I feel like I'm prepping for a hurricane. The non zero chance that tomorrow is a black Monday has me moving fiat around in anticipation for some smash buying.

“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.” — James Baldwin

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." George Washington

"Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road." Stewart Brand

"Who shall be judge, whether the prince or legislative act contrary to their trust? … To this I reply, The people shall be judge; for who shall be judge whether his trustee or deputy acts well, and according to the trust reposed in him, but he who deputes him, and must, by having deputed him, have still a power to discard him, when he fails in his trust?" John Locke

Gimme more those sweet, vintage Goxian sats please.

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” — Elmer Davis

"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." H. L. Mencken

Democracy? Both parties keep their old fossils propped up for as long as possible (Biden,McConnell, Pelosi, Graham, Feinstein) so their swollen staff and sycophants can keep slurping at the trough. Voters don't get a choice in this "democracy."

"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." Mark Twain

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." Thomas Paine

Debate? What debate?

Here's a short review of The Genesis Book I posted this morning on Stacker News. This is a must read:

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Book Review- The Genesis Book \ stacker news

Aaron Van Wirdum is one of the best writers working in the bitcoin space. I first heard of him when this book was released. I don’t know why. May...

"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." Ambrose Bierce

"Beware the greedy hand of government thrusting itself into every corner and crevice of industry." Thomas Paine

Eisenhower's Farewell Address:

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower

EnlargeDownload Link Citation: Farewell address by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 17, 1961; Final TV Talk 1/17/61 (1), Box 38, Speech Seri...