THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Bitcoiners should challenge their religious leaders. It’s clear as day that the fiat system is antithetical to #Christianity and #Islam. And in #Judaism, charging an interest on loans to fellow Jews, is prohibited. It looks like that everybody agrees that usury does not result into human flourishing. So, we could ask our religious leaders the question: Are we taking these religious texts seriously or not? By the way, I know that there are other religions too. I just know very little about them. #Bible #Bitcoin

A new blog post by John Perkins (author of the book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man):

John Perkins

John Perkins | Headed to Latin America. Venezuela?

In a few hours, I fly to Latin America. This trip has been planned for several months by an Emmy-nominated filmmaker. He and his team are shooting ...

The message that I read between the lines is this: 1. Bitcoin in self-custody is the only option. 2. I am not stacking aggressively enough. Nobody is. 3. There are no democratic countries or free markets. 4. Bitcoin circular economies are the only way out of this mess. Nobody should listen to Michael Saylor. 5. It does not matter at all if Saylor’s dream comes true and Katy Perry launches her own token. #Bitcoin #BTC #Venezuela #Maduro #Trump #Saylor #decentralized #decentralization #johnperkins

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You're The Voice | by Efrat Fenigson • Argentina: We Don’t Trust, We Verify - Agustin Kassis | Ep. 117 • Listen on Fountain

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#bitcoin #btc #trump #nostr #cbdc #stablecoins #memes #memestr #meme #jokes #humour #venezuela #maduro #unitedstates #us #usa #plebchain #news #press #politics #economy

npub1dg6es53r3hys9tk3n7aldgz4lx4ly8qu4zg468zwyl6smuhjjrvsnhsguz interviewed npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhe. And published the interview on #Youtube. Efrat’s channel is suppressed, so she decided to purchase a “boost video” ad for the interview. It was disapproved, because Youtube found the content “shocking”. What did Jeff and Efrat talk about? They talked about centralized control systems trying to control information. OH. THE. IRONY. Now the interview is trending on npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5. It’s one of the best Bitcoin podcasts ever recorded. Listen to it: https://fountain.fm/episode/dJ7ZquoosBLcmhamuBAv Thanks Youtube! Without your demonstration of a centralized control system in action Efrat might have given you another chance. #bitcoin #nostr #politics #money #fountain #sovereignty #spirituality #saylor #michaelsaylor #SaylorDoesNotUnderstandThatBitcoinIsAProtocol