Pompey was Biden.

Establishment treasure, friend turned enemy.

Stripped Caesar of command by subverting elections and prosecuted him to prevent him from returning to Rome.

Only to trigger the crossing of the Rubicon and the march on Rome, thus ending the Republic in a populist wave.

We're only waiting for Pompey and his followers to flee across the sea to make the analogy complete.

Some have fled already.

To answer with a question: has Elon realized this himself?

That a vial of poison in Trump's slushy is already enough to trigger the civil war that makes the Musks our Emperors? That all he needs is a bit more power and borrowed legitimacy before pulling the trigger?

Has he known that for a while?

If not, Caesar was murdered by the parts of the establishment that had supported his ambitions when they realized he was serious about D.O.G.E.

Just sayin'

Elon may also be the only one with the appeal and resources to reinstate order should a civil war follow Trump's death, whether natural or by assassination, just like Octavian. And yes, he is clearly equally willing to redesign Rome as the younger, adopted heir of the late leader.

Nope, Empires are peak inflation.

They require far more resources and coordination than individuals would ever muster voluntarily.

The seeds of their certain collapse is already planted when hard money begins to emerge among the people.

Only after a long period of feudalism, rising out of a destitute dark age, will the hard money again be concentrated enough to inflate a new civilization.

That's what allowed governments to begin confiscating gold, the hard money that brought down Rome, 300-500 years ago, giving rise to us.

But for now we are still entering into the golden age of the Empire, so enjoy the bubble before Bitcoin bursts it.

Bitcoin is what will eventually bring down the empire

It's called a triumvirate, it's normal at the end of a Republic, and it never works out for anyone but the future Emperor.

Now, can anyone tell me which one is Octavian AKA Augustus? 🧐

The Relays of Alexandria.

It was liked and reposted enough to survive the dark ages 🤷

"Now students, we don't know who fucko was, but thanks to SatsMcd's artwork we know he didn't like Socrates. We believe GM was a form of greeting, but evidence suggests it was not universally understood and often went ignored."

No surprise Socrates was cancelled.

Me too! I'm working on an insane book where I explore the next 3000 years of human history seen through the lens of the past 3000 years, very much in this manner. Let me know if you'd been keen to give feedback when a draft is ready. You can see some tidbits in my feed, made into posts.

Socrates was even cancelled after offending almost everyone.

Fucking legend.

You jest, but Socrates literally just walked around Athens trolling, which we only know because Plato kept posting his epic takedowns while stealing his memes.

All the data centres and storage devices on Earth may one day end up as fragmented and lost as documents and archives from antiquity, leaving some future civilization to label YOU a great historian or poet of our times, because the few bits they find contain your shitposts.

WAIT, isn't that Caesar chilling in the Circus Maximus with his adopted heir Octavian - soon to be the first Emperor after winning the Civil War triggered by Caesar's assassination?

https://video.nostr.build/bc40d98ac467f5352e1d3535aba8e6cfe01039df0240c4d30bd5798441489254.mp4

Yesterday was my birthday. Again.

I am only 21 million, nostr:npub1ac8qr6chl3ktfnfdjvqd97y5tdgs2eg579tvd0rdfydhgjtdzcdqnr657s

I don't look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts

Why, I feel set in stone, chained to time: Like too much infinity divided by too few coins

I need a bull run. A very long bull run. And I don't expect I shall return

In fact, I mean not to

I REFUSE TO LET US FORGET this woman's incredible courage.

So in honor of the brave women of Iran, I translated one of my favorite poems to English.

This is 'THE BEST' by Nordahl Grieg:

«Death burns like Thor's lightning;

Clearer we see than before

each life in its white pain:

it is the best of us who go.

The strong, the pure of heart

who wanted and dared the most;

calmly they bid us farewell,

as one by one journeyed west.

The living rules this world;

a herd will always remain,

the indispensable clever,

life's second best (wo)men.

The best are murdered in prison,

swept away by bullets and sea.

The best will never be our future.

The best are busy being free.

Thus we honor them, with apathy,

with all the emptiness we know,

but then we betray the best of us,

when we bitterly let them go.

They don't want our sorrow,

but to live with courage and faith.

Only in the hearts of the daring

the blood of the fallen remains.

Is not each one who knew them

richer than the dead ever were –

for (wo)men have had them as friends

and children have had them as parents

They raised the life they left.

In new (wo)men they haunt us again.

On their graves shall be written:

The best will ALWAYS remain.»

🕯️

I don't want to change socks, but my wife says $100k is taking too long

🚨 DON'T WAIT FOR TRUMP!

Or for Elon, or anyone else, to make your life better/worse:

Simply study #Bitcoin to benefit AND study #Bitcoin to protect yourself.

Do it yourself for yourself (and everyone you love).

No middle man.

HODL! 🏆