Bradley Rettler
@bradleyrettler.com
Author of RESISTANCE MONEY: A Philosophical Case for Bitcoin — https://a.co/d/dtzU5PS
Associate Professor of Philosophy @ U of Wyoming.
Associate Professor of Philosophy @ U of Wyoming.
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Bradley Rettler
@bradleyrettler.com
· Dec 5
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As usual, the brunt of the coming economic hardship will fall hardest on the poorest and most rural communities. This presents a major opportunity for a Democratic politician to genuinely engage with these communities, connect with voters, and help amplify their stories.
April 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As usual, the brunt of the coming economic hardship will fall hardest on the poorest and most rural communities. This presents a major opportunity for a Democratic politician to genuinely engage with these communities, connect with voters, and help amplify their stories.
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Bitcoin in the bush - the crypto mine in remote Zambia. We visit a bitcoin project on the Zambezi river making use of 'stranded electricity'. The company behind it wants to start building its own renewable plants for mining and to spread electricity in Africa. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bitcoin in the bush - crypto mining brings power to rural areas
Bitcoin miners will go to remote locations to take advantage of cheap electricity.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Bitcoin in the bush - the crypto mine in remote Zambia. We visit a bitcoin project on the Zambezi river making use of 'stranded electricity'. The company behind it wants to start building its own renewable plants for mining and to spread electricity in Africa. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UW just released this video with me about the philosophy of bitcoin.
“Bitcoin is there for anyone who feels like at some point they might need resistance money… If you think some day you may end up on the margins, you should know how to acquire and use bitcoin.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBum...
“Bitcoin is there for anyone who feels like at some point they might need resistance money… If you think some day you may end up on the margins, you should know how to acquire and use bitcoin.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBum...
March 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
UW just released this video with me about the philosophy of bitcoin.
“Bitcoin is there for anyone who feels like at some point they might need resistance money… If you think some day you may end up on the margins, you should know how to acquire and use bitcoin.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBum...
“Bitcoin is there for anyone who feels like at some point they might need resistance money… If you think some day you may end up on the margins, you should know how to acquire and use bitcoin.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBum...
Sometimes people say, "I don't care; I've got nothing to hide." We should not so willingly cede our privacy. For in so doing, we give up an important freedom -- the freedom to decide what we disclose about ourselves.
Here's how we put it in 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦:
Here's how we put it in 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦:
February 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Sometimes people say, "I don't care; I've got nothing to hide." We should not so willingly cede our privacy. For in so doing, we give up an important freedom -- the freedom to decide what we disclose about ourselves.
Here's how we put it in 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦:
Here's how we put it in 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦:
My (non-bitcoin) book with @resistance.money is available for free (pdf version) for the next week or so.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
The Problem of Divine Personality
Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Religion - The Problem of Divine Personality
www.cambridge.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
My (non-bitcoin) book with @resistance.money is available for free (pdf version) for the next week or so.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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My new book with @bradleyrettler.com is out — 'The Problem of Divine Personality!'. For the next two weeks, you can download it for free from Cambridge University Press.
The Problem of Divine Personality
Cambridge Core - Philosophy: General Interest - The Problem of Divine Personality
www.cambridge.org
January 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
My new book with @bradleyrettler.com is out — 'The Problem of Divine Personality!'. For the next two weeks, you can download it for free from Cambridge University Press.
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My friends @resistance.money, @bradleyrettler.com, & Craig have written a wonderful book on the philosophical case for #bitcoin. I think it's exceptional. Buy it at Amazon (a.co/d/eEhyC3u) or DM me here--I have a few PDF copies to give out.
tl;dr: turns out there are some positives AND negatives!
tl;dr: turns out there are some positives AND negatives!
January 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My friends @resistance.money, @bradleyrettler.com, & Craig have written a wonderful book on the philosophical case for #bitcoin. I think it's exceptional. Buy it at Amazon (a.co/d/eEhyC3u) or DM me here--I have a few PDF copies to give out.
tl;dr: turns out there are some positives AND negatives!
tl;dr: turns out there are some positives AND negatives!
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Applications for Chaincode Lab’s Bitcoin Open Source Software program close tomorrow! learning.chaincode.com#BOSS
Learning @ Chaincode Labs
Chaincode Labs learning programs and resources
learning.chaincode.com
December 30, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Applications for Chaincode Lab’s Bitcoin Open Source Software program close tomorrow! learning.chaincode.com#BOSS
Bluesky moderation needs work. I’ve been reporting [email protected] for over a week for impersonation and nothing has happened.
December 24, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Bluesky moderation needs work. I’ve been reporting [email protected] for over a week for impersonation and nothing has happened.
1st place: $500
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $150
4th place: $100
5th-8th place: $2,378,898.50
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $150
4th place: $100
5th-8th place: $2,378,898.50
December 23, 2024 at 6:34 PM
1st place: $500
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $150
4th place: $100
5th-8th place: $2,378,898.50
2nd place: $250
3rd place: $150
4th place: $100
5th-8th place: $2,378,898.50
December 19, 2024 at 9:24 PM
December 5, 2024 at 12:56 AM
We’re coming for you @Aristotle
November 30, 2024 at 3:29 AM
We’re coming for you @Aristotle
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I’m not the right person to learn from. Go find a copy of Resistance Money and read that!
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Resistance Money
Resistance Money [Bailey, Andrew M., Rettler, Bradley, Warmke, Craig] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Resistance Money
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November 24, 2024 at 5:51 PM
I’m not the right person to learn from. Go find a copy of Resistance Money and read that!
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amzn.to/4i6AJAn
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It took until we hit 20m users, but a sizable #bitcoin community is finally forming on Bluesky and it isn’t the toxic bros you were expecting.
When you’re interacting with the progressive bitcoiners here, please don’t block on sight. You’d be surprised at the values you share.
When you’re interacting with the progressive bitcoiners here, please don’t block on sight. You’d be surprised at the values you share.
November 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
It took until we hit 20m users, but a sizable #bitcoin community is finally forming on Bluesky and it isn’t the toxic bros you were expecting.
When you’re interacting with the progressive bitcoiners here, please don’t block on sight. You’d be surprised at the values you share.
When you’re interacting with the progressive bitcoiners here, please don’t block on sight. You’d be surprised at the values you share.
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#HR9495 will be voted on again tmrw, 11/21—The bill would hand the incoming President a tool to crush free speech & expression & dismantle advocacy groups & other nonprofits. It *will* be used to target & punish political opponents. Tell yr Reps to vote NO on #HR9495 action.aclu.org/send-message...
Congress: Protect The Right to Dissent
Congress is considering a bill that threatens free speech under the guise of national security - and we can’t let it pass. Take action against this harmful reaction to pro-Palestinian protests.
action.aclu.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:34 PM
#HR9495 will be voted on again tmrw, 11/21—The bill would hand the incoming President a tool to crush free speech & expression & dismantle advocacy groups & other nonprofits. It *will* be used to target & punish political opponents. Tell yr Reps to vote NO on #HR9495 action.aclu.org/send-message...
Fascinating result. Banning bitcoin mining in low-emission countries raises global carbon emissions. But it makes sense: it incentivizes more mining in high-emission countries.
November 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Fascinating result. Banning bitcoin mining in low-emission countries raises global carbon emissions. But it makes sense: it incentivizes more mining in high-emission countries.
A whole lot of people who didn't previously get it are starting to understand the importance of having access to a private, censorship-resistance, inclusive digital cash -- in short, to resistance.money. I'm here to help.
Resistance Money
Bitcoin is resistance money, empowering its users to resist authoritarians, inflation, surveillance, censorship, and financial exclusion.
resistance.money
November 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM
A whole lot of people who didn't previously get it are starting to understand the importance of having access to a private, censorship-resistance, inclusive digital cash -- in short, to resistance.money. I'm here to help.
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#KOSA supporters have refused to listen to LGBTQ youth for years.
Now they're renewing their push for this dangerous legislation, even though we know it will be used by the incoming Trump admin to attack the most vulnerable.
Make sure ppl know the truth about this bill
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
Now they're renewing their push for this dangerous legislation, even though we know it will be used by the incoming Trump admin to attack the most vulnerable.
Make sure ppl know the truth about this bill
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
This Bill Purports to Protect Kids from Big Tech. For LGBTQ+ Youth, It’s a Grave Danger
Those on the right have said they will use KOSA to target queer and trans content. So why do some Democrats support it?
www.them.us
November 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
#KOSA supporters have refused to listen to LGBTQ youth for years.
Now they're renewing their push for this dangerous legislation, even though we know it will be used by the incoming Trump admin to attack the most vulnerable.
Make sure ppl know the truth about this bill
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
Now they're renewing their push for this dangerous legislation, even though we know it will be used by the incoming Trump admin to attack the most vulnerable.
Make sure ppl know the truth about this bill
www.them.us/story/kids-o...
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If you haven't had a loved one in jail, you may have no idea what a hideously cruel racket prison telecom really is. The rates for calls or emails are extortionate--because the contractors literally have a captive audience. Good on Massachusetts for ending this vile practice.
Massachusetts just made prison communications free.
The reform eliminates the exorbitant charges incarcerated people and their loved ones face to stay in touch, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands.
The reform eliminates the exorbitant charges incarcerated people and their loved ones face to stay in touch, removing a heavy financial burden for thousands.
Massachusetts Is Making Communications Free for Incarcerated People - Bolts
Editor’s note (Nov. 16): Governor Maura Healey signed this legislation into law this week, making phone calls for incarcerated people free in Massachusetts. Healey in August sent the reform back... Read More
boltsmag.org
November 24, 2023 at 11:22 AM
If you haven't had a loved one in jail, you may have no idea what a hideously cruel racket prison telecom really is. The rates for calls or emails are extortionate--because the contractors literally have a captive audience. Good on Massachusetts for ending this vile practice.