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Ryan Finlay

Christian. Dad. Working on tech projects with my kids. #Bitcoin

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2026-03-16 17:49:24 UTC

Ron Paul is saying the exact same thing. This man has not wavered for decades on end advocating for a non-interventionist foreign policy and he has entirely been ignored at enormous cost to the United States. We would be wise to listen to him today.
https://ronpaulinstitute.org/just-get-out-now/

2026-03-16 17:35:33 UTC

Nobody is going to join the US in the strait of hormuz, everyone said no and for good reason. It’s a total un-winnable death trap. The war not going well and not as planned is an enormous understatement. Here’s what I think will happen next.
The president has asked allies for help and they said no. I think he will use this as the exit. If they aren’t willing to “do the work, we aren’t risking more American lives”.
I think this will be the end of US bases in the middle east and Iran has already required it to open up the strait.
Like I said the other day, I think this is the end of the petrodollar and American hegemony. The global order will not be held together by the US military, the US dollar, and the current US ideology we force on other countries. We are going to move into a multipolar world that is more fragmented. This is kind of the end of “the global village”.
The strait not being open doesn’t just just impact oil prices, more importantly it disrupts fertilizer from making it to farmers in time for spring crops. The consequences are mounting by the day.
Also, I genuinely believe all this was inevitably going to happen at some point in the next 10-20 years, the events and choices of the past few weeks just sped them up.

2026-03-14 18:04:45 UTC

I believe the petrodollar is over.

2026-02-22 15:58:28 UTC

🥇🇺🇸
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2025-12-09 14:16:58 UTC

The sunset here in Southern Oregon last night was unreal! 🤙
https://blossom.primal.net/26aaeabba25009f133df4c44d53e1ecd578d5409778d48d73638ea90ab9569b6.jpg

2025-09-15 19:51:21 UTC

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Those who rebel against God are not peaceful at their core. They steal His glory, debase money, debase human life, and have no problem using force.

2025-09-11 04:16:16 UTC

The danger for Christians right now is not anger, it’s continued pietistic-retreat. This is basically where well-meaning Christians attempt to maintain personal holiness, believe their faith is only concerned with the spiritual realm of personal salvation, prayer, and church activities, while neglecting their God-ordained responsibilities in the spheres of government, law, education, and culture.
It’s good to be heartbroken over the murder of Charlie Kirk, and it’s also good to be angry. A Christian brother with a wife and two small children was murdered as a public spectacle today because he publicly stood up for the truths of the gospel. He has been hugely influential in encouraging the church to not abandon the public sphere and likely would have been a future president in our country.
Romans 13 says rulers are to be a terror to those who do bad and evildoers are to be afraid of them. But our country is filled with weak men and wicked rulers and largely there is no fear of God or the law in our country.
This is not because the pagans are winning. This has happened because Christians have been unfaithful and passive for at least four or five decades. Christians largely abandoned the public square and allowed the institutions that shape our culture via education, media and law etc to be completely captured by those hostile to the Christian faith.
Now, we are reaping what was sewn.
As Christians, our role as salt and light is to work to restore the foundations of justice that allow all law abiding people to live quiet and peaceable lives. Our society should be a place where the righteous flourish and the wicked are restrained by just rulers we elect. Being soft on crime encourages the wicked to be a terror on all people, instead of our just rulers being a terror to the wicked. This must change, or things will only get worse.
Our righteous anger and grief must be channeled into action. We are not called to mere outrage, but to the hard, foundational work of rebuilding. This begins with our own repentance for decades of silence and retreat. We must be the ones to lead with Biblical conviction, to reclaim the institutions we abandoned, and to elect godly rulers who will fear God and fulfill their Romans 13 mandate to be a terror to evil. May God grant us the courage, wisdom, and resolve to be the salt and light this darkening world so desperately needs.
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2025-09-10 16:29:11 UTC

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Congratulations!

2025-08-31 01:22:55 UTC

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Ah man, sorry to hear. Pets can be a bigger deal to our kids because they’ve been with them for a huge chunk of their lives, or their whole life. Sounds like you have a great family!

2025-08-26 04:28:10 UTC

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129,700

2025-08-25 16:52:34 UTC

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My guess was dishwasher door was open at night and it came out and crawled in there and hid in the bottom.

2025-08-25 15:23:56 UTC

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We have the same raw milk jars and handle for the jars. 🤙

2025-08-24 16:17:28 UTC

A picture of what happens when you separate education of children from their parents. Turns out children are very complex and it’s best to align the incentives in their education to those who care for them the most.
“But what about parents credentials and qualifications?” 😂
https://blossom.primal.net/7f752f9e1c523a1ffb884f04e278a27c6c44be35b65acea2c29bb61c30055b6b.jpg

2025-08-23 19:33:51 UTC

The fear of God and obedience to his commands will lead to a rightly ordered life. Everything else is downstream of that.
Proverbs 9:10 (ESV):
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.”

2025-08-23 17:44:26 UTC

You spend decades learning how the world works and then come across bitcoin which leads you to question and relearn everything.
I used to be in the appliance space and once wrote an essay on how appliances used to last 50 years. Now I’m looking at the government mandating energy efficiency through the lens of them trying to obfuscate energy inflation. These policies also significantly decreased the quality and performance of appliances.
Rereading the essay (from 2015) my observations on the quality of appliances was accurate, but the cause of the problem I missed because I didn’t yet understand the pernicious impact of fiat on everything. I will work on an update.
https://ryanfinlay.medium.com/they-used-to-last-50-years-c3383ff28a8e

2025-08-21 16:13:31 UTC

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My son Elijah made this video with Ed and Marty from TFTC. Awesome work! 🤙
#nevent1q…u8ql

2025-08-20 19:29:07 UTC

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My son made this, working with Ed and Marty now! 🤙

2025-08-18 16:06:05 UTC

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But it can absolutely be worth it. We had not even an acre in Hawaii, but it was enough land (and trash trees) that it became a perfect training ground for my boys to learn how to work hard. The land itself can be like a school for our children to learn many valuable lessons when they’re young.

2025-08-18 15:58:49 UTC

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Truth
#nevent1q…4wdu

2025-08-18 15:58:16 UTC

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Buying acreage is buying oneself at least a part time job.

2025-08-17 20:27:02 UTC

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🤙

2025-08-16 20:08:25 UTC

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2025-08-13 17:16:41 UTC

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Link to livestream https://www.youtube.com/live/yJbalP0R3zE?si=8O1mFOTRj65T4ffw

2025-08-11 21:31:49 UTC

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money returns to math and fixed supply, people will be able to save again, low time preference will return.

2025-08-04 15:21:14 UTC

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Proverbs 13:22
“A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children…”
God’s pattern is multi-generational blessing. We inherit heaven, not because we earned it, but because the Father delights to lavish what He owns on His children (Rom 8:17). Every earthly inheritance is just a faint echo of the ultimate one, teaching children that love and provision flow downward, not up. 🤝

2025-08-04 15:02:47 UTC

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Teach them everything we know and have learned, and encourage them to be even better stewards than us.

2025-08-04 03:22:26 UTC

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My children’s children.

2025-08-03 04:55:24 UTC

I don’t think China banned bitcoin again. Notice nobody is sharing sources. 🤝

2025-08-03 03:45:24 UTC

Had a great time with @iAhsh at @BITCOINisforALL teaching about low-time-preference parenting.
https://blossom.primal.net/27260ffc16396c4497c8c5124e5df922a50742e2e7f1ca8abe4a80c7d4034fd5.jpg

2025-08-03 01:02:41 UTC

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My daughter makes amazing crocheted plushies and has been making some bitcoin ones recently if anyone is interested in purchasing one!
#nevent1q…smna

2025-07-28 01:18:34 UTC

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Agree, it’s ok to spend your bitcoin when needed. But our job is to be good stewards ourselves, and then raise our children to be better stewards than us who we wouldn’t hesitate leaving a fortune to. An inheritance is a force multiplier. If it corrupts our children, then we didn’t raise them to be faithful.

2025-07-22 14:46:50 UTC

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@nprofile…nxhw is an amazing person and designer!

2025-07-22 03:59:42 UTC

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Excellent 🤙

2025-06-24 21:03:18 UTC

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Nice hats 🤙

2025-06-23 15:00:00 UTC

Seeing so many people‘s support of the US jumping into another war, after decades of senseless wars bankrupting our country, all of which were funded by our fiat money has been very discouraging. There is no reforming our political system from within the system. We have to start over with new money and fundamentally change the incentives. Thank God for bitcoin.

2025-06-23 04:06:28 UTC

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Same. It’s been very discouraging to watch this latest episode.

2025-06-21 19:25:32 UTC

Organic blueberry picking is one of the rewards of living in Oregon in the summer.
https://blossom.primal.net/1514671cf43bdc834e240d85c0ed59879990e28c109279d6cd2dbad734078591.jpg

2025-06-17 18:23:09 UTC

Without principles, we are like a castle without walls. We are vulnerable to every narrative that causes us to support every war served up to us by those who won’t be paying for it, and whose children won’t be fighting in it.

2025-06-15 22:30:59 UTC

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Bitcoin Money with your kids!
https://blossom.primal.net/6660e37c1bb58980637ba8218fb6009f9479656674ba04b5928f4dc2bf7808ff.jpg

2025-06-15 22:06:50 UTC

My daughter crocheted me a Bitcoin turtle for Father’s Day. 🧡 Now I will finish @npub1d3f…r4xv excellent book Broken Money. Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there!
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2025-06-15 19:51:42 UTC

Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad‘s out there!

2025-06-10 23:19:23 UTC

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My son Moses helped build this. It’s a really cool tool. Amazing work Marty and team!
#nevent1q…wad7

2025-06-07 23:03:38 UTC

Bitcoin Money book is an incredible book! Easily one of the clearest explanations for why bitcoin was needed, the problems it solves and why it’s the best form of money. Just got done reading it to my kids and they loved it! I highly recommend it to both adults and kids to help understand the problems that Bitcoin was created to solve. Well done @thebitcoinrabbi
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2025-06-02 03:33:32 UTC

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Congratulations! We have six and zero regrets!

2025-05-31 16:38:30 UTC

My bitcoin 2025 end of year prediction: 180k-400k.

2025-05-29 18:32:13 UTC

Our economy and financial system is a carnival. Be mindful that success in the current system will not necessarily equal success in the system to come. Acquiring scarce money (bitcoin) and scarce skills is a wise way to position yourself for the transition ahead.
Thankful my son and I were able to meet Adam Back @adam3us who significantly contributed to the creation of bitcoin. Thankful for you Adam.
https://blossom.primal.net/6336397c87c39351a3ab37b022f26c0ac59ee2b5c02ed2269d46f8f6a6b366da.jpg

2025-05-28 23:53:00 UTC

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Great meeting you today! Keep up the great work! 🤙

2025-05-12 02:12:00 UTC

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Watch it live: https://www.youtube.com/live/oG5zz9Sjw3E?si=J-PqZtFzDda8nozO

2025-05-12 02:09:52 UTC

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Mt Thielsen?

2025-05-12 02:03:33 UTC

Episode 21, which I’m calling the Bitcoin episode, is currently ongoing in Kilauea.
https://blossom.primal.net/65c5d30ccbc62e4c23b6a8be67c2bc4679313420b53c474d1b64a71a9b996c4d.jpg

2025-05-01 15:23:49 UTC

A photo by my son Elijah took of me taking in the wonder of episode 10 of the current eruption at Kilauea.
https://blossom.primal.net/e6469f24e2d65bf2bc34fa73357a75b29cd4ca10765a5783c43f1b9f42f55c62.jpg

2025-04-29 14:51:00 UTC

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From my understanding, those numbers were greatly distorted because they were counting turnaway’s as deportations. That is no longer happening.

2025-04-28 16:59:56 UTC

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But practically, is that feasible when illegal immigration goes unchecked for four years and you have millions of people to process? Seems to me that that becomes a point of failure that is being exploited. Bury the other political party with an insurmountable amount of work and endless negative publicity.

2025-04-28 16:58:33 UTC

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2025-04-23 05:24:22 UTC

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https://youtu.be/19LA7ReARCQ

2025-04-17 16:29:21 UTC

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Welcome 🤙

2025-02-27 21:50:00 UTC

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So sorry to hear. It’s always so hard to lose our pets. 😔

2025-02-21 00:55:39 UTC

Pretty fortunate to have been able to see episode 10 of Kīlauea's ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater last night at its peak! 📸 by my son, Abraham Finlay
https://m.primal.net/PEuB.jpg

2025-02-16 18:30:01 UTC

Eagle Ray we spotted yesterday. 🤙
https://m.primal.net/OzOW.jpg

2025-02-12 08:34:10 UTC

We came over to Kilauea to watch episode nine of the Halema'uma'u eruption. Absolutely spectacular!
https://m.primal.net/OcHU.mov

2025-02-09 17:11:47 UTC

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Good morning! 🤙
https://m.primal.net/OYHB.jpg

2025-02-09 17:09:29 UTC

Kona 🧡
https://m.primal.net/OYGr.mov

2025-02-07 05:07:35 UTC

El Salvador has been marked safe from USAID.
https://m.primal.net/OUJw.jpg

2025-02-02 03:59:37 UTC

Just started The Gospel According to Bitcoin by @HodlingJ and @jmbushwrites. Great read so far, looking forward to the rest. Appreciate you brothers!
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2025-02-02 03:57:19 UTC

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Thanks for the reminder! Super easy to use feature!

2025-01-26 15:36:04 UTC

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Good morning and amen!

2025-01-26 15:33:05 UTC

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Good morning 🤙

2025-01-22 21:14:36 UTC

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what temp do you brew at?

2025-01-21 20:40:11 UTC

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Christian father of 6 🤙

2025-01-19 17:13:52 UTC

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🤙

2025-01-09 05:09:12 UTC

Sunset from Depoe Bay on the Oregon Coast 🤙
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2024-12-31 15:58:36 UTC

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Good morning 🤙

2024-12-31 15:57:32 UTC

Final sunrise of 2024. Hope you all have w a wonderful Nee Year’s Eve with family and friends! 🤙
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2024-12-31 05:39:54 UTC

Latest investor letter by Ross Stevens. Lots on bitcoin.
https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/614e11536f66309636c98688/6772064c0f83b9dad82414b4_Stone%20Ridge%202024%20Investor%20Letter.pdf

2024-12-30 18:39:26 UTC

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good morning!

2024-12-28 20:29:29 UTC

Everyone arguing about which part of the house to fix first and how to go about it. You have to fix the broken money first.
cc: @npub1guh…6hjy
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2024-12-28 03:07:52 UTC

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100% real estate is getting worse by the year. Tenant quality keeps deteriorating. The government views homeowners as cows they can just keep milking.

2024-12-25 17:13:21 UTC

Merry Christmas everyone!
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2024-12-24 22:34:38 UTC

My Grandma Alice made me this stocking when I was born. I’ve used it my entire life. Very grateful for such a wonderful grandmother. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
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2024-12-18 17:55:44 UTC

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James 1:6-8 😀

2024-12-16 22:01:02 UTC

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Nice! It’s so much fun. my kids and I have been competing for high score in Tetris.

2024-12-11 22:44:16 UTC

My @modretro Chromatic arrived early this morning! It’s beautiful and has a very well made feel to it. Well done @PalmerLuckey and team!
https://m.primal.net/MtXM.jpg

2024-10-20 05:22:37 UTC

“And God said, ‘Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.” Genesis 1:9-10 (ESV):
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2024-10-05 02:54:43 UTC

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Biggest monthly increase of government workers on record.
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2024-10-04 21:59:19 UTC

😂
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2024-10-04 04:56:56 UTC

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Yeah the winds that night all the fires started were insane. It was sketchy being anywhere near trees that night. One of my boys and I were out at midnight when some of the fires had started and it was otherworldly.

2024-10-04 04:53:55 UTC

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My son captured some of the distruction in a before after video. https://youtu.be/iX1NPjbC1xk?si=1g9RhdjV9FtLO95D

2024-10-04 04:49:48 UTC

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Yeah, that was a brutal end of the fire season that year. We lost so many precious spots. The whole state seemed like it was on fire at one point.

2024-09-27 07:35:01 UTC

Kona sunset tonight 🤙
https://m.primal.net/LDSu.jpg

2024-09-26 16:47:03 UTC

Kona 🤙
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2024-09-24 15:32:33 UTC

Psalm 19:1 "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork."
https://m.primal.net/LAdv.mov

2024-09-22 19:03:50 UTC

Having @Starlink on our @HawaiianAir flight is amazing. Was able to watch our church service live as we flew over the Pacific Ocean. Well done @elonmusk and Starlink crew! 🤙
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2024-09-20 23:12:12 UTC

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Bethany Hamilton interview 🤙

2024-09-19 15:53:29 UTC

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I’d love to hear the optimistic argument for our current economy. Everything seems negative at the moment even the pace of inflation slowing as the consumer is completely tapped out. Unemployment numbers keep going up, job postings keep going down.

2024-08-31 17:29:17 UTC

“What causes poverty? Nothing. It's the original state, the default and starting point. The real question is, What causes prosperity?” - Per Byland
Wealth is acquired through work by creating, building and innovating, not through confiscation from those who create, build and innovate. A society that celebrates confiscation over creation is doomed.

2024-08-19 16:02:12 UTC

The entire country has lost 25% of their purchasing power over the last four years and half the country is entirely OK with that. I submit this is evidence that our political parties are turning into cults. Have to keep the cult leaders in power at all cost. It’s literally mind-boggling for me to observe.
Tip: if you want to free yourself from this, you need to be willing to criticize honestly both sides and do it over several years in a row, and you will start seeing things more clearly. 🤝

2024-07-29 19:41:35 UTC

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@npub12vk…pugg

2024-07-29 16:56:31 UTC

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Yeah I was wondering if they might do something like this out of spite. Bring it haha.

2024-07-28 18:05:22 UTC

Game changing new feature on @CashApp! Check deposits inside the app have just been added, marking one of the final features needed for people to completely drop their brick and mortar bank. Excellent job Cash App team!
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2024-07-21 22:16:56 UTC

What a world. Glad we have nostr. Anyone know if David Bailey is on here?