Marakesh 𓅦

"His [Muhammad's] humour was dry: once an old woman asked if Allah allowed old women into Paradise. No, he replied. She started to weep, at which he added, ‘He changes them first into nubile virgins.’"
From "The World: a family history of humanity" by Simon Sebag Montefiore (2022)

2024-07-26 01:01:31

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I would be interested to know how much it costs a relay operator to host my individual data, to get a sense of how much I should contribute to them, at a minimum. 🤔 If it cost a lot, that could get me to cut back on my number of relays! 😄
I've actually thought about creating a new npub and adding tons and tons of relays, as an experiment, to see if it would enhance or degrades my Nostr experience... 🧑‍🔬

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I think giving a person notice and a reason for their ban is a decent thing to do, and giving them a way to download their data is even better.
Why do you recommend against posting to 17 or 25 relays? (asking because I do it 🫣)

2024-07-25 04:57:27

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I'll share some of my highlights from Haller's book that might address your comments too:
He speaks of "a universal law, a common rule, to direct the use of this liberty ...But what, then, is the object or content of this law? It is what the voice of nature, or the word of God, inner sentiment, and the belief and judgment of all men continue to teach us. It is summed up in two words: Avoid evil, do good. Harm nobody, but make yourself useful wherever you can; don’t invade the goods, possessions, and rights of others; but increase them according to your ability. The first of these commandments is called the law of justice; the second, the law of love or benevolence" (pp. 522, 525).
"perfect liberty, which consists in not being subject to coercion by the will of others, and that comprises the essential characteristic of every sovereign prince" (p. 355).
"No man has the right to encroach upon what belongs to another, deprive him of his life or fortune; use violence to hamper the exercise of his free will, or interfere with innocent and morally neutral action. Other than those duties incumbent upon all men, he cannot require any more from another than what is authorized by the nature of the relation or contract, whether formal or tacit, that exists between them" (p. 430).
"the original founders of the State had no right to subject their posterity to the yoke of perpetual dependence" (p. 171).

2024-07-24 13:03:11

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I've thought the same thing, but then they might have to figure out who to install as her vice-president, and whether that person could be approved by Congress
"Elevating" Harris to president now requires removing Biden, meaning they force him to resign, or they off him (God forbid), or invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him (but then who is veep?)

2024-07-24 11:36:54

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Hoppe's whole speech is good, in my opinion, but here's another excerpt that gives a flavor of what Haller was describing:
"A prince’s direct rule extends only to his own property, just as in the case of every other person and his property, and as we will see shortly, it is only in regard to this “self-administration” of one’s own property that there exists somewhat of a difference between a prince and everyone else. In any case, as a private law subject, a prince does not rule over other people and their property, however, (p. 479) – except insofar as these have voluntarily attached themselves to the prince and entered into some sort of social relationship with him to better satisfy this need or that. Hence, in distinct contrast to the modern state, a prince may not unilaterally pass legislative decrees or impose taxes on other people and their property (p. 450, Fn. 8). Rather, whatever dependencies or servitudes there may exist vis-à-vis a prince they vary from one dependent to another, and in any case they are all voluntarily accepted and may be dissolved once they are no longer deemed mutually beneficial. – And Haller adds some illuminating terminological observations to further clarify this status of a prince as a mere private law subject (see p. 480, Fn. 14): The most appropriate way to refer to the status of a prince, king, etc., then, is to identify him simply as the head of a particular household, such as the head of the house of Bourbon, or the house of Habsburg, Hohenzollern or Wittelsbach, etc., for instance. Less appropriate, and already slightly misleading is it to refer to them instead as the king of France, and the kings of Austria, Prussia or Bavaria, because this insinuates, falsely, that they are something like the owners of all of France, Austria, etc.. And entirely misguided is it to call them the government of France, Austria, Prussia and Bavaria, as if they were merely the employees of the French, Austrian, Prussian or Bavarian population."
https://www.hanshoppe.com/2021/09/the-idea-of-a-private-law-society-the-case-of-karl-ludwig-von-haller-pfs-2021/#:~:text=A%20prince%E2%80%99s%20direct,or%20Bavarian%20population.

2024-07-24 11:31:44

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(I responded to you yesterday but I just now saw that it didn't go through, apparently. My Internet connection went offline when I wrote it, but even still, I thought Amethyst would save it as a draft 😕)
I think Haller would say that individual liberties and voluntary association were previously and would be better protected under a natural, private law society than under the modern democratic states we live under today as a result of the Enlightenment, so-called.
Here is an excerpt from a speech by Hans-Hermann Hoppe (from which I first learned about Haller) that I think gives an excellent summary of Haller's views:
"To begin with, it is noted that there exists no record whatsoever that anything resembling a contract as imagined by social contract theorists has ever been concluded anywhere. And Haller immediately cuts to the heart of the matter as to why this is so and why any such contract is inconceivable. In the state of nature, he writes (p. 322), everyone, for his protection and security, could rely on his own powers and means of self-defense or he could choose someone more powerful than himself, and equipped with more or better means of protection, and attach himself at mutually agreed upon terms to such a person as his vassal or servant; and he could terminate and leave any such association and return to defensive self-sufficiency or attach himself to another presumably better protector. Why, then, Haller wonders, would anyone consider it an improvement, if he could no longer choose his own protector and mode of protection but such a decision were made instead by others, i.e. “the people?” How is that supposed to be freedom?!"
https://www.hanshoppe.com/2021/09/the-idea-of-a-private-law-society-the-case-of-karl-ludwig-von-haller-pfs-2021/#:~:text=To%20begin%20with,to%20be%20freedom%3F!

2024-07-24 10:15:44

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I think it will be better to live in a world where AI is widely deployed so that smaller actors can check the power of larger bad actors.

2024-07-24 10:02:30

"In my lifetime, the United States has overthrown or attempted to overthrow more than 50 governments, mostly democracies. It has interfered in democratic elections in 30 countries. It has dropped bombs on the people of 30 countries, most of them poor and defenceless. It has attempted to murder the leaders of 50 countries. It has fought to suppress liberation movements in 20 countries."
–John Pilger
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/09/07/john-pilger-silencing-the-lambs-how-propaganda-works/

2024-07-23 17:28:39

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https://www.imperiumpress.org/shop/restoration-of-political-science-vol-i/

2024-07-22 16:19:27

"My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. However, they will become his servants so that they may recognize the difference between serving Me and serving the kingdoms of other lands.”
–יהוָ֣ה
as quoted in The Holy Bible, 2 Chronicles 12:7-8

2024-07-22 14:16:55

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We KNOW the Devilcrats would do this, if they could. They openly say it needs to be done. But while they would get pushback from patriotic, 2nd Amendment-loving Americans, would a Republican president get the same from them, or would they roll over as on other things? Is there a red line or line in the sand? Would it be considered okay for the gangsterment to ban assault rifles from everyone except themselves and those defending them if they allow United Statists to still own handguns?

2024-07-22 02:54:44

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And "lockdowns" is a term used for prison populations

2024-07-20 22:17:32

"Everyone worships something and everyone has a god. Who our god is defines what we worship and how we minister to others. Even atheists have a god. The question is whether you worship the real God of heaven and earth or an idol. What you put first in life is probably your god. Money is rarely a person's god, but what that money goes toward can often reveal it."
–Erick Erickson, Before You Wake (2017)

2024-07-20 14:52:17

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"We must obey God rather than men."
–Simon Peter of Galilee

2024-07-19 23:42:21

"It will not surprise me one bit if, after becoming president, Trump launches an anti-Second Amendment attack against AR-15 rifles like we’ve never seen before. He’s already on record as supporting Red Flag gun confiscation laws. Don’t be surprised if he uses his attempted assassination as a rallying cry to confiscate all semi-automatic rifles in the country. He could do what no Democrat could ever do. Wait and see."
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/07/chuck-baldwin/my-questions-regarding-the-trump-shooting/#:~:text=It%20will%20not,Wait%20and%20see.

2024-07-18 17:53:50

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https://image.nostr.build/114242ee595e12c18b72e3bd4e43da81d49b225e2f9ce5a557ab27c7199dbda7.jpg

2024-07-18 17:46:44

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#nevent1q…3scs

2024-07-18 17:45:17

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The most eaten animal in the world, according to a graph I saw on Nostr a few days ago. Several billions a year!

2024-07-18 17:43:46

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You're so nutty, @nprofile…8qkt 😄
I'm not up on ecash; so did the cafe take Bitcoin, or do they get paid in fiat currency?

2024-07-18 17:06:11

Someone asked me today if I thought Trump would win the election. While I was skeptical at first, figuring the Devilcrats would steal it again, things may be looking better for Trump now.
Then the guy said if Trump wins the rapture is going to happen. I was like "That's great! All the more reason to vote for him! I hope it does happen!"
He then tells me Trump will be the Antichrist and usher in the mark of the beast through digital currency, etc. 🤨
To be honest, I think digital currency is on the agenda regardless of whether a Republican or Democrat wins. The uniparty has their agenda which they get through either way.

2024-07-18 15:19:42

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Right, it's not true democracy. But democracy is also "the god that failed"

2024-07-17 22:48:16

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He shouldn't have sniffed that 3 year-old's hair in Las Vegas...

2024-07-15 15:59:34

So the conspiracists have the right instincts/intuition?
If not planned by man then possibly in the spiritual realm...
#nevent1q…lcvy

2024-07-15 15:36:30

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I haven't read it yet, but someone has written:
https://www.amazon.com/Christ-Eternal-Tao-Hieromonk-Damascene/dp/1887904239

2024-07-15 06:57:29

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By "our People" they meant their evil friends ☺️

2024-07-15 03:48:15

There's still hope for the Left!
This assassination attempt turned out very differently! That nut Roosevelt went on with his speech for another 50 minutes even though he knew he was hit!
#nevent1q…6mpp

2024-07-15 03:31:25

If you can kill an innocent baby, even one that is your own, then killing anyone else is really no big deal.

2024-07-15 02:43:41

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Yeah, my dad said to me today "But the CIA is not legally allowed to operate inside the U.S." and I'm like "That hasn't stopped them before."

2024-07-15 02:18:35

The Left has been openly calling for such violence against Trump for a long time...
"[Peter] Thiel sarcastically thanked [Reid] Hoffman for funding lawsuits against Trump because they had turned him into “a martyr,” thereby increasing his chances of re-election. “I am so grateful to you,” Thiel said.
From the stage, Hoffman shot back with his own sarcastic quip: “Yeah, I wish I had made him an actual martyr.”"
https://w3.do/mznZiVjX
#nevent1q…zc4y

2024-07-14 22:35:19

"If the rioting starts because of Donald Trump being elected as president, then it might very well continue throughout his term in office."
https://w3.do/tjI8Rhgz
If the Deep State was behind the assassination attempt, which is questionable since they probably would have had more shooters to make sure it succeeded like last time, then they were probably trying to kick off riots and even civil war. But perhaps they want Trump to win, so that the Left will riot after the election...
#nevent1q…sts0

2024-07-14 19:39:10

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There's https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/unleashed-chat-v0-1-5/

2024-07-14 15:20:36

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I thought about using that term at first, but America is a actually two continents, North and South.

2024-07-13 15:57:37

“Oakland has fallen.”
They are understaffed, under-funded and under-served by their police. What is the #libertarian and/or #anarchist solution to Oakland's crime problems? That residents there should invest in private security and be armed themselves?
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-fall-of-oakland-leighton-woodhouse

2024-07-13 15:49:11

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How the rich hobbits live!

2024-07-13 15:14:55

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That's what cryogenics hopes to do. I'm a believer in resurrection, but in this case I don't believe the fish was dead, just frozen very stiff.

2024-07-13 03:47:42

"When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer."
–Lee Iacocca
Iacocca: An Autobiography
#grownostr #nostr

2024-07-13 02:37:06

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Egyptian slaves also knew they were slaves while American slaves believe they are free.

2024-07-13 02:31:46

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Be not overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good.

2024-07-13 01:03:13

I'd wager it's WAY more than that...
#nevent1q…hp0m

2024-07-13 00:39:17

All government that was not voluntarily chosen trends towards tyranny.
–Marakesh's First Dictum on Government
#nevent1q…j0ap

2024-07-13 00:34:54

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Christian or not, the Book says: "Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife." Proverbs 21:19 😅

2024-07-12 23:04:46

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I can't say the picture helps to prove the allegation.
I always wonder about the Obama daughters, though? Didn't "Michelle" actually give birth to them? The oldest daughter definitely resembles Barack Obama, to me.

2024-07-12 22:46:52

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Public opinion and the courts

2024-07-12 22:43:55

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Manslaughter and murder are different things, though, since there was no intent. Like if you accidentally ran someone over in a car; you killed them, but didn't mean to.

2024-07-12 22:42:02

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Say "Devilcrats" real fast and it sounds just like "Democrats" 😄
I did that once when I called in to a national talkshow.

2024-07-12 22:39:44

Will the Devilcrats kill off Biden to hold onto power? 🤔
#nevent1q…f3qx
#ConspiracyToday

2024-07-12 19:29:53

"As long as people believe in absurdities, they will continue to commit atrocities."
–Voltaire

2024-07-12 02:38:12

Illegal and unconstitutional, in my opinion. If martial law is ever declared consider the U.S. government ended. At that point, it's just the naked, raw use of power, though they will likely continue their pretense of legitimacy. People should stop complying with it at that point, in my opinion.
#nevent1q…t7k8

2024-07-12 02:01:00

👀 "If the American people in large numbers stood up tomorrow and all at once decided we were going to shut down the leftists, boot out the globalists and take the government back, we would succeed and there’s nothing anyone could do to stop us. We’re the largest armed population in the world and by extension the largest army in the world by far."
https://alt-market.us/trumps-return-get-ready-for-chaos-to-be-unleashed-and-blamed-on-you/#:~:text=If%20the%20American,world%20by%20far.

2024-07-12 01:55:28

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I do think 36 AD was too late for His death and 6 BC too early for His birth, though.

2024-07-12 01:51:34

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Ok. Thanks for sharing.🤙

2024-07-12 01:49:40

Prediction: 😩
"At the very least there will be organized leftist riots in major cities across the US. As we witnessed in France, the political left has no intention of giving up power and they will do anything to keep it, including burn down the neighborhood. More reserved liberals will join forces with the most extreme socialist activist groups in order to win at any cost. Trump’s presence in the Oval Office would be the perfect trigger for an endless parade of DEI clowns and Antifa freaks creating as much pandemonium as possible."
https://alt-market.us/trumps-return-get-ready-for-chaos-to-be-unleashed-and-blamed-on-you/#:~:text=At%20the%20very%20least%20there,as%20much%20pandemonium%20as%20possible.

2024-07-12 01:46:51

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What do you base this on?

2024-07-12 01:44:33

The REAL State of the Union:
"Consider for a moment how many different elements of the US economy today are misrepresented by rigged stats. Biden has suppressed inflation stats like CPI by dumping strategic oil reserves onto the market. His employment stats are a complete circus with almost every job “created” going to illegal immigrants, artificially pumping up BLS numbers. Biden has created false growth in American manufacturing by subsidizing green energy companies with tax dollars. The media seems intent to ignore the national debt issue, with interest payments amassing over $1 trillion every three months. Finally, the border surge continues unabated (except for a 74% decrease in Texas where they are putting up actual walls and barbed wire)."
https://alt-market.us/trumps-return-get-ready-for-chaos-to-be-unleashed-and-blamed-on-you/#:~:text=Consider%20for%20a,and%20barbed%20wire).

2024-07-12 01:39:45

A positive spin on the outcomes of the plandemic:
"But something happened during this process that I believe the globalists did not intend; the pandemic agenda failed. The vaccine passports failed. The mandates failed. The average infection fatality rate was a tiny 0.23% and the public was not sufficiently terrified. Too many patriots were refusing to comply. The CDC numbers on vaccinations were clearly inflated to make it look like more people were taking the jab. Almost no one took the boosters.
"It was perhaps one of the biggest blunders the globalists have ever faced. The WEF’s Klaus Schwab, Dr. Evil himself, has faded into the background and retired as executive chairman. The big play for medical tyranny bombed. "
https://alt-market.us/trumps-return-get-ready-for-chaos-to-be-unleashed-and-blamed-on-you/#:~:text=But%20something%20happened,medical%20tyranny%20bombed.

2024-07-11 04:14:47

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Warum?

2024-07-09 20:21:06

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I'm no constitutional scholar, but wouldn't this be an ex post facto law, prohibited by the U.S. Constitution?

2024-07-09 17:37:07

"The problem is how they [presidential candidates] are perceived by the public. Because while voting may not matter all that much, public perception does. The political system must maintain the approval or at least acquiescence of the public. Americans must *believe* they are governing themselves. This is why the media works so hard to maintain that illusion."
https://tommullen.substack.com/p/the-real-problem-with-biden-and-trump#:~:text=The%20problem%20is,maintain%20that%20illusion.

2024-07-09 17:13:31

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Yeah, it says "In a speech late Friday, he threatened to..." but it would be better if they had included a link to the speech, even if it were in Spanish.

2024-07-09 16:45:08

This doesn't sound very Austrian...🤔
#nevent1q…fdqx
#bukele #elsalvador

2024-07-09 03:14:55

@nprofile…pyug, is this from your ancestral hometown? 👀 😄
#nevent1q…vlv2

2024-07-08 16:31:53

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https://image.nostr.build/7dea6a13a71c98e34ae32a4658f0e3b918bf9939641042c8727d6ae6bd33c13a.jpg

2024-07-08 16:22:58

https://video.nostr.build/3e44068b9d16da1e76655cbda45e8038b4158509c19dc206e7084eb4857c32a7.mp4
H/T: @nprofile…ktt5

2024-07-08 16:17:01

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You beat me to it. This screenshot shows some additional fields it might be nice to include, though, like "Notes," "Tags," "File Attachments," and "Linked URLs"
https://image.nostr.build/109fb771d48ecd0ef6eabb264dbb2cdd10f2cc9f4f1e38840cd4d4ae0f5ede8d.jpg

2024-07-08 15:33:47

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Those turrets do look like they could become minarets...

2024-07-08 15:08:56

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Deutschland?

2024-07-08 07:47:48

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I believe someone could get saved with access just to the New Testament, although so much of the Old Testament is quoted from and referenced and fulfilled in the New. It's hard to separate them.

2024-07-08 06:21:18

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No, they will also need the Holy Spirit to allow the seed, which is the Word of God found in the New Testament, to regenerate them into eternal life.

2024-07-08 02:27:22

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The Feds want no competition or threats to their military monopoly.

2024-07-08 02:13:20

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That's why there shouldn't be a monopoly on the services the state provides. Open it up to competition, voluntarily chosen and paid for, so that you can get better service.

2024-07-08 02:08:49

"Dictatorship played a decisive role in the North's successful effort to maintain the Union by force of arms... one man was the government of the United States... Lincoln was a great dictator.... This great constitutional dictator was self appointed."
Clinton Rossiter, Constitutional Dictatorship (1948)
https://image.nostr.build/996ab85a8ecb7702c21d183e336aadfdf84395d5b989cc93d8b227aa9339d8df.jpg

2024-07-08 01:53:13

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"We multiply whenever we are mown down by you; the blood of Christians is seed."
Tertullian, Roman Christian (ca. 155-240)

2024-07-08 01:44:02

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I'm sure they came here to live "freely"
With the federal government only actively supervising or detaining less than 1% of the estimated 17 million illegal aliens maybe they need to realize it's a lost cause. Stop fighting the border crossings but also stop all welfare and handouts to them. Remove the economic incentives provided by government spending.

2024-07-07 22:18:50

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https://image.nostr.build/3d6efa676100d043492d2616e33044ff1043dc63344ebdf179496e5b24b01073.jpg

2024-07-07 21:47:02

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Had he kissed a man it would have been no problem.

2024-07-07 13:29:19

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Yeah, when you read "350 million years" or even "millions" and "billions" of years many don't realize that is also just a belief (or faith/trust), not backed up by observation, or testing, or experimentation.

2024-07-06 04:10:16

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They can print money *because* you pay taxes.
The Federal Reserve and the income tax were instituted in the same year for a reason.

2024-07-05 23:24:36

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"In fact, the public schools cost as much as the most expensive and elite private schools in the country. The difference is that the cost of public schooling is spread out over the entire population, whereas the private school cost is borne only by the families with students who attend them."
https://w3.do/6rUIvnr2

2024-07-05 23:22:26

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"All studies have shown that average cost per pupil for public schools is twice that of private schools" 👀
https://w3.do/fhl2a6HT

2024-07-05 02:59:04

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👍 the sats!
Incidentally, that's from one of my favorite YouTube channels.

2024-07-05 02:41:32

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Answer: 😂
https://youtube.com/shorts/CWGxaDedlys?si=yS62KCjDafG3HAZy

2024-07-05 01:32:43

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Speaking of "our space brothers, born of common ancestors," I was thinking about Job 14:1 this morning which states "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble." And I thought to myself, what man is not born of a woman, except for Adam? Why word it that way? And then I thought, perhaps because there are some "humans" who are not born of women, i.e., are not sons of Adam, but are rather "sons of God," commonly called "angels" our space brethren I believe you were referring to...

2024-07-05 00:02:11

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You're a poet and didn't even realize it 😄

2024-07-04 18:15:07

"Liberty tax"
How oxymoronic.
https://www.libertytax.com/

2024-07-04 15:37:26

https://image.nostr.build/6237f1644fb8fc181fab2a0f60fd6b819724f51470a4586b971e2aedd198a137.jpg

2024-07-03 02:54:49

This is why your groceries and everything else costs so much...
#nevent1q…vzx3
#nevent1q…lc5s

2024-07-03 01:33:17

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God had already instituted this millennia ago:
"You are to labor six days and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—"
–Exodus 20:9–10

2024-07-02 17:29:30

"Dumping nearly $200 billion into the lost cause called “Ukraine” may at most seem like an annoyance to many Americans, but it’s not like they are being snatched up by gangs of military recruiters and sent to the front line as is happening to Ukrainian men.
"However, $200 billion is real money and the effect on our economy is also real. The bill will be paid by each American family indirectly through the inflation “tax.” Each dollar created out of thin air and spent on the Ukraine debacle devalues the rest of the dollars in circulation."
–Ron Paul
https://ronpaulinstitute.org/the-debate-should-be-a-wake-up-call-for-americans/#:~:text=Dumping%20nearly%20%24200,dollars%20in%20circulation.

2024-06-30 21:38:41

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There is what you realistically CAN do as president and then what you would like to do or work toward. But since it's a campaign you make promises of what you'd like to do, whether you can or not.
So my promises/goals would be to:
- massively deregulate
- abolish the federal income tax
- cut federal spending by at least 90%
(I have more, but you said 3...)

2024-06-30 21:09:19

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What NATO should have also done long ago...

2024-06-29 03:22:52

The #anarchist in me says if there were no "public places" this wouldn't be a problem.
If homeless people were camping and sleeping on someone's private property, that would be the owner's problem to solve.
#nevent1q…7q8w

2024-06-28 20:31:16

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It's a long note, which are annoying to have to scroll past, but it's not a long form note, which is a different Kind, I believe. Long form notes are those you would create in habla.news or highlighter.com or Yakihonne. It's better to use those for long notes like this, imo.
Great note, btw!

2024-06-27 14:49:17

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"The guillotine's worst enemy" 😂

2024-06-27 14:35:54

Jumping off this note, today I learned:
- Dr. Spock's son DID NOT kill himself, it was his grandson who had schizophrenia that did
- He ran for President in 1972 on the People's Party ticket and advocated for a MAXIMUM WAGE
#til #todayilearned
#nevent1q…wg24

2024-06-27 11:25:11

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I believe this, but I think it refers to the Second Coming of Christ. I believe those verses about Him coming in Revelation have to do with His coming in judgment on the Jews in A.D. 70. So, He did come soon, then, as He said, indeed in that same generation as He told them in the Oliver Discourse. However, I do believe that the Second Coming is still unfulfilled.

2024-06-27 11:11:03

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I can't tell you exactly how the modern State evolved in England, except to say that Parliament grew more powerful at the expense of the monarchy, and mass democracy spread, but apparently the intermediating institutions of churches, families, guilds, and other voluntary associations seem to have declined in influence. They moved away from the Patriarcha of Robert Filmer and towards the Leviathan of Thomas Hobbes. Is that an increase in godlessness and insolence? It does seem to be a shift away from natural/divine law towards artificial/man-made law.