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Maya

Silencing the Press, Silencing Democracy
In Suriname, the government is weaponizing defamation lawsuits, violence, and intimidation to stifle journalists and muzzle free speech. The world stays silent—perhaps we're too small for the global stage to care.
But censorship here is real, and it's growing. As media platforms like Facebook are used to suppress local news outlets, we look to decentralized solutions like Nostr as a lifeline for our democracy. Yet, despite the urgency, we’ve been met with silence from the global community.
Our largest news outlets are under attack, with pages facing deletion. Facebook has become a tool for censorship, with false reports leading to suspended pages. We haven’t received any support, but we refuse to surrender.
Freedom of speech shouldn’t depend on a platform’s whims—or a government’s threats.
Starnieuws, Suriname Herald, SUN News, ABC, Rasonic TV… they all face the same crackdown. The time to act is now.
Read more here:
https://m.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/82838

2024-08-25 08:30:00

Sometimes life is not what you expect it to be.
Sometimes the person you’ve expected will protect you is the one who hurts you.
Sometimes it’s just Murphy’s law.
Yet, we never give up. https://image.nostr.build/a35b3b1f1f97a1d4b20bc53f58cf4d80ad5ecabe369859681431d4019f6583c6.jpg

2024-08-14 01:56:27

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Thanks Stefan 🙏🏽

2024-07-29 15:43:43

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Congrats!

2024-07-26 00:32:41

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Let’s go!

2024-06-17 16:09:39

Support Bitcoin and Nostr adoption in Suriname 🇸🇷
Visit and help orange and purple pill locals! Experience the beautiful Amazon rainforest, the Decentralize Suriname Conference on November 7-8th and the Nostr Beach Festival on November 9th!
#note1uya…wr0h

2024-06-13 13:52:52

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🫂

2024-05-20 14:09:48

https://m.primal.net/IIhf.jpg

2024-05-08 08:47:41

https://image.nostr.build/7478458fd797a524e6fe63d5e452ff7d53dc8e209f7064daa3cda9d1a8b2f6c6.jpg

2024-05-07 13:43:28

#asknostr #note10rk…v4ht

2024-05-03 19:06:50

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Spam it guys, testing with @npub1k5f…vqg2
@npub18am…p424 @npub1zuu…c2uc @npub1t3g…l5g4 @npub1jk9…lqz7

2024-05-03 15:15:51

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@npub18am…p424 @npub1t3g…l5g4 @npub1jk9…lqz7

2024-05-03 15:15:17

Help us out pleb army! Show us some love, vote for Daedalus Labs @npub1zwn…tult and support a Bitcoin only, Nostr, die hard startup, fighting the system to get you off your mortgage 🦾 #plebchain #bitcoin #nostr #note1xs6…kr7l

2024-04-20 00:27:39

Happy Halving everyone! #plebchain

2024-04-19 12:08:11

This is exactly why big tech will never get the chance to frontrun open source tech development in Suriname.
Capitalism failed, antitrust regulation could never keep up with innovation, institutions failed to protect consumers and the free market.
Disruptive tech needs room to thrive, Suriname will be that place 🇸🇷
https://m.primal.net/HxKh.jpg

2024-04-14 20:57:42

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Suriname 🇸🇷

2024-04-14 16:16:18

We are live!
#note13c2…rjvs

2024-04-12 17:34:33

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Yes, though I’ve said no to requests over the past 6 years from multiple political parties, being an activist, fighting against corruption, I couldn’t say no as our country is reaching an inflection point these next elections. With offshore oil royalties being the target for old corrupt politicians, it’s time for change, with broad support from the private sector and 40% of voters under 35, we actually have a shot at winning and building a better future.
With a population of only ~600K and a GDP of $2.8B, no financial infrastructure or developed capital market. Our country is ideally suited for Bitcoin and Nostr adoption.
Thanks Derek! Appreciate the support 🙏🏽

2024-04-09 22:42:44

One of my first acts as President will be to promote the use of Nostr to replace Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp usage in Suriname. Or an outright ban of those apps
Also allocating a % of the sovereign wealth fund towards an open source innovation fund to attract developers and position the country as a global leader in / supporter of the development of an open and free internet.
An open source campaign, can it be done? Has it ever been done? How do we minimize the government’s role, make a President redundant in a decade or less and give power back to the people.
A country completely on a Bitcoin standard. 🇸🇷
Thoughts? @npub1hqa…t56s @npub18am…p424 @npub1xts…kk5s
#note1n4q…66ws

2024-04-09 22:42:20

2024-03-28 00:54:56

So good 👌🏽
#note1qy9…n8ly

2024-03-25 15:01:05

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🫡

2024-03-22 18:34:54

💕
#note1dah…e2ay

2024-03-21 20:01:42

Excited for the start of our monthly Eenentwintig meetup today!
Special shout out to @npub1k5f…vqg2 and @npub10qa…385g for helping out!
https://m.primal.net/HnEc.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HnEf.mov

2024-03-20 17:10:40

🇸🇷 @npub1k5f…vqg2 @npub10qa…385g
https://m.primal.net/HmnF.jpg

2024-03-20 14:05:34

Setting up the Bitcoinize POS’s with @npub1k5f…vqg2 @npub10qa…385g
@npub155m…dcvg 🥳🧡
https://m.primal.net/Hmjl.jpg

2024-03-10 02:38:59

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But feed the good side more than the bad side, blessings 🙏🏽

2024-03-09 21:13:59

Sleeping in a hammock,
the water’s low,
so you can see,
the skeletons of old trees,
no yoga retreat,
or anything to do,
but just be,
out here my soul feels free 🇸🇷
https://m.primal.net/HjMP.mov
https://m.primal.net/HjMQ.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HjMR.jpg
https://m.primal.net/HjMS.mov

2024-03-07 20:58:38

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I’m running in the next elections, the campaign is ‘defund the state’, fuck the state, everything can be done without em, I hope I survive 😂

2024-03-04 01:07:25

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Same! 11:11 everywhere! Someone once told me that it means you’re in the zone, go with the flow. 🪷

2024-03-01 17:11:13

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Get well soon, wish you a speedy recovery ❤️‍🩹

2024-02-04 16:37:07

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@npub1h0f…kvcg @npub19n6…el56

2024-02-04 15:43:54

Mijn eerste Bitcoin, goedemorgen en Plan de Vida good people, ik hoop dat jullie allemaal zo gelukkig mogen zijn om Suriname 🇸🇷 een keertje te bezoeken 🫶🏽🤙🏽 https://image.nostr.build/89d984fb8f1423c4e3554fc79b9dae0580782329872e732b0836555ee9d4216a.jpg

2024-02-04 15:41:59

‘The road to hell is paved with good intentions’ lol 🤣
https://youtu.be/2TI-Vy7XBiI?si=Lb8qRqIUdRDIcgxD

2024-02-01 15:34:30

Feels like I’m traveling through space and time 🤔 #keepnostrweird LoL 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/d80c160e70c9757949cb8b97d07c29a4b068f9c909f3bbebe283ea65c9582b8e.jpg

2024-02-01 03:41:06

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😏🖖🏽🤙🏽

2024-01-31 23:08:36

Woke up this morning feeling reborn 🥰💜🤙🏽 https://image.nostr.build/90349a6f0394a1da14403b49111eeca06995616a79dfdd73e282ff541cbc931f.jpg

2024-01-28 12:44:37

Getting my DNA sequenced today… YAY 😒 In case I don’t make it.. 🏄🏾‍♀️🏊🏊‍♂️🐧🚣‍♂️🌦️😘👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨❤️‍🔥🥩🤘🏽🥇❤️‍🩹🌱🚀🥮
@npub1jzu…3vm0 @npub16tn…cvw5 @npub1j8y…vrvg @npub1sg6…f63m @npub1dmc…utjm @npub1t3g…l5g4 @npub14f2…v7lu
M&M’s 💜💚🧡💘 @npub12p9…00vm @npub16cp…edcd @npub1y67…q62h
👀👁️💔🪦
@npub1xts…kk5s @npub1h50…rqev @npub1hqa…t56s @npub12r0…9qrx @npub1x6c…62ya @npub1exc…n72a

2024-01-19 21:19:48

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It’s ok, no worries, I disconnected from socials, work and everything and am recovering, thought I was dying there for a second 😂 Feeling better and gaining weight again. Definitely! Cob is my new release from fiat mining related stress, I swear it’s like I’m taking care of 10 toddlers sometimes 😩 Life in Su.. and pushing for change is… challenging 😅🫣

2024-01-19 17:33:27

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I was sick for about two weeks and honestly just tired from work, I also had friends over, so catching up a bit and lazy, audio tends to go on and off when I get added on stage, so I was walking around, eating earlier in the day and later played a round of casine but fell asleep. Being sick for that long and in hospital made me realize I was running on fumes, so balance, but it is nice to have cob, bit of Nostr vibes at home 🫶🏽 Caught up on some sleep, I’ll chat more next time

2024-01-18 03:19:20

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That’s adorable!

2023-12-26 15:16:00

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Fuck yes

2023-12-25 20:12:40

🖖🏽

2023-12-25 15:28:55

You’re all a bunch of jerks, Merry Christmas ya filthy animals 😜 Cheers to orangepulling the world in 2024! 🧡🫶🏽🤙🏽 #note1h5k…ywu7

2023-12-25 14:00:40

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🙋🏽‍♀️

2023-12-21 12:05:35

Nostr nests remind me of early Teamspeak days 🥺 God I miss Flibbr 😔

2023-12-21 01:46:28

What makes a centralized entity the gatekeeper of innovation?

2023-12-18 02:15:24

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That was fun 🤣

2023-12-17 14:52:49

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Well I’d disagree, we’ve seen what happened with Facebook and big tech, we’ve seen what happens when defense companies determine government spending…

2023-12-17 14:51:39

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Not equal, but at least fair, if company X now amassed massive amounts of Bitcoin, BlackRock, and Blackstone buys more of the worlds physical assets down the line, Bitcoin is the standard, the rest of the world will be paying rent to a company that controls the market? 🤔

2023-12-17 01:53:03

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Would have had to, but we have whales now 🤔

2023-12-16 23:21:10

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Yes, but if someone has more sound money, they can buy more assets, I wonder how that would lead to a more equal world 🤔

2023-12-16 23:10:04

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What about those hoarding sound money 🤔

2023-12-16 23:09:19

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On war and the 1% 🥲

2023-12-15 23:54:49

https://image.nostr.build/6989f7cb14109938522d8f1d94cb78740ba583b71e0c326f5f6cd42dad878c88.jpg

2023-09-23 21:30:08

🥶 https://image.nostr.build/728430908826ee398f368be0c3fd3767df8aa94a63221f382cfaa322eb9387cc.jpg

2023-09-18 21:26:37

Hey guys,
Quick update 🔥
Special shout-out to @npub1csa…z4x9 @npub1hlx…8mlu @npub138g…k36k for sending us some love ⚡️
Some pictures and videos of today 🫶🏽
The @npub1xwm…3nmv
team are going to the Tamara Orphanage every day
Right now the kids are paying with 1 Bolt card that they share, the one we got from Praia Bitcoin with the POS
Today in the video they were play arguing about who gets to pay and buy fruits first 🥹
Fernando gave me a box of Bolt cards at Riga, those will reach Suriname 🇸🇷 on the 29th.
We want to print cards for each kid and spread to more orphanages and schools in October.
For that we need a printer to make custom cards for each kid. The printer is about $800 in dirty fiat value, we’ll add it to the campaign, please zap, share and support if you can 🫶🏽
https://geyser.fund/project/kindertehuistamara

2023-09-12 15:03:22

Update ⚡️
We’ve raised more than 1.25M Sats for Bitcoin Sranan’s Fruits for sats program at the Tamara Orphanage in Suriname! 🇸🇷
@npub1mut…23vg @npub1hqa…t56s @npub1t3g…l5g4 @npub14f2…v7lu @npub16vr…p2va @npub1ezw…jmeg and many others have joined the list of contributors 🥳🫶🏽
Thank you so much guys!
#1 on the leaderboard gets a custom made Maxisclub artwork (Donated by them to support the zapraiser)
Thanks everyone for the zaps ⚡️
@npub1y67…q62h @npub1jkn…tcvj @npub1t3g…l5g4 @npub10qa…385g and my profile have our zaps going to the @npub1kmw…xqk9 raise 🔥💜
https://geyser.fund/project/kindertehuistamara

2023-09-09 09:17:43

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I feel like we need to drag some more friends into this 😬 @npub1jzu…3vm0 @npub1zuu…c2uc @npub1hqa…t56s

2023-08-12 18:12:32

I feel like we’re nodes, opening channels to each other nodes and filling gaps 🤙🏽

2023-08-12 04:43:14

https://cdn.nostr.build/i/845184edcc2c6b0541f69a20368054a439cb710b9f05bf58e82eae743ad1e73f.jpg

2023-08-11 23:41:33

I was shocked by the fiat mentality of some Bitcoiners, they preach Bitcoin, but act fiat. Use plebs, are abrasive or condescending to women, nepotism, egoes, praising a decentralized protocol, but fighting over IP, or who gets to do and say what, dick measuring contests… It’s heartbreaking 💔 #note1jvn…wx72

2023-07-26 22:20:50

Ok pleb army, I need your help sharing this! Visit Suriname 🇸🇷
On the 25th it’s Phagwa Festival, the goal is to orangepill 100K festival goers 🔥⚡️🫶🏽🧡 Pura Vida y’all 🤙🏽 https://nostr.build/av/0d8421c9f8113083cf24232b409ae71ab9bbaf6dd7029c1510382a88385b90a2.mov

2023-07-21 21:52:32

Hanging out with @npub1y67…q62h and @npub19n6…el56 in Uvita 🥰 It’s great to see the market and learn more about how Bitcoin Jungle was built, getting amazing help and insights on how to build the Bitcoin Sranan Circular Economy. LFG! 🔥 Pura Vida y’all 🤙🏽 https://nostr.build/av/b5281e5f8f1c63749376d1db532cc9136b29cc8a74d5e7600c5bf366be41c2e7.mov

2023-07-04 11:43:47

Practicing for my next IPSC match after 4 years, I don’t totally suck 🥳 https://nostr.build/av/6cd2d16baa6efdc0d7c366ff0f710a81965825d1717c7dfdae942caad6a1f991.mov

2023-06-30 17:42:01

Visit Suriname 🇸🇷
Calling all plebs!
Support the Bitcoin Sranan circular economy 🫶🏽 https://nostr.build/av/caea62fabdd83410d7356d1feeb6867151aa238af1ba9cb7b6ee08df8ab1fc0e.mov

2023-06-30 17:39:48

Visit Suriname soon and support Bitcoin Sranan 🇸🇷 https://nostr.build/av/79475e494696c5b711316d55c6d2d2c3d682c05529ed9d6f81f100393b26beb6.mov

2023-06-24 00:17:32

Solves everything 😂 https://nostr.build/i/9502fc2f781d0cf4ae140175ed4a17008a36832b544db0fde0b92c98520f43e1.jpg

2023-06-16 18:25:33

Right here 🫶🏽 https://nostr.build/i/7a1eaa19f6596235045be720e315d249e1e83e54f4e61e67c1143d511a7003c2.jpg

2023-03-06 16:41:28

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Hey! Can you write one on the situation in Suriname? Inflation is at ~60%+. The country is in crisis. We’re teaching people and merchants how to use Bitcoin. Minimum wage is $180/month, families run out of money after the first week of the month due to high inflation. There have protests and riots and government is getting even more corrupt and trying to steal reserves 😔 Suriname needs Bitcoin, fast!

2023-03-05 03:30:21

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It’s ironic how alcohol has such a devastating effect on our health but is not as stigmatized

2023-03-05 03:06:31

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Ever?