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Good morning.

Here's why Nostr matters to me. It's personal now.

Elon Musk is making exaggerated claims about South Africa. His statements imply there's an ongoing genocide currently happening against white people, which there isn't. I should know. I'm white and I live in South Africa.

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And try as I might, corrective statements I make on twitter get very little traction, far less than my average post.

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It may be true, it may not, but it's obvious that it's in the interest of Elon's algorithm to remove all nuance from the conversation and make it as divisive as possible.

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Case in point, this "major political party" he refers to got less than 10% of the vote in recent elections and they've been shrinking, not growing. Their habit of singing a song that calls for killing "boers" (aka white people) is absolutely despicable. But most people (of all races) can see that and have little appetite for it.

Which is why there's no reason to expect that its leader, Julius Malema, will ever be South Africa's next president. Off course this may change, the future is uncertain, but as things stand now, it is a HIGHLY unlikely expectation.

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Don't me wrong. There are huge problems in South Africa. Our current president doesn't have the backbone to condemn the very obvious racist rhetoric of parties like the EFF, while pretending that very serious concerns raised aren't real.

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And in a way it's good that someone like Elon draws attention to it.

However, I'm almost certain that his particular rhetoric isn't helping nearly as much as it's dividing people and inflaming the situation. And I wish he'd instead draw more attention to and amplify many of the more reasonable voices that do speak about this.

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But this won't happen.

If it bleeds it leads. And if someone controls the algorithm, why would they push something that draws less attention to their own platform?

Simple answer is, they won't. And this is why Nostr matters, to me.

It doesn't fix this today.

But at least I know there's a potential solution. Ready for us, when we are ready for it.

Perhaps you don't know any men who inspire your awe.

Women are attracted to men they find intimidating.

Crazy women are attracted to men they find scary.

My coffee shop is the very first and only business in Quebec city to accept BTC as a payment. My goal is to lead by example and inform other local business owner to join us in the BTC era 🚀🤙🏼🏄‍♂️

I still wear jeans that are 20+ years old. They're now back in style. Checkmate fashionistas.

These are many of the beefsteak courses I’ve made over the years.

I love my job.

MASTER BEEFSTEAK MENU

Picahna with Worcestershire Reduction and Raw Vegetables (Traditional Beefsteak Course - Could be any cut)

Bavette w/ Sichuan Stuff, Chili Crisp, Cilantro and Fresh Ginger

Spicy Thai Steak Salad with Tons of Herbs, Chilis and Toasted Rice

Hanger Steak with Brown Butter, Roasted Kabocha, Clothbound Cheddar and Crispy Sage

Coffee-Crusted Strip Steak with Habanero Tomato Sauce and Kachumbari

Smokey Piranha with Orange, Honey Comb, Calabrian Chili and Olive Oil

Wagyu Flap Steak with Chimichurri

Corned Beef and Cabbage, Horseradish Cream

Greek Lamb Sirloin with Tatziki and Cucumbers

Korean Brisket with Kimchi and Napa Cabbage

Flap and Piranha as Spanish Steak Salad- Manchego, Olives, Parsley

Japanese Flank Steak with Ponzu, Cucumber, Hijiki and Pickle

Bavette with Hatch Chili and Sungold (white onion salad, cilantro)

Various Lamb cuts in the style of Morocco - Preserved Lemon Yogurt

Lamb Shoulder Birria with Onions and Cilantro, Tortillas

Flank with French Onion Creme (Potato Chips)

Beef Tartare with Pickled Radishes and Fresh Horseradish (Toasted Baguette)

Mixed Sausages with Spicy Dijon

Wagyu Bavette with Tiger Sauce

Katz’s Pastrami with pickles and Green Chile Kraut and Russian Dressing

Ribeyes with Honey Comb, Olive Oil, and Grenada Chiles

Bo Ssam - Roast Pork Shoulder with Oysters and Sauces, Lettuce for Wrapping

Vietnamese Sour Brisket with Daikon Carrots

Flap and Picahna Spanish Style (Manchego, Olives, Parsley, Chili)

Short Rib Rendang

Uzbek Style Veal Liver with Thick Bacon

Luau Pork (pineapple habanero sauce/cracklings for dipping - Mai tais)

Lamb Curry with Raita and Kenyan Chapati

Chuck Bourguignon (great porn name

The Herb Flap

Spiced Leg of Lamb with Tahini and Israeli Salad

Tritip with all sorts of everything Jalapeño

Ribeyes with Butter

Snacks

Jerky

Szechuan Deer Burgers

5-YR Old Dairy Cow Burger with EVO, Lemon

Veal Sweetbreads With Green Chili Sauce

Crispy pork belly with Ginger Scallion Sauce

Ethiopian Lamb Tartare, Njera

Duck Breast with Pomegranate and Pistachios

Tandoori Sweet Breads

Spicy Cumin Lamb Skewers (Yang Rou Chuan)

Beef Heart Anticuchos

Jerk Pork Ribs

Buffalo Sweet Breads with Ranch

Moroccan Spiced Wings with Tomato

Mandik’s Baklava