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Tony Carrera
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I sell lights @ apogeehouse.com, an architectural lighting, fans, & controls distributor. Fan of financial markets, tech & BBQ. Always learning. Using nostr to share what I have learned. Nothing I say is financial or medical advice. Assume everything I say is wrong. Do your own research.

Hi.

I don’t post behind a pseudonym because I believe in complete freedom and don’t have the need to hide.

I believe in freedom. Freedom of speech. Freedom to choose what I do with my time. Freedom to do what I want with my money. Freedom to have my opinion. Freedom period.

I say what I feel I need to say and I don’t worry about it.

That’s privilege for sure. I live in a country where I can do that. So I’ll say what I want to honor those that fought for my right to do so.

Seeing a lot of countries ban people’s right to speak is disgusting. The UK, Brazil, etc. it’s a shame the government feels a need to outlaw or jail someone for their words.

I think this is one of the most important topics currently and #nostr literally fixes that (mostly).

I may not agree with what you say, but I won’t oppose your right to say it. Nostr allows you to do that.

#grownostr #pleb #plebchain #nostriches #freespeech #freedom

Saying #nostr is awesome on nostr itself is kind of pointless as most people here get it.

Honestly it’s hard to explain to others, my current pitch is:

“It’s like twitter but no one can ban you or censor what you say… oh and your content goes with you if you decide to use another nostr app/client.”

People will get it eventually by network effect or forced to join because they themselves were a victim or censorship.

help spread the word and #grownostr

GM!

Most people are privileged in some way, it’s a fact of life.

Playing a victim because others were born into money, with connections, a particular skin tone, a different accent, with or without siblings, good or bad childhood, etc. won’t get you anywhere.

Different generations acquire and lose certain privileges.

Don’t like your situation? Do something about it. Stop whining and make the change you want for yourself and others.

It’s funny because most of the people I see complaining about privilege are people either born or living in the USA. How privileged is that?

Don’t be a victim.

#gm #letsgo #nostr #plebs

How idiotic is this point of view?

I have no clue what the Kennedy family relationship is like, but effectively choosing a political party over your brother is short-sighted and just sad. Even if you disagree with them.

Also, kind of hilarious to feel the need to share a ‘personal statement’ about it. No one cares what the rest of the Kennedy family thinks of what RFK Jr decides to do.

This program beats any FHA or VA home loan program. I’ll take this loan any day!

“California Moves Toward Zero-Down-Payment Mortgages for Illegal Immigrants

The bill will effectively allow migrants to buy homes without having to save for years to fund a down payment, which is almost always required by financial firms providing mortgages.

The loans from the program don't accrue interest or require monthly payments, and when the main mortgage is refinanced or the house is sold again, the borrower pays back the original amount of the loan plus 20 percent of any increase in value.”

https://www.newsweek.com/california-mortgages-program-illegal-immigrants-no-down-payments-deposit-1942983

Good morning Chris! Have a great day and weekend.

Try to bbq something soon ;-)

GM!

Burning some calories while catching up with #nostriga conference videos.

So far, looks like a great conference with good panels.

People who hate on #nostr saying there’s no audience are missing the point(s): True freedom of speech and ownership of your content.

If that’s not the killer feature, I don’t know what is.

#gm #plebchain #freedom #workout

https://www.youtube.com/live/9p6mfqcP9Ic

GM!

Make it a great day.

Here’s a photo I took today of a tiny spiderweb. Enjoy.

#letsgo #spiderweb #photography #nature #gm

Today was a challenging day.

Not a bad day, a great day actually.

A good combination of physical work, lots of driving around, crazy weather, weird social interactions, important decision making, technical difficulties, a few last minute rushes, etc.

Not every day is like this but I’m grateful to have everything work out, be busy, and able to get things done.

Challenging days can be considered either good or bad. I choose for them to be good.

Good night!

#letsgo #plebchain #business #gn

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An update on *liquidity* flows...

OBSERVATION #1: US NET LIQUIDITY (top half of chart) continues to be generally rangebound (chopping sideways: crab-like) since all the way back in 2021!

OPINION #1: US-based risk assets tend to follow US net liquidity over time. Based on this data, I would continue to expect choppy sideways (crab-like) price action for US mid cap, small cap, and micro cap stocks until the trend changes. -- If these equities make overly bearish or overly bullish moves in the short-term, one could consider making a short-term contrarian trade. 🦀

OBSERVATION #2: GLOBAL M2 MONEY SUPPLY (bottom half of chart) has officially broken out to the upside of its three-year choppy sideways range, and is resuming its longer term trend ever up-and-to-the-right. This longer term trend will continue until the dollar dies (decades from now).

OPINION #2: In the near-term, this resumption of increasing global M2 money supply is bullish for global assets... currently including megacap technology stocks and, of course, bitcoin. Based on past precedent, I continue to expect weak bitcoin price action throughout the month of August, giving HODLers a beautiful opportunity to stack relatively cheap sats in the setting of rising global M2. -- I do not believe this bargain will go unnoticed for much longer, with the next major bitcoin bull market beginning sometime between September and December of 2024, and probably lasting until 4Q of 2025.

Hope this helps. Cheers #nostr friends.

Great explanation, thanks!

GM!

People say a lot of things.

Most of what they say or share are recycled thoughts they were too lazy to think about or verify.

Think your own thoughts and make your own decisions.

Have a great day!

#letsgo #coffeechain #cafecito #gm

GM!

Craig Jones Invitational jiujitsu tournament on Friday and Saturday was a great event.

Fun and well put together.

Highly recommend watching if you enjoy watching high quality grappling.

#cji #bjj

https://www.youtube.com/live/IyneYOMCvI0

https://www.youtube.com/live/6KnaXC-XOxY

I don’t know the answer but it could be several things.

Some supermarkets may have been able to lower operating costs. How? Maybe layoffs, negotiating buying larger quantities, selling more white label vs brand items, etc.

If someone knows the actual answer it would be good to know.

GM!

Have a great day.

#letsgo

I believe the higher quality LED lights with high CRI and R values solves a lot of this with quality of light.

This full spectrum lighting would only really be useful for grow lights and current LED grow lights are designed to have those wavelengths for photosynthesis.

People are so numb to data breaches that I only just found out that nearly all, if not all, US social security numbers have been leaked.

#security #opsec #privacy #gm

https://www.yahoo.com/news/every-americans-social-security-number-055654222.html