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@elveton101 @FOUNDATIONdvcs I've been looking at this for the past week. Just now ordered it. 👍

Quick and dirty review of the @FOUNDATIONdvcs Passport Prime after like half a day with it. Honestly, this thing is dope. The quality is 10/10. I am EXTREMELY impressed that the wallet app updates the Bitcoin price even tho this thing isn’t connected to the internet 🤯🤯 (you need to open envoy to update and I’m assuming it gets that info from the Bluetooth connection - I’m a boomer, it’s over my head lol). Really cool I like the wallet. I look at it as a hybrid between a hot wallet and cold storage with all the benefits/security of cold storage and the convenience of a hot wallet. The device itself is super small so carrying it around isn’t daunting at all. I’ve been sending test transactions from @River to the prime wallet and back and forth, and it’s flawless. The 2FA app is great. I am in the process of resetting all my 2FAs so I have them in the prime and on my authenticator app. Really nice Haven’t used the vault or files yet but I plan to. Likewise to connect to my node. Im not really big in using security keys so idk if ill use that one. I’m a bit iffy on storing keys on the vault tho I’m not gonna lie lol idk how I feel about that one 😂😂😂 I’m gonna test it out but I’ll probably stick to the @Stamp_Seed (which I’ve lost anyway in an unfortunate boating accident 🥲) Overall, this thing is incredible. Gonna get one for my mom lol @zherbert

All of the armchair analyst commentary you heard yesterday about the Trump administration not being respected, lonely, etc., etc.? Yeah. All of that was a waste of electricity.

IRS postpones new reporting requirements for tax year 2026 allowing you to override your broker's records with your own books & records.

Trump’s move on Iran may reveal something much bigger. A strategy to dismantle globalization and replace it with a system of sovereign nations. 5 regions. 1 global strategy.

The same “GOP” senators who voted to keep giving welfare to noncitizens are now opposing passage of the SAVE America Act via standing filibuster. DO YOU GET IT!?

"The Republicans MUST DO, with PASSION, and at the expense of everything else, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT - And not the watered down version. This is a Country Defining fight for the Soul of our Nation!" - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸

Everyone knows this means absolutely nothing unless the standing filibuster is invoked. The American people are sick of performative politics, they want REAL RESULTS! @LeaderJohnThune it’s time to DELIVER for the people!

Thank you Mr. President for everything you’re doing to make the US the crypto capital of the world! Building the future of financial services is critical for America vs China and other foreign competitors.

The IRS just created a new crypto audit form designed to make you incriminate yourself. They're sending a new "Historical Digital Asset Form" that lists 100+ exchanges and self-custody wallets: Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, FTX, Mt. Gox, MetaMask, Ledger, Trezor, and demands you check YES or NO for every single one. Then sign it under penalty of perjury. This isn't a tax form. It's a mapping exercise. They don't just want to know what you traded last year. They want a complete picture of everywhere your crypto has ever touched going back years. The catch: there's no right way to fill it out. Forget a platform you used once in 2017? That's perjury. Disclose everything? You just gave them a roadmap for new lines of inquiry. Don't respond? They'll issue a summons. This is coming alongside Form 1099-DA, which means exchanges are now reporting directly to the IRS. They're cross-referencing what they already know with what you tell them, and looking for gaps. If you get this form, do not fill it out without a tax attorney. This is exactly the kind of overreach that pushes people toward self-custody and privacy-preserving tools like Bitcoin. The government doesn't send forms like this to help you. They send them to build a case.

Everyone thinks Trump's "we will remember" was about humiliating Starmer. It was a message to the City of London — and this week, Trump killed their oil stranglehold, broke their sanctions racket, and redirected Gulf investment away from them. Full breakdown:

If you can lift your eyes to examine the world’s board, the players, the incentives, just maybe you can see the bigger picture. It might fail, you might hate it, you might prefer isolationism, but don’t look past the bigger picture.

Trump called Britain "uncooperative" from the Oval Office, then replaced Lloyd's of London as the insurer of the Strait of Hormuz — breaking 300 years of Crown control over global energy in one day. @SJKokinda breaks it all down. Watch 👇🏻

🔥 @SenatorRisch DESTROYS Democrats on Senate floor for voting to help Iran: “No one is coming to help you, Iran…nobody on this planet, except [Democrats].”

No private company will ever dictate the terms of our national security. Anthropic’s attempts to push use clauses into their contracts with the United States government are unacceptable, and their products will no longer be utilized by the @USTreasury or any other government agency.

This is SHOCKING. Jane Street’s secret trading technique is to accumulate shares, then dump them in seconds to crash the price and profit from shorts. They ran the same 10 AM manipulation algo in Indian markets and made $4.23 billion, which led to a temporary ban by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Their playbook is simple: 1) Have billions of dollars from investors 2) Buy spot Bitcoin at, say, $68k 3) Open massive shorts via options or derivatives 4) Sell large amounts of BTC in minutes with algos, combined with low liquidity or negative news to trigger panic selling 5) Price crashes to $62k 6) Close shorts for massive profits while losing just 5% on spot 7) Buy spot Bitcoin again at $62k, squeeze shorts, and create FOMO to push price higher 8) Open massive shorts again... Rinse and repeat. In India, Jane Street still has $560 million frozen in an escrow account with SEBI, and the manipulation case is ongoing.

JANE STREET WAS BEHIND THE $40 BILLION LUNA UST COLLAPSE ACCORDING TO THE NEW LAWSUIT. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court claims Jane Street used insider information during the May 2022 Terra collapse to profit and cause further damage to the system. In mid-April 2022, Terraform announced that Anchor’s 20% yield would start declining. Anchor was the main reason users held UST. Once that yield started falling, demand for UST weakened. At the same time, Terraform was moving UST liquidity to a new Curve pool. When liquidity is reduced, large sell orders have a much bigger impact on price. On May 8, 2022, Terraform withdrew 150 million UST from Curve’s main 3pool. And exactly 9 minutes later, Jane Street sold 85 million UST in a single trade in that same pool, the largest ever. The lawsuit says this trade triggered a massive crash and within a few days UST literally went to zero. Lawsuit also states that Jane Street was in direct contact with Do Kwon during this crisis and discussed buying BTC or LUNA at heavy discounts, possibly $200M-$500M. BTC is relevant because Terraform was using Bitcoin reserves to defend UST’s peg. As UST broke, those reserves had to be deployed. Access to insider information about those conditions would have been extremely valuable. If these allegations are true, the sequence is very clear: First, insider knowledge about reduced liquidity in the Curve pool. Second, a large 85 million UST sale into that thinner liquidity, which would naturally push price down faster and deepen the crash. Third, as UST rapidly lost its peg and Terraform entered full crisis mode, the company was forced to deploy its Bitcoin reserves to try and stabilize the system. At that same moment, Jane Street was in discussions to step in and buy BTC or LUNA at heavy discounts, potentially $200M- $500M worth. Who would have thought that the same entity responsible for the daily ‘10 AM manipulation’ orchestrated the 2022 crypto bear market?

I appreciate the metaphor of the neglected home repair. It's a powerful illustration of how an escapist mindset, fueled by certain interpretations of end-times prophecy, has led to passivity among many believers, allowing societal decay to accelerate unchecked. Your call to "dig in, stack up, and fight like He's not coming back" resonates deeply with a scriptural view that emphasizes endurance, stewardship, and active resistance against evil, rather than awaiting a premature exit. While you touch on the historical origins of dispensationalism and pre-tribulation rapture theology (indeed, popularized in the 19th century by figures like John Nelson Darby and amplified through influences like the Scofield Reference Bible, often linked to Zionist funding), let's dive deeper into the Bible itself to affirm that the so-called "rapture" is not a separate, secret event before tribulation but is synonymous with Christ's singular, visible second coming. A post-tribulation perspective not only aligns with the early church's understanding but also motivates believers to stand firm amid trials, as Scripture consistently portrays. I'll weave through key passages (King James Version) to prove this cohesively, starting with the unity of Christ's return, its timing after key events like the revelation of the "son of perdition" and the great tribulation, the nature of that tribulation as Satanic persecution rather than God's wrath, and how the rapture descriptions match the second coming exactly—proving it can't precede or be distinct from it. First, Scripture makes it clear that Christ returns only once, not twice (or more) in some multi-phased scheme. There's no biblical warrant for a secret coming for the church followed by a later public return; instead, the New Testament describes a single, glorious advent. In Hebrews 9:28, we read, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Notice the emphasis on "the second time"—a direct parallel to His first coming, implying one definitive return for salvation and judgment. This is echoed in Acts 1:11, where angels declare after His ascension: "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." He ascended visibly in clouds; He'll return visibly in the same way—no stealth mode. John reinforces the singular event of His return in John 14:3: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." It's one coming to gather His people unto himself, not a preliminary snatch followed by another descent. This alone undermines the idea of a pre-trib rapture as a separate event; since Christ returns only once, the gathering of believers (the rapture) must coincide with that return. Secondly, the rapture event can't be anything but Christ's second coming because it precisely matches the scriptural descriptions of His return, including descending in the clouds and entering earth's atmosphere (the "air"). The key "rapture" passage, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, states: "For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord." This isn't a quiet vanishing; it's loud, triumphant, with resurrection and a gathering in the clouds. Compare 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 to 1 Corinthians 15:12-13 & 51-52 as presented contextually within Paul's discussion of the resurrection. "Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen... Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep [i.e. experience physical death], but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we [including all believers who are alive and remain at His coming] shall be changed." Now compare it directly to Jesus' own words in Matthew 24:30-31 about His second coming: "And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." The parallels are unmistakable: clouds, trumpet, gathering of the elect (believers), visible to the world. Mark 13:26-27 mirrors this: "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven." Luke 21:27 adds: "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory." Even Revelation 1:7 declares: "Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him." If the rapture were pre-trib and secret, why does it align so perfectly with the descriptions of His public second coming? Rather it proves they're the same event—the Lord descends, resurrects the dead, gathers the living saints in the air/clouds, and proceeds to judge. No separate trips just one dramatic intervention. Thirdly, regarding timing, this scriptural unity makes it impossible for the rapture to happen before Christ's second coming because they're identical events. But scripture goes even further, specifying that this combined event can only occur after the "son of perdition" (the Antichrist) is revealed to the world. In 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Paul warns against deception about the timing: "Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind... as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God... so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God." Here in 2 Thessalonians, "our gathering together unto him" is the same rapture language from 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (‘caught up together… to meet the Lord’), directly tied to "the coming of our Lord" and "the day of Christ." Clearly stating that the gathering (rapture inclusive) won't happen until the apostasy and the Antichrist's revelation—events during the tribulation. This precludes any pre-trib scenario; for believers will witness the Antichrist's rise, as Jesus also warns in Matthew 24:15 of the "abomination of desolation" (echoing Daniel 9:27 and 2 Thessalonians). Furthermore, the rapture and Christ's return could only possibly happen after the great tribulation, as Jesus explicitly sequences in Matthew 24. After describing wars, famines, earthquakes, and persecution as "the beginning of sorrows" (verses 7-8), He says in verse 15-21: "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation... then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains... For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Then, immediately after: "Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light... And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven" (verses 29-30), followed by the trumpet and gathering (verse 31). The order is clear: tribulation first, then cosmic signs, then Christ's return with the rapture. Parallel scriptures in Mark 13:24-27 and Luke 21:25-28 follow suit: signs after tribulation, then the Son of Man coming in clouds to redeem. This post-trib timing is reinforced in Revelation 20:4-5, where the "first resurrection" (including tribulation martyrs) happens at Christ's return, before the millennium—not before the tribulation begins. Crucially, the great tribulation in Matthew 24 isn't God's wrath poured out on the world (as pre-trib views claim it is and then use Thessalonians 5:9 to exempt the church from this misplaced wrath) but rather it is Satan's persecution of the saints before Christ's return. Jesus describes it as believers being "delivered up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake" (Matthew 24:9). This matches Revelation 12:17, where the dragon (Satan) "went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ," and Revelation 13:7, where the beast (Antichrist) "was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them." The great tribulation is targeted persecution, not indiscriminate divine judgment—the seals, trumpets, and bowls in Revelation distinguish this, with God's wrath (bowls) coming later, after the church's endurance. Believers are protected spiritually through trials (Revelation 3:10, "keep thee from the hour of temptation" means preservation amid, not removal from), much like Israel in Egypt's plagues. This refutes the idea that the church must be raptured pre-trib to avoid wrath; instead, we're called to overcome, as in Revelation 12:11: "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." Other relevant points from our scriptural survey bolster this: The resurrection ties directly to this post-trib return, as 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 describes the change at "the last trump" (after tribulation trumpets in Revelation), and John 5:28-29 speaks of a single resurrection hour for the just and unjust. Romans 8:23 awaits "the redemption of our body" amid creation's groaning, implying endurance until the end. James 5:7-8 urges patience in persecutions and trials "unto the coming of the Lord," like a farmer waiting for the fruit of his fields. And 2 Peter 3:10 warns the day comes "as a thief," with the heavens passing away with a great noise, and the elements melting with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein being burned up—post-trib cataclysm. Ultimately, this view combats the negligence you describe, by inspiring active faith: We're to occupy until He comes (Luke 19:13), endure as soldiers (2 Timothy 2:3), and build for generations, knowing our labor isn't in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58). If we're wrong and He tarries, we've stewarded well; if He comes soon, we're found faithful amid the fight. Let's reject escapist doctrines and reclaim our role as salt and light. Blessings of Grace, Peace and Truth in the Love of our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Here's a story for you. I was helping a friend renovate their first home, many years ago. It was a beat up place built in the 40s, but still something to be immensely proud of as a first time home owner. We were ripping apart the ceiling to do some repairs when we found that the problems up there weren't cosmetic like we had originally hoped, but more structural and serious. "Whatever, lets just patch it up. I'm not gonna be here very long." Those words echo in my mind when I think back to that day, because almost 20 years later he still lives there. The ceiling we never properly fixed ended up leaking water years later into his newborns nursery room, and what could have been an easier fix that would have taken some hard work over a few days, ended up being a month long project to restore his entire roof and attic. The point of this story though, has nothing to do with home repairs. It is a metaphor for the absolute disastrous state of our western society at the hands of Christians eagerly anticipating a rapture event that may never happen, resulting in their gross negligence of the stewardship of this nation that will leave their children and many generations to come in a thousand year reign of chaos and death. "I'm not gonna be here very long." I'm sure you've already heard that the beliefs of rapture and dispensationalism were propogated and directly funded by zionist groups, or if you've read into the studies of RC Sproul you'll find that almost all of Jesus prophecy about the end of the age has already been fulfilled in 70 A.D. You could even make the case that we are removed from the earth before the bowls of wrath are poured out, halfway through the Tribulation, but the point remains - what if he doesn't come back for another thousand years? We've forfeited everything that's taken countless generations of blood sweat and tears to build, allowed our institutions and national morality to be sacrificed on the altar of progressivism, and given our culture over to perversion and immortality because, as many have said, "these things must take place." Let me tell you, if there's is truly one argument for the rapture, it's that Christian men would be such a bulwark against the evil that's prophesied to come, that the Lord would be forced to remove us from this place or else our presence would prevent it from coming to pass. I understand that wisdom is not being right, but understanding that you could be wrong. He may come tomorrow to bring us into His eternal Kingdom, and I would rejoice if He did. But I'll say this. If we are to survive, and if our children are to have any hope for a future, you better dig in, stack up, and fight like He's not coming back.