You don't need to turn every hobby into income, every thought into content, every friendship into networking, or every quiet moment into productivity. You're allowed to simply enjoy being alive.
A quote to live by! Manifest your best case scenario by just closing your eyes, feeling what it feels like to have already received it, and giving thanks to God for the blessing.
✨ So many people overthink the worst possible situation and then laugh it off as just being an overthinker. Ok, but what if you’re just manifesting those terrible situations for yourself.
No one ever likes to hear that it was their fault something bad happened. So did you even consider something good happening? How deeply and richly did you think about that best case scenario.
Best case is you’ll wake up feeling stronger. Best case is when the doctor gives you the good news. Best case is you nailed the job interview.
Get those things by living in the future - already grateful for the vitality you feel. Already grateful for the vacation you’re on that you planned for after treatment ended. Already grateful for the increased paycheck you just saw enter your bank account.
Life can either be made difficult or easy - you choose either way. Your brain is powerful enough to change your entire life. You have to do the work though.
Romans 4:17 (NIV):
“…the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.”
I love this verse because it reminds me that nothing is impossible with God. God makes things happen for us when we could only just imagine it.
#quotesaboutlife #womenofgod #sweatandscripture
@toobaffled Happy to say my now 6 mo old has been crawling since 4 mos and pulling up to stand since 2 weeks ago. Eff these “milestones” that big pharma and regulatory agencies set. We make our own standards and hold our children to the highest of them and yeah… you should fear them.
This is the most jaw-dropping 4 minutes and 21 seconds you will watch this year.
Nicole Shanahan — ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, former running mate of RFK Jr., and someone who personally signed nine-figure philanthropy checks — just went full whistleblower on the entire Silicon Valley “tech wife mafia” and how they were used.
Her exact words (full clip attached):
“I don’t think many of the tech mafia wives realize… they were used to set the groundwork for what Klaus Schwab calls The Great Reset.
Their money especially was being conscripted through a network of NGO advisors, Hollywood, Davos, and their own companies.
A really small group of people… completely blind to how their groundwork is being used to enable these Great Reset policies.”
Then she turns the knife inward:
“These women find their meaning through philanthropic work. I really believed I was helping Black communities and indigenous communities rise up.
But now the problems have gotten worse. Crime worse. Mental health worse. The whole model is broken.
At the end of the day they always go: ‘But climate change.’
Social justice + climate change — it gets progressive women 100% of the time.”
She even says many now believe the biggest “climate change issues” are actually geoengineering issues.
This isn’t some random podcast bro.
This is a woman who lived in the mansions, sat on the boards, flew private to Davos parties… and is now saying:
“We were the useful idiots.”
Watch the full unedited 4:21 below. Sound on.
Today is the day! We’re launching the Bitwise XRP ETF. It’s a big step forward for XRP, the world’s third-largest crypto asset,* which aims to reshape the market for global payments.
To mark this historic moment, we’re hosting a live X Space with @JoelKatz and @Matt_Hougan, moderated by @EleanorTerrett.
They’ll discuss:
- The wild journey to today
- Why XRP?
- What this means for the #XRPArmy
- How TradFi and global payments are changing
- The future of digital assets
- What’s ahead for Ripple
Set your reminder and join the conversation! 👇
Introducing XRPC — the Canary XRP ETF
- Provides exposure to the native token of the XRP Ledger
- Built to reflect network performance across payments and liquidity protocols
- Backed by XRP’s established utility in cross-border value transfer
- Designed for efficiency, speed, and scalability within distributed finance
We believe the XRP Ledger represents a leading framework for global payments — purpose-built for interoperability and real-world settlement.
Its design enables low-cost, near-instant transfers with growing adoption across enterprise and fintech ecosystems.
Learn more: https://t.co/scUqZCHbUm
Please read the prospectus carefully before investing. To obtain a current prospectus, visit https://t.co/Gi3F6NOgB5
The Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses should be considered before investing.
The Fund is not a commodity pool or an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), and therefore is not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds or traditional ETFs registered under the 1940 Act.
Investing involves significant risk. The loss of principal is possible. Canary XRP ETF (the “Fund”) may not be suitable for all investors.
XRP is subject to unique and substantial risks, including volatility, liquidity constraints, and regulatory uncertainty. The value of an investment in the Fund could decline significantly and without warning. There is no assurance that XRP or the XRP Ledger will maintain performance, utility, or adoption over time.
All investments are speculative, may be illiquid, and involve a high degree of risk and uncertainty. There is no guarantee that any specific outcome will be achieved. We do not offer tax, financial, accounting, or legal advice.
🚨NEW: As of 5:30 PM ET, @CanaryFunds’ $XRP ETF is officially effective after @Nasdaq certified the listing, clearing $XRPC for launch tomorrow at market open.
🚨🗞️NEW: Senate Moves to Reopen Government, Clearing Path for Crypto Action
What the government reopening means for crypto, the status of $XRP spot ETFs, and what’s on our radar this week. ⬇️
https://t.co/AmIs7argcD
Conviction Compounds.
@Ripple CEO @bgarlinghouse joined @dan_pantera at Pantera Blockchain Summit 2025 to reflect on crypto’s beginnings and how the industry adapted through every cycle.
00:10 Crypto's First Decade
02:17 Contrasting Money over IP and Voice over IP
04:19 XRP ≠ Ripple
06:31 Current Ripple Use Cases
08:01 Crypto’s Next Decade
11:28 XRP Performance Metrics
14:20 SEC vs Ripple
16:17 Building Ripple in America
18:51 @HiddenRoadHQ & @RailFinancial Acquisitions
20:27 Ripple Share Buybacks
🚨BREAKING: White House Crypto Chief Says “Bitcoin Is Not XRP” — and “Tens of Trillions Are Coming by The Year End” at Ripple Swell🇺🇸🚀
This might’ve been the most electric interview of @Ripple Swell 2025. Ripple CEO @bgarlinghouse sat across from @patrickjwitt Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, for a raw, high-level conversation that connected the dots between Washington, Ripple, and the next phase of crypto policy in America. Let's go over it 👇🏼
💥 “Bitcoin is not $XRP — and the market’s going to the tens of trillions.”
Brad asked Witt point-blank where crypto is headed next. Witt didn’t hesitate:
“Before the end of the year, the President wants the Market Structure Bill on his desk. After that, we’re talking about a market worth tens of trillions, with stablecoins proliferating across the globe.”
Then came the quote that turned heads:
“People need to understand — Bitcoin is not XRP. $XRP is not Ethereum. These are different assets serving different roles in the financial system.”
He described it as the decade when blockchain and traditional finance finally fuse, adding:
“The companies that will reshape the world of finance probably don’t even exist yet.”
Brad grinned: “Ripple’s been building the foundation for that moment.”
🗽 From crackdown to clarity — the U.S. flips the script
Witt didn’t sugarcoat the past:
“The previous administration turned crypto into a political issue. They thought if they buried it, it would disappear. It didn’t — it just flourished somewhere else.”
Now, he said, the mission is simple:
“President Trump wants to make the United States the dominant player in crypto again.”
And the playbook is already underway:
✅ The Genius Act — stabilized the stablecoin sector and restored confidence
🏛️ The Market Structure Bill — the next big one, targeting passage before year-end.
📈 Regulatory clarity = acquisition wave
Brad brought up Ripple’s buying spree — GTreasury, Palisade, and more.
Witt connected the dots:
“During the Biden years, there were almost no big crypto acquisitions. This quarter alone? Ninety-five. That’s what happens when you have regulatory certainty. Traditional institutions finally feel safe stepping in.”
He called it a “bullish indicator of maturity” — the moment when crypto stopped being speculative and started being structural.
⚙️ The White House Shutdown is Actually Helping Crypto
When Brad mentioned the record government shutdown, Witt laughed:
“It’s ironic, but it’s actually helping. Senators have fewer other meetings, so we’ve had more time to work with their staffs on crypto legislation.”
Instead of slowing progress, the shutdown gave the White House’s crypto council more direct access to lawmakers.
“We’re still full steam ahead — every day, morning to night,” Witt said.
🤝 On tribalism — “We either hang together, or we hang separately.”
Witt warned that division is a bigger risk than regulation itself:
“We’ll never get a perfect bill. But if we can get to 80% yes, we win. The industry needs unity — or it risks hanging separately.”
Brad agreed instantly:
“Exactly. Ripple’s whole mission has been about connection, not competition.”
“Once this framework is in place, the floodgates open. The industry is going to scale into the tens of trillions — and the United States will lead it.” 🚀
More women DIE giving birth in America than in any other developed country.
And no one wants to talk about why.
America spends $111 BILLION a year to deliver babies, yet thousands of mothers leave hospitals with trauma they can’t explain.
Lying on your back? It makes labor longer, more painful, and more dangerous.
How about Pitocin? The truth is frightening.
Here’s what no one is telling you about childbirth—and what every expectant parent needs to know.
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