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 Hello nostr  
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 Parker Lewis is retardeded. 

#OneOfUs.  
 When it comes to nostr and getting attacked or censored by the state, surely the state would pref... 
 Pirate bay didn't have hundreds of servers around the world that you were simultaneously connected to.  
 HODLing and using Bitcoin can be a strange path to follow. At first, you want to try and 'save pe... 
 Why is it when you say this you sound so much nicer than me?  
 If I use the Embedded LND option under node in nostr:nprofile1qqsrf5h4ya83jk8u6t9jgc76h6kalz3plp9... 
 Get out of the empire state  
 Being smart is easy. Being kind and patient is hard.  
 Even being kind isn't that hard. Patience? The hardest thing in the world.  
 I'm a kind father... patience is something I'm learning.  
 I like to bounce random things off Claude to see if any signal comes back. "Miles per block" has ... 
 This guy is onto something
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 58k is gay!

Bitcoin is Gay 
 That thing made my butt leaky.  
 This story is wild.

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 Lol 
 $3.25 a month for 50 gigs for mobile hotspot is pretty good but those fuckers won't give me more data than that.  
 If you haven't figured it out yet I want my car to be a bitcoin node. Why? I have no idea.  
 bitcoin fails the moment a monopoly forms in mining; we call it a 51% attack 
 How long of a 51% attack would need to be sustained ? 
 Love it 
 I can't really relate to most of the people with large amounts of Bitcoin talking about the price... 
 Fuck me. You lucky bastards   
 Huh? I recently learned about bitcone.  
 Believing that every human interaction should be voluntary makes me an "extremist" by the hoi polloi.  
 I'm not able to load twitter.com through Brazilian VPN servers, connection just times out. x.com ... 
 Did you try the restart button? 
 Why nostr can’t be banned:

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 Getting something "banned" doesn't mean the state doesn't want that thing to exist. It's the opposite actually.  
 TECHNICALLY SPEAKING THE BRAZIL X BAN IS TRIVIAL TO CIRCUMVENT.

THAT IS MOSTLY IRRELEVANT.

WILL... 
 It's not about the the technology.  Weed is censorship resistant. That doesn't mean I wasn't extorted for $800 and 8 hours in a cage when it was considered "banned" 
 In Arkansas ... you can't honk your horn near a sandwich shop after 9 p.m.

In California ... it's illegal to whistle for a lost canary before 7 a.m.

In Colorado ... it's illegal to keep a couch on your porch.

In Delaware ... you can't sell dog hair

In Georgia ... it's illegal to live on a boat for more than 30 days.

In Hawaii ... it's illegal to place a coin in one's ear

In Idaho ... it's illegal to sweep debris into the streets.

In Illinois ... it's legal for underage culinary students to drink alcohol

In Indiana ... it's illegal to ride a horse above 10 MPH

In Kansas ... tire screeching is banned

In Kentucky ... a woman cannot marry the same man four times

In Louisiana ... it's illegal to send a surprise pizza.

In Maine ... it's illegal to park in front of Dunkin' Donuts

In Maryland ... sleeveless shirts are banned in public parks

In Massachusetts ... it's illegal to tell fortunes without certification

In Michigan ... you can't sell your vehicle on a Sunday.

In Minnesota ... dirty tires are banned.

In Missouri ... bear wrestling is banned

In Montana ... it's illegal to give a rat as a present

In Nebraska ... you can't get married if you have a venereal disease.

In Nevada ... it's illegal to sit on sidewalks.

In New Hampshire ... it's unlawful to pick up seaweed off the beach

In New Jersey ... bullet-proof vests are banned while committing a crime.

In New Mexico ... "idiots" are banned from voting

In New York ... slippers are banned after 10 p.m

In North Carolina ... drunk bingo is unlawful

In Pennsylvania ... you're breaking the law if you pay a psychic 
 Oh yeah... oral sex was illegal in 18 states up until 2003.  
 You never got interrupted by a cop during road head?  
 Folks.. when governments "ban" something  that doesn't mean they want that something to go away. That simply means that they want to make more law abiding citizens into criminals. That's what feeds the beast.  
 Literally pays their salaries.  When I day "they" I mean lawyers, judges, cops, county clerks... ect.  
 Gm.

It seems that it will be very hard for Brazil to identify and enforce the fines on VPN usage... 
 I don't think "blocking relays" will work. A threat of 10 years in jail if they got caught connecting to nostr relays would do the trick. 


We don't have a tech problem. We have a people are hypnotized by the state for tens of thousands of years of problem.  
 The idea that if something gets popular enough governments won't ban it hasn't really worked in the past. They ban anything that's a threat to special interest.  Wasn't cannabis plant leagel world wide at one point? Wasn't in used in EVERYTHING?  
 When I lived in Brazil for almost a year, brazilians struck me as a very hands-on populace. 

Now... 
 What happens when governments say you can't connect to nostr.. or else?  
 The same thing that happens whenever governments make something illegal. Turn a bunch of law abiding citizens into criminals. And yes.. most will obey. 
 
 Wack a mole is a real game the play  
 Ban X - people will use Nostr.

Ban cash - people will use Bitcoin. 

Life finds a way.  
 Ban bitcoin and nostr?  
 Huh? Of course it's possible. Making something illegal doesn't mean the state wants to make it go away. In fact I bet they want people breaking laws. That's income to judges, lawyers, cops, court clerk... it's definitely possible. ANYTHING could be made illegal. Including plants.  
 The paper money doesn't go away manically.  People stop accepting it because they don't want to get kidnapped or extorted. You can use X on a web browser through a VPN. 


If your government banned bitcoin that doesn't mean bitcoin will not exist. It simply means if you use bitcoin within that geographical area you get rekt if caught.  
 People I orange pilled in real life.

1. Old boss who was already rich - 5btc (still has it) 
2. ... 
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 Boa noite Brasileiros 🇧🇷

O governo não tem como proibir o nostr. 
 The government: if we catch you connecting to a nostr relay... right to jail.  
 Just did a stellar nostr:npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld rip with... 
 New paradigm! I love this. Tell me more   
 58k Gang undefeated? 
 The 166 gang was defeated. 
The 300 gang was defeated 
The 666 gang was defeated 
The 1200k gang was defeated 
The 9000k gang was defeated 
The 20k gang was defeated 

The 58k gang will be defeated as well   
 Go get a progressive bitcoiner to orange pill them 
 I like it  
 test  
 I see you 
 Program or be programmed. 
 Either you program the carbon or the carbon programs you.

#CarbonProgrammer 
 "Secure"
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 Wait.. what?? Who wrote that?? 
 It looks like Elon NEEDS Bitcoin.  
 #BitcoinForTheRetarded 
 You're going on his show? 
 Lolol. Good luck 
 Upset? You're my new form of entertainment.  Why in the world would I be upset  
 Why do lesbians only shop at sports authority?  
 Because they hate Dicks! 🤣😂🤣😂 
 Global feed is lit  
 If you truly want to experience #bitcoin, visit #Vancouver. 
 What's in Vancouver? 
 Startlink high performance flat panel is a massive improvement. Specially for video call uplinks.... 
 And for cruises.. 👍🏻...  Top notch after I restarted  my phone.  
 The cruise ships uses starlink now. (At least Royal Caribbean does)  
 Unreal. Literally  
 https://x.com/Pledditor/status/1828801235937268215


This is to good. 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 
 We need to make more base layer Bitcoin protocol improvements so that the nostr:nprofile1qqs977hq... 
 Running 😁 
 #Parentstr: What age did you allow your kid(s) to have a mobile phone? If they haven't got one ye... 
 That's impossible.  Anyone  can create porn and upload to a server.  Victimless crime should not be illegal.   
 What will be the next group of people onboarded to nostr? #asknostr  
 Until governments around the world decide that free speech  is illegal on the internet.