Friend of mine was just on a flight from Milwaukee to Minneapolis. Steve Bannon was on the plane, and like all true populists, he was sitting in first class.

I have conflicting opinions about Nic Carter the man, but pretty much agree with all of his points here.

8 Reasons a Strategic Crypto Reserve Is a Bad Idea - Nic Carter

Trump’s proposal for a five-coin reserve dilutes the value proposition of bitcoin and smacks of self-interest, says Nic Carter.

A history lesson for MAGA: In 1994, the US signed an agreement with Russia, Ukraine and other nations that guaranteed Ukraine’s security in exchange for giving up their nuclear weapons. Both Russia and the US have now violated that agreement.

Budapest Memorandum - Wikipedia

The strategic bitcoin/crypto reserve is a fugazi.

Seems like a good moment to repost this… View quoted note →

I keep talking shit about Trump. People keep getting mad at me. And Trump keeps proving me right. View quoted note →

Elon and Bitcoiners, an entertaining relationship: 2021 - Tesla buys Bitcoin, Bitcoiners love Elon for it. 2021-22 - Elon pumps $DOGE, and says Bitcoin isn’t scalable. Bitcoiners hate him for it. 2022 - Elon buys Twitter on the premise of “bringing back free speech”. Bitcoiners love him for it. 2022-23 - Elon starts a subscription for blue checks. Bitcoiners hate him for it and start Nostr. 2024 - Elon goes all in for Trump. Bitcoiners love him for it. 2025 - Elon launches “DOGE” and starts to gut the federal government but also violates every American’s privacy by accessing their tax records, social security #s, etc. Bitcoiners are confused.

“Free speech” as long as you don’t speak against Elon or Trump.

Some bitcoiners go so far down the rabbit hole, they can’t see the real world around them anymore.

This genius thinks the war is going to end by ending US support for Ukraine. View quoted note →

Bitcoin is dead, guys.

I’ve been going to the same barber for about 8 years. Even though he moved his chair and now it’s like an hour drive both ways, because I like him a lot. Today I mentioned the WuTang tour to him and we started talking about hiphop shows. I told him my favorite show ever was Public Enemy at the Pitchfork festival in Chicago several years ago because it was just Chuck D and Flavor Flav rhyming - instead of a bunch of hype guys yelling over each other. He starts telling this story… “Yeah he took me to one of their shows when I was a little kid and I remember being on stage but I didn’t really know how big they were because I was so young”. And then, “I have a bunch of stuff he signed for me. I just bought some of their vinyl I found, I need to have him sign that too”. So I’m like - “Wait!? You know Chuck D??” “Yeah, he’s my uncle. He was at my wedding”. 🤯

The “free speech” Trump administration is now dictating which reporters from the White House press pool are allowed to ask him questions.

BTS from last week

Florida Man sighting. I was shooting in FL all last week and this fella dropped by for leftover craft services 3 times per day.