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Cryptocurrency: A Principled Revolt Against Intolerable Invasion
by grarpamp 02 Oct '22

02 Oct '22

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/art… Shays' Rebellion A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787, Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. Although Massachusetts was the focal point of the crisis, other states experienced similar economic hardships. In particular, Continental Army and state militia veterans struggled, as many received little in the way of pay or reimbursement for their military service. Among these disgruntled former soldiers was the Continental Army Captain Daniel Shays, who led a violent uprising against debt collection in Massachusetts. The rebellion set the stage for George Washington's return to political life and highlighted weaknesses inherent within the Articles of Confederation. The United States emerged after Shays' Rebellion a stronger nation, with a new Constitution and George Washington as its first President. Following the Revolutionary War, merchants in Europe and America felt a need to rein in the enormous debts they were owed, refusing further loans while also demanding payment in cash for any future goods and services. This demand for hard-currency caused a chain reaction, eventually placing the average American borrower under unrealistic schedules of payment given the small amount of cash in circulation. As rural farmers began to lose land and property to debt collectors, hostile sentiments boiled over, especially among those owed payment for military service. In September 1786, Henry Lee wrote to Washington that the restlessness was "not confined to one state or to one part of a state," but rather affected "the whole." Washington wrote to friends such as David Humphreys and Henry Knox, conveying his alarm at the turn of events in the states, and in response received reports that confirmed his fears. Protests in western Massachusetts grew more tumultuous in August 1786 after the convening of the state legislature failed to address any of the numerous petitions it had received concerning debt relief. Daniel Shays quickly rose among the ranks of the dissidents, having participated in the protest at Northampton courthouse in late August. Shays' followers called themselves "Regulators," in reference to a reform movement in North Carolina that occurred two decades earlier. After the state legislature failed to address the group's petitions, Shays led organized protests at county court hearings, effectively blocking the work of debt collectors. In response to the growing crisis, Washington wrote desperately to Humphreys, worried that "commotions of this sort, like snow-balls, gather strength as they roll, if there is no opposition in the way to divide and crumble them." By December 1786, the conflict between eastern Massachusetts creditors and western rural farmers escalated. Massachusetts Governor James Bowdoin mobilized a force of 1,200 militiamen to counter Shays. The army was led by former Continental Army General Benjamin Lincoln and funded by private merchants. Lincoln's forces anticipated that the Regulators would storm the federal armory at Springfield, Massachusetts, and were waiting when Shays approached the armory with approximately 1,500 men on January 25, 1787. The army fired warning shots followed by artillery fire, killing four of the insurgents and wounding twenty. The rebel force quickly faltered and scattered into the countryside. Many participants were later captured and most men, including Shays, eventually received amnesty as part of a general pardon. In February 1787, once Shays' Rebellion had been quelled, Knox reported to Washington on Lincoln's successful operations. Washington replied to Knox that "On the prospect of the happy termination of this insurrection I sincerely congratulate you; hoping that good may result from the cloud of evils which threatened, not only the hemisphere of Massachusetts but by spreading its baneful influence, the tranquility of the Union." The rebellion called into serious question the state of the country's finances and the viability of the weak national government under the Articles of Confederation. Shays' Rebellion accelerated calls to reform the Articles, eventually resulting in the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. The Convention elected Washington as its president and ultimately produced the Constitution of the United States. Thus, in no small way, Shays' Rebellion contributed to Washington's return to public life and the creation of a strong federal government more capable of addressing the pressing economic and political needs of a new nation. " shays rebellion it started as a simple tax revolt (propaganda called it a rebellion) made up of a bunch of "farmers" who faught in the revolution. Eventually the tension escalated since nothing was being done to stop the overbearing taxes. Even freedom fighter Washington didn't like the tax revolt which if I'm not mistaken part of the reason the revolutionary war was started was the unreasonable tax process placed on the people... https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/art… "Washington wrote desperately to Humphreys, worried that "commotions of this sort, like snow-balls, gather strength as they roll, if there is no opposition in the way to divide and crumble them." An additional part left out was Massachusetts had to hire a private army (wonder who funded this?) to stop the tax revolt since big government wasn't available yet and required a vote between states (articles of confederation got in the way) to unleash the military/militia on "free" Americans (clearly they couldn't get the votes hence the private army). You'll notice a few short years after the constitution was ratified in 1789 (when America completed it's invasion and introduced big daddy government) the president now had the power to call up men at a moments notice (militia act 1792) to do the bidding of big daddy government/big money interest. Washington used this act during the whiskey rebellion (another tax revolt). 1786-89 was an interesting period that shifted what this country was founded on. We went from shays tax revolt to a constitutional convention which then led to ratification aka big government. The propaganda provided first amendment was written in an attempt to quell dissention and the sedition act of 1798 would later be put in place to keep people who didn't buy into the empty words/propaganda from talking about how America became the thing our founders faught against. It's quite the invasion and many never bother to talk about it and rather hang their hat on the constitution which was simply their to try and get those that were dumb enough to buy into empty words aka propaganda after our country had been taken over by the same thing they faught against a decade before. "

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Collapse: Peak Oil Is Real
by grarpamp 02 Oct '22

02 Oct '22

Consider... push for renewables publicly used a happy spin on climate, but is actually based on top-secret quieted analysis [1] that oil has begun to run out. Prepare accordingly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil https://peakoil.com/ Peak oil is the moment at which extraction of petroleum reaches a rate greater than that at any time in the past and starts to permanently decrease. It is related to the distinct concept of oil depletion; while global petroleum reserves are finite, the limiting factor is not whether the oil exists but whether it can be extracted economically at a given price. [1] GovCorp famous for suppressing hard truths eg: Smoking and Cancer

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US jewnazis blew up the pipelines
by punk 02 Oct '22

02 Oct '22

I cant believe how stupid the germans are. They are not only stupid of course. As US puppets they are also incredibly evil. https://www.dw.com/en/opinion-nord-stream-sabotage-is-likely-russian-blackm… wow look! putin blew up his own pipeline, to 'blackmail' himself!!!!

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Executive - Article 15 - § 298-A Application of article to certain acts committed outside the state of New York. :: 2015 New York Laws :: US Codes and Statutes :: US Law :: Justia
by Gunnar Larson 02 Oct '22

02 Oct '22

https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/2015/exc/article-15/298-a 2015 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 15 - (Executive) HUMAN RIGHTS LAW 298-A - Application of article to certain acts committed outside the state of New York. Universal Citation: NY Exec L § 298-A (2015) <https://law.justia.com/citations.html> 298-a. Application of article to certain acts committed outside the state of New York. 1. The provisions of this article shall apply as hereinafter provided to an act committed outside this state against a resident of this state or against a corporation organized under the laws of this state or authorized to do business in this state, if such act would constitute an unlawful discriminatory practice if committed within this state. 2. If a resident person or domestic corporation violates any provision of this article by virtue of the provisions of this section, this article shall apply to such person or corporation in the same manner and to the same extent as such provisions would have applied had such act been committed within this state except that the penal provisions of such article shall not be applicable. 3. If a non-resident person or foreign corporation violates any provision of this article by virtue of the provisions of this section, such person or corporation shall be prohibited from transacting any business within this state. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the provisions of section two hundred ninety-seven of this article governing the procedure for determining and processing unlawful discriminatory practices shall apply to violations defined by this subdivision insofar as such provisions are or can be made applicable. If the division of human rights has reason to believe that a non-resident person or foreign corporation has committed or is about to commit outside of this state an act which if committed within this state would constitute an unlawful discriminatory practice and that such act is in violation of any provision of this article by virtue of the provisions of this section, it shall serve a copy of the complaint upon such person or corporation by personal service either within or without the state or by registered mail, return receipt requested, directed to such person or corporation at his or her or its last known place of residence or business, together with a notice requiring such person or corporation to appear at a hearing, specifying the time and place thereof, and to show cause why a cease and desist order should not be issued against such person or corporation. If such person or corporation shall fail to appear at such hearing or does not show sufficient cause why such order should not be issued, the division shall cause to be issued and served upon such person or corporation an order to cease or desist from the act or acts complained of. Failure to comply with any such order shall be followed by the issuance by the division of an order prohibiting such person or corporation from transacting any business within this state. A person or corporation who or which transacts business in this state in violation of any such order is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any order issued pursuant to this subdivision may be vacated by the division upon satisfactory proof of compliance with such order. All orders issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to judicial review in the manner prescribed by article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.

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Crimes Against Peace in International Law: From Nürnberg to the Present
by Gunnar Larson 02 Oct '22

02 Oct '22

Brody Larson collates 19 highlights to Crimes Against Peace in International Law: From Nürnberg to the Present: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aPuVW68A9dhjsntYiPkuag_KQQRWvEAB/view?usp=… A "war of aggression constitutes an inter- national crime against the human species."'

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Cypherpunks are revolting
by professor rat 02 Oct '22

02 Oct '22

Since Bismark the state form has added Ponzi social-security schemes to its traditional protection racket. The immediate challenge for crypto-anarchist revolutionaries is to destroy the protection rackets while maintaining a social-safety-net many now rely upon. Make partial destroy. Fortunately crypto-currencies make this a snack. Cypherpunks collapse governments. Subject: Everyone a remailer: Everyone a Mint: Everyone an assassin https://marc.info/?l=cypherpunks&m=100872510706876&w=2 Strong-crypto, digital money, anonymous networks, pseudonyms, zero- knowledge proofs, reputations, information-markets, netwar, collapse-of-governments. http://nakamotoinstitute.org/static/docs/cyphernomicon.txt What forbids us translating the freedom afforded by the Internet to ordinary life? I think that blockchains will replace armies for national defense, because a blockchain-based assassination market will be created…" Zach. CryptoGo

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New York State Bar Association Urges UN To Launch War Crimes Tribunal To Investigate Russian Federation's Invasion of Ukraine - New York State Bar Association
by Gunnar Larson 01 Oct '22

01 Oct '22

https://nysba.org/new-york-state-bar-association-urges-un-to-launch-war-cri… The New York State Bar Association is urging the United Nations to establish a war crimes tribunal to investigate the invasion of Ukraine. “During our nearly 150-year history, the New York State Bar Association has been a champion of the rule of law and human rights. We must establish a tribunal to make certain that justice is served,” said association President Sherry Levin Wallach. The association’s Executive Committee, acting on behalf of its governing body, the House of Delegates, voted today to ask the UN to investigate and prosecute members of the Russian military and government for violations of international law including human rights violations, crimes against humanity and aggression. The tribunal would be similar to the courts that investigated war crimes in Sierra Leone, Rwanda and Cambodia.

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Immortality: Genomics, Uploads, Synthetics
by professor rat 01 Oct '22

01 Oct '22

" . . . Personally, I don’t mind the idea of being turned into mulch. . . ." Words of wisdom for Grarpamps and his fellow list trolls, Garofalo and Semich - ROT in PEACE Where they burn Transhumanists - there they will burn Transexuals I may be tending synthetic - but I'm not stupid enough to self-immolate over it. The range of possibilities open to a conscious being in cyberspace is difficult to even begin to visualize. You would become effectively immortal within a computer program, immune to disease, aging, or injury. You could inhabit a fantasy world not subject to our physical laws, possessing the power to metamorphose into any form, or instill your consciousness into any object within the program. You could possess the power of flight, or the ability to perform telekinesis. You could modify your existing environment on a whim into forms unknown on Earth, or seemingly anywhere. Not that an upload is limited to the environment within a program. If the concept is feasible, then we should be able to place the computer program within any vessel that can sustain it.

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Ten Things Elon Musk's Texts Reveal About the Twitter Deal
by professor rat 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

Mollusk - Natural history of a bottom-feeder. Larry Ellison is a long-time enemy of cypherpunks. Then - Crypto charity-monger, SBF has shown consistency all year - consistently poor judgement. But fools and their reputation capital are soon parted ( Julio’s Law ) Twitter Jackass and Joe Rogan - TSTBALAA. I like it when my enemies clump up - makes them easier to kill. I really hope this deal goes ahead!

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Self-described patriot Jareh Dalke described by USG lacky as a ’ shitbag '.
by professor rat 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

War-criminal, fake cypherpunk and USG lickspittle, Ryan Lackey is at a cryptoanarchist institute in Prague this week. https://last-shot.hcpp.cz THERE HE GOES! GET HIM!

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