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Sep 2023
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TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast
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Marty sits down with Godfrey Bloom to discuss the corruption of the world by central banks and the countermeasures the common man must take.

0:00 - Intro
6:43 - How govts have been corrupted
16:09 - Is mobilization of the common man imminent?
18:40 - Central banks are the unknown cause
24:56 - Removing yourself from the system
27:12 - New Keynesians
29:59 - Bitcoin and gold
34:46 - More on UK provenance law
38:09 - Lawful cancelation dissidents
43:58 - Civil war and states asserting autonomy
46:42 - Wrapping up

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