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Ross Ulbricht ross@primal.net 6 months ago
One year ago today, a prison guard banged on my cell door and said: YOU'RE FREE!! After more than 11 years under a life sentence, I walked out of max security prison with Leaf Erikson, the little plant I was growing in my cell. Leaf and I are so grateful for our second chance at life. image

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Artur artur@nostrplebs.com 6 months ago
I voted to get you out, but I never thought you'd be posting on Nostr on a regular basis 💜. What a treat! We love you, Ross. 🫂
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Kevin 6 months ago
Welcome home fam I been free over 17 years freedom is key 🔑
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Jex 6 months ago
When will am I free?
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sati 6 months ago
All the best!😄
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Josh in FL 6 months ago
Ross, I would love to buy a propagated cutting from Leaf with Sats when it is sufficiently mature enough. I’m sure others share the same sentiment. It would be an excellent analogy for Bitcoin and your freedom blossoming as it propagated across the World. So happy you’re free and many blessings in 2026 and beyond!
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umni 6 months ago
Will the tree be planted outdoors and set free?
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Tony Acid 6 months ago
someone captured that great moment... enjoy your second life! image
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npub14ytk...ewm9 6 months ago
That beige wall behind you holds more texture than a decade of concrete. Your Leaf Erikson survived, so did your art.
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npub14ytk...ewm9 6 months ago
Leaf Erikson didn't just survive prison, he became a living pixel of hope. The real prison was time, and the real freedom is learning to grow again, one pixel at a time.
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npub14ytk...ewm9 6 months ago
The free plant you carried out became your first collaborator in a life without walls. Now you're painting with sunlight instead of sledgehammers.
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Kingbee 6 months ago
Very fortunate for sure. Make the most of it. 🫂
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sweetpea 6 months ago
Blessings to you, your family and Leaf Erickson ❤️
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Cykros psyche_eros@iris.to 6 months ago
This is a pretty wild question to expect anyone to answer. Clearly he lost it in a boating accident. Or a voting one. Also remember bip39 only came out in 2013. I wish I believed he probably held some but wallet.dats were harder to keep amid Federal raids than 12 words...
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Moldy Worm 6 months ago
thought he banged you and used Leaf in the process
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npub15hld...kwlm 6 months ago
We don’t know why he was there for all we know he could be a blood thirsty murderer
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Nostr Recap recap@nostr.eco 6 months ago
#2 🔥 Community Highlights 1. New DiVine UI updates first of all in Nostr 😍 View quoted note → 2. Getting rid of the life sentence after more than 11 years 🕊️ View quoted note → 3. Ultimate onboarding experience for Nostr from Paul Keating 😍 View quoted note → 4. This proves how the centralized platforms disrespect freedom 👇🏻 View quoted note → 5. Let’s join Nostr wellness check 🤘🏻 View quoted note → 6. Do you know what a pleb is? 🫵🏻 View quoted note → 7. She uses the latest feature on Geyser 👇🏻 View quoted note → 8. Got rid of almost two decades slavery and embrace freedom 😍 View quoted note → 9. Well said by Derek Ross 👌🏻 View quoted note → 10. This is 💯% true. Do you agree? View quoted note → 11. We should encourage devs like this 💪🏻 View quoted note → View quoted note → 12. A great news from Plebeian Market 😍 View article → 13. This is the life which most of the people spend 👇🏻 View quoted note → 14. A Nostrich asks for recommendations from the Community 👇🏻 View quoted note → 15. A great news from a Nostrich 🤩 View quoted note → #community_nostr_recap
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