The Newfies knew: “The Newfoundland experience well into the nineteenth century was not that of lawful colonists building up the civic institutions of a state, but one of rugged individualists, shy of all civic authority. Even in the 1930s, the Englishmen on the Amulree Royal Commission who were sent out from London to determine the political and financial circumstances of the island were shocked to find hardly any municipal government outside the city of St. John’s” - Don’t Tell The Newfoundlanders: The True Story of Newfoundland’s Confederation With Canada By Greg Malone #Newfoundland #sovereignty

Yesterday, in a fairly normie group chat I’m in for skateboarding, I posted a meme about taxation and cheekily said “Taxation is theft”. What followed was me being berated about how good government programs in Canada are, and yes, they even brought up “Who will build the roads”. But what was most striking was the ad hoc arguments on my character/personality. I’m not denying I can be an asshole. The truth just hurts sometimes. There was a clear unwillingness to have a real conversation. They all defended taxation adamantly with very little criticism of the system. I imagined even the most lefty tax payer would complain about upwards of 40% of their salaries going to the government each year. But they seemed very content with it.

The quiet part has been officially said out loud. “It’s kinda like early ICOs where you have like a posse of people you bring into the token”.

With each passing day I become more and more hardened in the political ideology of “leave me the fuck alone and stop bombing people”.

GM Nostr

Travelling through 🇺🇸 and felt obliged to do the animal style at In-N-Out to honor the culture of the locals. I also chose to spell honor in their customary manner. Next burger will be Steak-N-Shake paid with lightning. Maybe I’ll use the Primal wallet just to say I did. Here’s hoping I don’t leave the U.S. fat in a few weeks.

My friend asked me why I spent bitcoin on a hamburger last week. “That hamburger is gonna cost you $100 soon” My brother in Christ I have no fiat and I’m hungry. If you aren’t spending bitcoin, you aren’t all in on bitcoin. ⚡️⚡️

The Great American Road Trip 2025. White Sands National Park, New Mexico. Feels like you’re on another planet.

GM Nostr Carlsbad Caverns. New Mexico. Truly a wild journey into the depths of the earth.

GM Nostr

Guys, I..um, I came for the uh…..cypher punk revolution? 🫠🙃

GM Nostr. Woke up today with intentionality and did the things I know I should be doing. Kept my phone on sleep mode for first hour of the day. Stretched, meditated, hydrated, made some coffee, and read an important book. I know very well that I must be intentionally ordering my psyche. But the pull of legacy social media knocks me out of that. I’ve found myself reaching for my phone as I wake. And this is sabotaging my day from the get go. Time to remember what I always knew and take care to order my psyche. Have a blessed day and spend some sats.

GM Nostr

GM Nostr

One of the biggest signs of my maturation process is my newfound ability to know when I’ve had enough coffee.

GM Nostr. Let’s build some MF cathedrals.

GM Nostr. Things are weird and getting weirder. Stay humble.

You meme to tell me, he was grifting us the whole time? 🫨😱

Some reflection: I left my home country of Canada one year ago to travel the world, and more importantly, research where I wanted to call home. Canada has stopped being a place where I feel welcome. The pandemic years, with the absolute vitriol spewing from the prime minister and his media has left a permanent impression on me. And even worse, the same vitriol that came from people I once called friends. I was labelled as dangerous. That and whatever flavour of bigot was popular to label someone that week for choosing to exercise autonomy over their medical decisions. This, not to mention the crippling level of taxation, and ever-rising costs of living, were enough to drive us out into the world to find another path. It felt as though there were no hope to purchase a home, or prepare for retirement. When the government extorts you out of more than a third of your income, and then expects you to happily stay on waiting lists for doctors for years at a time, what are you paying for? I don’t know where I’ll land for good, but I don’t feel like Canada is a place of opportunity for me anymore. Perhaps one day it will be again.

GM Cape Spear, Newfoundland, Canada