ChatGPT, how does Illinois compare to other states with governors in prison? Here’s how Illinois compares to other states in terms of governors who have gone to prison — Illinois is #1. 🥇 Illinois: 4 governors in prison No other state has as many former governors incarcerated. 🥈 States tied for second place (each with 2 governors who went to prison) •Louisiana •Tennessee •Maryland •Arkansas •North Dakota •West Virginia •Arizona Most other states have zero or one governor who has ever been imprisoned. Why Illinois stands out Illinois’ political machine history (Chicago + Springfield) produced: •Patronage systems •Pay-to-play corruption •Long periods of single-party control •Weak early ethics laws This created an environment where corruption was easier and enforcement later became aggressive. If you’d like, I can rank all states, or explain what each of those states’ governors went to prison for.

This is the correct way to understand #Bitcoin... "Some fundamental currencies... are physics-based. So energy is the real currency; this is why I said Bitcoin is based on energy. You can't legislate energy; you just pass a law and suddenly have a lot of energy. It's very difficult to generate energy or especially harness energy in any useful way to do useful work. So I think that probably we won't have money and will just have energy, power generation as the de facto currency." ~ Elon Musk

Let's paint the state orange!

Rep. Warren Davidson (R, Ohio) just dropped the #Bitcoin for America Act that: ✅ Turns Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve EO into permanent law ✅ Lets EVERY American pay federal taxes in Bitcoin with zero capital-gains tax on the payment ✅ Locks the reserve for at least 20 years (no spending it on pork) ✅ Allows voluntary “round-up” or direct contributions so the U.S. stack grows deficit-neutral The Bitcoin Policy Institute crunched the numbers: if just 1% of taxpayers opt in, America saves hundreds of billions over 20 years vs. the $38T debt spiral.

Help make #bitcoin everyday money. Email your representative to eliminate capital gains on bitcoin payments under $600. https://btcismoney.xyz/

@npub1cn4t...3vle any updates on Clover?

Bitcoin Magazine

POS Giant Clover Teams Up With Strike To Bring Bitcoin’s Lightning Network To Millions Of Merchants

A 90-day trial period kicks off Clover’s integration with the Bitcoin Lightning Network, enabling faster, cheaper payments at merchants.

Shout out to @Matteo Pellegrini & his @Club Orange! They're helping the IBC paint #Illinois orange by connecting #Bitcoin's social layer. Join us:

Club Orange

#Bitcoin payments are now live on Square. To put this in context, Square is by far the POS leader, per Grok… 1. Square: 4.1 million active merchants worldwide. 2. Clover: 700,000 businesses globally. 3. Toast: 156,000 locations, primarily U.S. restaurants. 4. Lightspeed: 144,000 locations worldwide. squ.re/acceptbitcoin