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A low-fi audiozine that puts the punk back in cypherpunk.

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2026-03-16 17:02:12 UTC

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My favorite Oscar Wilde piece tbh.

2026-03-05 16:14:02 UTC

Snow falls between notes
of a lone bugle calling —
muted by cloud chords.
A murder of missiles flies
past crooning crows on dead wood.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/silver-bugle

2026-03-04 21:21:47 UTC

Summer grasses—
All that remains
of soldiers' dreams.
Basho, 1689.

2026-03-04 21:20:44 UTC

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The cassette is the perfect symbol of censorship resistance!

2026-03-03 18:53:52 UTC

I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it.
— Siegfried Sassoon, British Officer and Poet, June 15, 1917
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/a-soldiers-declaration-1917-and-2026

2026-03-02 21:37:36 UTC

From the backlog:
I wish to see a taxpayer name
on every bomb and tank,
so the world would know —
directly whom to thank.
https://wastedblood.com

2026-03-02 15:25:56 UTC

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I appreciate it, but the physical book is a physical process :)
You can send a QR code with cashu. Just include your return physical address.
Or an opendime. But I think that costs as much as the book, idk.

2026-03-02 15:22:25 UTC

And I’m still pre-coffee, so I should add thank you to all those who are interested!
#nevent1q…h6he

2026-03-02 15:09:57 UTC

If you want the physical copy of wasted blood, and want to pay in bitcoin, you can send me a cashu QR code in the mail.
I made the physical copy available only via the post as a contrast of experience to the digital one.
The physical one, I bleed on. It’s not meant to be a fast process.
https://wastedblood.com

2026-03-02 15:06:01 UTC

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You can send a cashu token as a QR code. Just be sure to include your return address.
The only other way is the open dime, but I think that costs as much as the book.

2026-03-02 15:04:39 UTC

https://wastedblood.com/
https://image.nostr.build/0c995ff21c51dfb1dccf4cc49de4243438bba80fb90f1fc50c57bc93a18f57ed.jpg

2026-03-01 01:02:56 UTC

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Feel free to zap the note and then just download the book! Just put 0 in.
The physical book is only done via physical means.

2026-03-01 01:01:49 UTC

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Yes.

2026-02-28 14:22:42 UTC

War dreams of itself.
I wish I didn’t write a book so relevant.
https://wastedblood.com/

2026-02-26 04:00:51 UTC

My antiwar poetry collection is now digitally available as pay-what-you-want!
If you want to pay in sats you can boost bitpunk .fm the podcast!
https://wastedblood.com

2026-02-21 23:24:18 UTC

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Maxell golds!!

2026-02-21 23:23:41 UTC

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Thank you! Glad to hear that!

2026-02-20 18:59:32 UTC

I performed a live stichomancy reading today. It’s at the 49 minute mark.
Legally, I must say I am not a licensed stichomancer.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/poetry-on-tape-20226

2026-02-19 21:48:51 UTC

I dabble in stichomancy.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/on-stichomancy

2026-02-18 17:29:22 UTC

I have not found a nicer community than on Substack.
Nostr, for what it is, is great. And yes, Substack is a giant tech community.
But there are many people there discussing literature, from the classics, to modern novels, to poetry.
If you want to get back into reading hard books that will challenge you, this is the place. You can start with mine:
https://image.nostr.build/a12cec631770c2a74899f5bd61300d857cdd1f5334bd85bc384eb4bf7d2197a9.jpg

2026-02-17 16:32:58 UTC

How do you play a bugle call for a military funeral in a book?
https://clips.bitpunk.fm/blood-drop-hdr.mp4
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/when-the-ink-bleeds

2026-02-16 14:40:22 UTC

This one photo is a collection of The Bloody Sonnets in various media.
On the left is the 1952 edition with its Soviet introduction, claiming the imperialists want war. The other book is the 2018 English version by John Minahane, which keeps them as English sonnets.
Then there is some pamphlets from the two-woman play produced last year by the Bratislava based theatre D.P.O.H.
And now in 2026, we have a new cassette. 😊
While you are waiting for the book, I still have the translations posted.
This one is my favorite and you can see me use a scythe: https://bitpunkfm.substack.com/p/the-bloody-sonnets-16
https://image.nostr.build/5df2706f7107f2a82f05bbaa95af0f81c6e1f4d81dae68b2b8ce022714d6465c.jpg

2026-02-10 03:51:36 UTC

12 CVEs found in OpenSSL by an AI tool.
Damn.
OpenSSL is some of the most audited code, and there was some nasty zero days found.
I wonder if they turn this onto bitcoin core what will they find.
https://aisle.com/blog/what-ai-security-research-looks-like-when-it-works

2026-02-09 16:48:58 UTC

https://clips.bitpunk.fm/americanpatrol.mp4

2026-02-04 17:13:27 UTC

Bitpunk.fm 3.1 is now available!
https://image.nostr.build/37e82f5c1c9f407ccd55e99514152ae7cb77fb1df09adf6a98db5b66b0348c6a.jpg

2026-02-04 15:55:09 UTC

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@npub1m2m…r8p9 is like that…

2026-02-02 20:41:02 UTC

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1964 was a rough year for Chet, a rough decade. I love Chet’s music. His life is a sad tragedy of addiction sadly.
If none that happened, I can only imagine what more we could have got from him.

2026-02-02 15:21:30 UTC

They exist. 🥳
I talked with @npub1j0h…w6rf this morning and we are happy with them!
The books are in Europe, I have the red cassettes, soon they will meet and I will get them shipped out.
Thank you for all those that preordered! In the spirit of keeping things analog, I am only accepting orders via post, which is still available.
A digital version, including audio, will be made available once the analog ones have been enjoyed.
I will be in the EU in March and can send some maybe with Paketa when I get there.
https://bitpunkfm.substack.com/p/welcome-wasted-blood
https://image.nostr.build/060d1785bc003d7de69a976e8268c5fd02069b9083f3b026a3b568e4a35cd77f.jpg

2026-02-01 14:57:19 UTC

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Yeats is of course the one I know the best, and he for sure had a way for words. He has a very contradictory life though. In his poem “on writing a war poem” he seems to say there’s no point in political poetry and then goes on to be a very political person. :)
More recently I’ve been drawn in by Oscar Wilde. I only knew him for his plays, but I discover he wrote some poetry earlier in life. The Picture of Dorian Gray for example is how I view the United States right for a while — we have an outward image but a dying soul painting in our attic. I also like his positions against tyranny.
Who would you suggest I read more?

2026-02-01 01:47:56 UTC

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Thank you!

2026-01-31 23:45:24 UTC

I am writing a series on Substack about WW1. This post deals with the myth of dying with honor in war.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/mens-achilles-heel
https://image.nostr.build/9420a475ffcd6d2288e2394b6423bb46a35bc24714c8b9ead41f3845c4c7ba22.jpg

2026-01-23 14:50:50 UTC

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Thanks!

2026-01-23 05:24:06 UTC

I’m now on Bandcamp!
https://bitpunkfm.bandcamp.com/track/melting-the-sinking-snow

2026-01-22 23:17:51 UTC

I also put it on lnbeats.
https://lnbeats.com/album/ef5db97e-a5f3-5375-96a5-ea4749b3e8c3/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWxlcy5iaXRwdW5rLmZtL3NwZWN0cmFsLWhpZGluZy0yOC1tZWx0aW5nLXNub3cubXAz
#note1xrr…4s4l

2026-01-22 23:04:15 UTC

I did a Lofi-hiphop-jazz poetry thing. First time making a real track in a DAW!
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/melting-the-sinking-snow

2026-01-22 18:00:47 UTC

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Switch to V60. I’ve gone from French press to aeropress to now V60. I don’t want a machine. And I love it.

2026-01-22 14:06:26 UTC

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The scariest part of this is that AppleScript is still a thing

2026-01-20 19:17:53 UTC

Here’s a preview of the audio that comes as a red cassette for Wasted Blood.
If you are in the EU and want a physical copy, let me know! Maybe we can prevent shipping over the ocean twice.
https://clips.bitpunk.fm/bloodysonnets.mp4
Wastedblood.com
Cover design by @npub1j0h…w6rf , Slovak reading by @npub125h…td8j

2026-01-16 14:28:56 UTC

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I recommend you read Against the Machine by Paul Kingsnorth. He discusses this for the UK/Ireland a bit but he lives now in rural Ireland.
I did an audio review of it two tapes ago.

2026-01-16 05:09:25 UTC

Tomorrow I will go live for Poetry on Tape for the 52nd time in a row.
It is the one year anniversary!
Over 10 people contributed to this special episode and you are welcome to join.
12:00 - 12:45 eastern.
Which you can either on bitpunkfm.substack.com or live.bitpunk.fm.

2026-01-15 16:46:09 UTC

Latest bitpunk.fm is now live! Thanks to all those who requested the cassette first!
https://pod.link/1751139684/episode/MGQ4MWVlOTAtZjIzMC0xMWYwLTg5NTgtMGJhNTAzN2Q2ZWUz

2026-01-09 02:58:56 UTC

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Ah thank you so much!

2026-01-08 18:50:53 UTC

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There were some really good musicians though. I realized it’s much easier to sound good when you are surround by excellent players.

2026-01-08 18:45:59 UTC

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I know! I had my audio recorder with me but I forgot to hit record being so nervous! I’ll go back though!

2026-01-08 17:41:02 UTC

I played in a live blues band on Monday. My first time playing in a band since 30 years and my first time with an improv solo.
I wrote up my experience here:
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/walk-out-onto-the-street-roll-the

2026-01-08 13:53:08 UTC

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You need to get on Substack and follow write conscious. He is the most active book person on the entire internet.

2026-01-06 19:51:48 UTC

Last year I shipped or handed out over 200 tapes.
I close out 2025 with this one:
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/bitpunkfm-212-vespa-verses

2026-01-06 06:41:51 UTC

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I always liked scheme the best tbh. I was enjoying FORTH on microcontrollers before as well.
These are the most poetic of programming languages. Rust is like English — it is a good language in which to sell a pig.

2026-01-05 19:41:40 UTC

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It is the perfect kind of right-think. Impossible to wrong-think via the compiler. If only social media had such a checker, many a government would be happy.

2026-01-05 19:38:15 UTC

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Pedal :)

2026-01-05 19:37:58 UTC

I got a looper medal and tried it with a trumpet.
https://lnbeats.com/album/ef5db97e-a5f3-5375-96a5-ea4749b3e8c3/aHR0cHM6Ly9maWxlcy5iaXRwdW5rLmZtL3NwZWN0cmFsLWhpZGluZy0yOC1kZWFyLWZyaWVuZC5tcDM

2026-01-04 20:39:52 UTC

YouTube catnip for this crowd.
https://youtu.be/W_F4rEaRduk

2026-01-04 12:04:17 UTC

A poisonous mushroom has infected the United States.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/satans-bolete-rubroboletus-satanas

2025-12-31 21:14:27 UTC

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I’m waiting for the dvd!

2025-12-29 22:41:16 UTC

Bitpunk.fm, 2.12, Vespa Verses is done!
12 tapes, 12 months! Thanks everyone who listens digitally or requests the tapes. Here’s to 2026 and more cassettes!
https://image.nostr.build/f1a35976fdc723a9793e5c3518ab82bfb54447a98c8dba794b085ac373e4470c.jpg

2025-12-29 18:18:31 UTC

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This is great!

2025-12-20 00:35:10 UTC

Previously. On Poetry on Tape (today):
https://files.bitpunk.fm/clip-my-funny-valentine.mp4

2025-12-15 18:39:02 UTC

Bitpunk.fm 2.11 — Defiantly Analog is now available digitally.
This tape has everything:
An audio drama with poetry, Encouragement to rage against the machine, Doom Jazz, Hip Hop, and more.
Enjoy!
https://zine.bitpunk.fm/tapes/2-11/

2025-12-08 15:47:30 UTC

I’m sure this won’t happen with hardware wallets and their secure elements.
Nah…
#note16xp…srkv

2025-12-04 19:06:44 UTC

Batch of tapes shipping today for episode 2.11 Defiantly Analog!
https://image.nostr.build/8ce52aec08a3573033ca3675d650eaa8154cacb0a3b67acf3729fd478898e705.jpg

2025-10-30 16:00:56 UTC

I am one of the leading Sauna poets.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/sauna-stillness

2025-10-14 15:14:20 UTC

People underestimate what they can accomplish in a year.
One year ago today, I published my first poem.
Since then I have:
- produced 12 issues of bitpunk.fm
- shipped or hand delivered over 300 tapes
- Read over 190 poems on 38 live poetry shows, every Friday.
- Published to bitpunkfm.substack.com over 140 poems
- 7 open mic performances including 1 in Prague
- Participated in 2 satellite spotlights
- Had 2 poems and 2 photos published in 1 subversive zine
- Performed poetry at 1 Dark Prague event
Some people count sats, followers, downloads, or other metrics, but these are the metrics that matter to me.
Thanks everyone who has been following along. I am excited to keep the tapes rolling this next year and launch my first poetry book and audio book, wastedblood.com

2025-10-08 15:33:27 UTC

Without cassettes you will never have the pleasure of opening a box of tapes and finding this.
https://files.sovbit.host/media/4d4ab737e2fbb5af0fd590b4b7e8c6fe76d3a02a9791ef7fdacf601f9e50fad8/0abfc109489d07ad974b9d46ecacb4874c26bf5136fe0c0ca58c84fd0723e5ba.webp

2025-09-28 19:01:02 UTC

Largest batch of tapes I've ever sent going out tomorrow.
This one goes out to all the Trystero members.
https://files.sovbit.host/media/4d4ab737e2fbb5af0fd590b4b7e8c6fe76d3a02a9791ef7fdacf601f9e50fad8/7cc132ac86ad2647318cfe11ec7000f3c84ae0aaf982d92cdb2a9a066d8c5336.webp

2025-09-28 15:31:04 UTC

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Flexidiscs are fun :)

2025-09-27 20:17:08 UTC

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The problem with meshtastic and reticulum and bitchat is none of them are very frequency agile.
I like the concepts but look at the Ukraine war. It is modern electronic warfare. Drones are wired now. Fiber optics litter the area.
If meshtastic is working, then you are enjoying a non contested environment. My guess is a basic jammer could take it down. It is also I think, easily found via direction finding as is any RF transmission.
I think the future will look like drones with multiple antennas. Movable transmitters.
Also, people underestimate the power of code books. If you can agree on codes, in two characters you can transmit a lot of information.

2025-09-27 00:28:02 UTC

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Yeah, this guy is intense. His latest one up there was all analog gear he said.

2025-09-26 17:48:32 UTC

Where is the poetry of resistance?!
This 🔥 poem and others on:
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/poetry-on-tape-26925

2025-09-26 13:34:57 UTC

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There is a noise artist that has taken a liking to it and sending me tapes of his. I put some Morse code over it (at the end of the tape) which he said he was cool with. It has a crazy effect I think.
But he is also just on Bandcamp if you want to here it without my half ass Morse code skills.
Bridalcreeper.bandcamp.com

2025-09-26 13:32:37 UTC

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I completely agree. @nprofile…fn5g I think is also pushing for this.
We've been treading water without it and I think Adam and Dave haven't taken the leadership, maybe they don't want to, to resolve it.
It could be done online perhaps with careful organization but meeting irl is always better.

2025-09-26 12:49:23 UTC

Dark Prague.
Dark Forest.
Dark Cassette.
https://files.sovbit.host/media/4d4ab737e2fbb5af0fd590b4b7e8c6fe76d3a02a9791ef7fdacf601f9e50fad8/5780f7ceeda8c698043445cdb7640874a57ec4b1781093670fd24a196af03fea.webp

2025-09-26 12:48:05 UTC

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Spot on!

2025-09-26 02:51:22 UTC

You don't listen to a podcast, you dip into it like a warm bath.
--Marshall McLuhan
#nevent1q…vf5l

2025-09-26 02:34:14 UTC

Tuba mirum spargens sonum
per sepulcra regionum,
coget omnes ante thronum.
https://fountain.fm/episode/mL9nHbmfTJDXw2hBTVic

2025-09-25 17:50:28 UTC

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The conference? I don't know. They have a coffee shop in the lobby that runs on all btc payserver. So you go and grab stuff and pay yourself.
If you look at the speaker list there's quite a diverse in terms of payment method people. Lots of xmr types, Bitcoin of course, and even people doing eth.

2025-09-25 17:43:48 UTC

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If only there was a podcast that discussed the issues in Podcasting 2.0.

2025-09-25 16:54:23 UTC

My performative coffee shop game is second to none.
Preview of my upcoming talk at https://darkprague.com/
These are my actual slides.
https://files.sovbit.host/media/4d4ab737e2fbb5af0fd590b4b7e8c6fe76d3a02a9791ef7fdacf601f9e50fad8/3ad6734165ea2fba3a22f90279d09cb9e0a07d8244cbf733a3acb0633cafa632.webp

2025-09-25 14:40:15 UTC

On a scale of 1 to running your own lightning node, how hard is it to get this going?
#nevent1q…vqev

2025-09-25 14:13:28 UTC

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I kinda liked how it was done by a non technologist. I agree with your response btw, she doesn't go into detail, but that's exactly why I like it.
Cory Doctorow is probably the opposite of this. He goes into all those questions. And then I feel like I'm reading non fiction.
But thanks for reading it based on my recommendation.
Some of these questions I think I can fold in to my talk next week, which I am about to record here so it's perfect timing thank you.

2025-09-24 18:34:44 UTC

I'm here for black and white jam sessions.
#nevent1q…gvj7

2025-09-23 21:50:25 UTC

I heard someone say mix tape.
#nevent1q…0tm2

2025-09-23 15:40:03 UTC

Dusting off Morse code for some audio stegonagrphy for the next tape.
https://files.sovbit.host/media/4d4ab737e2fbb5af0fd590b4b7e8c6fe76d3a02a9791ef7fdacf601f9e50fad8/f5996f27cb82706dca7dff7ed3600fc1cda21b4e3e735b2daad4719b3270909f.webp

2025-09-23 14:43:51 UTC

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Love the black and white vibes and the song :)
Yeah, I am still learning trumpet, but I try this attitude you speak of. I'm learning a lot from jazz musicians like this.

2025-09-23 13:13:03 UTC

Love this.
Super interesting to see European second hand stores.
Prague has one of the coolest record stores I've been.
https://youtu.be/VjsoukfdUUE

2025-09-22 21:23:48 UTC

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Ohhh, very nice. Mind if I put this on the next tape? I'll include all the value tag info in the digital version as well!

2025-09-22 16:13:19 UTC

Lnaddress is the future!
#nevent1q…3cnz

2025-09-22 16:11:49 UTC

Just because you don't have ads doesn't mean you can't still be bought off 👀
#nevent1q…u6sn

2025-09-22 16:09:13 UTC

This is the power of splits.
Nostr zaps don't have this yet. Bolt12 is nice, I like it, but it can't fully do this.
The thing about programmable money is there are different use cases.
Embrace the entropy.
#bringkeysendback
#nevent1q…6n22

2025-09-21 20:13:58 UTC

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I might rent one for next time!

2025-09-21 16:45:01 UTC

Lying in bed on Sunday morning like two
sleepy spoons, I awake to robins
dredging the grass.
Why don't they sleep in?
Our baby cries waking my wife again —
an adorable alarm clock.
As she pecks her head in the crib
I go to prepare the tea.
An extra dab of honey for her and
why not,
some more for me.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bitpunkfm/p/sunday-morning

2025-09-20 16:28:08 UTC

Diss notes ftw.
#nevent1q…ys6u

2025-09-19 20:14:22 UTC

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We just want numbers and fame! But not on Mutton, Mead and music! Thanks for the postagram and enjoy this late boost.
https://fountain.fm/episode/z2glhlJ8AcVPaRKjLFyy
#nevent1q…wp4p

2025-09-19 17:19:18 UTC

More like bitFUNK fm.
Poetry can be funky.
Https://files.bitpunk.fm/clip_bitfunk_fm.mp4

2025-09-19 15:34:42 UTC

30 minutes until Poetry on Tape.
There will be funk.

2025-09-19 13:38:00 UTC

Occasionally, reddit is useful.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NameThatSong/comments/4i7whs/song_from_the_90s_with_a_woman_softly_singing_do/

2025-09-19 13:30:01 UTC

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Looking forward to the new tracks!

2025-09-19 13:16:45 UTC

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I saw it show up in lnbeats, so congrats!