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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. -Marianne Williamson

Ordered pizza from a local shop and show up to find out they didn’t put my order in. I didn’t make a big deal out of it, and they were cool and threw in a free dessert. Tipped them anyway, they support local products and mistakes happen. Practicing the golden rule can go along way

Reading “How the British Invented Communism (and Blamed It On The Jews). Eye opening so far. It’s also clear why the western corporate press has made Putin its number 1 enemy. He is a proud Russian nationalist, and rejects the globalist (communist) agenda that ripped apart his country for 70 years

I saw a man walking his three legged dog today through the neighborhood. After seeing the persistence of that little dog, how could I ever feel sorry for myself again?

Maybe it’s just me, but it looks like there’s an internal civil war going on in the American government. States are demanding full food stamp funding, certain district courts rule that the federal government must release funds, Trump is set on withholding until the shutdown ends, the Supreme Court overrules the lower courts and says funds can be withheld, and the USDA says it’s working to get food stamp funding out. Who is in charge here? How many factions in government are fighting against each other? All I know is I would want to have a scarce, censorship resistant bearer asset at times like these 😏

Pausing between flowers and freedom technology, this is Penny, our pet heifer that I raised as a calf. She doesn’t provide us with anything but she is cute, aside from when she’s breaking fences. Raising an animal from birth is a wonderful experience

I’ve been looking into upgrading my bitcoin self custody. I’ve heard a lot of great things about the ColdCard Q, like how it’s air gapped to add a little extra security. If anyone out in #nostr #bitcoin world has any recommendations and their experiences, I’d appreciate you sharing. Thanks

Happy Guy Fawkes day. It always reminds me to watch V for Vendetta again. Government is the antithesis of peace and prosperity

My dad would have been 69 today. We’ve changed the farm from what his vision was, but I think he would be content to see how far we’ve come and the decisions we’ve made over the past 15 years. He never took time off, rarely even on weekends, but we try to rest and recharge during the off season. He grew roses year round with natural gas heating and hydroponics, we transitioned to seasonal crops because the cost of energy has become prohibitive. His main asset was real estate - “land rich, cash poor”, we allocate our profits to bitcoin because it’s a better safeguard of our hard earned capital and risk taking. Change is part of life, the ones we love all die at some point. There’s no right or wrong when forging new paths, the important part is that you persevere and never stop learning. My dad, and my grandpa as well taught me that among other things. I’m fortunate to have had two great male role models that I am hopeful to live up to. Life is harder without them here with us, but I know they had their own hardships and they emerged from them better men. I am reminded to embrace these difficulties, so one day my children and grandchildren will look up to me, and I’ll tell them I am who I am because of my dad and my grandpa before me, and through the grace of God

Feliz día de los muertos to all. We will meet again one day in God’s kingdom

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

Another reason why we #bitcoin and why we #nostr Eloquent as always nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a nostr:note1e2r20s0g7p3hvtaxpg2mm809evrv2c5lulvqmj8w2704cltvv8gspcn0sd

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