# Just Burn it all Down

URL: /show/office-hours/33/
> Why independent media is getting just as bad as mainstream media, and Brent's escape from a wildfire.

Plus, an update on our new bounty release format!

- Show: [Office Hours](/show/office-hours/)
- Episode: 33
- Date: 2023-07-21
- Hosts: chris, brent
- Duration: 01:03:59
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/5359b045-c3ec-4bb4-8e0d-5d98a374de56/12c4dee1-b171-4b85-81d5-89123a5f7a51.mp3



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  * [BC Wildfire Service](https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fireYear=2023&incidentNumber=N11805 "BC Wildfire Service") — Fire size is based on the last known estimated size in hectares.
  * [Twitter says it will start paying creators this week](https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23794189/twitter-blue-monetization-ad-revenue-sharing-payments "Twitter says it will start paying creators this week") — So far, payout amounts are ranging from a few thousand dollars to nearly $40,000 for accounts with a few million followers. In a thread, Twitter says it will expand eligibility to more creators later this month. 
  * [Bitcoin, Nostr & Freedom Tech with Matt Odell — What Bitcoin Did](https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/bitcoin-nostr-freedom-tech "Bitcoin, Nostr & Freedom Tech with Matt Odell — What Bitcoin Did") — “Freedom dies by people just taking a little bit more and a little bit more… we just end up in a situation people are like ‘How the fuck did we end up here?’ And at some point down the line you have to practice civil disobedience and say: ‘No, I will not fucking comply.’”
  * [Driving From Texas to Inspire Salvadoran Entrepreneurs with Bitcoin Micro-Loans - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxK_VZRUvXU "Driving From Texas to Inspire Salvadoran Entrepreneurs with Bitcoin Micro-Loans - YouTube") — What's it like to load-up and drive to from Texas to El Salvador?