umbertino Posted August 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2020 (edited) Interesting (imo): China, Bitcoin and a New Era Let's be synthetic. Bitcoin has always been broadcasted as a freedom ship away from banks and governments' tyranny. However, history teaches us that the system has never airdropped freedom. When it seems it does, it's most likely a troy horse. My thoughts have been always focused on China, as the Bitcoin's creator. They started planting seeds for global dominance decades ago. With the USA dying, the only player that could take its place and unify our nations is China. On which pillars does our world stand on? Military, Economy and Currency. Any country who has global aims must master all of them. Let's take a look at the USA: first military power, satellites nations like EU or Middle East and the Dollar, the world most used currency. China has already developed two pillars, a strong military and a great economy, with real colonies all around the globe. The missing pillar? A global currency. Bitcoin fits perfectly in a Chinese world's vision. Anarchism and outsider are paralyzed, unlike with cash. Total surveillance on global finance. All transfers are public, every coin leaves a trace and BTC mixers are useless. What separate us from privacy oblivion? CRS. Currently, more than 80% of the cryptocurrencies are hold on exchanges. When CRS will be applied, everything will be public. All your spending habits and transfers: fully traced. Hiding your coins and identity will a hell of a job. Bitcoin will be the first global coin for the first global empire. Also with your own wallets, nothing changes. Every BTC address can be internationally flagged. Meaning that any major exchange will freeze your coins if deposited from such addresses. Despite being still illegal in China, national BTC farms have always been on the edge of mining. Currently they control over 65% of the hash power. We all know how China works... Who really thinks, that the Gov would have allowed such proliferation, if considered a stability threat? Now, a purely abstract observation. Satoshi Nakamoto is a Japanese sounding name. Given the historical sourness between the two countries, what better way to mislead from the true creator? Lastly, I am aware of the Monero existence. However, as said, I don't believe in given freedom. Monero in my view is a Chinese TOR Get on board now. The process is still relatively easy. Create privacy-focused structures on as many exchanges as possible. Forge financial freedom for your dynasty. Edited August 5, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Imperial War Museum unveils film marking 75 years since Hiroshima bomb Video by Es Devlin and Machiko Weston tells story of nuclear bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki Mark Brown Arts correspondent Thu 6 Aug 2020 14.50 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/06/imperial-war-museum-unveils-film-marking-75-years-since-hiroshima-bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2020 (edited) Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club The 36-year-old follows Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as fortune passes $100bn for first time Mark Sweney Fri 7 Aug 2020 08.11 BST "The US senator Bernie Sanders wants to introduce legislation to tax what he called “obscene wealth gains” during the coronavirus crisis, despite the US economy shrinking at its fastest pace on record. The “Make Billionaires Pay Act” would impose a 60% tax on wealth gains made by the super-rich from 18 March through to the end of the year. The revenue would be used to cover the healthcare expenses of US citizens struggling to pay." https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/07/facebook-boss-mark-zuckerberg-joins-centibillionaire-club Edited August 7, 2020 by umbertino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 What we know about the Beirut explosion – video explainer On Tuesday evening, a massive explosion ripped across Beirut, killing at least 150 people and injuring thousands more. The scale of the damage was immense, with buildings miles from the port lying in ruin Michael Safi, Nikhita Chulani, Jamie Macwhirter and Katie Lamborn Fri 7 Aug 2020 19.01 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/aug/07/what-we-know-about-the-beirut-explosion-video-explainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Border agents discover 'most sophisticated tunnel in US history' in Arizona – video US border officials claim an incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona could be the most sophisticated in US history.......... Sat 8 Aug 2020 14.39 BST Last modified on Sat 8 Aug 2020 15.34 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/aug/08/border-agents-discover-most-sophisticated-tunnel-in-us-history-in-arizona-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2020 Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures Last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic lost more than 40% of its areas in two days at the end of July Reuters Fri 7 Aug 2020 16.07 BST Last modified on Fri 7 Aug 2020 16.26 BST Glaciers on Canada’s Ellesmere Island on 1 April 2014 Photograph: Handout/Nasa https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/07/canadian-ice-shelf-area-bigger-than-manhattan-collapses-due-to-rising-temperatures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 House for sale in London, good location, overlooks park, a bargain at £185m ($242.57M) Developer seeks to cash out of investment in John Nash-designed mansion with views of Regent’s Park Jasper Jolly Sun 9 Aug 2020 14.03 BST Last modified on Sun 9 Aug 2020 16.10 BST An aerial view of 1-18 York Terrace East in central London Photograph: Joas Souza | Photographer/Savills https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/aug/09/house-sale-london-location-regents-park-bargain-185m-john-nash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Juan Carlos, Spain's disgraced former king, may be in Abu Dhabi, reports suggest A week after going into exile, the scandal-hit former monarch is said to be staying in a $12,000-a-night suite in the Emirates palace hotel Guardian staff and agencies Sun 9 Aug 2020 05.21 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/09/juan-carlos-spain-king-abu-dhabi-reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2020 Saudi Aramco to keep $75bn dividend despite dive in profits Shareholder payout to stay despite 73% fall in quarterly profits due to impact of Covid-19 Jillian Ambrose Sun 9 Aug 2020 10.55 BST Last modified on Sun 9 Aug 2020 15.59 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/09/saudi-aramco-to-keep-75bn-dividend-amid-covid-19-dive-in-profits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2020 Stock markets boom as hopes rise for US economic stimulus and Covid-19 vaccine S&P edges towards all-time record with oil prices and hospitality stocks rising as investor optimism rebounds Phillip Inman Tue 11 Aug 2020 19.07 BST Last modified on Tue 11 Aug 2020 21.05 BST https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/11/stock-markets-boom-as-hopes-rise-for-us-economic-stimulus-and-covid-19-vaccine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2020 8-year-old boy with special needs arrested, handcuffed by police officers at Florida school | VIDEO The boy's mother and lawyer said he suffers from ADHD, depression, anxiety and oppositional defiance disorder Wednesday, August 12, 2020 9:29PM https://abc13.com/police-arrest-handcuff-8-year-old-with-special-needs-at-school/6367333/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2020 Robert Trump, Donald's brother, seriously ill in New York hospital President expected to visit younger brother, 72, on Friday Robert tried to ban publication of niece’s tell-all book Associated Press Fri 14 Aug 2020 18.05 BST Last modified on Fri 14 Aug 2020 18.15 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/14/robert-trump-donald-brother-seriously-ill-new-york-hospital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Robert Trump: brother of president Donald Trump dies aged 71 President confirms his younger brother has died after being taken to hospital in New York Associated Press Sun 16 Aug 2020 04.10 BST Last modified on Sun 16 Aug 2020 04.23 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/16/robert-trump-brother-of-president-donald-trump-dies-aged-71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2020 Writing at a time of plague: Boccaccio, Dante, Petrarca, Chaucer August 14, 2020 9:44 AM CDT By Jenny Farrell The plague of Florence in 1348, as described in Boccaccio’s Decameron. Etching by L. Sabatelli after himself (Creative Commons) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Boccaccio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/writing-at-a-time-of-plague-boccaccio-dante-petrarca-chaucer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Death Valley temperature rises to 54.4C (129.9F)– possibly the hottest ever reliably recorded The United States National Weather Service’s automated station at Furnace Creek in California hit the extreme high at 3:41pm on Sunday Graham Readfearn Mon 17 Aug 2020 07.08 BST Last modified on Mon 17 Aug 2020 07.09 BST If the Death Valley temperature is verified, it would beat the previous hottest August day for the United States Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/17/death-valley-temperature-rises-to-544c-possibly-the-hottest-ever-reliably-recorded 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarDavo Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, umbertino said: Death Valley temperature rises to 54.4C (129.9F)– possibly the hottest ever reliably recorded The United States National Weather Service’s automated station at Furnace Creek in California hit the extreme high at 3:41pm on Sunday Graham Readfearn Mon 17 Aug 2020 07.08 BST Last modified on Mon 17 Aug 2020 07.09 BST If the Death Valley temperature is verified, it would beat the previous hottest August day for the United States Photograph: Steve Marcus/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/17/death-valley-temperature-rises-to-544c-possibly-the-hottest-ever-reliably-recorded Camped out there as a kid....quite beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, DinarDavo said: Camped out there as a kid....quite beautiful. Wow...Brave kid.....What was it like ? Edited August 17, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinarDavo Posted August 17, 2020 Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 18 minutes ago, umbertino said: Wow...Brave kid.....What was it like ? It was in the winter in Southern California so it was very pleasant during the daytime.....got chilly at night. Stayed at Furnace Creek Campgound (appropriately named...LOL). Lots of natural geological formations to explore. My brother recently had some 8mm family films restored from our trip..... good memories. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, DinarDavo said: It was in the winter in Southern California so it was very pleasant during the daytime.....got chilly at night. Stayed at Furnace Creek Campgound (appropriately named...LOL). Lots of natural geological formations to explore. My brother recently had some 8mm family films restored from our trip..... good memories. Thanks for your testimonial, DD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 3 Austin Area Police Officers Shot, Suspect Barricaded In Home August 16, 2020 at 8:50 pm Vid https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2020/08/16/multiple-austin-area-police-officers-shot-suspect-barricaded-home/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2020 Trump Plane Nearly Hit by Small Drone Sunday, Witnesses Say By Alan Levin 17 agosto 2020, 19:02 CEST Updated on 17 agosto 2020, 19:31 CEST Cross-shaped vehicle spotted off right side of Air Force One Incident is among thousands of sightings reported near planes https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-17/trump-s-plane-nearly-hit-by-small-drone-on-sunday-witnesses-say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 UK Windrush scandal - Life after deportation: 'No one tells you how lonely you're going to be' The Windrush scandal brought the cruelty of Britain’s deportation policies to light, but the practice continues to this day – and shockingly, it is made possible by UK aid money Tue 18 Aug 2020 06.00 BST By Luke de Noronha https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/aug/18/deportation-jamaica-britain-windrush-scandal-foreign-aid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2020 Moment huge dust storm sweeps through Arizona – video A massive dust storm engulfed homes and highways in Arizona on Sunday, as the temperature in Phoenix soared to a record 46C (115F).......... Source: As credited Mon 17 Aug 2020 13.54 BST https://www.theguardian.com/weather/video/2020/aug/17/moment-huge-dust-storm-sweeps-through-arizona-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Surge in passport sales delivers Vanuatu a record budget surplus Economy devastated by Covid shutdowns and a destructive cyclone, but citizenships-for-sale are keeping the country afloat Dan McGarry in Port Vila Thu 20 Aug 2020 23.00 BST Last modified on Fri 21 Aug 2020 00.18 BST Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/21/surge-in-passport-sales-delivers-vanuatu-a-record-budget-surplus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted August 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 Want to make a big cash withdrawal? Don’t bank on being allowed The case of a Barclays customer denied access to an amount larger than £1,100 lifts the lid on secret withdrawal rules Rupert Jones Sat 12 Sep 2015 06.59 BST Last modified on Wed 29 Nov 2017 11.11 GMT (5yr old article) https://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/sep/12/big-cash-withdrawals-bank-barclays-denied-access Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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