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My interview with Keonne Rodriguez of Samourai wallet a couple days before he reported to prison. He dismantles the government’s case against him, reacts to Trump saying he would “look into” a pardon, defends the concept of privacy, and recounts a recent advisory phone call from Ross Ulbricht.

Latest video essay for @npub1v4l3...85rr about why it would make a lot of sense for Trump to finally pardon @Edward Snowden :

Is Game Stop’s plan to become Microstrategy?

Rainbows might be fleeting, but Nostr events are forever.

"If bitcoin has the potential to serve as the foundation for a new global monetary system, Nostr could do the same for communication and identity in the digital sphere..." - @gladstein

Gave a shoutout to Nostr near the end of this conversation with Glenn Greenwald about Brazil's ban of X, the Telegram arrest, and the looming global crackdown on online speech, encryption and privacy.

France really out there requiring cryptography licenses. What a joke country. http://at-ica.com

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Kamala Harris' first concrete policy: Federal price controls on food. Related: I own some chickens and will accept sats for eggs.

Reason.com

Kamala wants price controls

The government meddling in the economy will not drive prices down, it will force firms to go out of business and consumers to experience shortages.

Is there a big European presence on Nostr yet? Curious if people are discovering it as a censorship-free alternative given the crackdowns and threats. Would love to read some commentary from accounts on here if they exist.