Diversity of thought in Bitcoin is a strength, not a threat. But respect is the glue that holds us together. To influencers and leaders, the community needs your voice to promote unity, not division. Let’s find common ground on a personal level and elevate honest conversation.
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Draw the Line or Be Overrun: A Call to Show Up and Lead.
We have to draw the line on free speech locally and at the community level or the federal government will do it for us. If we don’t define our boundaries and regulate speech through social norms and pressure, they will. And mark my words, their definition will serve the existing power structures, enforced with an iron fist. It comes down to this: Rule yourselves or be ruled.
The time for armchair philosophies and online debates is over. It’s time to get real.
Men, It’s on You
I see it every day in my work and community leadership roles. Our community organizations and councils regularly ask us to provide “real leadership” for community groups. The problem? No young men are stepping up. It’s mostly women and older men carrying the weight, and they do the best they can. But the truth is, our communities are weak because we lack strong, courageous leaders—men with the backbone to stand up and serve.
This isn’t about power or status. It’s about responsibility. Learn self-control. Build courage. Then get in the trenches and lead by example.
Look in the Mirror
What community groups are you part of? Who do you know at your county government offices? How many people in your physical community know and respect you? And, most importantly, what kind of leader are you? Are you the one doing the work or just a keyboard warrior online?
If you’re not a leader yet, start by showing up. Build genuine relationships. Leave your ego at the door. When I’m out in the field, working alongside crews, tackling missions, it’s clear that leadership is built daily, in action and trust—not from a seat behind a desk.
Define Your Mission and Move Toward the Goal
Leadership without a mission is empty. In my line of work—whether it’s consensus building, managing operations during firefighting and other emergencies, overseeing programs, or navigating the unpredictable realities on the ground, defining clear objectives is critical. Every day means building relationships, growing influence, and delivering results that make a difference for our community and for our children’s future.
Our work is gritty. It’s not glamorous. But it’s real. It’s necessary.
Our Core Values Are the Foundation We live by these values:
- Courage — Standing firm even when things get tough.
- Honor — Doing what’s right, even when no one is watching.
- Respect — For the people we serve and those we work with.
- Integrity — Being honest and accountable.
- Service — Putting the community first.
- Teamwork— Understanding that no leader succeeds alone.
These aren’t just words on a wall; they guide every decision we make, every relationship we build.
### An Open Letter to My Son — And Every Young Man
Son, real leadership and free speech isn’t handed to you, It’s earned through hard work, sacrifice, and a using it for right and just purposes. Be the leader your community needs. Step forward with courage and integrity. Serve without expectation. Build relationships that endure.
The call to lead is loud. The opportunity to shape the future is yours—don’t let it pass by.
Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer. - Solomon
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Communities weaken when leadership is absent. If we don’t take responsibility for the direction of our speech, our actions, and our communities, others will. I’m doing the work every day in the trenches. If you are too, i salute you. If not, I encourage you to do the same. Show up. Step up. Lead.
Are you ready?
Is Free speech absolute? Does everyone, everywhere have the right to say or publish whatever they want, whenever they want, however they want?
Do 501(c3) organizations have free speech? What authority do they exist under? Do they have a right to tax exempt status and corporate privilege? Do the individuals running them have rights to the benefits they provide? Who granted these privileges to these entities?
What say you?
Upvoting, liking, zapping, commenting, consuming content and commentary, or pumping out an endless stream of hot takes and vlogs won’t make one bit of difference without actual action. Leftists have captured institutional education and institutional media. I attend a number of public local government meetings every month, from water districts to school districts, county boards, and advisory councils, and there is no one in these meetings under the age of 50 except me. The school district meetings especially are packed with blue-haired activists on EBT diets and teachers’ union reps who always want more.
So where are the young fathers? Why don’t I see them showing up? Why aren’t they reviewing the content being pushed on their children, standing up for truth, demanding accountability? My children have never been in a public school and never will. If you don’t have the means to homeschool or send your kids to private school, I understand. But what I don’t understand is not even knowing what’s happening inside the schools—who has authority, who sets policy, and who’s influencing your kids.
I see a lot of bravado out there about standing up to leftist propaganda and activism. But the hard truth is this: if a radicalized system is educating your children, you lose. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, how many weapons you own, how many debates you win, who the president is, or who controls Congress. The fight for the next generation is happening now, inside these institutions. Instead of chest-thumping online, do what Charlie did: calmly but firmly assert yourself into the conversations and policies of local governments and community groups.
It’s these smaller, local groups and activities that make up a nation. Start participating in civic life—or stop talking. And be smart about it. Be strategic. Go in unassuming. Play the long game. Focus on specific issues, build influence, identify problematic personalities, and probe for weaknesses. Create a plan to locate, confront, and dismantle the dogmas and propaganda that have taken root in our communities. Be wise as serpents but innocent as doves. Keep your reputation impeccable. Stop ranting online be thoughtful and wise with your words, Touch grass, spend quality time with your kids, and build local influence. Think locally, act locally. Strong local communities are like impenetrable castles.
Running Knots
The system prompt and the first prompt are very important to use LLM’s properly. Without these well thought out and clearly defined the System can take you anywhere, even to dark, self deceptive or delusional places. There must be an anchor or guiding star to keep the prompter grounded I reality. A machine can never give you the “why” a solid prompt that keeps the machine and prompter focused on the good, true and beautiful is essential.
Ecash is incredible! I used an offline phone to pay Ecash invoice on my online phone then immediately paid for an eSIM via lightning using the Ecash just received. The offline phone never went online. 🤯
I was using the same mint on both wallets, not sure if that matters for this use case but I don’t think it does. Sound off with comments or other use cases you’ve used it for.
I needed to top up my ESIM balance for my online phone but didn’t have enough Lightning available on it. Didn’t want to connect offline phone to online phone hotspot because I had a low data balance and it would have drained the data with background activity. #ecash
All this “AI will save us” and “AI is the end of the world” talk is missing the point. Chatbots are complex tools that require a skilled operator to guide and filter the information. They can help you refine ideas and present information, but they are not going to think for you.
We need to bring back classical education styles that emphasize critical thinking, logic, ancient wisdom literature, mythology and story telling. Human minds steeped in culture and tradition will be a counter balance to technological dependence and actually allow technology to be useful instead of destructive. #AI #CriticalThinking #education #technology #philosophy
I was 19 yo when a friend of mine was killed to enrich the family’s of the elites while we fought in Iraq
I’m extremely offended by the mainstream media mocking 19yo that are part Of DOGE. As if being 19 is a bad thing . I was 19 years old when I was sent to Iraq to carry a gun in the USMC and protect Liz Cheney’s father while he met with biz interests at KBR and ignored the troops who were getting shot at to enrich his family. F these people.
@Adam Curry
