Someone following "My lunch break" ?

The provided timeline by the mainstream, is a complete made up story.

If you dont got the blueprints of a palace building

FOUNDED between 1800 to 1900,

then its really looking bad for you, who writes history!

Dont trust, verify! Right?

Someone following "My lunch break" ?

The provided timeline by the mainstream, is a complete made up story.

If you dont got the blueprints of a palace building

FOUNDED between 1800 to 1900,

then its really looking bad for you, who writes history!

Dont trust, verify! Right?

I know what FIAT currency is... But uhh what exactly is FIAT culture?

Thought I had bookmarked recent post with a link to Money Masters. Starting it now.

The GREAT MONETARY RESET is not a change of operating system; it is a layered installation.

Many believe the digital dollar or CBDC is dead because of recent executive bans in the United States.

This is a misunderstanding of the strategy. The transition is not coming as a government app but as a software update from Wall Street.

We are entering the era of the undercover CBDC.

Layer 1: The Surface.

Official discourse celebrates the GENIUS Act of 2025. We are told this is a victory for financial liberty because the digital dollar will be private rather than state-issued. It appears to be a triumph of the free market over centralized control.

Layer 2: The Depth.

The entities issuing these free stablecoins are major banks and corporations like Circle or JPMorgan. The fine print reveals that to exist, they must back their tokens 100% with US Treasury Bonds. In reality, these stablecoins act as an infinite bailout fund for the US national debt.

In this layer, the dollar does not die; it transmutes and becomes tokenized. It ceases to be paper in a wallet and becomes a programmable digital asset on a permissioned blockchain. The state no longer needs to issue the money if it can compel private entities to act as its collectors and watchmen.

Layer 3: The Hidden Structure.

Why ban an official CBDC? Because it is politically expensive. It is far more efficient to outsource control. If the government freezes an account, it is viewed as tyranny. If a private bank does it for a violation of the terms of service, it is viewed as corporate policy. Censorship is being privatized.

The systemic logic is masterful. The US exports the digital dollar globally through private companies, allowing the e-dollar to penetrate regions that would never accept an app from the Federal Reserve. This is monetary colonialism disguised as Fintech innovation.

The Next Phase: The Noose.

Digitalizing money is useless without total traceability. This is where Digital Identity (ID) enters the frame.

Under the CLARITY Act, no legal stablecoin exists without a wallet linked to a verified identity. Your money now has a name, a last name, and biometrics attached.

And this is where the technological oligarchy comes into play with its role in the technocracy they are installing.

Think of it this way: the tokenized dollar is the car, but Digital ID is the fuel. Without a verified identity, your tokens do not move. There is no need to ban cash if the system ensures 99% of the economy only accepts money with an identity attached.

This creates a perfect panopticon. The private issuer knows who you are. The state maintains access to that data under the guise of national security. AI analyzes spending patterns to detect risky behavior. It is a social credit system wrapped in Silicon Valley aesthetics.

The Great Reset is not a change of operating system; it is a layered installation.

The Sovereign Individual must realize the battle is no longer Dollar vs. Crypto, but Privacy vs. Permission.

Is your money a right or a favor granted by the issuer?

The cage is digital, and the bars are made of code.

Sentiment hasn’t been this low in quite some time. I don’t know whether to buy more or sell my basis.

I feel some peace knowing I have my life savings secured on the bitcoin network.

I am disgusted with the government and don’t trust the banks.

I will hodl.

Did you know Christmas movies are racist? 😂 Anyway, GM! ☕ 😎

Friends from out of town stopped by with their new baby to have a few appies and to catch up. The husband asked me about Bitcoin because I mentioned it in passing.

I literally never get to talk to others about Bitcoin in person because I’m sure there are very few of us up here. I seriously need to find my people.

But I was amazed at how well I’ve internalized the points on Bitcoin’s basic architecture, and its fundamental value proposition vs fiat.

I ended up showing this interested young man a couple different wallet apps, what a signing device looks like, and sent him on his way with one of my copies of The Bitcoin Standard. It was so exciting to explain things to someone who was genuinely interested, after beating my head against the wall with countless others over the past few years who haven’t even taken the first step to investigate why inflation has started to affect their lives so.

I swear if I ever get to a meetup where I’m surrounded by Bitcoiners I’m going to get emotional just knowing there’s real live humans that share my excitement about this asset and its roots.

When you include war and state-sponsored killings (often termed **"democide"**) over the last 100 years (1924–2024), the statistics flip completely. On a global scale, you have historically been **significantly more likely to be killed by a government** than by a private citizen.

While individual homicides are a constant, "background" risk, government-led violence occurs in massive, concentrated spikes (wars, purges, and genocides) that dwarf the total output of individual murderers.

### 1. Global Comparison (Last Century)

Based on data from researchers like R.J. Rummel (*Death by Government*) and historical databases like the *Conflict Data Program*, here is how the two compare globally for the 20th and early 21st centuries:

| Category | Estimated Deaths (1924–2024) | Primary Cause |

| :--- | :--- | :--- |

| **Killed by Governments** | **200 million – 260 million** | War (battle deaths), Genocides, Famines caused by policy, Purges. |

| **Killed by Citizens** | **40 million – 55 million** | Individual homicides, gang violence, "private" crime. |

* **The Ratio:** Globally, for every 1 person killed by a private citizen in the last century, approximately **4 to 6 people** were killed by a government.

* **Democide vs. Battle:** Interestingly, "democide" (a government killing its own citizens or those under its control) has historically been even deadlier than "battle deaths" (soldiers killing each other in war). Rummel estimated that democide alone killed roughly **6 times more people** than died in actual combat during the 20th century.

### 2. The United States Context

The U.S. case is distinct because the vast majority of its state-sanctioned killings occur abroad during wars, while citizen homicides occur domestically.

* **Deaths by Citizens (Domestic):** From 1924 to 2024, there were roughly **1.5 to 1.8 million** homicides committed by private citizens in the United States.

* **Deaths by Government (Police + War):**

* **Domestic (Police):** In the last 100 years, U.S. law enforcement has killed an estimated **70,000 to 100,000** people.

* **International (War):** If you include people killed by the U.S. military in wars (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, etc.), the number rises into the **millions**. Conservative estimates for civilian and combatant deaths caused by U.S. forces in just the Vietnam and Korean wars exceed **2 million**.

* **The Result:** If you define "killed by government" as any death caused by state agents (military or police), the **U.S. government has killed more people than U.S. citizens have murdered** over the last century, primarily due to large-scale international conflicts.

### 3. Why is the Government more "Lethal"?

If we look at the **per-capita** likelihood of an individual killing someone, the disparity is astronomical.

* **Small Population, High Lethality:** Governments are composed of a very small percentage of the total human population (politicians, soldiers, and police).

* **Organization:** Private citizens usually kill individually or in small groups (gangs). Governments possess **organized lethality**: they have the legal authority to use force, industrial-scale weaponry (bombs, artillery), and the ability to control food supplies (leading to man-made famines).

* **History's "Megamurderers":** The 100-year window includes the Soviet Union under Stalin, the People's Republic of China under Mao, and Nazi Germany. These three regimes alone accounted for over **100 million** deaths—a figure that all the world’s individual murderers combined have never come close to reaching in recorded history.

### Summary

If you look at a single year in a peaceful country, you are almost always more likely to be killed by a citizen. But if you look at **history over the long term**, the greatest threat to human life has statistically been **the state**. In the words of R.J. Rummel: *"Power kills; absolute Power kills absolutely."*

Anyone know a good sweet spot for red light therapy when it comes to value? Looking to get something but not trying to spend thousands of dollars. Or buy garbage. Hoping some of you #lightpunks out there might know a thing or two about #mitochondrial health.

Also need to figure out #UV but that probably means getting outside more at the right times. Non trivial with the job these days.

Paused my reading of The Mandibles for Xmas day: It's not exactly holiday reading.

It's one thing to know nothing stops this train. It's another thing to read through a detailed description of what the slow inevitable crash looks like: It's like the right brain equivalent of When Money Dies.

Best place to invest in gold? Asking for a friend … 🤣

The people on here are so anti-legacy media, that they all switched over to media that errs in the opposite direction, and therefore remain poorly informed.

If you see or hear some news, put in some more effort to make sure it is confirmable, before allowing it to affect your worldview. If the news makes you happy and reassures you that _nothing has changed_ then work extra-hard to confirm it, as that is a sign that it is mere propaganda.

You see me posting news that reflects poorly on Germany and the EU, and the same for both the Republicans and the Democrats, and the same for Ukraine and Russia, as well as news that reflects well on them, because I am willing to entertain the idea that:

* Nobody is always right.

* Nobody is always wrong.

* Nobody is perfectly good.

* Nobody is perfectly evil.

* Things are constantly influx.

* The world is full of surprises, and the occasional miracle.

Life is complicated. News, also.

I mean, you opened with him talking about the government getting Bitcoin. Kinda clear he wasn't really one of us from the beginning.

Love to see it! Congratulations for this 👏🏻👏🏻

Sadly so. Like many others

He one of the bad guys. This joke aged like dogshit wrapped in catshit.

Thank you for trying! My wallet doesn't really work for zapping because it has a minimum and fees all over the place - it's self-custodial and KYC-free, though 😄

If you know a lightning wallet that's KYC-free and able to handle small amounts, let me know and I'll check it out 👌🏻

Nostr sometimes feels like that awkward party where everyone’s standing in corners checking their phones instead of talking. We’ve built this incredible censorship-resistant protocol, escaped the algorithm plantation, and then… crickets.

Here’s the psychological trap: we assume someone ELSE will engage, so we lurk instead of participate. Classic bystander effect meets network effects. Meanwhile, we’re all secretly refreshing our notifications hoping for that sweet dopamine hit of human connection.

The brutal truth? Nostr’s value isn’t in the protocol, it’s in US using it. Every like, zap, and repost creates positive reinforcement loops that keep people posting quality content instead of doomscrolling back to the bird app. We’re literally Pavlov’s dogs, but we can choose to ring each other’s bells.

Engagement breeds more engagement, and network effects are how we build the future.

P.S. - If you didn’t engage with this post, you just proved my point. 😏

If I lived in a colder environment I’d have 3

Just got this over priced coffee brewing wonder today. Looking forward to using it tomorrow morning.

Your morning coffee ☕️ isn’t just a beverage, it’s pharmaceutical-grade human optimization. Research confirms a 31% reduction in cardiovascular death risk for morning drinkers while caffeine hijacks your adenosine receptors to flood dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin pathways, literally reorganizing brain functional connectivity for superior attention, processing speed, and executive function.

Pre-workout, this becomes metabolic warfare: two cups one hour before exercise delivers greater strength, power, and endurance while decreasing perceived exertion. Hard workouts literally feel easier. Caffeine increases daily energy expenditure by 150 calories, boosts fat oxidation rates, and allows you to train longer with higher power output, turning your metabolism into a high performance engine.

Your brain operates like a cognitive Ferrari while your body burns calories like a metabolic furnace. Go get that cup of Joe and stay thirsty my friends 😉

Well that’s weird… who would have thought?