Happy "Canada Day", I guess. You see, Canada isn't a real country. Not the way most countries think of themselves. In 1867 Canada was granted some sovereignty in the form of a Dominion and July 1st was thereafter known as Dominion Day. It meant Canada had a parliament and "sovereignty" to act independently BUT the British parliament still had the ability to enact laws that extended over Canada. It wasn't until 1982, yes, a mere 44 years ago, that the Canada Act was passed and Canada was "given" sovereignty by the Queen and the brits could no longer pass laws on us... Oh, and we got a constitution and Charter of Rights (that showed their strength when Trudeau ripped them up). So is Canada sovereign? Well, the Prime Minister appoints a Governor General who is representing the British Crown to pass all laws. It's a formality but the GG does have powers to say no and override the populace. The PM and ALL elected officials swear an oath to the crown, as well. Not to Canada. Not to the electorate. The crown. So Happy F'n Canada Day. The American Mind cannot comprehend. And MOST Canadians have zero understanding of the difference.

Finally finished "The Sovereign Individual"... This is gonna be a book I'll have to revisit. It's just packed with so much info (and I could do with less use of the word "megapolitical"). Had I read this 28 years ago I don't think it would have had near the impact but it utterly blows me away with its correct pronouncements. I wonder what William Rees-Mogg, who died in 2012, would think of the book in today's world. I haven't been able to find any interview with James Dale Davidson... And it would have been great if they'd done a 25th anniversary reflection. I can see where some critiques come from but for the other 99% it's F'n eerie how correct the thesis has been.

I've never lived in a disaster country before. I've experienced short term disasters like small earthquakes and once had to evacuate a city due to a train derailment and hazmat fallout... But those were all really minor. The dark side of me is kinda enjoying watching Canada crumble around me. It's far more frustrating than any accident beyond control because it is specifically within our control. This is gonna be a heck of a summer!

My kids are funny... They have iPhones (15 and 16 so only a couple of years old) BUT when they go out they take pics with a Canon Ixy Digital 10 released back in 2007! They've decorated it and they "like the aesthetic" of a point and shoot camera. They some times take a pic, then display the pic on the tiny screen, then use their phones to take a pic of the pic displayed o the tiny screen to upload to their Snap or whatever. So does this mean they'd be interested in my old Pentax K1000 or Rolleiflex? Hells naw... Film is an entirely different beast but they "love the aesthetics of the last century it gives". (The Minolta gets no love as it's "too bulky without coolness")

Well, my 84k moose sheckles limit went through. LFG 58K!

Well... My 84k limit went through. 84k? Oh, that's moose sheckles. I mean: 58k

Sometimes I like to delve into the world of reddit, particularly autistic people playing fiat games with MSTR, MSTY, MSTZ... some even hold ₿. When I say "autistic" I'm not being rude or dismissive... They're often commenting in the autistic subs, too. Anyways, I like to see what they posted before and where they're at now. Amazing how many were so sure, strived to convince others (really, themselves) and then went quiet. Play stupid fiat games, Win stupid fiat prizes. Work, eat, stack, stay solvent, sleep, repeat. It's really that simple. Everything else is a distraction (hopefully just entertainment). Not one real Bitcoiner should have any MSTR or related products. Yeah, you might have captured fiat. Put it in productive companies and minimize your exposure to the rot that is the largest casino in the known universe.

The challenge of 58k gang is dealing with an increasingly horrible exchange rate and having to modify my set limit order. What was 81k CSN is now 84k CDN in just a few weeks.

Huh. Would you look at that! SPCX is already below its IPO price. No one saw that coming. No one.

I grew up briefly experiencing The Pop Shoppe. They were so far ahead of what was fashionable at the time. Today, their smart environmentalism and lack of plastic and waste would be a home run if it weren't for the majority of consumers' lack of attention and time. Watching this makes me think of how much the culture of most society needs to change.

Really, if you're not following the FreddyLA guy on X and his world cup adventures... I haven't seen anything like this since the old "one red paperclip" days... Only it's been compressed into a few days. In the latest adventure his flight was cancelled and he was going to miss Germany play on Toronto. The result? A private jet offer, 2x $5B Airlines offering, the Governor of Utah stepping in, and ultimately JJ Watt and American Airlines getting him on his way. The whole net was gonna make sure he got to his game. It's just wild.

@npub1w9dl...56ya @walker this is a good example of the passive dividend investor. They exemplify the paper Bitcoiner. Their wraps are believed to be exposure. They do not understand Bitcoin but from a cursory level. All they want are the fiat gains. It is "the capture". And they're not even interested in STRC because they have other wraps to do it with.

@npub1w9dl...56ya @walker STRC doesn't just compete against SATA. It was promoted to and attracts income investors. This it competes against far superior products for the dividend investors. It has to compete against ALL the covered call ETFs out there, some of which are in the mid teens of percentage and have a several yeartrack record of relative stability (eg QYLD). The majority of income investors aren't even giving Saylor a second look. Additionally, even if STRC were to maintain their Benjamin Par value inflation reduces the real value by 4% so the yield is even less attractive. IMO: STRC is shite. Saylor is eating his own tail with it. His panic is real and his turn to YouTube (I guess Fox Business only interviews you when you're winning) for near regular favourable interviews is telling. Disclosure: rode the MSTR wave for a while. Sold far below peak and hold none. Captured money has to do something, right? Moved that money into producers and innovators of real products.

Alright @npub1a2cw...w83a , I got it. I'm gonna need it. Just 5 more hours of "The Sovereign Individual" and I can relax.

I wonder how many film studios have offered this German FreddyLA guy a film deal. It's a slam dunk. Plot: random guy goes to a country, expresses joy, goes viral, media amplifies, and every corporate shill starts fawning over him giving him everything (for free exposure). Guy starts to feel overwhelmed. Agents pop out of woodwork. Dream trip gets out of hand and he starts to feel like a product. Latest is guy was now offered a jet for his travels. He's been to NASA. He's facetimed with the ISS. Jokes are being made when hell be awarded something at Whitehouse. Also that when he returns to Germany it will be quite the comedown. My bet is he gets to Toronto he'll meet Drake or something at the top of the CN Tower (not the observation deck but the real top where the public isn't allowed). Please, gawd, keep the politicians away.

It's pretty clear that the winners of the World Cup have been Freddy and Buc-ees. Lots of runners up (especially small independent businesses). Not seeing much on Mexico and Canada clearly didn't make it out of qualifiers.

Love watching the various world cup visiting people eating BBQ in texas for the first time. I have my favourite spots (the ones that allow trucks) and there's no doubt in my mind that Texas has hands down the best BBQ. Heck, I watch BBQ documentaries and cooking shows. It's a lifestyle. But what's wild is to see Japanese eating it for a couple of reasons: 1) yakiniku is amazing, yes, but 2) I used to hit a Texas style open pit BBQ restaurant with a rooftop patio that served Corona in the heart of Amemura, Namba, Osaka (micro neighbourhood, neighbourhood, city - yes that's how they do it). It was started by a Japanese guy who lived in texas and studied BBQ. Going to that place reminded me of a scene in the old Tom Selleck movie "Mr Baseball" (which was highly underrated and difficult to fully get unless you'd been a foreigner living in Japan). The scene has the female love interest say "Japan takes from around the world and makes it her own." And it was so true. So very, very true. No matter what exists in the world, it's doppelganger thrives in Japan.

Family history is Dutch and Japanese... There will be no arguments tonight. Oh, and my side is so euro mutt that I got a dog in this race pretty much all the way through.

So happy for OG Anonoby winning his second NBA Championship (but only the first he got to play in because he was injured in the 2019 Raptors run). It took him 7 years to get back to it.

Took the son to a decent pub to watch Brazil shit the bed and Morocco far exceed expectations. The crowd was unimpressed but me and the boy had a great time. He's just old enough to enjoy it all and the window of us doing such things together is short before he's off to post high-school life.