Yes, right. I see him as advertisement. Look, You know that in large parts of Europ for example there is no adoption of btc. We need presence in the media. How many libertarians do You know outside our btc bubble that use btc like we do to attack government overreach? 0? Maybe 1 or 2? That's the problem. We're living in the state of mental communism.

I get Your point. But You know my opinion... 4 more years of Brandon will leave serious geopolitical damage. If Trump draws attention toward btc there might be more private adoptio ...

I didn't say I would vote for one of the parasites. But it brings btc in between them. That's kind of funny to see

Overton window shattered.

An excerpt from Hoppe:

Many libertarians hold the view that all that is needed to maintain a libertarian social order is the strict enforcement of the non-aggression principle (NAP). Yet... it does not hold and apply, or rather it is insufficient, when it comes to people living in close proximity to each other, as neighbors and cohabitants of the same community.

A simple example suffices to make the point. Assume a new next-door neighbor. This neighbor does not aggress against you or your property in any way, but he is a “bad” neighbor. He is littering on his own neighboring property, turning it into a garbage heap; in the open, for you to see, he engages in ritual animal slaughter, he turns his house into a “Freudenhaus,” a bordello, with clients coming and going all day and all night long; he never offers a helping hand and never keeps any promise that he has made; or he cannot or else he refuses to speak to you in your own language. Etc., etc.. Your life is turned into a nightmare. Yet you may not use violence against him, because he has not aggressed against you. What can you do? You can shun and ostracize him. But your neighbor does not care, and in any case you alone thus ‘punishing’ him makes little if any difference to him. You have to have the communal respect and authority, or you must turn to someone who does, to persuade and convince everyone or at least most of the members of your community to do likewise and make the bad neighbor a social outcast, so as to exert enough pressure on him to sell his property and leave. (So much for the libertarians who, in addition to their “live and let live” ideal also hail the motto “respect no authority!”)

The lesson? The peaceful cohabitation of neighbors and of people in regular direct contact with each other on some territory – a tranquil, convivial social order – requires also a commonality of culture... multi-culturalism, cultural heterogeneity, cannot exist in one and the same place and territory without leading to diminishing social trust, increased tension, and ultimately the call for a “strong man” and the destruction of anything resembling a libertarian social order.

And moreover: Just as a libertarian order must always be on guard against “bad” (even if non-aggressive) neighbors by means of social ostracism, ... so, and indeed even more vigilantly so, must it be guarded against neighbors who openly advocate communism, socialism, syndicalism or democracy in any shape or form. They, in thereby posing an open threat to all private property and property owners, must not only be shunned, but they must, to use a by now somewhat famous Hoppe-meme, be “physically removed,” if need be by violence, and forced to leave for other pastures. Not to do so inevitably leads to – well, communism, socialism, syndicalism or democracy and hence, the very opposite of a libertarian social order.

German pirates did not make into the EU parliament, and Germany is the only country with enough inhabitants where a super niche topic like privacy can even get you a seat. Sad.

Transnational voting fixes this. Or more than 0.7% of the population caring about privacy, but the former is easier to achieve. nostr:note1mmy4p5d3vnel8fp843cg3g74dr8nxsfjx8paklftkz9qyfuydwkqx63n39

I am strongly convinced that Darth sometimes posts while high and other times not high. My money is on high when good content.

I am strongly convinced that Darth sometimes posts while high and other times not high. My money is on high when good content.

This isn't convincing at all. It seems more likely that Samurai was legit and the motive was profit.

The feds going after Samurai didn't crash the price, it just put a chilling effect out there.

Foundation stands with Samourai Wallet

We've been working behind the scenes with the p2prights.org team to find ways to support their efforts and the defense fund of the @SamouraiWallet team.

That culminates today in a 50M sat (~$35k) donation and fund-raising campaign.

We've created a new promo code, FREESAMOURAI, that will automatically donate $20 of the proceeds of any Passport sale using the code to the Samourai Wallet team's defense fund via p2prights.org. In addition, for this week alone we will donate $20 of every sale regardless of promo code usage to get things rolling.

Setting a precedent

The case against the Samourai Wallet team has the possibility of setting a sweeping and powerful precedent, either for freedom tech and privacy, or one that criminalizes providing privacy tools to the world.

This has far broader reach than "just" in the Bitcoin space, and as such we hope to see many companies and projects in the space come together to support the Samourai Wallet team's defense and the broader mission of the Peer-to-peer Rights Fund as we fight for the right to build and run freedom tech across the US.

About the Peer-to-peer Rights Foundation

If you haven't heard of this new foundation yet, they're a product of the Bitcoin Policy team, headed up by @zackbshapiro and @DavidZell_. They're forming a new fund to "protect innovation, privacy, and user autonomy through strategic litigation and advocacy."

Their first major project is helping to fund the defense of the @SamouraiWallet team in the U.S. v. Rodriguez & Hill case that is ongoing. We've been thoroughly impressed in our time talking with the p2prights.org team, and were glad to have an organization we could strongly support in such a volatile time in the space.

Don't need a Passport?

Don't let that stop you! Consider helping the cause in one of these three ways:

1⃣ Re-tweet this post to raise awareness

2⃣ Donate directly on p2prights.org using fiat or Bitcoin

3⃣ Advocate for the Samourai Wallet team's freedom, including using the #FreeSamourai hashtag

The Car Workshop Schu in Freudenburg now accepts Bitcoin Lightning via OPAGO PAY. This second-generation, family-run independent auto repair shop offers a wide range of repair services and also has its own car wash. Fair prices and customer satisfaction are top priorities here.

📍 Appoigny-Straße 4, 54450 Freudenburg, Germany

This merchant was recommended by our partner Julius Thiele. For more information about our services, please visit our website.

opago-pay.com

I'm voting for the Pirates today.

Watched the first few minutes, gonna have to dive down this rabbit hole.

Been sus of Rogan - he had Andreas on and got in early and now skirts Bitcoin entirely. Something changed.