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 Monero up to 156.89.  Bitcoin up 67.1k

Good time to get a DeGoogle Combo Pack!

GrapheneOS Pixel 7a + a VPS with Email, chat, & docs

Damn how much?
Well abusive Google's official store charges $499 for the 7a, and then your name is on the hardware that connects to cell towers

While Simplified Privacy charges only $399 PLUS you get a VPS with email, chat, docs, AND a domain.

And on top of that it's got the SnappyMail web panel client.  Unlike Protonmail which bogs down your speed with bloated javascript, SnappyMail is so lean and fast, you'll forget you're using Tor.  You get all of this:

-GrapheneOS Pixel 7a
-VPS setup with:
-.com domain included
-Open Source Email Backend
-Use any mail client you like, Thunderbird has a new FOSS mobile app
-SnappyMail web client
-Your pick of XMPP or SimpleX
-Cryptpad (replace Google docs)
-3 month warranty on the phone.  1 year warranty on the VPS.
-Help on use

All for just $399. (plus crypto's up so you're banking some)

Reject Google's telemetry, and embrace freedom.

Learn more about our PGP crypto deposit, submitted for binding-arbitration, burned onto Arweave as immutable law:
https://simplifiedprivacy.com/how-pgp-insurance/index.html 
 Running graphene OS on a pixel 9. I may never run anything else ever again. I love the peace of mind of having almost complete and utter control over my cellular activities 
 This is an awesome solution.  Does it take some time to learn how to use it all? 
 We've made it very easy by setting up everything for you.  The phone will feel like a regular android.  And you won't have to do any work for the email server, it's all setup, plus we offer support if you have any issue.

This is a great way for a beginner to skip past any technical problems, and get really good privacy with open source solutions.  The only work on your end is changing the passwords for the logins we give you.

btw is your name ayn rand? 
 This is awesome! The only question remaining is, "who is John Galt?"  😃