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2024-09-19 21:44:37

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Good take. I too am weary of what the enemy is doing but we know his fate. Speak truth in love and focus on what we are responsible for.

2024-09-14 03:00:49

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I imagine I'm not alone in this but what I don't like about the whole EV craze is the government push to ban IC vehicles. That coupled with the lack of consideration for tradeoffs. EVs aren't good and ICs aren't bad. It's more complex. There is a place for both. Along with hybrids. That seems reasonable to me but it's seems this take is not common.
There are always tradeoffs and only fools don't see this.

2024-09-07 20:15:30

Defeatism and doomerism are easy because they give you an excuse to be passive or lazy. It's no way to live plebs. Focusing on small steps forward is harder but the only way to live.

2024-09-03 18:53:30

Arizona office worker found dead in a cubicle 4 days after last scanning in
https://apnews.com/article/office-worker-dies-arizona-5f8a38e4b1929740d931482132233966
Saw this last week. Its interesting and sad.
Interesting because some of the employees say that there are many people that no longer go into the office. I've heard this from others that used to work in large buildings. Many floors are only used sparingly. The impacts of the shift to work from home are still being worked out. I expect a major correction in the commercial real estate market. It may take years for this to be worked out.
It incredibly sad that this woman was dead for days and apparently no one she worked with, family, or friends noticed. It doesn't shock me but it is a reminder of the lonely lives many live.
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/671300

2024-08-31 00:17:07

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Not trying to be a jerk but this list has me thinking. Were they all really orange pilled? I don't consider buying some bitcoin orange pilled. Based on your description most don't sound orange pilled at all. Sound fiat minded.

2024-08-30 23:21:36

I think many new to Nostr need to understand this.
#nevent1q…qq30

2024-08-30 00:47:37

Oh, this is good.
#nevent1q…q3nk

2024-08-29 18:21:13

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It is an effective way to keep certain people away.

2024-08-29 14:29:08

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Its rather simple. You have to use an OS that doesn't have a gate keeper. Those that value sovereignty and freedom will have to use something like GrapheneOS that does not depend on Apple or Google's Apps stores.

2024-08-28 21:25:14

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Why? What do you mean explode? In market exchange rate?
I agree, it doesn't depend on which 🤡 is in DC but why October?

2024-08-22 20:41:13

I don't listen to every episode of WBD. Why are they shutting down the show?

2024-08-21 17:19:43

It seems our system is just so great it is always one election away from destruction. Its a logical hole that I've yet to hear a good argument against.
It seems that these clowns over the decades have done such a terrible job of "running the country" that our population is so dumb they need the messages dumbed down to the level we see today. This is true of both sides. Neither has a hopeful message or new direction that will lead us to a new height of prosperity and freedom. Its all about stopping the other team.
If the Constitution is so great why hasn't it protected us against these clowns? If democracy works so well why is our nation at each others throats every four years screaming our democracy is at stake?
If so called public education is good why do the people need such a dumb marketing message? Why doesn't any politician running for president discuss the federal reserves role in inflation?
These are questions you only hear from libertarians and people in that realm of thought.

2024-08-16 16:11:17

Media Fractal around Bitcoin
https://stacker.news/items/651157/r/kepford

2024-08-16 04:23:56

Are Monopolies Always Bad?
https://stacker.news/items/649810/r/kepford

2024-08-15 18:02:37

Suspended For Liking An SNL Skit??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fonTBkjLn3U
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/649959

2024-08-14 21:01:33

Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because plaintiff had Disney+
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/14/nx-s1-5074830/disney-wrongful-death-lawsuit-disney
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/648866

2024-08-14 17:07:52

MicroStrategy, IN-Q-TEL, & the CIA
https://stacker.news/items/648650

2024-08-13 19:50:14

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Using it less is one. More boring. Also color is very useful with many apps / uses.
Colors stimulate us. I underestimated how much.

2024-08-13 19:47:37

Try switching your phone to greyscale for a week. I'm a few days in and it's wild how it affects me.

2024-08-12 18:14:40

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It is very good, I am an ole timer with Vim but NeoVim with Lazy is a huge step up in my dev experience with Vim.

2024-08-08 15:29:41

Selfhosted Alt to DocuSign - DocuSeal: Open Source Document Signing
https://www.docuseal.co/
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/640495

2024-08-06 23:21:26

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He's starting to sound like a modern day Yogi Berra.

2024-08-06 20:30:15

Becoming more and more clear that bitcoin is the only true free market. I suspect it will take decades for economists to understand the depth of its impact. Even today with its limited market share.
#note1cr7…e5am

2024-08-04 14:21:22

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Don't overestimate the power of the crowd and more importantly how much they care.

2024-08-04 14:17:55

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Its the classic scape goat mechanism at work.

2024-08-04 14:17:08

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No they won't. Maybe a few.

2024-08-03 18:30:08

Nostr first. This is the way
#note182x…4p5d

2024-08-03 18:21:45

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Ethier way civil unrest. Stack sats

2024-08-03 17:52:02

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🔥

2024-08-03 14:57:38

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Yep
"The fact that the most corrupt & powerful factions within our govt oppose him doesn't make him a good person."

2024-08-03 14:49:33

I used to suffer from this
#note13lx…exxm

2024-08-02 22:19:24

Learning pre-bitcoin history really helps better understand it. Even in the context of the scams that have followed it. Many people see bitcoin as the first and therefore something that should be replaced. Understanding it stands on tech that came before helps add context.
#note16p6…tmgr

2024-08-01 15:54:59

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Promoting Telegram... is not a good look

2024-08-01 15:38:41

When you see the world as red/blue you are blind to your impairment.
#note1fj3…3ad6

2024-08-01 03:53:17

At this point I'm starting to think Tucker is the one created by the CIA
#note1ked…9yxx

2024-07-31 23:01:38

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I assumed people knew what I knew. I consider the banks and the state a cabal. The FED supposedly answers to the government...
I just get annoyed by these types of exchanges. Like the "we are a democracy, no we are a republic" argument. It gets so tiresome.

2024-07-31 22:46:32

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Dude, I know about the FED and government. You were missing the point. Take away the money printer by making it obsolete. I don't want to get into a discussion of the technical classifications of the FED. I know its relationship to the federal government. Now I'm getting into it...

2024-07-31 22:41:11

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End the drug war. Legalize it. And I don't mean what they did with pot. I mean end the war and regulation. Cuts off the source of so much of the problems. Stay out of their business. The US has been manipulating South America for a long time. If the US and the global business interests would leave them alone they might still be screwed if they choose socialism but that isn't the only issue.
Take that for what's worth. None of these things are the single fix/cause. Far more complex than any of probably understand.

2024-07-31 22:18:43

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Really? lol.

2024-07-31 22:18:06

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Nah, talking about fear of your files being decrypted. Not the redundancy. If I don't trust encryption to keep my family photos private on the cloud the I shouldn't trust my bitcoin to not be stolen of the blockchain.

2024-07-31 22:04:47

It bugs me how so many bitcoiners seem to really trust encryption when it comes to their bitcoin but do not seem to realize this also applies to files.
Bitcoiner's will trust the bitcoin to be on every node but encrypting a file and putting it in on AWS is foolish. I dunno. It bugs me. Makes me wonder if they actually understand bitcoin or encryption.
If you are the only one that has the key and the key is good, it is not gonna be cracked. If you doubt this, why do you trust your wealth to encryption?

2024-07-31 21:54:36

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Let's start by stripping away their ability to print it first.

2024-07-31 21:49:48

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How about this. There should be no US government.

2024-07-31 16:54:59

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Privacy is grey. There are more and less private ways to transact bitcoin. Bitcoin is not secret and never will be. But really, few things are secret. I share your desire.

2024-07-31 16:25:37

Seeing fake influencer npubs following me over the past few days. Kinda funny. Be aware.

2024-07-31 16:22:42

Hot take: At best Monero is a privacy R&D project for Bitcoin. As a project it has different goals. Much lower in the grand scheme of humanity.

2024-07-31 16:19:50

Few get this. Humans are writing more like machines so machines will be better at pretending to be human. Few get this about AI chat bots.
#note1q5e…8whd

2024-07-30 21:38:59

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Believe it this one.
https://platform.arkhamintelligence.com/explorer/tx/2e0b8f39af7d57989a9f911f211d88541473536b42ee4ebd4503cff525155bb0

2024-07-30 21:36:20

Anyone know what explorer this is? Is it otx.me? That one seems dead but it looks like it.
#note12wp…whea

2024-07-30 16:42:52

Maller's gets it. Who is the issue.
There is no amount of intelligence that can't be overcome by arrogance.
#note1xue…xc05

2024-07-30 00:38:36

This. I can tell you from experience many very bright people are their own worst enemies career wise. They undervalue their own abilities and do not take agency for their careers.
#note1w6x…84gv

2024-07-30 00:36:12

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Have you heard why he was arrested? Trespassing as a pretext to taking his phone?

2024-07-29 19:48:02

The level of failure or malice is slowly sinking in after watching this video. This security failure is truly inexcusable. Its mind blowing.
#note17g9…gfk2

2024-07-29 19:42:23

Man abducted and killed for 3 bitcoin
https://censor.net/en/photo_news/3502062/u_kyyevi_vbyly_inozemtsya_cholovika_vykraly_ta_pograbuvaly
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/627383

2024-07-29 19:19:29

New footage of the assassination attempt on Trump. This video was captured by @realDJStew724 on Twitter and
@RealDJStew724 on Youtube. He was arrested and his phone confiscated. He released this video on Youtube. Posting on satellite.earth for posterity sake.
Pretty wild to watch it go down. Incredibly damning for the Secret Service as well as law enforcement.
https://cdn.satellite.earth/edfbdb6207caff58f42af875a36a00a586233913406983937c772a2a49f6aa17.mp4

2024-07-29 16:15:45

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Dang. How long until the US tries this nonsense? 2-5 years?

2024-07-29 16:14:55

If something like Trump speaking at the largest bitcoin conference didn't happen this year it would have happened at some point in the future. Maybe a different guy but it was bound to happen. Just like the ETFs were bound to happen.
I swear some of the takes on this stuff show a serious lack of critical thinking. A narrow focus on one's own beliefs without considering the society we live in.
As bitcoin rises in market price it attracts more people. Most people are statists. Those that hold bitcoin have more wealth an with wealth comes influence. These things attract politicians. Politicians seek the support of those with power and money. We know we don't need the state or politicians but that will not stop what is happening.
See it for what it is. The new phase of bitcoin's slow takeover of everything. It isn't gonna be neat and clean and ideologically pure.
All that said. I'm not changing what I'm doing or what I believe but my head is not in the sand. Not gonna waste time being mad at statists for being what they are.

2024-07-29 15:25:47

CrowdStrike is not market-driven brittleness, its fiat driven
https://stacker.news/items/627031

2024-07-27 20:59:58

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I understand the arguments for voting. You don't know where I live. You don't know me. You don't know how significant my decision is or isn't. I have conviction. I try to have integrity. I'm not saying no one should vote. I just do not vote.

2024-07-27 20:57:48

Bitcoin Nashville 2024 - Trump Promises
I think I got um all. We will see....
1. Build many power plants to support bitcoin mining, AI, and EV chargers
2. End the war on Crypto led by Senator Warren
3. On day one fire Gary Gensler
4. End operation chokepoint 2.0
5. Keep bitcoin jobs in America
6. Appoint bitcoin and crypto advisory counsel staffed by people that love the industry
7. Order treasury and other departments to end CBDC plans. No CBDC while he is president
8. Defend the right to self custody.
9. Protect freedom, property rights, and privacy
10. Create framework for stable coins to continue to establish the dominance of the US dollar
11. Keep 100% of bitcoin the government currently holds. No more selling by government agencies.
12. Commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to time served.
You can take these promises for what they are worth. It isn't much but I will say this. I've been paying attention to politics for about 30 years. Trump probably kept more promises (key ones) than any other guy I can recall.
Clearly he's pandering. I know he's been consulted by Vivek Ramaswamy and many others about bitcoin and crypto. His words are not the thing to care about here. Nor is the man important. What is important is that he feels the need to make these promises. Bitcoiners can no longer be ignored by these criminals. They feel the need to take a stance.
Just like you shouldn't get your religion from the state. You shouldn't put your faith in people that can make bold promises with little consequence for breaking it. Bitcoin is designed to make these guys less important. This is one step down that road.
Clearly Trump doesn't understand bitcoin.
"Bitcoin is not threatening the dollar. The behavior of the government is threatening bitcoin."
But that's OK. This is just a part of the journey we are all on. Just don't fall for this trick. Vote or don't vote. I don't care. But realize that bitcoin fixes this. Trump doesn't fix bitcoin. I welcome most of these promises he has made. I hope he keeps them.

2024-07-27 20:49:44

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Just like an atheist doesn't go to confession. I do not vote. I do not perpetuate the system I believe is evil and responsible for more death and destruction than anything human history.
I like RFK though I disagree with him on many things.

2024-07-27 20:45:53

I have news for you Mr. Trump. If you lose or win. I'm not gonna be destroyed. I do not depend on politicians. Many people believe this nonsense people like you perpetrate.
We don't need politicians. They need us.
This is why this man has learned some of our memes

2024-07-27 20:42:08

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It always has been and always will be. People. People are what will enslave or free themselves.

2024-07-27 20:40:27

Many bitcoiners are excited about the promises Trump is making. Just as many get excited about promises made by all politicians.
Then, these same politicians in a few years use fear of their promises being broken to get your vote. Every 4 years the country is "in danger" if one party loses or wins. Its so absurd.
We win by making governments obsolete. By making politicians obsolete. We are a long way from doing that.

2024-07-27 20:37:18

It matters that Trump felt it necessary to come to this event. When a group of people become powerful they attract the attention of these demagogues. I think many in bitcoin get this subtlety. Some are still bought into voting and the system. Ignore them. Do not despair. This is a good day for bitcoin regardless of who is speaking. The headline is bitcoin can not be ignored. They have to fight or make promises. Don't trust this clown, of course. The more people that start holding bitcoin, the more rare people like us will be.

2024-07-27 20:32:52

Trump: "Bitcoin is not threatening the dollar. The behavior of the government is threatening bitcoin."
Don't tell him guys... let him keep going.

2024-07-27 16:07:04

More of this
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2024-07-27 01:17:34

Love it. ❤️
#note1ze5…ymkp

2024-07-26 21:45:37

Hey monero folks. Shill me some stories/links/reports about how monero is being used people living under oppressive regimes. Would love to read about this.
#note1mu4…pv3y

2024-07-26 21:15:08

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Would love to read about it. Have any resources that make your point? Would love to see them.

2024-07-26 20:40:56

This slide explains why most people do not care about bitcoin. They only see bitcoin as a get rich quick scheme. It is not. It is a free the world scheme hidden in a get rich quick trojan horse.
#note1qmv…725d

2024-07-26 20:27:57

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Many open seats!

2024-07-26 20:25:44

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> Are they just a CIA honeypot all this time?
This is the question I am starting to hear from privacy educators now because they have added a bitcoin only wallet. I think that's a question we should always ask but I'm not sure if they are or not.

2024-07-26 15:19:34

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These people that like this are very short sighted in my experience. This whole christian conservative movement seems to lack an understanding of game theory, demographics, and basic logic. I used to have many arguments with friends like this years ago. I realized it was a complete waste of energy and damaging to relationships that were more important than me convincing them where they were wrong. Most are simply repeating things that sound good to them. Very little thinking about this topics happens. Same with the left. Most people are simply NPC.

2024-07-26 14:55:57

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Nice! Ultras?

2024-07-26 03:54:57

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Planning on doing this but it should be noted that field can be anything you want. The real story here is the hash rate. It's higher than the current BitAxe but it could be a couple mining in a swarm.

2024-07-26 03:50:25

Interesting to see all the privacy influencers disappointed in Proton releasing a Bitcoin-only wallet.

2024-07-25 23:07:25

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LOL. What if they shut off the Internet!?!?!?!
What if they kill the power?!?!?!?

2024-07-25 23:06:23

Bitcoiners, this is the kind of conversations we need to be having. As painful as it is we gotta get good at explaining things. We SUCK at this. @`ODELL`does a good job, probably a LOT better than I would do on live radio.
Keep an eye on the chat going through this conversation.
I would bring it back to the dollar as it doesn't exist either. Most dollars are digital and not tangible and the fact that there is a piece of paper is not conciliation. Its really a trick to make us think it is tangible.
https://www.youtube.com/live/EhEZuPfbOgU?si=rsIga60J_PGZ6I2J&t=1992
#note156k…ctzx

2024-07-25 22:19:08

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Been in it and by it many times. Its pretty cool but in these times only a government would build something like this.
"Built in 1991 as a 20,142-seat arena, the facility was owned and operated jointly by the city of Memphis and Shelby County; Shelby County sold its share to Memphis in April 2009."
Classic downtown stadium grift. Was a stadium for a few years. Sounds like the tax payers got the shaft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_Pyramid

2024-07-25 21:38:53

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lol. I like the ideas behind the project. But they are compromises that will doom their project.

2024-07-25 21:24:19

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When you have the truth, you have no fear. If you truly understand bitcoin you aren't afraid of Monero bros. They are just future bitcoiners.

2024-07-25 21:18:31

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Screenshots are not proof. Can I validate the screenshots myself? Again, I'm a fan of both BitAxe and CK pool. I'm just saying I haven't seen something that does not require trust. If I am missing something I'd love to be wrong.

2024-07-25 21:16:43

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You sound like a marxist. Not saying you are one but that's a classic misunderstanding of the price system. This is just the price system. You are aware of the markup on clothes right? I bought one from a seller that donates back to the project. I consider a portion of the cost supporting the project.
By all means though, go build one. Or open a store and sell them at a lower price and corner the market..

2024-07-25 20:50:47

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Have you ever done an electronics project? I have done many. Time. People value their time. Based on what I have seen and heard it isn't an easy project to build your own.
That said, I do want to build one myself but been to busy.

2024-07-25 20:48:29

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Yep, been wondering the same thing. I want this to be true but have yet to see a trustless way to validate it.

2024-07-25 20:00:20

https://cdn.satellite.earth/77a3f9b46f149818e55959da1ce7c4d0c4d7daea0c386b70ded8edd3b7ddb71c.mp4
Both parties are morally bankrupt but the nonsense around Jan 6 is pretty absurd and instructive.
Rep. Massie questions the FBI director about the claim Biden makes about gallows being constructed to hang VP Pence.
You can say Trump is a liar. That's true, but you lose a ton of credibility when you lie over and over again. They do not care and if you are listening solely to either of these parties you are being deceived.
There was no insurrection. There was a protest that has been amplified for political gain. These Trump supporters foolishly played their role and many have paid for it dearly.

2024-07-25 17:18:06

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I think he is supposed to speak on Saturday.

2024-07-25 14:54:29

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Yeah, I feel ya. Same for me. Its been a very long time for me. It just didn't sound like Lewis to me and I think I would have remembered this passage. He does talk about politics in the book but this just isn't in there. At least not in the digital copies I checked.

2024-07-24 15:59:16

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Yeah, I'm so sick of this idea people have of a monoculture.

2024-07-24 15:19:02

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Yep.

2024-07-24 15:07:19

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This was a revision from 5 months ago. So they WERE planning to build a client but unless they have stated elsewhere we do not know that they are still planning to do this. I doubt they are.

2024-07-24 14:51:35

This is a big deal. Haven't tested yet but I plan to. Happy to see a company like Proton jumping into the Bitcoin wallet space.
#note1h3c…3rkf

2024-07-24 03:31:26

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I like this, but it isn't in the book. Saw it earlier and checked my copy of "The Screwtape Letters". Fake

2024-07-24 03:29:09

Oh, this is good.
#note1qe7…decf

2024-07-23 22:41:22

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In the same boat. Planning to make the switch to Jellyfin.

2024-07-23 19:07:42

Independent Review of 2024 Attempted Assassination - Independent... Right
https://www.dhs.gov/independent-review-2024-attempted-assassination
* Janet Napolitano, Obama Homeland Security Secretary
* Fran Townsend, a homeland security advisor to President George W. Bush
* Mark Filip, who was deputy attorney general to George W. Bush
* David Mitchell, former Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the State of Delaware
Sounds like a group of independent people that will surely get to the bottom of this...
~ [From Zerohedge](https://www.zerohedge.com/political/secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-resigns)
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/619795

2024-07-23 03:56:17

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I just checked. The day Trump speaks on the main stage there is also a talk from a progressive about his vision for bitcoin. His name is Ro Khanna and he's a Democrat congressman from California. Its not the Bitcoin Conference's fault that the Democrat party doesn't really want bitcoiner's support.
I mean, neither party will get mine but many of you seem to still believe in this clown show. Some are just mad because the Orange man triggers your progressive friends. If that is all it takes to spook them away from bitcoin they aren't gonna see bitcoin. They have a lot to learn.

2024-07-23 03:31:26

Bitcoin is bigger than Bitcoin Magazine and the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.
If you are struggling with why __ person is speaking think about this. The conference is funded by ticket sales and advertisers. If people don't like it, they will lose money. If they do like it and you don't then don't go. I'm not going. Bitcoin is bigger than you and I. It is bigger than progressives and conservatives. It is bigger than Trump supporters and Trump haters.
Bitcoin doesn't need me. I need bitcoin. Bitcoin doesn't need politicians. They need Bitcoin. Zoom out and chill out.

2024-07-23 02:55:36

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Wow, are you really are into this clown world political sham?