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And</span> <span class="cue" id="t-4" data-t="4">Bitcoin meetups, they're happening in bomb shelters.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-7" data-t="7">Oh, and BlackRock is giving out carbon tokens.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-12" data-t="12">Sent all this in and honestly, the connections weren't exactly, like, jumping out at me, you know. But, hey, like they say, truth is often stranger than fiction. Absolutely. And sometimes those those unexpected connections, they can be the most insightful.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-25">0:25</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Kailey Welch</b> <span class="cue" id="t-25" data-t="25">This is Kaley Welch, and you are listening to the Woke HRTLDR</span> <span class="cue" id="t-28" data-t="28">of Bugle Weekly episode</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-31">0:31</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-31" data-t="31">29.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-32" data-t="32">Today, we are diving into well, this web you've uncovered. And we're starting with, that bastion of Bitcoin banter, the Bugle Weekly podcast.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-40" data-t="40">They, they painted a rather, well, colorful picture of global conflict on the horizon,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-46">0:46</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-46" data-t="46">specifically mentioning, like, Israel and Iran. Colorful is one way to put it. Yeah. They actually said this potential conflict, and I know this sounds crazy, is actually good for Bitcoin</span> <span class="cue" id="t-55" data-t="55">and and the economy.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-56" data-t="56">Like, come on. Bullish on war. Yeah. It's a well,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-59">0:59</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-59" data-t="59">it's definitely a provocative claim.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-61" data-t="61">But it's rooted in this concept called the military industrial complex.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-66" data-t="66">It was an idea that president Eisenhower talked about a lot.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-69" data-t="69">Basically, it it highlights this this connection between governments and those defense industries. You know? And, basically, unfortunately,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-76" data-t="76">war can be</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-77">1:17</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-77" data-t="77">quite profitable for certain companies. Like those big defense companies.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-81" data-t="81">Raytheon,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-83" data-t="83">Lockheed Martin.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-84" data-t="84">The Bugle Weekly guys specifically mentioned them. Right. And for good reason.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-88">1:28</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-88" data-t="88">When military spending goes up, these companies well, they often see a surge in contracts and their profits. They go way up. Now the Bugle Weekly guys are arguing that some of this new money, this wealth, it might go into alternative assets like Bitcoin, and that would drive up the price. So it's like this whole ecosystem, but it's built around conflict,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-106">1:46</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-106" data-t="106">profiting from chaos, basically.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-108">1:48</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-108" data-t="108">Yeah. I have to admit it's kinda unsettling to think about. It definitely brings up some some ethical questions.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-115" data-t="115">And while the Bugle Weekly might be framing it in this purely economic light, we have to remember,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-121" data-t="121">war has really devastating human costs,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-124" data-t="124">costs that go way beyond just the market going up or down. Remember that saying the time to buy is when there's blood in the streets?</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-130">2:10</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-130" data-t="130">Well, that might work on Wall Street, but it's a really cynical and ultimately shortsighted way to view global events. Yeah. You're right. It's easy to get, like, caught up in the whole market side of things. And then we forget about the real human cost.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-143" data-t="143">So the Bugle Weekly take on war in Bitcoin, sure, it makes for a catchy headline, but it's important to, you know, to approach it with some healthy skepticism and and keep the bigger picture in mind. Precisely.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-155">2:35</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-155" data-t="155">When it comes to something as complex and potentially volatile as global conflict, those simplistic narratives, those easy answers, they rarely tell the whole story. Okay. So we've established that war is probably not the best thing for, you know, humanity.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-168">2:48</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-168" data-t="168">But the Bugle Weekly guys,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-170" data-t="170">they didn't stop there. They actually had a, shall we say, unique idea for how to spread the Bitcoin gospel,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-177" data-t="177">especially in places like,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-180" data-t="180">Tel Aviv.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-181">3:01</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-181" data-t="181">Yes. Their, their proposition for bomb shelter meetups.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-185" data-t="185">A bold concept, wouldn't you say? Bold.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-188">3:08</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-188" data-t="188">Then that might be putting it lightly. Their logic was that being stuck in a bomb shelter, you know, during a bombing raid, like, the perfect time for little Bitcoin evangelism. They even compared it to, like, you know those rom com tropes where two people get stuck in an elevator and end up falling in love? It's certainly an unconventional approach to, let's say, relationship building, and it might be unintentional, but it kinda highlights this fundamental human need</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-211">3:31</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-211" data-t="211">connection reassurance,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-212">3:32</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-212" data-t="212">especially during uncertain times. Okay. I see where you're going with this. So they're basically saying Bitcoin is like a source of hope,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-219" data-t="219">stability,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-220" data-t="220">especially in a world that feels, well, more and more chaotic.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-223">3:43</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-223" data-t="223">Exactly. Think about World War two when president Roosevelt did those fireside chats, offering comfort, a sense of unity to a nation that was really scared.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-233" data-t="233">The Bugle Weekly guys, in their own way, they seem to be suggesting that Bitcoin can do that now in the twenty first century. So, like,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-240">4:00</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-240" data-t="240">Bitcoin is the new fireside chat? In a way, yes.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-244">4:04</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-244" data-t="244">They even suggested,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-245" data-t="245">get this,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-246">4:06</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-246" data-t="246">live streaming Bitcoin influencers into bomb shelters, you know, to reach a wider audience. Like Woah. They specifically mentioned Dennis Porter. Right. Dennis Porter. For those who don't know, he's a big Bitcoin guy, very involved in the policy side of things. But live streaming into bomb shelters,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-262" data-t="262">it feels a little, I don't know, opportunistic, doesn't it? Like,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-265">4:25</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-265" data-t="265">using fear and uncertainty to, like, push an agenda. It's a valid concern, and it makes you wonder, are their intentions genuine?</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-274">4:34</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-274" data-t="274">Or is it just a cynical way to exploit a crisis? Right. Because when those traditional systems, governments, banks, when they seem to be failing,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-282" data-t="282">people they're gonna be more open to messages that promise, you know, security, control, safety. Exactly. And Bitcoin being decentralized,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-291">4:51</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-291" data-t="291">claiming to be censorship resistant, it really taps into that that need for being in control, being independent.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-298">4:58</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-298" data-t="298">So are they being cynical or sincere? I guess that's up to each listener to decipher. Okay. But one thing's for sure. Those Bugle Weekly guys, they know how to get people talking. They do indeed.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-308">5:08</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-308" data-t="308">And a lot of times, it's those uncomfortable conversations, the ones that make you think differently.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-313" data-t="313">Those are the conversations that can lead to the most insightful discoveries.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-317">5:17</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-317" data-t="317">But before we, go too far down that rabbit hole, you found another intriguing thread, one that touches on climate change, conspiracy theories, and, well, some potentially shady land purchases in North Carolina. Oh, yeah. That one definitely caught my eye. Yeah. On the one hand, the Bugle guys, they seem to acknowledge that climate change is real, but then then they went on this whole thing about government conspiracies</span> <span class="cue" id="t-340" data-t="340">and controlling the weather. Right. They talked about those classic conspiracy theories, chemtrails and cloud seeding. Yeah. Like, the government is out there controlling the weather to achieve some secret goal. Right? It's a little out there, don't you think?</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-353">5:53</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-353" data-t="353">It does sound far fetched. You're right. But the idea of controlling the weather, it's not completely out of left field. There have been attempts, some more successful than others, to influence weather patterns, and they've been going on for decades. Wait. Really? Like what? Well, there was Project Stormfury</span> <span class="cue" id="t-369" data-t="369">back in the nineteen sixties.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-371" data-t="371">They were trying to weaken hurricanes by, get this, seeding them with silver iodide. Wow.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-377" data-t="377">And then during Vietnam, they used cloud seeding trying to disrupt enemy supply lines with</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-384">6:24</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-384" data-t="384">basically man made rain. I had no idea. So, okay, there is some basis for these claims, but that doesn't mean the government is secretly controlling the whole climate.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-392">6:32</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-392" data-t="392">Exactly.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-393" data-t="393">There have been those small scale attempts to mess with the weather, make it rain a bit more here, try to weaken a storm there, things like that. But a grand conspiracy to control the climate of the entire planet,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-404" data-t="404">Science doesn't support that. The vast majority of climate scientists agree that climate change is happening because of what humans are doing, primarily burning fossil fuels. Right. That makes sense. Mhmm. So where does this land grab in North Carolina fit in?</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-419">6:59</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-419" data-t="419">The Bugle Weekly made it sound like it was somehow connected to climate change. Right? They did. And this is where their theory takes a very interesting turn. Okay. So</span> <span class="cue" id="t-429" data-t="429">climate change, conspiracy theories, and now we're talking about land grabs in North Carolina. What's the the connection? Well, the land that they're talking about, it's full of rare earth metals and quartz. Right. The stuff they use to make electronics, like our phones and computers. Exactly.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-444">7:24</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-444" data-t="444">And the Bugle Weekly guys, they suggested that, well, maybe this is all about trying to get a hold of those resources here in The US. So instead of relying on those global supply chains, we get it domestically.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-455" data-t="455">Right. And they pointed out that it could actually be framed as a win for the environment since we wouldn't have to ship those materials from all over the world. Less shipping, lower emissions, save the planet. That's their logic. Yeah.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-467" data-t="467">But they're also skeptical.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-468" data-t="468">They seem to think there might be another motive at play here. Like what? Well, they implied that this whole land grab, even if it's dressed up as being good for the environment,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-478" data-t="478">might really be about something else entirely. Like making a quick buck? Potentially</span> <span class="cue" id="t-483" data-t="483">or consolidating power, maybe a bit of both. It really makes you think, doesn't it? It does. It raises a lot of questions about who really benefits from these big global shifts</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-494">8:14</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-494" data-t="494">and whether we're really addressing the root causes of these problems or just slapping a Band Aid on them. And speaking of shifting landscapes,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-501">8:21</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-501" data-t="501">the Buga Weekly guys went on this whole rant about censorship. They even brought up Coinbase delisting Tether, and they made it sound like it was a matter of national security or something. Yeah. That was an interesting turn in the</span> <span class="cue" id="t-521" data-t="521">chapter</span> <span class="cue" id="t-522" data-t="522">somewhere.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-525">8:45</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-525" data-t="525">Feel like I missed a chapter somewhere. Fair enough. So carbon credits, they're basically like permits that let companies emit a certain amount of greenhouse gases. Okay. It's part of this whole market based approach</span> <span class="cue" id="t-536" data-t="536">to fighting climate change.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-538" data-t="538">Companies can buy and sell these credits based on their environmental impact. So where does Tether fit in? Well, Tether is a cryptocurrency,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-546" data-t="546">a stablecoin to be precise.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-548" data-t="548">Basically, its value is pegged to the US dollar. So unlike Bitcoin,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-553" data-t="553">it's not going up and down all the time. Exactly. And because it's stable, people have started using it for things like, you guessed it, carbon credit trading. Got it. So the Bugle Weekly guys</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-564">9:24</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-564" data-t="564">are saying that by delisting Tether,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-567" data-t="567">Coinbase is messing with this market</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-570">9:30</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-570" data-t="570">and that this could hurt Ukraine. I'm still not sure I follow the logic. It is a bit of a stretch. To be honest, I think they were more concerned with what they see as a growing trend of censorship</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-580">9:40</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-580" data-t="580">within the Bitcoin community. Right. Because they went on this whole tangent about tolerance, but then they contradicted themselves by saying that Bitcoiners should be more accepting of, wait for it, North Korea. Yeah. That was a strange one. It's like they're saying, we should tolerate all viewpoints except for the ones we disagree with. It definitely highlights the challenges of having a decentralized movement that values free speech, but also has to grapple with these really complex issues around censorship and tolerance.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-608" data-t="608">It's tough. Where do you draw the line? Exactly. And there are no easy answers.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-612">10:12</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-612" data-t="612">But asking these tough questions, that's what's important. It forces us to think critically, especially</span> <span class="cue" id="t-617" data-t="617">when we're confronted with ideas that make us uncomfortable.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-620" data-t="620">Well said. And speaking of uncomfortable ideas,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-623" data-t="623">the Bugle weekly guys ended their podcast with a real cliffhanger. They're always teasing something. But What was it this time? Well, they mentioned this HBO documentary that's coming out soon, and it claims to finally reveal the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-638">10:38</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-638" data-t="638">Oh, wow.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-639" data-t="639">The mystery of the century. I have to admit, I'm a little curious to see who they've dug up. Me too.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-644">10:44</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-644" data-t="644">And while they didn't explicitly</span> <span class="cue" id="t-646" data-t="646">endorse any particular candidate,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-648" data-t="648">the Bugle Weekly guys seem to be leaning towards the possibility of it being Adam Back. Right. The Blockstream cofounder. One and the same.</span> <span class="cue" id="t-656" data-t="656">And if it turns out to be true, well, let's just say it would be a huge win for Blockstream.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-661">11:01</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-661" data-t="661">Imagine the kind of credibility and influence that would come with having your cofounder revealed as the creator of of Bitcoin. Yeah. Talk about a marketing coup. Exactly. Well, I think that's a pretty good place to wrap things up. We covered a lot of ground today from bomb shelters to BlackRock,</span> <span class="cue" id="t-676" data-t="676">from climate change</span> <span class="cue" id="t-678" data-t="678">to crypto conspiracies.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-680">11:20</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Rod Palmer</b> <span class="cue" id="t-680" data-t="680">It's It's amazing how these things all seem to connect, isn't it? It is. And I think it just goes to show that the world is a lot more complex and interconnected than we often realize. And sometimes,</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-689">11:29</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Richard Greaser</b> <span class="cue" id="t-689" data-t="689">the truth is a lot stranger and a lot more interesting than anything we could make up. And I said it better myself. Thanks for joining me on this deep dive. Keep those unexpected connections coming, and we'll see you next time.</span></span></p> + +<p class="cue-p"><a class="cue-t" href="#t-701">11:41</a><span class="cue-body"><b class="cue-who">Kailey Welch</b> <span class="cue" id="t-701" data-t="701">Thanks for listening to this week's Woke HR TLDR of the Bugle Week.</span></span></p>