Intergalactic Space Wizard sent on a mission to save the people of Earth from their own bad decisions. 20+ years as a Liberty-conscious talk show host.
Manchvegas, NH
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Mark Edge retweeted
Today is mine and Ian’s 4th anniversary of being married. Here is what having your loved one in prison feels like every day
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There are significant cognitive and longevity benefits to language learning.
New studies are coming out all the time confirming this.
Learning languages keeps you young and healthy.
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Ian Freeman, a peaceful man, a broadcaster, a relentless advocate for human freedom.
Years of his life have been swallowed by a prison cell.
A system that can grind a peaceful human being through raids, prosecution, concrete, steel, and years of separation, deserves nothing but utter contempt.
Enough. Give Ian his life back.
PARDON IAN FREEMAN.
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Mark Edge retweeted
Thanks so much to Bri Teresi for interviewing me about my husband, @FTL_Ian ‘s story.
She did great research beforehand so I’d say I got into more details and parts of this story with her than I have in interviews in the past!
Check out her other interviews too. She is really good at what she does especially if you are into crypto. She’s always interviewing interesting people in the world of crypto!!
Targeted for Spreading Bitcoin? The Ian Freeman Story
I sat down with the lovely and beautiful Bonnie Freeman @FTL_Bonnie, wife of Ian Freeman @FTL_Ian, a longtime libertarian activist and host of @FreeTalkLive. Ian was one of the very first voices to introduce Bitcoin to a radio audience.
Free Talk Live began discussing Bitcoin all the way back in 2010, and Ian's mission was to get Bitcoin into more people's hands. He sold Bitcoin directly to customers, operated Bitcoin vending machines, and went into local businesses helping onboard them to Bitcoin—giving them tablets and helping them set up point-of-sale systems. He used his time to actually help people use Bitcoin.
He was also fiercely outspoken against the government and became a major advocate for Bitcoin, financial privacy, and individual freedom.
On March 16, 2021, their home was violently raided by federal agents. Bonnie takes us inside that morning, describing armed agents, armored vehicles, a drone, and a flashbang used during the raid.
We break down what Ian was actually accused and convicted of and how the government and media painted him out to be a fraudster.
Prosecutors claimed Ian's operation processed more than $10 million connected to romance scams and internet fraud, said his business “catered to fraudsters,” and publicly called him an “internet fraudster.”
But the romance-scam allegations are much more nuanced than the headlines. Ian was not convicted of committing the underlying romance fraud.
Investigators never produced communications showing Ian and the actual romance scammers agreeing to defraud victims.
Ian also had his own customer-screening procedures. He asked customers why they were buying Bitcoin and tried to identify potential scams. According to his defense, some victims actually concealed the true purpose of their transactions because Ian may have stopped them if they admitted they were sending the money to an online romantic interest. Ian also had a business incentive to prevent customers from being scammed because his reputation depended on satisfied customers.
So we examine one of the biggest questions surrounding his conspiracy conviction: How can you establish that Ian knowingly joined a conspiracy if you haven't demonstrated an agreement between Ian and the people actually committing the scams?
Testimony from scam victims was also presented to the jury, and Ian's defense argues that it emotionally tied him to the scammers even though he wasn't the person committing the underlying romance fraud.
Ian ultimately received an eight-year federal prison sentence.
And at the center of our conversation is a much bigger question: Was this simply the prosecution of financial crimes the government believed he committed, or did his influence on Bitcoin adoption and his outspoken opposition to government power put a target on his back? And was this really an attempt to silence an influential Bitcoin advocate and send a message to an industry that threatened the traditional financial system?
Bonnie shares why she believes Ian's name was smeared, what prison has taken from their lives, and why she believes his case belongs in the broader conversation about the war on crypto.
Please consider signing and sharing the petition to help bring more attention to Ian’s case: freeiannow.org/
Remember to subscribe and hit the bell “🔔” icon to get notifications
Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin @zano_project
You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: zanolist.com/exchanges
You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: piped.video/@ZanoProject
0:00 Who Is Ian Freeman? | Free Talk Live & Early Bitcoin
3:12 Discovering Bitcoin LIVE on Free Talk Live
5:16 Shire Free Church & Ian Freeman’s Bitcoin Mission
10:24 How Ian Tried to Prevent Bitcoin Scams
14:21 What Is Zano? | Private Cryptocurrency
18:22 What Was LocalBitcoins? | Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin
23:46 No Evidence Ian Communicated With Scammers
27:24 Did Scam Victim Testimony Influence the Jury?
31:18 March 16, 2021: The Federal Raid on Ian Freeman
36:00 IRS Calls Ian Freeman an “Internet Fraudster”
38:32 Was Ian Targeted for His Bitcoin Advocacy?
43:56 Bitcoin vs. Cash: What Do Scammers Actually Use?
47:05 Does KYC Destroy Bitcoin’s Original Promise?
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Mark Edge retweeted
Radio host Ian Freeman’s mission was to get Bitcoin into more people’s hands.
Then federal agents raided his home.
Now he’s serving an 8-year prison sentence.
I sat down with his wife, Bonnie Freeman @FTL_Bonnie, to tell the story behind the headlines and ask how one of Bitcoin’s earliest advocates ended up behind bars.
The @FTL_Ian story deserves a closer look.
Targeted for Spreading Bitcoin? The Ian Freeman Story
I sat down with the lovely and beautiful Bonnie Freeman @FTL_Bonnie, wife of Ian Freeman @FTL_Ian, a longtime libertarian activist and host of @FreeTalkLive. Ian was one of the very first voices to introduce Bitcoin to a radio audience.
Free Talk Live began discussing Bitcoin all the way back in 2010, and Ian's mission was to get Bitcoin into more people's hands. He sold Bitcoin directly to customers, operated Bitcoin vending machines, and went into local businesses helping onboard them to Bitcoin—giving them tablets and helping them set up point-of-sale systems. He used his time to actually help people use Bitcoin.
He was also fiercely outspoken against the government and became a major advocate for Bitcoin, financial privacy, and individual freedom.
On March 16, 2021, their home was violently raided by federal agents. Bonnie takes us inside that morning, describing armed agents, armored vehicles, a drone, and a flashbang used during the raid.
We break down what Ian was actually accused and convicted of and how the government and media painted him out to be a fraudster.
Prosecutors claimed Ian's operation processed more than $10 million connected to romance scams and internet fraud, said his business “catered to fraudsters,” and publicly called him an “internet fraudster.”
But the romance-scam allegations are much more nuanced than the headlines. Ian was not convicted of committing the underlying romance fraud.
Investigators never produced communications showing Ian and the actual romance scammers agreeing to defraud victims.
Ian also had his own customer-screening procedures. He asked customers why they were buying Bitcoin and tried to identify potential scams. According to his defense, some victims actually concealed the true purpose of their transactions because Ian may have stopped them if they admitted they were sending the money to an online romantic interest. Ian also had a business incentive to prevent customers from being scammed because his reputation depended on satisfied customers.
So we examine one of the biggest questions surrounding his conspiracy conviction: How can you establish that Ian knowingly joined a conspiracy if you haven't demonstrated an agreement between Ian and the people actually committing the scams?
Testimony from scam victims was also presented to the jury, and Ian's defense argues that it emotionally tied him to the scammers even though he wasn't the person committing the underlying romance fraud.
Ian ultimately received an eight-year federal prison sentence.
And at the center of our conversation is a much bigger question: Was this simply the prosecution of financial crimes the government believed he committed, or did his influence on Bitcoin adoption and his outspoken opposition to government power put a target on his back? And was this really an attempt to silence an influential Bitcoin advocate and send a message to an industry that threatened the traditional financial system?
Bonnie shares why she believes Ian's name was smeared, what prison has taken from their lives, and why she believes his case belongs in the broader conversation about the war on crypto.
Please consider signing and sharing the petition to help bring more attention to Ian’s case: freeiannow.org/
Remember to subscribe and hit the bell “🔔” icon to get notifications
Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin @zano_project
You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: zanolist.com/exchanges
You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: piped.video/@ZanoProject
0:00 Who Is Ian Freeman? | Free Talk Live & Early Bitcoin
3:12 Discovering Bitcoin LIVE on Free Talk Live
5:16 Shire Free Church & Ian Freeman’s Bitcoin Mission
10:24 How Ian Tried to Prevent Bitcoin Scams
14:21 What Is Zano? | Private Cryptocurrency
18:22 What Was LocalBitcoins? | Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin
23:46 No Evidence Ian Communicated With Scammers
27:24 Did Scam Victim Testimony Influence the Jury?
31:18 March 16, 2021: The Federal Raid on Ian Freeman
36:00 IRS Calls Ian Freeman an “Internet Fraudster”
38:32 Was Ian Targeted for His Bitcoin Advocacy?
43:56 Bitcoin vs. Cash: What Do Scammers Actually Use?
47:05 Does KYC Destroy Bitcoin’s Original Promise?
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Mark Edge retweeted
Ten conversations from New Hampshire.
The Free State Project moved thousands of people to one state on the theory that liberty needs a place, not just an argument. We spoke to the people who actually went and asked whether it worked.
@jeremykauffman, @MarkEdgeShow, @BareMinimumBks, @JodySun1,@nhliberty, @ScottForte, @DennisPrattFree, @FTL_Bonnie
All ten 👇
freecities.fm/search?topic=p…
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Targeted for Spreading Bitcoin? The Ian Freeman Story
I sat down with the lovely and beautiful Bonnie Freeman @FTL_Bonnie, wife of Ian Freeman @FTL_Ian, a longtime libertarian activist and host of @FreeTalkLive. Ian was one of the very first voices to introduce Bitcoin to a radio audience.
Free Talk Live began discussing Bitcoin all the way back in 2010, and Ian's mission was to get Bitcoin into more people's hands. He sold Bitcoin directly to customers, operated Bitcoin vending machines, and went into local businesses helping onboard them to Bitcoin—giving them tablets and helping them set up point-of-sale systems. He used his time to actually help people use Bitcoin.
He was also fiercely outspoken against the government and became a major advocate for Bitcoin, financial privacy, and individual freedom.
On March 16, 2021, their home was violently raided by federal agents. Bonnie takes us inside that morning, describing armed agents, armored vehicles, a drone, and a flashbang used during the raid.
We break down what Ian was actually accused and convicted of and how the government and media painted him out to be a fraudster.
Prosecutors claimed Ian's operation processed more than $10 million connected to romance scams and internet fraud, said his business “catered to fraudsters,” and publicly called him an “internet fraudster.”
But the romance-scam allegations are much more nuanced than the headlines. Ian was not convicted of committing the underlying romance fraud.
Investigators never produced communications showing Ian and the actual romance scammers agreeing to defraud victims.
Ian also had his own customer-screening procedures. He asked customers why they were buying Bitcoin and tried to identify potential scams. According to his defense, some victims actually concealed the true purpose of their transactions because Ian may have stopped them if they admitted they were sending the money to an online romantic interest. Ian also had a business incentive to prevent customers from being scammed because his reputation depended on satisfied customers.
So we examine one of the biggest questions surrounding his conspiracy conviction: How can you establish that Ian knowingly joined a conspiracy if you haven't demonstrated an agreement between Ian and the people actually committing the scams?
Testimony from scam victims was also presented to the jury, and Ian's defense argues that it emotionally tied him to the scammers even though he wasn't the person committing the underlying romance fraud.
Ian ultimately received an eight-year federal prison sentence.
And at the center of our conversation is a much bigger question: Was this simply the prosecution of financial crimes the government believed he committed, or did his influence on Bitcoin adoption and his outspoken opposition to government power put a target on his back? And was this really an attempt to silence an influential Bitcoin advocate and send a message to an industry that threatened the traditional financial system?
Bonnie shares why she believes Ian's name was smeared, what prison has taken from their lives, and why she believes his case belongs in the broader conversation about the war on crypto.
Please consider signing and sharing the petition to help bring more attention to Ian’s case: freeiannow.org/
Remember to subscribe and hit the bell “🔔” icon to get notifications
Want financial privacy? Check out my favorite privacy coin @zano_project
You can buy Zano seamlessly on MEXC using a VPN, or browse the full list of exchanges where Zano is available here: zanolist.com/exchanges
You can also find educational content, tutorials, and interviews on the official Zano YouTube Channel: piped.video/@ZanoProject
0:00 Who Is Ian Freeman? | Free Talk Live & Early Bitcoin
3:12 Discovering Bitcoin LIVE on Free Talk Live
5:16 Shire Free Church & Ian Freeman’s Bitcoin Mission
10:24 How Ian Tried to Prevent Bitcoin Scams
14:21 What Is Zano? | Private Cryptocurrency
18:22 What Was LocalBitcoins? | Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin
23:46 No Evidence Ian Communicated With Scammers
27:24 Did Scam Victim Testimony Influence the Jury?
31:18 March 16, 2021: The Federal Raid on Ian Freeman
36:00 IRS Calls Ian Freeman an “Internet Fraudster”
38:32 Was Ian Targeted for His Bitcoin Advocacy?
43:56 Bitcoin vs. Cash: What Do Scammers Actually Use?
47:05 Does KYC Destroy Bitcoin’s Original Promise?
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Mark Edge retweeted
I swear to god there is an active "what is offensive today" global committee using AI to find things to be offended by.
This is the dumbest 💩 in a long effing time!
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#OctoberSurprise
this new life is thanks to everyone who fought for my freedom
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When will Bolivia become a German-speaking majority country? Given current trends, in around 90 years.
Bolivia’s estimated total fertility rate of 1.56 hides a big asymmetry: a small minority group, the Mennonites, who speak Low German, has a much higher one. Although it is hard to get exact figures, their fertility rate is probably around 7. Given that Bolivian Mennonites are about 150,000, but very young, there are around 6,500 new Mennonite births a year in Bolivia, or 4.2% of the total of 153,204 births. This also means that the total fertility rate of the rest of Bolivia is around 1.51.
Let’s imagine that current trends continue. This is a big “assumption” and I will come back to it soon. That is, the total fertility rate of Mennonites is 7, the total fertility rate of the rest of Bolivians is 1.51, and the net emigration rate of the rest is 3.5 per 1,000. Also, for simplicity, let me assume there are no transfers between the two populations.
The table in the post shows how the Mennonites will grow from the current size of 150,000 to around 5 million in 2116, when they will become the majority of Bolivians. This growth rate is fast, but not unprecedented. In 1986, 40 years ago, there were only around 17,500 Mennonites in Bolivia, and the net immigration of Mennonites, as far as I can tell, has been small.
Now, of course, this calculation is just a slightly tongue-in-cheek scenario, not a forecast. First, the fertility of the rest of Bolivians can recover (or fall further, accelerating the process). Second, as Mennonites become a larger group, their ability to keep their fertility rate at 7 might collapse. And many Mennonites may abandon the denomination.
My calculation only makes a very simple point: take two populations in a country with different fertility rates. Keep the differences for 100 years, and you have a totally different country. People just don’t get that fertility is like an interest rate: it compounds over time.
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Mark Edge retweeted
I asked Nobody aka Rich Paul to be on the show tonight. So tonight, Nobody returns!! To defeat the government with his wit!
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Hahaha look at those young, eager idiots!
Long before the raids, the courtroom, and the prison walls, Ian Freeman and Mark Edge were already doing what they would spend decades doing together, questioning authority and putting liberty on the air.
Years later, one of these men is still sitting in a federal cage.
Bring Ian home.
FREE IAN FREEMAN.
freeiannow.org
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Mark Edge retweeted
New Freedom Lover’s Life episode.
@PatrickHiebert sits down with Dr. Titus Gebel to discuss Free Private Cities, community governance and turning new ideas into reality.
Watch EP24:
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#FreeCities #VeritasVillages
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Jack Edge, @MarkEdgeShow 's son makes his first live appearance. Like and retweet to give this show legs.
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On tn’s docket:
-Defending my Tweet - Muslims are friends of liberty
-What I told a room full of Cypherpunks in Amsterdam
-David Friedman sits down w. @MarkEdgeShow for a 1-on-1
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Jack Edge's first live show. I think he did well.
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On tn’s docket:
-Defending my Tweet - Muslims are friends of liberty
-What I told a room full of Cypherpunks in Amsterdam
-David Friedman sits down w. @MarkEdgeShow for a 1-on-1
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