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Retired Analytics consultant turned tennis teaching pro, personal trainer, health coach…and #Bitcoin knowledge seeker and HODLer
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bitcoinbadger 1 month ago
Gotta love that bipartisan corruption with insider trading...Pelosi has toned down her gains because the spotlight shines brightest on her (for good reason). image
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bitcoinbadger 1 month ago
It is shocking the level of manipulation that is going on to incite weak-minded people to greater levels of violence...or for the non-participants to see stuff like this and simply believe it as fact. My wife hates it when I call people sheep, but c'mon! image
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bitcoinbadger 1 month ago
I'm honestly still processing Venezuela, but good point. I want out of the "world police" business and I do not support attacking sovereign nations (1) because of their sovereignty, and (2) because you then disperse the financial burden on the American taxpayer without a vote. Then you reflect on the drug trafficking, the stolen Venezuelan election, the people in the streets in Venezuela AND the US cheering and crying with personal anecdotes of persecution and execution by the Maduro administration...as well as China/Russia getting cozy within easier striking distance...and it becomes a complex topic. Since the damage is done, I think they should install the president who SHOULD have won the election, perhaps consult in regard to rebuilding infrastructure/etc that has worsened under Maduro admin...and then GET.OUT. We do not need another Middle East forever war, fighting rebels, large money drain from US taxpayers, etc. image
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bitcoinbadger 1 month ago
Gold and silver move first, then bitcoin…and how about those margin calls and insolvent banks?
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bitcoinbadger 1 month ago
If only...oh, and this is obviously dated since $35 trillion is so "old news" image
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bitcoinbadger 1 month ago
I feel like this piece is "preaching to the choir" for most people in my network on nostr? ==== i’m not sure who needs to hear this, but there is nothing even remotely sophisticated about these endless somali and NGO/immigration frauds. not PPP, not food, not autism, and not daycare or welfare or SNAP or free rent. it’s all blatant, hammer in the face stuff. it did not go on for years because the perpetrators were crafty. it went on because the DA’s, prosecutors, police, judges, mayors, governors, and congress critters were relying on this demographic for vote harvesting. all these politicians and purported public servants knew full well what was occuring. they were all a part of it. ====
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bitcoinbadger 2 months ago
When my dad died on active duty, my mother started receiving a death benefit intended for me. That was frittered away on a lot of indulgences - none of which made it to me. When I moved in with my grandparents, they gave me control of the money at 12 yrs old. I was taught by them, so I only focused on saving as much as I could and laddering CDs. When I got to college, I read plenty of Money magazine and Kiplingers. By the time I got out of college, I started investing in mutual funds...back in the day I had to send in a physical check. I picked them by again reading Money, Kiplingers, and heading to the library to read Morningstar...spent a lot of time reading forums on Prodigy (yep, dialup). So started investing around 22 yrs old (1990). Stayed steady, frugal, never panic sold...and it served me well. We are not rich - but we own real assets and have no debt...and got 2 kids through college and building their own financial futures. Didn't start buying bitcoin until my mid-50s (Jan 2022), but I'm glad for the extra piece of mind of having an asset they can't debase. image