Alex Li

Living free

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2026-02-17 21:59:05 UTC

I was a bit grumpy because my wife was having fun building a snowman while I was shoveling the driveway, turns out the snowman is the best thing ever!
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2026-02-17 06:23:16 UTC

New 10/22 takedown build
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2026-02-08 21:02:29 UTC

Was cleaning my room and found an old Free Ross flyer, man it’s so good to see that Ross is free now
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2026-02-03 07:04:11 UTC

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On the Wikipedia for guns
https://guncadindex.com/

2026-02-03 04:49:58 UTC

Can’t stop the signal, so much fun to legally 3d print FOSS silencers
https://video.nostr.build/55d9ebd8c829b958d67b3d9bf687c125928f959405f693fab9f5ac6e413e04b9.mp4

2026-01-26 17:02:47 UTC

I’m renewing my Federal Firearms License and had to report that I bought 57 guns in the last 3 years. You don’t need a license for guns in America, but getting one gives you extra privileges. I can have guns shipped to my door and can buy guns out of state without background checks.
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2026-01-26 01:43:30 UTC

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That’s my Sig P365XL which is perfectly safe, don’t worry I don’t own a Sig P320

2026-01-25 19:05:00 UTC

I legally carry a 9mm handgun. Yet Trump and ICE bootlickers act like any cop can execute me because the First and Second Amendments disappear when their favorite politician is in power.
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2026-01-25 01:12:50 UTC

So many “freedom loving” bitcoiners turned out to be bootlickers defending government thugs murdering Americans for legally exercising their 1st + 2nd amendment rights
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2026-01-14 16:58:30 UTC

More Freedom Go Up grants from @npub17xv…c9as, bullish for bitcoin in 2026!
#note1kx7…uy4f

2025-12-30 09:12:44 UTC

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The AI camera surveillance system in China is called Skynet (天网). I only had to pay a fine to Skynet today, no killer robot with machine guns hunting me down
#nevent1q…qsxx

2025-12-30 08:52:18 UTC

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The violation was for “机动车通过有灯控路口时，不按所需行进方向
驶入导向车道”.
There are various ways to translate it, but basically the AI detected I was in a go straight lane and then detected my right turn. My friend who was in the car at the time told me that the violation is given when you illegally cross the solid white lane dividers.
Luckily I only got a fine, no points deducted. Illegal right turns are 3 points deducted, running a red light is 6 points, get 12 points in one year and you lose your license and have to go to driving school to get it back.

2025-12-30 08:33:12 UTC

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I never claimed I was innocent which is why I’m waiving my right to contest the ticket and paying it.
In China you are allowed to cross dashed white lines but not solid white lines. It also depends on each intersection as there are different cameras for different violations (speed, yielding to pedestrians, red lights, etc) and each camera is owned by a different department (public security bureau, traffic bureau, urban management bureau etc)

2025-12-30 08:28:15 UTC

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200 RMB is a lot for many Chinese workers. A taxi driver may need ~6 hours to earn that, one ticket can wipe out a day. Minimum wage is ~21 RMB/hour, so 200 RMB is roughly a full day’s work for a street sweeper or store clerk.

2025-12-30 08:21:42 UTC

Getting a foot massage. Therapist says my muscles are tense and that I must not go often (no surprise, massages are expensive in the US).
I pay 138 RMB($20)/hour but he only gets 35 RMB ($5). He works 10am–midnight, 365 days a year, zero days off, for 7,000 RMB a month (~$1,000)
https://blossom.primal.net/9df9a46504435d581a68032252aff5c284c0cf444e3e1adfa70cd747382f18d8.jpg

2025-12-30 07:30:55 UTC

Got my first traffic ticket in China, the endless AI cameras are all knowing and all seeing, you can’t dodge them. Was fined 100 RMB (~$14) for crossing a white line from the straight turn lane into the right turn lane. The local government was kind enough to text me about it
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2025-12-30 02:35:31 UTC

Nothing like some miserable Chinese smog to start the day with, winter heating + a power grid that’s still over 50% coal = heavy smog.
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2025-12-29 09:09:41 UTC

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Eh every hospital in China has metal detectors and a bunch of security guards.

2025-12-29 09:09:13 UTC

A basket of fresh strawberries here in China costs 60 RMB (~$8). Local minimum wage is 21 RMB/hr ($3). That’s ~3 hours of work. In the US, a carton of $5 strawberries is 30 min at minimum wage. Same fruit, vastly different purchasing power.
https://blossom.primal.net/e4705a9f7d623895dcbf0a4c14fcbce30a9f067862594ff213781e45df6ee0b4.mov
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2025-12-29 07:40:10 UTC

Xiaomi YU7 SUV: $33k USD base, $45k fully loaded. I tested the full self driving which uses LIDAR + cameras, lane changes, right turns, yielding, zero input from me. ~350-mile range, air suspension, sub-3 second 0–60 on Max version. Built by $4/hr factory labor.
https://blossom.primal.net/90c332235c468a57bb60da05499e4ec3ccc3031cdb930882507751fb4b92b33b.mp4

2025-12-28 12:53:53 UTC

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40% of Chinese people make less than $150 a month, it’s just more expensive than other developing countries now

2025-12-28 05:37:49 UTC

Even in low wage China I cannot escape the scourge of self checkout machines
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2025-12-27 08:55:41 UTC

First time driving in China, I’m in a used $2k Wuling Mini! No airbags, 100 mile range, 65 mph top speed, it’s cheap can’t complain. The new $5k models have airbags and ABS. This top seller is built by workers on ~$3/hr, pulling 12-hour shifts with only 4 days off a month.
https://video.nostr.build/916fde840701e80ebf0fc236d6c439e34285d135c9d3debb5cd1f220946522d7.mp4
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2025-12-26 08:09:57 UTC

Xiaomi used to just be a knockoff android phone manufacturer but now they sell high end electric sedans and SUVs alongside their smartphones
https://video.nostr.build/754d04e78d282fc56a2a5f34a4a895e5b0334ef25cff28b25768fed9c396d588.mov

2025-12-26 03:13:54 UTC

Merry Christmas! I had a great time listening to a govt approved pastor give a govt approved sermon at Jingling Church. Although the sermon was dry, it was awesome to worship in the same venue where Sun Yat Sen’s wife and father in law/revolutionary financier used to worship
https://blossom.primal.net/de5eaa787792531945835caa9587996d6fc95a91a07ef13bdc034caffc785af2.mp4

2025-12-25 07:19:33 UTC

Asked my hotel in Shanghai for a razor and they delivered it via robot
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2025-12-25 02:58:06 UTC

The security camera at the Chinese DMV written test center. They have TSA security with a metal detector and wand to check for hidden electronics
https://blossom.primal.net/06233216ac590a32b2a52584a8f83e8d0cb1e9cae2ed93dd1a3b00dbbda61656.mov

2025-12-24 02:58:33 UTC

At this Chinese clothing store, everything is on sale at 80-95% off but the prices are all 5-20x the normal price, so you just end up having to do non stop math while you shop to calculate the price 😂 I love the honesty it’s way funnier than American fake sales
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2025-12-23 04:31:12 UTC

The irony of the 24-hour registration rule in China: There are a million cameras tracking my every move, but the state still demands I fill out a paper form to tell them where I sleep.Since I'm with relatives in a smaller city I have to go to the Public Security Bureau. If you are in a large city you can register online, or if you are staying a hotel that accepts foreigners they register for you.
https://blossom.primal.net/0e137b33e5cd497dbf3973b76f1538cf226e74de02cf70fc20df9e4ccf467188.mov

2025-12-23 03:42:45 UTC

China is one of the few places where an International Driving Permit is invalid. Most city folk just take public transit or taxis, but I have a strong itch to roadtrip and drive some Chinese EVs so I’m spending my limited time navigating the Chinese DMV. I’ve survived the California DMV before so I should be fine, wish me luck!
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2025-09-06 08:32:27 UTC

One day Europeans can join China and figure out how AC works. https://image.nostr.build/8d29037b70c856541ae112d9b47f10791cd531b608906332d196ce9ea8c7d62c.jpg

2025-07-17 15:13:32 UTC

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HRF is happy to match this bounty for $1000. Freedom Go Up!
#nevent1q…xtum

2025-07-03 00:27:24 UTC

Camping at the Black Rock Desert for Juplaya https://image.nostr.build/218025130b5da6a02b9fac7f5d2664a14011ad6ff554d075b43b6afb0242ade8.jpg https://image.nostr.build/b3ee72a1b6692aa8666b63099186e21beef2592d9c94bd39707159197aa1facf.jpg