Michael Snoyman

Sounds like globalist propaganda to me. Not a single thing in this list is remotely related to civic freedom:
> The group cited several of the administration’s actions such as the mass termination of federal employees, the appointment of Trump loyalists in key government positions, the withdrawal from international efforts such as the World Health Organization and the UN Human Rights Council, the freezing of federal and foreign aid and the attempted dismantling of USAid.

2025-03-14 06:26:27 UTC

GM Nostr! And a happy Purim! #memes #memestr https://image.nostr.build/acfab61546282f086a49f0360cd7d6969afe0763886f14d558e572863f158291.jpg

2025-03-06 04:38:35 UTC

#memes #memestr https://image.nostr.build/cf240b40a471a6fda589502d732509d2c03703757b8f7009b90b1d9e4ecf52b7.jpg

2025-02-19 14:53:42 UTC

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You mean this? #nevent1q…3uru

2025-02-19 05:56:39 UTC

GM Nostr! A small approach to internal dialogue that I wanted to share.
Don't be afraid of your thoughts. You have no control over them. Don't feel guilt for desiring what you shouldn't have, or thinking things you believe are evil. Some part of your mind is sending those messages, and is doing so for a reason.
You aren't judged on the presence of the thoughts. You're judged on your actions.
Don't bury the thoughts and ignore them, it will only create a feedback cycle that will reinforce the thoughts. Face them, accept that you thought them, try to understand why you thought them, and then be happy knowing you have the ability to choose what to do. It's your defining mark as a human.

2025-02-13 12:18:08 UTC

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Defense against LSD.... you mean the government controlling what information we have access to so that we don't learn the wrong thing?
I call that large scale social deception.

2025-02-11 15:17:12 UTC

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Happy to see this. I built out a Linux desktop about 3 years ago. I hope it's the last x86 machine I ever own.

2025-02-07 10:51:20 UTC

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Sometimes we’re so need to play our violin 😀 https://youtu.be/PEnJbjBuxnw

2025-02-07 05:34:26 UTC

GM Nostr! Hope much does the government cost us? Much more than most people think. #naddr1qq…94ua

2025-02-06 16:48:32 UTC

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I have no problem with roads. I'm fully on board with the idea that private enterprise can handle that, because I can fully visualize and understand that process. Also, "maintenance of roads" was never a legitimate responsibility for government per the constitution, so even _with_ a government I want it under private industry.
However, I can't yet see how the basic functions are handled. I'll give you two examples.
1. Alice and Bob enter a contract for software development and end up with a disagreement about whether the project is completed or not. Alice wants Bob to pay her, and Bob wants Alice to make further changes before payment. How is that dispute settled, assuming they didn't include an arbitration clause? And even if they did include an arbitrary clause, what mechanism enforces its rulings?
2. Let's say my country goes anarchist. And let's say China doesn't. What would stop them from invading and destroying our way of life, instituting totalitarianism on us?
To be clear, I'm not claiming "anarchists have no answers to this." My assumption is that there are great answers to it, and I'm trying to figure out where to find them. And while I could keep asking questions about individual cases, what I'm _really_ looking for is a comprehensive explanation of how an anarchist society would function.

2025-02-06 16:35:05 UTC

I guess I’m still on some lists from when I lived in California. I decided to vote. If you want to know how people can always find “73% support” for whatever position they hold, it’s bullshit, loaded questions like this.
https://image.nostr.build/643ae314c20d2f154ce85872356ec7277360e432c642105c32795c85fd5539dd.jpg

2025-02-06 14:26:38 UTC

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I have a lot of writing experience, but entirely on the technical writing side. This is my first foray into fiction.
If you start a workshop community, please let me know!

2025-02-06 14:09:09 UTC

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Why are you nervous about fiction on Nostr?

2025-02-06 07:06:17 UTC

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Will this empire have blackjack and hookers? If so, I'm in. Do you need anyone with no discernible skills besides being a decent programmer and writing shitty economics articles?
California's great. It's the people that are the problem. All the decent ones have run away or are trying to. The selection bias for "I have chosen that staying in California under the current leadership" selects heavily for people you wouldn't want in a country.

2025-02-06 06:49:07 UTC

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Trump seems to be trying to deliver on "ahead of schedule and under budget"

2025-02-06 06:48:26 UTC

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No, you don't get it. We already have slavery. Public sector unions enslave the rest of us: they steal our money for their paychecks, live off of our labor, and spend that money to lobby for more of our money.

2024-12-20 07:23:28 UTC

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I ended up going in this direction for now, you made a solid point. I'll probably pick up a Jade or two in the future as a backup device, and may look into some of the more advanced hardware wallets too. But I wanted to get my sats out of the hands of my Ledger-held seed phrase.... just in case. And hardware delivery times to my house are unfortunately really slow.

2024-12-10 16:11:39 UTC

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Holy shit I just did the same! I had about 10 USDT on an exchange as a reward back for a previous BTC purchase. Traded to BTC, but the total is less than the cost of a Lightning withdrawal.