May 18, 2018 - Articles

[umbertino]

 

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

 

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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

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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/

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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

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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

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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/

 

 

 

 

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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

[DinarDavo]

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.

[umbertino]

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

[DinarDavo]

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.

[umbertino]

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

[umbertino]

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/

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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

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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

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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

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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

 

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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