People rehire their congressional representatives over and over because there is massive underreporting of how insane the people running the institution are.

Yeah it’s only a straightforward answer on paper. The fact of the matter is it’s a tug of war between two untrustworthy parties.

I would like to see a narrow mission for regulators, perhaps decentralized through input from the States, than cannot be scope-crept and removing corrupt off-ramps like taking a private sector role immediately after a public sector one (Scott Gottlieb, for example).

Then I would like to see a complete severing of corporate subsidies, especially for things that are actively harmful to public health.

One of the most common mistakes I see is people assuming that we live in a pure capitalist system, when the government puts an extremely heavy thumb on the scale.

With the stipulation that my default answer for, “should the government do this thing” is “no, unless you can convince me why”.

In this case I think regulation is a necessary part of the solution. Multinational corporations have no incentive to provide healthy food unless it is financially necessary to do so. So we need to provide that incentive in the form of both stick and carrot.

What is going on with the food in this country? The latest episode of Congressional Dish looks at a round table on how companies sell worse food to Americans just to make a buck.

https://fountain.fm/episode/omMpJWFzVnghBOFyRYIr

#politics #grownostr

The ingredients are the same, except for these dyes used instead of fruits and vegetables and this lab-made chemical you probably can’t pronounce on your first try.

#grownostr

I’m keeping mine in the garage to help keep it cool, so far it’s doing well. Showing 4.00Th/s on ocean. 🤞

What’s it doing? I’ve heard… mixed reviews on the reliability of these.

Just got one set up a couple of days ago.

What options are there for relatively quiet home miners?

#bitcoin #mining

A bit of catharsis for us all this morning from Andrew Heaton.

Trump: The Musical

https://pca.st/episode/740a390e-53d5-43c0-ab56-60d5af1b6a99

#politics #plebchain

All time blunder by the Dems. Hopefully this can be a catalyst for them to shun the neoliberal and neocon garbage that’s polluted our country for so long.

Maybe I’m smarter than I think but I didn’t find the Coldcard Q hard to set up at all. Blockstream Jade is also a very good simple to use option.

It’s Joever.

Whichever major party loses tomorrow will have nobody to blame but themselves. These are two of the worst candidates and campaigns I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately one of them will win and that party will learn none of the lessons they need to. It’s a bleak outlook no matter what. I am anxious and disappointed.

#politics

GM #coffeestr #bookstr

This week’s episode of The Political Orphanage is a light in the darkness as we round the corner of this election cycle. If you’re tired of the noise give it a listen!

https://pca.st/episode/2ebb8925-683e-4de5-a142-a1c9c05c3883

#politics

The Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan.

Follows the fall of the Republic as it decays, climaxing with Sulla taking Rome.

Duncan also has the preeminent podcast on the subject, The History of Rome. I’ve listened to it front to back many times.

Next on my reading list is Mary Beard’s SPQR, which I’ve heard great things about.

Since the OP I have been sweeping from my exchange whenever my balance hits 1M sats. Then consolidating when fees are affordable and I remember to do it. I don’t spend much on chain, but I’m fine keeping a few hundred thousand sats in a hot wallet.

Got it, so the goal is to incentivize user growth?

(I say all this as a satisfied customer btw, just looking for clarity).

I’m curious, what is River’s incentive for doing this?