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Down the rabbit hole.

An ugly one at that! Real specimen..

I feel personally targeted by the quotes of the last couple of days :D

Does help me to reflect and pursue change though!

If you feel so bad about the current times then perhaps you would benefit from paying less attention to the bs that is going on.

Try focusing on the good stuff around you :-)

This being cliche doesn't make it wrong.

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GN

GN ;-) Not sure which I like more.

Just came across this. When your body says "hell NO", sometimes it's because it's already at war with something in your body. It's hard to discern though between not beeing motivated and fighting a cold or something.

For real? Did you come from Wallstreetbets originally and now ended up on Nostr?

Where are my #MMA and #UFC fans on here? #AskNostr

What are your Picks for the upcoming card?

I got:

Izzy over Imavov

Magomedov over Page

Pawlowitsch over Rozenstruik

Said over Oliveira

Don't know the last two guys.

Translated to english:

Co-founder of cryptocurrency company Ledger kidnapped and then released after a highly sensitive operation

A sensitive manhunt is being conducted this Thursday by the GIGN (National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) following the disappearance of David Balland, co-founder of Ledger, a company specializing in cryptocurrency. While the hostage has been found, several individuals are in police custody, and significant searches are ongoing.

The operation is described as highly sensitive. Media outlets have been asked to temporarily refrain from reporting on the situation while lives were at stake. For the past 48 hours, the national gendarmerie, under the direction of the Inter-specialized Jurisdiction (Jirs) of the Paris prosecutor's office, has been discreetly tracking down the perpetrators of David Balland's kidnapping. The man disappeared on Tuesday in Vierzon (Cher), abducted by a violent commando demanding a large ransom from his relatives or associates.

A first operation, carried out by the GIGN and described as particularly forceful, successfully located David Balland alive late Wednesday afternoon. "The victim had been taken by his captors in a car and driven to another location, where he was held captive," the Paris prosecutor's office stated in a press release. David Balland has been "taken care of by emergency services" and is expected to "receive medical attention." Several suspects have been placed in police custody among this criminal organization, which includes various intermediaries. This Thursday morning, investigations are ongoing "with the aim of identifying and apprehending all the perpetrators of this crime."

"I have never seen anything like this"

Initially opened by the Bourges prosecutor's office, the investigation was quickly transferred to the Jirs in Paris due to the sensitivity of the case and the suspects' modus operandi, which may involve organized crime. The investigations are being conducted by gendarmes from the Bourges research section, assisted by several gendarmerie units. The inquiry is focused on "kidnapping and unlawful confinement in an organized group to obtain the execution of a condition: the criminals indeed demanded the payment of a significant ransom in cryptocurrency," the Paris prosecutor's office explained. This is a crime that carries a life imprisonment sentence.

Since Tuesday evening, several residents of Méreau and Vierzon had reported an unusual deployment of law enforcement on social media. Rumors had circulated mentioning the kidnapping of Éric Larchevêque, a high-profile businessman with whom David Balland co-founded Ledger. This information was incorrect: Larchevêque, who is also a member of the jury for the show "Qui veut être mon associé?" on M6, was not targeted by the kidnappers. Meanwhile, the mayor of the town of Méreau (Cher) told Le Parisien on Wednesday evening that he had "no information" on the matter. "There are still law enforcement officers here tonight; they spent part of the night on site," he indicated. "It must be a fairly serious incident, as I have never seen anything like this in my town," he added.

According to information available on his LinkedIn profile, David Balland is an expert in cryptocurrencies. Described as a friendly and discreet technician, he is credited with helping to make Ledger, which he co-founded in 2014, a unicorn in the cryptocurrency sector in France. Previously, he had set up Chronocoin, a platform that allowed users to buy Bitcoins with a credit card and receive them at home through a physical wallet.

As cryptocurrencies reach unprecedented levels—Bitcoin has recently hit new records—David Balland may have been targeted due to his position at Ledger and his proximity to Éric Larchevêque (the 391st richest person in France, according to Challenges magazine).

Can you prepare for the negative if you didn't think of it before? I'd say no.

So in order to be prepared you'd have to think negatively first.

Are you preparing accordingly?