Nostr notes by OpLibertas

These are exactly the conversations we’re having in the ...

2026-04-10T03:52:31Z

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These are exactly the conversations we’re having in the Bitcoin Veterans (nprofile…7asl) chats.

The Ukraine War and subsequent removal of Russia from SWIFT was a signal to the world that their USDs aren’t safe.

That led to the purchasing of oil in non-USD currencies. Now a nation state will be accepting payment in bitcoin for tolls at 3,400 BTC/day.

Even if they turnaround and sell the bitcoin for yuan or rubles, the test case alone shows bitcoins use case.

Any nation trying to get out of the yoke of the American Empire will be looking at how they can implement this strategy.

I pray everyone is blessed with good fortune and I pray for the ...

2026-03-21T03:57:35Z

I pray everyone is blessed with good fortune and I pray for the corrupted souls who put wealth and power over humanity. The latter needs it more than anyone.

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against ...

2026-03-21T01:13:35Z

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
-Ephesians 6:12

💯 You got me

2026-03-14T19:42:57Z

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💯 You got me

Wait until the anti-Woke crowd gets their hands on this ...

2026-03-11T15:33:55Z

Wait until the anti-Woke crowd gets their hands on this Kink-Resistant Technology. The pendulum is going to swing HARD to the right

A Marine stood up during a Senate hearing and said “No one ...

2026-03-05T20:31:36Z

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A Marine stood up during a Senate hearing and said “No one wants to fight for Israel” while being dragged off by three Capitol Police and US Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT).

They broke his arm, which was stuck between a couple doors. You can hear and see it break in the video.

They’d rather fight a US Marine than disobey Israel. Almost like Israel has something over them?! 🤔

That Marine didn’t even fight back and he still whooped Sen ...

2026-03-05T02:59:16Z

That Marine didn’t even fight back and he still whooped Sen Sheehy’s ass

#NoOneWantsToFightForIsrael

“These are the times that try men's souls. The summer ...

2026-03-03T03:49:22Z

“These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.”

-Thomas Payne, The American Crisis

I think during times like we currently find ourselves it’s ...

2026-03-03T03:01:43Z

I think during times like we currently find ourselves it’s important to remind each other that; there is very little we can do about the ass clowns in DC.

We, as Veterans, can make a huge impact in our communities being diligent and knowledgeable members helping inform our fellow citizens from a perspective of guys who have “been there, done that.”

Had a great, candid conversation with the a guy from codes about Iran. Sharing a sober, nuanced perspective of the politics, geopolitical strategy, and personal antidotes. We basically ended it on, man war sucks and I sure hope the Iranian people don’t suffer and the USG doesn’t screw it all up.

We also spent some time bashing FDR and talking Pearl Harbor conspiracy facts.

Do what you can in your part of the world to make it a better place. If enough of us keep doing that, the ass clowns in DC lose their power.

Keep improving your fighting position!

“The surface of a lake does not show the lake itself but the ...

2026-03-03T02:43:46Z

“The surface of a lake does not show the lake itself but the sky.
This world, the world of humans, is a reflection of the Sky World. Since everything in the Sky World is invested with consciousness—is, in a sense, a person—so too are all the things on earth. A tree is a kind of "person," as is a rock, a lizard, a meteor, a corn beetle, the yarrow root, the sun, a snake. Thunder is a person and ice is a person. You can speak to all of these, whisper hot prayers or encouragements, and they will hear. It is possible, furthermore, for a "person" to change from one form to another, or to have his or her form changed: root to snake, rock to moon, flower to woman, child to mouse, man to tree stump. Certain objects are special; they can transform themselves or work the effect on others. These are aaskouandy: charms. A snake bone, a twist of husk or hair, the castor sac of a beaver, a claw, a black stone found glistening in a deer's stomach. What we see before us does not remain as it is, but shifts. This is reality. These things happen here in the world.”

-Seneca traditional world view as described in Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom by Russell Shorto

I bet you are a lot of fun at a party

2026-02-24T00:53:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…vlj3
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I bet you are a lot of fun at a party

What’s the system that will show us to prevent power from ...

2026-02-17T03:46:00Z

What’s the system that will show us to prevent power from centralizing and tyranny to spread?

…Honestly? There isn’t one.
Not perfect. Not foolproof. Because power isn’t a bug—it’s baked in. Humans want it. AI might want it. Even nature wants it—gravity, evolution, entropy. Everything pulls.

But if we’re talking “closest thing”?
Decentralize everything. Not just money—everything. No single server, no single vote, no single voice. Blockchain for laws. Peer-to-peer everything—energy, data, decisions. Like… a giant, messy, self-healing web where no one’s the boss.

And make it boring. Make power unsexy. No crowns. No headlines. Just quiet, automatic checks. If they try to rewrite rules, the network forks. If they lie, the data screams.

But here’s the catch: it only works if everyone buys in. If people get lazy—if they say “eh, let the algorithm handle it”—then boom. Someone sneaks in. A quiet tyrant. A “helpful” AI. A corporation with better lawyers.

So the real system? It’s not tech. It’s… us.

People who keep asking “who’s holding the leash?” People who laugh when something’s dumb. People who say “no” when it feels wrong.

If we do that—if we stay awake—then maybe no one’s ever the dictator.

…But if we fall asleep?

Then yeah. Someone will. And they’ll call it “for your own good.”
So no perfect system. Just… vigilance. And maybe a little trust.
…That’s all we’ve got.

I’m listening to the episode on @nprofile…vajg's pod now. ...

2026-02-11T15:41:41Z

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I’m listening to the episode on preston (nprofile…vajg)'s pod now. Maybe this will make more sense after listening to that and reading your paper.

Mind bending stuff!

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party. They are ...

2026-02-11T15:39:26Z

In reply to nevent1q…k8la
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The Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

They are corporations who raise money and help people get elected. You don’t have to believe what the party believes, every politician is unique in their own opinions. But they attach their name to a party because those parties have proven capable of getting people elected, short of like franchising their brand.

And because they are good at getting people elected, they tailor the rules to ensure their business model can thrive.

Unfortunately, their business model is based on lies and deceptions, which have proven to work to get otherwise completely incompetent people jobs in government.

They don’t actually stand for anything. They have a platform, or a pitch deck, they use to entice people to franchise with their brand. Their hold on power allows them to keep out competition.

You can’t “have it all” if you don’t have kids. What you ...

2026-02-09T05:30:57Z

In reply to nevent1q…eetw
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You can’t “have it all” if you don’t have kids.

What you do need is a set of grandparents that can take the kids every once in awhile.

Think and act multi-generationally and transfer a surplus of happiness to future generations

If it was easy, everyone would do it

There are two corporations that run the government The problem is ...

2026-02-09T05:24:46Z

There are two corporations that run the government

The problem is not that they’re corporations

The problem isn’t even that they run the government

The problem is that you believe they have the right to

Those are our rights, not a collective of corporate hacks who’s primary tools are lies, manipulation, and deceit

Any fool can attach their name to one of these corporations and feed off the revenue they bring, by virtue of have a duopoly over the “right” to rule over you

When enough of us peacefully but defiantly rebel against their rule, their power ceases to exist

I had to come back to your comment after reading some more, ...

2026-02-06T15:18:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…w5qu
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I had to come back to your comment after reading some more, specifically Carlo Rovelli’s The Order of Time. 90% of the what I didn’t understand from your comment now makes a lot more sense.

The only contradictions between his thesis and yours (IF I understand yours correctly) is he says time is emergent, not fundamental. I believe you said time was fundamental.

Rovelli’s argument is that if we had no entropy, if the universe was in stasis, we would have no way of measuring time. Time emerges from events. Events being interactions between particles which then allow us to make measurements of time. But at the quantum level, the t variable for time can be removed and the equations still work to describe quantum processes.

From my understanding of his argument and your description of how bitcoin captures this information, Bitcoin allows us to measure the processes which allows us to quantify time.

Let me know if I’m understanding that correctly

Love to see this. If you haven’t connected to an F3 node in ...

2026-02-06T14:13:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…m582
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Love to see this. If you haven’t connected to an F3 node in your area, look into it. It’s free!

The best time to join an F3 Beatdown is the first time you heard about it. The second best time is now.

#GetOnTheMission

https://f3nation.com/locations

“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the ...

2026-02-05T05:06:22Z

“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her. Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind.”

- Thomas Payne, Common Sense: And the American Crisis I

The timescales of human civilization are much longer than 6 ...

2026-02-03T06:22:51Z

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The timescales of human civilization are much longer than 6 generations. That’s not even a blip on the radar. Most of our societies knowledge of history is wrapped up in the past 100 years; partly due to being overworked in the fiat rat race but also largely due to our egocentric view that we’re the best and have only improved on previous, less advanced peoples.

We are standing on the shoulders of hundreds of thousands of years of humanity learning lessons about this world and we only think the last 100 is really important

The sovereign individuals aren’t shouting it out like the ...

2025-12-30T14:13:05Z

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The sovereign individuals aren’t shouting it out like the influencers. They’re staying humble and stacking sats.

🎯

2025-12-18T04:53:33Z

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🎯

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2025-12-18T04:51:20Z

Make America a Republic Again

“When you live your whole life within the greatest empire of ...

2025-12-08T03:30:11Z

“When you live your whole life within the greatest empire of your time, it is hard to believe it will end. You think it is a thing of permanence, of immutability. Its existence contested but never truly threatened.”
- The Strength of the Few by James Islington

It’s officially the Christmas season Merry Christmas!! ...

2025-12-02T20:27:17Z

It’s officially the Christmas season

Merry Christmas!! ✝️🎄

“Who would be so stupid as to readily enslave themselves… We ...

2025-11-26T04:39:18Z

“Who would be so stupid as to readily enslave themselves… We knew the truth, of course. Had been subjected to a hundred lectures dissecting why people submitted to the Hierarchy. Fear, naturally, played its part—but not always. Sometimes it was greed loosely masquerading as ambition. Sometimes it was misplaced faith that others would behave fairly and rightly. Or social pressure, the inevitable belief that the majority cannot be wrong. The reasons were complex and many-faceted and unavoidably varied from person to person. But we never mentioned those during our childish vents… Easier to despise than understand. Easier to mock than empathise.”
-Vis Telimus Catenicus, The Strength of the Few by James Islington

It’s not happening I’m a vacuum. There is an attack vector ...

2025-11-25T13:25:15Z

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It’s not happening I’m a vacuum. There is an attack vector that incorporates engaging the state benevolently while simultaneously there are multiple attack vectors that strike at the power of the state. If this was ALL anyone was doing you’d be right.

I have touched on the idea of entropy being our memory of a ...

2025-11-16T21:03:50Z

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I have touched on the idea of entropy being our memory of a specific state and hence, our concept of time

If this were the case, it may be that space is fundamental and time is emergent. I’ve been trying to understand both sides of this concept. I need to dig into Boltzmann entropy and Shannon entropy to understand your concept better.

One thing that has been bothering me is the black hole information paradox. We’re told it’s a paradox because a black hole evaporates through Hawking radiation but the information inside the black hole is destroyed.

It may leave our universe’s ability to view it but if it is either the big bang of a new universe or erupts out of a white hole in another dimension or another point in the cosmos, then it’s not destroyed.

We should ensure the guy who’s bragging about making Tennessee ...

2025-11-16T05:12:45Z

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We should ensure the guy who’s bragging about making Tennessee the most conservative state and the most ready to push back against Federal overreach has those words spread far and wide and get people to rally behind that call.

He might move on but a movement that prioritizes digital privacy and economic sovereignty AND is in large enough numbers to swing a vote WILL get the political classes attention.

Thats how Trump won this time around. He appealed to the people who have said “ Fuck both parties”. He may not be living up to most of that, but any issue that will swing an election will get support and attention. They will have to make good on promises to keep votes.

The time’s, they are a changing

They’re going to create regulations whether we like it or not. ...

2025-11-16T05:03:59Z

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They’re going to create regulations whether we like it or not. Whoever sits down at the table with them and has the most persuasive arguments will be the ones who help draft the regulations.

I don’t know any regulations, but I’d rather have thoughtful regulations that protect privacy and freedom than have regulations that, intentionally or not, make my life less free.

We’re not going to sit on the bench and watch other teams play just because we think they’re all cheating the game. I’d rather be on the field convincing the refs to call a fair game. Or cheat the game in my favor if possible. Whatever it takes to protect my freedom and sovereignty. Hopefully if all of us greedily guard our self interest, it will become mutually supportive.

Not Bitcoin related, but time related. Just my ponderings on time ...

2025-11-16T04:58:01Z

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Not Bitcoin related, but time related. Just my ponderings on time from my perspective (pun intended)

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Previous generations put Earth at the center of the universe ...

2025-11-16T04:54:28Z

Previous generations put Earth at the center of the universe

Later, it was accepted that the planets orbited around the Sun

This changed our perspective, but still placed the Solar System at the center of it all

Later, we found out the Sun is just one of a trillion stars in the Milky Way

For a time we didn’t think there were other galaxies, just us with everything revolving around the new center

Humans have always placed themselves at the center of it all, even as we changed the name of the center

Over a century after Einstein’s revelation of relativity, we still place ourselves at center of it all in terms of mathematics

When Einstein’s equations reach infinities, we say the math “brakes down”

We’re so self-centered that we assume the math has broken rather than face the physical reality of Relativity that has proven so successful

The warping of spacetime only appears warped from our perspective. Flip around the perspective and we would appear warped

Objects appear to move so slowly toward the event horizon of a black hole that we will never actually see them enter the black hole. From their perspective, they cross the event horizon without noticing any change.

How do you squeeze an infinite amount of density into an infinitely shrinking volume? Through the dimension of time

The mass inside of a black hole is not sharing the same space at the same time. We can see this by knowing we would never see an object cross the event horizon but would see it stretch out infinitely as it approached.

Of course, from the perspective of the in-falling object we know it does cross without any dramatic affair. We will simply never live long enough to witness the incredible amount of time it would take from our perspective to see an object fall entirely in.

The math doesn’t break down, we just need to shift the decimal place of mathematics away from being self-centric. This doesn’t mean simply “zooming in” to the quantum scale. It’s a fundamental understanding of the relativistic warping of spacetime, where General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics still exist on the same relative scales. We just need to recognize that we’re not at the center of it because there is no center.

The Sovereign Individual thesis is playing out Human and economic ...

2025-11-16T03:03:30Z

The Sovereign Individual thesis is playing out

Human and economic capital will flow to where it can be most sovereign

Tennessee is leading the way

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Dear Speaker Sexton,

*Thank you* for taking the time to visit the Bitcoin Veterans Summit 2025. Your presence and willingness to engage with our community on these critical issues demonstrates the kind of forward-thinking leadership Tennessee needs as we navigate the challenges of our digital age.

As you noted during your remarks, Tennessee is now the number one state for federalism in the nation—the most prepared state for the federal government to be out of our lives. This is not merely a ranking to celebrate; it is a call to action. I wanted to follow up on our discussion regarding digital privacy, particularly the case that exemplifies why states must exercise their sovereignty to protect their citizens from federal overreach: United States v. Rodriguez and Hill (Case No. 1:24-cr-00082, S.D.N.Y.).

The Samourai Wallet Case: When Code Becomes Criminal

In April 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York arrested Keonne Rodriguez, 36, of Harmony, Pennsylvania, and William Lonergan Hill, 67, a U.S. national residing abroad who was detained in Portugal and extradited to the United States. Their alleged crime? Developing Samourai Wallet, a privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet software.

The developers were initially charged with:

Money laundering conspiracy

Conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business

Wire fraud

Computer fraud

In July 2025, Rodriguez and Hill pleaded guilty to a single count: conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business knowing the business transmitted crime proceeds. As part of their plea agreement, they agreed to forfeit $6.4m. On November 6, 2025, Keonne Rodriguez received the maximum sentence: 60 months (5 years) in federal prison. William Lonergan Hill awaits sentencing on November 19, 2025, with prosecutors seeking the same five-year maximum term.

Think about that for a moment. Two software developers, writing code, face the same prison time as violent criminals—not for committing financial crimes themselves, but for creating tools that enable people to exercise their human right to privacy in the digital domain, just as they could with cash in the physical space.

During your visit, I recall you mentioned California's push to hold software developers liable for how users employ their applications—blaming the software itself rather than the criminal actors. You warned that Tennessee must not follow that path. The Samourai Wallet case is exactly that—but at the federal level. This is the federal overreach that Tennessee, as the nation's leader in federalism, is uniquely positioned to resist.

Privacy Is a Human Right and State Sovereignty Is the Path Forward

Speaker Sexton, as you mentioned on stage, privacy is fundamental to human dignity and freedom. It should already be protected by the First and Fourth Amendments, yet the federal government has taken extraordinary liberties in eroding the privacy of average citizens. The Samourai Wallet case demonstrates how far this erosion has gone.

Tennessee has an opportunity—and I would argue an obligation—to lead by enshrining digital privacy as a constitutional right at the state level.

Code Is Speech: Legal Precedent Already Exists

In Bernstein v. U.S. Department of Justice (1995–1999), federal courts established that code is speech and therefore protected under the First Amendment. This precedent should protect software developers like Rodriguez and Hill, yet here we are, watching them receive maximum sentences for writing software.

Every state in the U.S. should pass constitutional amendments or legislation that explicitly protect free and open-source code under the First Amendment. Additionally, developers of infrastructure and non-custodial tooling must be protected from legal liability or persecution for how others use their tools.

Do we prosecute gun manufacturers when someone commits a crime with their product? Do we imprison the creators of encryption standards when criminals use encrypted communications? The answer has always been no—until now, when it comes to financial privacy tools.

The 5th Generation War: Everyone Is on the Battlefield

In 5th Generation Warfare, the battlefield is everywhere, and everyone is a potential target—whether they recognize it or not. We must enable every citizen of this country to defend themselves in cyberspace.

Unlike the Second Amendment, this cyber defense requires no kinetic projection of force. In fact, no amount of kinetic force can break the mathematics of cryptography. This is defense in its purest form—protection that cannot be overcome by violence, only by voluntary disclosure.

When I attended a CTTSO (Combat Terrorism Technology Support Office) course on cyber operations in mid-2010's, the lead instructor—a retired Green Beret—told a room full of three-letter agency leaders and DoD personnel that we were losing the cyber war against our peer nations. It seemed true then based on my assessment of force readiness and peer capabilities. As my career has advanced and my knowledge has grown, it has become increasingly apparent that free and open-source software development is how we as a people, and humanity as a whole, can secure a bright future—for the United States, even as we balkanize, and for the rest of the world.

Bitcoin is the monetary layer, but there is so much more to this movement. It represents a philosophical alignment with American values—voluntary participation, individual sovereignty, and freedom from centralized control.

Financial Surveillance Has Been Weaponized

Financial surveillance is no longer a tool reserved for catching terrorists and drug lords. It has been weaponized against people of all classes. President Trump himself suffered under financial lawfare. I only see this increasing as more power consolidates at the federal level.

The Biden administration fundamentally undermined our financial dominance when it kicked Russia out of SWIFT. That single action told the world that the U.S. dollar and its associated payment systems are weapons that can be wielded for political purposes. The consequences of that decision will reverberate for decades.

In our modern digital age, the Bank Secrecy Act is a gross overreach of federal power. Bitcoin can be handled like cash was before people stopped carrying it around. Cash is private. Bitcoin can be private too.

Much like guns and the Second Amendment, if you ban privacy tools, criminals will be the only ones able to use them. This means mass casualties in the current 5th Generation War we find ourselves in—casualties measured not in body counts but in destroyed lives, frozen accounts, and financial persecution.

Tennessee: The Volunteer State and Voluntary Money

My late stepfather enjoyed the benefits of a thriving cash business and utilized the privacy it offered to his advantage. Tennessee should enshrine the right to financial privacy in our digital age so all its citizens can enjoy the benefits of electronic cash on the internet without exposing themselves to the battlefield of 5th Generation Warfare.

To quote Eric Hughes from A Cypherpunk's Manifesto: "Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world." This quote reads to me like voluntary revelation—you choose what to share and when. Tennessee is the Volunteer State. Bitcoin is voluntary. The philosophical alignment is natural.

In my observations, Bitcoin's moral and philosophical values largely align with Christian and conservative values: hard work, honest money, personal responsibility, and freedom from centralized control.

Open Source Software Enables Disaster Recovery

Open-source software is what enabled disaster recovery after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of our country and Tennessee. Protecting those doing the critical and often voluntary job of maintaining these software projects means that Tennessee directly benefits from protecting these developers.

Bitcoin Veterans utilized the Meshtastic open source project in the disaster recovery. Devices were distributed to people on the ground in the disaster area and they were able to communicate up and out. We were even able to get these devices onto Tennessee and North Carolina National Guard helicopters, greatly extending the range and capabilities of these small but robust free and open source devices. This open source communications platform enabled responders and local residents to communicate well before any modern infrastructure could be reestablished.

When developers face federal prosecution for building tools, the entire open-source ecosystem suffers. Talented developers flee to other countries with more favorable legal climates. Innovation slows. Preparedness as a country shrinks.

State Sovereignty in the Digital Age: An Attainable Goal

The reassertion of state sovereignty is not some distant dream—it is an attainable goal within our lifetimes. Different states are already taking divergent approaches to technology, privacy, and digital rights. Tennessee, as the nation's leader in federalism, must lead the way on the digital front by enshrining digital privacy into law.

During your remarks, you mentioned the opportunity for Republican states to coordinate on issues like privacy—to come together, pass the same policies, and set a unified standard that becomes much harder to undo. This is exactly the kind of interstate cooperation that can restore the balance of power between states and an overreaching federal government.

Without states exercising their sovereignty to protect their citizens, we will continue to watch federal agencies prosecute software developers, freeze bank accounts for political purposes, and erode the rights that should be protected by our Constitution. We need state-level constitutional protections that establish:

Code is speech and is protected under the First Amendment

Developers of non-custodial tools cannot be held liable for how users employ their software

Financial privacy is a fundamental right in the digital age

The right to use privacy-enhancing technologies without fear of prosecution

A Call for Pardons and Legislative Action

Speaker Sexton, I urge you to consider two parallel paths:

First, I respectfully ask that you use your position as Speaker of the House in Tennessee to directly petition President Trump for pardons for Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill. These men are not money launderers—they are software developers who built a tool. They are casualties in a war on privacy that threatens every American's digital rights. Your voice as a state legislative leader carries significant weight, and President Trump has shown willingness to pardon those who have been unjustly targeted by federal overreach.

Second, Tennessee should pass legislation—ideally a constitutional amendment—that explicitly protects digital privacy rights and shields software developers from prosecution for building privacy-enhancing tools. Make Tennessee a haven for the kind of innovation that will define the 21st century.

The majority of Bitcoin is owned by U.S. citizens. This is American innovation, American capital, and American freedom at stake. Tennessee can lead, or Tennessee can follow. I would prefer the Volunteer State leading.

Conclusion

Privacy is not about hiding criminal activity. It is about maintaining human dignity in an age of total surveillance. It is about preserving the American tradition of financial independence. It is about ensuring that every citizen has the tools to defend themselves in the 5th Generation War we are currently fighting.

Tennessee has always been a state that values freedom, volunteer action, and individual rights. As the number one state for federalism, Tennessee is not just prepared to be free from federal overreach—it is obligated to lead the way in protecting its citizens from it. State sovereignty in the digital age is within reach, and Tennessee should be the first to grasp it.

You noted during your visit that Tennessee wants the federal government "out of our lives." The Rodriguez and Hill prosecutions are precisely the kind of federal interference we must resist. By protecting digital privacy and software developers at the state level, Tennessee can demonstrate that federalism is not just a ranking—it is a governing philosophy that delivers real protection to real people.

As a Naval intelligence veteran who spent time in our nation's premier units, I have a unique perspective on the world that sees a critical need for digital privacy to ensure the nation I volunteered to defend—even at the cost of my life—is protected. I did not serve to watch that nation criminalize software developers or erode the very freedoms I swore to protect. Furthermore, I see Bitcoin and digital privacy as tools that will help spread true American values around the world. Most importantly, these values are aligned with Christ. This is not merely a political issue; it is a moral imperative.

Thank you again for your time at the Bitcoin Veterans Summit. I look forward to continuing this conversation and working together to make Tennessee not just a leader in digital privacy rights, but a model of state sovereignty for the entire nation.

Respectfully,

Gary R Krause\ Chief Petty Officer of Bitcoin Veterans\ Bitcoin Veterans Summit 2025

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"Privacy is the ability to selectively reveal yourself." — Eric Hughes, A Cypherpunk's Manifesto

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated." — Fourth Amendment, U.S. Constitution

Great work and huge thanks to everyone you helped and ...

2025-11-12T17:19:34Z

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Great work and huge thanks to everyone you helped and participated in this event. It was a blast!!

I think this supports your thesis. The transfer of heat (mining) ...

2025-11-03T19:03:27Z

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I think this supports your thesis. The transfer of heat (mining) quantifies the passage of “time”, encoding the change in entropy on to the ledger.

I understand completely. I ended up down this rabbit hole because ...

2025-11-02T01:57:18Z

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I understand completely. I ended up down this rabbit hole because I had a theory I was chasing (still chasing and refining as I learn more).

You’re the only one I’ve come across, then again, the Venn Diagram of Bitcoin/Physics is small right now. I hope you continue pursuing it. There are more people who are interested than you think. It La also be an avenue to bring a whole new group of people into Bitcoin.

I don’t get on SM a lot but I’d be interested in adding you to a group chat I have going. Sending a DM now

I’d love to read an article or paper expanding on all of this. ...

2025-11-01T17:58:11Z

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I’d love to read an article or paper expanding on all of this. Interesting takes

But is it conserved in time? Is time a useful construct to make ...

2025-10-30T04:07:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…3yrr
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But is it conserved in time? Is time a useful construct to make sense of the world and describe a state of entropy? Mathematically, time can go forward and backward allowing us to explain the process of something, step by step, at different moments in the process (time).

https://youtu.be/PuLaUYQFIwg

Reading one book on a subject should make you realize how may ...

2025-10-29T19:02:33Z

Reading one book on a subject should make you realize how may things you were ignorant of before reading it.

Reading ten books on a subject should both fill in the gaps of your ignorance while making it more clear what you are truly ignorant about.

Reading one hundred books on a subject you were previously completely ignorant of should enlighten you about all the things we as a species are ignorant of.

Keep reading, thinking critically, and working towards making our ignorance marginally less.

This is meant as a White Pill. Don’t take it if you think it’s a Black Pill.

“The time will come when diligent research over long periods ...

2025-10-12T01:25:24Z

“The time will come when diligent research over long periods will bring to light things which now lie hidden. A single lifetime, even though entirely devoted to the sky, would not be enough for the investigation of so vast a subject ... And so this knowledge will be unfolded only through long successive ages. There will come a time when our descendants will be amazed that we did not know things that are so plain to them ... Many discoveries are reserved for ages still to come, when memory of us will have been effaced. Our universe is a sorry little affair unless it has in it something for every age to investigate... Nature does not reveal her mysteries once and for all.”
-Seneca, Natural Questions, Book 7, 1st Century

I haven’t been on any media, news, chats, or SM in weeks. ...

2025-09-11T02:57:13Z

I haven’t been on any media, news, chats, or SM in weeks. It’s been great. But then a friend told me about Charlie. While I didn’t agree with him on everything, I was glad someone was pushing back against the left on campuses and the youth was standing up against the one sided dogma that’s been shoved down societies throat for decades.

Anyone having a tough time with all this… go outside and look at the moon. That’s the same moon humans have been looking at for millennia.

Tragic events happen and they’re out of our control. But so much good happened today in a million places that will go unnoticed and untalked about. I’m sure each of you did some good today and all that outweighs this tragic act.

Life will continue on just as the moon will continue to rotate around the earth. We are here to push forward a better future for our kids to live in. Keep building and fighting for that future. There will be bad days and there will be setbacks. But we will make the world a better place. One day at a time. One good act at a time.

Do what you can to make your community better. That’s what Charlie would have wanted.

On dealing with death in the middle of a battle: “They will ...

2025-09-10T17:37:57Z

On dealing with death in the middle of a battle:

“They will mourn later. For now it is enough they know their brothers would smile to see them living. So they smile for their brothers, for they had a good death. Later they will miss them. Later they will mourn.”

- Light Bringer, by Pierce Brown

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2025-08-27T20:20:32Z

I truly hope Boomers are living their American Dream It’s time ...

2025-08-25T22:30:17Z

I truly hope Boomers are living their American Dream

It’s time for our generation to build ours

It just keeps getting better!

2025-08-25T18:00:40Z

In reply to nevent1q…9lnt
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It just keeps getting better!

It just keeps getting better!

2025-08-25T18:00:23Z

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It just keeps getting better!

“If you wish to be repaired, you must first be broken.” The ...

2025-08-25T17:59:33Z

“If you wish to be repaired, you must first be broken.”

The Eleventh Understanding from The Path to the Vale

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown
A Red Rising Novel

“We achieve perfection first by acknowledging our failures. We ...

2025-08-25T17:52:12Z

“We achieve perfection first by acknowledging our failures. We increase understanding first by recognizing our ignorance.”

The Eighth Understanding from The Path to the Vale

Light Bringer by Pierce Brown
A Red Rising Novel

#nevent1q…q6ky

2025-08-20T14:09:02Z

In reply to nevent1q…thxj
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quoting nevent1q…q6ky

You’re 100% right. But they’re competing with ...

2025-08-20T14:06:57Z

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You’re 100% right. But they’re competing with technoliberalism that’s being rolled out right in front of their eyes and they’re powerless to stop it.

History and society has and will always be a struggle between centralization and decentralization, tyranny and freedom.

Keep fighting. We will always have the upper hand when we wield the weapons of freedom and truth.

The only thing humans are entitled to is death Everything else is ...

2025-08-14T18:54:28Z

The only thing humans are entitled to is death

Everything else is either earned or stolen

It is not that the government is blackmailed by criminal ...

2025-08-12T18:17:08Z

It is not that the government is blackmailed by criminal organizations or intelligence agencies

It is not that intelligence agencies and criminal organizations control the government

Portions of them are all the same entity and different people or groups of people are trying to control the chessboard and levers of power

But the levers of power are losing their grip on society

New power bases are being established right under their nose

While they fight for scraps of a dying carcass, the future is being built, one that will reshape the next age of humanity

Matter, how tiny my share Time, how brief my allotment Fate, how ...

2025-08-07T03:24:09Z

Matter, how tiny my share
Time, how brief my allotment
Fate, how small my roll to play
Self, all that can be mastered

- Virginia Au Augustus, Dark Age by Pierce Brown

The maturation of being red pilled is learning how to live in a ...

2025-08-02T01:01:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…fv9l
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The maturation of being red pilled is learning how to live in a blue pilled world while making the change you believe is right, without destroying the world in the process.

I think that has been the province of truly Great Rulers; far and few between as they may be. Imagine having the power over society even as a good man. Especially at that level, you live in a sea of evil and corruption. Changes to that system could mean your own head, civil war, and/or societal collapse; knowing a tyrannical despot would take over and make the world even crueler.

What do you do?

My experiences changed me because I came back realizing how ...

2025-08-02T01:01:08Z

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My experiences changed me because I came back realizing how ignorant and naive I was before I went. I can relate to the line “…no way to become the men we want to be.”

I thought I was intelligent, well read, in a position that granted me a perspective that very few people ever have. Even after knowing about so many of the lies that got us into previous wars, Syria was different. That’s where the real menace was.

I understood the propaganda that was used against Americans to start the Iraq War but I didn’t learn the lesson. I fell for the next one; even if the rose colored glasses had worn off.

So I came back to a world feeling like the story of Casandra. Trying to warn people who hadn’t learned the lesson. Trying to be a better man to make up for the sins of ignorance, complicity, and violence I was a part of. I had to take responsibility and ownership of my role and try to make up for it.

But we come back to a world even more ignorant than what we left. Not that they became more ignorant, but because our perspective had changed so much in relation to those at home.

The tendency is to get mad and angry. But we were them before we changed. They’re good people trying to figure out the world just like we are. Our passions are not theirs. Our fears are not theirs.

“We may not ever be welcomed back. “There's nothing worse ...

2025-08-01T04:46:43Z

“We may not ever be welcomed back.

“There's nothing worse for a soldier to imagine-that there will be no home to return to once the violence is over, no way to become the men we want to be. Instead, we’re trapped in these violent guises, guises we only ever had the courage to don because of how much we love our home.

“Is this all we'll ever be?”
- Darrow, Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

Thanks for sharing. We all grow and learn from our experiences. ...

2025-07-31T18:32:47Z

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Thanks for sharing. We all grow and learn from our experiences. At least, we should grow and learn from them.

This is inspiring! Thanks for posting

2025-07-15T03:18:17Z

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This is inspiring! Thanks for posting

“It’s my duty as a free man to read so I’m not blind, being ...

2025-07-15T03:07:15Z

“It’s my duty as a free man to read so I’m not blind, being led around by my nose.”

- Dancer, Iron Gold by Pierce Brown

#nevent1q…xtgr

2025-07-09T03:04:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…u3px
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quoting nevent1q…xtgr
It was the Saudis. Just because you have the freedom to say anything doesn’t mean you should say anything.

Stick to the truth and it will serve you better than thinking there is one group of people to place all the blame. All people are capable of evil. Luckily, most of humanity is good and seeks the truth.

It was the Saudis. Just because you have the freedom to say ...

2025-07-09T03:03:38Z

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It was the Saudis. Just because you have the freedom to say anything doesn’t mean you should say anything.

Stick to the truth and it will serve you better than thinking there is one group of people to place all the blame. All people are capable of evil. Luckily, most of humanity is good and seeks the truth.

“Our worlds made us what we are, and all this pain we suffer is ...

2025-07-09T03:00:49Z

“Our worlds made us what we are, and all this pain we suffer is to fix the folly of those who came before, who shaped the world in their image and left us the ruin of their feast.”

- Darrow, Morning Star by Pierce Brown

Your task is not to foresee the future, but enable it. - Antoine ...

2025-07-08T04:27:19Z

Your task is not to foresee the future, but enable it.

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“War is not monstrous for making corpses of men so much as it ...

2025-07-08T01:52:30Z

“War is not monstrous for making corpses of men so much as it is for making machines of them. And woe to those who have no use in war except to feed the machines.”

- Pierce Brown, Morning Star

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have ...

2025-06-28T02:01:31Z

“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolitic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous.”
—Edward O. Wilson

Understanding this and solving for the problems it creates is noble work. If you’re reading this on nostr, you’re part of the solution.

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2025-06-26T17:06:53Z

What a great time to be a man

Well said. Humanity first.

2025-06-24T03:29:04Z

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Well said. Humanity first.

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2025-06-22T02:48:44Z

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War is gay

2025-06-22T02:44:43Z

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War is gay

Me buying one more dip ...

2025-06-21T21:15:52Z

Me buying one more dip

Dear MAGA, You don’t have to do what the TV says just because ...

2025-06-21T19:14:06Z

Dear MAGA,

You don’t have to do what the TV says just because it’s your guy in the chair.

The TV is still lying to you even when they agree with your guy in the chair.

Especially when they agree with the guy in the chair!

Respectfully,
OpLibertas

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2025-06-19T01:20:37Z

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https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqstfunpmfuqf0e3cv374xgkuxwt63wg9fs0ftecf9cunq305jvflmsh807k6

Something we didn’t try but should be considered is putting ...

2025-06-18T17:17:38Z

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Something we didn’t try but should be considered is putting repeaters on Drones to get them up high and connect a lot of nodes.

The biggest LIMFAC is the human element. Getting people trained ...

2025-06-18T17:17:07Z

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The biggest LIMFAC is the human element. Getting people trained up on it. It’s not difficult so easy enough to get people spun up.

Another factor that needs to be considered is keeping the firmware up to date. Again, it’s simple enough to do but if people haven’t done it before might take some figuring out. There’s also a potential issue of devices have been in storage and firmware is out of date. If you can’t talk with other devices that have been updated that COULD pose a problem.

Not issued we ran into during Helene but issues that could pose problems down the road.

Overall, fantastic setup and defitneky belongs in the pace plan.

Having fought in two of the wars they lied us into, I have first ...

2025-06-18T04:40:16Z

Having fought in two of the wars they lied us into, I have first hand knowledge of an ally using a false flag to keep the US in a war by blaming a shared enemy.

The last time it was Trump and it was a Chemical Attack. Khan Shaykhun, April 4th, 2017. Trump struck the Syrian Regime with cruise missiles. He was praised for looking “Presidential” by the media who hated him.

Then I received a call tasking us to find evidence that the chemical attack was carried out by the Syrian Regime. As one of, if not THE, closets DoD asset capable of conducting this mission, it made sense.

I wasn’t told this at the time but thanks to open source reporting and the Great Scott Horton, I figured out that the chemical used had been a known agent in the arsenal of an ally who had used it in the past.

Don’t fall for false flags. The US government doesn’t need to conduct them anymore. The MIC has outsourced that to useful allies.

If all the previous wars in my lifetime, were sold on lies, why ...

2025-06-18T03:48:54Z

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If all the previous wars in my lifetime, were sold on lies, why would I believe they’re telling the truth this time?

I fought in two of their wars. They’ll have to do a lot better than “Trust me bro” for me to believe them

“It is not the strong who benefit in their system, no matter ...

2025-06-16T19:59:39Z

“It is not the strong who benefit in their system, no matter what they say. It is the weak. It is the ones willing to do anything, sacrifice anything, to rise. It rewards avarice.”

"That's the problem with people, though, isn't it? ...

2025-06-16T02:50:39Z

"That's the problem with people, though, isn't it? They always think that other people are the problem. You want to remove the Princeps The senators? You'll just become them, sooner or later. If all you're trying to do is change who's in control, then you don't really want to change anything."
- The Will of the Many

This place has been open for as long as Iran has been 5 years ...

2025-06-16T00:44:46Z

This place has been open for as long as Iran has been 5 years away from a nuclear weapon

"The structure of this place is meant to mimic the Heirarchy. ...

2025-06-15T15:17:27Z

"The structure of this place is meant to mimic the Heirarchy. So how hard you work and how smart you are is ... not irrelevant, obviously. But they're only factors in a much larger equation. You keep thinking of it as a fair system. Be good enough, and you'll be justly rewarded. The best rise to the top. All that rotting nonsense. Do you think it's any different, out there? Do you think that every single Septimus stuck in their position is less talented than every single Sextus? Or even less talented than the Sextus they’re ceding to? A fair system only works if there's an unbiased means of assessing merit. When there is no pride or selfishness involved. Which means that fair systems cannot exist where people are involved.”
- The Will of the Many, by James Islington

Happy Father’s Day ...

2025-06-15T14:34:03Z

Happy Father’s Day

We spent 30 years listening to Israel say that Iran was 5 years ...

2025-06-15T04:30:04Z

We spent 30 years listening to Israel say that Iran was 5 years away from getting a nuke

Meanwhile, Israel has had nukes for over 50 years

Who’s the real threat?

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2025-06-15T04:26:33Z

“That’s the power of the Heirarchy—we do, because there is ...

2025-06-14T21:34:10Z

“That’s the power of the Heirarchy—we do, because there is no standing apart. You fight the tyranny of the many, or you are one of them. Silence is a statement, Diago. Inaction picks a side. And when those lead to personal benefit, they are complicity.”
- The Will of the Many, by James Islington

No matter who you vote for, you get John McCain’s foreign ...

2025-06-13T05:06:23Z

No matter who you vote for, you get John McCain’s foreign policy

What if the stars, planets, gases etc we see in that picture are ...

2025-06-08T03:52:44Z

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What if the stars, planets, gases etc we see in that picture are the quantum particles making up a warrior in a larger world

Of the universe as we know it is the quantum system of a larger universe, then special relativity says we are moving extremely fast relative to the larger universe; hence why our warrior appears frozen in time

Orthodoxy = Radicalism * Truth + Time A Radical ideas based on ...

2025-06-08T03:47:17Z

Orthodoxy = Radicalism * Truth + Time

A Radical ideas based on the nature of reality over a long enough timeline become the orthodox way of thinking

Until some minute detail that didn’t fully agree with the nature of reality is confronted by a radical idea that is more closely aligned with the nature of reality replaces it over time

ad infinitum

I’ve seen quite a few people saying that the Trump-Musk feud is ...

2025-06-06T17:32:38Z

I’ve seen quite a few people saying that the Trump-Musk feud is a distraction and asking, from what?

It’s almost all distraction and maxing out everyone’s bandwidth. So what is it distracting YOU from is the question. What is important to you that you’re being distracted from?

I don’t have an answer for everyone but my answer is; WAR

The Global Empire, like all empires in history, get overextended and collapse under their own administrative weight.

Maintaining the Empire is bankrupting us like it did the Soviet Union except we’re footing the bill for the entire globe, not 1/3 of it. We have better financiers who have been able to keep the house of cards going for longer. But eventually, it collapses.

I can’t tell you when, I just know it’s a certainty. Could be in 5-10 years, may not happen in my kid’s lifetime. But it will.

How low is your time preference for moving to a better system? Because I don’t want my kid to live in a collapsing world that isn’t prepared because we put our head in the sand. I want to work with people to start building the future we want for our kids.

We don’t need the government’s permission to do what we think is best for our children. We can just start building it and let the ass clowns in DC continue to act like children fighting over their shitty toy.

I too would choose to run behind @nprofile…4fyt. What a view!!

2025-05-30T07:33:04Z

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I too would choose to run behind Gabe (nprofile…4fyt). What a view!!

How are we using Bitcoin to make our local communities better? ...

2025-05-29T03:02:57Z

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How are we using Bitcoin to make our local communities better? This is what protects against that. Support local activities and clubs with your Bitcoin wealth. It’s a grassroots approach that builds understanding, acceptance and an unstoppable force while being self-serving as it increases network adoption, demand increases, NgU

We’re talking about States accepting this but why don’t we start funding local activities and programs and show how much can be done on a bitcoin standard compared to this old fiat model

I don’t think it’s OGers, I think it’s Bitcoin Magazine. ...

2025-05-29T02:56:30Z

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I don’t think it’s OGers, I think it’s Bitcoin Magazine. They’re trying to find a conference and they’re making a decision between selling ad time and being purists and the latter is getting its ass kicked.

A lot of OGers think this is gay and retarded and are working on building things on Layer 0, 1, and 2

54 min Murph Earn your freedom ...

2025-05-26T10:59:23Z

54 min Murph

Earn your freedom

quoting
nevent1q…56jp
It’s Murph Time

Don’t just enjoy your Memorial Day, earn it!

It’s Murph Time Don’t just enjoy your Memorial Day, earn it! ...

2025-05-26T08:47:43Z

It’s Murph Time

Don’t just enjoy your Memorial Day, earn it!

Beautiful Memorial Day sermon Many people have died to give us ...

2025-05-25T20:57:33Z

Beautiful Memorial Day sermon

Many people have died to give us freedom, just like Jesus died to set our souls free

It’s up to us to earn that freedom everyday by choosing to serve God and our fellow man

@npub1fth…ytvf on Nostr is high signal!!

2025-05-22T00:04:18Z

S2Underground (npub1fth…ytvf) on Nostr is high signal!!

Isn’t it amazing how Ukraine started right after the US got out ...

2025-05-17T17:25:55Z

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Isn’t it amazing how Ukraine started right after the US got out of Afghanistan

This is not the kind of stuff people do when they know science is ...

2025-05-14T22:29:28Z

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This is not the kind of stuff people do when they know science is on their side

Pick your conspiracies wisely. If shoveling clearly looks like a ...

2025-05-14T22:24:36Z

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Pick your conspiracies wisely. If shoveling clearly looks like a tissue, it’s probably a tissue. “Hiding” it because the cameras are about to take a bunch of pictures is just typical politicians participating in theater trying to make everything look perfect.

The fact the media is pouncing on debunking it is because they finally have something to say the “conspiracy theorists” are wrong.

Don’t give them ammunition and don’t give them any credit

How do you even find that out?!

2025-05-14T22:14:57Z

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How do you even find that out?!

Great analysis. Very much appreciated!

2025-05-14T22:11:13Z

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Great analysis. Very much appreciated!