Five years into this amazing Bitcoin journey and I have come to realize:
Sovereignty over money is great.
Sovereignty over thoughts, words, actions is greatest.
In other words, sovereignty over self or sovereignty over consciousness is the ultimate journey and sovereignty over money is one stop along the path.
John Balkam
jbalks@getalby.com
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CMO at Sovreign | Bartender at PubKey DC
Many humans seem obsessed with "equality." But equality is not God's divine plan.
How do we know this?
God did not make the trees equal. He didn't make the rivers or the lakes equal. He didn't make the animals equal. He made them unique.
God makes us all unique. You could say that the universe is an infinite number of expressions of the Divine.
So, I would argue that we are all born unique, and what we want is the opportunity to express our uniqueness throughout our lifetime. We want a fair chance to show a different side of the Divine that resides within each of us.
The harder we push for "equality" the further we stray away from God. The more we accept our genuine uniqueness, the closer we get to God.
After 20 years of social media, I have come to the conclusion that everyone is a retarded psycho, myself included. We have all outed ourselves.
In order to stop being a retarded psycho, I believe the best course of action will be to stop sharing personal and private details on social media, and instead touch grass and keep a scrapbook like my grandmother used to do.
Nobody really cares that much. And the only people who may even care a little bit are people who you would welcome into your home. Scrapbooks and photo albums FTW.
You are not the black sheep of your family.
You are the orange lion.


Each bear market is a reminder that I got that dawg in me
Needed a candle like that ngl π
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Remember hantavirus?
I watched "In the Hand of Dante" recently, and while it was a shitty movie, it did have a great line,
"If you look at something for long enough, you see what's wrong with it."
I think that can explain what's been going on with the Bitcoin community in the last 12-18 months.
I got all of the patriotic feels over the last few days in DC celebrating 250. Between parades, flyovers, and the red, white, and blue all over, the spectacle did a number on me like it was supposed to.
Today, though, I am came back down to Earth.
One week of overwhelming spectacle does not forgive decades of authoritarian oppression from the US Government.
We don't forget the endless money printing.
We don't forget the forever wars.
We don't forget the crimes against humanity.
We don't forget the mass censorship and surveillance.
We don't forget COVID and the harmful jabs.
We don't forget the monsters in Epstein's network.
It was good to put those aside for a few days and remember that America is the best nation on Earth.
It is time to get back to work in keeping it that way. And that means a long memory, relentless effort, and eyes on the true north of this country which is individual liberty and autonomy, ordained by God.
America is the greatest nation in human history because it is the nation of people who love liberty, believe in the divine spark that resides in every individual, and will fight any force that denies its people life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
I know recent years have been bleak, and there are several signs of decay in America. But I believe Americans will remember who we are, and fight for liberty once again.
Happy 4th of July πΊπ²
Happy 250 πΊπ²
God Bless America πΊπ²
This was an incredible experience. I got to share the stage with Max & Stacy at @PUBKEY DC.
https://www.youtube.com/live/fklCVmyq7Ns?is=s4r6gSEtsafuGSkk
Don't let life get in the way.
Get in the way of life.
All Bitcoin Demand Matters
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Since when did some kinds of Bitcoin demand become "good" and some kinds become "bad?"
I've been selling burgers and fries for months now at Bitcoiner McDonalds AKA @PUBKEY
Take that, bear market


This was fun. Last night at @PUBKEY DC
https://www.youtube.com/live/g1Bqgrtt_2k?si=HKiqP7qKOcckQ2AE
A voice of reason sounds like a schizo to an insane society.
I got to spend the afternoon with my family today, playing and goofing off with my little nephews. Perfect weather too. I even manned the grill for the fan.
It is blissful days like today that make the hard days worthwhile. What a blessing.
I like holding my own money


In episode 1, I interview the founders of Bitcoin Commons, a new Bitcoin node implementation that is 100% Bitcoin and 0% Core.
Please enjoy!
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