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From Pork Roasts to Public Speaking: Building Parallel Communities
Summer momentum meets real-world community building
Joshua Hale
July 31, 2025
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What’s good, freedom builders,
Sunday night I said “I cant wait for the weekend” because what a packed weekend.
We just wrapped up our mutual aid group's biggest project yet, and I'm still buzzing harder than a coffee shop at 6 AM.
90 people gathered in our backyard, eating the best damn carnitas tacos they've ever had, all while building the kind of community bonds that actually matter.
This was intentional community building at its finest.
Why You Should Give All the Cares:
Community Building Actually Works: Real mutual aid beats scrolling through disaster news any day
Personal Wins Stack Up: DJ to author to speaker - this is how momentum works
AI Just Got Way Cooler: ChatGPT's new tutoring mode is like having a patient teacher in your pocket
Beyond The Matrix Drops Soon: 30 days until holistic freedom becomes accessible
The Great Pig Project
Last week we harvested our pig. Three days of processing, cooking, and prepping later, we served up carnitas that'll haunt people's dreams in the best way. Watching 90 neighbors connect over food that came from our actual land. Everything made from scratch. Most ingredients straight from our gardens. This wasn't just some feel-good potluck. More Than Just Tacos This was proof that parallel systems work when people stop talking and start doing. I grabbed the mic and laid it out straight about mutual aid groups. How we need crews that genuinely have our backs. Not fake LinkedIn connections or surface-level networking. Real people who show up when stuff gets heavy. The response was wild. People are starving for this. They're done depending on systems that treat them like cattle. |     |
Cascadia Compass Mutual Aid Crew
You really get to know someone when you are elbow deep in a pig. Love these peeps.
This weekend wasn't about food or music.
It was about showing what's possible when we stop waiting for permission.
When we create our own systems.
When we build networks that actually support each other.
I've got templates and frameworks ready for anyone who wants to replicate this in their community.
The interest was off the charts.
People are hungry for real connection, not just social media likes.
The Renegade DJ Irony
After feeding half the county, I rolled to the park for a sunset DJ set.
Plot twist worthy of a Netflix series.
I show up to find renegade DJs already bumping beats off a generator.
The cosmic joke nearly killed me.
I'm the dude who had to shut down the renegade crew for my permitted event.
Back in my hardcore rave days, that was my whole world.
No permits.
No asking permission.
Just music and people who got it.
These cats were cool about the situation though.
Had solid taste in music too.
Ended up spinning for three hours while the sun melted into Bellingham Bay like butter on hot toast.
Hit me back if you want the full mix Inca Psyhouse + Sonic Saloon
Kombucha Town rolled through with complimentary drinks for everyone.
This is what summer should feel like every damn day.
Beyond the Matrix: T-minus 30 Days
 | The momentum keeps stacking up like pancakes at a truck stop diner. Five more expert interviews locked and loaded. First community members already inside the gates. Word is ChatGPT v5 will drop soon, which means all the tools I've built get a serious upgrade. |
This isn't another course that promises the moon and delivers a soggy sandwich.
It's a systematic bridge from red pill hangover to conscious builder.
For people who see the Matrix but are tired of just complaining about it.
Ready to actually build something better.
If you're stuck between knowing the system is broken and not knowing how to create alternatives.
This is your roadmap out.
Also Happening in My World:
Officially becoming a author (autobiography drops before winter).
Booked my first speaking gig for September on awakening consciousness.
ChatGPT just dropped study mode that'll teach you instead of just giving you the answers.
My daughter and I used it to learn about leeches after finding one in a local pond (summer education at its finest).
Today’s Takeaways:
Community First: Real change happens face-to-face, not in comment sections
Action Beats Theory: One pig roast did more than 100 strategy meetings
Build Don't Wait: Stop hoping for change and start creating it
Talk to me, people
What parallel systems are you building where you live?
Where are you stuck between seeing problems and creating solutions?
Smash that reply button and let me know what hit you hardest from this week.
Beyond the Matrix launches in 30 days.
Get in while the foundation's being laid.
Stay dangerous and keep building,
Joshua | The Holistic Tech Wizard
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