Government doesn't protect us from bad actors, government IS the bad actor. Nobody in the Epstein files will ever face accountability so long as they have the government as their shield. Major TW on this document. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01660679.pdf #epstein #trump

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Would send some sats to this

Stronger enforcement at the border itself, and domestically, targeted operations against specific individuals, particularly those who have committed crimes. Not this wanton, reckless surge we have seen under Trump. The video evidence continues to mount that this surge in ICE staffing is compromised of people who are poorly trained and probably wouldn't even qualify for the position in any other administration. When you surge a massive amount of poorly trained officers into high stress situations and arm them to the teeth, tragedy is the inevitable result. Renee Good is a perfect example of that, the officer in question, who may have had some good reason to fear she was trying to run him over, he should never have placed himself in front of the vehicle. There were about 5 or 6 MAJOR no-nos in that interaction that no trained officer would have done. And now an American citizen is dead. With the Alex Pretti case, we have the admin trying to spin a story that is so blatantly false, anyone who saw the video knows that guy wasn't representing a lethal threat to those officers, he didn't brandish, etc. If someone got here, especially years ago, and hasn't been causing problems, I see no reason they shouldn't be allowed to share in the American story and be on the path to citizenship. Let them contribute to GDP. Under Trump admins own numbers, the majority of the increase of deportations hasn't been of people accused of crimes (except the crime of violating immigration laws). Our broken immigration has bipartisan causes. We've got people whove been here for decades, have kids, have a driver's license, have insurance, pay taxes, etc. We should just grant those people permanent status of some kind so ICE can focus on the people who are actually causing problems. But trump wants a line go up graph to show how well he's enforcing immigration law. And it's easier to make the line go up with a big net than a net that only targets the worst of the worst.

Many clients support something like this, amesthyst does

Stop asking business you patronize to take #Bitcoin, start choosing to patronize the ones that do and telling businesses why you chose their competitor instead. Your money is more powerful than your words and pleas. Doing this is easier, doesn't depend on someone you don't control doing what you ask of them, and shows merchants you will vote with your sats. Activate their FOMO. 80% of my business expenses are paid in BTC, every year I get closer to 100%. Those who do not adapt will be left behind. Too bad so sad.

Just completed my 21k for the , got in a great view. Someday we will beat ALS. Thank you Hal for your contribution to the human story ❤️

That's how nostr works. Everyone can see your posts, reacts, and who has dmed you. Dm contents are encrypted though.

PGP did that decades ago, but it is a key component of what makes Nostr magic Your conclusion is right

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Thanks for your help!

Zeus is self custody and supports nwc

Question for #linux users, I have been using and enjoying Linux #mint for years, I like the release schedule and Ubuntu base. And I like that they de-snapify everything. I am considering switching to #kde but when googling installing kde on mint, everyone seems to be advising against it, claiming it will lead to instability. It used to be common for users to install multiple DEs alongside each other. Is that no longer the case? What would be easier and more stable, de-snapping Kubuntu or installing KDE on top of Mint #XFCE? #asknostr #question #advice #technology #linux

Beautiful song!

Came across this interesting buy-borrow-die calculator for BTC today. Find out how much BTC you'd need to retire and live off it tax-free. https://www.satoshi.co.il/buy-borrow-die #bitcoin #financialplanning #personalfinance #finance

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This already exists, LND even supports it (most common lightning node software) but very few Bitcoin wallets implement it because very few devs in the Bitcoin ecosystem see any value in dollar tokens.

Lightning is decentralized layer two for Bitcoin. You can self custody or use a custodial service. Cashu is basically custodial lightning with some extra fun privacy benefits.

An obvious premise to an uncomfortable reality in seven steps 1. Media companies answer to their advertisers, not to you. Advertisers are the customer, you are the product 2. Media companies don't produce content which offends the advertisers or their target demographic 3. Advertisers want to sell you stuff and if you stop watching because you get offended or aren't engaged, you won't buy the stuff 4. This leads to an inevitable bias in the content they produce towards the people who buy the stuff. 5. The question is: who buys the most stuff, and would therefore have a bias in their favor? 6. The answer: women. Women make 70-80% of consumer purchasing decisions 7. Media is biased in favor of women If you're wondering why so many headlines don't survive the "gender swap test", or why men are maligned in broad strokes in ways you aren't allowed to do to other groups? This is one major underlying reason. #media #bias #feminism #gender

Tldr using cashu and nostr. The qr code is for a service like venmo. Some random person online who wants to buy btc with venmo pays the QR code, you send the Bitcoin to them instead of the merchant. The merchant gets the venmo money they wanted, you get to pay in btc, someone gets to buy some BTC in a decentralized p2p manner.

As of today you can now spend #Bitcoin at 50,000 merchants in South Africa via money badger, no opt in required from the merchant. Payments are completely private and anonymous too. Merchant presents customers a QR code for payment as usual, you can scan and pay with your Bitcoin wallet. @Zeus wallet added support for it in their latest release. Future is now. Props to the Zeus team for consistently dropping HOT AF features and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. I'm always happy to give you my routing fees 🫡 🫡 🫡 #southafrica #moneybadger #zeus