Flatts
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We’re stuck in LaGuardia for four hours. AMA
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We’re stuck in LaGuardia for four hours. AMA
When the government makes demands of its people, it must first ask whether it has earned the right to — through honesty, restraint, and service.
October 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
When the government makes demands of its people, it must first ask whether it has earned the right to — through honesty, restraint, and service.
The closed beta for Slotomancer is going on now!
Here are details about the game and how your can join the closed beta!
#gaming #wizards #slots #roguelike
Here are details about the game and how your can join the closed beta!
#gaming #wizards #slots #roguelike
Slotomancer: The Slot Machine You Can Outplay
A solo-dev roguelike where you spin a 4×5 board from your own deck—deterministic seeds, real strategy, and a gauntlet of enemy wizards.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The closed beta for Slotomancer is going on now!
Here are details about the game and how your can join the closed beta!
#gaming #wizards #slots #roguelike
Here are details about the game and how your can join the closed beta!
#gaming #wizards #slots #roguelike
Which circle of Hell would fit Donald Trump? Let's walk Dante’s nine—using court docs and official reports, not vibes—and pick a floor. Take the tour and tell me if you disagree.
Which Circle of Hell Fits Donald Trump
A Dante tour with real receipts—and one clear verdict.
open.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Which circle of Hell would fit Donald Trump? Let's walk Dante’s nine—using court docs and official reports, not vibes—and pick a floor. Take the tour and tell me if you disagree.
For less than the cost of one fighter jet, we could fix the internet.
$250M, not trillions.
Keep anonymous speech. Remove anonymous reach.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
$250M, not trillions.
Keep anonymous speech. Remove anonymous reach.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
It Would Cost $250 Million to Break the Bot Megaphone
A device-bound, privacy-first personhood system could kill fake swarms without killing anonymity.
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For less than the cost of one fighter jet, we could fix the internet.
$250M, not trillions.
Keep anonymous speech. Remove anonymous reach.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
$250M, not trillions.
Keep anonymous speech. Remove anonymous reach.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
Win hearts and minds of young people: stop promising tiny screws. Build craft, pay, and progress—trades + modern factory tech + service with dignity.
Stop Promising Tiny Screws
Coal, iPhones, and the Jobs People Actually Want
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Win hearts and minds of young people: stop promising tiny screws. Build craft, pay, and progress—trades + modern factory tech + service with dignity.
What if woke wasn’t an insult but an edge?
If you’re not awake to how the world works, you risk looking foolish, getting played, and missing your shot. That’s not politics — that’s prudence.
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If you’re not awake to how the world works, you risk looking foolish, getting played, and missing your shot. That’s not politics — that’s prudence.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
The Conservative Case for Being "Woke"
Woke = educated about how the world actually works—for you and for others.
open.substack.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What if woke wasn’t an insult but an edge?
If you’re not awake to how the world works, you risk looking foolish, getting played, and missing your shot. That’s not politics — that’s prudence.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
If you’re not awake to how the world works, you risk looking foolish, getting played, and missing your shot. That’s not politics — that’s prudence.
open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
If you're into science more than politics, then this article may be for you. I got into what scientists believe black holes really are and describe a new way of thinking about them, based on science.
What Black Holes Really Are
Most of the time, I write about politics, civics, and how we can build a better society.
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you're into science more than politics, then this article may be for you. I got into what scientists believe black holes really are and describe a new way of thinking about them, based on science.
Relief. Celebration. Schadenfreude.
They all blur together when someone dies.
But they’re not the same — and the difference matters.
I tried to untangle it: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
They all blur together when someone dies.
But they’re not the same — and the difference matters.
I tried to untangle it: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
Is It Always Wrong to Celebrate a Death?
How our reactions shape democracy, compassion, and the line between justice and vengeance.
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September 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Relief. Celebration. Schadenfreude.
They all blur together when someone dies.
But they’re not the same — and the difference matters.
I tried to untangle it: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
They all blur together when someone dies.
But they’re not the same — and the difference matters.
I tried to untangle it: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
Who is the average American?
39 years old. $74k household income. 7 hours of screen time a day. Overweight, stressed, but anchored by family.
It’s not a stereotype — it’s a mosaic of contradictions.
👉 Read the full breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
#AverageAmerican #Data #Society
39 years old. $74k household income. 7 hours of screen time a day. Overweight, stressed, but anchored by family.
It’s not a stereotype — it’s a mosaic of contradictions.
👉 Read the full breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
#AverageAmerican #Data #Society
Do You Know the Average American?
A portrait stitched from numbers — income, health, politics, and paradox.
open.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Who is the average American?
39 years old. $74k household income. 7 hours of screen time a day. Overweight, stressed, but anchored by family.
It’s not a stereotype — it’s a mosaic of contradictions.
👉 Read the full breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
#AverageAmerican #Data #Society
39 years old. $74k household income. 7 hours of screen time a day. Overweight, stressed, but anchored by family.
It’s not a stereotype — it’s a mosaic of contradictions.
👉 Read the full breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/flatts/p...
#AverageAmerican #Data #Society
Everyone’s trying to turn GenAI into the next microwave—does a bit of everything, excels at nothing. We should be building toasters and panini presses: focused tools that nail a specific job. #GenAI #ProductStrategy
August 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Everyone’s trying to turn GenAI into the next microwave—does a bit of everything, excels at nothing. We should be building toasters and panini presses: focused tools that nail a specific job. #GenAI #ProductStrategy
Working on several projects & ready to gain traction:
🌐 Duly – civic engagement made easy
📚 The Endless Grimoire – time-travel wizard game
🗄️ Memnai – natural language to safe SQL
🎴 Extant TCG – terrain & tech unlocks
✅ Task a Lot – AI tasks for families
Open to collab!
🌐 Duly – civic engagement made easy
📚 The Endless Grimoire – time-travel wizard game
🗄️ Memnai – natural language to safe SQL
🎴 Extant TCG – terrain & tech unlocks
✅ Task a Lot – AI tasks for families
Open to collab!
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Working on several projects & ready to gain traction:
🌐 Duly – civic engagement made easy
📚 The Endless Grimoire – time-travel wizard game
🗄️ Memnai – natural language to safe SQL
🎴 Extant TCG – terrain & tech unlocks
✅ Task a Lot – AI tasks for families
Open to collab!
🌐 Duly – civic engagement made easy
📚 The Endless Grimoire – time-travel wizard game
🗄️ Memnai – natural language to safe SQL
🎴 Extant TCG – terrain & tech unlocks
✅ Task a Lot – AI tasks for families
Open to collab!
We already know how to solve most of the world’s problems—what’s missing is the will. I write on Substack to make evidence-based solutions clear so more people can champion them. If it resonates, please share.
flatts.substack.com/p/the-cure-f...
flatts.substack.com/p/the-cure-f...
The Cure for a Sick Democracy Starts in the Classroom
Education for Life: Rebuilding America’s Greatest Defense — An Informed Electorate
flatts.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We already know how to solve most of the world’s problems—what’s missing is the will. I write on Substack to make evidence-based solutions clear so more people can champion them. If it resonates, please share.
flatts.substack.com/p/the-cure-f...
flatts.substack.com/p/the-cure-f...
Project 2029 is a practical plan to rebuild government trust, restore democracy, and create a future that works for everyone—not just the powerful.
📄 shorturl.at/yYKYO
🔁 Share if you believe we deserve a government that actually works. #Project2029 #PolicyForThePeople #DemocracyReform #RebuildTrust
📄 shorturl.at/yYKYO
🔁 Share if you believe we deserve a government that actually works. #Project2029 #PolicyForThePeople #DemocracyReform #RebuildTrust
Project 2029 - A People’s Plan for a Stronger America
Project 2029 A People’s Plan for a Stronger America "This document was drafted with assistance from AI tools, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and finalized by Jason Flatford, who is respon...
shorturl.at
May 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Project 2029 is a practical plan to rebuild government trust, restore democracy, and create a future that works for everyone—not just the powerful.
📄 shorturl.at/yYKYO
🔁 Share if you believe we deserve a government that actually works. #Project2029 #PolicyForThePeople #DemocracyReform #RebuildTrust
📄 shorturl.at/yYKYO
🔁 Share if you believe we deserve a government that actually works. #Project2029 #PolicyForThePeople #DemocracyReform #RebuildTrust
Let's be better and address actual problems that real Americans are facing on a daily basis. #project2029
February 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Let's be better and address actual problems that real Americans are facing on a daily basis. #project2029
