This is my best friend, bridesmaid, and a gentle-hearted Bitcoiner, Saphia. She recently lost her home and all her belongings in the Palisades Fire. Adding to her struggles, she was unable to secure an insurance policy when she moved in, and the last year has been particularly hard for her due to multiple failed IVF attempts.

Saphia has always been a source of kindness and strength for others, and now she needs our love and support more than ever. Please keep her in your prayers, and if you’re able, consider contributing to help her rebuild. Every satoshi counts.

You can send support to her Bitcoin wallet or Lightning address here: saphiarelief@tryspeed.com.

ON MY WAY TO EL SALVADOR FOR THE FIRST TIME 🇸🇻

“The most intolerant win.”

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Best #Bitcoin retirement chart I've seen to date.

It's a little difficult for some to understand, but if you pay close attention you can see how many Bitcoins you will need to retire with a certain level of income at a certain age.

That wood is left on the ground to regenerate the forest. Is a common practice. Without that the ground will not be able to feed again the existing trees. Also inside the dead trunks it creates mini habitats for all kind of insects, small animals that also feed the forest.

If you ever see a "clean" forest without dead trunks , leaves, kindles than that forest is a dying forest.

Read more about regenerative forest.

The fire was manually /intentionally started, not because of some dead trunks in the forest.

To anyone wondering about the cause of the California fires. Here are some pictures that I took while hiking in the Sequoia National Forest a few years ago. A national forest managed by the state of California. I was so shocked at the irresponsible forestry practices that I had to take pictures. All of the wood in these pictures was cut down and left on the ground by state agencies. This hike covered about 5 miles. Everything the government touches turns to shit. That’s why I live in the woods with my wife and dog and try to be as self reliant as possible.

#permies #grownostr #homestead #wildfires #bitcoinfixesthis

I want to talk about something that some people may find offensive, and that I can’t talk about on Twitter to not get shadow banned as I have to rely on reach for my work.

The first time I attended Chaos Computer Congress was over 15 years ago. It had the best parties in town, and we would sneak in for the nightlife.

As I rekindled my interest in politics, computers and the internet, I became more aligned with the CCC’s mission: hacking the planet to hold power to account.

While I was already disappointed with some of the CCC’s policies – particularly on things like COVID and Bitcoin – this year was the first time that I seriously lost hope for and trust in the CCC as an institution – starting with its opening speech.

The CCC’s opening speech sets the theme for the event. This year, it was dedicated to the global rise of fascism. Speakers talked about Germany’s protests against the far-right AFD, about Donald Trump, LGBTQ and abortions, and pro-democracy protests in countries like Georgia.

But not a single word was lost to the genocide in Palestine.

Checking the CCC’s schedule, I merely found a single talk on Palestine, which explicitly made clear that it did not take a stance on whether Israel was right or wrong in its operations.

There were still a lot of great talks at the congress, and many assemblies showed their solidarity, but this complete lack of mention is what really stood out for me.

To understand what a hackers congress has to do with genocide, we need to take an uncomfortable look at Nazi Germany.

What enabled the Holocaust 80 years ago was not just a bunch of bloodthirsty eugenicist maniacs high on ungodly amounts of speed and their fascist ideologies. It was the streamlining of exploitation and murder to never before seen efficiency, with the help of new, more efficient technologies.

It is these same advancements in technology that are fueling the genocide in Palestine today. It’s surveillance on an unprecedented scale, evermore invasive spyware, AI enabled targeting and automated drone warfare.

You can think of Palestine what you want, but this technology is being exported from Palestine to the rest of the world today.

It’s facial recognition systems and license plate scanners that Israel uses to enforce apartheid that you’ll soon see scanning your biometrics for your next flight on holidays, or your car on your next trip to work.

It’s spyware companies that test their products to soon sell them to governments around the world targeting activists, journalists and opposition.

It’s psychological warfare utilizing dating sites like Grindr to social engineer Palestinians into spying on their peers and extort their sexual preferences.

Just last month, the a16z portfolio company Skydio, which is a major Israeli military contractor, was caught providing its surveillance drones to Yale University to monitor and track student protestors.

Some of you may find this topic uncomfortable as it may not align with your political views.

But the reality remains that the genocide in Palestine is a testing ground for never before seen surveillance tech that will soon be used on you. And the world’s most renowned hackers are silent.

Just letting you know how women read things:D

Instant epic music is in my ears 🫡

As a women reading this - did you expect it to disappoint? 😂

Sitting by my window. The sky is almost a midnight blue. It’s 16:35. I can hear the occasional police siren, car tyres on roads and a few tweets from birds, but other than that London feels quiet. Am looking at parliament and wondering what on earth is happening in the country.

The photo was taken on board of the British ship HMS Daphne. These children had just been rescued from being sold into slavery.

November 1st, 1868.

God is good.

I have been thinking the exact same thing since reading about this. If you watch the hunger game series, the rebels are no better no different than the capital. Just another side of the same coin. I give you Trump, Musk, etc...