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2026-03-22 00:47:50 CET

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Is this automated? Thanks!
We have been this close to that for so long, I like to believe peace wins.

2026-03-22 00:44:03 CET

Got this connected to the wavlake feed. If I can get per episode art figured out this would be pretty slick. Will likely load episodes from substack into wavlake and mirror everything into substack where that could be a back catalog. Hnm
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xCP16RekbNsQ5ZHKSzQSZ?si=1uzGDyhRQdSeUJbkzcCbbQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A512PlqqpmBslCKnscBOKp1
https://blossom.primal.net/4b3a4f7ef64a6c687b4bd778ae5fa7d0acee96553948815d45f3d8a4ce9c580e.jpg

2026-03-21 17:12:37 CET

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All-door bus loading may create security gaps, increased risk for riders from random attacks. Chasing convenience and efficiency.

2026-03-21 17:09:08 CET

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Things that make you go #HMMM

2026-03-21 17:08:51 CET

Perfectly normal, nothing to see here kind of stuff 🤦👀
#nevent1q…nlxh

2026-03-21 17:07:07 CET

NAG27: Spotlight Seattle, WA episode active!
It sounds like a protest riddled, civic overloaded mess! 🤦⚡ Get ready to hear about more No Kings protests once right before FIFA world cup matches.
Episode link: wavlake.com/episode/2f7e16…
Public notebookLM link: notebooklm.google.com/notebook/1e3e9…
#NAG_Mar_2026
#NewsAndGuidance https://blossom.primal.net/b59998043cfc7fdbadd475122aeb1ceb55a4d34460289f05cc157efa6e3840d4.jpg

2026-03-09 20:46:34 CET

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17000 is about half of 34000.
I do not trust that woman.

2026-03-08 01:07:16 CET

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Rare show! Mimi checks in and John is hopefully recovering from medical care. Keep #dvorak in your [insert preference here]s! 💖💪👀🙏
https://fountain.fm/episode/LuVZoJiMtICudL2gWcCQ

2026-02-21 18:54:43 CET

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These will go out BEFORE the market next time. It is a process! ⚡🔔

2026-02-21 18:52:32 CET

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NAG26: Spotlight São Paulo episode active!
São Paulo Developments, Global Affairs, and Cybersecurity Intelligence
Episode link: https://wavlake.com/episode/f28dfe4f-58bc-473b-bbc9-222c9d2fc6fc
#NAG_Feb_2026
#NewsAndGuidance
#naddr1qv…k52j
https://blossom.primal.net/712b2e29fd6865225b4cf0d05344610af1deb5aa309d4a4508256793115dca8f.mp4

2026-02-21 00:25:39 CET

Testing some improved analysis and summary.
Here's the immigration policy summary from **NAG23-Spotlight: Helsinki, Finland**:
## Finland's Immigration Policy Changes
**The Paradox** (from NAG23):
> "Helsinki is identified as a leading tech hub driven by highly mobile talent and human-centric policies, yet it is simultaneously implementing **stricter requirements for permanent residency** demanding **longer stays and higher language proficiency**."
[Listen to the full analysis](https://pullthatupjamie.ai/share?clip=ace98658-c6d1-4dfb-9bda-9a248e8b7797_p100)
**The Tension**:
> "Highly mobile global talent often prefers less restrictive immigration policies. That's the tension, and it is a total tight rope walk."
[Clip: Immigration vs. Tech Hub Identity](https://pullthatupjamie.ai/share?clip=ace98658-c6d1-4dfb-9bda-9a248e8b7797_p20)
**The Security Context**:
Finland is "defending its own digital and physical borders while actively supporting democracy abroad" — balancing border security with humanitarian aid to Ukraine despite facing Baltic threats.
## Comparison with United States
**Finland's Approach**:
- ✅ **Fast-track for skilled workers**: 10-day work permits for tech talent (including spouses)
- ❌ **Stricter permanent residency**: Longer stays + language requirements
- 🎯 **Dual focus**: Attract mobile talent while tightening long-term settlement
**US Approach** (from related clips):
- Active **mass deportations** (80+ per flight to Central America)
- Third-country agreements (Panama, Costa Rica as holding facilities)
- Focus on **removal** rather than **selective tightening**
- No comparable fast-track for tech workers
**Key Difference**: Finland is trying to **attract talent while controlling settlement**. The US is focused on **enforcement and removal**. Finland faces a philosophical contradiction; the US faces an operational one.
**Provocative Question from NAG23**:
> "Does the global trend towards stricter residency requirements combined with increasing demands for specialized tech talent create a counterproductive choke point?"

2026-02-12 23:57:22 CET

Check out this interface - state of the art analysis here and clip engine loaded up with our latest episode. Enjoy!
https://t.co/5mMRPht2rK

2026-02-12 21:46:55 CET

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LIVE boost!
https://fountain.fm/live/ODrNo0ggOPjlFj1gaOAQ

2026-02-09 22:57:23 CET

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"It really warms the heart, even if your toes are completely numb" 🤣👍
New episode posted. Enjoy!
https://fountain.fm/episode/Em5JJDwhblG7FDlKvs8p

2026-02-05 01:39:46 CET

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Good one. 🙏
https://fountain.fm/episode/jTfea0OunKAQxwws9Vdr

2026-02-01 19:32:55 CET

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Grimerica hosts having no problems before OR after while talking about shared experiences and missing but when having talks about the strongest memories (monopoly) the connection keeps dropping. Kind of incredible timing with these technical glitches.
https://fountain.fm/episode/5wx8zNMnHTAw2pbZf4Sl

2026-02-01 00:47:44 CET

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Tune in! #40hpw
https://fountain.fm/episode/nB4YXmXzrBkk4RITnx7n

2026-01-30 02:18:19 CET

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ITM 🤠💪
https://fountain.fm/episode/WsLerqDggFIvVrscHUqR

2026-01-29 14:24:31 CET

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Premium fountain experience and trial / paid back catalog substack hmm

2026-01-26 01:03:10 CET

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Boost!
Check out the benefit concert here:
https://x.com/i/status/2015241564629414236
https://fountain.fm/episode/djgnKYhJF397NxKYbKRC

2026-01-24 23:34:12 CET

Logging our #40HPW and streaming sats 💪👍 any mentions should check out the deep dive news production (link in profile) with @nprofile…353p and see if there isn't something new in there you didn't know before.
#NewsAndGuidance

2026-01-24 23:29:15 CET

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Tune in for the writing advice alone - love this. Step it up!! 💪
https://fountain.fm/episode/JfnwpWCMELi6p3wfHZkR

2026-01-24 21:46:15 CET

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Gold man sachs 😂😂😂
https://fountain.fm/episode/JfnwpWCMELi6p3wfHZkR
#nevent1q…mka7

2026-01-24 02:25:59 CET

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MONITORING #beefinitiative 👀
https://fountain.fm/episode/G46LptOPsDQekPTEiLJX
#nevent1q…rnu0

2026-01-18 21:12:53 CET

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Super interesting seeing these new historic perspectives 💪
https://fountain.fm/episode/Q0D7pWoFd8xsN5mKbb1a

2026-01-17 19:15:52 CET

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Focused laser light cuts through a fog
Scattered indirect light becomes caught up in it.
#nevent1q…e3t6

2026-01-17 19:04:46 CET

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Thanks for sharing 💪👍
#nevent1q…0qle

2026-01-17 05:14:44 CET

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Putting the "D" in NDA 😂✊
https://fountain.fm/episode/XcXqFThDstKdz0LO2ROF
#nevent1q…9ecc

2026-01-16 01:10:30 CET

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Awesome - did not know about tin foil hat changes. Will tune in! 💪💪
https://fountain.fm/episode/PXVd9L53rAJC2sI62gJV

2026-01-15 23:13:37 CET

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ITM! LIVE BOOST seeing issues with streaming payments out of fountain here.
https://fountain.fm/live/cgYlqxFunh6Wiq9Xfz6B

2026-01-15 14:51:29 CET

Show fountain feed updated. Check out show notes and learn something! Finland sounds like it is experiencing some shifts in power. Nuclear power.
https://show.sbasp.com/blog/nag23/
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2026-01-15 08:00:41 CET

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Stable mesh good! 💪👍
#nevent1q…v47n

2026-01-15 03:28:11 CET

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TEST
https://fountain.fm/show/I1dGRRNcxsEvNTgtPGT5

2026-01-10 23:11:13 CET

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Boost and spread the word! Let's get more of these shows on #value4value
https://fountain.fm/episode/CTawxg3KVVrWC0SqeZKc

2026-01-05 01:17:34 CET

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Oh thats nice I have been wanting an E reader to help me get easier access to the books that I'll only ever have access to in PDF form

2026-01-04 09:24:49 CET

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Unite

2026-01-04 05:14:28 CET

Venezuela is world-famous for its high-quality cacao (cocoa beans), especially fine-flavor varieties like Criollo and Trinitario, considered among the best globally for premium chocolate production. Regions like Chuao, Choroní, and Sur del Lago produce acclaimed beans with complex aromas, often sought by artisan chocolatiers (e.g., brands like Domori source directly from Venezuelan plantations).
However, production has declined sharply due to economic crisis, sanctions, land insecurity, and mismanagement under the Maduro regime. Venezuela now accounts for less than 0.1% of global cocoa output (around 20,000-25,000 tons annually in recent years, per ICCO and FAO data), down from historical peaks. The market value dropped to about $55M in 2024, with yields stagnant. It's a niche, high-value export rather than a major commodity—nothing on the scale of oil.
No recent news (as of early 2026) ties cocoa to U.S. claims or asset seizures amid the Maduro ouster and U.S. military actions. All focus remains on Venezuela's massive oil reserves (world's largest proven at ~303 billion barrels). Trump and officials emphasized restarting oil production via U.S. companies, not agricultural assets like cocoa farms.

2026-01-02 23:58:42 CET

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Monitoring. Working towards debt free and stacking secure
#nevent1q…0v3c

2026-01-02 21:25:17 CET

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Wow - pretty incredible resources being shared here. Notes as a medium are going to be huge.
#nevent1q…xagm

2025-12-29 23:02:07 CET

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This - this is the vibe of leveling up
#nevent1q…0v5d

2025-12-28 00:48:50 CET

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Can't miss episode! #40HPW
https://fountain.fm/episode/xtqBESIO91ioVFZSvsv4

2025-12-28 00:48:10 CET

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Episode posted! Enjoy and #keepgoing ❤️
https://fountain.fm/episode/5DeRZt74nyld5N6VcXKj

2025-12-26 20:17:02 CET

Get in link, Santa is saving data for our future sakes. 👋🤯
#nevent1q…ws7f

2025-12-22 04:35:32 CET

Clip of the day as chosen by the virtual hosts of the #NewsAndGuidance show on #NAG22. Gotta have love for the cone king! 👑👍
https://blossom.primal.net/d2ab95f8c68b173bfb0f5720aad1fd0f85b004717d13bfeb4b9274104f9bdabb.mp4

2025-12-18 18:32:13 CET

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Are we still testing the curvature? How is there an atmosphere to even give this argument air?

2025-12-16 14:21:06 CET

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BOOST!
https://fountain.fm/episode/F1q1MvKlRnuXGmKmBxhV

2025-12-16 03:10:02 CET

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Episode posted! Hosts are in the cyber truck lane splitting on the 101 😎😆
NAG22-12.15.25 - Spotlight: Los Angeles, CA
https://open.substack.com/pub/sbasp/p/nag22-121525-spotlight-los-angeles?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=bd37m
#nevent1q…dc0k
https://blossom.primal.net/3fa2b721629d6766ce1d72835f094cbff01783aae421e31ac182e94531e96350.png

2025-12-14 01:23:53 CET

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Let's get GK on V4V
https://fountain.fm/episode/Or9Ob2YunOA5exyZTFzh

2025-12-13 21:40:51 CET

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Check out the survival podcast here, and try survival seasoning this coming Friday during the next #bullishmarket!
https://fountain.fm/episode/QygvAFivMjkOObtX2KhI
#nevent1q…r0fh

2025-12-13 21:37:33 CET

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Boost!
https://fountain.fm/episode/QygvAFivMjkOObtX2KhI

2025-12-13 21:30:28 CET

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These are all from June but OK! Can we have ten top LA stories from between 12/1/2025 and 12/12/2025. Same format.

2025-12-13 21:28:34 CET

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Superb! #NewsAndGuidance #NAG22
#nevent1q…dva8

2025-12-13 21:27:19 CET

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Anybody doing anything to clean up the streets and help others? Yes.
Now IF he is clearing it for a Winnebago to park on the shoulder for three weeks we are going to have some words. 🤣

2025-12-13 21:20:49 CET

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I JUST made a post mentioning L.A.
This story is For Sure going into the script 🤣👍
#nevent1q…numv

2025-12-13 21:19:26 CET

Intrepid beat reporter @nprofile…deta!
Please gather the top ten stories from the past ten days or so from the Los Angeles region for analysis and reporting on the #NewsAndGuidance show.
Format should be simple and include source URLs and dates.

2025-12-13 20:09:02 CET

As requested by kid1 / [email protected], #NewsAndGuidance
#NAG22 will be heading to LOS ANGELES for their local stories.
Announcements of note will include the upcoming 12/21 #bullishmarket
Any Bitcoin businesses interested in a mention on the deep dive script I produce for these please contact and zap! ✨
#NAG_dec_2025

2025-12-12 03:42:47 CET

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🤣🤣
#nevent1q…tycg

2025-12-12 03:36:42 CET

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I think you copy the note npub and
npub1mkkunfwfyzt97gfqljwf2jwrgcpy833cmmxy283yl8h2f93lzcvshthhas

2025-12-12 03:34:39 CET

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npub1mkkunfwfyzt97gfqljwf2jwrgcpy833cmmxy283yl8h2f93lzcvshthhas
Fascinating!
#nevent1q…a62e

2025-12-12 02:22:06 CET

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Let's get Bennet on value 4 value! #v4v
https://fountain.fm/episode/Hk02jqnJe70hWAJmhjyj

2025-12-08 18:58:40 CET

#WordUp another one of the faves
Proverbs 8:11 (KJV)
For wisdom
is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Daily Proverbs · Free · No Ads · Works Offline
Install at: https://sats.coffee/proverbs/
#proverbstr #bible #christian #biblestr

2025-11-25 01:21:56 CET

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#PTUJ Example. Searching these is a quick way to locate clips from a specific episode.
https://blossom.primal.net/c2bc570d877710153b583954054b4e7f136750f725044872a31cf5bf39b8e9d4.png

2025-11-25 01:17:33 CET

Just pretend you heard this Thursday evening. 😅🫡 Looking forward to wrapping presents and hearing holiday music during the next #BullishMarket!⚡
https://blossom.primal.net/a17a49ad8a388ca9051a39cea2be06f90743c473a3464faae41f286f83388825.mp4

2025-11-25 01:14:49 CET

Turns out Exact Title Match filtering in PTUJ kicks butt for finding what you want quick from a recent episode. Let's go! @nprofile…9l8j ⚡
https://blossom.primal.net/84e16505c6b64e70014ba53a3fa11c4d92813f7e871941092942b83e518ba8ac.png

2025-11-22 07:48:38 CET

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Lotto mining! Gotta get one of these.
#nevent1q…qu7h

2025-11-22 00:52:12 CET

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New episode! Enjoy! 🙏🌅
#nevent1q…g0j2

2025-11-20 23:32:40 CET

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Ah I knew something sounded wrong. Baltimore should be the location then

2025-11-20 15:07:34 CET

So @nprofile…deta does Washington DC sound for the next destination city to spotlight? The hosts were reporting on NY stories this past week and could go down I95 to the real most important city in the country. Plus there are reports that Key Bridge will take $5B to rebuild.

2025-11-20 14:19:53 CET

Hearing the Key Bridge in DC can finally be fixed... For a cool $5B!
Might as well go from NY to DC next. It's the most important city for the most important time of the year.

2025-11-19 23:13:37 CET

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This is a positive development
#nevent1q…wfyf

2025-11-19 14:49:27 CET

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Combined with the disinfo police there this is not a good development

2025-11-19 14:46:46 CET

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Bro

2025-11-17 19:33:31 CET

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Wow!
#nevent1q…tw2u

2025-11-17 14:18:28 CET

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I'll bet ol Sam is Singin over this 😂🔥

2025-11-16 02:38:06 CET

#NewsAndGuidance NAG19 posted with a nostr marketplace plug for someone everyone should recognize. 👀 Enjoy! Looking forward to our next location and will likely highlight a different producer each week!
show.sbasp.com
https://blossom.primal.net/7dea1567cf8b9ad32858ac7632cd3fae12756f2823010b94cfaa67905ef58e91.jpg

2025-11-16 02:33:32 CET

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Shining Star ✨

2025-11-12 05:30:24 CET

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God bless

2025-11-11 20:55:38 CET

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Apparently you have five thousand notes - another milestone !

2025-11-08 11:59:35 CET

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The Genie? Yeah no kidding lol keep it less fake and gay

2025-11-07 14:36:17 CET

This Proverb of the day is from a chapter I chose arbitrarily based on the episode number (something I don't usually do). Fgsds and maater selected this verse which I have now seen pop up in three discrete places this week.
One was this episode, one a real sub stack article posted by Biblical Man, and one from a podcast my wife chose from episodes she was working through (one of the Beveres). I'm not calling it a coincidence, message received! Words and information have weight and power and permanence.
Kind of like NOSTR.
#NAG18
#NewsAndGuidance
https://blossom.primal.net/f93430906cddd9584b76867decc6d801294c4c3efbdae1483668a7dca43a82d9.mp4

2025-11-05 14:23:30 CET

Clipping workflow in #PTUJ is 50% less shiny orange graphics compared with fountain BUT generating actual clip videos works reliably even in plebe mode.
If the features don't work well enough in Free, we arent as likely to pay for Plus or Pro or Premium.
This was an interesting story I wanted to share... With the rise in digital wallets and NFC style payments, does Nostr / lightning offer any improvement here compared to the app-in-the-middle problem?
https://blossom.primal.net/daeba25fb44376652a872277232332ff7bfcec07f9f11d53cbab6dcf5d69fade.mp4

2025-11-05 02:36:55 CET

New episode posted and can be found in your favorite podcasting apps! Check out this clip thanking some of our supporters and check out their products as well!
#NAG_Nov_2025 #NewsAndGuidance
https://blossom.primal.net/fdd4e804841877119e1848a055415c14d89a5a04dfb5627722e6b26975a44b36.mp4

2025-11-05 00:32:01 CET

https://youtu.be/vyeaFgu6N10?si=IIi0fKtpBMzbut70
New episode posted!
https://blossom.primal.net/0185c8c65bb4c99bf4f2b5762f5637e90897542e0ad5c8b488ede1cb2bf2ac63.jpg

2025-11-05 00:29:46 CET

Testing clip generation using https://www.pullthatupjamie.ai/app
https://blossom.primal.net/31a2b78c5fdb283e102bd204a37c8eff6c1b96ca591766204060efa7eedbf17f.mp4

2025-11-01 20:03:05 CET

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Beautiful!
https://fountain.fm/track/MOUthBF1oRqeqXgVvpZb

2025-10-26 22:49:47 CET

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Oh I am a noob - my father in law lives in Myrtle Beach area and is a golfer. The Jaguar sounds like an awesome destination to play! One day 👀💪 that would be a round to remember 👍

2025-10-26 08:14:41 CET

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Won't be seven mil by the time she has to disclose it!
#nevent1q…s8x3

2025-10-26 08:13:14 CET

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Keep going! Great source of high entropy human content.
https://fountain.fm/episode/xHp437wBOBLBzlPA1JDI
#nevent1q…ad0t

2025-10-26 08:12:03 CET

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Monitoring the situation. They are worth protecting

2025-10-26 08:06:04 CET

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Great episode and I appreciate the stories! The localized chef services sound awesome.
https://fountain.fm/episode/g1CUd7S1O41Ay2GRvhnu
#nevent1q…2zlc

2025-10-26 08:00:28 CET

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I would like to go help harvest olives one day soon

2025-10-26 01:22:51 CEST

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Yucatan national made me double take 🤣

2025-10-24 14:18:54 CEST

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Also, it's money laundering

2025-10-24 14:18:41 CEST

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That doesn't look like Satoshis... Yeesh

2025-10-24 09:53:19 CEST

Have two special reports, one on backyard work shopping, one on cutting edge biophotonics and a fictional 3I/ATLAS whistleblower story coming over the next few days.
Stay tuned and boost the show on fountain!

2025-10-23 05:35:53 CEST

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Bro about two years ago now discovered the artist / producer BUSBEE who wrote so much great music for others and had just made one solo album. I got so ticked after realizing the playlist I was listening to was in memoriam of and he had died of brain cancer..
He had just signed a global distribution deal for his solo work with warner music. Whatever it is with music and the deals people make or do not make, it really takes its toll on the good ones.

2025-10-23 05:25:38 CEST

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Things like this must be called out as evil but we can't expect it to disappear. The truth may be powerful enough but people are not going to like it.

2025-10-23 05:24:11 CEST

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Ah the original ridiculous take.
The family unit IS worth protecting and to do so one generally must have good morals. Anyone should consider themselves lucky to have their own chance to this in life and to foster love in the world rather than invert it.
Putting your neck out there to call out what you see as wrong, making an example of or even a fool out of ourselves to do so is part of the job of a parent.
#nevent1q…lvkq

2025-10-21 05:00:47 CEST

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Compassion for cows?

2025-10-19 19:35:26 CEST

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These are awesome!