AND NOW, FRIENDS AND COUNTRYMEN, if the wise and learned philosophers of the elder world, the first observers of nutation and aberration, the discoverers of maddening ether and invisible planets, the inventors of Congreve rockets and Shrapnel shells, should find their hearts disposed to enquire what has America done for the benefit of mankind?

Let our answer be this: America, with the same voice which spoke herself into existence as a nation, proclaimed to mankind the inextinguishable rights of human nature, and the only lawful foundations of government. America, in the assembly of nations, since her admission among them, has invariably, though often fruitlessly, held forth to them the hand of honest friendship, of equal freedom, of generous reciprocity.

She has uniformly spoken among them, though often to heedless and often to disdainful ears, the language of equal liberty, of equal justice, and of equal rights.

She has, in the lapse of nearly half a century, without a single exception, respected the independence of other nations while asserting and maintaining her own.

She has abstained from interference in the concerns of others, even when conflict has been for principles to which she clings, as to the last vital drop that visits the heart.

She has seen that probably for centuries to come, all the contests of that Aceldama the European world, will be contests of inveterate power, and emerging right.

Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.

But she goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy.

She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all.

She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.

She will commend the general cause by the countenance of her voice, and the benignant sympathy of her example.

She well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own, were they even the banners of foreign independence, she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication, in all the wars of interest and intrigue, of individual avarice, envy, and ambition, which assume the colors and usurp the standard of freedom.

The fundamental maxims of her policy would insensibly change from liberty to force....

She might become the dictatress of the world. She would be no longer the ruler of her own spirit....

[America’s] glory is not dominion, but liberty. Her march is the march of the mind. She has a spear and a shield: but the motto upon her shield is, Freedom, Independence, Peace. This has been her Declaration: this has been, as far as her necessary intercourse with the rest of mankind would permit, her practice.

- July 4, 1821: John Quincy Adams, Speech to the U.S. House of Representatives on Foreign Policy

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/17/instagram-will-shut-down-its-companion-app-threads-by-year-end/

Picture worth a thousand words...

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And Threads is even worse 😕

Yup!

Basically

Convenient tipping/receiving = custodial apps like alby, strike, etc

Larger amounts of Bitcoin but still convenient spending over LN = custodial lighting wallets like Phoenix, breeze, or your own LN node

Your real stash for long term holding = cold/airgapped wallets like coldcard, foundation, bitbox, trezor/ledger (although they are kinda shady also...)

Still into it? Very few.

Once into it? Many.

https://getalby.com/ is a great custodial wallet browser extension. You get a LN address automatically which you can then add on your nostr profile. Most nostr clients also support Nostr Wallet Connect with Alby which enable one tap zaps without leaving your nostr client.

You can also connect it to Zeus wallet on mobile to manage it on the go.

But we only recommend that for small amounts and convenient tipping on nostr. Generally speaking a non-custodial option is recommended for anything beyond pocket change.

"a top analyst" "from a purely fundamentals perspective" 😂

Pure comedy gold.

https://zbd.gg/waitlist/C1GTX60N0

😂😂😂

Phoenix is underrated

I want a unified email nostr client. Like spark but with nostr

There are some extremely clever email inboxes with really really solid ideas around cutting through the noise. I would explore those. Like Spark

😔

Agreed! Litigating free association is sooooooo fiat.

And a new icon! Nice work all

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Oye

Might make sense to also have a "copy token" button or something so the user can redeem the token via their cashu wallet without exiting to LN or maybe like Tony was saying have some kind of app link

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DZ06evO2w3tfG?si=X_g5nd3rSMKcZNyZg1-Wng

It's a custodial scaling solution built on top of Bitcoin and lightning.