Really really nice to see

But they are in fast decay now

The Eurocommies have been waging trade wars since their inception, but have managed to conceal them with the help of their propaganda machine. #eu #wef #centralplanners

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#Bitcoin and #Nostr are tools to grow in the absurd and sow the seeds of #freedom into the melting wind.

Thank You so much, my friend.

Ancient Sippy Cups Reveal Prehistoric Parenting Secrets

Archaeological digs in Bavaria have unearthed tiny clay pots with teat-like spouts, hinting that prehistoric parents fed their babies animal milk thousands of years ago. Dating back to 1200-450 BC, these vessels—some even shaped like playful animals—suggest that bottle-feeding predates modern times by millennia. These finds, excavated from children’s graves, could explain a Neolithic population surge tied to earlier weaning practices.

The pots, designed for little hands, offer a rare glimpse into ancient caregiving. Chemical traces in three vessels confirm they held milk from cows, goats, or sheep, used for kids aged one to six. Emerging around 5,000 BC, these feeding tools grew common in Europe’s Bronze and Iron Ages, reshaping theories about early human life.

#Archaeology #HistoryUncovered #PrehistoricLife #ScienceNews #AncientDiscoveries #Nostr #Nostrlearn #Nostrhistory

It's getting better by the day. Go get theses degenerates

Hello,

these are deep words, real life poetry. I lost my mother last Tuesday. She was incredible inspiring, tough woman. We live this life with the credit of death that demands its toll.

Please go on inspiring people. It's the real thing.

Greets

Tom

GM, have a nice we

You americans should be so glad to be freed from the UK/EU degenerate overlords, hopefully forever. #apple #uk #eu

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Sometimes it's worth digging deep into the slurry of history to get an idea of our own present. These days, we are experiencing a record drift of the EU central planners and their opinion police towards a degenerated police state. All liberal principles such as freedom of speech or the right to private property are being sullied by these useless rent-seekers!

#Nostr #Grownostr #eu #socialism #wef #fascism

Just DeepL as I am writing in german. I am in the writing business for over 25 years, covering nearly anything from econ, philo to geopolitics.

These parasites don't know any limits. Their decay will be wild as they'll be trying to drown as many of us with them. #eu #socialism #uk #wef

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Sorry for being ignorant. What do You mean with 'LLM'?

Child Benefits and the Reproduction Crisis in the Roman Empire

Let’s dive into something we observe nowadays in our own epoch: how the Roman Empire, this sprawling juggernaut of history, stumbled into a reproduction crisis—and whether throwing money at parents could’ve fixed it. Picture this: togas, aqueducts, gladiator fights, and a society quietly panicking because not enough babies were popping out to keep the whole thing running. It’s a slow-burn disaster that makes you wonder—did they ever think about something like child benefits to nudge people into having more kids? And what does that say about us today?

First off, Rome wasn’t exactly a baby-making paradise by the late Republic and into the Empire. The upper crust—the senators, the patricians, the ones with fancy villas—started having fewer kids. Why? Well, life was getting cushy for them. Big estates, slaves doing the dirty work, and a culture that increasingly vibed with “enjoy the moment” over “raise a legion of heirs.” Marriage? Eh, optional. Kids? A hassle. Sound familiar? Historians like Tacitus and Pliny the Elder griped about it—elite families shrinking, old bloodlines fading. Meanwhile, the lower classes and rural folks were still pumping out kids, but not enough to offset the decline at the top where power and wealth sat.

The numbers tell a fascinating story. Rome’s population—estimated at around 50-60 million at its peak under Augustus—started plateauing, then dipping in spots by the 2nd century AD. Wars, plagues, and famines didn’t help, sure, but the real kicker was fertility. The birth rate wasn’t keeping up with the death rate. Augustus, the first emperor, saw this coming a mile away. He wasn’t about to let his shiny new empire crumble because people were too busy partying to procreate. So, he rolled out the Lex Julia and Lex Papia Poppaea—laws to boost marriage and childbearing. Tax breaks for families with three or more kids, penalties for bachelors, perks for widows who remarried fast. It was like proto-child benefits, Roman style.

Did it work? Kinda, but not really. The elites grumbled and dodged the rules. Some married just to snag the tax perks, then didn’t bother with kids. Others stayed single and took the hit—better that than diaper duty. The incentives weren’t juicy enough, and the culture was already shifting. Rome’s urban sprawl didn’t help either—cities like Rome itself were crowded, expensive, and not exactly kid-friendly. Compare that to the countryside, where big families made sense for farming, and you see the split. The empire needed bodies—soldiers, workers, taxpayers—but the baby pipeline was clogging up.

Now, let’s imagine a full-on child benefit system in Rome. Say Augustus went hardcore: monthly payouts per kid, free grain for big families, maybe even land grants for every fifth child. Could it have turned the tide? On one hand, yeah—cash talks. The poor might’ve jumped at it, churning out more little Romans to fill the legions and fields. Look at modern examples: countries like Germany or Sweden toss money at parents today (child allowances, tax credits), and it bumps birth rates a bit. Rome’s plebeians, scraping by on bread and circuses, might’ve responded the same way.

But here’s the catch: the elites wouldn’t have cared. Money wasn’t their bottleneck—status was. Raising a kid in Rome’s high society meant tutors, political marriages, obscene dowries. No amount of sesterces was gonna convince a senator’s wife to trade her silk dresses for sleepless nights unless the vibe shifted. And that vibe? Hedonism, individualism, and a creeping sense that the empire’s peak was behind it. Sound familiar yet? Plus, Rome didn’t have the bureaucracy to pull off a universal child benefit scheme. Tax collection was a mess—corrupt officials skimming off the top—and tracking who had how many kids? Forget it. The census was spotty at best.

Zoom out, and the reproduction crisis wasn’t just about incentives—it was structural. Rome’s economy leaned hard on conquest: slaves, loot, new land. When the borders stopped expanding under Trajan, the gravy train slowed. No new resources, no cheap labor—suddenly, raising a family got pricier. Add in lead poisoning from pipes (messing with fertility), urban squalor, and a culture obsessed with spectacle over stability, and you’ve got a recipe for demographic stagnation. Child benefits might’ve been a Band-Aid, but the wound was systemic.

Fast forward to the fall—5th century AD, barbarians at the gates. Rome’s population was a shadow of its former self. Some peg it at 20-30 million by then, with Italy itself hollowed out. The Western Empire collapsed not just from invasions but because it couldn’t replenish its people. The Eastern half, Byzantium, hung on—partly because it kept rural birth rates humming and didn’t lean so hard into urban decadence. Lesson? You can’t cash your way out of a cultural rut.

So, what’s the tie-in to today? We’re staring down our own fertility collapse. Look at Japan, South Korea, Europe—birth rates plummeting below replacement levels (2.1 kids per woman). In 2023, South Korea hit 0.78. Zero. Point. Seven. Eight. That’s Roman-elite-level apathy, but across whole nations. Governments are tossing out child benefits like candy—Hungary’s got tax exemptions, Poland’s got its 500+ program. It helps a little, but not enough. Why? Same deal as Rome: culture trumps cash. Cities are pricey, careers eat time, and raising kids feels like a luxury good. Plus, we’ve got contraception and Netflix—options Rome never dreamed of. The fertility collapse today isn’t about lead pipes; it’s about choice, priorities, and a world that doesn’t scream “have kids or else.”

Rome teaches us this: child benefits are a tool, not a fix. They can nudge the desperate, but they don’t rewrite the soul of a society. Augustus tried, and it flopped. Today, we’re trying harder—with better data, bigger budgets—but the jury’s still out. Maybe we need more than money. Maybe we need a vibe shift, a reason to believe the future’s worth populating. Until then, we’re just echoing Rome - different togas, same crisis.

Interesting video by Theresites the Historian: https://shorturl.at/BcFZu

#history #rome #childbenefits #fertilitycrisis #reproduction #nostr #bitcoin #grownostr #demography #modernworld #culture

Japan’s Inflation Surge Signals Trouble for Fiat Dreams

Consumer costs spike, central bank braces for bond market turbulence

In a jolt to Japan’s economic landscape, consumer prices soared in January at the fastest pace in two years, igniting speculation of an impending interest rate hike. Official data reveals a year-over-year surge of 4.0% in the consumer price index, up from 3.6% in December—the first time since early 2023 that inflation has hit this mark. Dig deeper, and the culprits emerge: energy prices rocketed 10.8%, while food costs, excluding volatile fresh produce, climbed 5.1%. Even the core inflation gauge—stripping out fresh food and energy—edged up to 2.5% from 2.4%, signaling persistent pressure beneath the surface.

This spike isn’t just numbers on a page—it’s a warning flare for a nation already wrestling with sky-high public debt and a central bank on edge. Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda isn’t sitting idle. Addressing a parliamentary committee, he pledged to counter “abnormal” spikes in bond yields with flexible purchases of government debt. “When long-term rates surge in ways that defy normal patterns, we’ll step in to stabilize the market,” Ueda said, underscoring the ripple effects: higher borrowing costs for businesses and potential losses on banks’ bond holdings.

Japan’s predicament is a live-wire case study in the unraveling of fiat credit systems. Production is ticking up, and the economy shows flickers of stability, yet runaway consumer prices are exposing cracks. With the state drowning in debt, the BoJ’s inevitable intervention looms—a move that could dash hopes of normalized, positive real interest rates faster than seasoned observers might predict. This isn’t just Japan’s story; it’s a preview of a global reckoning. As fiat currencies lose ground, the stage is set for Bitcoin and gold to seize the spotlight.

#Japan #Economy #InflationWatch #FiatCollapse #BitcoinRise #CentralBank #Nostr #Bitcoin #Gold

True. Let's watch the clown show

But the Obama/Clinton/Biden crime syndicate clearly worked for London. And they tried until now to draw the US on the european battlefield against Russia (again)

IMO Washington has been infiltrated by socialist Europeans which changed with the last elections

The EU's West is dying. Our values have been deeply corrupted. #eu

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