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 #bitcoin just voted against John Thune 
 This run is a drag. It’s making it harder to hit my stacking goals. #sigh 
 “Do you think it’s going to drop back down or keep going up?”

Yes and yes. 
 It’s 100% not not going to do both and each of the comings and goings. 
 Wtf is even happening 
 Face melter 
 Should Deebo apologize? 
 #firemoody 
 In case it wasn’t clear, fire Moody 
 Fire the special teams coordinator 
 Fire Moody 
 Holy shit the rip 
 I really shouldn’t have done that boating trip 
 I’m sorry for your loss 
 It’s cool that people are bored with #btc at $70k. We want it to be boring. Boring is opportunity. 
 When it rips, it rips hard. 
 I love how “fiat” is the new F-word. 
 Serious question: how can I see a crescent moon and a sun in the same sky at the same time? 
 The easiest three things you can do for your health: no aluminum in your deodorant, no fluoride in your toothpaste, no seed oils in your food. 
 I’m going to mount a defense of Joker 2. 
 Metnostreka? Nostrallica? 
 I’m developing a thesis: Bitcoin is the CBDC. 
 The argument against the current economic policy makers is based on a flawed assumption: that they’re stupid. They are not. So, assuming they know what they’re doing, the question is, “Why are they doing it?” 
 It’s not who gets the votes. It’s who counts the votes. 
 Well, the Costco Toilet Paper Fear Index is pegged at max. TP is sold out. Brace yourself. 
 It’s the most accurate indicator I’m aware of 
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 Post-zap clarity inevitably follows. 
 Why do so many people do the thing where you replace a letter in a curse word with an *? Everyone knows you’re writing fuck. Why not just write fuck or use a different word? 
 If I were a #prepper what should I focus on from most important to least? 
 Let’s go, WW3! 
 #FEMA should go fuck itself. Let people help. 
 The government is not coming to save you. 
 By necessity, participation in the global economy has been a race to the bottom. Bitcoin shifts this to a race to the top. 
 Bitcoin purists aren’t gonna like this take, but every dollar that flows into the ETFs is a vote of confidence that there is inherent value in BTC. It’s a gateway drug. 
 Just heard Greg Foss on Natalie Brunell’s show. #newhero 
 How do you contribute to the Bitcoin community? How can I? 
 Why are there so few classy players in the NFL? 
 What’s upsetting about the reality of weather manipulation isn’t using it as a weapon; it’s not using it to deliver water where it’s needed most. 
 What’s your favorite conspiracy theory? 
 Malaysian Flight whatever 
 Saying, “Make this go viral” has never made anything go viral. 
 She’s a damn genius. 
 Why is Oprah Benjamin Button? 
 Why do they give you a straw and a salted rim? 
 A hill I will die on: it is your 1st Amendment right (read: not privilege) to say all the stupid shit you want to as many people as you can without fear of reprisal from the government. 
 Hear me out. With WW3 on the bingo card, what if free and  open borders just result in more bodies for conscription? 
 Perry Farrell is a marketing genius. 
 Thank you the #nostr #shocker wallpaper. It’s the #nockr I never knew I needed. 
 Okay I’m going to write it, over time, for my own enjoyment. The question is whether I’ll pub... 
 “Publish” it one scene at a time on Nostre for Zaps. 
 I enjoy NFL, but fuck Peacock. 
 Haliey Welch is a marketing genius. 
 I’m so conflicted. I’m so happy it’s up, but I kinda want it to go down. 
 Welp. Looks like the ship has left. Sorry to everyone left behind. 
 Big purple babies cry just like the big green babies. 
 Choose humility before humiliation chooses you. 
 The eagles are simple thugs and overt cheaters. 
 #turkeylegforward 
 I wanna Brock ‘n Roll all night, and Purdy every day. 
 Basketball is the tic tac toe of sports. At its core, it’s merely a gang of thugs running around in circles flouting rules that aren’t enforced anyway. 
 What are the odds that various global governments and militaries have, in an effort to weaponize weather, fucked with the weather so much that it’s irreversible, and “climate change” is the convenient cover story? 
 Evil calls good evil