Prince

' The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. '

[reason @reason]

Some Democrats are licking their chops over other economic powers that Donald Trump has claimed for the presidency.
https://t.co/VmKC0eB8H2

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

We bring in $5 trillion. We spend $7 trillion. We borrow the difference. The Fed prints money to cover it.

That's inflation. And inflation is making you poorer.

[Palazzo_Chigi @Palazzo_Chigi]

Oggi si celebra il giorno dell’Indipendenza dell’Ucraina.
L’Italia è con il popolo ucraino nella sua lotta coraggiosa per la libertà e per il raggiungimento di una pace giusta e duratura

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

Budapest? Not everyone may remember this, but in 1994 Ukraine already got assurances of territorial integrity from the US, Russia and the UK. In Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but this time I would try to find another place.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Thanks to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the debt just officially passed the $37 trillion mark.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

Maduro is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government. Maduro is the head of the Cartel de Los Soles, a narco-terror organization which has taken possession of a country. And he is under indictment for pushing drugs into the United States.

[Geert Wilders @geertwilderspvv]

Here will be the new Palestinian State.

Big parts of France are already islamic anyway.

Good luck @EmmanuelMacron and France! Happy suicide!

The Netherlands will close its borders immediately.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

The United States strongly rejects @EmmanuelMacron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the @UN general assembly.

This reckless decision only serves Hamas propaganda and sets back peace. It is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th.

[Marco Fattorini @MarcoFattorini]

Fosse successo oggi, anziché il 6 giugno 1944, lo sbarco in Normandia verrebbe raccontato come un’ingiustificabile escalation militare dell’Occidente bellicista che minaccia la pace, col suo pensiero unico. #DDay

[HotSotin 🇫🇮🇺🇦🇪🇺△ @HotSotin]

MAGA in 1939

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Ukraine’s brilliantly audacious Operation Spiderweb destroyed bombers that helped Putin to blow up babies in their cots. So why hasn't Labour issued one word of celebration or congratulation?

Glory to Ukraine for Operation Spiderweb!

https://t.co/N8bddDywxS

[Ultimora.net @ultimoranet]

Da un lato un vescovo che fa una foto. Dall’altra lo spessore di Mattarella, uno dei pochi a chinare il capo al passaggio della bara di Papa Francesco. La grandezza sta nelle piccole cose.

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Pope Francis understood that since Roman times the Christian message has been vital for the poor, the dispossessed and all those who feel at the margins of society. His papacy was
distinguished by his campaigns for beleaguered Christian communities around the world. Let us hope his successor is given the opportunity - denied to Francis and all previous Popes - of visiting China.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Millions of people around the world are mourning the tragic news of Pope Francis’s passing. His life was devoted to God, to people, and to the Church.

He knew how to give hope, ease suffering through prayer, and foster unity. He prayed for peace in Ukraine and for Ukrainians. We grieve together with Catholics and all Christians who looked to Pope Francis for spiritual support. Eternal memory!

[𝙱𝚛𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝚁𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 🗽🇺🇸 @FreeTradeBryan]

"I don't care if the president is a Republican or a Democrat, I don't want to live under emergency rule.
@SenRandPaul

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Congress has ceded so much of its constitutionally prescribed authority to the president through emergency measures that the federal government now always operates under multiple emergency decrees.

This centralization of power in one branch of government at the direction of one person evades constitutional limits and checks, deprives us of our due representation, eviscerates government accountability, and subjects us to endless abuses.

It’s time for Congress to stop passing the buck. End the era of perpetual emergencies.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

This is the most momentous and dangerous time for Europe.

And we are ready to step up.

Today, ahead of the European Council meeting, President @vonderleyen presented the ReArm Europe Plan, a bold initiative to mobilise up to €800 billion for European security ↓

[Kevin McCarthy @SpeakerMcCarthy]

It’s great to see friends and leaders like Prime Minister Meloni and President Milei at today’s inauguration.

[Documenting ₿itcoin 📄 @DocumentingBTC]

Ross Ulbricht, creator of Silk Road website, officially pardoned by President Trump after 11 years in prison.

[Ben Sigman @bensig]

Ross Ulbricht (@RealRossU) didn’t sell drugs—he built an anonymous, free, and open platform on Tor called Silk Road.

Silk Road sold apparel, art, books, collectibles, computer equipment, electronics, herbs, and yeah—drugs. But according to friends who used it, Silk Road was arguably the safest way drugs were ever sold: no street violence, no shady deals, and zero fentanyl. Everything was tested and peer-reviewed, like an Amazon for substances.

For this, the government gave him two life sentences without parole for nonviolent charges, including money laundering—just for using Bitcoin. They relied on questionable evidence and made him an example. Two FBI agents who investigated Ross? Well, a few years went to jail themselves for fraud and stealing Bitcoin from the Silk Road investigation...

So, even if you think Silk Road was problematic, you have to admit that the punishment was wildly disproportionate. This isn’t just about Ross or a marketplace—it’s about government overreach and the state’s power to crush individuals with vague laws.

Today, I’m so happy to hear Ross is free. I’ve met his mom several times—her fight for Ross’s life is an incredible story of a mother’s love. Over the past few months, I’ve been emailing with his wife, Caroline, to ensure he was fairly represented in The Big Bitcoin Book and that they got a copy.

As a developer who has worked with Bitcoin for years, this always felt personal. I didn’t build a marketplace, but it could have been me—or any of my friends—targeted by the government. Ross’s case was a warning shot at innovation, and I’ve always felt connected to him because of that.

Justice came far too late, but today I’m grateful Ross is finally free.