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 Amazing episode once again nostr:npub1g0587hzzckcncxfm78n0996qe2s58nspy29wf02tqcj5sdzcpj4q6j40hv nostr:npub14mcddvsjsflnhgw7vxykz0ndfqj0rq04v7cjq5nnc95ftld0pv3shcfrlx and Mark 👏 ! Here's a summary of what was discussed in case you need convincing: 

====== Bitcoin Podlights ======
What Bitcoin Did with Peter McCormack - Why We Shouldn’t Trust BlackRock with Whitney Webb & Mark Goodwin
- 🌐 The potential development of a new global financial system led by entities like Blackrock, aiming to minimize risk for large asset managers while expanding their control and ownership.
- 🎙️ The popularity and impact of a previous episode featuring Whitney Webb on the "What Bitcoin Did" podcast.
- 🤝 The collaboration between Whitney Webb and Mark Goodwin on recent articles, including one focused on Blackrock's plans for a "fractionalized world."
- 💼 Larry Fink's background, the role of ETFs, the desire to tokenize various assets, and partisan politics in the U.S.
- 🪙 Discussions around the tokenization of assets, including Bitcoin, as a means for asset storage and the implications for the financial sector.
- 🏛️ The relationship between partisan politics, the "Uni-party" control in the U.S., and the broader implications for financial and political systems.
- 🌿 The role of sustainable development policies, global carbon markets, and the push for a digital financial governance system.
- 🏦 The connection between private sector initiatives and the perpetuation of the debt slavery model historically used by multilateral development banks.
- 📈 The involvement of Wall Street giants and figures like Larry Fink in shaping a new financial paradigm and the risks associated with their expansive control.
- 📰 The shifting landscape of independent media and the potential manipulation of public opinion by influential figures and funding sources.
- 🔄 The dynamic between public and private sector interests and the efforts to sway public perception towards acceptance of digital IDs and programmable money.
- 🔗 The importance of critical thinking, media literacy, and independent research in the age of widespread information manipulation and psychological operations.
- 📢 The need for the Bitcoin community to reflect on the direction of the cryptocurrency and its potential co-option by Wall Street for commoditization rather than as a tool for financial sovereignty.

====== The End. Pura Vida. ======

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 nostr:npub10hcsqj6587uc5whzzuhgk274ke6g7ruh80enjm74ucln2m24hyxq2gf8fn check it out, this is the type of summary I had mentioned