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Jan 31, 2023Liked by 2nd Smartest Guy in the World

"DUMP PAYPAL......."

Yes

"and go all in on TWITTER PAY."

Not interested in going from one centralized 'solution' to another.

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Worse, twitter will track everything including social credit score.

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I dumped PayPal a while ago and I have no interest in joining Twitter pay if it ever happens but I am greatly enjoying the Twitter spaces. You may very well be right about Elon Musk, but for me, the jury is still out.

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Thanks for the heads up O Smart One. I dumped Pay Pal when they said they were going to fine people $2,500 who were spreading “misinformation.” I do miss the convenience of it however, and would have became a Twit with Musk to have that convenience back again. Your admonishment set me right and back on the path again to buying local. 👩🏼‍🌾

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We need to take advantage of whatever platforms that we can, even if they aren't ultimately on our side to get the message out along with a mitigation plan to other platforms.

Substack runs on top of AWS and Amazon could shut it down at any time. What are we doing to mitigate that? Hosting content in private data centers is the only safe option but then we will still need to deal with ISPs and domain registrars banning stuff. Ultimately if we want to have any voice among Big Tech, it will require "small tech" or "alt tech" where we cobble together distributed networks using devices that can bypass the public Internet infrastructure by connecting directly to satellite private circuits through a new mobile device platform and satellite communication devices that can be placed strategically in data centers or in neighborhoods.

I hope you are wrong about Elon Musk, because the reality is that he is the only one with the infrastructure and money to enable such a network if it comes down to that. In the meantime, we can prepare by having a contingency for Substack being shut down, backing up content, using private servers to mirror the content, and developing an alternate platform for information sharing and collaboration.

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Washington’s proxy war against Russia is failing, and the establishment is getting frantic.

Contrary to early Beltway hopes and expectations, Russia neither collapsed internally nor capitulated to the collective West’s demands for regime change in Moscow. Washington underestimated Russia’s societal cohesion, its latent military potential, and its relative immunity to Western economic sanctions.

President Zelensky’s recently fired advisor and unofficial “Spinmeister,” was more direct. He expressed his own doubts that Ukraine can win its war with Russia and he now questions whether Ukraine will even survive the war. Ukrainian losses—at least 150,000 dead including 35,000 missing in action and presumed dead—have fatally weakened Ukrainian forces resulting in a fragile Ukrainian defensive posture that will likely shatter under the crushing weight of attacking Russian forces

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/this-time-its-different/

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So many distractions, so little time.

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You just confirmed my suspicions about him. I always thought he was playing both sides. I thought it was the plan all along.

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This is a true solution that is separate from all the other ones controlled by the Central Bank Cartel. Plus, unlike crypto, it is not hackable by a quantum computer. This is a first come first serve opportunity!

We just did a major briefing tonight about the new opportunity to get RAIDATech shares BEFORE the company goes public. People that buy shares now will be eligible for the 4 to 1 stock split prior to the company going public. There are also major surprises during this briefing so listen to this special briefing recording.

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Stripe is Twitter and Substacks payment processor. Musk was an initial investor in Stripe. Mark Carney joined Stripes Board in 2021.

If you don't know Mark Carney Google him

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I dumped paypal months ago and I have no plans for replacing it.

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Jan 31, 2023·edited Jan 31, 2023

Twitter, fb, Instagram, PayPal, tic tok aside, the parasitic powers that be will take down cyberspace completely, including your banking. Then they will require a digital ID to regain access. THAT is what should be planned for. So spend your dollars on real goods, or put it under your mattress!

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Thank you for warning about fElon. Sad that most of the MAGA crowd will not believe it.

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You write: "Clearly, these mind tricks and psyops keep working on a brainwashed and mesmerized populace locked in either/or thinking, or lack thereof."

Substitute Populace to read: 80% of your readers (the anti-vaxxers). Why the condescension?

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I always said the left right paradigm is this harlots way to dupe the masses into worshiping her beast!:

https://sumofthyword.com/2021/01/07/mystery-babylon-the-great-and-her-beast/

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