pretty clear that @jack should have just stayed humble and stacked $10 million in sats rather than giving it to Ibram X Kendi to waste on his racism center https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/20/metro/following-layoffs-boston-university-announces-inquiry-into-ibram-kendis-antiracist-center/

How much do y’all hate me right now? Don’t worry, I mentioned Bitcoin. At least 3 meetings on the Hill

Debanking is a growing problem. But rather than banks, KYC/AML regulations enforced by governments are the culprit. Here's one answer to politically motivated debanking:

An answer to politically motivated debanking

The power of a neutral protocol like Bitcoin provides an antidote to the risk-based banking enforced by state KYC/AML rules

the newly betrothed @Nick Gillespie on the real news from burning man!

Apocalypse Not: I Got Engaged in the Mud at Burning Man

The press loved reporting that the desert bacchanal was hell. But my first Burn was sublime—and a splendid place to accept a proposal.

Did a Canadian TV interview tonight on the US loosening cannabis rules -- just madness that this still exists and Canada! beat the US to the punch

accountant friend of mine applied to the OpenSats job (“to make Gigi less crazy”)— best place to send a recommendation? @Gigi

*Consumer Choice Radio EP 187: A Perfect Recipe of Awful* Boy, times are tough, aren't they? For this episode, we talk about ongoing tariffs and trade lunacy that are continuing to create hardship for consumers. What's the answer? Then, it's the ongoing wildfires and bad public policies that create them. Is the answer just under our nose? Since inflation is once again getting nasty and consumers are paying for it, we play our last interview with Pierre Poilievre, now Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons. https://omny.fm/shows/consumerchoiceradio/ep187-the-perfect-recipe-of-awful

The “Reject CBDCs and Protect Financial Privacy Act”is now a finalized model policy for state legislatures to adopt if they want to promote financial freedom for their residents. Say NO to CBDCs while protecting Bitcoin (and crypto) innovation

American Legislative Exchange Council

Reject CBDCs and Protect Financial Privacy Act - American Legislative Exchange Council

(1) Definitions: For the purposes of this chapter, the words defined in this section have the meaning given. (a) “Financial Privacy” refers to ...

I will happily provide a bitcoin address to the DEA

Forbes

The DEA Accidentally Sent $50,000 Of Seized Cryptocurrency To A Scammer

The Drug Enforcement Agency takes from one criminal enterprise and accidentally gives to another, via a common crypto scam.

super guilty https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/08/28/podcasts-listening-constant-background-neurological-effects/

Argentina still proving to be an interesting test case for Bitcoin layer politics

The Great Argentine Central Bank Smash

What does Bitcoin-curious, central-bank-smashing Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei portend for economic reform?

wow snort looks beautiful now.

Any travel tips for South Korea?

What does Bitcoin-curious, central-bank-smashing Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei portend for economic reform? And what could it mean for #bitcoin? me for fix the money

The Great Argentine Central Bank Smash

What does Bitcoin-curious, central-bank-smashing Argentinian presidential candidate Javier Milei portend for economic reform?

"If you crimp the supply of critical inputs with no workable plan to replace them, inflation is the unavoidable outcome. Energy is stuff. Energy is life. What’s the price elasticity of demand for life, and who can afford to pay it?"

Where Stuff Comes From

It is fine to not know where stuff comes from, but it isn’t fine to not know where stuff comes from while dictating to the rest of us how the eco...

So the New York Times — who already were incredibly lofty on SBF and late to the game on the FTX fraud — used Sam Bankman-Fried as a source to publish excerpts from his ex-girlfriend's diary, who is a witness against him. Okay.

Protos

SBF leaked diaries to harass Caroline Ellison and derail trial, lawsuit claims

Sam Bankman-Fried is said to have met a New York Times reporter and leaked information to "publicly discredit a government witness."

every political news article that comes out this summer: "Lord it's damn shame"

This week we speak with Dutch startup founder and advisor Bram Kanstein (what's ur npub bro) about Bitcoin in the startup world, and lessons from the fiat mentality that surrounds it. Lesson? Exit the fiat mindset.

Breaking the fiat mindset: How to talk about Bitcoin with Bram Kanstein

Dutch startup founder and advisor Bram Kanstein speaks to us about Bitcoin in the startup world, and lessons from the fiat mentality that surrounds...

After spinning up a few US VOIP numbers, I just cannot see how we continue to tolerate these spam phone calls

The US Federal Trade Commission thinks consumers need to "take one for the team" by sacrificing their savings, in both time + money, that Amazon provides. If antitrust hipsters go full *Amazon wild* and win in court, we all lose. my first article in USA Today:

Amazon forced to break up? FTC fight is a bad deal for consumers