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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