Any US user of crypto should listen to this podcast. Aaron lays out important facts about CBDC adoption and why it feels like we are less than a year away from its rollout.

Hey everyone,

After almost 7 years of operation, due to a combination of internal and external factors, we have made the difficult decision to close our platform.

We're extremely thankful for the love and support we've received over the years. We couldn't have done it without you. We love you all ♥️

LocalMonero has been around for most of Monero's life. Fortunately, the Monero ecosystem has matured a lot over these years, and with the imminent launch of Haveno and other DEXs like Serai, atomic swaps, the coming addition of FCMP (full blockchain anonymity set replacing rings of 16) as well as the continuing and rapidly accelerating development of the Monero protocol, we're confident that Monero's future is bright, with or without our platform.

The winding-down process begins today, and finishes 6 months from now. Our support staff will be available for help throughout this period.
1. Effective immediately, all new signups and ad postings are disabled;
2. One week from now, on May 14th, 2024, new trades will be disabled as well;
3. 6 months from now, on November 7th, 2024, the website will be taken down. Please reclaim any funds from your arbitration bond wallet prior to that date, otherwise the funds may be considered abandoned/forfeited.

# Can I still register / post an ad?
No, registrations and ad postings are disabled, effective immediately.

# Can I still trade if I have an account?
You will be able to trade until May 14th, after which new trades will be disabled.

# How long do I have to access my account and recover any funds?
Until November 7th, 2024. After that, the funds may be considered abandoned/forfeited.

# I have trades/disputes open, what do I do?
All trades have to be finalized or cancelled prior to 2024-11-07. We will continue to arbitrate and mediate any remaining disputes up to that date.

# Can I delete my user data?
Yes, on the website, just login and open your account settings, in the "Personal" tab you'll see the "DELETE ACCOUNT" button at the bottom. This function isn't implemented in the mobile app, so you'll need to use a mobile browser to login and delete your account from a mobile device.

# I have another question that's not covered here, how do I get assistance?
Our support will be available up until the closure on 2024-11-07. If you need any sort of help, please feel free to reach us through our usual support channels.

# Is there any way I can express my gratitude for the service / donate?
We won't be taking any donations. Consider donating to a CCS initiative instead. However, if our platform served you well throughout the years, we would be grateful if you left a review on TrustPilot (leave a review for LocalMonero / leave a review for AgoraDesk). Your positive reviews will be cherished by our team ♥️

That's it for this announcement. It's been a pleasure and a privilege helping the community.

With our eternal love,
The LocalMonero / AgoraDesk Team

Sean Hawkins - The Power of Mushrooms (The Greater Reset 5: Manifestation)

*On January 18th, 2024, Sean Hawkins spoke at The Greater Reset 5, for Day 2: Permaculture & Food Independence.

Sean Hawkins is a Mushroom grower, Soil Smith, teacher & student of regenerative agriculture, and citizen scientist.

Owner of Cultivated Mind, a wellness based mycology & herbal focused company. We grow and source the highest quality organic mushrooms and herbs to provide the purest extracts possible.

Our Vision of a Regenerative Future:

Our dedication to educate and create decentralized food systems is foundational in our hearts. We will change the system together by empowering others to build their own and grow their local farming communities. This will intern enlighten new stewards of the Earth to go beyond just sustainable, but Regenerative! Simply by growing mushrooms you are creating new soil, remediating toxins, and starting new diverse microbiomes right in your local environment.*

https://cultivated-mind.com

VIDEO: https://odysee.com/@TheGreaterReset:4/Sean-Hawkins-TGR5:7

AUDIO: https://pnc.st/s/the-greater-reset-activation/e61ef453/sean-hawkins-the-power-of-mushrooms-the-greater-reset-5-manifestation-

Find all of the talks from The Greater Reset 1-5 on our English Odysee channel!

⚡️Apple Begrudgingly Takes The Smallest Step Towards Freedom of Apps@takebackourtech

Many of you know that's theres no way to get alternative apps on iPhones, users are locked into Apples ecosystem.

Last week, Apple, in addition to major tech companies operating in the EU, had to begin complying with the EU Digital Markets Act.

These companies were designated 'gatekeepers' or important technology services that serve as gateways between users and businesses.

The EU designated 6 Gatekeepers last September : Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, Bytedance, Amazon, Apple - who all met qualitative measures of userbase and revenue.

Now Apple has less than six months to comply with the DMA and in classic Apple fashion they have done their best to maintain their walled garden.

- only opening up third-party application access inside of the EU, not extending it to other countries
- limiting web distribution to companies that have sold more than 1 million app downloads per year for the past two years.
- charging developers to host their app outside of the Apple App Store

Of course this means that Epic games, an app developer that sued Apple for exactly this right cannot have web distribution, because it was banned off of the app store this past year. Any apps that want to have web distribution need to have 1M downloads a year and be in good standing with Apple.

As you can see, it practically changes nothing in the Apple ecosystem although I hope to be proven wrong.

Article here

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Ford have submitted a patent application for self-driving cars that will drive themselves to a repossession agency in the event of missed payments.

“The patent application shows Ford would first pressure delinquent owners by disabling some of the car's features, like the air conditioning, or having the audio system play unpleasant sounds.”

Just imagine the potential applications of this technology in the kind of “life by subscription” society the World Economic Forum are desperate to bring into being, complete with vaccine passport, carbon allowance and social credit systems.

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⚡️Google Retaliates Against Software Engineer and Activist Who Protested Project Nimbus@takebackourtech

"I'm a Google software engineer and I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance!"

Its rare for a software engineer to rise up and publicly shame their employer, but that's exactly what a courageous Google Cloud software engineer did last week at an NYC tech conference.

He was quickly thrown out, along with another activist and freelance journalist who's video of the event went viral.

The software engineer referred to project Nimbus, a 1.2B technology contract between the Israeli Occuptation Forces, Amazon, and Google that gives advanced AI from the Google Cloud platform for facial detection, object tracking, and sentiment analysis - of course no doubt will be used against the Palestinian people and even against Israel's own population.

The 'No Tech for Apartheid" organization was protesting the conference that day and has made a statement after the Google Cloud software engineer was fired from their job.

This is the second worker associated with the No Tech For Apartheid campaign that Google has retaliated against for organizing within their workplace, and the latest in a series of cases in which Google has retaliated against workers for speaking up about the corporation’s ethical malpractice in a range of business decisions.
... While terminating this brave worker, Google HR asked how they were feeling. The worker replied: “proud to be fired for refusing to be complicit in genocide.”

Its inspiring to see other individuals in tech rise up against tech tyranny, they are able to see clearly when it comes to injustice against vulnerable populations. On the other hand, it seems like the activists aren't able to see through the COVID propaganda that's literally muzzling them.

Resources
- Original account by journalist Caroline Haskins
- No Tech For Apartheid Statement

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Pro-Palestine Protesters, AI, and Eric Adams: What I Saw at the 'Stand With Israeli Tech' Conference Before They Kicked Me Out…

MindTheTech, a well-funded conference in Midtown focused on supporting the Israeli tech industry, was disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters on Monday morning.

The greatest psyop in recent memory is convincing people who claim to love liberty & the constitution, or "patriots" that Trump is a hero.

The msm attacks on him for (mostly) irrelevant shit caused a good chunk of people to stop paying attention & now excuse anything he does.

These folks blindly defend Trump & assume any criticisms of him are TDS. In reality they have Trump Savior Syndrome.

Of course, Biden & "the other side" are so bad that any piece of shit looks good next to him.

It's a perfect storm of clusterfucks that is being done by design.

The whole point is to keep you playing the game, following the drama, while the Predator Class uses both sides to tear down the country.

The reason I think Trump supporters are potentially more dangerous is their blind support for him. Ofc, blind hate of him doesn't help.

And how many Mainstream "alternative" media just follow the clown show as if its reality? Most. How many unquestionably dismiss criticism of Trump? Plenty.

How many are doing real investigative journalism and promoting solutions?

Not many at all.

Politics is not the answer. Exiting from Slavery systems, and Building new ones is the answer.

Learn more about Exit and Build strategy here.