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Former presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul has renewed calls for Bitcoin to be legalized as money and not taxed.

Paul is a staunch libertarian and author of the Bitcoiner favorite End the Fed, who has advocated for the legalization of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the past. The former congressman has also regularly taken aim against the Federal Reserve for its unchecked money printing since the pandemic began.

Ahead of his appearance at the Miami Bitcoin conference on June 3, the 85 year-old spoke with streaming financial news provider Kitco News and noted that his goal is to help legalize the competition, and then I think the people will sort it out. Freedom of choice will sort it out.

The former congressman described gold and Bitcoin as money and competition to the U.S. Dollar and highlighted that a major reason investors seek out such alternative forms of money is to hedge against the declining value of the U.S dollar.

Paul believes that for this reason, alternate forms of money should be taxed the same as fiat currency:

Paul believes that U.S. regulatory bodies are moving to regulate and further tax Bitcoin because it's competing with the U.S. dollar, and noted that governments throughout history have been notoriously very eager to have control of the money, and predicted they will never give up control.

But I would apply that same concern to gold, because you know, what was the first thing Roosevelt did in 1933? He immediately took all the gold from the people, he said.

When asked about the subject matter for his address at the Miami Bitcoin conference, Paul emphasized that he wont necessarily be speaking on the technical significance of blockchain technology, or from a pro-Bitcoin perspective, but more from the angle of letting the market decide and freedom of choice:

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BITCOIN 2021, "the biggest Bitcoin event in history" is set to take place in Miami and more than 20,000people are expected to attend.

It comes after the market's slow recovery from plummeting in May 2021 after hitting record highs.

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The Bitcoin 2021 conference has been moved from Los Angeles to Miami.

The massive cryptocurrency conference is set to launch on June 4 and 5, 2021.

Organizers have promised it will be "the most unforgettable experience in Bitcoin history."

A number of crypto-curious people are set to speak in the Bitcoin 2021 event.

Those are Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, computer scientist Nick Szabo, entrepreneur MichaelSaylor, Senator Cynthia Lummis, skater Tony Hawk and former Congressman Ron Paul.

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Former Congressman Ron Paul is one of the guest speakers of the conference.

He has served as theUS RepresentativeforTexas.

Even though he has retired, he continues to provide political commentary throughThe Ron Paul Liberty Report,a web show on YouTube.

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Twitter's CEO is another headline speaker at Bitcoin 2021.

Dorsey is also the CEO and Chairman of Square, afinancial paymentscompany.

Back in 2016, the 44-year-old entrepreneur gave nearly one-third of his Twitter shares to employees.

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Computer scientist Szabo is also a speaker at the crypto event.

He is best known for his research indigital contractsanddigital currency.

The concept of "smart contracts", a major feature ofcryptocurrency was developed by Szabo.

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Entrepreneur and business executive Saylor will be speaking at the Bitcoin conference.

He is the co-founder of MicroStrategy, a company that offers business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services.

In 2012, he authored The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything.

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Cynthia Lummis is the junior senator from Wyoming, and the first woman to represent it in the Senate.

She currently serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the Environment and Public Works Committee.

Upon taking office in the Senate in 2021, she is the first senator to own cryptocurrency.

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Skater Tony Hawk is the owner of the skateboard companyBirdhouse.

In 1999, he famously landed a "900" skateboarding trick for the first time in competition in San Francisco.

In 2002, he launched the Tony Hawk Foundation to help build safe skateparks around the country.

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The two-day cryptocurrency event at Wynwoods Mana Convention Center is expected to feature special guests, BTC activations and "the chance to celebrate the worlds best technology with all of your internet friends IRL."

General tickets cost $1,500 and are already sold out.

Visitors who splashed $20,000 for a "whale pass" will get an extra day and various other perks such as Celebrity Suite tickets to Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight and a Tony Hawk Meet-and-Greet Pass.

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Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson speaks to the Milwaukee Press Club, June 3, 2021.(Photo: Milwaukee Press Club screen grab)

The Milwaukee Press Club got the full Ron Johnson on Thursday.

In a virtual session that lasted an hour, the Republican U.S. senator from Oshkosh parried questions, offered opinions and ultimatelygave away little on whether he's going to run for reelection next year.

"I'm undecided," he said.

The will he or won't he questions on Johnson won't go away anytime soon as a crowded field of Democrats assembles to take him on next year.

Added to the mix: Johnson vowed in 2016 that he would only serve two terms but has since left the possibility open of running again after Republicans were swept from power in Washington, D.C., in 2020.

On the timing of his decision, he saidhe won't do anything to jeopardize Republican chances to keep the seat.

"When I made that pledge I meant that pledge," Johnson said, adding, "I ran in 2010 because I was panicked for this nation. I'm more panicked today."

Johnson said he "sprang from the tea party" and still identifies"more as a tea party candidate than I do with the Republican Party."

Unlike former House Speaker Paul Ryan, who recently criticized former President Donald Trump and his hold on the Republican Party, Johnson said there continues to be a place for Trump's "AmericaFirst" agenda in the party.

"The AmericaFirst agenda is embraced by an awful lot of Americans," he said.

On COVID-19, Johnson, who got the virus but has not been vaccinated, said he wears masks "in appropriate situations" but was "always opposed to the mask mandate."

He criticized federal authorities for a "closed-minded approach" and ignoring early treatments to the virus. And he said he would neither encourage nor discourage people to get the vaccine.

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"I'm glad that literally more than 100 million Americans have been vaccinated and now they have immunity," he said. "That's excellent. At the same time, I'm highly concerned about this push at indiscriminate mass vaccination."

Johnson said he other Republicans have accepted President Joe Biden's election but that alleged"election irregularities" need to be looked at. He expressed support for a Republican-backed election audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' plan to hire ex-cops to investigate the election in Wisconsin.

Little evidence has emerged of any widespread fraud in Wisconsin or elsewhere. In Wisconsin, election clerksalerted prosecutors to 41 cases of potential voter fraud since last August, which is just a tiny fraction of the more than 3 million votes cast.

"Yes, President Biden is president, I acknowledged that the moment the electors chose him as such," he said. "All I'm saying is we need to take a look at the irregularities of the 2020 election so that we can restore confidence."

Johnson defended his vote against a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. He said he's investigating the events.

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He said he didn't "trust" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to "select commissioners to investigate her own involvement in this thing, for her own culpability, or any congressional leaders culpability in this."

On the insurrection, Johnson refused to be drawn on the question of whether Trump was responsible and said, "I actually blame the perpetrators of the crime. I blame the agitators, the provocateurs, whoever really kind of led that assault, that breach on the Capitol."

He opposed the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion infrastructure plan but said he favored reallocating around $720 billion in COVID-19-related spending to deal with nation's infrastructure needs. That idea is a non-starter with Democrats.

Johnson said critical race theory shouldn't be taught in schools and added, "I do not believe America is a systemically racist country."

He labeled as "awful" Biden's address to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa massacre, when a white mob rampaged through the city's "Black Wall Street," killing hundreds.

Biden said "we must address what remains the stain on the soul of America" and addedwhat happened 100 years ago "was an act of hate and domestic terrorism with a through line that exists today still."

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Johnson said the Tulsa massacre was "horrible ... but I don't think you can sit there and say things haven't improved at all, nothing's changed, we're still the samehateful, systemically racist nation. We're not. That's a falsehood."

Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, responded to Johnson's appearance, calling him a "creature of Washington."

"At every step, he does what's best for him, and ignores the Wisconsinites he was elected to represent," Wikler said.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement doubling down on his calls for a hearing to find answers on how this virus originated. As more information is revealed daily about the medias role in downplaying the possibility that COVID-19 came from a lab in Wuhan, families in Florida and across America deserve answers and accountability.

Senator Rick Scott said, Its time for the misinformation, unanswered questions and Communist China-driven propaganda to stop. We know this pandemic came from Communist China. We know its now killed 595,000 Americans and 3.7 million people worldwide. Washington Democrats and their friends in the media said it was crazy that wed have a vaccine in record time. Wrong. They said it was racist to call out the Communist Chinese governments obvious role and responsibility for the international spread and cover-up of this deadly virus. Wrong again. Without evidence to the contrary, they quickly dismissed the possibility that COVID-19 may have leaked from a Wuhan lab. Its like they caught a man at the scene of the crime and refused to label him a suspect. They were willing to ignore and even conceal crucially important information about the origin and development of the murderous pandemic all to advance their political agendas. Now, we see the consequences of the blind spots they purposely created. Dr. Fauci and media executives should be called to testify at a bipartisan hearing so the American people can understand why they chose to not take these claims seriously last year. These are serious questions we all need answers to.

The mainstream news medias China virusblind spot put politics and ratings above public safety. It was a dangerous politically-driven agenda that put Floridians and all American families at risk. The American people deserve the truth and transparency Ive been calling for since this pandemic started. We know the Communist Chinese government is responsible for the coronavirus pandemic, and they lied to cover it up with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO). Its been over a year since I called for a congressional hearing into the WHO and its role in covering up the pandemic. Now, we need answers about how this pandemic got started and who is responsible. These failures costs lives, and its time for accountability.

For more than a year, Senator Scott has been calling for answers and accountability for the WHO:

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I have been writing this "Backstage with " column in the Daily Herald for about three years now. I have been blessed with a 35-year-plus career in the entertainment biz and it has provided me almost countless moments of excitement, emotion and bewilderment. Being able to share some of these "pinch-me" moments with you, my ever-so humbling readers, has been a blessing in and of itself.

You have been so gracious in allowing me to entertain you with my stories as you muster through my punctuation and literary structure shortcomings. I write how I speak when I tell the stories live, so sometimes the translation to the written word is a little rough. But I still get my point across, I think!

I have also received some incredibly sweet and thoughtful notes from you over the years. There are no words that can adequately describe the joy I get when you take the time to drop a note to me. My response is always, "So YOU are the ONE reading this every week!" Again, this is all very humbling as I have so much respect for accomplished journalists who have paid their dues and taken the array of scholastic courses to hone their craft.

My "writing" history began when I was editor of our grammar school "newspaper" at Our Lady of the Angels in Chicago. I was in sixth grade and I believe there was only one or two issues published -- but I was on my way!

Then at Weber High School I contributed a bit to the "Weber News." I was on the student council, the color guard, homecoming and prom committees, and played on the baseball team, so my writing was limited.

Then, as I got more involved with my Italian American community, I penned a column called "Focus on Youth" in our Italian newspaper, the Fra Noi. I was active in the youth group of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans at the time, so I would spotlight on young professionals and budding new businesses. The column always ended with a "Tip For Success" feature from an accomplished member of the community. I did this for several years, writing more than 150 columns.

Several years later when I acquired The Arcada Theatre and was producing shows, festivals and corporate events with some of entertainment's biggest stars, I began interacting more on a personal basis with the celebs. I wasn't sure if it was my charm and good looks that drew them closer to me, or was it the fact that I signed the checks?

I began writing "Backstage with Ron Onesti" in the Kane County Chronicle. After about a year, I moved over to the Daily Herald where I have written well over 100 columns.

In doing so, I realized just how "human" these rock stars are. They have personal issues and tell me about triumphs and tragedies, and concerns about their kids' schooling. I see them wrap up a few meatballs to bring home to their ever-hungry spouses. Some have insecurities and arrogance, but most were, and are, great people to work with and have become lifelong friends of many of us at our venues.

Sometimes I just shake my head in disbelief as to just how much personal info they are giving me. Marital problems, industry horror stories, financial woes -- nothing has been off limits! It is comforting to know they have the trust in me to share their private lives, knowing I would not use or hold the details against them (Not until I start writing for the National Enquirer!).

In this digital age I forget sometimes about the reach these columns have. I will get comments from Germany, Italy and England, as well as New York, Las Vegas and New Orleans, to name a few of the far-off locations of some readers. You never really know who is actually reading this stuff.

I have a podcast I host with legendary Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice and his brother, Black Sabbath drummer Vinnie Appice, each Thursday night. We recently had the music icon from "Late Night with David Lettermen," Paul Shaffer, on and he started the interview by complimenting the column I wrote on my experience with him at The Arcada. "Sometimes we just Google our names, especially during the lockdown," Shaffer said after I asked him how he found it.

When cinema superstar Kevin Costner returned to play The Arcada for a second time, he presented me with a framed and autographed copy of a column I wrote on the incredible "If you build it, they will come" experience I had with him (Ya gotta read THAT one sometime). Apparently, a close friend of his was traveling through the Chicago area and was thumbing through a Daily Herald, read the column and sent the actual paper to Kevin. Knowing he was coming back, he had it framed and carried it with him on his bus to give to me. That's the kind of superstar person Kevin Costner is!

It is really nice when I hear things like "I look forward to reading your column at the coffee table to my wife," and "I sent your column to my grandparents in Florida." Or they share a common story about the subject of a particular column. That's always an interesting perspective to receive. It really feels as if I am connecting with our audience.

All in all, I love telling the stories, and hearing from the readers. It has helped keep me sane through the craziness of my regular days, and has helped me stay engaged during the lockdown. I feel blessed to have had this opportunity and will be forever grateful to the publications and the readers who have supported me, and especially to the celebrities who have given me the incredible stuff to write about.

I'll keep doing this as long as I can, or as long as there is cool stuff to write about. This business is never short of its wacky, weird, interesting and heartwarming moments to write about.

But I have been thinking, maybe I should start writing about YOU! Hmmm

Ron Onesti is president and CEO of the Onesti Entertainment Corp. and The Historic Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. Celebrity questions and comments? Email ron@oshows.com.

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Happy Thursday one and all.

The Arizona Cardinals started their three-day voluntary OTAs on Wednesday, meaning they are almost done!

We have all the news from around the web to help you get ready for it.

Lets get to it.

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ANN ARBOR, MI University of Michigans Weiser Hall will continue to bear the name of Regent Ron Weiser despite his controversial comments about the states elected officials earlier this year.

UM President Mark Schlissels decision came in response to a petition filed by the faculty, staff and students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy to remove the name.

Schlissel wrote a letter to the departments faculty, staff and students on Thursday, June 3 stating he does not recommend changing the name, however.

He wrote the universitys updated naming policy intends for names to remain for the life of the facility, and while there could be circumstances where a donors actions could cause the university to revoke the gift agreement, I do not think the particular circumstances here reach that level.

Weiser was elected to the Board of Regents in 2016, two years after he and his wife, Eileen, had Weiser Hall renamed as part of a gift agreement. If the university were to violate the gift agreement and remove his name from a building, the university would be obligated to return the gift, Schlissel wrote.

The gift amounts to $25 million, and overall, the Weisers have committed more than $100 million to the university.

Having considered these factors and weighed the difficult questions they raise, I have determined that I will not recommend to the Regents that they violate the gift agreement and change the name of Weiser Hall, Schlissel wrote. I have opted to continue to build on the shared ground with Regent Weiser in support of core mission work of the university and will continue to assert university values when there is disagreement.

I appreciate that this decision may be disappointing, but I do believe it is the right one for the University.

When reached for comment, Board Chair Denise Illitch said board members previously voiced their thoughts and took action at the special meeting. Vice Chair Jordan Acker declined to comment, and regents Paul Brown and Sarah Hubbard did not respond to messages seeking comment.

Weiser also did not respond to a message seeking comment.

Weiser, chair of the Michigan GOP, came under fire in March 2021 when he made comments during an event for the North Oakland Republic Club calling Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson the three witches and said the GOP needs to make sure they are ready for the burning at the stake. Weisers comments were captured in a video shared on social media.

Schlissel, Provost Susan Collins and several deans previously condemned Weisers comments, and while Schlissel said Weisers comments do not reflect the universitys values, he has done much good upholding democratic values as our nations ambassador to Slovakia and as a philanthropist, Schlissel wrote.

Weisers comments led to the UM Board of Regents calling a special session and passing a resolution condemning his language and calling on him to resign from the board. The resolution passed 5-0 with Weiser and Regent Sarah Hubbard abstaining, and Regent Katherine White absent from the meeting.

Before the vote, Weiser apologized for his words and took full responsibility for the comments, adding that he will not resign and will not be canceled.

A day later, UM community members including students, faculty and staff gathered in front of Weiser Hall to hold a mock renaming ceremony, calling the building the Weiser Center for Voter Suppression, Political Assassination and Witch Burning. The ceremony included yard signs covering the original building sign and spray-painted stencils with the new name.

University of Michigan community members hold mock renaming of Weiser Hall after regents controversial comments

This was not the first time this year that Weiser came under fire. After the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Weiser was quoted in a news article saying he didnt know if he blamed former President Donald Trump for the violence. He later told MLive/The Ann Arbor News that he spent most of the day in a dental chair having oral surgery.

A petition to remove Weiser after the Capitol riots was re-circulated when his comments about Whitmer, Nessel and Benson were reported and currently has more than 7,000 signatures.

Weisers term on the Board of Regents runs through 2025.

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The market needs a boost, that much is for sure. Luckily, the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami is just around the corner. Would that be enough to wake up the sleeping giant? It might. It might now. Nevertheless, for sure itll raise morale and give to the community and experience to rally around. And thats whats going to take us to the next level.

In any case, Vailshire Capitals Jeff Ross gives us the technical analysis of the historical moment were facing.

As for predictions, Ross is Still noncommittal. The situation remains as Bitcoinist told you recently:

Were in the midst of it. In retrospect, everything will make sense, but right now no human being has the necessary perspective to see the whole picture.

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Even though the event is mostly sold out, the organizers dropped a huge bomb yesterday. Bitcoin Magazine and company announced an interview with the one and only Ross Ulbricht, live from jail. The Dread Pirate Roberts himself, the creator and main mind behind the legendary Silk Road marketplace in the darknet. Hate it or love it, an essential part of Bitcoins history.

In a shocking verdict thats still being contested, Ulbricht was sentenced to double life imprisonment plus forty years. Wow. Itll definitively be interesting to hear what this man has to say.

The most important thing is that therell be a YouTube Livestream. This is the first day link, and thiss the second one. Apart from that, Bitcoinists already gave you two special reports with confirmed news, rumors, and the speakers line up. Heres the first report, and heres the second one. If you dont feel like clicking, we can assure you two things.

Itll be a lightning-enabled madhouse:

Apparently, therell be sumo wrestlers and UFC world champions walking around, holding their belts. Tony Hawk will speak and do his thing on a halfpipe, plus theyre selling an exclusive Bitcoin-themed skateboard only to people that attend Hawks meet and greet. Therell be a basketball tournament, a Bitcoin art gallery, and an eSports arena with Lighting based arcade games and more than 1 BTC in prizes. In fact, Everything is Lighting enabled at the conference, said Bailey.

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Ron Paul is speaking:

The conference added Floyd Mayweather as a speaker and the community laughed and complained. Maybe they had a right to. But when Bitcoin 2021 announced Former Congressman and ex-presidential candidate Ron Paul, the reaction was a roar of approval. The title of his talk is still unknown, but the tweet promises, an important message that we need monetary freedom!

One of the organizers, Joe Rodgers, is already on site. Apart from reporting that Joe Buddens Pump it Up is on repeat, hes got this to say:

And to that, we can only say:

Let the games begin!

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