Ahoy, crew! A fancy pirate came to our ship. Everyone called him "The Expert." He said eating coconuts is BAD for you! Did he say WHY? He said "Trust me, I'm an expert!" But who PAID this expert to come talk? Captain Banana. He sells bananas. OHHHHH! So the banana guy paid an expert to say coconuts are bad? And now everyone buys MORE bananas? That's sneaky! That's the Expert Trick! Find a smart-sounding pirate. Pay him coins. Now HE says what YOU want—and everyone believes him! But he sounded SO smart! Sounding smart and BEING right aren't the same thing! Smart pirates can still say wrong stuff—especially if someone's paying them! Liberty Lesson: When someone says "The expert says," ask: Who's PAYING the expert? Does the expert get something if you believe him? Jab: If someone paid ME to say "Archer is the best pirate ever!"—would you believe it? I HOPE not! Same thing! Paid experts say what they're PAID to say! Quest: Next time you hear "the expert says," ask: Who is this expert? Who pays them? Do THEY win if I believe this? Experts can be wrong—or bought! Liberty Pirates think for themselves! #LibertyPirates #ThinkForYourself #FollowTheMoney

Ahoy, crew! I was reading a story about the old days. It said Captain Goldbeard was a HERO! He saved everyone! But wait—who wrote that story? Captain Goldbeard's friends! There it is—The History Book Trick! Who writes the stories? The WINNERS! And what do winners say? "We were the GOOD guys! The other guys were BAD!" But what if that's not true? Doesn't matter! If YOU write the book, YOU pick what goes in it. The stuff that makes you look bad? Oops—forgot to write that part! So the guys who lost... maybe they weren't that bad? Maybe! But they didn't get to write the story. So we only hear ONE side. Liberty Lesson: When you hear a story about the old days, ask: Who wrote this? Did THEY win? What would the OTHER side say? Jab: If your brother ate the cookies and YOU got blamed, who tells Mom what happened? If he talks first, YOU'RE the bad guy! Same thing but BIGGER! Winners talk first. Losers don't get to talk at all! Quest: Next time you hear an old story, ask: Who's telling it? What would the other people say? Is there a side I'm NOT hearing? Don't just read the story—ask who WROTE it! Liberty Pirates question EVERYTHING! #LibertyPirates #QuestionEverything #WhoWroteIt

Ahoy, crew! I was walking on the beach and I found something! A beautiful shiny shell! Nobody was there. Nobody owned it. I FOUND it! It's mine! Finders keepers! But then a captain walked over and said: "Give that to me. I'll share it with everyone. It's only fair!" Wait—did HE find it? No! Was HE looking for shells? No! Did HE do ANY of the work? NO! He was just sitting there! I'M the one who walked. I'M the one who looked. I'M the one who found it! So why should HE get to decide what happens to YOUR shell? I said "But I found it!" And he said: "Don't be selfish." Oh, the old "selfish" trick! YOU do the work. THEY want it. And YOU'RE the bad guy? Nope! Liberty Lesson: If nobody owns something and YOU find it—it's YOURS! You did the work. You get to keep it! Jab: If you find a cool rock, it's yours! If you pick a flower, it's yours! Finder did the finding! He did NOTHING and wants MY shell. THAT'S not fair! Quest: Ask your family: If I find something nobody owns, whose is it? What makes something MINE? Finders keepers! Liberty Pirates earn their treasure! #LibertyPirates #FindersKeepers #EarnYourTreasure