petermccormack
Peter McCormack

With politics, I always want to talk to people with different opinions to help me understand their perspective—and maybe my own.
With the election coming up and being in LA, I asked my friend Mike Brock to discuss the issues at hand with me.
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ctwzuybCbZJw4sjnRTAYV?si=6d3dbc8c53eb42b5
Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5c4Lt9vg0Wg

2024-10-24 01:12:15

My interview @JarrettAdamsLaw is now live. At 17, he was sentenced to 28 years in a maximum-security prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
Now, he fights wrongful convictions and the Prison Industrial Complex.
Full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCTKdTfXOx8

2024-10-19 16:04:39

NEW EPISODE DROPPED...
I met up in San Diego to discuss freedom technologies with Alex Gladstein from the Human Rights Foundation.
Listen https://open.spotify.com/episode/71LIYc7DFKtJMwNdiOpBln?si=92ba59f22d9a4bf4
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5BVxfdYgNo

2024-10-16 15:28:13

Interesting part of my interview with Winston Marshall, discussing entering politics, rather than just complaining about the state of things.
I am seriously considering, in that I may run for Mayor of Bedford.
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Anyway, full interview here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pl0IK3QBBAY

2024-10-15 15:12:58

NEW EPISODE DROPPED...
Interview with Winston Marshall, former banjo player for Mumford & Sons, where we discuss free speech, censorship, cancel culture and the state of media and politics.
Listen:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CjB4L5YDvZpH1UUw9Yb0u?si=Cfg6E1aYRsmqBx8MvYrTHg
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl0IK3QBBAY

2024-10-10 15:05:24

I wrote another article - "The Cost of Government"
https://www.petermccormack.com/p/the-cost-of-government

2024-10-10 12:10:22

Station 😂 😂 😂
No editing Nostr
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2024-10-10 10:09:32

THE SEPARATION OF MONEY & STATION
David Zell and I discuss the political landscape surrounding #Bitcoin & its role as an insurance policy for individuals & nation-states
Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/episode/HMa1Y5nBT9FGeuLhpBEY
Watch on Rumble: https://rumble.com/v5i5go9-mob012-david-zell.html

2024-10-09 14:57:35

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Drop me an email, old one works - me@petermccormack.co.uk

2024-10-09 14:56:48

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Yes

2024-10-07 20:10:32

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Interestingly when I was reading up on when governments have tried more Libertarian ideas, NZ in the 80s and 90s was a case study I found.

2024-10-07 16:56:12

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Sorry buddy

2024-10-07 16:24:39

NEW MR O EPISODE HAS DROPPED...AI is reshaping our world but do we really understand the implications for media, money and power?
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZrTADDt8naSn0UkOyCUM9?si=e75ee267998f4eae
Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=3wWaoM4V-ls

2024-10-07 14:19:21

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Yep, I did expand into US but the article was so long. I have actually now split it into three articles. Financial is next.

2024-10-07 13:27:54

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Yep, though I don't think sound money stops all war, I think it just reduces it massively.

2024-10-07 12:51:11

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Yep, I am working on some ideas on how to fix it but it certainly isn't easy. I keep coming back to Libertarian ideas and balancing the budget. These are non popular ideas though as it means removing public services, but the only other option is continuing with the mess we are in.

2024-10-07 12:35:20

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None, I only use AI to research and improve spelling and grammar. All the arguments are mine.

2024-10-07 11:53:20

I wrote a blog article.
https://www.petermccormack.com/p/sausages

2024-10-05 14:52:17

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Different crowds, different ideas. Nice to see both.

2024-10-05 01:08:28

Surreal 😂
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2024-10-04 14:39:53

NEW EPISODE DROPPED...
Fed up of the government debasing your money or algorithms manipulating your social feed. I discuss freedom technologies such as Nostr and Bitcoin with Ben Arc.
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5anbpxZTc6mPzvo7DFkgkF?si=adaa53419bce4aff
Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fCYSgECiDAk

2024-10-04 10:40:27

Something I posted on Twitter but I would be interested in perspectives here. I am not trying to be dramatic or undermine the true horrors of socialism, it is just how it feels.
"When calling the current government socialist, there are those who will laugh at the idea this because it doesn't meet the true definition of socialism, you know, whereby the state owns industry, blah blah blah.
This is why I call it the "New Face of Socialism" as the outcome is the same. If you are a business owner in the UK you are essentially a slave to government as high taxes and massive regulation reflect the same principles of socialism-wealth redistribution and centralised control of society.
If it helps, we can call it"Bureaucratic Socialism" or "Backdoor Socialism"...whatever you need to justify you voted in a bunch of commies. Life is so much easier if you admit you fucked up.
This is a hill I will die on...reject them all!"

2024-10-03 20:24:55

My full quote to Politico regarding Satoshi and the HBO doc…
“For years, there's been endless speculation about the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, both in print and in media. Yet, until someone signs the private keys linked to Satoshi’s addresses, all of this remains mere conjecture.
Satoshi gave the world a profound gift in Bitcoin but deliberately chose to remain anonymous—a decision that must be respected. Efforts to unmask them are not just irresponsible but potentially dangerous.
Satoshi left the project early, and since then, countless others have contributed far more to Bitcoin’s evolution. Satoshi is no longer just one person; Satoshi is now everyone who works to restore a sound, incorruptible money standard for the world. We are all Satoshi.”

2024-10-02 09:45:55

NEW PODCAST DROPPED...
I am joined by journalist, Ian Birrell to discuss to pressing issues, from prison reform to politics, free speech and why technologies such as #bitcoin and #Nostr are so important.
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2DIJDOzdjsqIukHYaqc2bh?si=c391e8556ae146ff
Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cyHshOsXxAE

2024-10-01 14:30:25

8 Episodes in.
Listen at https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes
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2024-09-30 16:31:13

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We have a Nostr show coming up with Ben Arc this week

2024-09-30 10:33:44

NEW EPISODE DROPPED...
After decades of punishing inflation, Javier Milei is leading a Libertarian Economic Revolution in Argentina.
https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/argentinas-economic-revolution-fernando-nikoli

2024-09-27 18:20:31

NEW PODCAST DROPPED...
Maajid Nawaz and I discuss the Islam, Free Speech and the Failures of Political Leadership.
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rphdJBIgSx8BPRH2kIWsp?si=Ih43LRAISe2eX48ndh8CaQ
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZGVA43JBmY

2024-09-25 15:05:17

High national debt, inflation, protests, mass-state surveillance, populism... are we in a managed decline?
I've dropped a new podcast with Dominic Frisby to discuss the dysfunction we are experiencing in democracy right now:
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0qfWskcNQ4Z4DVprnBoMUi?si=9ca2da741d59441f
Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=t-M-C46rceUhttps://m.primal.net/LBtW.png

2024-09-23 13:35:51

Are you aware of the growing assault on civil liberties through the widespread use of surveillance technologies by both Big Tech and the government, tracking your every move?
I interviewed Silkie Carlo from Big Brother watch to discuss this and the work they are doing to defence our civil liberties.
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Watch: https://youtube.com/watch?v=heBLxwEqJZM

2024-09-20 17:44:20

NEW PODCAST DROPPED!
How capitalism is failing and Bitcoin fixes it.
https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/bitcoin-fixes-capitalism-allen-farrington
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2024-09-16 20:41:18

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Leave it with me

2024-09-16 20:24:06

TIME FOR WEED... I am joined by
Gavin Sathianathan to discuss Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Laws & Alternative Health.
https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/the-war-on-cannabis-gavin-sathianathan-002
#MrObnoxiousPod #Weed #Cannabis #Marijuana
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2024-09-15 11:23:58

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You still talking about this weirdo?

2024-09-15 08:53:33

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I do use it, for marketing

2024-09-14 17:55:40

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I mean it’s just a name, I’m sure you can cope

2024-09-14 11:24:34

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Nope, only to my enemies

2024-09-14 07:21:49

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As someone who worked in advertising for 25 years I can explain to you why Mr Obnoxious is a good name and Mr Dickhead isn’t

2024-09-14 07:20:37

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I dunno man, as long as make a good show people will listen and Mr Obnoxious is easier to remember

2024-09-14 04:30:14

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My son said the personal name is boring

2024-09-14 04:13:15

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This
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2024-09-14 04:12:11

We have launched our new podcast, Mr Obnoxious, and our first episode is out - UAPs, Simulation Theory and Consciousness with Matthew Pines.
https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/matthew-pines-uaps-simulation-theory-consciousness-001
Over the next week we will be releasing the following:
- Gavin Sathianathan on the medical Cannabis industry and it's alignment with #Bitcoin
- Anna Chekhovich, covering Putin's Russia, corruption and the need for privacy with money
- Allen Farrington on the broken capitalist system, misallocation of human and financial capital and the need for a sound money standard
Thank you for all the feedback so far, loads of good stuff coming and this is the natural evolution of the show.
Big love 🤘
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2024-09-14 04:07:34

We’re back bitches ✌🏻
https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/matthew-pines-uaps-simulation-theory-consciousness-001

2024-09-02 16:36:00

12th Sep ‘24
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2024-09-02 16:35:08

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Bro, this is cool, appreciate the comment. Well all win together ✌🏻

2024-09-02 16:29:47

12th Sep ‘24
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2024-09-02 14:03:59

Getting close
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2024-09-01 21:06:33

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It was our women’s side but yes

2024-09-01 19:24:51

Those who know know what a big deal this is
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2024-08-30 12:59:02

Here it is, the final episode of What Bitcoin Did…
The McCormack Show coming soon.
Peace ✌🏻
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/what-bitcoin-did

2024-08-28 13:57:22

The Halving #3 is out, the official match programme for Real Bedford v MK Dons this evening.
- Download here: realbedford.com/programmes
- Buy a physical copy: https://shop.realbedford.com/collections/programmes
Tickets for tonight's game: realbedford.com/real-bedford-w…
Live Stream: realbedford.com/live-stream
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2024-08-28 12:16:44

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New show, same feed, evolution homie

2024-08-28 11:45:56

The studio is ready, Danny's flights are booked, and next week we’ll begin recording episodes for our new podcast.
I wanted to share the reasons behind this shift as many have been asking. Three primary factors influenced this decision:
1. I hate making remote shows—I never want to do them again. These interviews need the intimacy of being in person.
2. Traveling constantly has been detrimental to my health and my family.
3. My commitments here with the football club and local community are growing.
So, the solution was clear: build a studio in the UK and produce the show locally.
We’ve secured a fantastic space in Soho, London, and we’re ready to go but given the limited number of Bitcoin guests available in the UK or those willing to fly in, it’s time to retire What Bitcoin Did.
Our new podcast will be similar in feel but will cover a broader range of topics. While some episodes will focus on Bitcoin (though less frequently), most will explore other interesting topics or people.
Having made nearly 900 episodes covering a wide range of #bitcoin topics and guests, we’re now aiming higher. By diversifying our content and guests, we hope to introduce more people to the concept of sound money through podcast osmosis. If we get this right, it will be a bigger show, if we get it wrong, well we tried.
For a long time I have felt there is a need to get out of the #bitcoin corner of the party. Real Bedford FC was a way of integrating sound money into a traditional business model. CheatCode purposely did not include Bitcoin in the title, so changing the show feels like a natural next step.
Sometimes when stuck in the #bitcoin landscape you can lose site of how other people in the world think, lose empathy for the complexities of the world. I have felt this. I'd come home from spending two weeks with Bitcoiners and be with friends and family locally and notice a distinct difference in how we see the world. As everything feels like it is going to shit, I feel like there is a bigger job to do now.
The Bitcoin podcast landscape is well served, from Marty and Odell to Natalie and Preston, from The Blue Collar guys to Stefan Livera and anyone I haven't mentioned. There’s no shortage of high-quality Bitcoin podcasts.
However, there seems to be some fatigue in the space, with similar guests and topics being revisited. With our new show we want to bring fresh perspectives and ideas, aligning with sound money where relevant—think of the shows we’ve had with the likes of Eric Weinstein and Michael Malice.
On a personal note, I’m need the challenge, test myself wider, get fit and find a good woman. I can't do this travelling all the time.
When I started the podcast my life was a shit show - divorced, coming off drugs, heading towards bankruptcy. I've had an incredible 7 years, travelled the world, made amazing friends and got to live my dream by buying my local football club.
To everyone who has helped us get this far - the guests, the listeners, the sponsors, we could not have done this without you. I am forever in your debt.
I hope you’ll check out the new show and enjoy it, though it may not be for some of you. Regardless, Danny and I will work hard to deliver the best show possible, like we always have.
Roll on The McCormack Show!
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2024-07-31 00:33:36

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Appreciate you listening to my show.

2024-07-30 23:41:11

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Thank you for sharing my podcast and contributing to my Lamborghini.
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2024-07-30 22:51:16

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Alright there loser 😂😂😂

2024-07-30 22:50:19

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I asked it endlessly and nobody gave me a good answer

2024-07-29 21:31:25

Danny and I just wrapped up the final episode of What Bitcoin Did at Bitcoin Park, recording with some of our closest friends in #bitcoin - @npub1cn4…3vle , @npub1qny…95gx and @npub10cx…fcj3, along with special appearances, including my son.
The episode will be released on August 30th. After that, we'll take a week off before launching our new show (the worst-kept secret).
After 7 years, 860 podcasts, countless flights, and visiting about 40 countries, the time is right. Time is precious. I need to travel less and focus on Bedford, the football team, family and bringing to life everything we've discussed over the past 7 years.
I believe we're entering a new era where #bitcoin is a legitimate part of every conversation. Our new show will reflect this, so we’re building a studio in London and evolving the format where #bitcoin is the heartbeat not the headline.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this. I couldn’t have done any of this without the kindness and generosity of so many of you, especially @npub16le…ffxj .
I'm humbled by it all and everyone of you.
Big love ✌🏻
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2024-07-24 00:24:27

And so it is…
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2024-07-23 18:37:14

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God knows why, anyway unblocked

2024-07-22 00:34:07

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What’s your handle?

2024-07-22 00:33:36

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Email me bro, I’ve no idea what you mean - peter@realbedford.com

2024-07-21 23:30:49

Real Bedford has acquired 66.9 BTC for $4,500,420.69 @ avg price of ~$67,220 per #bitcoin .
As of today, Real Bedford HODLs 82.7 $BTC acquired for ~$5.37m @ avg price of ~$64,925 per bitcoin.
15.8 BTC is held in float for football matters, the rest is held in our treasury.

2024-06-05 12:52:27

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Shut up you whiny bitch

2024-05-27 03:49:10

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Glad you didn’t listen then.

2024-05-27 03:48:26

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Couldn’t make it work, doing something in July

2024-05-26 13:14:39

This week I am launching the Bedford Future Fund, a non-profit which will provide grants of up to £5,000 to talented young people in Bedford.
I have seeded it with £51,000 and made two grants already.
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2024-05-25 20:08:05

New interview with Michael Saylor. I did ask regarding ossification and developer funding.
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-is-forever-money

2024-05-19 19:11:44

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Snore

2024-05-19 18:53:55

Great year for Real Bedford. Ladies won a historic treble and then men won a double.
Roll on next season 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ https://image.nostr.build/e4e708360a0b09850a796aae750cdadaf361592b86ca10c18cea8fbe86e880d1.jpg

2024-05-04 16:42:07

👀
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2024-04-16 23:43:56

We did it, we won another league 🏴‍☠️ https://image.nostr.build/61e12f66534a20a1267118ed9b2db97e5fd787be058a4e130d5be1c6bac9f053.jpg

2024-03-19 18:50:25

Something I shared on Twitter, interested in the perspectives here too:
“I want #bitcoin to do three things well:
1. Send
2. Receive
3. Store
Personally, I’m only interested in development which ensures #bitcoin does these three things better, faster and more securely while maintaining maximum decentralisation.
All other use cases to me represent a grift on the #bitcoin system from privileged people who don’t prioritise these three things highly enough.
So many people have worked so hard over the last 15 years to get #bitcoin where it is, battles against so many powerful forces, yet #bitcoin survived.
Now we are degrading the #bitcoin system for non-monetary use cases.
H/t to @GrassFedBitcoin - something we discussed deeply yesterday.”

2024-03-19 05:15:19

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It’s a hotel room

2024-03-19 01:25:05

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Hotel, I wish it was my home

2024-03-19 01:17:45

Just recorded a three hour monster with @npub1wnl…n3wr regarding #bitcoin spam and the mission for good money.
Think that was our longest show ever.
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2024-03-14 14:05:32

CRAIG WRIGHT IS A FRAUD

2024-03-06 17:45:47

Here come the philosophers…
Resistance Money crew Andrew Bailey, Bradley Rettler and Craig Warmke are coming to Bedford for a 🔥 panel.
CheatCode takes place on April 12th and 13th in Bedford, UK.
Tickets: cheatcode.co.uk/tickets
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2024-03-05 18:50:35

Absolutely buzzing that my good friend Jack Mallers is coming to Bedford for our conference CheatCode.
CheatCode takes place on April 12th and 13th in Bedford, UK and features Alex Gladstein, Lyn Alden, Preston Pysh, Natalie Smolenski, Natalie Brunell, Jeff Booth and many more.
Tickets: cheatcode.co.uk/tickets
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2024-03-04 11:10:32

Bitcoin is eating football https://image.nostr.build/e149ad6fcccd7a575ab9cc3ef8119641ab0237e62a80a8a79bf3af0bde9c4941.jpg

2024-02-20 16:03:58

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Scared of what? I’ve interviewed his brother, Dad and wife.
I’m on holiday lad.

2024-02-20 16:03:06

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He won’t come on mine but I’d listen to anything he does

2024-02-20 16:00:30

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Not right now as I’m out of the country but if you search What Bitcoin Did I have made a few shows previously and will cover it again when I’m back.

2024-02-14 23:02:21

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That’s not what it was about, it was about them trying to tokenise and rent seek everything

2024-02-14 23:01:34

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Thanks for sharing again Jack

2024-02-12 02:57:02

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Beyoncé is in the picture?

2024-02-12 02:02:22

Nice shirt @npub1sg6…f63m https://image.nostr.build/df9548be05fbaa5b189b46a1d1706ab3cb10f2f46cd262049eee554b17d7ba71.jpg

2024-02-09 16:43:37

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It’s madness really

2024-02-09 16:43:05

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Yeah that’s me

2024-02-09 16:37:15

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I had a similar experience with Coinbase years ago. They required you to earn bigger withdrawals over time but you were able to apply for this. Is this similar?

2024-01-29 19:18:01

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Best concert I ever went to was Beastie Boys at Brixton Academy

2024-01-29 19:15:47

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Not really for me. I’m happy to talk to most people but when I invite someone on the show I don’t expect their follow up to be focusing on public humiliation and relishing in it.

2024-01-27 00:23:09

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Pete’s an annoying moron

2024-01-25 15:57:39

My lawyers have just confirmed that Craig Wright has had his final appeal denied by the Supreme Court.
It is over, I won, welcome to law Motherfucker!

2024-01-24 22:05:51

No mercy!