Blocked (Issue #197)
Investing in Bitcoin, Elon complainers, macro outlook, we are brainwashed, some quality EDM, fun predictions for 2025
Hello and welcome to my newsletter!
Another season 2 instalment…
I had planned on finishing up the newsletter tomorrow morning, but I’m being blocked from sleeping so it’s looking very likely that’s no longer going to be possible. I prepared the list of podcasts earlier today (it’s Friday night), so there will at least be that.
Not much else to add, quite sad to start off 2025 like this, the newsletter is one of the last things that I have. The world has taken nearly everything else. Hopefully next week’s issue will be better, hopefully the world will allow.
I wrote some blog posts:
Happy New Year 2025! https://markjgsmith.com/2024/12/27/best-blog-posts-of-2024
Elon Musk’s $200 million Reform donation https://markjgsmith.com/2025/01/01/elon-musks-$200-million-reform-donation
Better debug logging https://markjgsmith.com/2025/01/02/better-debug-logging
Be the change you want to see in the world https://markjgsmith.com/2025/01/03/be-the-change-you-want-to-see-in-the-world
I was quite happy with the NYE post. The theme this week appears to be change.
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The podcast selection…
Podcasts
Why I invested 50% of My Net Worth in Bitcoin | Anthony Scaramucci (Bankless Podcast) https://www.bankless.com/podcast/why-i-invested-50-of-my-net-worth-in-bitcoin-anthony-scaramucci
Political New Year’s resolutions, Elon Musk, and what happens next in Taiwan? (The Rest is Politics Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5083933?episode=31839687481
Global Macro and Bitcoin Q1 2025 w/ Luke Gromen Ep#215 (We Study Billionaires - Bitcoin Fundamental Podcast) https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/bitcoin-fundamentals/global-macro-and-bitcoin-q1-2025-w-luke-gromen
You Are Being Brainwashed - Duncan Trussell (TRIGGERnometry Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/66836?episode=31876285331
Lukas Wiglex Ep#969 (Resident Advisor Podcast) https://ra.co/podcast/969
2025 Predictions (AI, Aliens, BTC and more), New Year’s Resolutions and Strategies, Smart Fitness (The Random Show Podcast) https://tim.blog/2025/01/03/the-random-show-2025-predictions
Last minute addition: 2025 Predictions with bestie Gavin Baker (All-in Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/1015378?episode=31971241451
That’s all from me…
Best regards,
Mark
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