Citizen

After #Openclaw , #Vane (formerly #Perplexica ), #PI, now gonna try #CoPaw !
Setting these agents properly to run strictly locally is quite a pain so far... Let's see what CoPaw is like...

2026-02-24 16:15:02 UTC

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Private only, or local?
The former involves a degree of trust, the latter does not.

2026-02-02 15:06:05 UTC

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Neat to see working, but that procedure needs streamlining big time... 😨

2026-01-09 22:31:49 UTC

AMD's Rocm library works much better now as a CUDA replacement to run local LLMs then the last time I tried to use it.
Good enough for me now at any rate.

2026-01-03 22:49:30 UTC

So many examples lately of might makes right...

2026-01-03 14:41:31 UTC

If you still use e-mail, you should self custody.

2025-11-04 03:21:00 UTC

Smells like fear in the Markets... 😏

2025-10-19 18:29:40 UTC

Hey #Canada looks like the #Federal government will do your taxes for you!
Out with tax credits you could claim!
Massive power grab up in Canada...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo1037q_zj0

2025-10-18 21:45:26 UTC

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Very interesting, seems more dangerous to me. I think Chain analysis is gonna have a field day with this.

2025-10-15 15:17:54 UTC

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Unlike the U.S. tariffing the world 🤣

2025-10-14 15:30:16 UTC

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Good, need much cheaper burner phones for traveling.

2025-09-30 18:16:19 UTC

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Who would've guessed? 🤣
#nevent1q…95ym

2025-09-29 17:50:39 UTC

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Interresting, entered your text into a few LLMs, they returned some suggestions which may or may not be worthwhile, I will investigate further...
An example:
"## Highly Targeted Works that Directly Link the Fourth Turning to Bitcoin
### 1. *Crisis Currency: Bitcoin and the Fourth Turning* – **Dr. Aaron Klein** (2022)
- **Format:** 250‑page monograph (PDF, free on the Institute for Generational Studies website).
- **Focus:** Uses Strauss‑Howe’s generational equations to model Bitcoin’s price cycles, showing a tight correlation between “Crisis‑Era” years (2020‑2030) and Bitcoin’s adoption spikes.
- **Why it’s useful:** Includes quantitative charts that overlay the “Turnings” timeline with Bitcoin hash‑rate growth, providing a data‑driven argument rather than a purely narrative one.
### 2. *The Fourth Turning Meets the Blockchain* – **Lecture Series** by **Prof. Maya Rosenberg** (Harvard History of Technology, 2023)
- **Structure:** Three 45‑minute videos, each with accompanying slide decks.
- **Episode 1:** “Generational Theory and Monetary Collapse” – maps the 1970s oil shock to the emergence of early digital cash concepts.
- **Episode 2:** “Bitcoin as the Crisis‑Era Innovation” – directly cites Strauss‑Howe’s “Crisis” stage and explains why decentralized consensus fits the archetype of a “new institutional order.”
- **Episode 3:** “Future Scenarios: The Post‑Fourth Turning World” – speculative models of a Bitcoin‑dominant monetary system after the crisis resolves.
- **Access:** Harvard Open Learning Initiative (free streaming).
### 3. *Money, Myth, and the Fourth Turning* – **Chapter** in *The Age of Disruption* edited by **Lena M. Gao** (2024)
- **Author:** **Javier Torres**, economist at the Crypto‑Policy Institute.
- **Key points:**
- Treats Bitcoin as a “mythic hero” in the narrative structure of a fourth turning.
- Provides a comparative table of past “money‑fix” moments (e.g., the Gold Standard, Bretton Woods) with Bitcoin’s emergence.
- Offers a concise 12‑page PDF that can be read in under 30 minutes.
### 4. *Generational Cycles, Debt, and Decentralized Money* – **Research Paper** (peer‑reviewed, Journal of Economic History, Vol 89, 2023)
- **Authors:** **Emily Chen**, **Robert Miller**, and **Sanjay Patel**.
- **Highlights:**
- Empirical regression showing that periods identified as “Fourth Turnings” have a statistically significant increase in the creation of alternative monetary systems.
- Uses Bitcoin’s 2017‑2021 price surge as a case study.
- Includes an appendix with a downloadable dataset for further analysis.
### 5. *Fix the Money, Fix the World: A Fourth Turning Manifesto* – **Audio‑Essay** by **Nick Sullivan** (2024)
- **Length:** 22 minutes, hosted on the “Chronicles of Change” podcast.
- **Why listen:**
- Directly quotes Strauss‑Howe (“the crisis will demand a new economic order”) and ties it to the Bitcoin community’s rallying cry.
- Ends with a concrete “action roadmap” that aligns generational activism with Bitcoin adoption milestones.
## How to Use These Resources Effectively
1. **Start with the monograph (Klein)** – it gives a solid theoretical foundation and the data visualizations you can reference in discussions or presentations.
2. **Watch Rosenberg’s lecture series** – the visual slides make the generational‑cycle concepts accessible, especially if you need to explain them to non‑historians.
3. **Read the chapter by Torres** for a quick, narrative‑driven synthesis that’s easy to cite in articles or blog posts.
4. **Dive into the peer‑reviewed paper** if you need academic credibility or want to explore the statistical underpinnings.
5. **Listen to Sullivan’s audio‑essay** for a concise, motivational summary that captures the “fix the money, fix the world” slogan in the fourth‑turning context.
These five items together give you a comprehensive, targeted view of how the Fourth Turning framework is being applied to Bitcoin and the broader “money‑fix” movement."

2025-09-29 13:27:52 UTC

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Dip incoming...

2025-09-29 13:08:17 UTC

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Adjusted for inflation?

2025-09-29 12:59:54 UTC

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Think I'll compile my own node code which is neither knots or core...
An independent compatible node.
#nevent1q…kxkq

2025-09-29 12:46:07 UTC

#Bitcoin pump,
#Bitcoin dump,
Whatever.
Whatever you value #Bitcoin in #fiat terms doesn't matter.
What matters most yo YOU is how much, and how fast, you can exchange your #fiat for #bitcoin.
To increase your odds at survival & prosperity.

2025-09-28 20:22:26 UTC

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Going by this, apparently, I'm waaaaay above average 🤣

2025-09-28 15:46:09 UTC

In the age of increased censorship & #AI generated Propaganda...
Released in 1998, looks like we are getting closer & closer...
Futureal
Iron Maiden
I'm running out of my time, I'm running out of breath
And now it's getting so I can't sleep at night
In the day, feel like dead
I'm getting in far too deep, I feel them closing in
I've got to say that I'm scared, I know they'll win
Even so, I'm prepared
Do you believe, what you hear?
Can you believe, what you see?
Do you believe, what you feel?
Can you believe?
What is real?
Futureal
What is real?
Whenever anyone seems to treat me like a freak
It makes me see I'm the only one who feels
That I know what is real
Sometimes it feels like a game of deadly hide and seek
And when you're reading this, then I will be gone
Maybe then, you will see
Do you believe, what you hear?
Can you believe, what you see?
Do you believe, what you feel?
Can you believe?
What is real?
Futureal
What is real?
Futureal
Do you believe, what you hear?
Can you believe, what you see?
Do you believe, what you feel?
Can you believe?
What is real?
Futureal
What is real?
Futureal
What is real?
Futureal
What is real?
Futureal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANlO-eAtecc

2025-09-28 12:42:38 UTC

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Going to spin up a new VM to try this out! 👀

2025-09-24 18:16:37 UTC

If the average non-tech person understood what inference is and how it works in LLMs, would they still call it #AI?

2025-09-19 14:53:05 UTC

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Which country is up next?
#nevent1q…ldl7

2025-09-18 15:51:07 UTC

Makes me cringe when I think back when I was running servers, or even desktops, without a hypervisor like Proxmox 😬

2025-09-18 13:45:41 UTC

Anybody remember the ancient art of running your own E-Mail #Server?

2025-09-18 11:38:33 UTC

#Spotify attacking coders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgFCC9haqB4

2025-09-17 19:21:16 UTC

All these #KYC payment services which are incorporating #Bitcoin in their payment systems combined with attacks on privacy services & wallets, are little by little, taking the #permissionless out of #Bitcoin...

2025-09-14 13:15:55 UTC

Got an old PI4 out of storage and now lottery mining 👀

2025-09-11 17:04:05 UTC

U.S. to make privacy illegal on Digital Assets?
Anybody expecting anything different?

2025-09-05 13:26:54 UTC

One of, if not THE MOST, ambitious and clever attack on #Bitcoin is by utilizing the #Bitcoin #Core #Devs themselves to create the 30 release.
Gotta give credit where credit is due, even if it's diabolical in nature.
Will surely test how anti-fragile #Bitcoin really is.

2025-09-05 12:46:22 UTC

In some countries reducing their #beef production, will #Bitcoin be the only way to get proper nutrition?

2025-09-02 14:44:50 UTC

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If the so-called "web3" actually gets some traction...
The hacking jamboree which will follow will be Epic...
Prepare accordingly...
#nevent1q…uksj

2025-08-31 14:23:45 UTC

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Fragile centralization with a veneer of robustness, like so many other entities I guess...
What could go wrong?
#nevent1q…fymy

2025-08-31 13:46:56 UTC

Testing...
Nope, I didn't need to register and give away all my personalinformation away, with a very high probability of it being hacked and sold cheap, to be allowed to post on #nostr
👍

2025-08-27 15:48:01 UTC

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Centralization in action

2025-08-27 15:05:23 UTC

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"State-owned enterprise is not the American way"
Just printing new #fiat and giving it away to "friends of the Fed" is better?
Cause that's been the "American way" for near a Century now... 🤷‍♂️
#nevent1q…py4w

2025-08-27 13:41:01 UTC

Looks like "Wall Street" is / will be leveraging #ETH and their access to infinite #fiat in their attack on #Bitcoin...
We all also get to benefit with artificially suppressed #fiat pricing of #Bitcoin.
Stock up as much as you can.

2025-08-26 00:55:45 UTC

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The noose is tightening...

2025-08-25 18:27:21 UTC

OMG AMD ROCm is a mess to get working for GPU accelerated LLMs... 🤮. They need to get their act together.
Finally got it working for somebody, but I see why most people go out of their way to avoid having to deal with their libraries...

2025-08-25 16:29:23 UTC

It's as good a dip to buy as any other... 🤷‍♂️
Waiting for a lower #fiat price to exchange for #Bitcoin?
You doing better than 50% playing that game?

2025-08-21 16:54:59 UTC

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The #WEF is bringing in the big guns after having to move Carney to keep #Canada under control (I'm very sure neither wanted to, but they didn't want to lose Canada from under their foot, even temporarily).
Now Fink is taking the lead himself, which is diametrically opposite his biggest growing #ETF being #Bitcoin.
It seems he would gain a LOT personally by engineering a crash & attempting to fork #Bitcoin.
It's all about incentives...
#nevent1q…lafm

2025-08-20 16:48:40 UTC

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I wear sunglasses when I'm driving against the sun, or when boating in the sun. Just when I have to, to be safe.

2025-08-19 23:16:16 UTC

Looks like a dip, like those seen in years past, may be about to be triggered...
If it comes, be ready for cheap, possibly very cheap, SATs!
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/0bfa75091bdf527dc090f06894ccbf7e0bed26953f6bff5c706d5ca84ada41ef/6c27a409208dc0cbb4f4126324fa684dca92d7c3577daa69300d1a6cd17347ba.webp

2025-08-18 18:26:56 UTC

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Correct, unless you support a significant increase in spamming the blockchain.

2025-08-18 11:56:42 UTC

Node < Bitcoin Core 30.0
Or run Knots
Easy

2025-08-16 17:34:25 UTC

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I have, but the user experience is still too complex & unrefined for them to stick around.
But it's improving every day. I try again every 6 months or so...

2025-08-14 13:42:07 UTC

Canada is pushing up retirement age to 70 & 75 for federal pensions 💀
Not by reducing old age payments, but by not increasing them properly and only able to attain the increases in payments later.
Yet people voted for it it droves... I don't get it 😵‍💫 but that's what Canadians voted for, and got it.
AND at the same time the government is pushing #MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) government sponsored suicide program.
A connection? Maybe... 🤷‍♂️
https://www.moneysense.ca/columns/retired-money/delaying-cpp-and-oas-to-age-70/

2025-08-12 17:58:41 UTC

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And... With lights out & hood on...
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/0bfa75091bdf527dc090f06894ccbf7e0bed26953f6bff5c706d5ca84ada41ef/e0db20c7b996a66b650b4fac572d15886c4d0229281a553a91e08d8ee446cb90.webp

2025-08-09 15:52:46 UTC

While I still believe the best course for #Canada long term is to dissolve the Federation and distribute the pieces to their closest ideological neighbors strengthening both, this video makes as good case as it can for #Canadians to wake up and see if there is any cohesion and thinking left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNtm2OKCXjI

2025-08-08 11:49:21 UTC

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Perfect opportunity to justify Digital IDs to the uninformed...

2025-08-05 18:21:19 UTC

Gary Anderson imagined
Moon Reactors & Nuclear Storage...
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/0bfa75091bdf527dc090f06894ccbf7e0bed26953f6bff5c706d5ca84ada41ef/48873e1990e6e499a6a1e4cf8ad3423dc72170cdb8641ffd08fccfb8eee24b99.mp4

2025-08-04 18:26:46 UTC

Easy to see why Daniel Davis' nomination was rejected by the U.S. government...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_sRoX5Lgvw

2025-08-02 17:55:25 UTC

If #Bitcoin can reach $1M while I'm still alive I think I'll treat myself to a high core count Threadripper CPU to upgrade my Proxmox VM Home Server.
The cost of staying sovereign increases by the day in #Fiat, but reduces in #Bitcoin.

2025-08-01 17:13:14 UTC

Easily the best MacGregor interview this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTjjH9YPb70

2025-08-01 13:28:33 UTC

Enjoy and be thankful for every #dip.

2025-07-31 16:05:32 UTC

"Trade the narrative, own the truth."
-Danielle DiMartino Booth

2025-07-30 14:34:02 UTC

After failing to defeat it, the U.S. Government and Corporate America in general, are leveraging #Shitcoins, #Stablecoins, more #Shitcoins, and even #Bitcoin itself in a bid to stave off the decline of their #Fiat #Empire.
Will it work?

2025-07-29 22:55:08 UTC

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Looks like the UK government presumes everyone is now John Wick until proven otherwise...
https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/0bfa75091bdf527dc090f06894ccbf7e0bed26953f6bff5c706d5ca84ada41ef/c068c61fbdc3d5a66d063fe830811341fa809570ef026adbd657201f2f518c7a.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/0bfa75091bdf527dc090f06894ccbf7e0bed26953f6bff5c706d5ca84ada41ef/c068c61fbdc3d5a66d063fe830811341fa809570ef026adbd657201f2f518c7a.webp

2025-07-22 22:21:31 UTC

Looks like lots of OTC Bitcoin selling going on...
Use this time wisely, once the sell wall is gone...

2025-07-22 14:18:07 UTC

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Yup...
And they still control you when you need to cash in some BTC, or take a loan against it. Unless you move to a friendlier jurisdiction or can afford to wait & hope...

2025-07-11 13:05:04 UTC

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Indeed, sadly many people who think they acquired generational wealth will be in a hard awakening.

2025-07-09 13:02:06 UTC

Being #Financially #Independent and being #Retired are NOT the same thing!
Too many people seem to confuse those 2 terms and interchanging these 2 does YOU and everyone else a Huge disfavour.
#FinanciallyIndependent #Bitcoin

2025-07-08 14:23:07 UTC

Every unit of #fiat currency wasted on #ETH & other #Shitcoins, is gift of extra time for #Bitcoiners to accumulate more #hard #money.

2025-06-26 14:51:48 UTC

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Is it time to compare #Bitcoin to something better suited then a rapidely declining USD value?
#nevent1q…69d5

2025-06-17 15:22:23 UTC

Being #Debt free is one of the most liberating state of being one can experience.
Sadly most will never have this experience.
#Bitcoin

2025-06-14 22:41:37 UTC

The day your life will depend on the #Bitcoin you hold in your #custody, you will wish you would have stacked more.
Or you'll live content you stacked the best you could, without excuses.

2025-06-13 16:48:35 UTC

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🤣
#nevent1q…9tld

2025-06-13 16:09:29 UTC

To the surprise of absolutely nobody,
except maybe those brainwashed by paid for government propaganda...
#Canada Enters #Recession
With Peter St-Onge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkgpBOQybDs

2025-06-05 13:53:06 UTC

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Peak Irony
#nevent1q…wcz9

2025-06-05 13:51:03 UTC

#Bitcoin Collateral + Wall street = Rehypothecation?
Proof of reserve or not, the seed of diversion of the pricing of Paper Bitcoin vs. Real Bitcoin has been planted?

2025-06-03 15:28:55 UTC

#Earn in #Bitcoin, it's sooooooo much easier that way...
I couldn't imagine before doing it.
Can't imagine going back.

2025-06-03 14:53:13 UTC

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🤣🤣🤣
Money printer go #BIG #BRRR #BILL
#BBB #BITCOIN
#nevent1q…ln8p

2025-06-03 14:50:42 UTC

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#KYC is one, if not THEbiggestt, security risks...

2025-06-03 14:49:13 UTC

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Cosmic level miscalculation?
🤣
#nevent1q…j2u7

2025-06-03 14:48:07 UTC

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Someone saying the quiet part out loud again?
#nevent1q…zuw5

2025-06-03 14:46:28 UTC

How can #plebs around the world make their own #Bitcoin #Treasury work for them?
🤔

2025-06-02 20:01:54 UTC

Whoa... Living on a #Bitcoin #standard sure changes spending habits!

2025-06-02 00:00:22 UTC

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#BitBanana Update!
#nevent1q…2ldu

2025-05-31 15:05:34 UTC

Sadly #Lightning also seems to be becoming incredibility #Centralized.
#LSP #KYC

2025-05-31 13:00:40 UTC

A quick way to check if you moved on to a #Bitcoin standard, or still stuck on a #fiat standard...
Do you stack #SATs or #ETFs?
It's ok, you'll get there eventually.

2025-05-31 12:01:53 UTC

Opening 1 #Lightning channel per month, or week is not hard.
And in a few months you'll have a viable node running.

2025-05-27 13:21:48 UTC

One thing many people seem to not mention when talking about #retiring on #Bitcoin is the decreasing purchasing power of your #fiat as time goes on.
Factoring that in is essential to your hitting your target.
Also, "retiring" implies being older in many languages and is the wrong word IMO.
"Financially Independent" can happen at any age.

2025-05-08 12:09:44 UTC

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Socialist leaders will not mix with the plebs who finance them.

2025-05-08 12:04:57 UTC

What institutions finance these #Bitcoin loans at an opportunity cost loss, as opposed to just buying #Bitcoin outright themselves and profit?

2025-05-07 19:05:38 UTC

Unpopular Opinion:
#KYC-#Bitcoin can become a government perpetual capital gains tax mechanism as #Bitcoin keeps appreciating.
#Bitcoin collateralized loans is the result of plebs trying to avoid the abusive government taxation above on savings by taking risky gambles with their savings.
The effect of Government distortion on savings.

2025-04-14 14:28:47 UTC

More censorship coming to #Canada from upcoming #WEF lacky Mark Carney
An opportunity for #NOSTR ?
https://rumble.com/v6s2d9r-mark-carney-doubles-down-on-trudeaus-internet-censorship.html

2025-04-14 12:51:42 UTC

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Hindsight is always 20/20, if you bother to look.

2025-04-03 22:34:46 UTC

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WTF?!
#nevent1q…eppl

2025-03-31 14:35:03 UTC

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Slowing down or some people call it "retirement", in general means borrowing against or selling some Bitcoin savings to live.
Depends at what stage of your life you are at IMO.

2025-03-14 18:01:51 UTC

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💯 Prime candidate for my new profile banner :)

2025-03-09 23:01:38 UTC

With Bitcoimn tanking over the weekend, the stock market week ahead will be exiting indeed...

2025-02-12 18:30:12 UTC

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🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
#nevent1q…5rdr

2025-02-12 16:42:04 UTC

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One thing I noticed is the shear amount of trash grade hardware out there is higher than I've ever seen, especially in the SSD space.
The prices of good server grade hardware 🚀 OMG
Now I need #Bitcoin for good #meat & #hardware.

2025-02-12 15:48:36 UTC

I upgraded my #Lightning node VM to dedicated RAID 1 SSDs & refreshed UPS.
I take no chances with #Lightning, and want to keep my channels open for many years to come.

2025-02-12 14:57:59 UTC

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They are drastically expanding the class of the working poor, and by extension, their control on their population.
Unbelievable.

2025-02-12 14:39:46 UTC

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WTF ?!

2025-02-11 15:54:48 UTC

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🍿
#nevent1q…y537