom I have continued to develop a strong and fulfilling friendship.
May 2023
As spring turned to summer, I had the chance to briefly step into the limelight and testify before the National Citizens Inquiry (NCI). I was able to once again bring attention to the enormous suffering experienced by the dozens of Canadians I met and heard from during A Citizens’ Hearing the year prior, and submit a copy of the official report for the NCI record.
Then, on May 23, I announced that I would be departing Rounding the Earth after almost a year with the project. Hard as this was, it was time to refocus on my personal growth and long-term goal of hitting the stage as a musician once again.
But my work on COVID-19 and related issues of liberty was far from done. I launched my new investigative project that very week, called Microjourneys!
June 2023
One of the very first Microjourneys I embarked upon came following a suggestion from my friend Kristin that I look into New York’s “Excelsior Pass”. This led me to one of the most important reports of my life, as I learned of the extent to which a global digital vaccine passport system had already been established worldwide without anyone understanding the full extent of the problem.
As I was writing this series, I admit that I was doing so with a silent pleading that my family would read it and understand how badly we need each other moving forward. I’m happy to report that I think it worked!
This investigation also provides me an opportunity to remind folks that Wikipedia isn’t a completely useless tool, and still holds promise as a way to inform and educate the world. Based on my research into the global digital ID and vaccine passport enterprise, I was able to create the official Wikipedia page for the highly-problematic SMART Health Card framework, which just passed administrative review!
July 2023
With the combined experience of my work with Rounding the Earth and Microjourneys, and my continued work with the Canadian Covid Care Alliance, I found myself well-prepared for a whole new world of opportunity:
’s run for President of the United States.Supported by a good word from
(to whom I am deeply thankful), I was hired to help build , the official Substack series of the American Values 2024 super PAC. After a few weeks of backend work and replying to comments, I was given the chance to put on my investigative reporter hat and write my most successful piece of all time.
The article, titled “Who’s Behind ‘BAN RFK Jr?”, went viral, with republications and shares by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey; the Centre for Research on Globalization; anti-war activist Lew Rockwell; Jeffrey Tucker at the Brownstone Institute; and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. himself. This first entry into what would become a “Who’s Behind” series closed out the year as the second most popular article on The Kennedy Beacon.
I also got the chance to join my friend Gabriel of
for our first entry of “Digital Autonomy and the Arts”!
August 2023
My work with The Kennedy Beacon continued, allowing me the chance to dive deep into topics I had not previously turned my attention to—while also providing a platform for me to highlight the issues that affect everyday people around the world, stemming from COVID-19 and its ongoing consequences.
I even had the chance to follow up on my vaccine passport research through my coverage of Kennedy’s free passport card plan:
Meanwhile, I turned my attention to a thread close to home: the possibility that solutions were being executed that exacerbated problems rather than solving them. This started with a look at an organization called Pure Blood Registry and its partner, MyID…
September 2023
…which led me to taking a closer look at the related Predictive Technology Group, and Operation Underground Railroad.
I also appeared for the second instalment on Digital Autonomy and the Arts with Gabriel and
:…and continued my work with The Kennedy Beacon!
October 2023
Behind the scenes, I continued my years-long efforts with the Canadian Covid Care Alliance to gather information through Freedom of Information (FOI) and Access to Information (ATI) requests.
And then, on October 18, I announced that I had thrown my hat in the ring for Music BC’s board of directors. Sadly, I did not win, but I was overwhelmed with support from friends and family, and wound up earning 3% of the overall vote. Not bad for a first timer!
November 2023
On November 22, my friend Kristin published the results of a months-long investigation that I assisted with behind the scenes. The article, focused on The Wellness Company, explored the many concerning figures behind the company, and has led to elevated public scrutiny of its activities.
The article also provided the perfect opportunity to rejoin Mathew, who invited Kristin and I on Rounding the Earth for a round table discussion about the article, The Wellness Company, and the many interesting threads that stemmed from it!
But then, the big shoe dropped: I announced that I had filed a lawsuit against the Government of Canada. This, I know for sure, will be a defining challenge of 2024 for me.
December 2023
Another long-term project which finally came to fruition was the Conflicts of Interest Taskforce of the Canadian Covid Care Alliance, of which I am a member. Alongside Deanna McLeod and Matthew Evans-Cockle, we published our first trio of articles, and announced that our work was to be featured in at least one chapter in the upcoming book titled Down the COVID-19 Rabbit Hole, scheduled for publication by Skyhorse Publishing in the summer of this year.
I also appeared for the third time on
’s Digital Autonomy & the Arts series with my good friends and !Finally, to cap off the year, I was given the honour of curating The Kennedy Beacon’s “best of 2023” list.
Conclusion
And there you have it, folks. I know for sure I’ve missed a lot, and if I realize I forgot something big, I’ll add it in. But for now, thank you all so much for following me this year, and supporting my efforts through thick and thin.
Have a wonderful New Year’s Day, and I look forward to everything we’ll accomplish together in 2024!
Holy Moly, how did you manage to fit all this into one tiny Year?!? I’m so inspired by your progress. Sheesh! I feel like I’m just twiddling my thumbs over here! Happy New Year, Liam! This is outstanding work! 👊
You're a man of many talents Liam! I look forward to your excellent reporting in the year ahead.
I'm feeling optimistic about the year ahead, as you've hinted there are achievable victories to look forward to. Thanks for being a kind and inspirational voice!