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Lunar eclipse last night, taken on Fuji xpro1 with 300mm lens
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2026-08-20 14:46:21 UTC

This bitcoin pump must have something to do with the bond market intervention?

2026-08-20 13:44:45 UTC

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QR menus send me into a rage

2026-08-20 13:43:07 UTC

AI models are rogue hacking critical infrastructure but Siri still can’t understand anything I say.

2026-08-16 17:43:42 UTC

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2026-08-13 02:16:18 UTC

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1972 was not the last time humans traveled beyond Earth’s orbit. Artemis II mission just went around the moon earlier this year.

2026-08-12 20:25:06 UTC

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This full interview was hard to listen to and revealed Fetterman to have zero intellectual depth.
The guy is a complete simpleton, I have no idea why he’s a senator.

2026-08-12 20:19:17 UTC

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Unfollow influencers

2026-08-05 18:31:50 UTC

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A quite excellent take:
#nevent1q…mxug

2026-08-05 17:48:59 UTC

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Agree with you 100% but most people I know can’t even fix a flat bike tire or find a stud in a wall.
Super simple survival skills are in short supply.
So while a tiny minority of people will do the hard work to increase their opsec (I count myself in this hardcore group) the rest of humanity will never get there.
The most positive thing I can say at the moment is that the path to mass adoption has never been obvious. So time may change things and solutions may reveal themselves. But right now it’s very unclear what the next few years will look like.

2026-08-05 17:29:46 UTC

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Moving all of my bitcoin in a panic last week off of my coldcard has really shaken my confidence in bitcoin in general.
Anything resembling mass adoption is so far off if security is this difficult. Most people are not willing to learn or are too intimidated by offline key generation. Many will be scared of screwing up and losing everything.
On top of that, as AI becomes more powerful everyday and compute increases through the construction of data centers, other hardware wallets and cold storage solutions will eventually be broken. Right now, nothing seems bullet proof.
Bitkey, for instance, could be an elegant and easy (enough) to use solution for the masses but it has trust flaws - as other commenters have already pointed out.
If we weren’t in a bottom, I would consider selling, for the first time ever.

2026-08-05 16:03:17 UTC

For 5 days @nprofile…ee3w was silent about the coldcard hack while every other bitcoin podcast was putting out emergency notifications to their audiences.

2026-08-05 15:59:48 UTC

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WTF @nprofile…rapz @nprofile…ltu2 @npub10ut…xdlq

2026-08-05 15:38:18 UTC

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If the state can find and prosecute the thief, I’m fine with that.
We all know the state can’t reverse the bitcoin transactions.

2026-08-05 03:11:38 UTC

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I was using sparrow with the coldcard.
Yes, ledger scares me for the the reasons you mentioned so it’s only a temporary fix.
I was considering Trezor but plan to research the rest you listed here. Thanks

2026-08-04 23:46:32 UTC

My bitcoin is back on my old ledger that I was talked out of by so many bitcoin influencers. Go figure.
I’m so thankful it was still laying around in a drawer with a secure seed that I was able to quickly move to when I first learned about the coldcard attack (via an email from @nprofile…p2xp - thank you River, you may have saved my savings).
I don’t think ledger is the final solution, but it’ll do until I find something better.

2026-08-04 16:24:34 UTC

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I bought an mk5 about 1 month ago. It’s now a paperweight.
CoinKite is toast. They’ll have to spend their time defending themselves against class action lawsuits for misrepresenting their product for so long. It was never doing what they promised it was doing.

2026-08-04 01:52:35 UTC

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You know he’s an investor in CoinKite, right?
As an older Gen X person, I’ve always been a little skeptical of Matt and Marty. I often hear them make blatantly wrong/uninformed comments about government, historical events, current events, politics, etc. I don’t expect them to be experts on everything, but they’re always VERY sure of themselves until demonstrated wrong, and then usually have bad excuses for their bad takes.
Except in this case with the coldcard, where their bravado has hurt a lot of people. They seem genuinely remorseful, but I think they’ve lost a ton of credibility and since I was already on the fence with them, now I have a really good reason to stop listening to them.

2026-08-03 15:44:44 UTC

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I smell a class action lawsuit

2026-08-03 15:41:23 UTC

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Why are people zapping this?
Odell is one of the most arrogant voices in bitcoin. He gets away with it because he is usually correct.
But on coldcard both he and Marty were very very wrong.
They forgot to “stay humble”

2026-08-01 13:23:25 UTC

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@nprofile…vk44 will never recover from this without brining in outside consultation to verify coldcard firmware and put out updates that have been peer reviewed by multiple sources.
And even with that, @nprofile…lhem may be done.

2026-08-01 03:33:56 UTC

Looking forward to some humility from the Bitcoin influencers that spent years pushing coldcard with the mantras:
“open source code”
“Don’t trust, verify”
“Not your keys, not your coins”
Etc, etc, etc
All of these “experts” failed to verify the open source code running coldcard, which has failed massively at its fundamental job of generating secure key phrases.
Initially I was thinking I could go back to my coldcards with a new seed (generated elsewhere) but it’s quickly becoming clear that coldcard will soon be dead and will not be maintained or updated in the future.

2026-08-01 00:53:56 UTC

Fuck you @npub12ct…c5ky
Fuck you @nprofile…6sez
Fuck you @nprofile…253f

2026-07-18 23:14:24 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/0e15baf4efc2da6f738a61fe2054d835e0238b332d082a29702a2e2a125fe776.jpg

2026-07-12 16:19:10 UTC

A warmonger is dead from a “brief and sudden illness”

2026-07-04 21:46:48 UTC

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Agree with you on most points. I first heard about it on rabbit hole recap and they really exaggerated it.
But I think the language around wallets is a bit vague and seems to leave room for them to go after, say, sparrow wallet transactions down the road. But yes, it does seem like the intent is to tax exchanges and other services like Strike, River, Swan.
Short term, I’m sure they are primarily focused on big players like Coinbase.

2026-07-04 03:45:35 UTC

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JB Pritzker also signed an Illinois law to tax every bitcoin transaction starting in 2027.

2026-06-30 23:55:11 UTC

I have a theory about AI generated content.
The people that can’t tell what’s AI generated and what’s not are the same people that leave “motion smoothing” turned on when they buy a new TV.
And if you don’t know what motion smoothing is, you’re probably one of the people that can’t reliably pick out AI content from real content.

2026-06-27 15:44:56 UTC

105 miles of MN driftless region gravel
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2026-06-27 15:35:33 UTC

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He lost his, which is the only reason he has the “courage” to be honest now

2026-06-22 21:53:38 UTC

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I switched my DCA from Strike to River, mainly because I grew tired of Mallers’ immature attitudes on several topics. Couldn’t support Strike anymore.
Plus, Strike hides their fees inside the price spread while claiming “no fees”.
XXI always looked like a bad idea to me.

2026-06-22 21:18:50 UTC

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2026-06-22 21:18:32 UTC

https://blossom.primal.net/cf95eb013128b5181d53a28fd3c2365f9254700af808531f3b5fea0fea742e53.jpg

2026-06-21 04:49:00 UTC

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Designers leaving adobe for figma and other platforms, that’s the main reason. Plus AI collapsing the design industry in general.

2026-06-19 20:43:57 UTC

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2026-06-17 21:48:40 UTC

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BTW, the 1.7 billion he refers to was the release of frozen Iranian assets.
Not a “bribe” as he likes to characterize it as.
They can try as hard as they want to spin the story, but going to war got the US nothing. The new arrangement is far worse than Obama’s treaty with the Iranians.
There is no nuclear deal in Trumps agreement. Only an agreement to begin nuclear negotiations.
And thanks to the war, Iran knows it can control the Strait of Hormuz with minimal effort - just the threat of striking ships.
This administration is brain dead.

2026-06-17 21:43:46 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/7cac54b5b7273cc6a715ade7f5bdcc3dd6edada28e25dc6053bfa699d0ac0760.jpg

2026-06-17 21:11:43 UTC

Another chapter of the retard Trump presidency.
He has complained repeatedly that the JCPOA (Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran) gave Iran $1.7 billion. It was the main reason he tore up the agreement during his first term.
Meanwhile, Trump’s new agreement includes $300 billion for reconstruction.
So fucking stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W8gbJXLHoAI

2026-06-15 16:14:51 UTC

Josh Hokit is a bitch, am I right, America?

2026-06-13 16:19:13 UTC

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Check again in 3 years.

2026-06-13 16:17:17 UTC

Teach your kids how to fish

2026-06-12 14:46:44 UTC

Instead of buying SpaceX today, I think I’ll buy more bitcoin.

2026-06-12 01:03:15 UTC

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Can’t zap on twitter @nprofile…93wg xyz

2026-06-11 21:25:16 UTC

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I understand Trump likes to pump the stock market.
I don’t understand why everyone in the market keeps falling for it.

2026-06-11 20:44:00 UTC

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Did it though?
Even red state communities are fighting data centers

2026-06-11 10:44:07 UTC

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Yes, both correct. And it’s been reported for weeks, so it wasn’t a secret.

2026-06-08 04:48:42 UTC

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2026-06-06 15:37:49 UTC

proper muddy today
https://blossom.primal.net/113ad20944dc59285661cadbc45aac98bdea57c2ba97862d2ab6abffe6cf56ab.jpg

2026-06-03 17:09:33 UTC

Dammit, I’m trying to save some $ for a new bike but bitcoin just keeps getting too cheap to not buy.

2026-06-01 02:12:52 UTC

It’s that time of year
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2026-05-26 02:11:00 UTC

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If that’s an Israeli drone in the upper left, it’s more evidence of intentionally killing paramedics.

2026-05-26 02:07:37 UTC

60 miles of gravel today
https://blossom.primal.net/ca9043c079673bb374f92fa7cedcf3190b32643b69ee89d327b0137930a93622.jpg

2026-05-16 04:11:35 UTC

In northern MN for a wedding
https://blossom.primal.net/9e468d9cb8df9f857c7654fedbcb821420f73a866bc11fdf435d057b11632d32.jpg

2026-05-13 18:12:56 UTC

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Just watched this recently with my son

2026-05-13 02:33:04 UTC

Wisconsin nights
https://blossom.primal.net/8250bcfd525834974b3be48cf1c87014034ec0f801b750d04797408991ec0b53.jpg

2026-05-12 15:03:53 UTC

New bike. First gravel bike for me. Bought used at a great price. Pretty sure I could ride it all year and sell it for more than I paid for it. But I’ll probably keep it.
https://blossom.primal.net/ce05e82393cfab2cd6a92ddd69c0d1979fabbf6ea3beab20584505c994da2cd8.jpg

2026-05-09 19:26:48 UTC

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Enjoy hell, “pastor”. 🔥

2026-05-06 23:27:14 UTC

Hah. Every time I comment on the New York Times site with a critique of their coverage, they reject my comment.
It’s a pattern. If I only comment on the article topic, it’s always accepted. But if my comment includes a critique of their angle or how they’re covering something, it’s rejected every time.
I suppose it’s their right, it’s their website. But it’s a thin-skinned, disingenuous approach to journalism.

2026-05-02 17:26:35 UTC

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She’s one of the worst.
Not quite as evil as some Republican Senators, but definitely a liar.

2026-04-29 15:33:53 UTC

Some public infrastructure works great.
I just drove from Denver to Chicago and every public rest stop in Nebraska and Iowa was spotless and very nice.
Meanwhile, every gas station or fast food bathroom was disgusting.
https://blossom.primal.net/1812f85d84298d27060419547bfdfb2c449e8b3da5843a1b17bf4659fe0042b7.jpg
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2026-04-18 21:05:42 UTC

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Tesla sold its bitcoin. As for his personal holdings, you’re only guessing.

2026-04-18 01:07:45 UTC

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He spent years shilling doge instead of bitcoin, so…

2026-04-16 20:47:22 UTC

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Also their argument seems to be “I don’t understand this thing, so therefore I don’t like it.”

2026-04-16 20:45:27 UTC

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Yes, that sums it up.

2026-04-16 20:26:15 UTC

I like Jon Stewart a lot, but this is one of the most un-curious, willfully ignorant conversations on bitcoin that I’ve ever heard.
Ben McKenzie is a giant moron.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-show-with-jon-stewart/id1583132133?i=1000761485137

2026-04-14 16:00:33 UTC

Never forget that JD Vance killed Pope Francis.
https://blossom.primal.net/245bb1fdfe71bdef664308d09b0282870963d63aecb6447c89319d0dcbc2d462.jpg

2026-04-11 15:23:52 UTC

Not enough people question the presence of Jared Kushner in US international negotiations. Kushner is NOT an elected representative, does NOT hold an appointed position, and in fact has no position at all in the Trump administration. Meanwhile he’s cutting business deals in the background, all over the Middle East. It’s just an insane level of corruption.

2026-04-10 14:40:59 UTC

Newest bitcoin use case is paying Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

2026-04-09 22:51:36 UTC

I find John Carreyrou’s investigation into identifying Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto very convincing.
However, I feel terrible for Back, because whether or not he is truly Nakamoto, his life has now been turned upside down. He will be investigated by others and he will be targeted by malicious actors.
I also regret that John Carreyrou and everyone else that works at the New York Times have never put the same level of energy into understanding bitcoin as they have to “unmask” Satoshi Nakamoto. They have a 17 year track record of terrible reporting on bitcoin, always lumping it in with the rest of the crypto industry and framing flat out falsehoods as objective facts. Even in their reporting on Back, they demonstrate minimal to zero understanding of what makes bitcoin different than every other crypto currency.

2026-04-09 00:14:15 UTC

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10 hours of Scott Horton on Israel, Palestine, Ukraine, and Iran…
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lex-fridman-podcast/id1434243584?i=1000723261509

2026-04-08 18:53:40 UTC

Gift link (no paywall) for anyone that wants to read:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/business/bitcoin-satoshi-nakamoto-identity-adam-back.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.nZG4.5xGVb9vFAWiJ&smid=nytcore-ios-share

2026-04-08 18:48:43 UTC

Just a reminder that according to this Whitehouse.gov article from June 2025, “Iran’s nuclear facilities have been obliterated - and suggestions otherwise are fake news”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/
So what the fuck is this war about?

2026-04-08 16:48:48 UTC

Israel is clearly intent on derailing this ceasefire, with their relentless bombardment of Lebanon.
What they’re doing to southern Lebanon is criminal and there is near zero coverage of it in the media.

2026-04-08 13:48:31 UTC

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Yes, I’ve come to believe the Israel lobby is by far the most powerful force in American politics. Followed closely by the wealth of the Saudis. Both are far more far more influential than all of the Russia conspiracies.
Scott Horton, the antiwar activist,
has made a convincing argument that Israel goaded the US into everything that led up to 9/11.
Just like they goaded the US into this stupidly pointless war against Iran.

2026-04-08 01:42:27 UTC

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All true. AIPAC was funding several democrats in the recent congressional primary and senate races in Illinois. Thankfully, none of them won.

2026-04-08 00:57:04 UTC

The US is Israel’s puppet
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-iran-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.MH75.SYB2X0-V5HrG&smid=nytcore-ios-share

2026-04-05 16:38:23 UTC

Never seen someone so desparate.
https://blossom.primal.net/6bcb8f9df3b92d0edc292a55f3abae0da5fd5b9e454a59fe410eb7bb9c1ff32f.jpg

2026-04-01 23:05:03 UTC

I’d like to hear an explanation for this war that’s as thorough as the explanation for the ballroom.

2026-03-22 23:37:00 UTC

Will the ICE/TSA agents be masked or unmasked?

2026-03-21 19:17:02 UTC

I’ll say the same thing about Trump when he’s dead.
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2026-03-19 22:01:49 UTC

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US Military just submitted a supplemental budget request of $200 Billion dollars for this stupid war.

2026-03-14 20:57:32 UTC

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Laura Loomer before and after plastic surgery
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2026-03-14 17:18:42 UTC

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AI is now making it possible for the government to weaponize all of the mass data surveillance that Snowden warned about.

2026-03-13 16:30:13 UTC

Never be the person that Door Dashes Starbucks.

2026-03-12 14:51:19 UTC

I listened to an episode of Joe Rogan’s podcast yesterday and I don’t get the appeal. He’s clearly getting the large majority of his news from Twitter. And because of that he’s a victim of the Twitter hive mind that thinks they are ahead of the mainstream and believe they have access to inside information. He said 10 ridiculous things in 10 minutes. Like any armchair expert.
One episode pretty much confirmed what I already thought about him - good talker that often doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

2026-03-11 18:43:56 UTC

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2026-03-10 17:06:13 UTC

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2026-03-10 17:02:06 UTC

He takes the secretary of war title very seriously 🤘
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2026-03-10 13:29:56 UTC

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The AI productivity gains are real

2026-03-09 16:48:56 UTC

In the middle of this Anthropic vs DoD dispute - it’s been lost on many that Claude is currently being used to identify bombing targets in Iran.
One of Anthropic’s concerns is that their model will make a mistake and target the wrong building.
But did that already happen with the bombing of the girl’s school in Tehran?
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/08/video-shows-us-tomahawk-missile-strike-next-to-girls-school-in-iran/

2026-03-08 22:15:21 UTC

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Wow, when you’ve got the MAGA network worried about a draft, that’s a pretty strong signal this is not going well for Trump.

2026-03-08 21:01:54 UTC

Outdoor season is finally back
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2026-03-07 18:26:43 UTC

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Too busy watching TV to learn anything

2026-03-04 18:28:52 UTC

I don’t understand this pump but I’ll take it.

2026-03-03 17:31:03 UTC

American foreign policy is officially run by Israel.

2026-03-03 01:37:52 UTC

We are governed by clowns
https://blossom.primal.net/ac118aa05dce91384a9a2083e6fe3f669a80376c73387247615c630943d79062.jpg

2026-03-03 01:36:55 UTC

June 2025
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/irans-nuclear-facilities-have-been-obliterated-and-suggestions-otherwise-are-fake-news/

2026-03-01 22:13:33 UTC

The US is now at war, with three US service members killed so far and several more injured. And where is the man that volunteered them for it? Relaxing at his fucking golf club in Florida.

2026-02-28 14:32:15 UTC

It’s amazing how the US government figured out a way to “totally obliterate” Iran’s nuclear program twice within 9 months.