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Hello friends, happy Sunday. You know, some weeks when I look for LRS stories, I really have to stretch it a little bit. I have to find something that I'm going to have a lot of commentary on or maybe

connect with a different piece, and that's fine. Obviously, I like the analysis. Some weeks,

however, there is something that so

clearly stands out as the obvious thing to read that it just screams at me and practically

drives its way into this show. This week, as you might have guessed, we have one of those.

The piece is by Preston Pish and is called Bitcoin is anti-totalitarianism. I, or rather the 11 Labs

AI-generated version of me, is going to read this piece, and then the real non-AIMe will come

back with some analysis at the end. In the face of ongoing challenges to our cherished freedoms,

it is imperative to critically examine the forces at play that threaten

the very fabric of democracy. The ideals of freedom in open markets are at risk of being

undermined by influential political forces seeking to impose oppressive order and control

in the name of security. This article delves into the pressing need to fix our manipulated markets,

protect Bitcoin and its inherent anti-totalitarian qualities, and inform

U.S. policymakers that democratic values are what's at stake. Section. The erosion of free markets

and capitalism. People who think we currently have capitalism in free and open markets haven't been

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