I am so worried that we will never have true freedom of speech. We will never have true freedom to transact. We will never have privacy. Ever. The cameras are everywhere. The microphones are everywhere. All our transactions are cataloged...watched. All of our interactions everywhere with everyone and everything is cataloged...watched.

And maybe for some of us that amounts to nothing. But to someone like Mr. Snowden, who was simply trying to tell the world that their privacy had died, it amounted to something.

This was an incredible speech and I hope someone(s)...somewhere, someday hears this speech and has the ability to help free humanity from the digital and physical prison that continues to grow all around us.

Build. Wherever any of you are please build.

And if you don't know how to build, do something. Anything.

Freedom. Real freedom. Which IMO can't happen without Bitcoin.

Because laws, under an inflationary government currency unit monetary system, are subordinate to money.

I want to do this, but I'm a noob. What do you think is the best and easiest way to set up a #node? I don't mind spending political currency units for the hardware.

lol. I'm not in despair. I'm voting for RFK. I'm a one issue voter. Fix the money.

I'm just saying that I don't trust anyone. Including RFK.

Best of the bunch so far based on the information at hand and my one issue as a voter.

Unless you acquire non KYC bitcoin via Bisq and/or use coin join?

While I have you one last thing since you seem knowledgeable and I'm still a noob:

Do you have any recommendations on a non KYC, non custodial, open source lightning wallet for iPhone?

Currently using wallet of Satoshi but I'm looking to upgrade that too.

So as I read your response (very grateful thank you and zaps coming your way)...

The safest bet for ANY Ledger user that has become increasingly paranoid and is looking to upgrade the security of their long term savings/HODL stack is to:

1. Get a cold card.
2. Create a new seed phrase w said cold card.
3. Download sparrow.
4. Do not use sparrow as a hot wallet.
5. Only use sparrow to move funds on and off your cold card.

And of course there a varying levels of security within the cold card itself (dice roll, etc.) and varying levels of security regarding how you record your seed phrase (multisig, brain wallet, metal plates, etc.)

I don't think RFK has a chance in hell, but there's always a chance. These polls are all crap anyway as has been proven in the past. That being said they could be crap the OTHER way and support for a third party could be even HIGHER than we know.

GOP and DNC won't give up their power without a fight though.

Also, regarding RFK I don't trust that he understands the importance of Bitcoin, Nostr, etc. in general. And I don't trust that he supports it outside of getting votes.

But if your choices are a giant douche, a turd sandwich, and RFK...well...

If this all goes the way we hope it will (fingers crossed) then it won't matter in the long term who wins. We will all win through the peaceful protest of open source decentralization.

Let me see if I have this correct regarding Ledger:

I switch from using Ledger Live for my Ledger hardware device to using #sparrow for my Ledger hardware device.

The government kicks down Ledger's corporate office door and says "give me access to this law abiding citizens private keys."

Since I'm now using my Ledger hardware device on #sparrow there is no possible way Ledger's corporate office has my keys?

Well then I guess my question is what makes #sparrow "safer" than ledger live or #green?

Stupid question, but how do you know #sparrow is "safe".