I teamed up our Huskies today. When Loba (the purebred) was younger, we used to mush all the time. She would pull me 3 to 5 mi on a longboard on pavement, or we would do 5 to 7 mi mountain biking and she would just kind of help out on the uphill sections. We got pretty good at staying together, and finding a good Pace. Olie, our younger Huskeroo (who is mixed with Blue Heeler), had never mushed before. Our leashes have a handle about 1 ft away from the harness, and I tethered them together with a carabiner. This gave them a 2-ft gap between them but made sure that they kept pace and kept together. It actually went incredibly well. Olie looks up to Loba and he follows her lead. They were able to figure it out really quickly and now I'm not feeling very tired but they are definitely pooped!

I'm really interested to try to set up #Bitcoin miners as my home heating for two rooms this winter. I'm wondering who in the community would be a good resource to talk to about trying to set something up and how to calculate whether or not it is worth it versus the propane heat we currently use. Does anyone know a strong resource for home heating Bitcoin mining knowledge? Ideally they would be willing to talk to me and offer guidance without charging. A majority of my income goes to my wife's health bills right now. I'm thinking about taking a little bit of profit from my small MSTR stack and investing in Bitcoin mining for the winter, and then taking a little bit more off the table to install solar panels to power it during the summer. #mining

I feel like modern pornography has transformed younger generations of men into misogynistic immature beta males that don't know how to please a woman and have unrealistic expectations about love and sexuality, and society doesn't seem to want to have that conversation.

Matthew 7:7 - "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." God Bless #Bitcoin and all the plebs who have donated to me and my wife's Strategic Cancer Reserve.

Matthew 7:7 - "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you." God Bless #Bitcoin and all the plebs who have donated to me and my wife's Strategic Cancer Reserve.

Hey Bitcoin family, I need some help. I need advice. I need anything that makes sense. My wife has cancer. My post from this morning blew up and got more engagement than anything I've ever posted. I appreciate the genuine care and support that people have offered. I am falling apart, and I have to make some really hard decisions. If you're a real one, please read through this and offer any advice you have. I'm just a normal guy, and I really want to hear what you have to say. So my wife and I have known each other since early high school. We were good friends. I left my hometown and did seasonal chef work and traveled for most of my twenties. We got together about six years ago, and my wife was battling with alcohol addiction. I was the main breadwinner-- supported her through her alcoholism, getting a DUI, and being completely dependent on me. After a few years of spiraling alcoholism, COVID hit. We tried to live out of a pop up camper and work on the Oregon coast, but it was too much with a Husky and a Manx Cat. We moved to the city. I got a corporate job that crushed my soul and paid more than I've ever made. Her drinking got so bad that I was picking her up from bars at 1:30am because she was seizing and someone found me in her phone and called me. It finally got to the point where I had decided to leave. I gave her an ultimatum-- get sober, or you're homeless with no job, no assets, and no property to your name. And then she did. She did a yoga sobriety program that transformed her life. She has been clean ever since. We took profits at the top of the 2021 market and bought a 1978 Toyota motorhome. I rebuilt it while we lived out of it, and we had many hardships. For a year we drifted up and down the West Coast of the United States, working when we needed to... and floating on when we had the money. We found ourselves in San Diego and I had a manic episode. It turned into a full blown psychotic episode that landed me in the hospital. It took months if not an entire year for me to get my mind back. We moved home, sold the RV, and started building a life in NC again. I got back into restaurants. I've been a chef my whole life, grinding hard for meager wages just chasing my passion for food and art. This time was different, I could no longer be a corporate line-dragger. Bitcoin had changed me too much. I worked for a plant nursery, but the owners and management were incompetent and kept shooting themselves in the feet. I couldn't work for someone that cared less about their business than I did, so I quit. Shortly after, I had another manic episode, and after two nights of not sleeping I admitted myself to the hospital to be medicated. After a week in a psych ward, I was finally released. I have since been on medication that seems to stabilize my brain imbalances, and haven't had these issues. My wife has Lupus, Sjogren's syndrome, and severe endometriosis. About a year and a half ago she got a surgery to address the endometriosis, and in the process we found out my she had the very early stages of mesothelioma forming on her colon. This is incredibly rare and maybe 1,000 cases at most have been documented. She healed from surgery, her chronic illness persisted, and we pushed forward. I have wanted to attempt to become an entrepreneur, so my wife agreed to be the main breadwinner for a bit so I could take a step back and try to start building a farm so that we have income separate from the fiat mines. I am worried the stress of going back into kitchens could push me into manic episodes, and the trade I have used to support myself my entire life now seems out of reach. I have been developing the property that we live on (that her family owns) to create a microfarm with the dream of having our own business. My wife's health continues to spiral. After a year and a half of waiting for a referral to SOMEONE who can help, her doctor said there are three people in the country qualified to operate on her. The Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, and a private doctor that we absolutely cannot afford. I just got our garden planted, and I've spent a good bit of money trying to get the farm going. Last week we found out the mesothelioma cells are growing rapidly. She's on Myfembree (a hormone blocker) for the endometriosis and it's forcing her body into menopause at the age of 34 to hopefully slow down the endometriosis scar tissue buildup. Her first appointment with Mayo clinic is in early August... So we're going to have multiple flights halfway across the country to consult with doctors and hopefully get set up for her surgery. She needs endometriosis removed from her bowel, mesothelial cancer cells removed, and hopefully they won't have to take so much of her bowel that she'll be on a colostomy bag for the rest of her life. They'll also need to perform a partial hysterectomy to force her body into menopause so the Endometriosis will stop growing. Since I've been focused on building the farm, I only work two days a week. She's our main breadwinner, working full-time and also doing a yoga teacher training to follow her passions. She is pushing herself too hard, but she's not the type of woman I can tell anything. She has to find these things on her own. The cancer is starting to destroy her energy levels, she can barely eat, and she's unable to keep weight on. She's under 100 pounds at this point, but she's a very petite woman. I really want to make the farm work, and I also desperately need income. Once she starts taking trips to Mayo Clinic the bills are going to pile up. We live in a very rural area, and there are not many opportunities for jobs that pay anything worth my time. I have done nothing but grind and sacrifice for the last five years. I've saved up almost half a Bitcoin. So that's it. Our life savings. Almost half a Bitcoin. I have around $2,500 monthly income, and she makes bank waiting tables at a Relais & Châteaux Hôtel. But I don't know how much longer she can keep pushing herself this hard. I feel like a piece of shit because she agreed to take on being the main breadwinner so I could try to get us a business built to provide income... but that feels far off and not concrete. We need income NOW. If I push to get a corporate F&B management job, I might push myself into another manic episode. If I have another break, then I add to the stress instead of alleviate it. I don't know what the fuck I'm going to do. I feel like the only thing that makes sense is to sell most of our stack, and park it in MSTY. If I can save enough from dividends to cover our capital gains, then everything else can go into paying the bills and keeping us solvent... and anything leftover can go straight back into spot BTC. If we can beat the cancer, then I can sell the MSTY and put it back into spot BTC. I feel like if I wait until the bills are piling up, we're going to end up being forced to liquidate our BTC and pay for everything, and then I'm back in the fiat mines and our life savings is gone. If I plug it in MSTY, then at least we have a chance to keep the money flowing and retain some of the equity. What would you do in my shoes? Any advice is welcomed. I'm desperate. I've been self-made my entire life and never asked for handouts... But I really don't know what the fuck we're going to do. If this post strikes a chord with anyone and you're loaded and want to help a random pleb that's just trying to keep his wife alive: BTC: bc1q3l06t26jx7avlcns98vn0p6sj940egkk27h5p6 Lightning: BodhiSATtva@primal.net Paypal: micahfranz@gmail.com Venmo: @MicahFranz last four are 7943

Two more beds to row up. Got the other six done by hand this morning. We're almost ready to start planting for the season! I'm running a little behind schedule for what I wanted to accomplish, but also I'm right on time because now is all there is. #ProofOfWork #Bitcoin

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If you're tagged in this, You probably have no idea who I am, but I want you to know that it's because I respect the fuck out of you. I’m a #Bitcoin #revolutionary, and I don’t give a damn if nation-states figure it out or choke on their own debt. In my lifetime, Bitcoin will be the global currency—full stop. It’s not just money; it’s the best shot we’ve got to smash the cartels of banks that’ve chained us to debt slavery for centuries. This is about unleashing human potential—art, creativity, love—shit we haven’t seen since the ancients dreamed big. It’s about flipping the script: freeing people from soul-crushing labor, handing power back to individuals, saving the planet from corporate leeches, and forcing society to think beyond next quarter’s profits. The math doesn’t lie, and it’s ugly. Debt interest? It’s a runaway freight train—$300 billion to $1.5 trillion in under five years. That’s a parabola from hell, and it’s coming for everyone. Stick to the status quo, and most people get obliterated. Fact. We’re teetering on the edge of a Bitcoin world order. The leader of the Free World just greenlit a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve—boom, there’s your new global reserve asset. This isn’t a drill; it’s a starting gun. Nations will claw over each other in a Bitcoin arms race—game theory doesn’t mess around. No one wants to be the last sucker holding a dying fiat bag. Markets haven’t clocked it yet. Maybe 1% of the world gets Bitcoin; 2% even heard the news. Do the math: 1% of 2% is a tiny tribe of us who see this tectonic shift coming. The post-WWII Bretton Woods house of cards? Crumbling. The rise of the sovereign individual, the sovereign corporation, permanent digital capital? Happening now. The fiat elite are still sipping champagne in their delusion, but their clock’s ticking. Bitcoin doesn’t care who gets wrecked. Insurance giants, pensions, fractional-reserve banks, central banks—adapt or die. It won’t shed a tear for collapsed currencies, starving masses, or societies imploding when ATMs run dry. Print more money? Bitcoin gets stronger. Adoption snowballs. People demand it. It is a currency—screw the US dollar’s feelings—and the writing’s on the wall. Sanctions? GFY. Censorship? GFY. Seize my wealth? GFY. People will pick Bitcoin because it’s the hardest money ever forged—the most secure network humanity’s built. It’s the economic singularity: infinity divided by 21 million. That’s not a tagline; it’s a reckoning. Fiat’s days of printing its way out are done. The more they inflate, the faster it dies. We’re staring down a black hole that’ll swallow the world, and we’d better get serious. No grifters, no proof-of-stake bullshit—we’ve already got that with the Fed. We need sharp minds, real talk, and no screwing around. Botch this, and we’re not just broke—we’re back in the Dark Ages. Math doesn’t negotiate. The fiat system’s a wobbly Jenga tower, and printing cash is their only move—screwing us all with every dollar they churn out. Bitcoin’s the lifeboat, the ultimate store of value. Lightning Network for biz and governments? Sure. E-cash for the plebs via Cashu or something slicker? Yep. But we’ve got to solve scaling now, because math’s a ruthless bastard, and it’s coming fast. This isn’t Max Payne—it’s Mad Max if we don’t wake up. Let’s build, or we’re all toast. @calle @jack mallers @nat brunell @Bit Paine @Bram @Robert Breedlove @gladstein @Ioni Appelberg @Lyn Alden @Andrew M. Bailey @CARLA⚡️ @Carl B Menger @Ian Carroll @npub128tl...fadp @The Bitcoin Way @Marty Bent @Parman - Activate OP_GFY now!! @parachutes₿ @Adam Back @walker @Michael Saylor

#Bitcoin doesn't pay to play; it is the game.

In the vast expanse of samsara, where the illusion of wealth binds countless beings, let us contemplate a truth unveiled: the combined riches of all billionaires in this land of America amount to $6.7 trillion. Yet, in the cycle of a single year, 2024, the federal government expended $6.75 trillion—an amount that surpasses even the totality of these amassed fortunes. Were we to gather every coin and jewel from these wealthy ones, it would not suffice to sustain the government’s desires for even one turn of the seasons. Gaze now upon the chart of existence, dear ones, with eyes of compassion and clarity. The "wealth inequality" spoken of by the seeker named Bernie is a ripple on the surface of reality, yet he does not chant the deeper mantra of its cause. The root lies not in the hearts of men alone, but in the very nature of the coin we cling to. See how the M2 money supply, like a swelling river, rises in harmony with the treasures held by the uppermost 1%, while the humble possessions of the lower 50% trickle upward only faintly. Why, you may ask with a seeking mind? It is the Cantillon Effect—a subtle law of this realm—where those nearest the wellspring of newly birthed money reap its richest harvest. The Federal Reserve, a mandala of private banks, weaves this web, while the government, vast and shadowed by craving, bows to its rhythm. This is a nation sculpted by the hands of bankers, sustained by their breath, and offered to their lineage. Until the money itself is healed, all else is but a fleeting distraction, a dance of maya. Yet, place not your faith in the hands of rulers to mend this broken wheel, for those who grasp the reins of power are bound to its turning. They thrive in this impermanent order and seek not its dissolution. Liberation, dear ones, dawns through your own awakened steps—through the salvation of your own kin and spirit. In this age, a path emerges: Bitcoin, a vessel of 21 million, finite and unyielding. No corrupt council, no cartel of greed, can swell its bounds. It is a raft to carry you across borders, a treasure no thief can seize when guarded with wisdom. Bitcoin is a shield against the decay of this system, a lotus of hope for you and your descendants, a whisper of freedom amid the chains. Yet, alas, many wander lost, their minds clouded by the sweet poisons of distraction, fed by those who reign above. If you have journeyed this far, resting your gaze upon these words, a spark of awakening glows within you. There is still hope, dear one, for those who listen with open hearts. May you walk the path with courage and compassion, seeking liberation for all beings #bitcoin #nostr

For decades, central banks have wielded paper derivatives contracts to suppress the price of gold, a practice that traces back to the Clinton era. At the time, gold had surged to nearly $1,900 per ounce, signaling inflationary pressures on the horizon and offering investors a refuge from currency debasement. Clinton, wary of destabilizing the bond market, set the stage for this manipulation. Today, estimates suggest there are 100 to 300 paper claims for every ounce of physical gold in existence—a precarious imbalance. If investors demand delivery, bullion dealers won’t have enough to fulfill orders. The result? A squeeze on physical gold that could propel its price tenfold or more, as those holding paper contracts scramble to buy real gold from a shrinking supply to cover obligations. These contracts, typically cash-settled financial instruments, can technically be redeemed "in-kind" for physical gold, though few expect that call to come—until now. Signs of a gold run are emerging, hinting at banks turning on each other in a high-stakes game of musical chairs. Banking, at its core, is a fragile system: every fractionally reserved bank in the U.S. is insolvent by design, unable to survive a full withdrawal of deposits. Why? Because fractional reserve banking relies on double-entry accounting and public ignorance to mask its essence—a legalized counterfeiting scheme. Banks create loans from thin air, collecting interest on money that costs them nothing to produce. Modern banknotes echo this relic of deception. The dollar, once defined as $35 per ounce of gold, lost its backing in 1971 under Nixon’s “temporary emergency measures”—a move that became permanent. Now, it’s a debt-based currency, repackaged as an asset, propped up by the vague promise of the “full faith and credit of the U.S. government.” It’s all credit, no substance—just trust holding it together. Lifting the gold peg unshackled central banks, granting them the power to print limitless currency, unbound by physical constraints. Paper derivatives became their tool to short gold, stifling its price and stripping investors of a hedge against rampant money printing. As new currency floods the system, scarce assets—gold, housing, food—rise in value, inflating prices faster than wages can keep pace. Relative to gold’s original $35 peg, the dollar has shed 98-99% of its purchasing power, with gold now at roughly $2,700 per ounce. Against consumer goods, per the CPI, it’s down about 87% since 1971. Meanwhile, central banks globally float their fiat currencies, competitively debasing them to prop up debtors and stabilize the system. Currency too strong? Print more, erode its value, and save the borrowers at the expense of savers. Then came Bitcoin. Unlike gold or paper promises, Bitcoin can be claimed in full via self-custody in ten minutes, bypassing the games of banks and derivatives. Over the past five years, the dollar has lost about 90% of its purchasing power against it, reflecting Bitcoin’s meteoric rise. This isn’t a glitch—it’s the system working as intended, favoring banks, governments, and the ultra-wealthy. Gold’s suppression, the dollar’s decline, and Bitcoin’s ascent lay bare the mechanics of a trust-based economy teetering on the edge.

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The left wants to "Play the game" The right wants to "Win the game" To study Bitcoin is to realize the game is already over. The music already stopped. Get a chair. #Bitcoin Tl/dr Bitcoin is the chair.

Facebook censored my story. I requested a review on the grounds that it didn't violate their policy and it was to bring awareness to an important issue. I'm curious to see what "based zuck" has to say. #nostr #federalreserve

GM US household debt hit an all-time record and jumped by $93 billion in Q4 2024 to a record $18 trillion. It has been driven by a $45 billion surge in credit card debt, hitting an all-time high of $1.2 trillion. Household debt as % of disposable income is 87%. Inflation is erasing the middle class. Those who don't own assets will be financially rekt by inflation over the next decade. There is simply too much Government debt that must be issued and rolled over at higher interest rates, and not enough natural demand for it. The economy can be described as: consumers + investors/savers + government = "the economy". As the government debt has grown to unsustainable levels, and orders of magnitude higher levels of money creation go to creating money for servicing that debt instead of private sector "productive loans" that flow more broadly to savers and investors... we have a problem. That's where we are now. When you don't own Bitcoin, government debt is your problem. Debt stacks up, spending new units of currency into existence, debasing your relative purchasing power and eroding your ability to pay for rent, food, and groceries. The prices don't really go up, the purchasing power of the currency goes down... because all prices are relative. This is the natural state of inflationary currency (currency regimes that manage crises by creating new units of currency and injecting them into the system). Bitcoin is highly correlated to global liquidity-- the more they print into the fiat system, the higher it gets valued... because it has a fixed supply, and value is relative. By owning Bitcoin, government debt becomes your greatest asset. Debt means more dollars. Bitcoin is essentially an insurance policy against reckless government spending. The most serious threat to Bitcoin would be a balanced budget and no deficit spending. But, let's be real.... Printer is coming. Saving anything you can in Bitcoin for the long term is the escape hatch. The current total unrealized losses on U.S. banks' balance sheets as of the first quarter of 2025 are reported to be $329 billion. Bank of America has over 100B in unrealized losses alone. What does that mean? It means they don't have your money. Because the second you deposit it in the bank, it becomes their operational capital. While the bank uses your money for its operations, you retain a legal claim on that money. The bank has a fiduciary duty to manage those funds responsibly, ensuring they can return the principal amount to you upon demand or at the agreed maturity date for time deposits. Currently, they are insolvent if all depositors demanded delivery. In practice, the money you deposit is part of the bank's operational capital, but legally and morally, it's still yours, with certain protections in place. Those protections are as follows-- The current legally mandated reserve ratio for U.S. banks is 0%. This policy has been in place since March 26, 2020, when the Federal Reserve reduced reserve requirement ratios to zero percent for all depository institutions. Have a great day. #bitcoin #DebtCrisis #nostr

#GM indeed #nostr #maha

In the year 2047, the world had seen the collapse of traditional #fiat currencies. The Great Financial Reset, as it came to be known, left economies in shambles, with nations scrambling for stability. #Bitcoin, long mocked as a digital folly, had become the bedrock of a new financial order. From its ashes, a mosaic of currencies emerged, each backed by Bitcoin, creating a complex web of trust, value, and #power. In this new world, New York City was a battleground of currencies. X, once a social media giant, had pivoted to become a financial behemoth. They issued the X-Coin, backed by their vast Bitcoin reserves, offering users a blend of digital identity and currency. Their currency was accepted in every digital transaction, from buying a coffee to securing a loan, but it came with strings attached – every purchase was a data point, enhancing X's already pervasive surveillance. Across the river, JP Morgan, having learned from past mistakes, had issued JP-Bit, a currency for the elite, with promises of stability and exclusivity. Their banking halls were palaces of marble and steel, where the wealthy could transact without the prying eyes of the digital world, but trust was their currency – one misstep, one rumor of insolvency, and their JP-Bit could plummet in value. #Strategy, formerly known as #MicroStrategy and now led by Michael Saylor, had launched the Saylor Standard, a currency deeply integrated with their business analytics and intelligence tools. This currency was not just a means of transaction but a gateway to advanced data insights, where holders could leverage their Saylor Standard for predictive analytics, financial forecasting, and strategic market positioning. However, navigating this currency required a deep understanding of both finance and data science, making it a tool for those with the knowledge to wield it effectively. El Salvador, a pioneer in Bitcoin adoption, now floated the Salvadoran Satoshi, which was community-driven and backed by the country's geothermal energy Bitcoin mining operations. It was the people's currency, but its volatility made it a risky choice for everyday transactions, leading to a dual economy where barter was not uncommon. The city buzzed with the clatter of these competing #currencies, each with its own ecosystem of trust, technology, and regulation. #Trust was no longer an implicit promise by governments but a commodity negotiated daily. Transactions were complex; a simple meal could involve converting from one currency to another, with each conversion layer adding fees, risks, and data collection. Amidst this chaos, crime thrived. Black markets emerged where people traded in Bitcoin directly, avoiding the surveillance and conversion rates of private currencies. However, this was a double-edged sword; while it offered freedom, it also exposed users to scams and theft without recourse from any central authority. Our protagonist, Maya, a hacker turned financial consultant, navigated this world with a mix of tech-savvy and street smarts. She worked for those who could afford her services, decrypting the layers of currency protocols to find the best rates and safest transactions. But her real passion was in the shadows, where she maintained a network of underground servers running open-source protocols. These servers were the heart of an underground economy where Bitcoin and #nostr - a #decentralized communication #protocol - were king. Here, the elite communicated without oversight, trading ideas, assets, and influence with Bitcoin as the silent currency, unburdened by the volatility and surveillance of private currencies. However, this elite circle was small, and the majority, the plebeians, were stuck in a world where every transaction was a gamble, every piece of data sold for the illusion of convenience. Maya knew the system was flawed, not just in its execution but in its very design. As she sat in her loft, overlooking a city divided by digital borders, Maya reflected on the lessons of this new era. The monetization of Bitcoin had indeed shifted power, but it had also fragmented society further. The forward-looking approach to Bitcoin's potential had been realized, but at what cost? The #nation-#state had lost its #monopoly on money, fractional reserve banking had transformed into something unrecognizable, and trust had become a new form of capital, concentrated in the hands of those who could navigate or manipulate the #system. #IsThisWhatYouWant? #DigitalAssets #Crypto #Bitcoin #fiction #scifi

idk why so few of "the elite" are into #Bitcoin... don't they know it's only sixteen years old?

hey #nostr, What is the best way to share audio on nostr? I'm putting some of my poems over beats and I'm looking into to putting them on Wavlake. they're in mp3 format now, and I'd love an easy solution to host them somewhere and embed that into a note. any suggestions are appreciated! #music

GM stay stoic stack sats this too shall pass #bitcoin #nostr