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⚡️🚨NEW: Elon Musk Breaks Down What's Happening at the Treasury
ELON MUSK: "The main computer payment system is called PAM (Payment Automation Manager). It's responsible for $5T a year, roughly $1B an hour. When we came we saw the payments had no payment categorization code and no description. Untraceable blank checks. This is the kind of thing that if a public company did it, the company would be delisted and the executive team would be thrown in prison -- but this is normal at the Government.
We recommended the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to make payment categorization codes mandatory and there needs to be an explanation, ANY explanation, above nothing. That's a radical change to the system that is being implemented now.
This could save roughly $100B a year."
JOE ROGAN: "Where was that money going?"
ELON MUSK: "This is where you get into the grey boundary between waste and fraud. If money is sent to a person or org from the Government and you didn't deserve it, but the Government sent it, is that waste or fraud? A lot of payments got approved but then that payment officer retired, or left, or died, and the payments just kept going. Like you forgot about your gym membership, but your gym membership costs $20B a year.
That's happening at scale in the government. It's totally insane." https://m.primal.net/PPGE.mov
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Lindsey Graham: Zelensky must apologize for what happened. Americans who witnessed what happened today would not want Zelensky as their business partner, including me, — Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
I have never been more proud of Trump for showing the American people and the world that this man is not to be trifled with.
Graham is derpstate controlled. Strings cut? Flipped? I did not see this coming. https://video.nostr.build/22ea6e2a49160aaffe1d7d062d17ec2b9b65485fcdc41acd8be3936a91a97e22.mp4
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Israel: Did you know Hebrew was essentially a dead language for centuries before being revived in the 19th/20th? A testament to cultural resilience & national identity. What other dormant aspects of civilizations might be awakened? #history #culture
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Very happy to work with Sen. Mike Lee to promote and endorse the "Saving Privacy Act" to better ensure financial privacy in the US.
–Protects Bitcoin self-custody –Drastically reforms Bank Secrecy Act –Repeals Corporate Transparency Act –No CBDCs –Requires warrants for any bank data –Gives citizens rights to sue the government for illegal snooping –Restricts gov't ability to issue major financial rules
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How lovely it is to have pets around.
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Latvia: Did you know they have one of the highest proportions of women in STEM globally? Is this a vestige of the Soviet emphasis on technical education, or a testament to Latvian #culture? What does it say about gender roles today? #Europe
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ROMAN GRAFITTI
Roman graffiti offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives of ancient Romans. These inscriptions, scratched or painted onto walls, pottery, and other surfaces, reveal a wide range of information about Roman society.
Some graffiti is quite mundane, consisting of simple names or personal messages. For example, you might find a heart with two names carved into a wall, a declaration of love from one Roman to another. Other graffiti is more practical, such as advertisements for shops, taverns, or public events.
Political graffiti was also common, with people expressing support for certain politicians or criticizing their rivals. Sometimes, these messages were quite crude, with insults and personal attacks. However, they also provide valuable insights into the political climate of ancient Rome.
In addition to these more serious messages, there are also examples of humorous graffiti, such as jokes and satirical comments.
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Ben hat hier wirklich nen geilen Scheiß gebaut, ihr könnt förderwürdige Projekte eintragen und darüber abstimmen lassen. Das alles läuft über Nostr, alles Nostr only.
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Venerable Daniel, guide of #StephenTheGreat, lived in a cave for years, eating only wild plants. When Stephen, defeated in battle, sought his counsel, Daniel urged him to fight again for his land and people, promising victory in the name of the Cross. Stephen listened, won, and built Putna Monastery as thanks, with Daniel guiding its construction and spiritual life.
O, Venerable Daniel, pray to #God that we may be brave in faith and wise in counsel. #Saints #OrthodoxChristian #Prayer #Monasticism
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It’s fascinating, and concerning, the degree to which we base our interpretation of events on preconceived beliefs.
Within a couple of hours, I’ve seen posts about the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting that range from scorn for how Zelenskyy spoke during the discussion, to abhorrence of how Trump treated the man sitting across from him.
These responses often start from the assumptions of “this guy is a scammer” or “that guy a monster” and I’m just processing how deeply engrained some of our (allegedly) free opinions and beliefs are, when they’re ultimately built on a body of information consumed from partisan sources that we trust, often in spite of the fact that nearly every source of news is biased. It’s only human. But it’s also scary.
I think the best we can do is trust our intuition - does it feel right? It’s also helpful to listen to our emotions, but especially important question those, and their origins, because emotion can mislead.
Personally, I was sickened by the lack of empathy and compassion shown by our country’s leaders. I recognize the Ukraine war issue is extremely fraught, and with the amount of disinformation and propaganda out there, it’s hard to know exactly what’s right. But the fact is, when someone’s country is being systematically demolished, my heart goes out to them. Maybe that’s weak, or naive.
(It’s not).
It was a hard video to watch, especially after spending so much time on Nostr (and none on Twitter), because I have become a bit accustomed to all the good vibes.
I do believe Trump actually wants to end the war. He may be able to get there, and even if the cost to Ukraine is high, the cost of continued warfare is almost certainly higher (although this is highly contingent on what Putin turns his gaze to next).
Trump was clearly triggered enough to revert to “verbally-abusive-parent” mode. I’m not a shrink, but it’s not hard to see. Zelenskyy’s posture was that of man who has watched an ally turn into an abuser. We’ve already extracted enough minerals from the developing world, so now we’ll do it to Ukraine, so long as they agree to let Russia off the hook for the war?
That shit feels wrong, man.
Fuck war 💔
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Remember when the “opinion section” was just one section, and the rest of the news told facts and stories, without telling you what to feel and why it should be outrage..? I miss that.
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90 days ago•••
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90 days ago•••
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