In this episode, I chat with Paul Tarantino and John Burnett—two of the most dynamic Bitcoiners I know—about the hidden frameworks of power and consent that shape our world.
If you’re ready to step outside The Truman Show and see the matrix for what it really is, you won’t want to miss this mind-expanding conversation.
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––– Chapters –––
00:00 - Intro
04:08 - Common Law vs. Maritime Law
08:36 - Did We Really Win the Revolutionary War?
12:55 - USA Inc. and the Legal Shift Post-1871
17:48 - Consent, Legalese, and The Truman Show
21:26 - Birth Certificates, Corporate Identity & Voluntary Servitude
26:07 - House Joint Resolution 192 & Fiat Collateralization
34:25 - Promissory Notes and the Right to Issue Credit
38:54 - The Bank Double-Dip Scheme
44:02 - Ownership, the DTCC & The Great Taking
50:05 - Will the Big Print Actually Happen?
54:53 - Fighting Fire with Fire: Using Their Legal System
01:00:38 - Creating Your Own Credit: Power and Pitfalls
01:07:04 - How Bitcoin Could Be Sidelined Like Gold
01:10:12 - Asserting Rights Outside the Legal Matrix 01:14:11 - Building a Sovereign Minority Movement
01:15:52 - Hope, Empowerment & The Remedy Clause
01:18:00 - Vision of Decentralized Resistance
01:21:37 - Sovereignty and Bitcoin as Parallel Paths
01:26:00 - Common Law vs. Legal System: Practical Examples
01:29:20 - Role of Language, Contracts, and Consent
01:36:44 - Defending Bitcoiners from Legal Traps
01:43:15 - Voluntary Slavery vs. Informed Sovereignty
01:46:35 - Final Words: Reclaiming Your Rights
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