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Trust Atlas is live. Open data for global trust.
What Happened:
Iran dropped 55 points between 2000 and 2007, with a small recovery since. Indonesia fell steadily from 52% to 5%. Iraq and Egypt declined through years of conflict. The data ends at 2018 for most—we don't know the current state.
New and improved. ✨
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Twitter verification used to mean something. Now it means you paid $8.
Meta employees need permission to remove spammers if their ad budget is high enough.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucnpdejz7qpq76p7sup477k5738qhxx0hk2n0cty2k5je5uvalzvkvwmw4tltmeqzcmwqz built the alternative on Web of Trust. Reputation computed from your actual social graph, not from a company that can flip a switch and erase you.
S02E16 Pippellia – Reputation Without a Kill Switch
https://blossom.primal.net/9a14c693c77367efcc3b275d0ce7a64797da102a4851712b5900d91cb9c58464.mp4
"Send money to names, not random characters." 🎯
https://open.substack.com/pub/spiralbtc/p/making-bitcoin-speak-human
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Voluntary payment has never cracked 5% adoption. Fifty years of trying. NPR, Radiohead, Patreon, Nostr zaps. Human nature doesn't change.
So why build #V4V rails at all?
Because when Patreon banned creators in 2018, lightning worked. When SubscribeStar got cut off by Stripe and PayPal, sats kept moving.
That creator you zap? You're not tipping them. You're making them uncancellable.
S02E14: trustrevolution.co
https://blossom.primal.net/426e00bf8654b96813176f08c9313528e96a963383913a9178b7953a6b839188.mp4
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It took 69 years to break up AT&T. IBM outspent the DOJ for 12 straight years and ran out the clock.
Cory Doctorow knows this. He still thinks regulation is how we escape enshittification.
We talked about why—and whether that faith is warranted.
S02E13 is out now:
https://fountain.fm/episode/bJgdt0hJAnppEve6Qmt8
https://blossom.primal.net/8e25713e1d6a6be5de74bedfa641e7b46c5097cc83b689b9fca96863b1547111.mp4
Thanks for listening. He's referring to the mostr bridge.
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It took 69 years to break up AT&T. IBM outspent the DOJ for 12 straight years and ran out the clock.
Cory Doctorow knows this. He still thinks regulation is how we escape enshittification.
We talked about why—and whether that faith is warranted.
S02E13 is out now:
https://fountain.fm/episode/bJgdt0hJAnppEve6Qmt8
https://blossom.primal.net/8e25713e1d6a6be5de74bedfa641e7b46c5097cc83b689b9fca96863b1547111.mp4
Cory Doctorow on why the future of the internet is “Post-American.”
Full episode tomorrow:
https://fountain.fm/show/Mk0fJte5vrfiDQ5RyCZd
https://blossom.primal.net/61846fe6f3c45a6756fe7f9a888cf38e00d580c54dbd9e6cf4bce0fbf44875e6.mp4
"What is the role of tech journalism in a world where CEOs no longer feel shame?"
https://www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-interview-backlash-analysis/
“Mining is ruthlessly competitive. Revenue trends to zero every halving. All you need is energy and minimal bandwidth.”
nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq37amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvf5hgcm0d9hxg6tnw3exjcm59ehhyecqyrfawsfymha4hhrphrcc697rxddmknuvwyvz5d0wyuc55jdyada362dlwfh lays out why Bitcoin mining isn't your friend—it's a market force that consumes stranded energy, builds infrastructure, then moves on when real consumers show up.
Jurisdictions that get out of the way win. Those that don't lose.
https://blossom.primal.net/d8ce3dd7cff98ccb15f3bdf8304d7a2e7767394655a321db9b808d421e4c81e6.mp4
Full episode:
NEW EPISODE: nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq37amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvf5hgcm0d9hxg6tnw3exjcm59ehhyecqyrfawsfymha4hhrphrcc697rxddmknuvwyvz5d0wyuc55jdyada362dlwfh went from Naval Special Warfare intelligence to software engineering at a large-scale Bitcoin miner.
His career arc reveals something important about how centralized systems are showing cracks and what's replacing them.
Key insights:
→ Open source contributions build reputation that matters more than corporate credentials in Bitcoin
→ Military “thinking shooter” training—knowing where to find answers rather than having all answers—translates directly to decentralized technology work
→ Financial surveillance isn't abstract: working in FinTech showed him exactly how payment censorship operates at the technical level
→ Bitcoin Veterans is creating pathways for the military community to transition from defending centralized institutions to building alternatives
Listen and watch:
From Naval Special Warfare to large-scale Bitcoin mining. nostr:nprofile1qyv8wumn8ghj7urjv4kkjatd9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wsq37amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwvf5hgcm0d9hxg6tnw3exjcm59ehhyecqyrfawsfymha4hhrphrcc697rxddmknuvwyvz5d0wyuc55jdyada362dlwfh Average Gary spent years in intelligence and large-scale data systems, seeing how surveillance works, and then started building the alternatives.
His path from classified operations to open source shows how military discipline translates to freedom tech—and why proof of work beats credentials.
https://blossom.primal.net/930829249df4a0b2c45eb16e223af23756642497b8eb337b6fb507993e4cbd87.mp4
S02E12 is out tomorrow.
Choosing privacy today means building a resilient future. By resisting digital ID adoption and supporting privacy-first businesses, we preserve our freedom and sovereignty. Which path will you choose?
https://blossom.primal.net/5f034d92ad36910abee4331a44f40ef5742a9d11aa181ae64338b5173678797d.mp4
nostr:nprofile1qqsfnz2dwau4yye5edyez03r8q0pj6smky89hcldak8pa8sgq07cvmgpy9mhxue69uhkvet9v3ejumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtm509cx2umrwf5hqaqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0twtpnv on the "just suffer through it" attitude in Bitcoin. It's a hipster mentality.
https://blossom.primal.net/94b5ac72a265981498a361d5cf600322136e9434888afed93fa3fbcaf00cbacc.mp4
"Cash App lets you buy Bitcoin, and that's a huge thing many wallets ignore." —Stephen DeLorme on the trade-offs of freedom tech.
Dive deeper into this conversation on Trust Revolution: https://fountain.fm/episode/N6ZXzeTlp5nSMyx4Qt66
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“Some UX problems have design solutions, and some have engineering solutions.” —Stephen DeLorme dives into Bitcoin and solving user experience on Trust Revolution.
Listen here: https://fountain.fm/episode/N6ZXzeTlp5nSMyx4Qt66
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“It's really difficult to engineer freedom tech—solutions that require you to kind of take ownership of your money, take ownership of your data. These things typically have engineering solutions that are harder to build; they might take a longer time to build, or it might actually require the user to kind of learn something new.” — nostr:nprofile1qyshwumn8ghj7en9v4j8xtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0w3uhqetnvdexjur5qy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqzpxvff4mhj5snxn95nyf7yvupuxt2rwcsuklrahkcu857pqplmpndukqdk5
NEW EP: Bitcoin and Freedom by Design
Cory joins us later this month to talk 💩.
"You may actually get to a point where too much decentralization actually makes it ungodly hard to use."
npub1nxy56ame2gfnfj6fjylzxwq7r94phvgwt037mmvwr60qsqlaseksswlnxl on why Signal wins by accepting centralization trade-offs—and what Bitcoin builders somtimes miss about usability.
https://blossom.primal.net/b2e6bb672afce37006628e1f3e5371411b57162ef376d52baa5091c3c81bf7ac.mp4
Full episode coming tomorrow.
"The longevity of the whole network, the selling point of Bitcoin is that it is censorship resistant, and this element of privacy is necessary."
Dan Gould joins Trust Revolution to discuss how PayJoin enhances Bitcoin's privacy while saving users money.
Listen to the full episode at https://trustrevolution.co
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“With robust privacy for everyday people on Bitcoin very soon, the future is looking bullish,” —Dan Gould on Trust Revolution.
Listen to the full episode here: https://trustrevolution.co
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“If you're relying on them to move money, they can discriminate based on that. We need some baseline privacy.” —Dan Gould
Dive into the conversation on Trust Revolution as Dan discusses how PayJoin reshapes Bitcoin's privacy landscape.
Listen now: https://trustrevolution.co
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Payjoin is the https of Bitcoin payments. nostr:nprofile1qyt8wumn8ghj7ct5d3shxtnwdaehgu3wd3skueqpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgpxtqmzcvfha25qr7hyqjlrdl7gpct2v8zr4zg68gzxhmztwtjf3gh76kkx explains why.
https://blossom.primal.net/a046a43a737c00d3ad6e295772ef5ab72b5c444ca538f753b3e805f677adf9df.mp4
Full episode tomorrow.
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"How you weaponize technology is a policy question, not a tech question." Join Tim Bouma and explore trust in the digital age. Listen now: https://trustrevolution.co
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"Canadians just don't want it." Tim Bouma discusses the future of trust in digital ID and CBDCs on Trust Revolution. Listen now: https://trustrevolution.co
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NEW EPISODE
npub1q6mcr8tlr3l4gus3sfnw6772s7zae6hqncmw5wj27ejud5wcxf7q0nx7d5 spent 20 years architecting Canada's digital identity framework. He's also building Safebox—a Nostr wallet no entity can shut down.
“It's not about identity theft. It's about intention theft.” https://blossom.primal.net/7faf0cbe0b84510b8a82b5c8c1812dca332748bc84ffc0d136386ce88bf3badf.mp4
In this conversation:
• Axioms vs rules
• Encrypted Cashu tokens on Nostr relays
• What the trucker protest revealed about fragile systems
Understanding centralized systems deeply is how you build alternatives that actually work.
S02E09 | Trust Revolution
https://fountain.fm/episode/KoDQBw5S2Ga7bbUqLs7A
#nostr #bitcoin #cashu
What if the mind you trust is running a four-year-old's survival code?
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Subscribe to be notified. 🔔
https://blossom.primal.net/24559dcf369552170ea08d71b5ca7a286b76889b1523b330e3a9278532d75ca1.mp4
“Don't be an early adopter. When digital ID products launch, resist adoption as long as possible. Your refusal matters, and it buys time for alternatives to develop.”
Discover more insights in Trust Revolution's latest episode: https://trustrevolution.co
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Resist adoption. Your refusal matters.
“Don't be an early adopter. When digital ID products launch, resist adoption as long as possible. Your refusal matters, and it buys time for alternatives to develop.”
Discover more insights in Trust Revolution's latest episode: https://trustrevolution.co
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We are waking up. Bullish.
> According to the survey, just 28 percent of Americans expressed having a “‘great deal’ or ‘fair amount’ of trust in newspapers, television and radio to report the news fully, accurately and fairly.” That figure, Gallup noted, “is down from 31% last year and 40% five years ago,” and “marks the first time the measure has fallen below 30%.”
https://thefederalist.com/2025/10/02/americans-trust-in-corporate-media-hits-lowest-level-ever/
"Trust doesn’t scale through institutions here—it scales through repeated interaction, reputation signaling, and network effects." nostr:note17ukawmfr6d5e7gsahfa7pc9zu44hxk0luukmzrcy97vxq85qu2wszr45a0
Centralized systems—Big Pharma, globalist agendas, education—are crumbling under their own weight.
Alex Newman, investigative journalist and CEO of Liberty Sentinel Media, joins nostr:nprofile1qyw8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnzd96xxmmfdecxzunt9e3k7mf0qys8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnndpshwmnev4skwetj9e3k7mf0vd5xzaqqyrr7mfnq567gyuznp6ptffm39tx75t33ms99d7xuj4dvqz00m97gvap6hd4 to rip the veil off these failures. And to issue a call to action to each of us to reclaim our sovereignty.
https://blossom.primal.net/adf1c4cdc946266cab46e2374e8fee6220ab841b47881f33991bdf7d8d5e6823.mp4
Bypass Big Tech. Listen, watch, and support the show on nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqtxwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tmwwp6kyvtkx46kv7tgx3kxketnd3nhs7rrvdkxwwrxxp585ct6dpshwdmjwdexsanxw96hs7ndxfnxkd35vvmny6rswv6r2m3swc6n7cnjdaskgcmpwd6r6arjw4jsqgr98zf9a0akv86p3kx86p6tachg4lthsuqamzg8psk6jdk4w8j4cv6qcgkr.
Mathias Buus dives into the shift from cloud to peer-to-peer tech with Shawn—exploring privacy, security, and the future of the internet. Don't miss this insightful discussion! Listen now: https://trustrevolution.co
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tl;dr We don't know, but mostly, it doesn't. YOLO.
"Most claims of 'success' by international bodies and national authorities are unsupported by relevant empirical evidence. The claims are routinely contradicted by massive scandals in the financial sector."
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735665
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Efforts to slow or block the creation of a CBDC have received little support among congressional Democrats—even though the risks involved strike at the heart of core progressive values. Indeed, for a movement that has consistently fought against surveillance, discrimination, and the abuse of government power, CBDCs should raise especially sharp concerns.
Thank you to nostr:nprofile1qy8hwumn8ghj7efwdehhxtnvdakqz9thwden5te0v4jx2m3wdehhxarj9ekxzmnyqqsysux42q9py8j3sa2y50nwtsh7u8g2q0sms5rn7fldkugtzyxkyzqsep9ek for letting me write a guest post.
https://progressivebitcoiner.org/central-bank-digital-currencies-clash-with-progressive-values/
Nick is an important voice speaking out against the dangers of CBDCs. Season 2 of Trust Revolution starts this Wednesday, featuring a conversation with Nick about this topic and much more.
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Next week, Jeffrey Tucker joins the show. We'll talk about his fight for liberty during lockdowns and justice after, as well as the damage to institutional trust that resulted. We'll also discuss his new book, Spirits of America, as a blueprint for the future.
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Thanks to nostr:nprofile1qqsxu35yyt0mwjjh8pcz4zprhxegz69t4wr9t74vk6zne58wzh0waycpz3mhxw309ucnydewxqhrqt338g6rsd3e9uq5gamn8ghj77tvwpc8g6fhv3uxkcm3w4nx2drtxfmngurrxfmrxdmhwe3hsumkv5mk5mmv0fhxjut3vdj8j6tkw9c8zmr9xdkxjepwdahxjmmw9uhazftv's castr.me, you can follow and subscribe (RSS) to all Trust Revolution media posted to nostr here:
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"Don't be evil" has failed. Can't-be-evil is the only way forward. nostr:nevent1qqs9q7ceymw70kczlrv9h9f0sk3l7607d5khzrxf4pe80qm2860lrzqe04p3p
AML's hidden cost: global control
nostr:npub1v6z4srj4ktch4f3ee9ze2zp7ml4n9rshttmntpamfed0nvpev5fszzuq49, a pseudonymous civil servant and former corporate banker, joins nostr:npub1clk6vc9xhjp8q5cws262wuf2eh4zuvwupft03hy4ttqqnm7e0jrq3upup9 to expose the hidden mechanisms of global financial standards and their impact on trust and sovereignty.
“The government knows everything about you, and you know so little about them. That’s not democracy—that’s a high probability of tyranny.”
“Transparency kills all criminal activity. Cockroaches love to hide from the light.”
📺 Watch here:
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Roll into the 4th of July weekend with FOI requests ready to go.
"Trust enables speed and enables people to take risks on those they trust.
Integrity allows one to gain trust and live in internal and external harmony."
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