"There's the anarchist mantra of the better world is possible. We erode power over time."
Catch my latest mega conversation with nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm and nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240
https://video.nostr.build/164ec0f1da771f984bb35e67fd0014865f2264e902bce05f3da58032637cd1aa.mp4 nostr:note1mvd88pfvjewmfvmxhdn6psqzskl7ztu89l6sjldt0ymhx6pnqwksf9gsk7
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Happy Halloween and #Bitcoin Whitepaper Day! TPB59 - Nostr: The Everything App of Freedom with nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm and nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240 is out now.
"The history of social change shows us that it's not fear that leads to better situations. It's Hope." - Rabble
Ben Arc is a FOSS (free and open source software) hobbyist and activist, founder of LNbits, bitcoin/lightning software and hardware builder, and creator of one of the first twitter clones utilizing the nostr protocol. Evan “Rabble” Henshaw-Plath is a social media pioneer, Jack Dorsey's former boss at Odeo (where they worked together on code that would become what we now know as twitter/x), and and creator of Nos social, a nostr client. In this episode we discuss all things social media and how Bitcoin-inspired tech like Nostr aims to reinvent social media as an open ecosystem beyond the control of big tech gatekeepers. Beyond social media and bitcoin, we discuss culture, how we interact with one another in this rapidly evolving and information intensive world, and hope we have for social change. It's such a pleasure to sit with two technology/social media pioneers like Ben and Rabble and hear their reflections on the world and a possible path forward.
WHAT I POSTED FOR NORMIES AS WELL ON OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITES:
Nostr, which stands for Notes and Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays is an open source protocol that is bringing decentralized social media with user control to the forefront in an age where we've grown all too comfortable with corporate, restrictive, centralized entities controlling our social media. There are many nostr apps, such as Damus for iOS that will look familiar to you, as a twitter-like clone, for a great social media experience with some added bonuses like the ability to "zap" (send bitcoin right through a post or profile). Progressives may find nostr to be an interesting tool that is censorship resistant, a great social network for activists, allows content creators to be in control, and is not fueled by hate algorithms perpetuated on social sites like Twitter. For the month of November we will be sharing more about nostr, calling this #NostrNovember, to grow nostr's user base.
https://progressivebitcoiner.com/tpb59-nostr-the-everything-app-of-freedom-with-ben-arc-rabble/
To learn more check out:
nostr.how
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/how-nostr-breaks-the-vicious-cycles-of-social-media 
On Wednesday, Nov 1st at 4:30pmEST/1:30pmPST I’ll be chatting with former FDIC Capital Markets Regulator Jason Brett and CEO & Co-Founder of Satoshi Action Fund Dennis Porter on the new #FinCEN proposed regulation, #SEC, #Bitcoin amongst Democrat politicians and more live via zap.stream
Tune in: progressivebitcoiner.com/stream
There’s many reasons why progressives should care about this, and why too many progressive politicians are caught in culture wars on bitcoin, “crypto crime” and more. Should be a great conversation, mark your calendars!
The nostr:npub1pu3vqm4vzqpxsnhuc684dp2qaq6z69sf65yte4p39spcucv5lzmqswtfch team is spending a couple of days going over where we’re at and what’s next for the team and the app. You can see from nostr:npub1uaajg6r8hfgh9c3vpzm2m5w8mcgynh5e0tf0um4q5dfpx8u6p6dqmj87z6’s laptop that he’s been orange pilled since Nostrica. And we’ve added nostr:npub138he9w0tumwpun4rnrmywlez06259938kz3nmjymvs8px7e9d0js8lrdr2 to the team who became a Bitcoiner back when Primavera visited Uruguay a decade ago.
I’m excited for #nostrasia. I saw nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm in the hotel lobby last night!
🧡💜
We’re getting impatient for #NostrNovember 😎
This is a friendly reminder that the guy on the left, nostr:npub164q45vfa8prpl7f63stsl9qm9n22v6julkasjdqxjc8kevchsj0sp42rl3 runs The Progressive Bitcoiner, this podcast. The amazing guy on the right, a huge inspiration for me, is nostr:npub1dc84762hpnp0y4jcvjcgwt8l7sepng93j3hg63hfm80ph6kt82eqktjwqd and he wrote “A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin.”
Yeah, we’re both #progressives that believe in #Bitcoin’s potential to change the world for good. And a friendly reminder to buy his book and share with your progressive/liberal friends 🤓📕
Don’t worry, we know there is some confusion sometimes on who does what, but there’s many of us progressives in bitcoin now 😉
When you get two FOSS and social media builders in the same room, amazing conversations happen. Can't wait to release this episode with nostr:npub1wmr34t36fy03m8hvgl96zl3znndyzyaqhwmwdtshwmtkg03fetaqhjg240 and nostr:npub1c878wu04lfqcl5avfy3p5x83ndpvedaxv0dg7pxthakq3jqdyzcs2n8avm on Halloween, Tuesday October 31, which also makes a great kickoff to #NostrNovember nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m
#grownostr
Have a great weekend everyone, and check out our latest with nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpuvia YouTube, or wherever you get your pods 👀
Today at NoonEST/9amPST, join us LIVE for a conversation with nostr:npub1wlkfvm7dvnusz9fv44wuwucu0jp3lc3wqt36ax0lz33hukjga7wq6hqwhy and nostr:npub1z5umqa38xfv94y3fpver2khw2qar2v54jetl24939j4f0yyhggdqrh5lwd about their nonprofit Generation Bitcoin, which is a community built to support, encourage, and inspire teens to jump into the world of #Bitcoin
http://progressivebitcoiner.com/stream
Having just this summer created our YouTube channel, our episode with nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a has been our most watched by far! Thank you all for listening, sharing, & for the feedback.
If you haven’t yet, please watch and subscribe to our YouTube channel 🧡
“Man, [Bitcoin] is such a good tool for the little guy.”
Be sure to catch our latest episode with nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu and share with folks who may or may not know about #Bitcoin ’s ability to promote human rights and freedom 🧡✌️
Link in bio
https://video.nostr.build/531ce68ba88a071a4e9c1e0edfc9f3ee4196096277df1514eba7f9380ef7396f.mp4
#Bitcoin is the greatest teacher. When learning about Bitcoin, you will also inevitably learn about:
- Energy
- Global Financial Systems
- Money
- Climate Action
- Markets
- Economics
- Technology/the cypherpunk movement
- Humanitarian issues & more
You see? #learnbitcoin
Today, I'm chatting LIVE at NoonEST/9amPST with Lisa Hough
and Dom Bei about their nonprofit Proof of Workforce, spreading #bitcoin education to working class folks, plus FinCEN's strict new proposal on "crypto."
See you then 👉 progressivebitcoiner.com/stream (at noon just go to this link, then you'll see a little "Live" button next to the profile name, click that and you're in! 
Announcing🗣️: All TPB shows will now be live streamed via zap.stream, in a new interactive, and nostr enabled way: https://geyser.fund/entry/2277
As always, any support you can give via our nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 is greatly appreciated as we build more and more content in new ways.
Now a new fun way to contribute to The Progressive Bitcoiner 🔥
https://www.zapplepay.com/autozap/npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld
TPB58 - Bitcoin's Bullish Case for Humanity with nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu is out now.
"Bitcoin has tremendous promise to penetrate some of the inertia and perpetual suffering we see in the world."
Alex is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit which promotes and protect democracy & human rights around the world, with a focus on authoritarian regimes. He is the author of "Check Your Financial Privelege" and his latest book "Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development." In this episode we discusses how Bitcoin can serve as a tool for freedom and empowerment around the world. Alex talks about Bitcoin's ability to help activists and democratic movements resist authoritarian abuses, evade censorship, bypass the global inequities of the existing financial system, protect individual liberties, and shift power away from centralized governments back towards ordinary people and communities. We also get into some current global affairs, and the exciting moment in history we are in concerning bitcoin and censorship resistant technologies' future. Alex was instrumental for me early on in my bitcoin journey, helping me understand Bitcoin's human rights angle through his interviews and writings, so it was an honor to have him on the show.
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I think nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu is just a liiiiittle bit bullish on #Bitcoin 😉
Catch our conversation tomorrow via our YouTube channel and wherever you listen to your podcast episodes (link in bio)
https://video.nostr.build/cf70a92ab494356bba3aace7904a932d4d433bf32e20025095945f9a5c25743f.mp4
Gm 🌞
Coming up this week…
- my conversation with nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpudrops tomorrow
- Wednesday NoonEST: TPB LIVE with Lisa Hough and Dom Bei to discuss their nonprofit Proof of Workforce
- Friday NoonEST: TPB LIVE with nostr:npub1z5umqa38xfv94y3fpver2khw2qar2v54jetl24939j4f0yyhggdqrh5lwdand Arsh Molu to discuss Generation Bitcoin
All live streams done via zap.stream, recorded and released as pod episodes and via our YouTube channel usually within 2-3 weeks.
Be sure to check out our episodes via our YouTube channel. We’ve been putting more time & energy into improving our art & video production, so please like/subscribe if you haven’t already to elevate our episodes & conversations 🙏🏻
Art: nostr:npub1aeh2zw4elewy5682lxc6xnlqzjnxksq303gwu2npfaxd49vmde6qcq4nwx
Producer/editor: Damien Somerset
https://video.nostr.build/1b5a90ec8ac44fbe062274d5272d7523bceabd23e009c4bf0194ed819075863f.mp4