Homemade applesauce is unbelievably better than the store-bought purée most people are used to.
ContrarianAgrarian
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Follower of Christ.
Defender of liberty.
Aspiring cypherpunk.
Atypical homesteader.
Nostr only, mostly because I had already dropped everything else as a toxic mess.
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What’s a good but not super popular podcast that I should check out?
#AskNostr
#Podcasts
I’ll share first:
Last week I discovered “The Political Orphanage” by Andrew Heaton and have been binging his content; I particularly liked the “Was Life Better in the 50’s?” and “Who Survives Nuclear War” episodes
Andrew Heaton
Andrew Heaton's The Political Orphanage - Podcast — Andrew Heaton
The Political Orphanage podcast is hosted by comedian Andrew Heaton and features politics minus bile plus jokes.
Is it bad etiquette to boost your own notes?
#AskNostr
Hypothesis: If they stop messing with the measuring stick (amount of currency), people will be able to make good decisions in building the economy.
How is monitoring perfectly legal purchases not a blatant violation of the 4th amendment? Blanket surveillance of purchases surely falls under “papers and effects” 😡
DHS Admits to Monitoring 3D Printer Purchases with the Help of Amazon, eBay, & PayPal
Dang, I should eat more locally raised butter View quoted note →
Several of my Nostr frens hold strong convictions on issues where I disagree with them on. I still appreciate their opinions and the chance to respectfully share ideas that I don’t currently agree on. It’s better than being censored for ‘wrong think’
What are the downsides to rank choice voting?
#AskNostr
Did you know the US congress has spent over $17 Million USD of taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment and other claims of wrongdoing by members of Congress and their staffers?
Paying victims money if they will sign an NDA sounds a lot like so called “hush money,” doesn’t it?
AP News
Congress paid $17 million in workplace violation settlements
The federal Office of Compliance has paid more than $17 million over the last 20 years to resolve claims of sexual harassment, pay disputs and othe...
Some people will go hundreds of thousands in student debt to learn less than someone who spent those same ~4 years working part time while consistently reading old books every day, doing useful things, and spending time to reflect on both.
Are there any examples where price controls work?
I understand and respect others who want to address issues and make the world better but it’s a fine line between caring about doing the right thing and inappropriately putting the world on your shoulders. Don’t abdicate your moral responsibilities but you also need to focus on yourself and your family/circle/tribe.
Sometimes Atlas needs to shrug. View quoted note →
Lots of reflection for the next 24 hours.
Don’t consent to sending men and women to their possible deaths unless it’s a cause undeniably worth dying for. Thanks to modern technology the facts are open and the bar is high 🫡 View quoted note →
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms has a $1.5 Billion US dollar budget yet they can’t afford body cameras for a high profile arrest 🤨🙄