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 I’m in 
 Right? lol 
 To the people who think they’re going to try and kill trump again. 

That’s what JD Vance is for. 

He’s assassination insurance. 

They kill trump and a younger, smarter more capable republican takes his place.

Bad move. They won’t do it. 
 Very difficult to do that. The vice president and the president are almost never in the same place at the same time. If somehow it happened you get the speaker of the house who is also republican. 
 It’s obvious. 

I don’t think trump is dumb by any means but Vance is clearly 10-15 points higher than trump is. I’d put trump at 130 and Vance at 140 
 They don’t travel together for this reason. Seperate planes, seperate everything. 
 Yep the secret service is usually very good at their job until recent years when dei bullshit started happening 
 Agree with all that, but it doesn’t discount my claim that he’s smarter. The claim about capacity is about him being a Yale trained attorney whereas trump has to rely on others. 
 Listening to the latest episode of The Bitcoin Podcast and was struck by a random though. What if... 
 Oh god I hope not lol 😂 
 Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our plane... 
 Thank you for speaking out against democrats. Agree that it’s very important we fight them tooth and nail. 
 So if Kamala won, the assumption was that maybe they’d go after X and “right wing” personal... 
 Totally fine with me. Freedom means accepting the people you disagree with can coexist with you. 
 In America you can grow up the child of a drug addict engulfed in trauma and rise through your own individual effort to become the vice president of the United States. 

Stop the black pill bullshit. 

America is a beautiful place worth fighting for. 
 Because jd Vance didn’t have to kill anyone to do it 
 1776 onward 
 You know where else it was legally present and practiced? The entire rest of the world. America fought a bloody war to free the slaves. America is not perfect but it is great. 
 Humanity is always imperfectly striving forward. I don’t cast blame on the past, but rather look to it for inspiration about the future. 
 You’ve been brainwashed pretty heavily by your media environment. Wishing you luck undoing it. 
 Slavery is morally wrong. Just like rape and murder. All things that were prevalent in history. What I’m saying is that humanity is evolving beyond our baser instincts. Slowly but surely. 
 The convictions are bogus bud. 

Don’t you think it’s a little weird that you care so much about a politician from a country you don’t live in?

If that happened to me it would make me wonder if someone else had put that thought into my mind. 

Again wishing you luck on your journey of self reflection and meta cognitive unpacking. 
 I’m not reading all that 
 Sounds like something someone like you would do. 
 I’m a man in my 30’s bud 
 Cellar dweller? You’re not really an American are you? lol who talks like that? 
 🤣 I find this both absolutely hilarious and also pretty sad. But hey, I'd rather laugh so... 
... 
 Hahahaha 
 A lot of recovering orange pillers need to hear this. You never did it to help others. It was always about you and your own feelings. 
https://m.primal.net/LwQL.mov 
 I’m not saying your care was fake or disengenious, just that it was about you and not others. 
 That’s one possible version of it. Another is that it’s survivors guilt. 
 Man, the survivor’s guilt thing nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks... 
 I carried it for far too long myself. You’re not alone. We tried. But ultimately… https://image.nostr.build/8453300d2da999304da5f94773d5c02f3d4e24e7c6676e6bb3634088e23cd302.gif  
 I do have the gift of persuasion and I still don’t have an effect on close friends and family 
 Absolutely. Erik has been more valuable in the wider world than he knows, but no man is a prophet in his own land sadly. 
 Would you like to take a bet on it? 
 It’s kinda weak to not take the bet. Just saying. I’m willing to put real value behind my opinion. If you won’t should I conclude that your opinion is valueless? 
 1. Definite and concrete promise 
2. We (bitcoiners) fund raised heavily for him. 
3. Second term presidents don’t face political blowback for pardons/clemency. 
4. Trump will be pardoning many people early in his term (j6ers) 
 My adhd is so bad lol I will often end up in a room and be like why the fuck am I in this room? Lol 😂 
 lol in my case it’s adhd 
 Not in my case 
 nostr:npub1rtlqca8r6auyaw5n5h3l5422dm4sry5dzfee4696fqe8s6qgudks7djtfs did you see Trump spent his... 
 Yeah apparently they had to peel it due to campaign finance laws 
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 Yes ma’am 
 Proud of America. We always eventually do the right thing. After we’ve done all the wrong things. 
https://m.primal.net/Lubv.mov 
 Bullish on America 
 Did the thing, nostr:nprofile1qqsp4lsvwn3aw7zwh2f6tcl6249xa6cpj2x3yuu6azaysvncdqywxmgprpmhxue69uh... 
 Well done sir 
 He was murdered at the hands of the state for being too cute 
 I know people who know the judge. It won’t help. Clemency is his only hope. 
 It’s the whole pod for two hours 
 You’re on the right side of history friend 
 No matter the outcome of tomorrow’s election. 

One thing is clear.

Voting for Donald Trump is the move if you want to be on the right side of history. 
 Nah 
 Just want to remind everyone that this is what a bitcoin tuning back looks like. 
https://m.primal.net/LsiH.mov 
 Running back* lol fuck these nostr typos I’m taking this post to twitter lol 
 He fucking hurdled a guy backwards lol saqoun is a beast and a bitcoiner. 
 You can have anything you want in life. 

You can be anyone you want.

Nothing holds you back. 

Only your mind. 

Until death every defeat is merely psychological.

Every defeat happens only in your mind. 
 One man’s misinformation is another man’s free speech. 
 I’m coming to the sad conclusion that there really isn’t much going on inside of 90% of peopl... 
 It’s actually more bullish for my viewpoint. The average person is easily gamed. 
 Ah got it. I think we as libertarians need to focus on increasing the IQ of the general population. Thats the only way we’re gonna get more libertarians. 
 Like what fucking clown show reality are we living in where any of this shit is real? If your goa... 
 Holy fuck this story is insane. 

Ps I was arguing with a smart liberal friend about these suicide programs and I found the ultimate winning argument is this. Basically he said that one can make a rational decision to kill themselves and I said it’s never rational. To prove this In American law we have the ability to detain you against your will if you are a danger to yourself or others. A lot of people in these suicide programs need compassionate detainment and treatment for a temporary period of time. 
 I think the way we do hospice care is sufficient for that type of thing. Hospice care can last months or even years and it’s very focused on palliative treatment and easing suffering. Often times hospice nurses will administer heavy doses of opiates in order to speed the transition of the patient towards death. Which feels distinctly different than assisted suicide while arriving at the same result. It’s very compassionate and the people that work in that sector do good work. It is sufficient imo, but I’m not an expert. 
 lol occasionally necessary 
 I’m voting for Donald Trump. 

When Ross is released from prison and stands on stage at the bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, I want to say I played a small part in creating that moment. 

If you don’t want to be a part of that fine, but don’t cheer with us as we celebrate. 

You did nothing to facilitate his freedom. 
 Guess what? Ross is set to be freed. You know how we did that? By voting. 
 Bro when am I gonna get to open this fucking bottle. 

It’s been in my fridge for 3 years now lol 😂 https://image.nostr.build/e47c9c159c38b79e455b68cb791c12aeaaa178623f1cb5d7a5c0e7279f3cf4df.jpg  
 Haha I got the zap ready to go