Roseanne Barr backs bitcoin
American actress Roseanne Barr has tweeted cryptic support for Bitcoin. Already controversial for her support of the Occupy movement, and calling for the beheading of bankers, Roseanne Barr seems to be backing Bitcoin as the perfect currency for trading after the apocalypse. While many celebrities get a PR firm to run their twitter feed, we get the feeling Roseanne is a bit more hands-on... Barr wrote: first post apocalyptic law: slavery in all forms is now illegal-including debt slavery. #BITCOIN. - Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) May 28, 2013. Quickly followed by: 2nd law: war is....
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