From Tuesday (Sep 30) some 100,000 federal workers are set to exit in what is being called the largest mass resignation in American government history. By the end of the year, this number is projected to reach 300,000, making it the most significant single-year reduction in the civilian federal workforce since World War II.

Live your life by an inner scorecard, not an outer scorecard.

The reason why rivers and seas receive the homage of a hundred mountain streams is that they keep below them. Thus they are able to reign over all the mountain streams. So the sage, wishing to be above men, putteth himself below them; wishing to be before them, he putteth himself behind them. Thus, though his place be above men, they do not feel his weight; though his place be before them, they do not count it an injury.

Self-defense is a natural right, and no one, not even government, can take it away from us. But that doesn’t mean we’re justified in seeking revenge against our leaders, because revenge goes against the very idea of natural law.

All the nice things you want cannot simply be summoned out of thin air by your favorite politician or his opponent.

Investment is supposed to increase the productivity of the producer.

Money supply management is the problem masquerading as its solution.

It appears the CBDC is still moving forward in the US, despite being "prohibited" by executive order. This is concerning and needs to be stopped.

The Quiet Rebranding of CBDCs as “Digital-ID” – Mark E. Jeftovic is The Bombthrower

When you want to hurry something, that means you no longer care about it and want to get on to other things.

The use of force without authority, always puts him that uses it into a state of war, as the aggressor, and renders him liable to be treated accordingly.

The US Dept of Commerce’s move to publish GDP data on #Bitcoin’s blockchain aims for transparent, tamper-resistant records. While a nod to open-source ideals, its practical impact is overstated. It isn't the least bit transformative.

Hash rate has hit a new all time high.

It's time to run, folks!

Anyone see a set of instructions for setting up a private blossom server? Specifically, I'm looking for the settings I need to set in either the compose or config yaml (or other location) to allow only my npub to publish to it. #asknostr

The neat economic theories you learn at university don't come close to describing the true complexities of the economy or the financial markets. At the same time, our brains are hopelessly limited in the face of this overwhelming complexity.

Great news! We fought for succession from England over taxation without representation. One man should NEVER have the authority to raise your taxes.

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The intention of each human is only to better preserve themselves, their liberty, and their property.

Most academic papers aren’t read by anyone outside a tiny circle of academics. They trade favors, approve each other’s grants, and enforce groupthink while dressing up politics as “academic rigor.”