All of the sudden the news of the day is that millions of Americans are threatened by losing food stamps due to the government shutdown. When will we ask the question: why do people rely on the government to afford food in the first place? And why has this New Deal policy only exacerbated food insecurity rather than alleviated it as the policy would purport to do? the Farm Bill, and all government subsidization of agriculture are the causes of unaffordable food. It is the classic, government breaks your legs then gives you a wheelchair (that it can also take away from you). Why are we subsidizing monocrops of corn that are turned into high fructose corn syrup that gives us health problems, adding more costs to the healthcare system? Why do we grow corn to turn it into ethanol when carbon free nuclear energy technology has existed for decades? Why can’t we just eliminate taxes and regulations in farms, allowing them to grow a variety of healthy foods for their communities for a lower cost? When you realize the answers to these questions are obvious, the only conclusion is that the purpose of government policy is never to fix an issue, it is to make the public dependent. Dependent people will vote for more government to save them, and grow the size and power of the state, causing more problems and repeating this cycle. The solution is upon us through bitcoin. By imposing financial responsibility, the bitcoin monetary system makes these policy errors unprofitable. Under the current monetary system, the errors can be covered up and obscured by continually debasing the currency. #bitcoin #fiat

I was thinking about the recent commentary on the debasement trade and how that compares to Brent Johnson’s dollar milkshake theory. How does that shake out for us? On the one hand the current US administration wants a weaker dollar to boost manufacturing and global competitiveness, and to fund the AI race. On the other, the dollar is the (relatively) most desirable fiat currency around the world, and even though it’s printed constantly, it still can be scarce in foreign countries, making it artificially strong and countering the Trump administration’s efforts. Without a crystal ball, I tend to think domestic inflation will continue rising, while manufacturing and industry will be sluggish to start up if the status quo dollar reserve currency system is in place. Dollar dominance may be delcining, but it still gets a boost from decades of entrenched strength. This will probably hinder manufacturing in America. If countries move to a sound money system with gold and botcoin flowing freely, then the US trade deficits can reflect in a weaker dollar and boost domestic industry. This would require governments to be more fiscally responsible, so I wouldn’t bet on that happening any time soon. My two cents #bitcoin #nostr

The true risk averse portfolio is 100% bitcoin. Any diversification into other investments ie: cars, collectibles, businesses, stocks, bonds etc. is the risk #bitcoin

Here’s Doris, aka Katie Porter lecturing us peasants on something most likely

Apparently Doris the ugly stepsister from Shrek is running for the tyrant of California. Here she is in her former job as a bartender

There are no mistakes in life, only learning opportunities

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America is a socialist country for the oligarchs. The answer is not to socialize everything as the left has been deluded into thinking. That only makes the oligarchs more powerful and the wealth divide greater. The answer is to abolish or render irrelevant all government/monopolies of violence. I think #bitcoin is our tool to accomplish this. End of my small rant for the day

Although the United States has lots of redeeming qualities, the socialist bureaucracy is slowly killing the standard of living in this country. Unless enough people can admit reality and make changes, we are going to slowly rot away and ruin greatest experiment in human freedom. At least we have #bitcoin to opt out

Here are some more fall dahlias to brighten up your #nostr feed. This gal is named Daisy Duke #flowers #dahlias

The dahlia season is coming to close, but the last few harvests are always so vibrant. The cooler weather really brings out the color in our dahlias unlike during the heat of summer. Next to spring, it’s probably my favorite time of the year #flowers #nostr #dahlias

The day of the dead marigolds are rolling in. Late fall is a mixed bag, the season coming to close, but a few last bursts of color are still on their way #flowers #nostr

Saw a Fox News headline that hailed Donald Trump’s peace deal, proclaiming that Palestinians are returning “home”. This isn’t a political statement, but by home you mean piles of rubble with corpses under them? The corporate press, as Michael Malice calls them, is the virus, we don’t hate these liars enough. Maybe it’s time we bring back tar-and-feathering?

Goodnight Nostr. The future looks bright. A sadly blurry photo of our beautiful red dahlia

The farm is bursting with fall color right now. Soaking these up for a short while longer until winter hits #flowers #bouquet #cagrown

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All property taxes are a form of slavery to the state. We can pay off a bank mortgage to get the deed, but perpetually rent from the government

Magnolia wreaths for the fall season #wreaths #fall #holidays

Some of our flowers at a recent friends’ wedding. Most of them were locally grown by us including the dahlias, foxglove, eucalytpus, and fever few #flowers #nostr