Michael Sothan

Author of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 🌉 : a refuge for the restless mind, and a bridge across the cultural and political divide

[Michael Sothan @sothaniam]

Whether any alternative can take down the Goliath of the duopoly is to be seen. But either way, the Democrats and Republicans must evolve, or find themselves rendered obsolete in the face of a changing America.

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"A system that is theoretically fair, is implicitly biased to block the rise of meaningful challengers.

This is the curse of the American third party - your ideas get stolen, your organization gets absorbed, and you disappear."

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The third parties between 1992 and 2020 won exactly ZERO Electoral College votes. To win electoral votes you need geographic concentration, but to be a legitimate national party you need broad support.

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Divided We Stand - Part 1: How We Got Here https://t.co/K0mAvpLRDA

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Abraham Lincoln, 1858

If you aren't super well-versed in American political history (or need a refresher), my latest publication can serve as a nice crash course 📖 Check it out and send me your thoughts! 💭 (link in comments)

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What would politics look like if the world's most hardline leaders embarked on a mushroom trip so intense that it brought them ‘ego death’? 🍄 🤔

Explore radical questions like this in the next edition of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜
https://t.co/RyCBaddrol

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🧵6/6:
Check it out here: https://t.co/bc8KVaNGMI
🙏If you enjoy, please consider subscribing/sharing
⏰𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘐𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸...

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🧵 Now that I'm no longer working in the crypto space, my X will explore new territory. In this regard, I'm excited to announce:
🚀 I've launched my Substack - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 📖
Read on to learn more 👇

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🧵5/6:
Check out my first piece: THE POWER-DEPTH DIALECTIC
A 3-part essay exploring the place of spirituality in political power. It is also an exploration of the conscious communities of Lisbon vs the power class of Washington

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This is 𝗕𝗜𝗚 for the DePIN space!
Finally a benchmark has arrived that separates "we have this cool idea" from "we're delivering meaningful decentralized infrastructure at scale"

[DePIN Hub / Hotspotty @hotspotty]

📣 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿📣

The DePIN Hub Trust Ladder — and at the top of it, the 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝘽𝙖𝙙𝙜𝙚 🥇

DePIN has hit that awkward-but-exciting stage where “this is cool” isn’t enough anymore. Regulators are catching up, and there are more live networks than anyone can realistically diligence alone.

Verified 2.0 is here fill what the ecosystem has been missing: A benchmark. A shared language for trust 🤝

𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙂𝙤𝙡𝙙 will be the new blue-chip tier. It's for the small group of DePINs with real traction: strong funding, measurable deployments, six-figure+ revenue...
... and the operational scale that separates “we’re building” from “we’re running infrastructure at scale.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗣𝗜𝗡 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

👏 Big congrats to @GEODNET @Acurast @BeamableNetwork @OfficialXYO @WeatherXM @session_app @NATIXNetwork @mawariXR @ICN_Protocol @AnyoneFDN @Hivemapper @onocoyRTK @fluence_project @HivelloOfficial @helium @ROVR_Network

[DePIN Hub / Hotspotty @hotspotty]

☁️ @skysafe CEO Grant Jordan introduces @FliteGrid, a community-powered drone tracking network built through DePIN. ✨

A new way to monitor national airspace using distributed sensors, real-time data, and community rewards. If drones, infrastructure and next-gen networks excite you, this episode is unmissable. 🔥

Watch the full conversation 👇

[Michael Sothan @sothaniam]

Running a big giveaway to coincide with some big announcements from our frens at @BeamableNetwork 🤑
Join the livestream on @hotspotty ‘s X page at 2:30 EST / 7:30 UTC+1 today!

[DePIN Hub / Hotspotty @hotspotty]

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁? 🚀

We're holding a 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝟮-𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬 with @Beamable, exclusive to DePIN Hub members 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺.

𝗛𝗶𝗻𝘁: Private sale prices + NFTs

Scroll to learn how to join ⬇

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The SEC almost sounds cool...
"Today’s no-action letter exemplifies how performing that role can help infrastructure providers spend their time deep in the weeds of building out infrastructure, not knee-deep in parsing the nuances of securities laws."

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👀 https://t.co/dtbFCHP0uw

If this isn't the most bullish piece of news in DePIN in 2 years, then I'm transferring all my holdings to FTX 2.0