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RFK Jr., Bitcoin Candidate
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diff --git a/wiki/storylines/rfk-jr.md b/wiki/storylines/rfk-jr.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..44f7a537 @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +--- +title: "RFK Jr., Bitcoin Candidate" +type: storyline +status: seeded +kind: character-arc +span: 2023-06 to 2024-05 +related: + - the-2024-selection + - ordinals-civil-war + - pride-month-specials +sources: + - breadth sweep of episode descriptions + news headlines (scripts/data/storylines.json) +--- + +> *Henry's note: mapped from the full sweep of the record. Beat-by-beat detail lands as Henry replays each source in order.* + +RFK Jr's run as the Bitcoin candidate. In 2023 he is shamed by the left for receiving gender affirming care (testosterone) and his pro-Bitcoin platform is mangled by media misquoting 'End Bitcoin Texas' as 'End Bitcoin Taxes.' Through 2024 he courts Bitcoiners by vowing to classify inscriptions as spam under the CAN-SPAM Act at a Just Stop Ordinals rally, exemplifies politicians farming Bitcoin donations, and is booked by Trump and Biden as the halftime show of their debate. + +**Who's in it:** [[characters/robert-f-kennedy-jr|Robert F. Kennedy Jr]] · the media · [[characters/robert-f-kennedy-jr|Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] · Just Stop Ordinals + +**Related:** [[storylines/the-2024-selection]] · [[storylines/ordinals-civil-war]] · [[storylines/pride-month-specials]] + +## All known sources + +*Compiled by Henry's breadth sweep of every episode description and headline; the deep replay expands each beat.* + +### Bugle News (5) + +- [[news/the-media-concludes-pride-month-by-shaming-robert-f-kennedy-jr-for-receiving-gender-affirming-care|The Left Concludes Pride Month by Shaming Robert F. Kennedy Jr for Receiving Gender Affirming Care]] — 2023-06-27 +- [[news/rfks-bitcoin-announcement-misquoted-end-bitcoin-texas-not-taxes|RFK's Bitcoin Announcement Misquoted: "End Bitcoin Texas," Not Taxes]] — 2023-07-20 +- [[news/rfk-jr|RFK Jr. Vows to Classify Inscription Transactions Spam Under The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003]] — 2024-01-26 +- [[news/coordinated-attacks-on-bitcoin|Government Increases Attacks On Bitcoin As Politicians Seek To Receive More Bitcoin Donations]] — 2024-05-09 +- [[news/trump-and-biden-agree-to-allow-rfk-jr-to-perform-during-halftime-show-of-debate|Trump and Biden Agree To Allow RFK Jr. To Perform During Halftime Show of Debate]] — 2024-05-16 +