Ed Calderon

I remember one of the first self-defense classes I gave was through a church group that would work with some of the prostitutes in Tijuana. And that was my mom pushing me to do that. You know, all this cool shit. You think you're some expert and stuff like that. Go teach them. They need it. She gave me eyes.

Instead of dehumanizing people, I think that's one of the biggest things she gave me was the human factor so I can I could relate to people and talk to people, despite that they were trying to kill me.

Instead of dehumanizing people, I think that's one of the biggest things she gave me was the human factor so I can I could relate to people and talk to people, despite that they were trying to kill me.

Instead of dehumanizing people, I think that's one of the biggest things she gave me was the human factor so I can I could relate to people and talk to people, despite that they were trying to kill me.

Only a few moments later, I could sit them down, give them a phone, have them phone maybe a family member, tell them they're okay, give them a cigarette, give them a swig of tequila, and talk to people. That's a powerful armor that she gave me with that. And it's something that I've been using to try and process that whole, that whole life that I left behind.

Only a few moments later, I could sit them down, give them a phone, have them phone maybe a family member, tell them they're okay, give them a cigarette, give them a swig of tequila, and talk to people. That's a powerful armor that she gave me with that. And it's something that I've been using to try and process that whole, that whole life that I left behind.

Only a few moments later, I could sit them down, give them a phone, have them phone maybe a family member, tell them they're okay, give them a cigarette, give them a swig of tequila, and talk to people. That's a powerful armor that she gave me with that. And it's something that I've been using to try and process that whole, that whole life that I left behind.

Again, the world has ended for me a few times over.

Again, the world has ended for me a few times over.

Again, the world has ended for me a few times over.

So part of my process to kind of, there is no getting better. There is no healing. There's There's learning how to live with things. There's learning how to find a new normal, how to find a new center or a new base. That's what I think I'm kind of looking towards.

So part of my process to kind of, there is no getting better. There is no healing. There's There's learning how to live with things. There's learning how to find a new normal, how to find a new center or a new base. That's what I think I'm kind of looking towards.

So part of my process to kind of, there is no getting better. There is no healing. There's There's learning how to live with things. There's learning how to find a new normal, how to find a new center or a new base. That's what I think I'm kind of looking towards.

The following is a conversation with Ed Calderon, a security specialist who has worked for many years on counter-narcotics and organized crime investigation in the northern border region of Mexico.

I highly recommend you follow the writing and courses on his Patreon and website, edsmanifesto.com.

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