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Hamoon Soleimani with the Mises Institute writes a great piece on why the 2% inflation target is a myth in today's "economic system requiring perpetual monetary expansion to avoid collapse". https://mises.org/mises-wire/impossible-two-percent-why-central-banks-cannot-afford-price-stability

"As always, government intervention to cure one problem raises a host of new, unexpected problems". - Murray Rothbard What Has Government Done to Our Money There is a better way! #Bitcoin You can read "What Has Government Done to Our Money" at: https://online.fliphtml5.com/brlwz/wkjh/#p=1

The consequences of going off the gold standard as explained by Murray Rothbard in, "What Has Government Done to Our Money": "But whether Treasury or Central Bank, the effect of fiat issue is the same: the monetary standard is now at the mercy of the government, and bank deposits are redeemable simply in government paper". In other words, our store of value for time and energy spent working is placed in a piece of paper the government can, and does, print. There is a better way! #Bitcoin You can read "What Has Government Done to Our Money" at: https://online.fliphtml5.com/brlwz/wkjh/

"The advent of paper money and bank deposits, an economic boon when backed fully by gold or silver, provided the open sesame for government's road to power over money, and thereby over the entire economic system". - Murray Rothbard What has Government Done to Our Money https://mises.org/library/book/what-has-government-done-our-money

In the November 2025 Future of Freedom print edition, Jacob Hornberger makes a compelling argument connecting the massive killings orchestrated by the "national-security establishment" (done in the name of 'national security'), and the regularly occurring mass killings in the U.S. In 'A Sick Society, Part 1', Hornberger contends the "off-kilter" people among us are subconsciously tuned into something standard Americans choose not to see - "that the U.S. national-security state itself is a mass killer". Could it be the invasion and killing of innocent human beings in Iraq, Afghanistan, Gaza, and countless other countries, has birthed an evil virus in the psyche of the "off-kilter" people in America? Does the continuous killing of human beings around the globe, brushed off as collateral damage, or as Donald Rumsfeld so elegantly once stated, "stuff happens", dehumanize life, and serve as food for the virus to metastasize? Do we really live in a sick society, and distract ourselves from the cause of the sickness by focusing on the symptoms? While Hornberger's piece, 'A Sick Society, Part 1', is not available to read online yet, it will be published soon at https://www.fff.org

When the government re-opens will there an opening bell, like they do with the stock market? 🔔 It would be comical to see Trump ring the opening bell. 😂

Great piece by Sheldon Richman! Envy, Ignorance, Barbarism Triumph in New York "When the state forces other people to pay for what you want, that’s slavery. Mamdani and his ilk insist on the right to medical care, housing, education, “affordable” groceries, etc. But how can such rights exist? Each of those services must be provided by individuals. Don’t they have the right to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness? If A has a right to B’s labor or the fruits thereof, then B must be A’s slave. I thought good people were against slavery. Did I miss the memo?" https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/tgif-envy

I don't recall where I saw this, but here's a great conversation starter for those who are curious about #bitcoin.

"The bank creates new money out of thin air, and does not, like everyone else, have to acquire money by producing and selling it's services. In short, the bank is already and at all times bankrupt; but its bankruptcy is only revealed when customers get suspicious and precipitate 'bank runs'". #Bitcoin fixes this. Get your FREE copy of What Has Government Done to Our Money at: https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-has-government-done-our-money-1 Thanks to @Mises Institute (RSS Feed) for providing this this book to help individuals understand what government has done to our money.

"People will almost always say, if asked, that they want as much money as they can get! But what they really want is not more unites of money - more gold ounces or 'dollars' - but more effective unites - i.e., greater command of goods and services bought by money". - Murray Rothbard #Bitcoin fixes this. Get your FREE copy of What Has Government Done to Our Money at: https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-has-government-done-our-money-1 Thanks to npub1hq3c75jyd8ec75j588fht44mnnp3y0dy7ymsjeqhca84fylfx5sqv4cmqq for providing this this book to help individuals understand what government has done to our money.

"If we wish to eliminate government invasion of person and property, we have no more important task than to explore the ways and means of a free market in money". - Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/mises-wire/what-has-government-done-our-money-1

Great piece by James Bovard in the October edition of The Future of Freedom Foundation's monthly journal. "Politicians are far easier to elect than to control. Fostering the illusion of consent makes it easier for rulers to shackle their victims". - James Bovard Read the entire article at: https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/will-trump-end-sham-democracy-promotions/ #Liberty

Just hours away from some fun conversations about what I carved into my pumpkin, and more importantly, why! 😁 #OrangePill

I turned my pumpkin into an orange pill. 😊 Looking forward to some great conversations about #Bitcoin tomorrow night.

If you think your dollar doesn’t go very far today (you’re right, it doesn’t) just wait and see how many dollars it will take to buy goods and services once the Feds start QE again. Prepare accordingly for what’s coming. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/feds-pivot-return-easy-money-inflation-storm-ahead

It took awhile, but my pumpkin is ready for Halloween Hopefully, it will be a conversation starter 😁

Great article on nostr:nprofile1qyx8wumn8ghj7cnjvghxjmcpz4mhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejqqgqhkgyaxnu06lpslhnhn6uv8vxgfaey6qs7hesq0fd6wqynkftkmg82xe57 pertaining to the importance of our Gut Microbiome in the prevention of cancer. Some have referred to our Gut Microbiome as our 2nd brain. As we continue learning more about our Gut Microbiome, I see the correlation to a 2nd brain as our Gut Microbiome is extremely intelligent and responsible for the health of our body. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/how-gut-microbes-drive-cancer-risk-and-what-you-can-do-restore-balance

Some wonderful words of wisdom from @lawrence@NostrVerified.com to start your week: "Money is just a tool. Other stuff matters much, much more. True wealth lies in the intangible - character, friendship, honesty, physical health, and all the meaningful connections. Doing what is right is more important than winning". If you have not picked up a copy of @lawrence@NostrVerified.com book, The Big Print, I highly recommend doing so; it's a great read!

" Hence the familiar fact that the more the state ‘plans’, the more difficult planning becomes for the individual". - Friedrich Hayek The Road to Serfdom https://cdn.mises.org/Road%20to%20serfdom.pdf#page=29

Here’s the answer to my previous post: Can you spot the deer? It’s amazing how well these animals camouflage with their natural environment. It makes me wonder how many times I’ve walked past a deer and didn’t know it was there. https://video.nostr.build/e1f469efb67cdb5b814fefb19df2e8b83ac71377f0ea6f9d0e38ea599b0ee88a.mp4