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@arigatopunk.bsky.social
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I’ve had an interesting life. Two decades in Asia working and building my manufacturing company. Got into crypto early. Running those two ventures and a cattle ranch in Hawaii now. Very arigato about it all. Hoya Saxa and Quid Facere Audere!

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I personally have adopted the pronunciation “dodgy” for DOGE. I suggest you do the same.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
This article should be read by every American, regardless of political affiliation. It describes a future America that is America in name only, ending the great experiment as a failure. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
foreignaffairs.com
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Wow, Elon! Wow! threadreaderapp.com/thread/18883...
threadreaderapp.com
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Modern tribalism in a nutshell.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Sigh. This is the company that just paid Kash Patel (Feb-2) somewhere between $1-$5 million.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Not even Grok, Musk’s own lauded AI/search tool, agrees with Musk.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Quick question: What would have been the reaction from Republicans if Obama had George Soros come in and take over large parts of the government? That’s a rhetorical question, of course.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Just a reminder that Biden flew 475 flights with deportees from the U.S. to Columbia and managed to do it without threats or puffery. That’s one flight every three days. Trump now has two in six days, achieving nothing additional except trashing the relationship. www.voanews.com/a/trump-orde...
voanews.com
Trump orders tariffs, visa restrictions on Colombia over rejection of deportation flights
Colombian leader says his country won’t accept flights carrying migrants deported from the US until the Trump administration creates a protocol that treats them with ‘dignity’
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The most snowflake post ever.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Yo DOGE. Heads up on something you probably should review.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Who’s giving odds on whether Musk is involved with the Trump administration at the end of the year?
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Trump, attempting to summarily fire the Inspectors General: “Let’s get rid of the people charged with oversight on governmental integrity.” Inspectors General: “No.”
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Trump freed Ross Ulbricht and designated him an international terrorist within the same 24-hour period. What’s time to be alive!
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A challenge to all of my friends here. If you’re a Trump fan, write down and post 3-5 things that you’ll be disappointed if he doesn’t do, that he currently says he will. Hold yourself to this and be honest as time passes about whether he accomplished them if not.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Religious Trumpies in disbelief! Now, if it had been a stack of dollars, rubles, or riyal…
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Some thoughts on Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I’m more of an Ethereum guy than a Bitcoin one, although they each have their places. Just like the first landline phones revolutionized human communication, BTC revolutionized notions of monetary systems. But landlines were likewise limited to making calls from one place to another, nothing more.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I’m one of those crypto “nuts” who’s actually not very nutty at all. I got into Bitcoin in late 2012 and then got very involved in Ethereum from 2016. I pay my taxes. I call out scams rather than create or participate in them. I’m convinced crypto is good for us. Ask me anything.
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arigatopunk @arigatopunk.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Yep, Ethereum solved that problem for itself, but energy consumption at Bitcoin and other proof-of-work protocols is higher than ever. If energy consumption bothers you, the ultimate solution is to vote with your pocketbook and not use energy-intensive networks, including AI nets.
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