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2024-09-08 12:29:35

Are Americans, and the rest of the world, better off than they were 4 years ago? Money printing is theft. Fiat is theft. Bitcoin fixes this!
#bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/bd2a2936fd7592154c5b17c81c4c1fc79768b11a604eeaa0cf62c94ffb7f1f7b.jpg

2024-09-06 08:40:50

“Hate speech” is a made up Marxist euphemism. A dog whistle for aspiring censors.
There is no such thing as hate speech. There is only speech that particular people don’t like.” - Marty Bent
The video is stunning. Elements in democracies that want to crack down on speech by “protecting us against hate speech”.
#nostr fixes this #note1fsg…j776

2024-09-04 02:58:08

The US is closer to communism than its citizens might think, say former residents of communist countries. Your post is important, @npub1cj8…rz4u https://image.nostr.build/ae3c7bb2e9fe9f11f1c9d29cef9fbe6aab2a4a0e52c513113d6b6b8a28f9dedc.jpg #note1j7w…x3zr

2024-09-01 18:40:26

My bank has paid me 125% for a 1 year deposit and 505% for a 5 year deposit. No minimums; No tax until you spend/sell.
Move your savings to the Bank of #Bitcoin

2024-08-30 15:45:13

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Great music!

2024-08-30 10:04:23

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Welcome!

2024-08-28 04:53:49

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Hahahahaha! 🔥

2024-08-28 03:34:21

Mayorkas in 2022: We didn’t censor.
Zuckerberg in 2024: They pushed us to censor, and we should have pushed back harder.
In other words, the censoring did happen, at the insistence of the Biden-Harris Administration. Sounds like a violation of the First Amendment.
#unconstitutional
#endcensorship
#freespeech
#fightforfreedom

2024-08-28 01:48:01

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I am happy to share

2024-08-28 01:47:01

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No clue!

2024-08-27 14:59:17

The house you paid 200 bitcoin for 5 years ago costs you 20 bitcoin today and will cost you 2 bitcoin in 5 years. Bitcoin changes the lives of those whose eyes and minds are open to it.
#bitcoin

2024-08-25 10:33:58

Go #nostr in the battle of good versus evil! #note162k…zg5x

2024-08-18 17:08:14

Let us listen to what God has revealed that He wants for each of our lives. In that listening, we will find true peace and joy. Come Holy Spirit and fill our hearts with the Love of the Lord!
#sundayprayer
#Jesus

2024-08-17 14:34:38

Kamala https://image.nostr.build/c37547c3c1026d012b710ecdc719af25edcf503f4a0759afe1d6b082eb1522b2.jpg

2024-08-16 11:37:20

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If you are looking for a good investment, just buy bitcoin. Bitcoin mining on a small scale is not profitable relative to Bitcoin and getting exponentially less profitable. In 4 years you will be very happy that you just bought and held the bitcoin.

2024-08-14 15:19:19

All-time high in global money supply!
Send it!
#bitcoin #note18m5…r7np

2024-08-14 12:05:01

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Trying to get my friends exposure to the asset any way they can get it, then teach the importance of self custody and help them move over to real bitcoin. All this before contemplating a bitcoin node and bitcoin circular economy.

2024-08-12 19:59:09

An idea can change the world. #Bitcoin

2024-08-05 03:37:56

#bitcoin dump and I feel nothing

2024-08-04 19:46:49

“One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.”
- Mt 4: 4b-11

2024-08-04 17:21:32

“18 yr old who has never earned $1 and doesn’t know how to do their own laundry:
Bank: here’s a $200k loan to attend Emerson, die your hair and study gender.
25 yr old trade school grad, makes $150 an hr, wants to buy a equipment for his plumbing co:
Bank: too risky. Declined.”
- Nick Huber
#bitcoin fixes this

2024-08-03 00:07:40

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Talented leadership that is motivated by virtue and what is good for the common man has been sorely lacking in the G20.

2024-07-29 13:20:45

2020 - will Western governments shut down Bitcoin?
2024 - Two of the three main US presidential candidates support a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
#bitcoin

2024-07-27 19:05:27

BREAKING: Democrat politicians have written a letter to the DNC, asking the party to pivot away from the anti-bitcoin policies of Elizabeth Warren.
This is likely in response to polling data, the GOP pro-bitcoin policies, and President Trump speaking at @TheBitcoinConf
-reported by @npub1hxw…40pf
#bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/4edbb2092079f0e96c65e2f311d6cd096ca012cd9c2a659333885f1d2740c841.jpg https://image.nostr.build/3523430a464749aeff65108690d2f707cdc7805a09d7d47e4a66193d94af0e79.jpg

2024-07-27 00:26:04

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https://www.youtube.com/live/b0DB4tv1eyM?si=ZEHO9fiPWFiuozF6

2024-07-25 01:47:57

#bitcoin https://image.nostr.build/3998b589dbeabb0bbfd4a34dc17dc19139a3cea1d63e828edc65995af865566f.jpg

2024-07-24 11:27:53

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Thank you. I learned a ton.

2024-07-21 20:44:31

Keep calm everybody. Earthly kingdoms rise and fall. Those that live by the sword, die by the sword, but God is in control. The victory has already been one over evil on the ✝️.
Just make sure you are on the right side of eternity. Get good with God. Have a great rest of your Sunday.
#faith
#hope
#love
#virtue
#christ
#biden
#trump
#politics https://image.nostr.build/464192a2e542d1be42a4a347af27309e40c3a3d6ca918c0b8a5b6d56bad489c9.jpg

2024-07-20 21:50:30

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The Word was made flesh, dwelt among us, and taught us how to pray. “Thy will be done….”

2024-07-20 04:52:31

“God is God, and I am not God.” - St. Augustine

2024-07-19 14:47:22

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Thanks for the help, my friend. It was my poor attempt at humor this morning given the blue screens on centralized computer systems. That was a FAIL on my part! Have yourself a great day!

2024-07-19 13:40:30

I don’t know about you guys, but my #nostr is down 👀 https://image.nostr.build/7511bab00f87b9ddcb111410aa367663987a61973da406f3dba8717cfe45531a.jpg

2024-07-19 01:45:44

God will bring about his judgement on those who use violence to dominate.
#justice

2024-07-14 18:12:16

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*fight

2024-07-14 17:58:17

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Well said. Absolutely agree! We must rebuild trust in society by educating our children in all the virtues including truth, honesty, and integrity. Society’s crisis is one of virtue, in my view. Let’s fighting for the true and the good, my friends!

2024-07-14 17:45:24

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Your question is a great one, and I thank you for it! All the best to you and yours!

2024-07-14 17:39:10

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That is what I believe my friend. Freedom means that each of us gets to choose what we believe as long we respect the life , liberty, and property of others.

2024-07-14 14:46:08

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Just trust the experts

2024-07-14 14:44:43

The forces of evil are willing to destroy all men and women of goodwill who exercise and stand up for their inalienable, God-given rights and freedoms. Are we going to choose to defend ourselves?#Bitcoin and #nostr are more important than ever.

2024-07-11 10:55:50

Brilliant #note132s…fhl8

2024-07-07 15:20:19

God’s grace is always on offer for us. Our heart has to be open to receive it. Help us, Lord, to increase in humility such that our freewill may choose you.
Happy Sunday, #nostr friends!

2024-07-05 17:19:57

Four years from now we will remember fondly the good old days when you could still buy #bitcoin at $55,000.

2024-07-05 14:45:10

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🤣

2024-07-04 16:27:19

Message to self: Emulate the greatest virtues, the motives that inspire them, and those that have best lived them.
#prudence
#justice
#fortitude
#temperance
#Christ
#theSaints

2024-07-04 14:41:09

I love the smell of fear and cheap sats in the morning.
#bitcoin

2024-07-01 14:43:46

Monday morning coffee ☕️ and weekly #bitcoin DCA. Good morning #nostr friends!

2024-07-01 13:26:48

God loves us so much. He gave us life. He gave us freedom. He gave us the opportunity to choose Him in the way we live today and forever.
#awesome

2024-06-29 14:27:09

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Yes! https://image.nostr.build/9b1319f6d7941571b12a9fa19d3db5922aec02477d56ff2cf02f5fc09c63701d.jpg

2024-06-28 15:27:01

Always understand the incentives. Find doctors with a well-developed conscience such that they put your health first. Fire doctors who give you a bad vibe. Trust your instincts!
#truth https://image.nostr.build/5f3ea8434030aa18b2328242d0fa7d47082b5346cb7b9fb808aa687134ae3e32.jpg

2024-06-28 13:22:33

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Here is a good interview with the founder (skip ahead to minute 53). I like the fact that this AI appears to be more private, decentralized, and uncensored than the big corporate AI platforms like Open AI.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-with-peter-mccormack/id1317356120?i=1000658771332

2024-06-28 13:21:20

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Look into venus.ai
Decentralized AI

2024-06-25 13:23:30

#assange published #truth and is #free after being caged and threatened for 14 years https://image.nostr.build/fc9ced256c2d55eab5c3a09d5885db619cf3f9a9c6670768abe3da059d237faa.jpg

2024-06-20 14:41:26

MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 11,931 BTC for ~$786.0M using proceeds from convertible notes & excess cash for ~$65,883 per #bitcoin . As of 6/20/24, $MSTR hodls 226,331 $BTC acquired for ~$8.33B at average price of $36,798 per bitcoin.

2024-06-19 13:08:38

Interest payments on the US national debt of $34 TRILLION is now BIGGER than the entire defense budget.
Have a great day and make sure you save in decentralized, secure, and hard #bitcoin! https://image.nostr.build/32332c4fa2bc55f6efcd424810c83569ad9de91cf316500c0967c3a08c939c5a.jpg

2024-06-17 15:38:21

Thoughts on Venice AI, #[0] , #[1] , others?
Here is a good interview with the founder (skip ahead to minute 53). I like the fact that this AI appears to be more private, decentralized, and uncensored than the big corporate AI platforms like Open AI.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-with-peter-mccormack/id1317356120?i=1000658771332

2024-06-12 14:37:44

It is dangerous to short #bitcoin

2024-06-10 17:30:06

Here is a brilliant, five and a half minute explanation of why #bitcoin is the premier asset one can hold to preserve and grow purchasing power over time, keeping ahead of the silent and corrosive effects of inflation.
https://x.com/simplybitcointv/status/1799451434250822005?s=46&t=Ynd6JrnTVGZWXv5z4rib5g

2024-06-06 19:30:04

#truth https://image.nostr.build/8de51f5545eb10aac25aa63702f044182ccba8bbae907e2cc98a9e33c39b3813.jpg

2024-05-31 16:47:24

“Bitcoin invites you to rethink everything you’ve learned in your entire life. Satoshi opened a portal into cyberspace, and, when you go through it, it offers the promise that you can remake and perfect your property rights, your political rights, your intellectual self. Not your keys not your coin….Not your keys not your self….The portal invites you to reimagine yourself and reimagine everything you ever learned, and, once your eyes are opened, you see it all differently.” - Michael Saylor
#bitcoin

2024-05-31 14:45:07

“Balancing the budget is like protecting your virtue. You have to learn to say no.”
- Ronald Reagan on government spending
#truth
NOTE: The federal debt grew to 50.6% of GDP during Reagan’s presidency. It has only worsened since then and now sits around 122%.

2024-05-29 22:46:55

Don’t miss the #bitcoin boat. https://image.nostr.build/0d4fedf9cb11e020b78103b4f87472dba0871272b02382cfbc596678eee6870e.jpg

2024-05-18 16:24:26

If religion is a particular system of faith and worship, a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance, the belief in and worship of a superhuman power or powers, everyone follows a religion
Atheism is a religion
Statism is a religion
Wokism is a religion
Christianity is a religion
Etc…..
We all believe in a spirit that animates us, that embodies our highest values, that is our religion.
Choose well

2024-05-15 21:51:41

Another amazing post from #[1] :
The whole global economic system is being hilariously upended and you're alive to see it.
Computers will soon operate themselves better than a human could.
How much longer will professional button pushers outperform AI at coding, statistical analysis, spreadsheets, slide decks, etc?
Not much longer.
The majority of white collar intellectual work will be wiped out.
We are horses watching the emergence of the automobile.
But that's not all...
Realtime computer vision is rapidly advancing.
Which means robots that complete manual tasks at a fraction of the cost of a human employee aren't far off.
For the first time in human history, NO ONE can tell you which jobs will still be here 10 years from now.
And now let's consider sovereign debt.
It's still the underlying collateral of the global financial system.
But it's not made for the world that's coming.
At best sovereign debt is backed by tax revenues of citizens that will soon be out of work.
But the massive debt and deficit levels mean that even without mass unemployment, sovereign debt is already pretty much worthless if you reason from first principles.
It can only be paid back in hideously debased fiat currency.
Which means it's already a confidence game that only works as long as people don't think about it too much.
So to review, we have a once in a species disruption of human work, hitting at the same time that the debt-based financial system has reached its logical conclusion.
Any entity with liabilities that need to be paid out in real terms should be scrambling to prepare for this new reality.
Pension funds. Insurance companies. Governments.
They all need an asset that can keep up with the debasement of fiat currency if they want to prevent their constituents from rioting French Revolution style.
No doubt some of the people in charge see WW3 as a convenient solution...
When things get tough at home, the easy thing to do is send the masculine youth to go die in a far-off ditch before they have a chance to rise up.
But there's a much better solution.
It's painfully clear to many of us that finite #Bitcoin is the asset that can help us out of this apparent trap.
Yesterday's announcement that the Wisconsin state pension fund bought $162 million of spot Bitcoin should not be overlooked.
This is the very beginning of a peaceful migration of global capital into the new collateral.
We're hot-swapping the wings of the financial system mid-air.
Which means it might be a bumpy ride.
But that's the real "soft landing" we should be paying attention to.
Not how old man Powell fiddles with interest rates, or how many fiat digits Yellen pumps into the system.
Their goose is already cooked.
The best they can do is delay the inevitable.
BUT HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS!
Washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners...
These tools gave us more of our most precious asset: Time.
We wouldn't dream of washing our clothes by hand today.
Likewise, AI and robotics will give us an incredible amount of our lives back.
Future generations will feel bad that we spent so much time staring at screens, clicking buttons, and doing menial labor.
Meanwhile, the price of all goods will absolutely plummet in #Bitcoin terms.
Just as fossil fuels lead to an enormous increase in standard of living, so too will the AI and robotics boom.
The biggest challenge in all of this will be what humans do with their time.
Most of us have been conditioned since childhood to think that we must stay busy.
When you're a kid, you have no problem playing in the yard all day, looking at bugs, and living in the moment.
But then we enter the conveyor belt of school.
And we're conditioned to strive and seek external approval for our efforts.
Undoing that conditioning will be the hardest part.
Learning to find contentment in pure human experience will be difficult for most.
#Bitcoin can fix the financial and economic system.
After that, a positive philosophy of living will be needed.
But let's take it one problem at a time 😉 https://image.nostr.build/0363840b4c23e40b6623282b9af6e95b4c856387659a5ea8738e0c53b0064aa4.jpg

2024-05-13 07:31:20

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Amen

2024-05-12 13:39:46

Populism is not a threat to democracy. The global elites are.
https://youtu.be/vFmjgbdNNgw?si=PJKiJ6lBuSYYj_EZ

2024-05-11 16:26:17

A simple plan to financial freedom:
Step 1 - Bring value to society and get paid for it
Step 2 - Save 10% or more of what you earn in #bitcoin that you hold in self custody (weekly dollar cost average is great)
Step 3 - live a good life with the rest of what you earn
Step 4 - watch your savings appreciate over many years until your bitcoin holdings grow in purchasing power every year more than you can possibly earn annually.
Not financial advice. Just my personal experience.

2024-05-11 16:10:22

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You are too kind, my friend. Thank you

2024-05-11 16:09:35

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Love!

2024-05-11 16:09:11

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You are in your prime, young lady

2024-05-10 22:35:39

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Hope.com
The Bitcoin Standard

2024-05-10 22:33:32

“There's a new kind of money.
It's only accepted in a handful of restaurants and retail shops. Amazon doesn't take it. And you definitely can't use it to pay your taxes.
But this money that nobody accepts did 10 trillion dollars in transactions last year -- more than Visa.
The value of this currency has appreciated more than any other asset class in 12 of the last 15 years. It's progression follows a power law, with close to 40% current compound growth.
100 million people worldwide are saving in it. That number is growing at the cube rate of time.
Anywhere on the planet, you can exchange it for the local currency. Dollars, Euros, Yen or the Vanuatu Vatu. It's massively liquid, trading Billions of volume per day.
So ignore it if you want, or try to be cute and time your purchases and sales.
But recognize that it's here. And it's unique.
It's #bitcoin.” - Fred Krueger

2024-05-05 14:59:24

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. https://image.nostr.build/ec0c39d5c5155ccebdb8b839deddad472d78cf5617c71234d334abe5499828bb.jpg

2024-05-05 14:32:54

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😂

2024-05-05 05:22:07

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What are you if you see a tired ostrich?

2024-05-03 14:38:48

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And please consider me a #nostr friend

2024-05-03 13:18:28

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Well you have not turned me away by speaking your own truth, and I agree that there is a risk that others will take offense. I appreciate you for listening and responding in a respectful manner and hope I have not caused any offense. What I say I hope and believe comes from a place of goodwill.

2024-05-03 05:39:32

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Absolutely in agreement. God is the first mover, the Creator of all that is good and virtuous. We are lost without repentance and reconciliation.
Bitcoin is a wonderful technology that reflects virtue and can be used for good and to maximize human potential.

2024-05-02 21:57:48

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Thank you, #[1] !

2024-05-02 21:50:58

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Yes! Let us recognize the humanity in each other and do unto others as we would have them do unto us! This is the way!
I am not arguing with you. I agree. Many horrible atrocities have been committed in the name of the Lord and of religion. .
In my view, again not arguing, many wonderful things have been done in the name of the Lord by those who followed His instructions to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. Those atrocities would be in direct contradiction to those instructions. Additionally, it has been revealed from the beginning that we are made in God’s image and likeness so, as you indicate, our common humanity binds us together and makes those atrocities wrong.
The evil we are seeing in society is from those who do not respect our common humanity and the golden rule.
We may not agree on the ultimate source of Goodness, but we agree on the same Goodness as essential to the solution.
Finally, a Christian worldview includes the freedom of each individual to choose to practice or not practice a religion, so non-believers are safe with a leadership that truly lives Christian values. Christian values require virtue and protecting the common good.

2024-05-02 21:36:15

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I agree with the word repent! It’s a great word because you cannot truly have a relationship with the Lord if you are not willing to feel honest remorse for your wrongdoing.

2024-05-02 21:33:03

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Amen!

2024-05-02 20:43:04

We in the West have allowed our culture to morally decline. As a result of our weakness, the West is under siege from tyrannical forces.
We need to return to the Lord and ask for His grace and protection against the forces of evil. Help us Lord to stand up to the darkness.

2024-04-30 14:15:22

“The government of a tyrant is maintained by fear alone.” - Thomas Aquinas

2024-04-30 14:14:18

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You are doing good work and are a good friend! 🙏🏻

2024-04-29 15:21:18

Bitcoin’s absolute scarcity is one of the key features that makes it the perfect money. That’s why I save in #bitcoin .

2024-04-28 18:38:03

Bitcoin is virtuous money.
#bitcoin
#truth

2024-04-28 15:00:14

O God, of Whom it cometh that the minds of thy faithful people be all of one will, grant unto the same thy people that they may love the thing which Thou commandest, and desire that which Thou dost promise, that so, amid the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed, where true joys are to be found.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.

2024-04-27 17:30:14

“Among all earthly goods, the chief good is that men bear testimony to the virtue of a man.” - Aristotle

2024-04-27 15:36:34

Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, descendant of King Louis XIV 🔥
"The destructive violence unleashed against our legacy and our history are part of the revolutionary and totalitarian process which resulted in the deaths of Louis XVI (the French sovereign who provided extraordinary assistance to the US) and tens of millions of other people. What this process is intended to achieve is to erase the past so that a "new man" may emerge. Humanity is not merely the sum of its biological components : it is also the recipient of what has been accomplished by previous generations and of our travels on a spiritual journey. We need our saints and heroes so that they may inspire us to lead authentically human existences. It cannot be in vain that the Fourth Commandment in the Decalogue asks us to honor our parents, respect what we have received from our forefathers and love our nation. This is why, in grateful prayer, I wish to include all of those who within families schools institutions of higher learning and elsewhere in our society work so hard to transmit the Western culture and civilization which takes their roots in our Greco-Roman and Christian heritage. Only irresponsible barbarians can have as an objective the rejection of this invaluable treasure which is so critical to the betterment of our humanity."
#truth

2024-04-27 12:09:28

Post from Phoenix Wallet on X on 4/26/24:
“On May 3rd, 2024, @PhoenixWallet will be removed from US app stores.
Users from the US should empty their wallet:
- Settings > Close channels (Android)
- Settings > Drain wallet (iOS)
We highly recommend *not force-closing* channels, as on-chain fees could be significant.”
#Bitcoin on!

2024-04-27 04:51:09

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I am!

2024-04-27 04:49:53

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Thank you for your calming words,#[3] ! I needed that. Been feeling discouraged this week with all the negative news. Appreciate the perspective very much. Bitcoin on!

2024-04-27 04:46:55

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God first, for sure!

2024-04-27 04:31:17

I can’t stand the corruption of Western so called democracies.
I love our history of rule of law based on Christian values. We have lost the north star.
We need God
We need #bitcoin

2024-04-25 19:44:52

The story goes that the Rockefellers purposely positioned the statue of Atlas opposite Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York, symbolizing secular man's burden without divine assistance. In response, the Archbishop, likely Cardinal Hayes, erected a statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague, effortlessly holding the world, representing divine aid.
(post and photo from Sachin Jose) https://image.nostr.build/131fb5aecd133ebc9e4277dec763a67598bac67578a86c08559d70de23503c9a.jpg

2024-04-25 12:43:49

Privacy is normal and good. Privacy is not a crime. Criminalizing privacy in the name of protecting citizens from money laundering is not in the common good because it takes away a fundamental human right to privacy. Tyrannical governments behave this way. #note1mc3…alw0

2024-04-24 01:40:10

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If you believe faith and reason both come from God, then faith and reason will not contradict themselves.

2024-04-23 23:33:10

St. Thomas Aquinas’ intuition is that there can never be a conflict between faith and reason, between religion and science. Truth is unified. I love this conclusion.
#truth
#faith
#reason
#religion
#science

2024-04-22 12:33:45

Unlimited fiat, only 21 million #bitcoin
Comment and image credit - Bitcoin Magazine https://image.nostr.build/ff6f5448158006f8b35ef09ca465c748482798fe8e04dbf1294557c63b05eeed.jpg

2024-04-17 13:15:31

“There's never been a more important time to know who you are and what you stand for.” - by #[1]
Most people today are empty vessels.
They have no strict or well-defined moral code to guide them.
Without a clear idea about who they are or what they value - they are extremely vulnerable to having their mind hijacked.
That's why someone like Andrew Tate can come along and a few months later this app is full of Tate wannabes renting supercars in Dubai and flaunting money earned from OnlyFans.
It's also why a government can make people terrified to leave their homes one day, and happy to protest in droves the next day.
Wasn't it weird how a rally for the opposition party was a superspreader event, but a protest for the establishment cause was deemed essential?
Without a strong set of values through which to filter reality, people are easily fooled.
And ultimately it means their quality of life is determined by whoever is best able to get their message in front of them.
Back when people went to church every Sunday, what they were really doing was downloading a shared operating system.
A shared set of assumptions about how people behave, which lubricated cooperation and helped maintain functioning societies.
But what happens when everyone is running around with different operating systems?
What happens when a culture is seeded with contradictory ideas:
- Some think private property is evil
- Others think taxation is theft
- Some think that "pimpin hoes" is the ideal way to live
- Others believe in building a strong nuclear family
It's a recipe for societal discord.
But the pendulum swings back and forth.
And we've probably already reached peak relativism.
If you look closely, you'll see a revival of religion as the pendulum heads back the other way.
People want a well-defined moral code to guide them.
Some recognize that religions and ancient philosophies contain wisdom that survived thousands of years for a reason.
Many have realized that it's hard to live well when you're inventing a moral code on the fly.
As a father, my most important job is to give my son clear guiding principles for living well.
He will not grow up to be an empty vessel vulnerable to unhelpful life philosophies.
I will provide him with a strong moral code and timeless principles to successfully navigate the world.
To do that, I've been forced to audit my own values and beliefs to make sure they are worth passing on.
And I now believe this is one of the most valuable exercises anyone could do.
Do your beliefs help you navigate this world in a way that ultimately makes you healthy, happy, and prosperous?
Are the people whose gave you these beliefs living well?
What do you truly value in the first place?
We're heading into strange times with the rise of AI and robotics, the failure of the fiat monetary system, and perhaps even the destruction of the nation state as we know it.
Taking the time to answer these questions can be the difference between living well, and being buffeted about by the gale-force winds of change. https://image.nostr.build/06fb7cfdfc511a6c33da165f9bbfe09fd7c06711884ec1b44339e41cf422dccf.jpg