2025-04-18T00:29:59Z https://nostr.now RealRossU https://nostr.now/npub1pzzrdngrnlufqazx3lfj07k0vfuya6ehfy8q5yv2h8c5e8fxgmxqhxdsr8 https://m.primal.net/QSka.jpg https://m.primal.net/QSka.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx6nkths3tfku0zp7awm0wr7tdvdlfgup2zh6f7mc5j049lhwe73gzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcxnjmp5 I found out quickly when I bit into Leaf&#39;s first pepper that he is a very spicy Jalapeño<br/><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzqqzmcn0yrn7ttq8hrjkk46ysn2tk26rr8f8k4y7xkl74hlh3rcdzqqsrewnqe67tnkzqvvp3rryn57qemg5dgksk8ac92fmq99yj8key59cmfc9xq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">nevent1q…c9xq</a></span> </div> Gotta ask, what type of tree? </blockquote> 2026-01-21T22:26:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv99pl8vy3zdmveg9w8k7nszpfmly0utye746xu0nwtx3mj5erzegzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervce4ul2s One year ago today, a prison guard banged on my cell door and said: YOU&#39;RE FREE!!<br/><br/>After more than 11 years under a life sentence, I walked out of max security prison with Leaf Erikson, the little plant I was growing in my cell.<br/><br/>Leaf and I are so grateful for our second chance at life.<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/43f9b1ef5b7235ecdba499a1aa066d292534a00406642dabfb2fac7554a71c1c.jpg"> 2026-01-21T18:13:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgl6p2c3fuxrgyh8l6a9zgwlrfj2u7fcj9u08rgqt70fd8ah4ermqzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcd48xrn There are times when I&#39;m in the middle of doing something and I stop because it just hits me all over again: <br/><br/>DEAR GOD, I&#39;M FREE!!!<br/><br/>That wave of disbelief and joy overcomes me, just like it did when I walked free the first time. I wonder if it&#39;ll ever go away? 2025-10-24T14:04:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0799hq5ags6uy72n0nkfmdzdt8px3t7uq4e2z0gde5uu47aa9z9czyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervct20qgf Should I sue?<br/><br/><a href="https://x.com/RealRossU/status/1971585799880671695">https://x.com/RealRossU/status/1971585799880671695</a><br/><br/><a href="https://reason.com/2025/09/24/kamala-harris-slams-trump-for-pardoning-the-fentanyl-dealer-ross-ulbricht/">https://reason.com/2025/09/24/kamala-harris-slams-trump-for-pardoning-the-fentanyl-dealer-ross-ulbricht/</a> 2025-09-26T14:55:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspp3cp8s82crgdx3n4dl55azvu9gsma83frtv0z928ha44qnv4dhszyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervclcffrp Like all of you, I am mourning Charlie Kirk. He stood up for his beliefs and died for them at 31, wearing a T‑shirt that read &#34;Freedom.&#34;<br/><br/>At 31, my life was taken from me for standing up for what I believed in. And Charlie helped me get it back. He never took credit for it but he played a BIG role in my freedom in many ways. Last year alone, when President Trump won the election, he asked Charlie what was the #1 thing he could do for him and Charlie replied: &#34;Free Ross.&#34; And in the days leading to my release, Charlie advocated for a full pardon. He did this and more without expectations of me. <br/><br/>I wish there was something I could do to help Charlie get his life back. But there isn&#39;t, and I&#39;m heartbroken. <br/><br/>Charlie, I will always be grateful to you. Thank you for all you did for me and for our country. I pray for you and your beautiful family. Rest in peace.<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/850faf58db98a68b2f8375e217aa4d294daef800f1fa655004e82e5a72e3be9b.jpg"> 2025-09-11T16:34:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9reg7tnhxh3s69qcmkyz7924xzsedqtgfkyyl6t99etyn3d43wzgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc29vry3 I&#39;ve done 4 public appearances since May to thank all of you who supported me at my lowest.<br/><br/>For now I&#39;m taking a break from public speeches. I&#39;m soaking in this new life. It still feels surreal to be free.<br/><br/>I&#39;m excited for all the opportunities ahead! 2025-09-04T19:17:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0rg6ygl0xfsr83lkp438fxxcmhxvy05gp4mnesqder3ntnr7q0rgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc3mlncn Holiday weekends hit different after 11 years in prison. They used to mean an extra visit day.<br/><br/>Now I get to spend Labor Day at home. I&#39;m thinking of my friends and their families who are still in that visitation room. I feel so lucky I made it out.<br/><br/>Happy Labor Day, everyone! 2025-09-01T14:55:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2gxzqjujwlqeufmyylkf2gz3qq66ptjy5xly6y5d3t8ga56pv49qzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcj45yxv I recently discovered <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7etyv4hzumn0wd68ytnvv9hxgqgdwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkcqpqexv22uulqnmlluszc4yk92jhs2e5ajcs6mu3t00a6avzjcalj9csna6fpr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>simplex</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…6fpr</span>)</a></span> <br/>It reminds me of the kind of decentralization Nostr has but for a private chat client.<br/><br/>What other decentralized apps like these should I be looking at? 2025-07-25T17:53:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qx6wnd77gzrgm83t7svte3egm2ll8hdt24ep0j3zymxufrp2l2qzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc7kpddh Six months ago yesterday, President Trump signed my pardon papers. I got to walk free just a few hours later. <br/><br/>Feels like a lifetime of new experiences since then. So much gratitude and joy in my new life!<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/4c624dd6f9f1240e93df7b9d715015887ee6494cdef03a271948ca15429f4679.jpg"> 2025-07-23T13:47:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzpq3q2yxcsnd6537fgnwr943h9vp36rg3p0skjsjc50w0eu8yjgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervchzzfqj In a speech I just gave at Freedom Fest, I reveal the conditions I went through in federal prison. You need to know what&#39;s being done in your name behind locked doors.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVt1_SN-ATk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVt1_SN-ATk</a> 2025-06-18T17:26:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx5yack0ul86sczklcjwxa4wtxag70nzaxa70r20fk4y2cke2a5sgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervckyrkkm Since my release from prison, I&#39;ve met many people who&#39;ve thanked me for the role I played in what Bitcoin has become today.<br/><br/>In return I want to thank the community for having my back, both in prison and now. Thank you SO much for all of the love you are showing me! 2025-06-04T16:29:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy2emj5836hau0p29qzlmxtgacv3hkwj8z4zautv3fsxcutyaz54qzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc5et0nt Ten years ago to the day, I was sentenced to die in prison. Instead I gave my first public speech in freedom.<br/><br/>I wore a red tie as an homage to President Trump, the man who saved my life.<br/><br/> <video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://blossom.primal.net/8e1a6159b5e385bcb721d11ed6d63a2e6effde0f606d249b8b219eee3a3c1dc1.mp4"></video> 2025-05-30T22:27:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vu2lp5jgkuqy05t6m8epppzm5jqu66qtqwj4yxjkvtddxrjrgaczyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc5xdn2q I love this display the Bitcoin Magazine team set up for my collection <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsphtcc46rrelvptfm4c2y58k85alnam0lfu773mgwdmtynka0zspsql7emy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>thebitcoinconf</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…7emy</span>)</a></span> in Vegas.<br/><br/>The auctions end tomorrow afternoon, so about 24 hours left. Then I hit the stage!<br/><br/>Auction: <a href="https://scarce.city/collections/b25-ross-ulbricht-collection">https://scarce.city/collections/b25-ross-ulbricht-collection</a><br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/d36cb5ab04d600353397d5ac34711f9f73f601a970e35bf3bbd89d1ee87810eb.jpg"> 2025-05-28T17:25:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs07qg8fm0w5ylprqasp3zf3gzftq4u2yre40f05fw7x6xag2nmfnqzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcgzk4j8 My big speech at Bitcoin 2025 is just a week away, but I am feeling suprisingly serene about it.<br/><br/>I&#39;m just looking forward to connecting with so many of you at once. It feels like I am coming home. 2025-05-21T18:38:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswyzkrmazf2wpvpf56rn30v7k3e5q6ptgf79l9ykm40el5elvzfpgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc9kttvl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqc308rqjqm8j7yxymd5j65zjwsf4eln3600avfaznamk44wq37nqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhguvlvsk'>nevent1q…lvsk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>image upload didn&#39;t work on primal, so just linking to the image on X. 2025-05-19T20:10:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqc308rqjqm8j7yxymd5j65zjwsf4eln3600avfaznamk44wq37nqzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcrpdkq0 Can you believe this is Leaf Erikson? I am so proud of him.<br/><a href="https://x.com/RealRossU/status/1924509338749612357/photo/1">https://x.com/RealRossU/status/1924509338749612357/photo/1</a> 2025-05-19T20:08:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstptc86uq3lngegd3smy0ym5q67gcu3tv22tqktxqv024pk6fnv2szyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervctmrf3x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0uh60zumhwqum2ndkv828az7m7y3jn8q5mup7htd2yrtjrhk6fcz7lvdh'>nevent1q…lvdh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>🟡 Auction: <a href="https://scarce.city/collections/b25-ross-ulbricht-collection">https://scarce.city/collections/b25-ross-ulbricht-collection</a><br/>🟡 Bitcoin 2025 tickets: <a href="http://bm.b.tc/ross">http://bm.b.tc/ross</a><br/>🟡 Welcome back event: <a href="https://b.tc/conference/2025/ross-ulbricht-welcome-back-celebration">https://b.tc/conference/2025/ross-ulbricht-welcome-back-celebration</a> 2025-05-15T15:21:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0uh60zumhwqum2ndkv828az7m7y3jn8q5mup7htd2yrtjrhk6fczyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcfqu2j6 I’ve left AZ, the state where I was in prison. It&#39;s time to travel. That means downsizing &amp; turning the page.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve decided to auction some personal items from before my arrest &amp; during my time in prison. I don&#39;t need the reminders &amp; I&#39;m sure some of you will love to have them. 2025-05-15T15:19:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8tdp8r36w28j5qgxfx53twv6khdt8p8llmca2vm7leau296revvqzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervchgwmte First Mother&#39;s Day in freedom. So good to be with my mom yesterday. She did so much to free me and never gave up on me. I hearby nominate her for mother of the century!<br/><br/> <img src="https://blossom.primal.net/9984e813d7c7edad415ec60373b3601c3d965a1c698a958fcc95d07f70953439.jpg"> 2025-05-13T01:01:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdn4g5632nf854zdcdmz7fgcpfz7e8tmadl2tlqhcxn2tmleedssgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervckan4x7 Waymos (ghost cars) scare me. That&#39;s too much future right there. I better get used to them though. When will there be more driverless cars on the road than ones with a human behind the wheel? 2025-05-07T15:20:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx64tl3zle78k0jtf75tph2jf5eejexw9gcvcvdy8952fazxzwqgqzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervck4df6r Should&#39;ve known nostr had a decentralized substitute for Substack!<br/><br/><a href="https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqzyyxmxs88lcjp6ydr7nylav7cncfm4nwjgwpggc4w03fjwjv3kvqq2h2umrv4x45ajgdparg43dvaxxusmvtpxxcwuwcth">https://yakihonne.com/article/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqzyyxmxs88lcjp6ydr7nylav7cncfm4nwjgwpggc4w03fjwjv3kvqq2h2umrv4x45ajgdparg43dvaxxusmvtpxxcwuwcth</a> 2025-05-01T21:03:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszelw7vtp0eg40xcrd9e0jwwug57s2452kg05hwqc3kdwfzhsmuqgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcnacnnt If you can&#39;t choose your own price, you are not free.<br/><br/>I wrote this while in prison when price controls were implemented during COVID. Just came across it in the stuff I brought home from my cell and typed it up for you.<br/><br/><a href="https://rossulbricht.substack.com/p/high-prices-in-times-of-crisis">https://rossulbricht.substack.com/p/high-prices-in-times-of-crisis</a> 2025-05-01T17:51:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfyzdg9wk86qa996l9xn3cnuunl4r7g2dlw55c0mgsxqs0s5tqs6szyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcfrdcfs I will be attending Freedom Fest and giving a speech there this year. It is June 11 - 14 in Palm Springs, CA.<br/><br/>If you&#39;d like to come see me, they are giving a $150 discount on admissions for my followers with code FREEROSS.<br/><br/><a href="https://t.co/ydo5T2pWRZ">https://t.co/ydo5T2pWRZ</a> 2025-04-30T20:35:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy6l2e6y4kfa74ffykasm7n7j6u9vre3h2c4lpyjexxg8a666rdjgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervcjdtj3f Happy Sunday 🌞<br/><br/>Sundays used to mean prison visitation day, a good day. Thinking of my friends still behind bars and their families who made the trip to see them. Stay strong fellas. 2025-04-27T20:16:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspuurk0348dl576l5yy3sa446u0drqagvw8w3s9ww8xg2rmmdnv9czyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervchhyagr decentralization -&gt; freedom 2025-04-24T18:45:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxhyhgr4tj28pv9lwnrtay8v656gz09uecsutc6zdnaxjhhyp8wjgzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc47g339 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7uu558zqmfp7xuhflltez8ma5qtparg0ajqkdwhg9afzreglwuspupmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhj2v3swaehxw309aex2mrp0yhxumm5daeks6fwwa5kute9xgc8wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9ujnyvrhwden5te0wfjkccte9eekjctdwd68ytnrdakj7ffjxpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuvrcvd5xzapwvdhk6te9xgc8wumn8ghj7mnxwfjkccte9eshqup0y5erqamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7tjwvhxumm5daeks6fwwa5kute9xgc8wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwv4u8getj0ghxxmmd9ujnyvrhwden5te0vejkuunfwgkhxtnwda6x7umgdyh8w6tw85escg'>nevent1q…escg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh yes, I do. That&#39;s why I am interested in understanding it and looking for possible weaknesses. I want it to succeed long-term, and the best way to ensure that is to look ahead, iterate and improve. 2025-04-21T01:40:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdehnjvel0yynqux5v6y6lkv7jervsat782cw5vqzhdg8pumjs2gzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc7fzsaq Been reading up on the nostr protocol and comparing it to the DSP I wrote about in 2021. Many of the details seem to have been worked out brilliantly, but one thing that worries me is the reliance on volunteer nodes.<br/><br/>It would be nice if there was a business model for nodes and node competition at the protocol level.<br/><br/>As it is, I wonder if nostr can scale. 2025-04-19T23:55:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqp3seup9kqz8xawavqd2jff6v627s63l4xwut9hjcphdnr5r3h5gzyqyggdkdqw0l3yr5g68axfl6ea38snhtxaysuzs332ulznyayervc0rz6uu <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyehwumn8ghj7mnhvvh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7ctewe4xcetfd3khsvrpdsmk5vnsw96rydr3v4jrz73hvyu8xqpqsg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q8dzj6n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>jack</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…zj6n</span>)</a></span> showed me nostr recently. Reminds me of a writeup I did back in 2021 on decentralized social media:<br/><br/><a href="https://rossulbricht.medium.com/decentralize-social-media-cc47dcfd4f99">https://rossulbricht.medium.com/decentralize-social-media-cc47dcfd4f99</a><br/><br/>I&#39;ll be mirroring my X account here and hopefully finding some good conversations.<br/><br/> 2025-04-16T23:57:50Z