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 GM = Great Meme! 
Enjoy the day 
 #Bitcoin requires work, which rewards you with serenity.

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 Interesting, but suspect this allocation does not reflect Buffett's decision, but rather the bonds were bought by insurance subsidiaries whose investments are likely not directly managed by Buffett (ie, some CIO has guidelines within which they have autonomy). 
 GOOD MORNING NOSTR.

LIVE FREE. 🫡 
 GIVE ME BITCOIN, OR GIVE ME DEATH. 
 $100k will have to wait, apparently. But don't worry, it won't take long for Cramer to reverse course. 
 Just found out my uncle passed from colon cancer today; two losses in one week. Trusting in the d... 
 Terrible news. So sorry. Take the time you need. 
 I feel so alive: The world can't ignore us, even as some remain blindly wed to the dogma of their false training and historic tribes. 
 #Bitcoin is hitting all-time highs, and the suits can’t even buy because the market is closed f... 
 Such an important observation. We are pumping, ATH after ATH, and the US ETFs are dormant.

When the ETF providers tokenize the ETF, you know we have reached peak 🤡🌎 
 I spent a few days on each taking in the vibe. 

X is nothing but vitriol and bots. Engagement is... 
 Nostr = freaks exploring the "edges" of trend and reality. The edge is the tip of the spear. It is where change happens. It is the New Frontier. It is where outsized return occurs -- financially, intellectually, spiritually. I am humbled to be here, thankful for all of your gifts of thought, benefitting from all of your participation, while doing my best to pay it forward. 

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 Saylor is a general. It takes enormous courage to do something that has never been done before an... 
 The latest interview with Brunell is interesting. Saylor said that, in 2020, he saw Microsteategy dying. Stock price was in the tank. Options and equity grants weren't keeping employees. Powell was signaling their cash hoard was worthless, and Wall Street agreed. So, it is easy to be "courageous" when you are staring into the abyss. 
 Doesnt the US owning bitcoin incentivize inflation, hurting its citizens?  Thinking about the game theory, if the US wants to own bitcoin, it will want it's price to go up. What better way to pump the price than debase the USD, by issuing more and more debt?  

Seems like the solution is more than just establishing a bitcoin strategic reserve.  The problem is government spending. 
 Typical, anti-freedom liberal mindset. Reality: everyone is going to buy what they want, there isn't a thing they can do about it, and they have already wasted too much time and energy on a false illusion of ultimate control.  
 When young, fun is defined by a mirror and some tail! 🤣 
 I haven’t been this bullish and excited about the future in a long time. 
 Stay humble. 
 If you listen to the full 6 min interview on Yahoo Finance, think what you want of Pomp, but he crushes it. An unapologetic call to arms, with fiat based investment strategy described as a national (global) Crises. Holy fuck. This level of public,  MSM debate wasn't on my bingo card a few years ago. LFG.  
 It’s probably worth noting all of excess in US government spending that needs to be cut, will c... 
 "So, don't worry about this. You don't have to accept it all at once; I'm not sure that anyone can. Just take what you can, then come back for more later. It's just as well to let ideas like these sink in and build slowly. When you plant seeds, they shouldn't spring up immediately...they take root first, and break the surface only when the roots are ready." - A Lodging of Wayfaring Men 
 content is really evolving on nostr 
 How so? 
 Closest guess for the day btc hits 100k gets a fat zap 
 March 1, 2025 
 Taleb has become one of my favorite writers. How did he not see through the COVID madness? How do... 
 Taleb's ego is too big, and he is too argumentative. He doesnt listen. So you get a smart guy, with an over inflated sense of self importance = blind spots.  nostr:nprofile1qqsqfjg4mth7uwp307nng3z2em3ep2pxnljczzezg8j7dhf58ha7ejgpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ex2mrfw3jhxtn0wfnszynhwden5te0wahhgtn4w3ux7tn0dejszxthwden5te0wdjkuerfwshxummnvekxzun99e3k7mgrcp7e2 is right: You can't stack sats, unless you first stay humble! 
 Amen.

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 Department of government efficiency is an oxymoron. 
 Not sure if anyone here listened to Stefan Livera with Freddie New? 
 Talks about the UK scene, and efforts to promote BTC politically there. 
 Live and let live. But, dont worry, I doubt it will even pump. It did that like 7 years ago, never to return. 
  Of course the US needs to devalue, and Novogratz has been on the wrong side of history more than once. Does he still have the tattoo to prove it? 🤣 
 GOOD MORNING NOSTR.

LIVE FREE. 🫡 
 Freedom=just chilling, while the normies  and suits gradually, then suddenly, lose their minds. 🍿 We are here to help.... 
 
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 Government and bankers trained generations to treat scarcity as meaningless and worthless. 

#Bitcoin shines light on this darkness.

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 The cure sounds like the disease

Nathan Rothschild in the 18th century:
"Permit me to issue and ... 
 Buy Bitcoin, and take back your sovereignty

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 Masterful. I remember seeing this work as a kid. It still mesmerizes!  
 HAPPY EVENING
WHATS ON YOUR MIND? 
 Well, if you want to know...sitting outside, blazing sunset painting the sky, a testy and swirling winter breeze fighting its last losing battle against the warmth of Summer's last breath. Led Zeppelin 's Battle of Evermore sings to the trees, and mixes with the distant smell of a campfire, and the youthful laugh of a distant child, binding us all in a tapestry of beauty and truth. The sun says goodnight, crashing into the distant mountains, leaving nothing but a blood orange vaporous haze. 
 🫂 
 Now you know what it feels like to be a politician ... just options, no price! 🤣 
 Nothing better than a stroll, and the Tate, on a weekend afternoon. 
 Theoretically airline miles should hold value better than the dollar because they are tracking ph... 
 Might depend on the airline, and the route, etc, but you can still get good deals using miles at price levels from 10+ years ago.  
 Nothing like the West End!  
 Saylor is putting his entire business where his mouth is. He's also trying to trigger hyperbitcoi... 
 The plan is for the next 3 years. Just over $1bn per month. Ho hum. Tick tock, next block. 
 UPTOBER!!!!! 🚀 
 Crazy week - Miami for Core Scientific Board meeting, now landing in Lisbon, then Geneva, Madeira... 
 We are winning -- with safe travel, this same week which marks the 16th anniversary of the #bitcoin whitepaper!  🎉🍾🎂🚀  
 Glad to see people like the coin again today. 
 The price is up, but the hashrate is insane! 
 OMG. Total cutie. Look at the size of those paws! Enjoy. 
 Agree! And it is particularly beautiful when you think of all the people, around the globe, in places like Lugano as we speak. using and supporting freedom tech, for the benefit of us all. Thanks for all you do. 
 The investment that Lugano continues to make is impressive, and it is paying off. 
 Has anyone else noticed that, when normies talk about inflation on MSM, #bitcoin is casually mentioned alongside gold and commodities as the solution? 

We have changed the world, and we are just getting started.
 
 Vanguard owns 9%.
Blackrock has 7.5%.
State Street is 4%.
Non-institutional is around 30%. 
 The compounded annual opportunity cost of taxation is staggering 
 🎯 Even uncompounded, for the current fiscal year, it is astronomical ... and only going in one direction. 
 #bitcoin is re-educating the world. 
 Be your own bank.

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 Take care of yourself. 🫂

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 Whilst I hate praising someone has greedy and destructive as Zuck, it looks like he knew the election was lost for the Democrats a month ago.  
 WE WILL TEACH THE SUITS A LESSON IN SCARCITY THAT THEY WILL NEVER FORGET 

#SATSQUEEZE 
 Visiting last week with someone who attends WEF. Behind closed doors, a surprisingly Austrian view was shared about the current economy. Couldn't help myself, and asked if they had bitcoin. Answer, "I wish that I had bitcoin."