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[Handre @Handre]

The best Roman emperor debased the currency the least. That is the only ruler you should measure.

Augustus minted the denarius at roughly 95 percent silver and kept it there. Prices stayed stable for decades. Trade flowed across the Mediterranean because a merchant in Alexandria trusted the coin a merchant in Gaul handed him. Sound money built that empire, not the legions.

Now meet the villain: state debasement, the ancient version of the printing press.

Nero started the rot in 64 AD. He clipped the denarius to about 90 percent silver and shaved its weight. He needed to pay for his fire-ravaged Rome and his own excess, so he stole purchasing power from every Roman who held a coin. Classic inflation. You do not vote on it. You just wake up poorer.

By the time you reach Caracalla in 215 AD, the silver content sits near 50 percent. He also invented the antoninianus, a coin marked as two denarii that carried the silver of one and a half. Fraud stamped in metal.

Then comes the worst of them: the stretch running through Gallienus around 265 AD, when the "silver" denarius held maybe 5 percent silver and looked like a bronze slug dipped in a shine. Prices exploded. The empire's economy fractured into barter.

Diocletian answered in 301 AD with the Edict on Maximum Prices. He blamed merchants for the inflation he and his predecessors caused, then set price ceilings on over a thousand goods with death as the penalty. Sellers pulled their goods. Shortages spread. He created the disaster and then punished the people trying to survive it.

You know this pattern. Every central bank repeats it: debase, deny, then criminalize the response.

So rank your emperors by the coin, not the conquests. Augustus kept his hands off the silver. Gallienus and Diocletian robbed the whole empire and called it governance.

The metal never lies about the man.

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

Europeans, unwilling to admit they are becoming poorer, argue that in the US only the super-rich are doing well, while Europeans are better off than Americans.

Nope, Americans, excluding the top 1% and even the poorest 20%, are much better off than their European equivalents.

[Diego Angulo @AmoaHamlet]

HOY TOCA DESMONTAR ALGUNAS MENTIRAS:

1. El Estado no representa la voluntad del pueblo, representa a quienes ejercen el poder.
2. Los derechos no los concede el Estado, los derechos preceden al Estado.
3. La propiedad privada no es un privilegio, la propiedad privada es un derecho.
4. La sociedad no está por encima del individuo, el individuo está por encima de cualquier interés colectivo.
5. El bien común no justifica cualquier coerción, el fin no justifica los medios.
6. La democracia no legitima cualquier decisión, la mayoría no convierte en justo lo injusto.
7. La desigualdad no es injusticia, forzar la igualdad sí lo es.
8. La jerarquía no es opresión, muchas jerarquías surgen de acuerdos voluntarios.
9. El Estado no sabe mejor que tú lo que necesitas, nadie conoce mejor tus necesidades que tú mismo.
10. Más Estado no significa más justicia, de hecho es lo contrario.
11. La solidaridad forzada no sirve, solo tiene valor cuando es voluntaria.
12. El interés individual no perjudica al conjunto, el interés egoísta beneficia a todos incluso cuando no tenga la intención de hacerlo.
13. La libertad nunca debe ceder ante la igualdad, sin libertad la igualdad termina siendo esclavitud.

[Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova]

Brutal. Just brutal.

[Wide Awake Media @wideawake_media]

If your country has enough money to give illegal migrants free stuff, your taxes are too high.

[Rothmus 🏴 @Rothmus]

Europe never recovered from 2008.

In 2008 the EU economy was larger than America’s. Today the US produces nearly 50% more than the entire European Union combined with per capita GDP almost double Europe’s average.

America chose innovation, energy abundance, and growth.

Europe chose regulation, green self-sabotage, and welfare bloat.

The gap is now a canyon, and it’s still widening.

So don’t Europize America.

[AXEL KAISER @AXELKAISER]

Excelente ese es el camino. Luego prohibición del islam político

[Ihunanya Chi ❤️ @Ihunanya_chi]

Muslims rarely talk about the death of Muhammad, and for good reason. They’re not proud of how their prophet died. He passed away exactly like a false prophet, just as their own sources describe.

His companions waited by his body, hoping he would resurrect like Jesus. But instead, his corpse began to decay and smell. They had no choice but to rush and bury him.

On the other hand, we Christians boldly proclaim the death of Jesus, because it was a victory, not a defeat.

Jesus clearly said He would die, and He did. He also said, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up” and He rose again, just as He promised.

We celebrate His death and resurrection because it marked the beginning of new life for all who believe in Him. His resurrection is our guarantee that we too will rise again with glorified bodies, just like our Lord.

Jesus conquered death. Muhammad was conquered by it.

[Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369]

In 125 years we went from hanging horse thieves to “sorry this illegal alien r4ped and killed your daughter, but his IQ is too low to stand trial or know right from wrong.”

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Albania Records Historic Religious Shift

For the first time in nearly 200 years, Muslims are no longer the majority in Albania. The 2023 census puts them at 45.9%, down from 56.7% in 2011.

Christians were recorded at around 16%, though the Orthodox Church disputes this and says the real number is over 24%.

From St. Paul in Illyricum to Skanderbeg’s defense of Christendom, to Hoxha’s atheist state — Albania’s faith has survived centuries of change.

[The Conservative Alternative @OldeWorldOrder]

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: "The precept of the Quran is perpetual war against all who deny that Muhammad is the prophet of God."

[Hans @Hanzinho]

El problema de Brasil es que perdieron la magia

La única forma de recuperarla es volver a la cirrosis hepática, las fiestas con enanos y el sexo con travestis

[Azat @AzatAlsalim]

Marcos de Quinto, a former Coca-Cola CEO:

”Islamism should not be considered a religion but rather a totalitarian political movement aiming to impose Sharia law, which is undemocratic and should be banned like other extremist political ideologies”

[Polymarket Sports @PolymarketSport]

🚨Former Paraguayan goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert on their match vs France:

“In 1998 we faced the French and now ‌Paraguay will face a squad from Africa"

[Peter Todd @peterktodd]

1) We killed about 30% of Japan's entire military aged male population in WW2. They called it the Lost Generation.

2) Japan had an extreme stigma of people who were visibly war veterans, especially those with disabilities.

The violent genocidal Japanese were wiped out in WW2. Due to how Japan fought, the true believers in the cause tended to die in suicidal attacks. Those who didn't were disproportionately the less violent who either avoided service entirely, or didn't fight with conviction. Post war the remaining wounded survivors were shunned by society, didn't have as many kids, and couldn't pass on their culture. Plus of course, it was essentially an unconditional surrender, so on top of these factors the Allies could impose social reforms.

There _are_ remnants of WW2 era violent culture in Japan. I've seen their demonstrations myself. But it's never been able to grow enough to be significant.

3) Japan is populated by smart Shintos/Buddhists rather than Gaza's low-IQ Muslims. Their dominant religions are much better suited to creating a peaceful industrial society, and the population are much more capable of it.

Gaza won't change until Hamas and other Islamic groups are dismantled and everyone involved in them is either killed or otherwise removed from society. And even then, it's probably not going to be enough.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

Palantir, $PLTR, CEO Alex Karp: I am the most publicly supportive CEO of Israel. I think Israel is on the side of good.

[QUANTUM GUARD ™️ @QuantumGuard17]

🚨 BREAKING: FLORIDA LEGISLATURE FORMALLY APPROVES ABOLISHING PROPERTY TAXES for most primary homeowners statewide

Both chambers RESOUNDINGLY pass Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal, SENDING IT TO VOTERS for approval this November

LET’S GO!!! ☀️👏🏻

Needs 60% of voters this fall.

Florida is MAKING HISTORY!

The homestead exemption will surge up to $250K to start, and a schedule will set its elimination in the future

However, MOST homeowners will already get effective 0 taxes under the proposal.

DO IT NATIONWIDE!

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed that after he finalizes the new budget, the red state of Florida will have SLASHED SPENDING for 4 YEARS STRAIGHT…

…Florida will have a budget less than HALF the size of New York, despite being similar in population

…and the state rainy day fund WILL BE 100% FULL and more than 3X THE SIZE from 7 years ago

FLORIDA CRUSHES IT AGAIN! 🇺🇸 ☀️

All with NO INCOME TAX and impending slashing of property taxes. Imagine that.

[R RB @rrbernini]

Western and poor. Must be the collectivism.

[Tiago Forte @fortelabs]

I just realized what makes Latino/Hispanic culture so unique and why it's so important to the rest of the world

It's the only large-scale culture that is BOTH Western and collectivist

There are other Western cultures, like the US and Europe, but they aren't collectivist anymore, and thus have lost their sense of a cohesive society and social bonds

There are other collectivist cultures, most of them in fact – India, Africa, China, the rest of Asia – but they aren't Western, and thus lack the emphasis on individual sovereignty and freedom

Latino culture has both – the individual and their liberties matter, and solo achievement is valued, but always with the needs of the family and society in mind as a counterbalancing force

Surely someone has thought and written about this before?!