Is Bitcoin Deflationary? And What To Expect Next?

Is Bitcoin Deflationary? And What To Expect Next?

            Submitted by Seth Chalnick (https://twitter.com/seth_oshi
),

Inspired by this https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/cantillon-overdrive-and-bitcoin-breakout
about the Cantillon Effect, a friend asked me today if I follow how Bitcoin is perceived as “deflationary”?

This came within the context of a broader discussion about “fiscal dominance” as it relates to market-breaking events imploding in real-time.

https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/2023-10-30_07-30-00.jpg?itok=7rwhVsgG

My response follows...

Excellent article explaining the Cantillon effect… i.e. how those closest to the printing presses benefit not just disproportionately, but at the expense of everyone else.

And who can blame them? Centralization leads to more centralization, as oligopolies across different verticals align incentives to play ball. It is, in fact, probable that most of us complaining today would also quietly accept a multibillion dollar payout, if it “just meant that” innocent citizens halfway around the world would die as a result. Especially if plausible deniability couldn’t directly link it back. Especially if we could justify it as a “greater good”. Not saying we would, but its pretty fucking clear as day that others would… and that this is also how the world has always worked, since arguably before man first harnessed the power to create a surplus.

But life has a funny way of balancing out. See guillotines, viruses, and schoolyard bully resolution for reference.

In my opinion, Bitcoin gets misclassified as “deflationary” because people conflate theorical (cyclical?) price declines with an eventual fixed supply of money. Basically they take fiscal (Keynesian) and/or Monetary (Friedman) and/or MMT (idiotic) square peg world views, based on their own malincentives or fears, and rationalize them into round holes screaming FUD (fear/uncertainty/doubt) to justify the status quo and cognitive dissonance.

Bitcoin will actually continue to be “inflationary” until the year 2140, when the last bitcoin will have been mined.

That’s 117 years away.

What Bitcoin actually is… is disinflationary… because people are incentivized to save it rather than spend it, and to make sound investments with it, rather than foolishly levered ones, and to build generational low-time-preference projects, like bridges, universities, infrastructure, cathedrals, artwork, etc… versus spending FIAT now on high-time-preference items, because it will be worth less (worthless?) in the future, such that gambling, fast food, leverage, and immediate gratification get drawn like moths to the lights of extreme celebrity, cancel culture, debauchery, depravity, etc.

Look at all the historical great civilizations. Most of everything meaningful was built during gold standard periods. Bitcoin is popularly viewed as having an erratic valuation, something that moves quickly and beyond our control. In periods where gold was not messed with it became stable. That is, until its derivatives became corrupted. Which is perhaps a tendency of human nature itself, but not inevitable.

Bitcoin is currently undergoing an adoption phase, quite similar but opposite to the Cantillon effect. Those in early, who can withstand the wild swings, will benefit disproportionately, outperforming every other asset class. But it will inevitably settle down. And it will subsume or at least check and balance FIAT/CBDC. And it may very well lead to a gold 2.0 standard. Because it is better than gold in every way (except industrial use). And it is notably more defensible than gold from derivative dilution… because gold has no open source distributed ledger.

Bitcoin is in fact slightly deflationary, in that people can lose their private keys to their bitcoin holdings, and lose it forever, thereby making the rest of the pool more valuable. But this is a small fraction, and will decrease over time, as bitcoin education increases, and custody solutions simplify. This happened a lot in the beginning, because people didn’t know what they were sitting on. Now that its valuable, people either safeguard it or get scared away from it altogether.

Circling back to why it gets a bad rep as deflationary… the primary reason is because the masters of the universe cannot inflate it. They can’t print it. They can’t finance wars with it. They can’t steal its citizens’ life force with it. They can’t hide behind the justification of “saving the world from depression” during the next financial crises. Case in point… compare 2008 banking crisis with the SBF blowout. 2008 was “fixed” by inflating the bubble of the next generation to grotesque proportions. SBF got exposed for the ponzi he was, and what, 5 months later, we’re within $5k price pre-crisis?

Everyone talks about the Great Depression and how we “learned our lessons” to avoid it. Compare the Great Depression with the lesser known depression of 1920-1921. 1920 was the single most deflationary year we ever had. It was extremely painful. Shit burned. And then the economy roared back. What we “learned” was how to more efficiently transfer wealth to the rich. That, and to use war as a vehicle for stealing other people’s lives, possessions, and future life force.

In the end, Bitcoin offers a way to vote with your feet, a parallel system that doesn’t care about your feelings, that will reward those who see its inevitability, that has rules with no rulers, that is incorruptible and beyond the scope of governmental control.

Personally, as geopolitics implode, markets dislocate, and the financial world starts to break… I have never been more bullish or higher conviction on Bitcoin:

	The ponzis washed out

	ETF approval will not only infuse billions in capital, but more importantly, blast a positive feedback loop of credibility onto the world stage

	The next “Halving” starts in about 6 months, which mathematically cuts the new supply creation by 50% every four years, which if past is prologue, will start the next bull run

	The next bull run will ramp up in tandem with the next presidential election shit show, and at least two 2nd-tier candidates potentially representing the tying vote are very much pro-bitcoin

	The FACT that I introduced three years ago… namely that the US Dollar has LOST its world reserve currency status… will slowly, painfully, begrudgingly… make its way into the American zeitgeist… and Bitcoin will be taken seriously as a vehicle for flight to quality. Smart money (i.e. Larry Fink, Blackrock) is already calling it that.

Now ask yourself… is it more likely:

	That spending on social services, military, and debt service repayment will increase or decrease?

	That rates remain high enough for longer (if not higher) or decrease all the way back to 1%, which is what it would take to keep the ponzi alive?

	That investors will demand more interest, or accept less interest, on the money they loan the US, now that our currency is debasing at an ever faster pace?

	That other countries will sell or buy US treasuries to insulate themselves from potential sanctions, and while we head into dollar weakness?

	That investors will buy Bitcoin, a .5t market cap with no sustainable derivative market, or Gold, a 10t market cap with artificial price cap, opaque ledger, and difficulty safeguarding?

	That a material number of the world’s 50 million millionaires will want at least 1 bitcoin?

		Which is problematic… because there are only ~19 million bitcoins minted. Guess what happens to the price when they do start competing… in a market where 85% of supply has not changed hands… EVEN DURING THE SBF DEBACLE.

When the world was down on TikTok and the mob tried to lynch it. Why didn’t they? Because they couldn’t. Try messing around with bitcoin and finding out. When only five people have cell phones, they have cute walky-talkies. When third-world villagers have them, the network changes the world. Get ready for Bitcoin’s network.

Bitcoin is a vote against Davos. Against the Uniparty. Against the Fed. Against censorship, high-timepreference, depravity, cancel culture, vaccines, the war machine, pronouns, gun control, and everyone who doesn’t surf.

      https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 19:40

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/bitcoin-deflationary-and-what-expect-next


Yes - and I definitely subscribe to Jesse Myers Once-in-a-species substack


"For every death caused by diseases related to excessive sun exposure — such as melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer — there are 328 deaths caused by diseases of sunlight deprivation"

Upon listening to this podcast a couple of years ago, I did go out and buy "Embrace the Sun". It gets a little repetitive throwing research and statistics at you, but it is important information regarding using the SUN to help gain optimum health...and perhaps eliminate lingering ailments or chronic conditions.

I DO use a zinc oxide sunscreen, with a fairly clean ingredient list, if I'm going to be out in the sun more than 3+ hours...and I'm often out there 5-6 hours as a tennis teaching pro. In those cases, I'll also wear a wide brim hat with SPF protection as well as long sleeves. Otherwise, I go unprotected...and never burn.

https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/10/29/sun-exposure-health-benefits.aspx


A guy sends me a polite email, and says in a couple paragraphs that 1) he doesn't really see any role for bitcoin in a portfolio, it has no intrinsic value, and it just trades on sentiment and also that 2) it threatens USD hegemony and so politicians are likely going to add friction to it.

So I'm like, well, if there's nothing particularly valuable about it to give it any value or consideration for a portfolio, why does it threaten USD hegemony? Like, it threatens the largest and most globally salable monetary network in the world while having no intrinsic value, no portfolio role, while just being a thing that trades on sentiment?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯


OK - I'm not a fan of the "dumbass" descriptor, but still appreciated this piece by Jesse Myers. For me, I "grew up" investing primarily in equities...and then always insisted on carrying debt for as short a time as possible (so no credit card debt and pay mortgage as fast as possible).

When people talked to me about #bitcoin in 2012, I disregarded it and knew that my long-term, buy-and-hold equities strategy would work like it historically does. And after 30 years, it allowed me to semi-retire as an analytics consultant and do a passion career (tennis teaching pro).

Then I developed a distrust in our healthcare/nutrition/food systems and realized it was all captured. I did an n=1 experiment with my own health and the transformation was astounding.

I heard Saifedean and Breedlove on two different CarnivoreMD podcasts and awakened to the possibility "wait, if they were lying about food/nutrition, maybe they are lying about finance/economics".

So it took developing a distrust in one system to send me down the bitcoin/economics rabbit hole.

https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/why-the-yuppie-elite-dismiss-bitcoin


WTF

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More stats from that 2021 Carnivore Diet study…ironically performed by Harvard??

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyzjkVkuQ8H/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://image.nostr.build/fb74eaa2b70a12cc3e9b294451c7020e1d56b7115377856f1d2398d14869f630.jpg


Socialists such as Elisabeth Warren have a flat learning curve and yet we should not give up hope.

Learn #bitcoin
https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill.com/opinion/finance/4273988-hamas-just-learned-a-brutal-lesson-about-bitcoin-can-senators-also-learn-it/amp/


The basic ways the government steals your money:

- If you earn it: income TAX
- If you own property: property TAX
- If you spend it: sales TAX
- If you save it: “inflation TAX”
devaluation through inflation (not a tax per se, but reduces purchasing power)
- If you invest it: capital gains TAX
- If you start a business: licensing fees “TAX”
- If you own a profitable business: corporate TAX
- If you gift it: gift TAX
- If you pass away: estate TAX
- If you travel: tourist or departure TAXes
- If you buy fuel: fuel TAX
- If you own a vehicle: vehicle registration & road TAX
- If you buy certain goods: excise TAX
(on items like alcohol, tobacco, & gasoline)
- If you use utilities: utility TAX
- If you import or export goods: customs duties and tariffs “TAX”
- If you extract natural resources: resource royalties and severance TAXes
- If you own a pet: pet licensing fees “TAX”
- If you engage in certain activities: sin TAXes
(on items or activities deemed harmful, like tobacco or gambling)
- If you buy or sell property: stamp duty or transfer TAX
- If you stay in a hotel: hotel TAX
- If you fly: airport TAXes and fees

 Am I forgetting anything 🥵

#AskNostr 🙋♀❓
#OverTaxed 🪙 💰
#TaxSlave ⛓🔊
#BostonTeaParty 🚢 🫖
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Can A Demoralized And Lazy People Fight For Liberty?

Can A Demoralized And Lazy People Fight For Liberty?

            https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/can-a-demoralized-and-lazy-people-fight-for-liberty-5516586?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=ZeroHedge

American culture and enterprise are broken. A wreck. The people who broke everything hope to outlast those who still have the energy to resist.

Meanwhile, vast numbers of people in this country no longer know which way is up, have no purpose, and only have a vague memory of how life is supposed to work, even as we sink further into economic stagnation.

https://cms.zerohedge.com/s3/files/inline-images/2023-10-26_11-13-48.jpg?itok=XTIFqMQS

That’s a big thesis but let’s begin with something small.

A few days ago, I was speaking to the founder and owner of a very successful accountancy firm that has been around for decades and has a reputation for doing great work.

We were talking briefly about the state of the country. And I got an earful, the same story I’ve heard from countless business owners and managers over the last several years.

She cannot find competent workers. They might have credentials but they cannot finish tasks. They lack professional scrupulosity, much less real pride in what they do. They slog to the office when convenient and look for every excuse not to be there. They take every last hour of paid time off and use every sick day. She has the feeling that even her employees are trying to pull the wool over her eyes.

This kind of low quality product is very dangerous in this business. There are deadlines. There are consequences for being wrong. Accounting has to be accurate for an enterprise to function and be compliant. She delays as long as possible in terminating employment but after years of experience, she sees the writing on the wall. But there is a problem: these days there are no obvious replacements.

At this point, she is looking forward to retirement. There are no successors to her position.

Every aspect of this small story is repeated millions of times throughout the country. I’ve heard it over and over in every industry.

We can’t find workers. The ones we do have don’t know anything. If they do know something, they don’t know how to actualize that knowledge in productivity.

If they produce, it is according to their terms, not the needs of the firm.

Another thing is just how entitled people under 35 years of age are. Everything in the office has to be just right, not just the temperature in the room but the coffee, the chair, the positioning of the window, all colleagues, and so on. They are just looking for excuses to complain, and the complaints are nonstop, about everything. There is a vague sense in the office that everyone is potentially litigious.

What an environment! Is it any wonder that companies are having a hard time getting people back to the office? Only half or so have been so persuaded. In many cities across the country, this has led to empty downstairs, with very low foot traffic compared with the past. That means that ancillary enterprises—restaurants, shops, bars—are not doing well either. There is a very real possibility in the future that many once-bustling tall buildings will fall into disuse and eventually be torn down.

Much of this mess was kicked into high gear during lockdowns. Workers discovered clever ways of pretending to do work while receiving vast sums in stimulus payments. Do that for two years and you never go back to the old ways. When you do go back, you do so only with anger, resentment, cynicism, and an underlying bitterness at the world.

This pretty well describes vast portions of the American workforce today.

The problem is the huge decline and fall in the work ethic.

It’s so ubiquitous that we hardly see it anymore but it is everywhere.

This is why bars and restaurants can’t stay open too late. They cannot find the workers who are willing.

This is why your car sits for weeks at the mechanic shop. This is why your favorite stores no longer carry what you used to buy, or, if they do, it is only intermittently and in a much smaller package.

It is why your sheets are no longer changed in a hotel, and why no one can fix your air conditioning and why, this winter, your street may or may not be plowed. It’s why you wait on hold for hours for tech support. It’s why flying is such a risk because it is as likely as not that the flight will be canceled.

It’s why when you are waiting for your flight, you go to a bar and have to order using your phone instead of talking to an actual human being. When your beer arrives, it could be what you ordered or it could be something else but there is nothing you can do either way.

It’s why everything you order is late, subpar, or overcharged and underperformed.

It’s why those who do work seem overwrought and overwhelmed, and those who don’t are invisible, dependent, and demoralized.

Fixer upper houses are enormously risky and selling at discounts because it is near impossible to find skilled, affordable workers to repair them.

Quite often these days, it feels like everything is broken.

The longer this goes on, the more it will be normalized. Even before lockdowns, this trend was accelerating. But when government set out to treat everyone like children and then abused them, a rampant sadness set in and led to demotivation.

If the government doesn’t care, why should I? If the government—with the media’s blessing and while tech companies get rich—is so utterly disregarding of the well-being of myself, my family, and my community, what hope do I have? I might as well find the nearest substance to take away my pain and while away the hours.

As a mental correction, I often return in my mind to the few weeks I spent in South Korea about 6 years ago. I was astonished at what I encountered simply because I had never seen anything like it before. No matter how early I got up in the morning and went downstairs or outside, there were mobs of people there before me. They were at the gym, in the public transit, in the shops, on the streets. It was the most bustling, enterprising, energetic scene I’ve ever witnessed, full of drive and ambition.

Walk through downtown streets and you get a relentless sales pitch for something or everything. Walk through the alleyways and you will be amazed at the back end of every enterprise: the sweat, the toil, the focus, the raw skill.

No one is afraid of work. It’s seen as a blessing.

This whole experience of South Korea inspired me. I’m pretty sure that this was America in the 1880s or the 1920s or even the 1950s.

Something has changed, something dramatic. The lockdowns just put a fine point on it: we are rich enough to do nothing but hide from an invisible respiratory bug. That response gutted what remained of many people’s connections to reality and a fulfilling life.

So yes, lots of things are broken, even most things.

Is there a way out?

Yes, but not before we deal with and overcome some very hard times.

We need a restored liberty but are a broken people prepared to fight for it?

      https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden

Thu, 10/26/2023 - 17:10

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/can-demoralized-and-lazy-people-fight-liberty


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Agreed - I told my wife that the last 2 years of research into Bitcoin, and understanding sound money, may have a higher return on investment...and most impact our net worth...than 30 years of investing on an engineer/consultant salary!

I am semi-retired now, a tennis teaching pro, and watching inflation and looking at widespread market collapses as the fiat system crashes...but now have that escape hatch that the elites do not want us to have (for fear we would use it).

#bitcoin


And then use the Harvard study cheat of including lasagna and sub sandwiches as “red meat”! https://image.nostr.build/478a1b0bc59220b263ac5d7eb2c0bd215f1cb504997b273b9c564d8752d5a70e.jpg


I literally eat slices of butter while I’m cooking…and I cook with butter so
I have an excuse to have the butter out! https://image.nostr.build/34e5cbc2f0151abc3441997c395d05c8553871b308b1e4f64387dcc067b4ce0e.jpg


Phone rings
Beeping signal as solicitor comes on the line

Solicitor: Hello...Hello. This is <so-and-so> with National Gold and Silver, how are you doing today?

Me: Great, I'm a Bitcoiner

Solicitor: <click>


solving it along a couple different paths (no more misallocation of funds and printing the difference as well as incentivized use of renewables and stranded energy).

But other than acute instances of climate change in large cities - or pollution we do to the environment affecting water supplies or safe living standards - that should be addressed when possible, I believe the fluctuations in earth temperature is more a function of cycles of the earth itself, solar orbit, etc...than our contribution as humans and cow farts. And the world needs CO2 to thrive.

Any research that says differently, follow the money and incentives.


"Young people do not care about climate change...they are more worried about inflation destroying their lives."

40% of the over 55 respondents worry about climate change. Umm, I'm 55...not worried at all. But I'm damn sure worried about inflation!

#bitcoin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHenc7QKKjI


The earth's climate has always been changing.

Entire civilizations have risen and collapsed due to climate change.

So it makes zero sense to expect the earth's climate to suddenly remain static from here on out.

The difference today is that we have the technology to adapt to our changing climate.

Never before have there been so many of us building so many things.

But the climate change fanatics are not operating from a place of logic.

More energy consumption = higher GDP = higher standard of living. This is a verifiable fact across every nation on earth.

Anyone who wants to curb the consumption or production of energy is an enemy to humanity.

https://image.nostr.build/322da74364e7fe1b670727cfd0163ceae1085bb48ad34de96b96fd4c7f22bfce.jpg


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Show them this.

Most people will go oh shit that's bad.

Unless they're like my friend here and any chart just shuts their brain down.

https://image.nostr.build/5bfb10e30bcb8b24b3b7a355cf7c5e9bdc516a52077cb352f69a336c687522a8.jpg


Bitcoin books recommendation 🐝 https://image.nostr.build/eba24fe8a805e8b1d76217083e73c24abf33625a14dbe49cf389767aa3611587.jpg


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Friends don’t let friends listen to Harvard…eat your REAL meat, folks…without all the processed carbs and seed oils! https://image.nostr.build/76ee8f7061f722e2f695dba966700db8be597f801cd28c026f347a21b65b53d0.jpg


A few quotes from the article - which illustrate why I get a kick out of Peter's writing style...

#economics #austrianeconomics

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So where does it come from? Simple: it’s confusing activity and wealth.

To illustrate, if Hunter Biden prints a million dollars and hits Vegas for the weekend, there will be a lot of very busy strippers. It’s be fantastic for the Las Vegas economy — tissue-fire level economic growth, an extra million in GDP in however many hours Hunter's high lasts.

Of course, where did the money come from? It was siphoned from every other dollar holder. Diluted like water into wine.

So grandma pays a little more for groceries, but at least Hunter had a hell of a weekend.

Activity was created, wealth was not. And all that was left was the theft.

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https://www.profstonge.com/p/how-they-sell-inflation


🫂
#Bitcoin #Nostr #BTC 🫂 https://image.nostr.build/b3894f58ff412c3c8a578a7debc4a956ce982fd9ed5fe5b1a099f6c608b31d94.jpg


🥴This sounds vaguely familiar, no? Damaged and uncounted ballots.
🤡🌎

NOW: 🇦🇷 Argentinian Pro-Bitcoin Presidential Candidate, Javier Milei, came in second in yesterday's election.

The result came amid claims that his ballots were purposefully damaged across the country, not to count as valid 👀

There will be a second round between the two most-voted candidates on the 19th of November where Javier Milei will be facing Argentina's current Ministry of Economy Sergio Massa.


good morning nostr, get your priorities in order 🫡

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It's true ... 🤨 https://image.nostr.build/9c68fe6ede229ca4cafec5328f5eee0ac5ef7eaea631ee13d93164e83ac284d8.jpg


Live look at the cryptocurrency most widely used by terrorist orgs drug cartels and criminals worldwide 🤣😂 https://image.nostr.build/c4d08cfbdf3455970b8604b57814443e9c41f4d8d1f3f02610a46f842be774d5.jpg


I like to post health and wellness topics to supplement the steady stream of #bitcoin #macroeconomics and #geopolitics we get here on Nostr.

And my own orange-pill journey started with hearing both Saifedean and Breedlove on separate Paul Salidino (Carnivore MD) podcasts. Health and Wellness fans seem to quickly adapt to sound money understanding (and vice versa) because we wake up to decades of lies from captured government/media.

I’m a big fan of Robb Wolf who wrote Paleo Solution, Wired to Eat and Sacred Cow. His podcasts usually try to answer 3 random questions around health and wellness. They also include a News Topic that interests him.

Here is one of their latest episodes of the Healthy Rebellion.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthy-rebellion-radio/id1485056754?i=1000631166743


crashing down on our kids and grandkids...


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if the pace of National Debt expansion that we’ve seen since the debt ceiling was lifted in Q2 continues… the US National Debt will increase $6.5T in one year.  That’s a 20% increase in a single year.

It took the United States 225 years to add its first $6T in National Debt; now, we are on track to add that amount in a single year.
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U.S. National Debt increasing at unprecedented rate

https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/us-national-debt-increasing-at-unprecedented

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Communist Hilary deprogramming maga supporters. https://image.nostr.build/a2f5f45ce4c64963ee4b00321498ea5f67b7ac1abdd2ed5014ae690d8def349b.jpg


At the Pacific Bitcoin panel - with Lepard, Foss, Preston, and Lavish - they talked about how the US added $500 billion to our deficit...

...IN 2 WEEKS...

And how that 2-weeks of deficit spending is the equivalent of #Bitcoin entire market cap.

We are so early...

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Can't find a non-Twitter way to share this Tucker Carlson clip...worth the ~6 minutes.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1710480833583137015


"The state’s incentives should be aligned with ours: Governments should only succeed when we succeed. Paper money breaks this. It is already turning government from benevolent helper and protector to predatory beast. And the sooner we re-establish hard money, the sooner we can tame that beast."

I enjoyed hearing Peter at Pacific Bitcoin yesterday. I like his blend of knowledge and wit - and his daily 3 minute videos are excellent discussions of economics and Bitcoin.

https://www.profstonge.com/p/how-paper-money-turns-government


Help me understand - since I truly do not read or watch any MSM - how does this CONTINUE to be possible. How can exposes like this happen and then consistently get completely hidden from the masses?

Why isn't there much more widespread rebellion against pending vaccines, masking and potential travel restrictions, digital IDs and giving more authority to the WHO that supersedes state and personal sovereignty?

And do they continue to suppress the fact that Biden will not give a secret service detail to RFK Jr?

https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/how-big-pharma-blocks-accountability


"The number of people holding two full-time jobs just hit an all-time high of 447,000—you read that correctly, taking on another full-time job, not a part-time side gig."

Bitcoiners understand math is beautiful and Bitcoin is an elegant solution. But when the government provides numbers...THEY LIE.

https://thebitcoinlayer.substack.com/p/part-time-jobs-soar-as-people-struggle


"Big Macs never lie"

...well, that is more than what we can say about our government, the BLS, the FED, etc...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njjEIcheLWw


Would love to see the US follow a similar trajectory/failure if they are doomed to attempt a CBDC...and would like to see it fail at the FEDNow stage before they start trying to push it to Joe Citizen.

Nigeria went so far as to head back to a "commodity money" including getting paid in food?!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqhUJPPR21g


I have the coldcard, but I'm thinking of getting a couple Jades to cold store my (albeit, very small) corporate treasuries for a couple LLCs I have.

They have them for $65 at the Pacific Bitcoin festival because of a project they did with Swan that also leverages the Swan Vault (new offering).

What about the Passport? Other than seeing Bitcoin Layer promote it, I never hear about anyone using one or recommending it.


The left has become the "intellectual bodyguard of the regime..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCwpkM1LSv0


If you just attended nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s session at #PacificBitcoin - give me a reply or like…I’d like to follow you.

#asknostr


absolutely...getting you coming and going. And what you think you own, you don't if you do not pay the taxes.


And we definitely are not playing the short-term game. Having said that, I'm not so altruistic that I talk about this just as a legacy for my kids and grandkids (and I already have both). I hope and expect to reap benefits in my lifetime...more so than just being "on the right side of history"!


Well, it does seem that other events (ETFs, more nation state adoption, printer going brrr and people realizing their other assets can be confiscated or simply melted away) would start having an outsized effect in comparison.


Ah - clever one.


Raise of hands from folks on Nostr who are also at Pacific Bitcoin (which starts tomorrow). I know nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s is speaking tomorrow.

🙋♂


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Despite all the incredible reasons to eagerly look forward to the Bitcoin halvings… 99%+ of people don’t know this event will happen next year.  In fact, shockingly few people have ever heard about Bitcoin’s halvings!
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Umm, you guys know a halving is happening next year, right? Truth: this will be my first one. It was much more compelling to start buying January 2022 and buy into the dip that lasted a freakin' year.

https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/the-bitcoin-halving-6-months-until


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you presume you own your home, but stop paying taxes on it (over which you have no real say) and see who winds up in possession. you think it’s “your money” but it can be frozen or taken at the push of a button...
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https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/whats-being-withheld-on-withholding


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Republican defenders of the current “opposition” regime in place claimed that Republicans in office were accomplishing political victories for conservatives.

So what exactly have they accomplished, you ask?

Well, you know, the thing! And that other thing! And lots of strong statements about Hunter Biden!

Meanwhile, on all of the major issues, the Uniparty is winning. The southern border remains wide open, the Biden Administration remains entirely unaccountable to the legislative branch, the Slava Slush Fund continues unabated, and the list goes on.

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https://www.dossier.today/p/down-with-the-uniparty-deposing-speaker


🚨 BREAKING NEWS: In an unprecedented event in U.S. history, Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of his position as Speaker of the House. #speakerofthehouse https://video.nostr.build/9b868d8fbe058a6b623f870ae4644ff6c41799c39a0852e21e517040c94cc642.mov


So you believe that freedom can be separated from your earnings & your right to self protection?

What amount of what I earn belongs to someone else?

Why do you think theft is wrong?

I think theft is a form of retroactive enslavement. The time it took me to earn a thing (once that thing is stolen) is now going to serve someone else.

Similarly, if I am working half the year to fund an organization that does things I hate & that threatens me with a cage if I don't pay them, then I am 50% a slave. Govts of course want people to believe that slavery is some sort of race based caricature with whips & chains so that their own human tax livestock can't identify what is being done to them.

Why don't you just give away more of your money? Why do you feel the need to encourage authoritarians to take more from others? You don't want the responsibility of deciding what your work helps to contribute to?

I think there are a lot of people who don't like how they make money & as a result they feel guilty for having it.


Congress Warns That Gaetz And McCarthy Are Distracting From Important Work Of Voting Themselves Raises (Satire)

From The Babylon Bee

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the United States Congress have formally rebuked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep Matt Gaetz for what they are calling “unnecessary infighting” that they claim is distracting from the important work of giving themselves raises.

Oct 3rd 2023 1:43pm EDT

Source Link: https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-warns-that-gaetz-and-mccarthy-are-distracting-from-important-work-of-voting-themselves-raises/

Internet Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231003174848/https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-warns-that-gaetz-and-mccarthy-are-distracting-from-important-work-of-voting-themselves-raises/

Share, promote & comment with Nostr: https://dissentwatch.com/boost/?boost_post_id=632123


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Last year, John Kerry, the Biden administration’s climate envoy, claimed that “Solar and wind are less expensive than coal or oil or gas. They just are less expensive.” If that were true, and solar energy is too cheap to meter, then the industry shouldn’t need tax credits.
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https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/the-green-grift-is-not-about-solving
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Go #AnimalBased and see how you feel. Don’t be SAD! https://image.nostr.build/d00c709f76eb3ad38490003ad800ebc65613eefd3f7843d4796874abf67c317f.jpg


Gaetz Moves To Formally Remove McCarthy As Speaker

From ZeroHedge

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday moved to force a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after McCarthy enlisted Democrats to pass a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded through mid-November, and cut a secret side-deal for Ukraine funding. Wow.@SpeakerMcCarthy made a side Ukraine deal […]

Oct 2nd 2023 7:30pm EDT

Source Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gaetz-moves-formally-remove-mccarthy-speaker

Internet Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231003000457/https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gaetz-moves-formally-remove-mccarthy-speaker

Share, promote & comment with Nostr: https://dissentwatch.com/boost/?boost_post_id=631628


The Primal NSFW filter has accounts that it is hiding due to content...but how do you hide/mute content based upon a hashtag - like #nsfw and miscellaneous anatomical references? 🤔

I like to Explore my Network/Latest feed to find new people to follow. However, I could do without the sexually explicit images. Been happily married to my wife for over 34 years and I have no interest in seeing anybody else's wife...or mother...or daughters for crying out loud.

FYI - here is my current list of relays. I'm here for the #bitcoin discussions...with hopes there are more discussions around sports, health and wellness, geopolitical events, etc.

wss://bitcoinmaximalists.online
wss://relay.nostrplebs.com
wss://nostr.wine
wss://puravida.nostr.land
wss://nostr.bitcoiner.social
wss://relay.primal.net

#asknostr


🤑 https://image.nostr.build/e511680f8adaba768d2b79c325f1b45a435fec6a720e18b1d74530bb883dcf92.jpg


https://image.nostr.build/fee7022e7288871427e944e9be957016e3ae8e497526e14e9d406b7ea42ec74e.jpg
#meme #memes #memestr #nostrmemes

Some extra, unrelated info for us, the #Bitcoin nerds:
Current block number is 810,326 and the next #halving ETA is 25 Apr 2024 18:43:44 UTC. Tick tock, next block and pura vida, #plebchain fren 🤙💜


Missed you by a week...will be in Fairplay next week. Based upon that picture, you were a brief walk away from South Park Brewery.

And the Snitching Lady distillery is another nice place we go to on occasion (although tend to cook...and make drinks...at home instead).


Elderly homeless...

- 11% of the overall homeless in early '90s
- 37% in 2003
- roughly 1/2 the new homeless now...and rising

And boomers at the Fed and our elected executive/legislative branches are the culprits who put them on the street with their idiotic (or self-serving) "feed the rich" policies - along with poor financial education to teach people how to live within their means, predatory healthcare costs, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQkEeK3Clu0


We are only in the 3rd inning in terms of judging the impacts of Central Bank policies this go around...but everything still "ahead of 2008" in terms of looking bad.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcRTzEoN5Sw


All charts pointing to the calamity of a broken system swirling the drain...

via nostr:npub1qw6e8meaj5gzk49alamh9qf35lpmml5sq7ctjtxhcjk55qppmcjs0j2v52

https://thebitcoinlayer.substack.com/p/t-minus-17-hours-until-the-us-government
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nostr:npub1nddtmjfsfyqe9pgdyx85exqm42f76ed9me6uae06ta0v6tezpa3qxequ3h

Let me give you a couple people I think you might like just knowing done of your interests

Art: nostr:npub1s8vtafxud6weq9az2hhtkj8c93syxluh2mtks0ggxmgezm5c00dsx37fvz
nostr:npub12rzunrxvx89f78h4df284lzvkjqetljkq0200p62ygwmjevx0j8qhehrv9
nostr:npub1rkqw2kyduqgdzdax03ptqdcht90475gww0jzelzg7vd6ayvyf4vsl2jtk0
nostr:npub12r0yjt8723ey2r035qtklhmdj90f0j6an7xnan8005jl7z5gw80qat9qrx
nostr:npub13700uhjmtvfl49n4drcr0qg7rk863m8rzqdgceddpfwh2ejlumdqn6375k
nostr:npub17nd4yu9anyd3004pumgrtazaacujjxwzj36thtqsxskjy0r5urgqf6950x

Music: nostr:npub1httjmshxf6hm80ys45472y7z3wvvdspgrg7e9lz2dr22rkav2z0qthkkpg

DAT CHRONIC: nostr:npub1m64hnkh6rs47fd9x6wk2zdtmdj4qkazt734d22d94ery9zzhne5qw9uaks
#weedstr

Libertarian conspiracy reality: nostr:npub1mxq4j8sw5c2nhp58k2hdvu9t0kdkcwksrz3kpv5zpv70pa7q4cmsqgfcal
nostr:npub1dergggklka99wwrs92yz8wdjs952h2ux2ha2ed598ngwu9w7a6fsh9xzpc #FreeAssange
nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9
nostr:npub1r0fj5wr200n0dz9nm37ysrhuy8xeg66ratq5hf960q62caaz8e5sqpuzz3
nostr:npub1p5ryszcvdca78jdp5ewhu67zpyfz042m7nrha6mqx7a8wakrqrkqre5ksj
nostr:npub1flm9yc3vhc3dj036pn3ysl5xwd4f5gyhyjnn9rzehs5mqe9y9ynq6qrg9q
nostr:npub1gpppr3hfwcl5njxqmp3zumaly9j4pd6gvapywsq2y5n7p7278fus6nz7l5

Memes: nostr:npub1jk9h2jsa8hjmtm9qlcca942473gnyhuynz5rmgve0dlu6hpeazxqc3lqz7
nostr:npub1z324cpkjv9ay5fanw7rex5847dy7h3ndvaej2hy2vmc7r8c35res3x2kje
nostr:npub1uq6dv4yq94704gk5r22jsqg9gy2wpxkk5dft9q5gugc8tj53nq2qg5q22d


#HookEm - Class of 1990


Outstanding back-and-forth debate between Jeff Booth and George Gammon. I desire Booth’s conclusions, but Gammon presents arguments on how greed at the individual consumer/voter level, and nation-state level, may provide headwinds and hinder a #bitcoin standard. Definitely in MY lifetime (I’m 55 yrs old)…

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-bitcoin-did-with-peter-mccormack/id1317356120?i=1000629378489


Lives are at stake, so features should only be added when stability, compatibility and integrity are proven to be absolutely guaranteed.

Bitcoin is not a social network or chat app. It is a mission-critical software project that has greater integrity than any financial software project in history, in both senses of the word “integrity”. It never goes down, is always available, and is absolutely predictable. All other projects next to it pale in comparison.

No #drivechain 💩

https://medium.com/@beautyon_/bitcoin-and-software-reliability-d681367a49b2


via CrowdHealth - who I use as an alternative to health insurance.

FYI - I hang out in the 10-12% body fat pretty easily by simply eating an #AnimalBased diet - meat, dairy, eggs, some mixed berries and honey, occasional potatoes and chocolate - and lifting casually 2-3x/week.

Also ACTIVELY teach tennis 15-20 hours/week...versus simply feeding tennis balls. But I hit that body fat percentage mostly with the nutrition/exercise mentioned earlier...as well as good sleep, sauna, etc.

https://m.primal.net/HMKv.png


Brutal...brutally honest and accurate assessment.
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“As a result of the weapons transfers that we’ve made to Ukraine, we are reindustrializing our base here in the United States,” McConnell added. “And we’re employing a significant number of Americans, in this country, building our industrial base again.”

Translation: The war in Ukraine is a government jobs program. It’s good for business, especially for the defense industry, as it justifies continuing purchase orders.

===

https://www.dossier.today/p/mic-mcconnell-senator-discloses-that


"It’s idiotic because the jabs don’t stop transmission, so giving them to kids won’t protect adults. Worse, it’s unethical because physicians have an obligation to do what is best for each patient individually. They don’t treat “public health.” They treat the person in front of them."

https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/two-more-great-tidbits-from-the-rogan


👁

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If you're a new Nostrich, you've now learned about relays, but you may still have questions, such as what the hell are paid relays?

Most paid relays only accept payments of Bitcoin via the Lightning network. Lightning is a fast, cheap and scalable solution for Bitcoin that makes paying for goods and services extremely easy. Wallet of Satoshi is probably one of the easiest options available for mobile users. If you're using a desktop computer, Alby is a great choice here. If you're looking for something a bit more advanced, you can try Phoenix Wallet, Mutiny Wallet, or Zeus. These three mobile options are best if you're looking to take full custody of your bitcoin.

Here are a couple recommended paid relays:
wss://eden.nostr.land
wss://relay.orangepill.dev
wss://nostr.milou.lol
wss://nostr.wine
wss://relay.bitblockboom.com
wss://relay.nostrplebs.com

Once you know which paid relays that you're going to try out or use, you'll want to visit their website, pay the admission fee, and add their relay address to your profile. Be sure to enable both read and write capabilities and then save or post the changes. That's it. Please note: The Nostr Plebs relay needs to be purchased via registering a nostr address at https://nostrplebs.com.

A list of paid nostr relays can be found here: https://relay.exchange

Why use a paid relay?
Spam mitigation
How do you get less spam on a paid relay? Many clients allow you to pick which relays to populate your global/universe feed. This essentially gives global/universe a pay wall, restricting content to paying users. Generally, paid relays have much less spam.

Pay for a service that you're using
Paying for a service just feels right. Infrastructure and server resources cost money. The people that run these pieces of nostr's infrastructure need to be paid for their work, time, and effort. This helps to keep nostr running and sustainable.

Should you only use paid relays?
I recommend using both free and paid relays for the best experience. This allows you to find and engage with new users as they join nostr. I also recommend not adding more than 12 relays to your profile. After that, your experience may start to slow down and you may experience other issues, depending on your client. The saying "less is more" applies here.


'Merica - finding ever new ways to give people who do not like OR trust us...leverage over us because we let them do the dirty work while we keep our hands clean & green.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTYFSAM4Vz0


First time I've seen this chart...with the "You Are Here" to describe our current situation.

#bitcoin

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#btc #bitcoin #slang #dictionary #words #nostr #nostrich #plebchain #plebs #maxi #orangepill #rabbithole https://image.nostr.build/1e6fb5e504b82e98537e62cb1e7559d772b8ce94d56615fa0ea82f39e2606dea.jpg


Fourth Turning...


Agreed!


https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/kitten-corner-the-epistemology-of

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VP Kamala Harris Becomes Biden's 'Gun Czar' As War On Second Amendment Goes In Overdrive

VP Kamala Harris Becomes Biden's 'Gun Czar' As War On Second Amendment Goes In Overdrive

            The Biden administration https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/09/21/president-joe-biden-to-establish-first-ever-white-house-office-of-gun-violence-prevention-to-be-overseen-by-vice-president-kamala-harris/
 Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris will oversee the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to reduce gun violence.

VP Harris will be in charge of enforcing current laws and collaborating with local officials to push anti-gun measures at the state level.

"Because you marched, organized, and voted, we passed the most significant gun safety legislation in 30 years. But let's be clear — we have more work to do. Today, I am proud to share that I will oversee the first-ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention," the vice president posted on X on Friday morning.

What if they lie on their gun application but have the DOJ as their defense team? https://t.co/87eaAMi5SU

— Noah Fencebutt (@Noah_Fencebutt) https://twitter.com/Noah_Fencebutt/status/1705223171681534229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

So what credentials does VP Harris possess to take on the role of America's first-ever 'Gun Czar'? Arguably, none, suggesting she could primarily act as a figurehead. Meanwhile, the White House might stealthily lean on anti-gun organizations, like Giffords and Everytown, funded by billionaires who want to disarm law-abiding citizens, to push anti-gun policy via the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.

"Typical Democrat election-year patronage. The Biden admin rewards its billionaire donors with another office in the White House," said https://defdist.org/
.

Recall in 2021, we https://www.zerohedge.com/political/could-biden-nominate-anti-gun-activist-david-chipman-gun-czar
, "Biden may create a "Gun Czar" or "Office of Gun Violence Prevention." However, we initially believed that anti-gunner David Chipman would be the top pick for this job. Still, to our surprise, the administration chose Harris, probably the least qualified.

But again, Harris' qualifications don't matter because the Biden administration has only created the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to appease billionaire-funded anti-gun groups before the election season. Quid pro quo?

On Wednesday, President Biden said in a statement that he wants to enact universal background checks and ban semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines. Somehow, Democrats believe banning the https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ar-15-most-popular-hunting-rifle-america
, including New York City.

Democrats' war on the Second Amendment is masqueraded as a move to promote safety - but it's far from that - it's really a move to disarm law-abiding citizens funded by billionaires like Michael Bloomberg.

      https://cms.zerohedge.com/users/tyler-durden

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 15:00

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/vp-kamala-harris-becomes-bidens-gun-czar-war-second-amendment-goes-overdrive


Beautiful nostr:note1v77ep5qcecmrvdd23ktfes3u70raysq08srgjkp4kxhfrw6dskcqdn0kdp


"eyes wide open, folks". I wish that Twitter and YouTube didn't have such huge network effects because that is inertia (and monetization multipliers) keeping them from joining platforms like Nostr and Rumble.

Like Jordan Schachtel, I have no idea about the validity of allegations against Russell Brand, but I very much appreciated his videos going after the vaccines, the forever wars, the censorship, etc. And I was starting to go to Rumble since he included content there that he couldn't put on YouTube.

I follow a lot of Bitcoiner YouTube channels - wish more of them would move to Rumble and Nostr. Meanwhile, the "learning gained" is invaluable to me even if I have to go to YouTube.

Russell Brand is not the main target, but a mere proxy for the censors' global assault on free speech

https://www.dossier.today/p/russell-brand-is-not-the-main-target
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Based upon our conversation yesterday, nostr:npub13q8evu294dnt20vacfuagj5hy2agwhfr93el8h68qlg708zrxm8qnd6vpv, I thought you'd appreciate this piece on Microstrategy, changes in FASB accounting rules, and the 2nd and 3rd order effects.

Everything benefits #bitcoin

https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/why-the-fasb-accounting-guidance

~ via Jesse Myers


#Bitcoin  Returns By Year. https://image.nostr.build/e787a78faeddfb5804b4f36ac588f45f22037f65f5770e1130d289df3fe6309e.jpg


I know people can be down on Swan, but I used them to setup "tiny" BTC corporate treasuries for my LLCs (one for my tennis pro gig and one for a short term rental we have).

I'm a believer. And every time I think about purchasing another rental on slight leverage of our existing equity, I come across another Saylor podcast saying don't buy real estate, buy bitcoin.

I definitely understand it, but old habits (and how we were raised) makes it seem like I should buy more real estate as a REAL asset vs larger equity allocation. And I've definitely become more concerned about assets that can be confiscated...or they can arbitrarily tax you into oblivion which could force you to sell.


I appreciated the entire interview, but I liked the MicroStrategy “Bitcoin Origin story” around the 50:30 mark…as well as him going right into explaining the lunacy in how operating companies are incentivized to use their treasuries until they ultimately blow up.

Truly Broken Money and Broken Incentives.

https://youtu.be/RTiRf1NDEr8?si=DkP33lPesm7Hf5LZ


Federal Reserve created 1913. #EndTheFed

https://static.noagendasocial.com/media_attachments/files/111/092/710/367/127/206/original/34812c1f355e8c8f.jpeg


I wish Peter St Onge was on NOSTR to share these directly. His ~3:30 min videos are part of my daily routine - always worth the watch.

This one is about the GOP trying to ban CBDCs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz9sMxRiasg


Consequences of Government Weaponization

https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/consequences-of-government-weaponization

Check out the timelines on prior White House administrations offering Secret Service protection for rival candidates.

Yet another reason, to add to a long list, to despise Biden.


Forgot to tag nostr:npub1lelkh3hhxw9hdwlcpk6q9t0xt9f7yze0y0nxazvzqjmre3p98x3sthkvyz - you guys were kinda hilarious as you went through that “carb weaning” process. Since you’ve moved to more animal-based, have you noticed higher energy levels and satiety - so you can maybe skip breakfast?


I’ve been mostly #animalbased with my diet for several years now. I enjoyed Max’s journey in this video with trying to go strict #carnivore.

I usually just eat twice a day - first time between 12-2p and last meal between 6-8p. No strict timeline and I can easily skip meals. I focus on…

Beef, lamb, fish, shrimp
Eggs
All forms of dairy (A2 whole milk, cheese, sour cream, heavy cream, cottage cheese)
Blackberries, blueberries, raspberries
Honey
Dark Chocolate
Bourbon

Occasional indulgences

Potatoes (sweet and russet)
Asparagus
Rice or rice noodles
Beer (stouts and porters)
Red Wine
Gin

I feel great, bloodwork is great (although need to get updated), body composition is great, sleep awesome. When I do the rice or asparagus, or indulge at a party with sweets, I feel it immediately and for 1-2 days afterwards.

https://youtu.be/LUE0Ta8ynMk?si=42fY9QwccCHSqWw8


I mentioned much of that to my wife early on in the plandemic. But then they get the added "benefit" of sterilization and myocarditis with the vaccine.

And COVID did actually cause a blood clot in my right calf. Of course, I went out and played tennis the day I knew I had it...then went up to the mountains (high altitude) for almost a week...and did some blood flow restriction training up there. So, I basically set myself up for complications.

No issues now, though. Did put a strain on the family relations, though. I'm just happy I didn't have to answer to an employer when it came to any mandates.


The charts should just piss you off. I’m 55 yrs old, and I keep explaining to my wife how our 401(k) is very vulnerable to a long-term downturn…so I hold a decent cash position because we are withdrawing from our 401k early (using rule of 72(t)) and I don’t want to be selling into a catastrophic downturn.

This is why we #bitcoin

And check out those death rate charts!!

- via Mark Moss

https://youtu.be/n_u-UbBNmms?si=uNKsbzPumv3KTaAE


Yep…

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxHN659O7ww/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==


#meme #memes #memestr
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🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 https://image.nostr.build/10d4a98c67548e027ac7ec279e0e4a1b0905eb448706f37fddbe7d3bd4980f9a.jpg


Is there anyone left (at least in my circles) who DOESN'T feel betrayed by Biden?

Another rate hike incoming? I keep hoping to get to the pause, for the stock markets to have a melt-up (I like David Hunter's views on this). Liquidity probably gives Bitcoin a bump...but I'm a HODL'er playing the long game, so I don't follow the short term moves other than still checking the price...daily. 😆

https://youtu.be/8lnwn5nyaCQ


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I’ll throw two more series in there that I REALLY enjoyed over the last couple of years, but not sure they fit in the fantasy genre:

- The Demon Cycle by Peter V. Brett
- The Passage by Justin Cronin


I read most of David Gemmell’s stuff (several mini-series). When I was a kid, I read a trilogy called Riddle of the Stars by Patricia McKillip. I read them to my daughters and they loved them. They also liked Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising series.


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Retired Analytics consultant turned tennis teaching pro, personal trainer, health coach…and #Bitcoin knowledge seeker and HODLer