MaxDeMarco
Max DeMarco

Your body wasn’t made for the world we live in today
Screens, fake light, and engineered dopamine are wrecking your biology.
Dr. Jack Kruse joins me to explain how modern life makes you sick - and what to do about it.
Powered by @nprofile…grxh
Full Episode: https://youtu.be/pKEOaE3VTJA
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https://blossom.primal.net/82d935ffd0a0546904f588cb0cdc21c220a760bc50ac38ea439f13a686727f74.mp4

2025-04-24 07:19:06 UTC

I want to follow some fun bots on nostr - which ones are the most fun?
I once found a bot which posted random YouTube videos from the early YouTube days with almost zero views.. that was fun.

2025-04-14 18:55:34 UTC

Be authentic. Everything else is just noise.
#nevent1q…pfuu

2025-03-17 21:06:10 UTC

We need goodreads built on nostr.
Can someone vibe dis into existence?
#nevent1q…8wts

2025-02-13 07:27:04 UTC

My whole nostr feed is bots reposting stuff from Twitter.
I miss my frens on my feed 👀
Feels like Twitter all over again.
But I also don’t want to unfollow all of these bots yet since they got some value.
Any way to filter these posts to only show up if they hit a specific like number or zaps?
Or only allow certain time interval? My ratio is literally 8 news bots notes to 2 frens notes.

2025-02-12 06:34:42 UTC

Good morning 🫡

2025-02-09 12:39:10 UTC

You’re never going to feel like going to the gym when your bed is warm, and your alarm is annoying. But that feeling? It doesn’t matter. What matters is what you do despite how you feel.
Think of it this way:
You don’t skip work because you’re tired.
You don’t ignore your bills because you don’t feel like paying them.
You don’t abandon your goals just because it’s hard to wake up.
Going to the gym is the same. It’s non-negotiable. It’s part of the plan.
So, when the alarm goes off, don’t think. Don’t negotiate with yourself. Just get up. Move. Put on your shoes. Step outside. Let momentum take over.
#nevent1q…ssxx

2025-02-07 12:09:19 UTC

Seed oils everywhere 👀
#note1kq0…ks92

2025-02-06 19:44:05 UTC

THIS SLAAAAPS
Not Like Us but the beat is Stayin' Alive
https://m.primal.net/OTbo.mov

2025-02-04 20:49:39 UTC

Honestly one of Nostr’s best features is that every client breaks every now and then.
Forces you to log into another one and - boom - suddenly you’re like damn, things got way better over here.
Feature not a bug.

2025-01-27 00:11:58 UTC

The best advice I’ve been given since discovering bitcoin was to stop overcomplicating things.
Most of the time, we already know what to do:
• Show up.
• Do the work.
• Keep going.
It’s not flashy, but that’s how progress happens. Every day.
Even when it feels slow.
Truly changed my life.

2025-01-24 00:43:29 UTC

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Mills Mills Mills 🫂🫂🫂

2025-01-16 23:08:46 UTC

This is how it feels like to be using nostr in 2025
https://m.primal.net/NjzR.jpg

2025-01-16 05:24:53 UTC

My favorite floor I’ve slept on the last months.
Good night 🫡
https://m.primal.net/Niqq.jpg

2025-01-15 15:13:46 UTC

This chart blows my mind 👀
https://m.primal.net/NhrY.jpg

2025-01-15 00:05:03 UTC

What’s the best country / city to settle in and why?

2024-12-18 23:12:22 UTC

What’s the best musical masterpiece / song humanity has achieved to produce so far and what makes it so good?
#asknostr

2024-12-18 13:34:35 UTC

GM friends 🫂

2024-12-09 23:51:24 UTC

https://m.primal.net/Mrch.jpg

2024-12-08 03:10:21 UTC

Nostr is like a real life party.
How do you find the right people, see the good content or gain followers on nostr?
It’s really simple. See it similar to a real life party. If you just stand in the corner and don’t talk to anybody it’ll feel like a bad experience and pretty lonely.
Instead if you venture out talk to people are interested in their stories talk about topics you don’t know anything about and embrace the weirdness of meeting complete strangers at the end of the night you ultimately will end up with the right people and might even have found friends for life.
Nostr is like a real life party.
Venture out and find your people 🫂

2024-12-07 14:45:43 UTC

GM
https://m.primal.net/Mphm.png

2024-12-06 04:17:56 UTC

This is exactly how it felt like figuring out uploading pictures to #nostr and connecting to relays when I first joined.. 😂
We’ve come a long way 🫡
https://m.primal.net/MomD.jpg

2024-12-01 13:44:05 UTC

GM
https://m.primal.net/MlUS.jpg

2024-11-29 19:13:46 UTC

https://m.primal.net/MkaH.png

2024-11-27 13:53:06 UTC

GM
https://m.primal.net/MidB.jpg

2024-11-26 16:34:37 UTC

If you’re working on a nostr project or nostr idea which you’re planning to launch in the next 12 months let’s talk!
Ideally ideas which are trying to get nostr beyond the social media use cases 🫡
DM me 🤝

2024-11-26 12:16:08 UTC

GM nostr 🫡
Heading to Mexico City today..
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS?

2024-11-21 04:27:38 UTC

This is wild.

2024-11-20 15:31:49 UTC

Normie Texts Coming in again:
“Yeah but I want to wait until it’s down again…“
Bruh…

2024-11-16 15:34:12 UTC

I Love You @npub1der…xzpc
#note17nf…rx6r

2024-11-11 14:39:10 UTC

So this just happened.
https://m.primal.net/LysH.jpg

2024-11-02 10:09:47 UTC

GM ☀️
https://m.primal.net/LqIC.jpg

2024-11-01 22:16:00 UTC

We need more outdoor conferences.
Blue light, bad air and being indoor is not ideal.. my body always feels like shit after the whole day in a conference center.
The best conferences I’ve been to were both outside. Madeira and Nostrica… both in natural light and outside…
Make conferences outside again!

2024-10-25 08:45:05 UTC

So do we still call it Twitter or X?

2024-10-24 14:12:08 UTC

Excited to announce my new podcast:
PROOF OF HEALTH
I’ve been on the journey to becoming a healthier version of myself over the past few years. However, I am still far from being an expert in the various rabbit holes one needs to dive into. That’s why I decided to start talking to the people who actually know their science.
Now you can follow along on this journey to becoming healthier and living in accordance with our true nature.
The first episode just dropped with Chad Mane. He’s a professional Muay Thai fighter who helped me mentally prepare for the fight. We talk about pain and why it’s necessary for life, how to recover from losses, and why mental health is connected to stepping outside of your comfort zone.
Stay healthy 🧡🫡
https://fountain.fm/episode/JQESN1iag7LmCbkzy2HS

2024-10-23 17:02:40 UTC

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Good. Enjoy brother

2024-10-23 17:01:57 UTC

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Get your body used to it.
Start slower and don’t overwork your muscles just yet. I don’t know if you worked out before but imagine someone didn’t for 20 years of his life and then suddenly he tries to lift his max weight. Ease your body into it. Might only take 1-2 weeks if you go every day or every second day and slowly increase the load.
Hope that helps

2024-10-23 16:04:56 UTC

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Thank you for these words walker 🧡

2024-10-22 20:00:49 UTC

My Muay Thai video is now online for 24hours.
I made $200 via zaps on #nostr
I made $0.02 via YouTube
I’ll open source all the income from the different platforms.
This is an ultimate V4V test for me. If the algorithm on YouTube picks it up the earnings could outrun the zaps. Who do you think will win?
I’ll update you every once in a while and let the experiment run until the 01.01.2025
As stated in a couple of posts before this is the ultimate reason why a lot of creators are still on YT - the discoverability via their algorithms and reach.
Let’s see 🧡🫡
Thanks for all the support so far your messages are incredible. I love you 🤜🏻🤛🏽
https://m.primal.net/Lens.png

2024-10-21 15:54:25 UTC

6 months ago I decided to try to get into a professional Muay Thai Fight 👀🥊
I’ve been grinding every day, dedicating my whole life and + 1,000 hours to this goal:
💔 Sweat - Fear - Pain - Tears - Injuries - Doubts 💔
But did all of this pay off?
Full Documentary: https://youtu.be/1EQ9YUWeCoE
https://m.primal.net/LdSf.mov

2024-10-21 01:32:41 UTC

Tomorrow is the day.
Creating this video took me more than 1.000 hours of my life.
I can’t express how happy I am to share this piece with you all…
GN 🧡

2024-10-20 12:17:14 UTC

Which content do you enjoy most on nostr?
Text
Memes
Video
Pictures
Links
How would you sort them?

2024-10-20 11:12:11 UTC

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We need this on every bitcoin conference

2024-10-20 11:10:00 UTC

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Congrats cris 💪🏼💪🏼

2024-10-17 19:11:43 UTC

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Haha ahh shit I thought it was 😂😂

2024-10-17 19:03:33 UTC

This guy 😂😂😂😂😂
https://m.primal.net/LYzd.jpg

2024-10-17 12:58:07 UTC

What’s the difference between bribing a politician and lobbying to get to the same outcome?
Sounds pretty much the same to me tbh
It’s wild if you think about how normalized “lobbying” is.
Seriously interested to learn more..

2024-10-17 11:41:18 UTC

GM from Buenos Aires 🇦🇷
Everything still asleep but we keep moving 🫂
https://m.primal.net/LYeT.mov

2024-10-16 20:51:41 UTC

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Lowest friction to join.
What would you choose?

2024-10-16 15:27:13 UTC

You want to meet new health-conscious & sovereign people?
I never officially plugged this here, but we have a Telegram group with the goal of connecting sovereign individuals and health-interested people around the world.
The group just reached 600 members this week! 🔥
Feel free to jump in and see if you find value in connecting with any of us.
We have weekly calls to talk about different topics. This week, we talked about #Nostr and the issues with traditional socials impacting the world’s narrative (aka known as propaganda lol) but also mental health.
Next call is next monday!
Talk to ya’ll in here:
https://t.me/maxdemarcopublic
https://m.primal.net/LXgs.jpg

2024-10-16 14:26:38 UTC

Whats the best way to get a US Phone number?

2024-10-15 19:54:09 UTC

I know this might sound wild: but what if you’re exactly where you need to be?

2024-10-14 20:09:16 UTC

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It’s not the coin.
D.O.G.E.
Department of Government Efficiency

2024-10-14 16:22:56 UTC

Arrived in Argentina 🇦🇷
Asked my Uber driver about inflation, and for 15 minutes, he told me how it’s wrecked his life—intense hearing firsthand how he lost almost all his money.
Then he tried to explain how money actually works (my Spanish isn’t great, so this was a challenge, haha). He made sure I understood the money printer and its effects. Really wanted me to get the basics of how things went down.
He didn’t have a fix for inflation other than buying some gold, we didn’t touch on Bitcoin, but this whole convo makes me bullish on how humanity is always drawn to finding the truth 🧡 (and hopefully #bitcoin down the road)

2024-10-13 05:32:21 UTC

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Alchemist is a classic on my list. Might be worth rereading tbh.
Illusions I’ll need to check out

2024-10-13 05:21:44 UTC

If you would need to recommend your younger self to read one book which would it be?
(it can’t be a bitcoin book)

2024-10-12 16:55:20 UTC

Family is not an important thing. It's everything.
#note1wr3…r3n3

2024-10-12 15:53:25 UTC

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Newport Beach right now.
Small enough community so everybody is super nice

2024-10-12 15:19:49 UTC

America feels like #nostr in real life
Just walked down a street and got about 21 extremely friendly GMs
The real world is kind 🫂
What you send out in the universe comes back..
GM frens 🧡

2024-10-11 07:52:45 UTC

Congrats Amores 🧡
What a day to celebrate the love of two people who have grown so close to my heart over the last years. Here’s to many more years together and little amores joining soon.
Love you!
@npub1spd…q6j7 @npub155c…dfkh
https://m.primal.net/LSFk.jpg

2024-10-10 04:32:15 UTC

Bzzzp 🤜🏻⚡️🤛🏽
https://m.primal.net/LQlS.jpg

2024-10-09 19:22:58 UTC

Just been to a sauna in the US
People wearing t shirts, shoes, AirPods and have their phones in their handson socials.
WHERE IS THE SAUNA POLICE?

2024-10-09 18:08:29 UTC

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https://m.primal.net/IaMz.jpg

2024-10-06 10:43:12 UTC

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What’s that?

2024-10-06 10:41:38 UTC

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Germany seems to be similar

2024-10-06 10:40:37 UTC

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Maybe we’re in the same one.. mine looks exactly like this.
Well never mind every train looks like this nowadays 😂😂

2024-10-06 09:01:08 UTC

Traveling by train in Germany is a nightmare. Decades of stagnation thanks to government intervention. Feels like the whole system is on the brink of collapse. Everyone’s just frustrated. The new normal: there’s no chance of arriving on time or without headaches. Wish me luck.
Who is John Galt?

2024-10-05 21:47:58 UTC

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👀👀

2024-10-04 21:59:34 UTC

GN https://i.nostr.build/Bm3gzkzXL1FwAlbH.jpg

2024-10-04 13:02:08 UTC

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What if we keep your personality hidden?

2024-10-04 11:06:57 UTC

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Would you want to jump on a podcast talking about this?
I am super interested in knowing more about this and having an open discussion

2024-10-04 10:32:42 UTC

Who do you trust when it comes to health topics?
I’m looking for interesting people to talk to and make videos about health topics right now.

2024-10-03 08:16:30 UTC

GM
https://m.primal.net/LJce.jpg

2024-10-02 06:16:58 UTC

GM
https://m.primal.net/LILr.jpg

2024-10-01 18:01:57 UTC

War brings only destruction - never solutions 😔

2024-10-01 14:43:57 UTC

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Sir you should move

2024-10-01 06:13:00 UTC

This should be an industry standard.
@npub1az9…m8y8 🤝
https://m.primal.net/LHKf.jpg

2024-10-01 05:59:09 UTC

The best moment in time is always going to be the one you currently have
The present moment.
Reality is that the present is all that will ever exist.
There is never going to be another experience that isn’t happening right now;
So the best time is literally always here.
https://m.primal.net/LHKC.jpg

2024-09-30 19:21:00 UTC

GN https://i.nostr.build/mRaUDzu299ClshRo.jpg

2024-09-30 19:06:22 UTC

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That’s how it was explained to me. I don’t understand the tech deep enough to answer the first point.
Second point is that in any other tech they don’t truly own it. Nostr is able to do that. Only way to own a direct communication to your fans is via email. Everything else is a walled garden. So utilizing nostr for facilitating this is my point. That’s why I state it’s radically different than what the nostr ethos is about. But this would still only be accomplished by using this tech

2024-09-30 17:11:02 UTC

Radical community nostr client update:
I love how multiple projects and developers have reached out regarding building a community-based Nostr client. There are a lot who agree with closing the whole nostr ecosystem from the people joining on this particular client.
But I want to share some of my learnings and concerns to further the discussion.
It seems that NIP-29 provides a way to create groups and build a community-based forum.
However, a developer mentioned one caveat: it is built in a way to prioritize the Members. The arguing is that members invest in these communities, but the owner retains ownership, which, of course, makes sense for the owner.
But NIP-29 groups are designed to be forkable, which is intended to solve this ownership issue. In theory, members can fork the group by copying content to their own relay. This is good for edge cases where the owner goes rogue, but I suspect there will be grifters who might copy a community just to steal it.
I don’t fully understand the technical details. But from a creator's perspective, these owners have been building their communities for years, and people follow them for a reason.
I think no creator would ever use a community platform if they couldn’t own it. It should be the equivalent of owning an email list. This client should enable a person to act as a multiplier, reaching thousands of people. This particular use case of nostr is aimed at creators, only indirect to his followers. Fans can opt out in various ways, but forking a community that a creator has been building for years is a non-starter for them.
The need the power and own the community and can do with it what they want.
If you truly enjoy an email newsletter, you trust the decisions the person makes, even though you have no control over what they do with it.
If he fucks up go to another community - someone you trust more.
Most creators have a good incentive and long term focus on their communities (fuck the people who dump shitcoiners and grifters) real creators care about their people following them.

2024-09-30 16:05:27 UTC

https://m.primal.net/LGgu.jpg

2024-09-30 15:54:32 UTC

KEEP IT SIMPLE

2024-09-30 05:37:04 UTC

GM
https://m.primal.net/LGLC.jpg

2024-09-29 21:17:48 UTC

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Too much text maybe?

2024-09-29 15:13:18 UTC

The Water You're Drinking is Slowly Killing You
https://youtu.be/4ubw_as_RuU #note1rf5…e69c

2024-09-29 08:33:59 UTC

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Let me know wherever I can assist 🫡

2024-09-29 07:58:11 UTC

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How can I access it?

2024-09-29 05:26:02 UTC

This is my RADICAL approach to how I would build a community-first Nostr client:
First of all: remove access to the entire ecosystem once a user logs in. (I know this sounds counterintuitive, but hear me out).
This is a community-first approach. Once you're onboarded by a creator, you don't want random Bitcoin or footstr content on your timeline. You came to interact with the community. In the beginning, give users as little choice as possible when it comes to interacting with the protocol.
All they see and feel is the core function of the client: COMMUNITY!
They didn’t come to grow their own community or make new internet friends—they came for the artist, the YouTuber, or whoever it is they care about.
So give them time to slowly get used to the new interface and focus on enjoying their first experience. How do we do that?
From a product and UX perspective, this means thinking about how users interact with the platform and designing an intuitive, engaging experience.
Based on conversations with my friends, here’s what they need:
User-first approach (duh): Users own their data and private keys but don't know that at first. The experience starts as a simple username-password login (NIP-07).
Onboarding: There needs to be a paywall (both fiat and BTC), with as little friction as possible.
Forum-style discussions: Organize content into threads/topics so users can easily participate in conversations.
Threaded discussions: Each thread allows for nested replies, much like Reddit or traditional forums, enabling deep, organized conversations.
Tagging system: Let users tag content by topic or interest to make navigation easier.
We don't want to overcomplicate things—just keep it simple. Make it a basic forum where they only see content from their community.
Voting/Engagement system: Introduce upvoting, reactions, or comments on posts—this is easy.
Now comes the magic of Nostr... with zaps (tips) or the ability to send money back and forth, users slowly realize that this is actually different. (You see? We’re getting there gradually.)
Moderation tools: Yeah, I know this sounds lame, but some creators wouldn’t want their forum spammed with footstr pics (sorry, guys). Allow some users to moderate discussions, flag inappropriate content, or create private spaces within the community.
This is the basic community client mvp. It would be enough for some creators who care about freedom and want to build a community on a self-sovereign level. The rest comes later down the road.
Private and public spaces: Offer both public forums and private groups where users can control membership and discussions—more options for the user.
Leaderboards: Show the most active or helpful members based on engagement, contributions, zaps, or participation.
Reputation: WoT, yes baby—now we're getting closer to the full Nostr ecosystem.
Achievements: Gamify the experience by rewarding users with badges or other forms of recognition for their engagement.
User-controlled feed: Implement a home feed based on the relays and topics the user follows - this is where I would open up the whole nostr ecosystem (how? I have no clue yet).
Analytics: Give admins and group leaders insights into community engagement, most active users, and popular threads.
User feedback system: Allow users to provide feedback on discussions, groups, and content, enabling continuous improvement for the content creator / community owner but also for the client.
These are my first thoughts.
After brain-dumping all of this, I realize that this almost works as a white-label solution for creators.
So… does this make sense? What do you think?
I know it’s radically different from opening up the whole Nostr ecosystem to users, but I want to experiment with this. Based on conversations I’ve had, people would be overwhelmed by too much too soon.
This also solves the problem of onboarding people and letting them follow random accounts. Here, they follow people with similar interests and those they already trust, which reflects trust onto the protocol as a whole.
I’m not sure if this will eventually lead to users discovering the full beauty of the Nostr ecosystem, but hey—that’s for later down the road. At least this is running on nostr in the backend.
Also, I have no idea how to code any of this. But I want to make it happen. This is me starting an open conversation.
Let’s see where this takes us and how we can make it happen together. 🧡

2024-09-28 11:38:21 UTC

💃🏼💃🏼 https://i.nostr.build/3cAh3E3iNncwEsCO.jpg

2024-09-28 10:05:14 UTC

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Hahah fahk hue 🧡😂

2024-09-28 09:56:55 UTC

Who’s spearheading the nostr UX development?
Are there any grants focusing on this?
Are we already at the point from a technical perspective or is all what we’re talking about coming naturally and this is just sooo early?
#note1xt4…kpzr

2024-09-28 07:56:13 UTC

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Yes.. but it is the reality and we need to talk about it. Happy to get into this discussion with anyone...

2024-09-28 07:47:10 UTC

Uncomfortable Nostr Reality check:
I've tried to Nostr-pill all my YouTube friends (some of them have incredible amounts of subs), but none of them care about the censorship resistance or decentralization. Even though they know Nostr exists, they have no incentive yet to come here. Their audience would follow them anywhere, but they need the tools to create community communications.
It's a sad reality, but it all comes down to usability, UX, and ultimately the easiness of paying and signing up for the community. None of these can afford to have a sign-up problem or issues with someone being interested in joining the community/their platform. It needs to work flawlessly and feel and look professional. Some of them charge $3-5k a year just to get access to this closed space, and people are willing to pay for this.
Another big pain point is community management. All of these YouTubers create these platforms to help their audience have a safe place to communicate with each other and build their own tribe.
Nostr is capable of facilitating all of this - we're just not there yet. We need to somehow invest so much more into UX and design.
All of this will come when the time is due. So, knowing that all of this is possible and that ultimately, Nostr will be powering most of these via the social graph, is what makes me extremely bullish. But also, let's not get ahead of ourselves and expect them to come already.
The UX and features are not there yet for these people. I am more than happy to help anybody trying to make this a reality. I want nothing more than having these people join Nostr. But I also totally understand their pain points. So, if you're a dev or a company working on this, please feel free to reach out - I can tell you all the issues they told me. Or just tell me how to best do this; maybe I can jump on a podcast so the issues are open-sourced for the whole community to hear.
#nostrdesign #asknostr
#note1xpf…e9j4

2024-09-27 07:54:13 UTC

I opened Instagram and got a BIG NOTIFICATION that @npub1xts…kk5s posted on Threads that “#nostr is the real decentralized and censorship resistant social media”
Love to see the legacy platforms joining the nostr marketing team 😂
ALL ROADS LEAD TO NOSTR https://i.nostr.build/Y8ZafkgfHYJYHtP8.jpg

2024-09-26 19:59:57 UTC

Do you remember the first meme you ever saw?
Mine was this:
https://m.primal.net/LCyk.jpg

2024-09-26 13:46:57 UTC

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You’re hiding him I see

2024-09-26 13:44:27 UTC

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Is this Snowden?