Gary Green

Retired healthcare facilities founder. #decentralized #btc #lightning #satellite.earth

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2025-01-22 02:50:01

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Happy birthday Sir!

2024-12-30 05:43:26

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Give satellite a try. It's consistent. Big update dropping soon. It's my favorite client.

2024-10-28 23:00:10

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Please take a look. I see posts i made through Amethyst, but not on satellite and the opposite.

2024-10-14 04:38:35

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Enjoying Madeira? (Assuming you are @ SEC)... Happy Monday morning.

2024-10-06 02:08:44

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Sooo bleaching... That's a thing? Whooda thunk?

2024-09-29 04:26:50

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Looks like a pretty wadded pile on the floor, because that's where it ends up after I have to strip it off her because she's so sexy in it. It's mission accomplished for the dress when we get down to business....

2024-09-29 04:21:13

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According to the author of The creature from Jekyll Island, it's long past the point where voting matters. It's going to take brave militant souls to fight the corrupt machine. Our present condition is a result of the machinations of the cabal of central bankers and globalist elites. The socialism pump has been primed. We gotta decentralize our way out. Vote with your feet, your time, your attention, and your wallet.

2024-09-29 04:11:43

It's that season again. This is a second year buck visiting my front yard.
https://cdn.satellite.earth/09141e285b202d952aeede5a4a12878a8518f9fda6019541acf07d3a70f9bab9.jpg

2024-09-25 01:54:41

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Welcome to the big world of decentralized Internet. Say whatever stupid things you want to say without fear of censorship...

2024-09-19 02:34:13

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Thanks I know him. Just shot him a DM to see if he's coming to the meeting.

2024-09-19 02:15:21

There is a Bitcoin Meetup coming to my area in a few weeks. I would like to see our time together be productive beyond the socialization. Does anyone have ideas for a topic(s) that could/should be covered in an hour or less of a 90-120 minute meeting? I'm thinking it would be useful to teach/ learn how to use the lightning network for micropayments. Are any of my inland Northwest compatriots adept at this use of the technology - willing to bring a lesson plan of sorts to our meeting in October?

2024-09-19 02:03:10

How does Sparrow Wallet for desktop work?Are digital assets secured on a desktop that has Internet connectivity? Isn't this something vulnerable to a hack? I have only the tiniest idea of Sparrows' purpose (UTXO management). What else is it's utility? Too complex for open forum here? DM me instead.

2024-09-17 17:27:27

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Thanks for sharing the explanation. I'll look into Sparrow.

2024-09-09 05:18:18

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@Stuart Bowman & Hzrd What do you think of this?

2024-08-31 06:43:26

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So WTF is this?

2024-08-29 05:28:09

Web of trust and social graph are on the way. Nostr devs are working on interesting solutions for getting high signal non-bot feedback you can actually use to determine the quality of the profile. We won't just need to rely on follower counts. Satellite devs are hacking out solutions to the social graph and web of trust as we speak.

2024-03-28 10:39:22

This is a really sad commentary on what we have become.
I can't fault the reasoning of the author. Do you think they are wrong?
Here’s the million-dollar question nobody is asking about the Baltimore bridge collapse… https://tiny.iavian.net/1z1sc

2024-03-25 02:55:42

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Welcome to our corner of the universe... An ever expanding universe. One day it will find ubiquity.

2024-03-12 05:34:21

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Shot in the dark answer: 0.01mol

2024-03-06 05:43:48

Bitcoin is sinless money that even God would approve of. Truth stamped on time.

2024-03-06 00:27:54

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You said they were some of the nicest people ever. That's a good description of his character. Just wondered if he was one of the ones who influenced your description...

2024-03-06 00:08:37

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Ditto. That was it's imperfection. Author is human and fallible.

2024-03-05 23:48:15

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Did you meet Stuart Bowman of Satellite?

2024-03-05 22:35:43

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Won't be long before those marketplaces will be available right here on Nostr. Take a chill pill.

2024-02-21 04:35:34

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I'm doing just that while diving the Reed's in Grand Cayman this week. This is such a great suggestion.

2024-02-21 04:15:31

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Dave you are a veritable fire hazard. Bust out the Hoover. You're killing us all with your micro pollutants . Really would ya just give us all a break before the EPA has to get involved?

2024-02-21 04:12:08

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I really can't believe you went there. On Nostr of all places where free speech is the reason for it's existence. BTW Profanity and hate speech are just two of my many, many talents. However, today I'm going to love you right through it since God loves you when you do dingaling things; I can forgive and forget. You do put out other quality content more often than not, so you get a pass this time. But really dude?

2024-02-21 03:29:22

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Agreed. Nice thought for the day. Hope you are well sir.

2024-02-21 03:26:26

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Do you really believe that? History says otherwise... Not just the last century of history either.

2024-02-15 03:02:44

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Let your viewers decide....

2024-02-15 03:01:48

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2024-02-14 15:35:04

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You fucked this up. This Sanskrit verse in it's unadulterated form is more profound than whatever you did to it. It's like you are passing this off as an original piece. This is bastardized plagiarism.

2024-02-08 04:22:53

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Satellite. I like it's threaded conversations, communities, and it's clean Reddit like interface. Much more is coming from this developer.

2023-12-09 06:52:12

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We had a Daisy Duke that was a fat little Chihuahua. We miss that little girl. Sorry you lost your long dog. See you on the other side of the rainbow bridge Daisy...

2023-12-07 01:34:19

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I've never been in pre-check line that went slower than the regular line.

2023-12-07 01:32:31

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I've been in the fingerprint database since my Navy days 40+years ago. It's irrelevant to me at this point. I'm more worried about getting doxed by 23 & me hacks. I don't think I'll ever commit a crime because I'll be too easy to catch via one of those methods. So what is the real harm of having your prints in the database? Anyone have an answer to that? I'm seriously interested in your thoughts.

2023-12-06 22:52:19

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I travel extensively and TSA pre check is the bomb. Saves a ton of time. Just signed up for global entry. I'll see how that goes & time will tell if that was unwise.

2023-12-03 04:58:02

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2023-12-03 04:54:53

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This has me confused. It looked like this was posted on the open forum, not just the DM. Didn't think a private note would or could be threaded. Cool innovation?

2023-12-03 03:20:03

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I'll ask for them on the OPA. I'll do a bunch of dm's and find the ones i can for you.
On another note, I know I don't know you well yet but I couldn't help but notice that you seem out of sorts. Not mean or cranky but like you are plagued by some kind of life circumstances that have you off balance. Is that a reality or am I making shit up in my head?
If life is out of whack, is there anything I can do to lift a burden or assist in any way? I got from our first conversation that your employment status has you unsettled. Is it related to not enough fiat flowing ?
If there is anything I can help with, I have idle hands that can be put to work. If I have the right tool in my bag I'd be a willing help.
I recognize that this is nunnamybidness and no reply is expected. I'm out in your universe in case there is need.
I'll get to work on those Nostr handles and get back to you.

2023-11-15 15:40:50

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In 20 years 1 sat will buy me a gum ball. They can keep sending them one at a time and before you know it I'll have a lifetime supply of chewing gum. Fill my wallet for free. Knock yourself out advertisers.

2023-11-14 02:19:45

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What is the name of the telegram group? Got an easy link for me? I would love to listen and learn more.

2023-11-12 21:23:21

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What makes Morocco reasonable for a venue besides being crossroads to continents? Are westerners going to be reasonably safe traveling there given current geopolitics? It's important to have that answered. Some of the brightest minds are going to gather together and can't be put in harms way just because the place sounds exotic.

2023-11-08 12:30:22

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I want one of those shirts. Does anyone know where can it be found to purchase one?

2023-11-08 04:23:02

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My wife almost wet her pants laughing so hard and had to stop half way through to collect herself before she could finish it!

2023-11-06 02:08:41

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Of course I have... That and hundreds of other books related to the human condition. At some point our society pivoted to moral relativism. I'm of the school that moral absolutes remain. Wanton disregard for human life is punishable by removing the offender(s) from the gene pool decisively and permanently. It's like Sodom and Gomorrah all over again. Evil exists. It must be judged and terminated. You don't have to buy that line of thinking. Suffice it to say no one wants me on the jury at trial if they are a mass murderer; nor have me as a soldier of the state being designated a target in my crosshairs.
Change my mind.

2023-11-04 04:54:15

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You must live in clown world, have no moral compass and missing key components of an education. Your views below are complete nonsense. You obviously don't get the concept of FAFO. Swift retribution is the only moral answer. That's what real men and real patriots do. They eliminate evil from the earth when faced with it. Ditch your touchy feely sensibilities and grow a pair. We can't fix this kind of stupid. If you're lucky one day you'll see the world for what it really is. Yup it's pretty caveman mentality.

2023-11-04 03:44:31

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Listen to yourselves... What due process did their victims get before being tortured, decapitated and executed? All they deserve is a summary execution. So yeah it's unreasonable to give them anything besides a painful death.

2023-11-03 14:38:09

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It's part of their culture. Spouses and girlfriends expect there will be shenanigans with prostitutes and are not bothered by it.

2023-11-02 04:57:30

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Thanks for sharing this piece. If these guys are accurate, we could be facing real terrorism again after roughly 12 years without major catastrophies. That would really suck for a lot of Americans. As of we didn't have our plethora problems to deal with already.

2023-11-02 04:04:30

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I like to think I have above average intelligence but I'm having a problem discerning whether this claim is satire, facetious, or serious? I get that it's important not to create a culture that follows one personality. If we"allow" that to happen, it runs counter to the purpose of decentralization and free speech. So are you just trolling Pablo to get the laugh out of him?

2023-11-01 20:10:16

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On another note... Do you suppose there is any correlation between the echo generated by my microphone and me using a VPN on the nest?

2023-11-01 20:08:32

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I hate predictive text. I just read what i wrote. Makes no sense at one point. So autocorrect.... you gotta think of autocorrect as a little elf inside your phone that really really wants to be helpful.... But it's actually quite drunk!

2023-11-01 19:28:52

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Thanks for the chat. I'm happy to have found you. I'm pleased that you were the one doing the nest with Stuart Bowman. I listened to it in its entirety on YouTube. I hope you keep doing those and praying then there as well. It's hard to find "archived" material here on NOSTR. Be well keep up the good work.

2023-11-01 05:15:36

Live; Nostrasia
https://www.youtube.com/live/VqOEeG0wpr0?si=e61asFIbpHIut1KQ

2023-10-30 19:58:52

It's high time to make it clear that our developers are working tirelessly to build the Nostr ecosystem and they are doing this work on micro payments and small grants through Opensats. These devs are hungry, paying bills for CDN's, servers, rents and power, not to mention the families they are trying to feed. Make sure you are doing your part to zap our devs generously. Can you afford $3.00 or about 10k sats/Month to support this important work? Use zap splits where you can. Just wanting to make sure you appreciate what these people are going through personally and that you are doing your little bit to help make this Nostr network a success in the long run.

2023-10-26 01:55:50

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What a rabble rouser. I'm with you I post on NOSTR (emphasis CAPs). Free speech zone.

2023-10-24 04:30:43

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Ya' think?!! I'm also old. Been around the block a time or two...

2023-10-24 03:53:44

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2023-10-22 04:41:39

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Prescient

2023-10-21 21:50:54

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If they are the same, then you are reading the wrong history books.

2023-10-19 02:32:37

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I'm sure Fiatjaf planned that. Not

2023-10-18 02:43:48

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You're not the boss of me. I'll do it any way I want. Just because you created it doesn't mean I must comply. However, I will concede to start calling it "The NOSTR"!! (I really do appreciate your stroke of genius with this technology). Peace out.

2023-10-18 02:19:08

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I'm pleased to see you recognize that about Stuart Bowman. This is quite the endorsement of his prowess. You two are quite the pair of visionaries and in your words "a beast". I can't thank you enough for all your hard work. I'm nothing more than an end user and you both are making my experience using NOSTR enjoyable. This is why I zap +++ you both. IDK if you are going to Nostrasia, but i suspect you'll be there. Please make it a point to get to know Stuart, you'll be amazed that he's every inch as smart and talented as the best of them. All him about his "constellation". You may never have seen it when Satellite was powered for bit torrent and not NOSTR. You both have been prolific with your coding and development of this space. IDM'd you last spring and told you to keep your eyes open for him and his work. I think you'll be impressed by him personally and professionally. He's presenting at Nostrasia, so i hope you get to hear him speak. I know this sounds an awful lot like me being a fanboy or a proud poppa, maybe that's true, but I'm not FOS about this. It's scary to think about what could happen if you two put your heads together. Really scary... I sure hope you see this.

2023-10-16 23:01:44

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That's one term that applies. Another term to consider is "discernment" or perhaps "discretion"? Have you ever been gunned down because you shot from the hip? I have.

2023-10-16 08:19:22

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This is very relatable. Everything is permanently recorded here and I have a big fear of being seen as stupid. Sometimes my high IQ spits out some very inane commentary. I never like passing inaccurate information. I often hedge my bets and say equivocal opinions when I'm uncertain even when I'm feeling convinced about something on a gut level. I've been wrong about so many things even when I'm directionally correct. It's often a challenge to speak my truth. Eyeballs everywhere get to judge my two sats of input. Can anyone else relate to that?

2023-10-16 07:36:43

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#pawstr
#buddies

2023-10-16 07:33:38

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Satellite has a CDN that's easy to use to upload content/media.

2023-10-15 23:59:13

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The best/only (for the moment-to my knowledge) NOSTR communities is found on Satellite. Easy set up. Best wishes with your launch.

2023-10-13 03:21:12

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I hope they heed the warning. Hamas is slated for extermination. So are countless bystanders and those who have aided and abetted the butchers. Israel is going to do everything in their power to end the Palestinians. It will not be pretty.

2023-10-12 15:11:53

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Where is this? It's divine. We did leaf peeping in New England and it was just as pretty.

2023-10-11 05:40:36

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We are often challenged to walk in the shoes of those we disagree with to see things from their perspective. This missive that Mr Cox wrote gives an interesting insight into the mind of one who is embedded in the Jewish life in Israel; a true stakeholder. He is the archetypal Jewish citizen.
Are you in any way moved in your opinions by seeing directly into his perspective? Biblically the Jews are the Chosen ones and God is to deliver them in the end. If true, is it wise to screw with God's people?
I'm still trying to decide if there is any moral authority for warfare in any venue for any reason. I'm leaning toward the answer that this is not acceptable, but I'm also baffled by that conclusion because I'd be willing to end the life of an invader coming through my front door. So how much "thou shalt not kill" do i really have in my character?
This one is going to take a reread and more digesting.

2023-10-11 02:09:59

Dear friends and family,
Joseph Cox is the son of our close friend Rodney Cox. He lives in Israel with his wife and 5 children. Enclosed is his response to our inquiry as to their status. We find it very powerful. The first part of the document has many biblical reference. the second part expresses his feelings.
Louise and Charlie
Charlie,
First, I am unharmed and my family is unharmed.
But we are not okay.
In the midst of what is occurring, I want to pan out a bit and share my thoughts about what comes next.
First, I am a religious man. This means that I believe that G-d is involved in our lives. The most natural question – the question that must be asked - is "How could G-d allow this to occur?"
In my reading, this question forms one of the centerpieces of the Five Books of Moses.
G-d says to Abraham "I brought you out of Ur Kasdim." But G-d didn’t tell Avraham to leave Ur Kasdim. It was Terach, Avraham's father who left Ur Kasdim. Why did Terach leave? The Torah tells us: "And Haran died in the face of Terach his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur Kasdim."
Terach left because his son died right in front of him - and he could not stay.
When G-d tells Avraham "I brought you out of Ur Kasdim", G-d is saying "I killed your brother so your father would relocate."
Avraham's answer is telling. He says: "How can I believe you?"
We can see it now. Haran's death enabled Avraham to change the world. His death is barely even a footnote of a footnote in our reality. But for Avraham? For Avraham, it was beyond comprehension. G-d could not be trusted.
The sons of Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, died to serve as an object lesson in the nature of holiness. For Aaron, it was beyond comprehension or speech. And yet every Rabbi and commentator since has found reasons for why it occurred.
The Torah makes the length of the bridge between the divine perspective and the human perspective clear. In the first reading of Vayikra/Leviticus, it reviews all the offerings brought by man. Only one is called 'Holy' - the offering of grain that is eaten by the Kohen. The word 'Holy' is not applied to any other offering. For the common man, an animal being sacrificed, or grain being burned, feels so destructive that they cannot internalize its holiness. In the very next reading, from the perspective of the Kohen/Priest who did not raise that animal or plant that grain, every offering is called 'Holy.' Their perspective - the divine perspective - is different. They can see the spiritual beauty created through the offerings.
The Torah embraces that difference. We are not meant to share G-d's perspective.
Jewish tradition records that 80% of all Jews in Egypt died during the Exodus. Why had there been slavery in the first place? From the divine perspective, the price paid was appropriate as an enabler of the Exodus, the return to our land and the creation of a relationship between a nation and G-d.
From the human perspective, it was incomprehensible.
Our greatest leader, Moshe, fights against it every step of the way. His brother Aaron does not. I believe this is why Moshe is chosen as the leader - and not Aaron. We are not meant to accept - we are meant to push back and to argue. We are meant to be human.
The Exodus was tied by so many to possibly the greatest tragedy in Jewish history (the extent of the Roman tragedy is greater than many realize): the Shoah/Holocaust. It is a direct parallel - the mass death of Jews and Germans leading to an Exodus and then a return to our land. My grandfather held a Passover Seder in which he cursed G-d for both the Exodus from Egypt and the Shoah. There are many things G-d may not have appreciated about my grandfather, but I somehow feel confident that *this* wasn't held against him.
From a human perspective, the divine calculations should be impossible to internalize - even if we understand them.
I'm not writing this, today, as a theological argument. I am writing it with a very practical purpose in mind.
I believe it is within our power to see the divine purpose behind what has just occurred.
Prior to this weekend, 1715 Jews had been killed by terrorists since the Oslo Accords. Despite - or perhaps because of - our efforts at peace we are both no closer to peace and no closer to security.
I am not the kind of religious man who believes our suffering is engendered by well we wrap our tefillin (prayer phylacteries) or pronounce the Shema (our core prayer). If G-d wanted a community that followed Halacha (Jewish law) perfectly - he may well have rescued the Jews anytime during the roughly 1,900 years from the destruction of the Temple until 1948. I don't believe the 250 who died at a Music Festival for Peace were any less beloved by G-d than the 250 who didn't show up for prayers in my synagogue because of the threat of rockets.
This too is made clear in the Torah. When the leaders of the tribes are chosen, the leader of the tribe of Dan (the tribe of Judgement) is AchiEzer son of AmiShadai - "My Brother is my Help son of My Nation is God." His co-tribalist Amiel - another phrase that means "My Nation is G-d" - is identified as a Prince who helps lead the spies into the land of Israel. This is a tribe – much like our modern tribe that embraces the role of Judgement and Judges – that sees little place for G-d. And yet, Dan is welcomed to bring an offering that is exactly the same as every other tribe’s offering. In no way does the Torah demote or skip over the Tribe of Dan. Everybody can have a relationship with G-d.
So, I see no punishment in what happened this Simchat Torah. No, just as with the death of Haran and the Exodus from Egypt - there is instead opportunity.
Before I continue, let me make very very clear that I believe in peace and opportunity for Palestinians. I want a road towards a better reality. You can read my Constitution at IsraelConstitution.org.il and see it written right in there. I create provisions that grant full citizenship to Palestinians on a city-by-city basis; with the precondition that they turn over those who incite or carry out violence against Israel. I want an off-ramp in which Palestinians enjoy full rights and lives of freedom.
I will go even further. I am a religious Jew, but I do not believe that Jews are the only people with a relationship with G-d. I believe all of mankind is capable of such a relationship - and I believe both Christians and Muslims are monotheists who have their own distinct relationships to G-d. Nobody can simply be disposed of or ignored.
So, what is the opportunity created by this tragedy?
For years, Israel has been stuck in a halfway point: trying to secure peace by giving concessions to the those most powerful (and violent) forces in the Palestinian world. The outcome has been predictable. For years, Israel has been unable to eliminate these groups because of international condemnation.
The outcome has been predictable.
Now we have a chance to change that narrative. Israel has an opportunity to bring peace through war. To many Western minds, this seems impossible. But consider that Egypt made peace after being thoroughly defeated in 1973. Germany and Japan made peace, after being thoroughly defeated in 1945.
Once your enemy gives up on war, peace is possible. But, until now, Israel could not conduct a war so thorough that that would be possible.
Until now.
Now the sickness of the society created by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad and all the others has been revealed. Now Israel can strike - as the US and UK did against Germany - and deal with the sickness. Now, Israel has an obligation to do so. People who behave like this must be so thoroughly punished that they will never seek to do so again.
I am not recommended the targeting of civilians. I am also not recommended that fighters be spared because they hide behind civilians. Up to 2 million German civilians died in WWII. I am okay with that. The Germans allowed an evil to spread and metastasize and they were made an example of. I see no moral quandary in the carpet bombing of Dresden – they allowed an evil as yet unseen to overcome their society. I see a lesson being taught to German citizens: Never let this happen again.
So far, that lesson has held.
In this case, Hamas and PIJ and their ilk must be punished. They talk of a victory that will be remembered for generations. I believe their generations - such as they may be - should only speak of the terrible, overwhelming, mistake they made. I want Israel to kill every single fighter in Gaza. This is not tit-for-tat - this is an example being made for their society. In the Torah, it is called an Arur.
If there are 130,000 militants in Gaza, then I want them all dead. If they do not yet have children, then I want them to never have generations who may honor them.
The EU calls for de-escalation. They are quite simply wrong. A crime like this cannot be carried out and then simply ignored. It must be punished and in so thorough a way that it would not be conceived of for generations to come. If you do not do this, then you encourage this sort of illness. Your society – the world’s society – will collapse into murder and mayhem.
So that is the opportunity. We lost well over a thousand innocent woman and children - and man and soldiers who wanted peace. If Israel had ever decided to engage in an act like this, millions would be dead. We do not want this – and the evidence in clear. We have never engaged in this sort of slaughter.
The world imagines a Palestinian state will bring peace, but this slaughter shows what the Palestinian powers actually want. They want an orgy of murder. They want 8 million dead Jews strewn in the streets. They are building - from the much more powerful rockets of Hezbollah to the nuclear weapons of Iran - the capability to deliver that dream.
Only this slaughter could have enabled Israel to do what needs to be done. Only this could enable Israel to suppress the sickness in Palestine - just as had to be done in Germany.
From a divine perspective, it can make sense.
From a human perspective, we cannot accept it. We can never internalize it.
We can never stop mourning.
But we must step through the door that has been opened.
If your friends or your leaders say: "I hope for an end to the conflict soon" or "I hope the fighting will stop soon" or "We hope there will be de-escalation and a cease fire" DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM.
There must be war now. There is a moral imperative to strike out this evil. And, afterwards, there can be peace. I do not hope for peace now. In a few weeks or a few months, when the followers of Hamas and PIJ are all dead - then I will want peace. Peace with an understanding that the dream of killing all the Jews will never be realized. This is not a cycle of violence, this is a closure of violence.
There is an overwhelming strand of thought that will rear its head in the weeks to come. I've seen it already. "The Jews are occupiers and so they deserve no protections and no safety."
Do you know who settled Sderot – the largest city overwhelmed?
Refugees from the Arabic world.
In fact, the Muslim and Arab worlds expelled 99.5% of their Jewish populations. This is ethnic cleansing. Even the Nazis only managed 80%. Israel is a land of refugees - many from Europe but MOST from the Arab and Muslim world. Communities that were thousands of years old - in Iraq, Egypt, Syria and elsewhere - were erased. Property was taken and the people expelled. They came to Israel. In Israel these same states hoped to finish the job. They wanted to drive the people into the Sea.
They wanted to kill all of us.
They failed. In 1948, 1967 and 1973, they failed. Today 20% of Israel is made up of Arab citizens – full citizens. There are 2 million Arabs in Israel, and 15 Jews in Egypt. Not 15 thousand, 15.
There are 2 million Arabs in Israel and 0 Jews in Iraq. Our greatest text is the Babylonian Talmud – and there are no more Babylonian Jews.
Israel is a country of refugees who organized and said "THAT IS ENOUGH."
Well, the time has come to say it again. THAT IS ENOUGH.
It does not matter whether the Jews are occupiers or the just inhabitants of this land. We are a people who were harried and slaughtered in the years leading up to the establishment of our State – and every since.
We are a people who have a right to live - like any other people.
We have demonstrated we will live in peace with Arabs and Muslims who will live in peace with us. We embraced peace with the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Jordan, Egypt and, G-d willing, with Saudi Arabia. We left Gaza so we could have peace. We left South Lebanon so we could have peace. We presented Arafat and Abu Mazen with the opportunity to have their own states. My own Constitution creates a path for Palestinian Arabs to have full rights as full citizens.
But many Palestinian Arabs, as shown over the weekend, still want our elimination. They want an orgy of murder that makes this weekend look like a blip on the radar.
We cannot allow that to happen. This is a dream that must be crushed.
I am asking you, all of you, to be our advocates.
When people say "there should be a de-escalation" or "Israel should stop" or "I wish the fighting would stop" - step out of your comfort zone and your platitudes and say "no!"
Just as a murderer cannot be allowed to walk free - because of the rot he will create in society - a murderous society cannot be allowed to slaughter without consequences.
Explain us. Explain why we are doing what we are doing. And do not take the empty moral road that will once again lead to us the Jews being made into the villains in this story. Those same villainous Jews who slaughter children to make Matzah, steal organs from prisoners and poison candies for pleasure. Don't allow those lies to become 'truth'.
For years Israel has been criticized for its fight against these forces. "Why shoot people who approach the border fence, they haven't hurt anybody??" I hope the reasons behind our actions are clear now. We do not allow them pipes so they cannot make rockets. We do not allow them tractors so they cannot drive over barricades. We deprive them of so much because we know - have long known - that the orgy of murder is what they desire.
But we do not need this to be the reality in the future. We can create peace through war. At this point, there is no other way. Hamas will not become partners in anything - they are murderers who will see any weakness as proof of their power. Our lesson must be so complete that peace will be possible. And then Gaza, a beautiful place, can have tractors and skyscrapers and industry and wealth and freedom.
But not yet.
You have a job to do. Advocate for us. Explain us. Support us. If you have any questions, ask me or somebody else. But do not simply abandon us as the militants of Gaza - and the accidentally civilian deaths - pile up.
A lesson must be given and it unfortunately will come with a price. We could not distinguish the good Germans as we bombed their cities. We try, but it is hard to distinguish the good Gazans as we do the same.
Perhaps the Palestinians themselves will rise up against Hamas - as the Italians did against Mussolini. Then peace can arrive more quickly. Or perhaps not, in which case the visions of post-war Germany - of cities flattened - will be necessary step on the road to peace. It may not deliver peace. If it does not, at least the price of slaughter will be made clear.
This is not a war between armies, this is a war between peoples. Their people wants ours erased. We will not allow it to happen. We ask only that you stand with us as we crush those who would slaughter all of us. Then, and only then, can our peoples live side-by-side in peace.
Thank you for reading.
Written by Joseph Cox an Israeli citizen to my friend.

2023-10-03 18:29:31

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TMI. Glad some of your dignity is restored from whatever ails you.

2023-09-10 00:18:22

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Hand of God?

2023-09-01 16:41:53

https://cdn.satellite.earth/85581deac5262e938ca50cef8c3e4cb0bb1c6bf4eda2afaf9bdf3c59831d0b23.jpg
Look at this handcrafted table which my octogenarian friend made for me. It's amazing when friends give of the heart and hands. What do you think?

2023-09-01 05:16:03

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Here's your reply. GN nostrich.

2023-09-01 05:05:59

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Romeow

2023-08-31 21:33:10

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How about the moon in the background?

2023-08-31 19:26:00

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Satellite.earth

2023-08-27 22:46:18

https://youtu.be/ytyms4cNSbo?si=XukRe7_WD_Sb0XY8
Super satire! Gotta love the Bee.

2023-08-24 03:39:34

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On the debate stage tonight they all missed the number one theme that is driving the decline of the American empire. Debt and bad money that is tearing apart the fabric of our society. Equally causative is our monopoly on violence and the ability to bully all the other nations of the world to our political ends. Unless we reverse course and actually decentralize the power structure of this country, we are certainly doomed. Our borders are a mess, drugs, homeless, mental illness, failed rule of law, politicized and weaponized bureaucracies, a failed education system, inflation among many other ailments are the symptoms of the disease of the fiat standard. It's fucking up this country, the world and leaving our own citizens hopeless. Fix the money-fix the world.

2023-08-23 14:17:58

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Thanks for your hard work. The book is on its way to my doorstep.

2023-08-23 03:23:39

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22003 days

2023-08-21 22:11:17

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Thanks for the shout out. @stuart bowman is a brilliant engineer and developer. He's about to blow minds with what he has in development now. He is targeting release of his next phase before Nostrasia. Now he's gonna beat me over the head for saying that much! I just turned up the heat to make sure he gets the project nailed down on time. Can you send him an engineer to help him hack out all the code? The dude is getting arthritic doing it all on his own. I'm guessing he wouldn't be making such progress if it wasn't for a little $ support from people who know him and believe in his vision. Thank God for Opensats grants and others helping him financially. Satellite has the bones of something really remarkable.

2023-08-19 03:30:41

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2023-08-15 03:38:04

Attention Amethyst developers. Your mail app is crashing. I have rebooted and doesn't appear to be a problem with my device. It's will load the page of messages, but when trying to open a message the whole client shuts down. IDK if you've had similar reports from other users or not.

2023-08-13 03:27:16

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It's home. That's the South end of Lake Coeur d'alene.

2023-08-11 01:57:48

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1) decentralized signal getting broadcast without interference from algorithms
2) NOSTR is still too early in it's development for most non-techies to make use of much of the protocol. UX needs less friction.
3) I think my first npub was created in March 2023
4) I use Satellite.Earth and Amethyst. I like Satellite Best
5) I struggled getting media uploaded... Finding other users who I want to follow without picking random people who post. There are many people I would still like to find here.
6) Still having trouble with media uploads. I want to see a schedule of events on plebchain radio, NOSTR nests etc. So i can tune into things of interest.
Thanks for asking.

2023-08-11 01:44:41

https://cdn.satellite.earth/d1b988356d56947f572fac9793ffe2b2a61fbd8416bbca5f63fda3ca1e1191d1.jpg
Golden hour in Idaho panhandle.

2023-08-11 00:09:19

Someone recently posted a YouTube video addressing transaction fees in the base later. They did a thought experiment and the math on hundreds of millions of BTC users in the future competing for on chain settlements. The gist of it was that there is finite block space, finite transactions per unit time, and that fees will inevitably be cost prohibitive except for the largest transactions. The math is easy enough to understand for how many layer one settlements can be done in a given year based on protocol limitations.
The speculation is that fees will approach five figures as more adoption occurs. Have any of you ever gone down that rabbit hole to look at that possibility? It's one of my worries for the long term success of this technology. What say you?

2023-08-10 02:20:09

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Someone recently posted a YouTube video addressing transaction fees in the base later. They did a thought experiment and the math on hundreds of millions of BTC users in the future competing for on chain settlements. The gist of it was that there is finite block space, finite transactions per unit time, and that fees will inevitably be cost prohibitive except for the largest transactions. The math is easy enough to understand for how many layer one settlements can be done in a given year based on protocol limitations.
The speculation is that fees will approach five figures as more adoption occurs. Have either of you ever gone down that rabbit hole to look at that possibility? It's one of my worries for the long term success of this technology. What say you?

2023-08-10 02:02:36

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Throw some vitamin B on them. Helps the root shock after transplant.

2023-08-09 14:17:28

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So what do you think? Is food a right? I think you have the right to work for your food.

2023-08-08 15:17:20

There is a glitch in the matrix.... This post is on my feed over 25 times in a row.
#nevent1q…czc4

2023-06-24 12:06:53

Satellite.earth NOSTR client has launched "Communities" like Reddit's subreddit structure. Now you can curate the content you actually have interest in reading. Kudos to Stuart Bowman for the effort. This should make the client more useful and compete well with others. Check it out.

2023-06-02 23:02:08

https://cdn.satellite.earth/0db51e1a4d8fcdd6e2d02c55f537170141d0d762d1dbb4b448ab2cfb2c140843.jpg
Testing media. This was my ride.

2023-05-11 03:46:27

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I'm all for free speech. For every right there is a responsibility. This reads as hate and irresponsible. I get the sentiment but I disagree with your targeted demographic. You are invited to learn about the Tytler cycle. There are forces at play that goes beyond demonizing a single ethnic group as the sole culprit for our societal collapse.

2023-04-28 05:33:53

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Same message: failed

2023-04-28 05:30:17

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I know him well. He's a great speaker and articulates complexity well. I find him to be as brilliant and creative and diligent as they come.