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41 sats \ 7 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar \ on: BlackRock to buy Panama Canal ports after pressure from Trump (Financial Times) econ

I recommend every bitcoiner read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman". I read it a loooong time ago and it really opened my eyes on stuff like this. That book influenced a lot of people and now people that haven't read it know many of the things it exposed but its still worth reading.

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38 sats \ 6 replies \ @optimism 4 Mar

I just re-read the 3rd edition and I think it's still relevant - and a good read.

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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

Anything significantly updated from previous editions?

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35 sats \ 4 replies \ @optimism 4 Mar

Its mostly reflecting on some more current events up to the invasion of Ukraine. To my best memory the core of it is unchanged.

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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford 4 Mar

Cool, thanks. Perkins recent appearance on The Bitcoin Standard podcast was interesting. His thoughts on China specifically.

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56 sats \ 2 replies \ @optimism 4 Mar

Wait that's a podcast now? Haha. Thanks imma check it out. ❤

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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 4 Mar

Oh yeah, there's been a podcast for a long time.
261. John Perkins: The Economic Hitman

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57 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 4 Mar

I'm such a boomer haha. Thanks.

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