Send us a textWhat's up to my rapturous red kites and perspicacious puffins!  Welcome back to the BNP, thank you for tuning in, and dang, do I have a gladsome cock-a-hoop of an episode for all y'all today, my dearest lovies and lily-footed listeners.  This week's guest is Tom Fowler, who calls in all the way from Wales to break down an ongoing public inquiry into abusive and morally abhorrent undercover policing practices in the UK. Tom is a member of an anarchist collective that was infiltrated, and he became close friends with a man who was later outed as an undercover pig. Tom and other like-minded comrades are a critical part of a growing movement to shed light on and hold to legal account undercover donut munchers who have been manipulating and abusing law abiding citizens in the UK for decades. These fuck-head cops infiltrate perfectly legal and constitutionally protected political activism groups, such as the anarchist collective Tom was a part of, then proceed to keep gratuitous and explicit notes about all the members, particularly the young women, and finally they attempt to ingratiate themselves within the group's core leadership. Spy pigs have cultivated intimate relationships with women in groups they've infiltrated, and some have even fathered children with these women, before disappearing when their "deployment" ends. And to think: the state pays them to do this. If that doesn't get you heated, I don't know what to tell ya. Big shout out to Tom for being so generous with his time and for sharing his experiences and insights. Something Tom says that I really dig is that he is strives to always be a "combatant not a victim." I resonate with that vibe and it's a sentiment I do my best to convey thru Barbarian Noetics.  Be a barbarian, not a victim.Check out Tom's fantastic podcast all about the police inquiry: https://www.spycops.info/spycopspod Help keep the BNP on the air for as little as $1/month at www.patreon.com/noetics, and receive: 1) monthly cargo containers full of live critically endangered Welsh whitefish* 2) infinite positive karma and good vibes 3) one dream interpretation coupon (I'm good at interpreting dreams, let me interpret yours!)4) an original haiku5) access to bonus content such as poems, short stories and unreleased zany audio tidbits I can haz followers? Check out the BNP on IG @conantanner. Thank you as always for subscribing, rating, and reviewing the BNP! Thank you for spreading the word and telling a friend about the BNP.  It's how we expand our tribe of philosopher-barbarians and craft a new golden age on Earth.Support the showTip me in Solana:Address: 9XPHpqH7GawTGtPgZAzfXFU6oPWTpSua1QXwRYAWVh9y Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics Direct Donate on PayPal @barbarian.noetics@proton.me Cash App@ $BarbarianRavenbuymeacoffee.com/noetics.Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.