My husband’s 8-year-old niece is having a birthday party with relatives and friends invited. But all seven friends declined to come, one by one, either due to getting sick or family issues or because some of them have big tests.

And the mom was hesitant to tell her about the last ones, including her best friend, being unable to come, since that final piece of news is devastating. So when we arrived, the niece was super happy, dressed up like a princess, showing us all the decorations and picking which colored forks each of her friends would have for the cake.

Basically, the expectations and reality couldn’t be more starkly different. It was like a comedy show setting up for a sad punchline. And eventually the mom dropped the bombshell, crying ensued, etc. The niece said this would be awful since her party would be all adults talking.

So, now I’m playing My Little Pony with her for damage control. Next, I’m going to blow up a lot of balloons to throw around with her and challenge her to see how many she can keep in the air at once. And then she wants to watch Inside Out 2 together.

How’s your day going?

I never really thought about it before, but I have no first cousins.

I was chilling with my husband’s extended family and everyone was counting how many first cousins they had. One of them had over 50 first cousins. Another had over 30. All of them had over 10.

Then it came to me and I had been going through it in my head and I was like, “uh… zero. Huh.”

I’ve thought about this for a long time. If we could acquire Canada and Mexico, the USA would be so epic. Americans being able to freely and easily travel from the best nature and cold of Canada all the way to the amazing beaches and forests in Mexico. Basically North Pole to the equator. Drug cartels would essentially end, illegal immigration would end. US manufacturing would grow like crazy. Farming and agriculture would grow like crazy. Very bullish on this whole idea.

Zuck 2.0

Shouldn't Bitcoin Maximalists be upset that Saylor & Microstrategy are making it harder for us to stack as many sats?

I despise trudeau but I would much rather see a vote of non confidence and an election called as it should have been months if not years ago but spineless sellout Singh kept that from happening. My worry is the Liberals will now try to rebuild before the election is called and keep the Conservatives from a majority government (or worse get reelected) I wouldn't think this possible but the last 5 years has showed me there is a lot of mindless dumb people hwre that will do/believe whatever the cbc says. I also have some doubt as to whether he will step down as well he is clearly a narcissist and doesn't seem to give a flying fuck what Canadians think of him.

Could someone clarify the environmental concerns? Are there talks to move away from proof of work?

➡️ Zero ⬅️

Onwards. ⚡️

…With only my fiat hedge fund.

Re-retirement from healthcare… hopefully this time it will stick. 😂

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Hey friends! I’m thinking of making a time capsule for my kids to open in 25 years.

As a bitcoiner, what should I include??

$BTC is running up against the longest bout of USD strength in 26 months.

Incidentally, the last time USD had strengthened from this level on its way to the top, $BTC dropped 25% — $BTC has corrected 15% so far.

Dollar strength may spill more $BTC blood before it gets better.

“Come off it, Shiva! I know who you are.”

— Alan Watts

It’s more true / less wrong.

I’m not Spanish (though I’m sometimes told I look like I am), but I enjoy their tradition of eating grapes at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, so it’s just a thing I do. 🍇🕛🎉

Deep gratitude for all those in this space! Can’t quite believe that we all get to be a part of this adventure of a lifetime.

Wishing you and your families the best of 2025!

#bitcoin

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damn alright