I don’t disagree with most of the sentiment expressed here, I’ve read John Perkins and Jacobsen. I just don’t see why an agency that effectively controls the Federal Reserve and thereby the supply of US dollars would have anything to gain by creating a public blockchain based currency. The system they have has worked flawlessly since they killed JFK and framed Nixon opening the door for corporations government and otherwise to seize control of our country.
Unless you are truly living 100% as a forager, hunting of all kinds is unnecessary. Humanity itself is not really a part of the natural world as we currently exist.
Why would the CIA or NSA build Bitcoin? What end goal do you suspect them of having?
While extinction is part of evolution on earth, senseless extinction caused by an irrational behavioral pattern in a species that should know better is tragic. Maybe oogenesis can save them.
Do JD Vance & pals want to end American democracy? JD Vance and many of the bonkers billionaires that back him support the teachings of Curtis Yarvin who says that US democracy is a failed experiment and the US government should be replaced by a dictator CEO. This seems to align with Trump’s history of backing authoritarian policies. 🇺🇸
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/18/jd-vance-world-view-sources-00168984
Could it be worse than the Marxist DNC?
In practical terms how? People stop paying taxes en masse?
I imagine that as with so many things concentration over time is the only difference between a neutral compound, a medicine, and a poison. Almost every compound is a toxin at some threshold, eg. NaCl, H2O…
Damus is my daily driver, but is anyone else really excited about the marketplace on Amethyst? #lightningebay #amethyst
Transparency makes it unsuitable as a currency. Great security, not a currency. The world needs a universal currency, not so much another security.
Absolutely. I think it’s important that the masses recognize the ridiculousness of the narrative at the very least, and perhaps begin to ask why.
It’s interesting that we’re to believe that roughly 7000 gallons of Jet A, held mainly in wing tanks was able to completely melt all of the structural steel beams in the center of the building all the way to ground level. Even without science or even basic intelligence, this assertion should ring out as patently false and impossible to everyone. The problem is, tragedy engages the amygdala, and that part of the brain is not a participant in logic and rational thought.
Silencing the Press, Silencing Democracy
In Suriname, the government is weaponizing defamation lawsuits, violence, and intimidation to stifle journalists and muzzle free speech. The world stays silent—perhaps we're too small for the global stage to care.
But censorship here is real, and it's growing. As media platforms like Facebook are used to suppress local news outlets, we look to decentralized solutions like Nostr as a lifeline for our democracy. Yet, despite the urgency, we’ve been met with silence from the global community.
Our largest news outlets are under attack, with pages facing deletion. Facebook has become a tool for censorship, with false reports leading to suspended pages. We haven’t received any support, but we refuse to surrender.
Freedom of speech shouldn’t depend on a platform’s whims—or a government’s threats.
Starnieuws, Suriname Herald, SUN News, ABC, Rasonic TV… they all face the same crackdown. The time to act is now.
Read more here:
https://m.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/82838
True, don’t discount X and Telegram though. They are part of the good person contingent. NOSTR is unlikely to go mainstream and mainstream is important.
Provo, UT. I’m out throwing the ball for my dog on a patch of grass, enjoying the majestic faces of the Wasatch front adorned by some low cotton ball clouds. It’s Sunday, a suburban street lined with deciduous trees just starting to change into fall colors. A young couple, with two young boys approaches with a brownie on a blue plate, for me! The boys throw the ball for the hour we spent talking about topics ranging from raising a family to national politics. I am so thankful the tool the initiative to bridge the stranger gap. I’ll never forget them, or their kindness this day.
Actually jet fuel burning at atmospheric pressure doesn’t burn hot enough to melt steel. No surprise there…😔
Yeah well lots of great art comes from angst and depression. ❤️
I’d purchase two rather. Anyway, I like your style.
One and three are particularly striking. I’d purchase three.
I suspect Trump, if elected will welch on 90% of the official commitments his campaign has made. One in ten is still better than any of what the DNC will do with the bully pulpit. #trump


