The fact that RFK garners so much recognition from Bitcoiners is a big problem. He is terrible for Bitcoin and he's only using it to try and cement his far-right bonafides, because unfortunately, in the mainstream political discourse, Bitcoin is just another way that the oligarchs leech wealth out of the workers and kill the planet in doing so. Now of course I'm not saying I believe that, but being associated with far-right conspiracy theorists who are clearly funded to be divisive figures within the Democratic party only further makes Bitcoin a wedge issue, rather than it becoming a true policy platform that can be seriously presented to the public and debated. Just like fascism is coming to America draped in the flag and carrying a cross, CBDC totalitarianism comes decked out in orange while calling out the IRS. Bitcoin is for freedom and is therefore antithetical to far-right politics; let's show some political literacy and not start licking boots the minute someone promises to pump our bags.

I'm just gonna put this out there, because it's been bothering me for a while, and no one will read this anyways, but it's something that has to be said: Just because a politician is pro-Bitcoin, it doesn't mean that they are good for Bitcoin. Believing in, and being honest about sound monetary policy is an important, maybe even fundamental, position to hold as a politician, but it doesn't have the emotional or rhetorical weight required to win elections. Politics is a game that distorts reality, where earnest and reasonable policy positions don't matter at all, except perhaps as keys to unlock access to niche voting blocks. Broad electability stems from the media narrative that emerges from a more or less manufactured consensus. So if your whole media persona is based on fringe nonsense, embracing of the opposition's distorted caricature of the party you chose to run under (and their money of course), and otherwise "I'm not like other politicians" contrarianism, you've already lost the game before anyone learns about your platform. No politician will ever actually be good for Bitcoin, so it's time to stop trying to latch onto any one who claims to be, especially the ones who are an absolute embarrassment and disgrace without ever being close to electable.

Damn who is this Zapple Pay guy? Suddenly he's all over the place, zapping mfers left and right. Is that you Tim Apple?

Here's hoping this remains true.

Hanlon's razor compels us to look at Elon's blue check crusade as a misstep, or perhaps a bug, and given his proclivity for boneheadedness, I'm willing to accept this narrative. But either way, don't verify yourself for his stupid/mad agenda.

millionth zap gets a million sats? #zapathon #zaplottery

Social media is having its cyclical moment of revelation, as corporate greed and mismanagement reveals in real time the aims of all corporate and bureaucratic bodies: divide and conquer, erect ideological barriers and paywalls, and leverage any and all accrued power in order to gain more. Reddit, twitter, Facebook, Tiktok, etc. We've all known that they exist to control us, but we wager that the "connection" they afford us is worth our loss of freedom. That horrible freedom: ostracism from the imperial aegis of power structures that so many cling to in a desperate attempt to be "relevant". The fight over money is more difficult and entrenched, and even the bravest, freest Bitcoiners still resort to a fiat-brained outlook from time to time. I think it's important to maintain perspective: being part of a counter-cultural movement doesn't make you important or morally superior in any way. This is what I hear when I read "stay humble, stack sats": Freedom is a dangerous thing that most people will gladly trade away, especially for status, but it's uniquely precious because once it's gone, it can only be won back through horrible, almost certainly violent, sacrifice. To a certain extent, saying that you "love freedom" when you use social media and fiat currency is a LARP, and that should make us humble. True freedom must be feared and respected for the demands it makes on us, and the powerful enemies that it has, not the least of which sits in our skulls and drives us to be proud and status-seeking.