Alex Buday
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Alex Buday
@alexbuday.bsky.social
I write stories inspired by history and personal journeys, blending resilience, identity, and human connection to bring untold narratives to life.
The Time of Howling – When Truth Still Scares Us
Once, they banned poems.
Now, they delete posts. Freedom didn’t vanish — it just learned to whisper.
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The Time of Howling – When Truth Still Scares Us | Alex Buday
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November 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
💼 Employed in Illusion
Work never ends — it just logs off for maintenance.
Read the new satire from Illusions Not Included,
now on Patreon for subscribers.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #satire #society #work #economy #patreon

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November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🎭 So It Goes – A User Manual for the Human Species
On Kurt Vonnegut’s birthday, a new satire inspired by his legacy — where history doesn’t repeat, it just updates its Terms of Service.
🔗 Read it now on Patreon.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🌍 11.11. 11:00 – When the World Rebooted
On this day in 1918, the world went silent — or at least acted like it.
A century later, we’re still running the same update: new empires, same bugs.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🎧 New episode out now!
The Week the World Voted, Panicked, and Faked Innovation —
a sharp, satirical take on global absurdity.
Listen now on Patreon, Spotify, and RSS. Free!
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #WeeklyChronicle #podcast #satire #politics

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Weekly Chronicle: The Week the World Voted, Panicked, and Faked Innovation. | Alex Buday
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November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🌍 Weekly Chronicle:
The Week the World Voted, Panicked, and Faked Innovation
Elections, oil deals, AI bubbles, and one silent scientist — this week’s Illusions Not Included.
📰 Now public on Patreon:
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🌍 Weekly Chronicle: The Week the World Voted, Panicked, and Faked Innovation | Alex Buday
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November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🎙️ New episode — Voices Without Illusions
Kevin, the self-made crypto prophet.
Every green candle is faith. Every red one — panic.
Now on Patreon, Spotify & RSS.
#VoicesWithoutIllusions #IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #cryptosatire #bitcoin #blockchain

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I Crypto, Therefore I Am | Alex Buday
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November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🪐 Galactic Archives begins.
When history starts repeating itself, the Archive doesn’t argue — it just takes notes.
The State of the Galaxy — Episode 1 of The Age of Illusions — is now live.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #GalacticArchives

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The State of the Galaxy – Archival Report, Cycle 3275 | Alex Buday
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November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🗓️ Munich Hangover – A Delirium That Lasted Twelve Years
On this day in 1923, history went drinking — and didn’t sober up for twelve years.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AI can generate endless kitten pics — but Einstein? “Against internal guidelines.”
☕ Morning Coffee Chronicles: AI vs. Einstein — when algorithms start moderating genius.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #MorningCoffeeChronicles

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November 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
🗳️ When a Referendum Created a Dictator
“If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.” — Mark Twain
Democracy or theater?
In 1934, Germany blurred the line —
and the world never stopped applauding.
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🗳️ When a Referendum Created a Dictator
The Illusion of Power and the Voluntary Obedience of the Masses
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November 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🧠 The Algorithm of Power
When an AI starts a political party — and the crowd actually cheers.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #satire #AI #politics #society #humor #democracy

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November 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🌌 When reality turns absurd, imagination becomes the only truth.
Galactic Archives — a noir satire from a future too close for comfort.
🔒 Exclusive on Patreon.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #GalacticArchives #NoirSatire
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November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Today, hatred stirs beneath the statues.
The liberators become occupiers.
The guardians of peace fire missiles into cities.
Truth is rewritten.History is weaponized.
And war never really stopped— It just rebranded.
#History #AlexBuday #medium #INI
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80 Years and One Push of a Button
An essay on the anniversary of the Third Reich’s surrender
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November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🧭 The Man Who Redrew the World
James Cook was born on this day — the man who sailed past the map’s edge and redrew the world itself.
Available to all my Patreon supporters.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #history #exploration #satire #patreon

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November 7, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🇺🇸💸 New episode!
Moody’s downgraded America — Trump’s launching his own rating agency.
🎧 Illusions Not Included now on Patreon, Spotify & RSS.
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America Has Lost Its Star – But Fret Not, Trump’s Bringing His Own | Alex Buday
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November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🥩 When tariffs rise and tempers sizzle, even Sunday lunch turns political.
Henry panics over steak prices — Brutus calmly takes charge as Secretary of Steak.
#MorningCoffeeChronicles #IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #satire #BrutusTheLabrador #humor

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☕ The Great Steak Crisis, Reloaded ☕
(or how Brutus became our Secretary of Steak)
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November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🌿 Born today in 1494, Suleiman the Magnificent — poet, ruler, and the man who taught Europe to bathe.
🕊️ The Scent of Peace is now available to all Patreon members.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #history #Suleiman #peace
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November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🏠 The Illusion of Home
A roof was once a refuge.
Now it’s an investment plan.
Read my new Illusions Not Included satire on how the dream of homeownership became a premium feature.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #satire #economy #society #patreon

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November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Time of Howling – When Truth Still Scares Us
Once, they banned poems.
Now, they delete posts.
Freedom didn’t vanish — it just learned to whisper.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #Howl #AllenGinsberg #freedomofspeech #truth #writing #literature
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The Time of Howling
When Truth Still Scares Us
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November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
November 4, 1989 — five days before the Wall fell.
Half a million voices in East Germany, and in Moscow, we could already feel history shaking the air.
Where were you when the world changed?
#TheWall #AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded

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November 4, 1989
The Day Before the Wall Fell
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November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🕯️ The Day the World Took Itself Hostage
A reflection on power, faith, and the moment when reason became the hostage — inspired by Ken Follett’s On Wings of Eagles.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #history #culture #literature #patreon #essay

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November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎧 The Week Trump Took Offense and the Earth Exhaled – new audio satire out now 🎭
Free today on Patreon, Spotify & RSS 🎧
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #podcast #satire #politics #humor #Patreon #Spotify

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🗳️ Weekly Chronicle: The Week Trump Took Offense — and the Earth Exhaled | Alex Buday
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November 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
📘 The First Gentleman — when fiction sounds like yesterday’s press conference.
Today’s post is free for all Patreon members:
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #TheFirstGentleman #Clinton #JamesPatterson #satire #politics #bookreview #PatreonWriters

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📘 The First Gentleman | Alex Buday
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November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM