@davej@dice.camp2025-12-02 09:36:28
@johnhobbs@mstdn.ca2026-01-28 20:43:02
Delving into World War II’s history alongside cinema reveals strategic lessons applicable to modern online entrepreneurship. A well-crafted strategy - enhanced by courage - can TRANSFORM outcomes. 🚀 #BusinessStrategies #LessonsFromHistory
@blakes7bot@mas.torpidity.net2025-12-15 19:18:48
Series D, Episode 01 - Rescue
[Interior Xenon base lounge. Soolin sets out glasses on a tray. She stops, regards the tray and then takes another glass from the shelf. She begins to pour wine into the glasses. Dorian leads the group into the lounge. Dorian grabs her and kisses her.]
SOOLIN: Are you all right?
https://blake.torpi…
@benb@osintua.eu2025-11-10 09:32:31
NABU raids properties tied to Zelensky’s ex-business partner Tymur Mindich amid expanding corruption probe: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/10/nabu-raids-properties-tied-to.html
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-05 23:58:38
Alex Vindman here.
The Wall Street Journal broke the news that Trump’s chief negotiator,
Steve Witkoff,
met with Russian oligarchs about lucrative post-war business opportunities.
It’s clear:
Trump’s so-called “peace plan”
is a vehicle for appeasement and personal gain for those in and around the Trump Administration.
The objective isn't peace and stability for Ukraine — it’s money.
There’s no other way to look at this but as corruption at…
@pre@boing.world2025-11-23 00:08:23
Of course it's not only the money which is broken.
The music industry is also very crappy. Major pop stars rake in billions while most artists starve. There's only three record companies left, acting as gate keepers determining which sings get the payola to get radio play and Spotify basically gave up paying small artists in order to give Joe Rogan hundreds of millions of dollars.
Terrible situation.
So can bitcoin and lightning fix this?
Thus the after party here in Manchester.
Musicians and rappers at the event embrace V4V, value for value. Busking on the internet. Payment links on screen and on the live stream as they play.
Ainsley Costello tells us that her first song on fountain.fm made her a million sats, way more than any Spotify stream could make even if they still paid small artists.
She played us that song and then a whole range of artists took to the stage, live streamed over nostr, with donations coming in from all over the world.
All of them were talented and entertaining, but in particular Green Sands were tight and energetic and rocking, Edwin Williamson was deep and baritone and country, Roger 9000 really pumped the crowd with his bitcoin based songs and great tiny digital guitar and The Crypto raptor gets a special mention.
It was a really fun party, with musicians who all believe there is a better way than the terrible music industry.
Fast change overs and short sets means there were like ten acts in four hours among a friendly crowd in a dirty dive bar who all shared this common cause.
Full act list, all of whom are with checking out.
Ainsley Costello
The crypto raptor
Andy prince
Green sands
Edwin Williamson
Nathan abbot
G o l d
Longy
Roger 9000
Fable
#bitfest #music #v4v #bitcoin
