Tonight, I got to meet a true hero - nostr:nprofile1qqszrx6getwup84zrycttvd78qcvf55prr2a5suaayczawhepvnk57cpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezu6twvamkjefwd4jszynhwden5te0wp6hyurvv4cxzeewv4escujywt.
Despite having been persecuted, imprisoned, and maligned, he continues his work as an opposition leader for #Venezuela 🇻🇪
And after conducting an interview with him for an hour or so at nostr:nprofile1qqstvj22wngc5t0687qvak06mt34spm3dl8pqu0ymcv7946xkmv8vpspzdmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ue0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfskuep0cu4g09 this evening, I’m convinced that nothing can defeat this man’s spirit, and I believe that with people like him fighting for Venezuela, the country will one day be free again.
#VenezuelaLibre
I’ll be interviewing Leopoldo López, Venezuelan opposition leader, this evening at nostr:nprofile1qqstvj22wngc5t0687qvak06mt34spm3dl8pqu0ymcv7946xkmv8vpspremhxue69uhkummnw3ez6ur4vgh8wetvd3hhyer9wghxuet59uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshstcnlr5.
Very excited for this (& grateful to nostr:nprofile1qqs0rxy6jmt44guxkny8z4pkym9mxckqxfytygxuntjn6l80hj409sgpzamhxue69uhkxcfwdaexzmn8v4cxjmrv9ejx2aspzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucwywc8p for the opportunity), as I lived in #Venezuela under the Chávez regime & saw the hope López inspired.
Please join us.
It seems like you’d be great at this!
In some of the Bitcoin education I’ve done, I’ve spoken about this. I’ve told people that hold your private keys is more than a psychological thing - that it’s also a very emotional thing and that they’ll need to recalibrate. Maybe you can help them with that recalibration process.
“It is the unconventional mind that understands that success isn’t about attention and accolades.
It’s about partnerships and progress.” -Brent Cole
Thank you for sharing. Yes, socialist policies tend to work for a little while before they don’t. And you’re right in that they could spread during that period where it seems like they’re working.
Hopefully, not. Polymarket showing his odds as no longer being very good.
I don’t understand what you’re saying nor the point you’re trying to make.
Thanks for sharing. While I agree with you, I’d have to research this act and how it applies in NYC to better respond to you.
You might be right. DeBlasio did have a very tough time getting things done from what I remember.
Yeah, I’m by no means cheering for Cuomo either.
It doesn’t eliminate it, but it makes it harder for those entities to exist, yes.
Agreed. It’s a vicious cycle and it leads to the decay of society.
I get that sentiment, and I, too, am frustrated, because you’re right when it comes to those who have the headspace and cognitive capacity to reflect on and reconsider their way of thinking. But there are many in the city who have been trained by its systems (e.g., NYC public schools) in the art of learned helplessness. I blame the institutions that train people to think the way they do more than the people themselves.
I get your point, but as a former New York City public school teacher, I can assure you that many people very much believe that free lunches exist. Their kids get them as school every day and they want more of these types of services because they and their family are hurting.
Having lived in Venezuela under Chavez, I know how this ends.
And it’s deeply saddening to know that what I witnessed firsthand there is likely coming to the city I call home.
That said, I feel for the desperate people who think this candidate will make things better for them.
Most don’t know better and just want their pain to end. I can sympathize with that.
I don’t blame these people. I blame the fiat system, as it creates this type of pain by siphoning wealth away from everyday people.
Most of these people don’t have the headspace to understand that #Bitcoin is an antidote to that system, but I believe that, in time, they will.
Until then, candidates like this will propose and maybe even try to execute on “solutions” that history has shown to be ineffective at best and utterly destructive at worst.
Sad times, but things will get better.
We’re making them better.
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The leading market structure bills moving through Congress could leave US persons prohibited from utilizing non-custodial wallets and service providers.
That would mean no self-custody, no privacy, no freedom.
US Americans please call your representatives and tell them to
support section 110 of the Clarity Act.
nostr:npub185h9z5yxn8uc7retm0n6gkm88358lejzparxms5kmy9epr236k2qcswrdp discussed this on nostr:npub1r8l06leee9kjlam0slmky7h8j9zme9ca32erypgqtyu6t2gnhshs3jx5dk and What Bitcoin Did.
Thanks for bringing attention to this, nostr:nprofile1qqs9etvzezvwuespxugeghtg0a7e2j0kgksprpr8mt30tcn5ckvddlcpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezu6twdaehgcfwvd3szxmhwden5te0dehhxarjv9n8y6trvyh8qcmyddjzuenedyf9v9v0 Super impt
Yesterday, The CLARITY Act passed through the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees.
The language in the bill that protects noncustodial tools and services and their developers was preserved in the process - a big win for transactional privacy.
As a builder in the #Bitcoin #P2P space (w/ nostr:nprofile1qqszw0ncsrfc6wd8lv3cal8cj4apkke8aqv3y75ys05h2st2p2g035spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un89uq3yamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3jxyhxxmmd9u8sm5ny ) as well as a former banker, nostr:nprofile1qqs0zltclduzn5agaga6fjgrxh44g8wp0fnq23rccwh00vacup0karqpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7a8wp3u was uniquely qualified to build nostr:nprofile1qqszjy3du4wgp7tfy8rgguumyee2rte73jyqsfp4d6n75gxxypg4yyqpzdmhxw309akx7cmpd35x7um58gmnwdehqyv8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgunrdchxxmmd9utdmzgq, a #noncustodial P2P bitcoin-backed #lending platform for institutions.