Almost a million people took a hardship withdrawal against their retirement accounts last year (up 30%)...you know the next few years are likely to be much worse. Of course, that results in an entire generation being even LESS prepared for retirement than the current generation. #bitcoin fixes this when it comes to inflation in the long-term. However, it doesn't completely fix it because some folks still have to learn to not buy on leverage...and to "spend less than they make". They then migrate to holding a few months cash...and that longer-term rainy day savings should be in bitcoin vs the slowly melting ice cube of fiat.

I've gravitated to a lot of these approaches in my 50s. I'm casual with my lifts (2-3x/week...20-30 minutes) and I frequently use blood flow restriction because of the proven benefits without the same catabolic response. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/11/26/nailing-the-sweet-spots-for-exercise-volume.aspx #health #wellness #exercise

Eat your protein!! Consider it an act of rebellion like opting out of all other things fiat.

I usually eat about 5 eggs per day…

When you live in #Colorado, you can find a few beautiful venues to teach #tennis!

Good one - especially since I spent 50 years doing what they said was healthy…then changing and watching body composition and bio markers get better than ever…oh, and I beat osteoarthritis…and haven’t been sick except for Covid back in 2021. FYI - I just ordered lab work. The PCP still screwed it up and didn’t give me what I wanted, so I ordered directly from Marek Health and used Paul Salidino’s code for a discount. The things I told her were a priority to me she DIDN’T order. Break free from the financial, big food, big pharma systems!! Who’s with me?!? #bitcoin #healthandwellness

"as the old joke goes...How do you make a small fortune? You start with a large fortune and invest in commercial real estate..." How many (hundreds) of banks will feel the impact and domino??

As always - some good ones in Robert Malone's Friday Funnies...

Friday Funnies: Things are Looking Up.

Just don't look down...

Heck of a lot more money in sick care vs healthy!

==== this happened because the state pooled all the money it took in, spent it on other stuff, and promised to put it back later. this is a convenient strategy for big spenders looking to pass the buck intergenerationally by effectively plundering the pension fund to splurge today and let tomorrow come once they are long gone ==== Great analysis from El Gato Malo regarding the Social Security #ponzi I remember, early in my career (34 years), I offered to sign any document necessary to be able to fully take control of my own retirement...no social security...as long as I didn't have to pay in. Of course, anyone would make that same gamble...then invest poorly or consume extravagantly...and then be back begging from the State for a subsistence. But I was fine with letting people truly have the option of succeeding/failing and either reaping the benefits or paying the costs by working until they died. Harsh, I know...but I was in my 20s. Instead, we get to witness the destruction/insolvency of the Social Security ponzi in our lifetime. The people who count on it for retirement will get rudely shocked (meant to be a supplement, at best). The people who were high-wage earning get to see it all go down the tubes with no return whatsoever...and still witness the poorly prepared looking to the State for handouts. So then the State starts getting creative - like socializing everything and hitting high net worth folks with oppressive taxes (like #bitcoiners).

paying for "entitlements"

a further exploration of ponzi economics

==== it’s the boomers that are plundering america and no one can stop it because they are such a potent voting block. they are OUTLANDISHLY expensive and by the time they finish their locust-like consumption of the US federal budget, there’s going to be nothing left but mountains of debt. barring massive reform, gen X is not getting the social security they were promised (and paid for). ==== Thought provoking. Starting early in my career, I did my financial planning with no expectations of receiving social security. However, I *DID* put in 30 years - many at a consultant/executive salary level - and still put in a bit via my semi-retired tennis pro income. I would still like to receive a little coffee/bourbon money (when accounting for inflation that's about all it would pay for) each month.

breaking the tytler cycle

a proposed constitutional amendment

"Zooming out, higher inflation suggests hard assets: in the inflationary 1970's equities and residential real estate held up just fine. Gold went up 20x -- from $35 an ounce to nearly $700. We can only guess what happens to Bitcoin, which combines some features of gold with some dot-com level of growth."

Sovereign Debt is Eating the World

Today’s Newsletter is based on my talk at last week’s Network State Conference in Amsterdam, hosted by Balaji Srinivisan.

The IMF admits to pending multi-year inflation - admits they broke it - but blames the victim like claiming wage pressures. Umm, to try and keep pace with the inflation!!

I'm eating my UNPROCESSED red meat...but also have virtually all processed foods, seed oils - and even vegetables most of the time - cut out of my diet. I'm currently trying to get my labs scheduled - been 3 years since my last labs - to see how my numbers continue to change (particularly interested in LDL, Lp(a) and fasting insulin). However, I feel great and have good body composition, I'm never sick, and I put a lot of hours in on a tennis court each week without breaking down. FYI - Saladino is a mad man when it comes to the amount of research he does on these topics...and he doesn't consider observational studies as credible. He references a number of higher-quality studies in this newsletter.

Heart & Soil Supplements

Issue #69: Don’t Fear Red Meat | Heart & Soil Supplements

Hey Radical Health Seekers 👋

The struggle is real…

"For every death caused by diseases related to excessive sun exposure — such as melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer — there are 328 deaths caused by diseases of sunlight deprivation" Upon listening to this podcast a couple of years ago, I did go out and buy "Embrace the Sun". It gets a little repetitive throwing research and statistics at you, but it is important information regarding using the SUN to help gain optimum health...and perhaps eliminate lingering ailments or chronic conditions. I DO use a zinc oxide sunscreen, with a fairly clean ingredient list, if I'm going to be out in the sun more than 3+ hours...and I'm often out there 5-6 hours as a tennis teaching pro. In those cases, I'll also wear a wide brim hat with SPF protection as well as long sleeves. Otherwise, I go unprotected...and never burn. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2023/10/29/sun-exposure-health-benefits.aspx

OK - I'm not a fan of the "dumbass" descriptor, but still appreciated this piece by Jesse Myers. For me, I "grew up" investing primarily in equities...and then always insisted on carrying debt for as short a time as possible (so no credit card debt and pay mortgage as fast as possible). When people talked to me about #bitcoin in 2012, I disregarded it and knew that my long-term, buy-and-hold equities strategy would work like it historically does. And after 30 years, it allowed me to semi-retire as an analytics consultant and do a passion career (tennis teaching pro). Then I developed a distrust in our healthcare/nutrition/food systems and realized it was all captured. I did an n=1 experiment with my own health and the transformation was astounding. I heard Saifedean and Breedlove on two different CarnivoreMD podcasts and awakened to the possibility "wait, if they were lying about food/nutrition, maybe they are lying about finance/economics". So it took developing a distrust in one system to send me down the bitcoin/economics rabbit hole.

Why The Yuppie Elite Dismiss Bitcoin

An explanation for why MBAs & traditional finance professionals don't get Bitcoin

More stats from that 2021 Carnivore Diet study…ironically performed by Harvard??

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Brian Sanders on Instagram: "THIS STUDY SHOWS HOW RED MEAT REVERSES T2 DIABETES WHILE THE NEW STUDY IS TRYING TO SAY IT CAUSES IT 🤡🤡🤡 Crazy what happens when some outsiders who aren’t in the Harvard plant-based propaganda cult do a study!!! This one was observational just like the new one 🤷‍♂️ 📷 @doctorkiltz"

3,748 likes, 94 comments - food.lies on October 24, 2023: "THIS STUDY SHOWS HOW RED MEAT REVERSES T2 DIABETES WHILE THE NEW STUDY IS TRYING TO SAY ...

And then use the Harvard study cheat of including lasagna and sub sandwiches as “red meat”!

I literally eat slices of butter while I’m cooking…and I cook with butter so I have an excuse to have the butter out!