Do you want to know how successful organizations like Greenpeace have been in not only propagandizing but arguably causing the climate issues? Illinois just introduced legislation that will classify nuclear as a renewable energy source so it can qualify for the same benefits that wind and solar have access to. Really think about that for a minute. The greenest, densest energy on the planet did not qualify as renewable energy. Absolute lunacy. https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1538&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=160226&SessionID=114&GA=104 #nuclear #energy #climate #technology

I'm torn. I've long used credit cards for the points/rewards -- I've not paid for a flight very often over the last decade. I know deep down that some poor windowlicker is likely financing that for me with their poor credit hygiene. If this makes it through the banking lobby, I've got to think it's the end of rewards cards if not other perks like no fee cards and what not. Also, if they can't recoup interest from subprime customers, they'll just not issue them credit at all. If that happens and they lose folks like me that only use it for points, what business do they have left at that point? “During the campaign, President Trump pledged to cap credit card interest rates at ten percent,” Sanders said. “Today, I am proud to be introducing bipartisan legislation with Senator Hawley to do just that. When large financial institutions charge over 25 percent interest on credit cards, they are not engaged in the business of making credit available. They are engaged in extortion and loan sharking. We cannot continue to allow big banks to make huge profits ripping off the American people. This legislation will provide working families struggling to pay their bills with desperately needed financial relief.”

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NEWS: Sanders, Hawley Introduce Bill Capping Credit Card Interest Rates at 10% » Senator Bernie Sanders

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 – As millions of working class families struggle to afford the high prices of groceries, gas, rent and other basic necessities...

#credit #money #finance

From Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies of Bitwise over on Twatter: "This is the only thing you need to read about tariffs to understand Bitcoin for 2025. This is undoubtedly my highest conviction macro trade for the year: Plaza Accord 2.0 is coming. Bookmark this and revisit as the financial war unravels sending Bitcoin violently higher." #bitcoin #finance #investing #tariffs #economy #money

#gm #nostr -- Sunday vibes are immaculate. #nowplaying #music #tunestr #musicstr #hiphop #rap

UTXO consolidation done. Spent all of $0.36. Ballin' on a budget.

With @npub15xqg...9rv7 now leading the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, I hope she talks about eliminating taxable events or a de minimis exemption to anyone who'll listen. As a side topic, you're now going to see people crawling out of the woodwork talking about the Bitcoin network security. Be sure to note who rides that train as I'm not going to say they're bad actors, but...

Skills are skills and there will be decay if you don't practice them. That includes the basics like reading and reasoning. Anyhow, any of you coders out there falling into this trap?

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AI is Creating a Generation of Illiterate Programmers

A couple of days ago, Cursor went down during the ChatGPT outage. I stared at my terminal facing those red error messages that I hate to see. An AW...

#ai #artificialintelligence #technology #programming

#gm #nostr -- Switching it up for February. Going to do my favorite hip-hop tracks from childhood. Definitely going to be 90's dominant so if that is in your wheelhouse, feel free to reminisce with me. Mirror mirror on the wall Tell me mirror, what is wrong? Can it be my De La Notes Or is it just my Nostr Soul? #nowplaying #music #tunestr #musicstr #hiphop #rap

Hey BRICS — if only there were a decentralized currency you guys could use instead. Wouldn’t that be swell? View quoted note →

Watching the highlights and reading a couple articles on the Senate confirmation hearings makes me wonder if these should even exist any longer? Saw pre-hearing soundbytes where Senators were asked if anything said would change their mind and they also said "No" and then saw 5+ snippets where they asked a question and then wouldn't even let the individual answer. Just an absolute embarrassment. At this point, the spirit and purpose of the event is long gone and it is just a gross waste of taxpayer monies having all of those people there along with the expense to put said political theater on. Cut it Mick... It's done! Cut it!

Bitcoin ETFs seeing massive inflows today. The SAB-121 repeal was yet another trust enabling measure in the tradfi world.