Contra

Persistent provocateur of deliberate thought | Advocate for radical individual sovereignty | Occasional composer | Reformed Christian

- Find my music here 👇🏻
https://wavlake.com/album/257a5d0f-bb0f-48a0-8875-5a2624c955a6

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npub14hq5lgadtyy9dhvtszq46dnl0s0xwdddqr7e32rdqqhma8a4xhsspxjjzu

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Last Notes

2026-01-06 22:00:57 UTC

This protocol isn’t prescriptive. It’s permissive. It says “Here are the building blocks. What do you want to build?
We have much to look forward as we head into the future of Nostr.

2026-01-06 21:22:51 UTC

Maduro’s phone after being captured
https://image.nostr.build/9dcb9fcb37de355894a1bca68d33120588b348b297f407d9a3d348afea2d118d.jpg

2026-01-06 21:16:06 UTC

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🤣

2026-01-06 18:22:21 UTC

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Amen.

2026-01-06 18:14:19 UTC

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You know what’s more American than never leaving? Realizing everywhere else is just America with worse execution and different accents

2026-01-06 17:38:26 UTC

Why not some country today…
#V4V #MusicStr
https://wavlake.com/track/81289d99-fcbb-46ad-9931-fda5ee0dacf9

2026-01-06 16:43:55 UTC

Suffering is formative, not incidental. It either calcifies us into bitterness or breaks us open toward wisdom. The real test isn’t the pain itself but our posture within it. Extended trials expose what we’re actually built on.
When comfort fails as a foundation, we’re forced to either construct meaning from sturdier materials or collapse inward. The call is toward trust in Christ even when the evidence seems absent, and that sustained trust does something structural to us. It builds endurance, refines judgment, strips away the superficial. We don’t emerge unchanged. The question is whether we emerge better, conformed more closely to the pattern we claim to follow.
#ToChristAlone

2026-01-06 16:07:34 UTC

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🤣

2026-01-06 15:24:11 UTC

The elite class and governments exist in a constant state of capture…molding systems, extracting wealth, controlling narratives.
Nostr is our response. Together, we have the opportunity to shape a future built on shared principles. Decentralized communication, sound money, and freedom from institutional control.
Gm Nostr

2026-01-06 15:01:55 UTC

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2026-01-05 22:34:52 UTC

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True

2026-01-05 21:51:43 UTC

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You just never know

2026-01-05 21:29:05 UTC

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Can confirm. I’ve been here. lol

2026-01-05 21:28:41 UTC

When your housed at the same prison in NY City
https://image.nostr.build/aa717b216cedd041f3c21b4015d1b6078bec2253492a144104c6ee87214665ee.jpg

2026-01-05 21:06:35 UTC

The REPOST is the ultimate discovery tool! USE IT
#nevent1q…rctm

2026-01-05 20:43:24 UTC

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🫡
This is one of the many reasons we’re here Jake! #NostrOptimism

2026-01-05 20:37:01 UTC

People grinding through zero engagement on Nostr are built different.
Patience isn’t passive here. It’s strategic.
Nostr rewards consistency over cleverness. The protocol doesn’t optimize for virality. It optimizes for signal. Keep posting.

2026-01-05 20:14:47 UTC

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This ☝🏼100%

2026-01-05 19:54:07 UTC

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Burrows. At some point moving will require this of us

2026-01-05 19:48:34 UTC

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Haha. That requires a lot of time Z

2026-01-05 18:21:56 UTC

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Very true

2026-01-05 17:54:30 UTC

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Currently in the “Christianity” dip before the bull run!
#PostMil #ChristianBullRun

2026-01-05 17:09:16 UTC

Some of you think you’re just posting into the void. That your notes don’t matter. That showing up daily to a protocol most people have never heard of is pointless.
You’re wrong.
History won’t remember the date you joined. It will remember that when it mattered, some people chose to build the future instead of complaining about the present.
You’re not just early. You’re essential.

2026-01-05 16:45:55 UTC

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Primal staying on top of it. I like this

2026-01-05 16:44:44 UTC

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Erma to be going around brotha. Stay hydrated and rest up

2026-01-05 15:33:16 UTC

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Time to check it out.

2026-01-05 15:27:51 UTC

🎙️Nostr this is Contra, how copy?
🎙️Nostr this is Contra…just wanted to say GM and to remember you are free is the first act of resistance. Stay signal. Contra out.

2026-01-05 15:16:36 UTC

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Alright, this is good. I’ll come back to primal and spend some time on it today. Good work

2026-01-03 16:26:58 UTC

Post and zap notes. It’s one of the reasons we’re here.
Gm Nostr ☕️

2026-01-02 15:53:23 UTC

Your motivations reveal who you’re becoming. Not who you say you want to be. Not the vision board version. The actual you is built in the gap between what you feel like doing and what you do anyway. That’s where character lives.
Gm Nostr

2026-01-02 04:53:10 UTC

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And takes away….
Blessed be the name of the Lord

2026-01-02 04:52:05 UTC

Brothers, when you return home to find your wife worn down by the day’s labors (children tested her patience, disorder crept in despite her efforts, plans unraveled), she may look to you as if you could fix what feels broken.
Resist the temptation to become her functional messiah.
Your calling isn’t to rescue her from every hard providence or absorb her frustrations as though you could bear what only Another can carry. Point her upward. The comfort she needs, the strength for tomorrow, the peace in chaos…these flow from the throne, not from you.
Love her by reminding her where true help comes from. Pray with her. Open Scripture together. Lead her to the well you both drink from.
You can’t be her savior because that position is already filled. Be the husband who faithfully directs her gaze to Him.

2026-01-02 02:34:58 UTC

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Ok ok. I like where this is going

2026-01-01 04:40:52 UTC

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Let the punching begin. Spot on Jake

2026-01-01 01:32:42 UTC

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Hellthread set. Here we go!!

2025-12-31 21:34:40 UTC

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🤔
That’s #2 that’s responded with the same score

2025-12-31 21:33:39 UTC

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Haha. Great question. I’m not sure how it’s measuring our Nostr profiles.

2025-12-31 21:28:41 UTC

April 4th, 2023 marked my entry into this protocol, and the evolution since then has been remarkable. As we stand at the threshold of 2026, we’re witnessing something profound. The emergence of a genuinely decentralized social infrastructure built not by venture capital, but by conviction.
To the devs maintaining relays, crafting clients, and solving complex challenges without corporate backing, your work represents something rare in our digital age. This is technology as public good. Nostr isn’t just an alternative, it’s a fundamental reimagining of how sovereign individuals coordinate and communicate. #Devs #NostrDevs
The future we’re building here isn’t promised. It’s earned daily through code, collaboration, and commitment to principles over profit.
Repost for max signal to thank the Devs. ♻️⚡️
Happy New Year, Nostr 🎉🥳🎉🍻🎉

2025-12-31 20:42:42 UTC

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🤣
Obviously we’re trustworthy peeps

2025-12-31 20:39:15 UTC

Nostr’s trust scale👇🏻
What’s your rating?
https://www.relatr.xyz
https://image.nostr.build/d92c7ca1e4037028f55a5fe8d09f8ba548fd06b3987e2c5ba38f4920a3ac3258.jpg

2025-12-31 19:42:50 UTC

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Classic

2025-12-31 19:41:19 UTC

We’ve moved past suspicion into documentation. Your tax dollars aren’t just funding questionable organizations. They are. The paper trail exists. The budget lines are public. The connections between government agencies and NGOs operating beyond democratic accountability are mappable.
This isn’t conspiracy. It’s accounting.
The same system that forces you to fund operations you’d never voluntarily support is the same system that prints money when tax revenue falls short. They’ve built a machine that extracts value from your labor while simultaneously devaluing whatever they leave you with.
Every person who wakes up to this mechanism asks the same question: “What’s the alternative?” And that question leads inevitably to sound money. Not because sound money is a perfect solution, but because it’s the only solution that removes the ability to fund anything without genuine, voluntary consensus.
You can’t print Bitcoin. You can’t tax what you can’t control.
The red pill isn’t about hating government. It’s about understanding that monetary debasement is the technology that makes involuntary funding possible at scale. Fix the money, and you automatically constrain the beast.
Wake up one person. They wake up another. The network effect isn’t just technical. It’s social, political, and ultimately, liberating.

2025-12-31 19:30:37 UTC

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🤙

2025-12-31 19:21:11 UTC

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Gm.

2025-12-31 19:19:30 UTC

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True. Nothing builds community like collectively gambling our lunch money on each other’s shitposts.

2025-12-31 19:02:59 UTC

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This is the beginning

2025-12-31 19:01:44 UTC

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2025-12-31 18:59:48 UTC

Everyone’s gonna talk about resolutions. Most will say gym, diet, the usual suspects which in itself is fine, but here’s the thing…if it’s not sustainable, you’re just performing January.
So start here. Take your last dump of 2025 and flush the shit that’s been holding you back. Literally and metaphorically.
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. I do life resolutions. The kind you make with yourself and someone who’ll actually home you accountable when you’re tempted. It’ll feel uphill. Good. That’s how you know you need it.
Resistance is the tax on transformation. You don’t avoid it. You pay it.
So stack harder. Create more. Lead your household well. Read until your brain hurts, then read some more. Real education doesn’t come from scrolling feeds designed to rot your soul.
And let’s resolve this together…grow Nostr into a space that doesn’t just tolerate difference but welcomes it. We’ve got more common ground than the culture wants us to believe. The algorithms profit from division. We don’t have to.
Act like it.

2025-12-31 18:40:50 UTC

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Damn. Let me know what you dig up and let’s go after it.

2025-12-31 18:24:21 UTC

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This bingo board isn’t a checklist. It’s a receipt for choosing to be ungovernable
#nevent1q…vjnm

2025-12-31 18:16:49 UTC

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🤔 I’d have to do some homework but I like where you’re going with this.

2025-12-31 18:10:21 UTC

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No sir. I create all of these with the assistance of Logic Pro and Suno.

2025-12-31 17:33:10 UTC

Men, when’s the last time you pulled out a chair for another man?
https://image.nostr.build/ecb1954b2c6fc2137ff44cd24244b0a1dae1ddbd2ea030f2ad70abb6c601a373.jpg

2025-12-31 01:51:14 UTC

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Just released this one since the Nostr audience isn’t too keen to some metal/rock
https://wavlake.com/track/c55b1488-e5b0-432f-8177-0685239acb40

2025-12-31 01:45:37 UTC

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That’s a solid setup bro! I want to see that vlog

2025-12-31 01:38:24 UTC

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🙏

2025-12-31 01:32:13 UTC

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Thanks Kudzai

2025-12-31 01:02:01 UTC

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🤙

2025-12-31 00:58:09 UTC

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I am machine. lol

2025-12-31 00:54:49 UTC

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Oh, they’re there.

2025-12-31 00:53:51 UTC

Sobriety is to substances what Nostr is to legacy social platforms: both are acts of reclaiming sovereignty over systems designed to capture and exploit you.

2025-12-31 00:53:18 UTC

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I feel like I only eat French fries when I’m there because their potatoes are amazing.

2025-12-31 00:36:45 UTC

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For real? Haha. Even better

2025-12-31 00:32:15 UTC

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That’s it? Cheese? lol

2025-12-30 23:58:38 UTC

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Me walking out of the room…

2025-12-30 23:35:40 UTC

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Source, after giving your question some time to think and Jake didn’t ask, I think if I had to choose right now, like today, I’m going to Idaho. It could change in like 2 weeks though. Lol.

2025-12-30 23:34:20 UTC

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Since Jake didn’t ask your question @npub1xr4…d3nu here’s my ideal rifle setup right now.
I’m running Block II Mk18 variants and URGI (Upper Receiver Group Improved).
Upper Configuration
Rail: Daniel Defense 14.5”
Suppressor: Almost always suppressed, usually Knights Armament
Lower Configuration
Trigger: Geissele SSA
Stock: B5 SOPMOD Enhanced
Charging Handle: Radian Raptor
Optics
CQB King: Eotech EXPS3 with G33 magnifier
Light: Modlite or Surefire Scout
Mounts: Unity Tactical for optic height optimization
Grip: Tango Down or BCM
Most guys right now are running lighter, suppressed, and mission adaptable. Nobody’s running the same setup for direct action as they are for recce work. The focus is on functionality, performance, and user experience over visual flair.

2025-12-30 23:17:41 UTC

If you get a chance to have a conversation or podcast with @npub1ltz…k4fh don’t pass it up. We dove into freedom and free will, concepts that feel more urgent than ever in this moment.
Here’s what struck me during our conversation. True freedom isn’t just about removing external constraints. It’s about reclaiming agency over our choices, our money, our information, our attention. Free will becomes meaningful only when the systems we operate within don’t predetermine our outcomes.
We’re living through a time when the boundaries between choice and coercion are blurring. When algorithms decide what we see, when monetary policy decides what we can save, when platforms decide what we can say, are we really free? Or are we operating within an illusion of choice?
This conversation reminded me why Nostr matters. It’s not just a protocol. It’s a statement about who gets to control the infrastructure of human connection and thought. Bitcoin does this for money, Nostr does it for communication.

2025-12-30 21:39:36 UTC

Physical fitness is political. It’s part of the stack. Sound money, free speech, physical capability, independent thinking. All of it together makes you harder to capture.

2025-12-30 20:40:12 UTC

People have real disagreements about values, priorities, and how to live. That’s normal and healthy. But look at the scale and intensity of division now versus 20 years ago. It’s not proportional to actual policy differences, it’s amplified by systems that profit from it.

2025-12-30 20:00:56 UTC

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The catch up algo idea is interesting but raises a good question. At what point does filtering by engagement metrics just recreate the same dynamics we’re trying to avoid? Most zapped/liked might surface popular stuff, but does it surface what you specifically care about?
Maybe the answer is more personal filters instead of popularity contests. Like, “show me notes from people I’ve replied to most” or “topics I’ve engaged with this week” or even just “friends of friends I don’t follow yet.” That feels different than an algorithm because you’re explicitly choosing the parameters.
The summary view grouped by person seems actually useful though. If I’m catching up on 5000 notes, I don’t need to see every single thought from the same person. Just collapse it into “here’s what Alice was talking about today.”
How much of this is about discovery vs just managing volume? Because if you follow too many people and there’s too much good content, maybe the real problem isn’t algorithmic sorting but that we need better tools for creating multiple feeds or temporary focus modes. Idk. Random thoughts at first glance.

2025-12-30 18:58:00 UTC

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That’s a great question.

2025-12-30 18:31:55 UTC

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Good questions Sam

2025-12-30 10:54:02 UTC

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Good points source. I have some thoughts on your points. But I’m too tired at the moment.

2025-12-30 10:14:30 UTC

Give your Npub a run and see what Ai reveals about your Nostr account.
https://v0-mynosprofile.vercel.app
Here’s mine.. 👇🏻
https://image.nostr.build/ffd58423dca8691ad8501b0286255f5de83ca8356d4443c16a5a26944ef3c2a6.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/fbc25e92359d1d12d63ec3b499c9e6873bde6e87d4c08ba46b88fd4de6972498.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/2949210ddd04190298342a3ab0a803728608ef5cbbce92db94df1ee056d0e8e2.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/b0dace38418632341b45175e426ca98bfdedd60516061c2f59bbcb502077de62.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/9680e6d85f42dfe63094c974d7ac332e75e4baf52d985cb8e968a3018a011522.jpg

2025-12-30 09:05:20 UTC

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I see your argument and humbly ask to prove it?

2025-12-30 09:04:20 UTC

What is a Christian to do?
#nevent1q…0v0c

2025-12-30 09:03:26 UTC

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No thanks.

2025-12-30 08:32:00 UTC

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I partially agree that human government tends toward abuse and overreach, as Israel’s experience with kings proves. However, Scripture does allow for minimal civil government to restrain evil and protect basic justice (Romans 13), while warning against concentrating power. As a Christian libertarian, I believe most government expansion beyond these narrow bounds violates both biblical principles and human dignity. Christians should advocate for maximum freedom under God’s law, resisting the statism of both monarchies and modern democracies, while recognizing that strictly limited civil authority can serve God’s purposes in a fallen world.

2025-12-30 08:17:53 UTC

Let’s be controversial shall we….who agrees?
https://blossom.primal.net/e0985eb6be949bf341844b142f766010263395e812d99271f0c599d4cb5c43b9.mov

2025-12-30 06:11:31 UTC

Ah yes, the classic billionaire productivity hack…simply stop experiencing problems. Why didn’t the rest of us think of that?
#nevent1q…g4sv

2025-12-30 01:24:51 UTC

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True. But at what price? There is a tension. But who doesn’t want more? And at a cheaper price.

2025-12-30 01:15:33 UTC

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🫣

2025-12-30 01:03:45 UTC

The whole “I want Bitcoin to moon but also crash so I can buy more” thing isn’t really a paradox. It’s just your brain operating on two different timelines at once.
When you want number go up, you’re thinking about your existing stack. When you want it to dump, you’re thinking about the stack you wish you had. Most of us are stuck somewhere in the middle, never quite done accumulating.
The real issue is that if Bitcoin does what we think it will, you never really stop wanting more. There’s no magical price point where you suddenly feel like you have enough sats. You’ll always
look back and think “damn, I should’ve bought more at [insert any previous price].”
Maybe that tension is actually healthy. It keeps you from getting complacent. The second you stop feeling torn about the price is probably when you’ve either stacked enough or lost the plot entirely.
Keep stacking, stay grounded, and don’t overthink it. Wanting both things just means you’re still in the game.

2025-12-29 20:31:37 UTC

Trumps probably required to say this…
#nevent1q…v9ku

2025-12-29 19:03:10 UTC

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I used Suno with my own styles and lyrics.

2025-12-29 19:02:48 UTC

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🤘

2025-12-29 18:52:18 UTC

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🤘

2025-12-29 18:32:07 UTC

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That song is “Hollow Victory”

2025-12-29 18:31:32 UTC

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Yes it is.

2025-12-29 17:15:57 UTC

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Thanks Ava! My fav is Hollow Victory. Let me know what yours is

2025-12-29 16:32:34 UTC

New album “Beautiful Devastation” is on all major platforms now. Although I’d prefer you use a V4V protocol for those zaps!! Give me some feedback please.
https://video.nostr.build/442dbf7de5c25443870eed92f76e347b2ac814a70a0a5a7ed60816dad91b4ed1.mp4

2025-12-29 16:15:53 UTC

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🤣

2025-12-29 15:55:14 UTC

Gm Nostr. ☕️
Freedom isn't about doing what you want, it's about not needing what everyone else is addicted to.
Now go crush today and I’ll catch y’all in a bit. PV.

2025-12-29 15:45:26 UTC

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Yup. This is what I’m referring to brother. There is serious sacrifices and structures that have to be in place. And I understand that it’s difficult. But worth it, absolutely.

2025-12-29 04:17:08 UTC

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Ya. Go listen to some Contra.

2025-12-29 04:16:29 UTC

We have one chance to raise our children well. Don’t let them drift through formative years distracted by the chaos and empty promises of their generation. Be intentional. Be present.

2025-12-28 09:44:35 UTC

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This is true

2025-12-28 04:56:46 UTC

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Haha. So rubber?

2025-12-28 02:57:38 UTC

Besides flat screen TVs, what else has deflated over the last decade?