keep up the great work šŖ and your content is fun to follow .
Weird how everyone on bluesky obsessively complains about Elon Musk (who is not even on bluesky), but barely mentions the CSAM problem. What an odd thing.
agenda for this evening
1. scrolly scrolly
2. package pickup
3. food intake
Texas reserves the right to secede. It was part of the agreement made when Texas entered the Union.
Many people interpret that agreement as not binding but it is. The documents are in Austin at the Capitol Library. Other states have no language as such. Texas also demanded and received all air space, mineral rights, water rights, and land. Thatās why there is almost no BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land in the state. No other state enjoys that latitude.
When you go to google to find out whether Texas can secede all you are going to get is ānoā even by pundits in Texas but those pundits are simply government boot licking ass clowns. If push comes to shove (and itās gotta be a massive shove) Texas can and will bail.
I developed an aversion towards the word "social", everytime I see the word social, I want to throw up. #nostr #bitcoin
all speech is political
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Coinbase just gave free Bitcoin to everyone at the Warriors game. This is the way.
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Thank you for sharing your story! I love #Nostr because content like this exists here. Looking forward to following you on your path. š«”
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The article is great š
> āFor the crime of pointing out the economy looks very strong, I was already getting pummeled by cosplay Twitter communists. Thanks to Nate Silverās entry into the debate, Iām now being swarmed by the right-wing anti-vax types who love him. This must be how Poland felt in 1939.ā
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GER and UK competing to win the booby prize. Wild
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Starting is the hardest part, but true #success lies in having the #courage to begināif you find value, share it.
#Nostr #Bitcoin
the left depends on censoring their opponents to make their worldview consistent and to keep their sanity
youre disingenuous.
youre a talking point repeater for the purposes of marketing.
no matter what legitimate criticisms of bluesky are pointed out, youll respond with āno thats not true. come check it out.ā ended with an emoji. i wouldnt even be terribly surprised to learn you are a bot.
Why are all the leftists ditching Twitter for Blue sky not moving to Nostr instead? Is it because they need a liberal safe space? Or is it because Nostr is missing something they need?
RFK jr recommending Howard Lutnik, who has a strong #Bitcoin background, for treasury secretary š
#bitcoin #btc
I also thing taking smaller chunks of readings as well that give a good message could be great as well.... ie.. a section not just a whole chapter or book ...
I also thing taking smaller chunks of readings as well that give a good message could be great as well.... ie.. a section not just a whole chapter or book ...
Except thatās not at all what theyāve built or what theyāve built towards. The whole point of Bluesky is that they separated hosting from moderation/censorship. Their goal is that individual users can select what they want to see or not see (which you may agree or disagree with as a design principle), which theyāve made great strides towards. I suggest you dig a bit deeper into how it works before you criticize it further :).
A year ago, I joined Nostr. Like many Bitcoiners, I felt the FOMO joined and posted a fraction of my Twitter content here, irregularly. No consistency. No genuine interest. Low engagementābut zaps? They kept coming. Fast forward, Nostr became much more than I imagined. Hereās how and why:
Before I dive deeper, a quick rewind: In 2020, I deleted all social apps from my phoneāexcept for Twitter, because work demanded it. Bitcoin-Twitter was chaotic and dramatic, keeping me tethered. Yet, having only one app on my phone? This was a major mindfulness milestone.
Now, back to #Nostr.
Early Nostr days had this #zappathon trendāsame time every day, users gathered to zap and engage as a #plebchain. For a longtime social media user since mIRC, feeling genuine support online was wild. Then, my Bitcoin work pulled me deeper into the rabbit hole. PoW > social media. Always.
On Twitter, I focused on #Bitcoin for work and #Lebanonās economic collapseādeeply personal as a Lebanese Bitcoiner. But in October, I got furious about Israelās war in general and on Lebanon in specific: called out the U.S. taxpayer-funded war machine, tied fiat to atrocities made to my country. Within days I got shadow-banned. Then suspended. No surprise.
Reflecting on my X suspension, I felt relieved Iād never verified my account. Not about moneyāabout control, about my personal data. Being in Bitcoin prepares you mentally for these moments. But when it happened, I had a flash-forward to a dystopian futureāsocial media as a massive virtual concentration camp, forcing compliance with the campās rules. Imagine this under a #CBDC regime: one button suspends your X and freezes your bank account. This isnāt freedom; itās fiat tyranny. And the world is heading there.
This pushed me deeper into Nostr.
So, I committed. Daily postsāshort form, long form, memes, GMs, GNsātotal freedom. Unlike X, where I meticulously drafted tweets, curated media posts, and scheduled threads, here I had no systemāI was just experimenting, letting thoughts flow. I noticed some of of the content on Nostr felt often recycled from Twitter without much depth or personal touch. But itās the reality of early adoption I guess. I believe this will changeāgradually then suddenly like for #Bitcoin. As the world spirals further into censorship and control, more suspensions will push people here. More will seek real freedom. Every atrocity and clampdown will serve as the best marketing for the purple ostrich. Within weeks, I got the kind of genuine social network here that took me years to create on Xāand itās still beautifully growing. No censorship. No need to self-censor. Just real, unfiltered connection.
Now? Multiple clients on my phone, learning how to run relays, and experimenting. I hope I could settle one day for two or one app on my phone that can do most of things that other apps do.
Nostr isnāt just another social networkāitās freedom to write without limits. When I post here, it feels like journaling. I already journal using Notion, which is greatābut centralized. My future grandkids may never see it. Here, my words can outlast me.
To everyone here sharing technical knowledge, zapping, engaging in DMs, and being part of this journeyāthank you. Your support and connections have made it real. I started purple pilling my friends and family alreadyš£ Lifeās short. Keep saying your mind. Fight for freedom. Keep writing. Stay humble and stack sats.
Iād love to hear whatās your Nostr journey been like so farā