Jim Ostby
@jostby.bsky.social
B.S. Psychology--B.S. Film & TV--Minor History
Retired to the family farm on the prairie of extreme NE Montana where I grew up. Literary writer as an avocation.
5th-generation Norwegian/American
Former student of Robert Pirsig (Zen ...)
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Retired to the family farm on the prairie of extreme NE Montana where I grew up. Literary writer as an avocation.
5th-generation Norwegian/American
Former student of Robert Pirsig (Zen ...)
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November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
November 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When I say I write as an avocation, dammit, that's what I mean. I'm old. Money means little to me. Etc.
Why then? I have children and grandchildren, and there are millions of other decent people in the world who are being put upon.
What the hell? If there's hope for humanity, listen up.
Why then? I have children and grandchildren, and there are millions of other decent people in the world who are being put upon.
What the hell? If there's hope for humanity, listen up.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
When I say I write as an avocation, dammit, that's what I mean. I'm old. Money means little to me. Etc.
Why then? I have children and grandchildren, and there are millions of other decent people in the world who are being put upon.
What the hell? If there's hope for humanity, listen up.
Why then? I have children and grandchildren, and there are millions of other decent people in the world who are being put upon.
What the hell? If there's hope for humanity, listen up.
I'm almost ready to believe some constitution (form) of AI would be a better president than Trump. (As long as decent, intelligent, and realistic people formulate the constitution.)
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November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm almost ready to believe some constitution (form) of AI would be a better president than Trump. (As long as decent, intelligent, and realistic people formulate the constitution.)
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We have IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests. Like 'em or hate 'em, how about RQ tests? Reality quotient tests.
"What for?"
For instance, they would likely be accurate in determining who would be best suited to govern countries, states, ....
"No one would take them."
Their refusal would define them.
"What for?"
For instance, they would likely be accurate in determining who would be best suited to govern countries, states, ....
"No one would take them."
Their refusal would define them.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We have IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tests. Like 'em or hate 'em, how about RQ tests? Reality quotient tests.
"What for?"
For instance, they would likely be accurate in determining who would be best suited to govern countries, states, ....
"No one would take them."
Their refusal would define them.
"What for?"
For instance, they would likely be accurate in determining who would be best suited to govern countries, states, ....
"No one would take them."
Their refusal would define them.
In so many ways we humans are afflicted by our successes. Overpopulation, denuding the planet, more effective weapons, mass communication by the villainous, climate change, ....
I write about it, in my old age and as an avocation, but it seems only the astute seem interested. 🤔
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I write about it, in my old age and as an avocation, but it seems only the astute seem interested. 🤔
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November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In so many ways we humans are afflicted by our successes. Overpopulation, denuding the planet, more effective weapons, mass communication by the villainous, climate change, ....
I write about it, in my old age and as an avocation, but it seems only the astute seem interested. 🤔
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I write about it, in my old age and as an avocation, but it seems only the astute seem interested. 🤔
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November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Is it possible for people to have negative IQs?
(I have Trump and some of his goons in mind.)
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(I have Trump and some of his goons in mind.)
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November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Is it possible for people to have negative IQs?
(I have Trump and some of his goons in mind.)
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(I have Trump and some of his goons in mind.)
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November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Has there ever in human history been a country governed by the altruistic and the most intelligent?
"Hell no!"
Then we'd better start . . .
"That will happen when, when, um, hummm."
Never.
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"Hell no!"
Then we'd better start . . .
"That will happen when, when, um, hummm."
Never.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Has there ever in human history been a country governed by the altruistic and the most intelligent?
"Hell no!"
Then we'd better start . . .
"That will happen when, when, um, hummm."
Never.
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"Hell no!"
Then we'd better start . . .
"That will happen when, when, um, hummm."
Never.
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Are Trump's wretched congressional supporters starting to head for the door in order to save their own wretched political skins?
🙋♂️🙋
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🙋♂️🙋
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November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Are Trump's wretched congressional supporters starting to head for the door in order to save their own wretched political skins?
🙋♂️🙋
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🙋♂️🙋
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November 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Donald J. will of course go down in history for his 'achievements', and one of them is, he is reviled worldwide.
And he is just beginning. 👍
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Donald J. will of course go down in history for his 'achievements', and one of them is, he is reviled worldwide.
And he is just beginning. 👍
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November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Donald J. will of course go down in history for his 'achievements', and one of them is, he is reviled worldwide.
And he is just beginning. 👍
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Donald J. will of course go down in history for his 'achievements', and one of them is, he is reviled worldwide.
And he is just beginning. 👍
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Yup, Trump has paved the way for other possibly evil and vile presidential candidates for years to come. (Unless measures are take to prevent such machinations, and the way things are going now, I'm not holding my breath.)
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November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yup, Trump has paved the way for other possibly evil and vile presidential candidates for years to come. (Unless measures are take to prevent such machinations, and the way things are going now, I'm not holding my breath.)
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It seems to me our world cultures--due to worsening conditions like overpopulation, threat of nuclear annihilation, general stupidity, increasing thuggery, etc.--are are in danger of eventual near extinction. If not imminent, in a century or two.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It seems to me our world cultures--due to worsening conditions like overpopulation, threat of nuclear annihilation, general stupidity, increasing thuggery, etc.--are are in danger of eventual near extinction. If not imminent, in a century or two.
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We humans have evolved, and gained sufficient knowledge, to where we are destroying ourselves.
Think I'm nuts? Wake up and look around.
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Think I'm nuts? Wake up and look around.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We humans have evolved, and gained sufficient knowledge, to where we are destroying ourselves.
Think I'm nuts? Wake up and look around.
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Think I'm nuts? Wake up and look around.
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If Trump keeps on like he is we'll all have to start drinking cheaper whiskey.
"I don't drink whiskey."
You'll start. 🙂
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"I don't drink whiskey."
You'll start. 🙂
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If Trump keeps on like he is we'll all have to start drinking cheaper whiskey.
"I don't drink whiskey."
You'll start. 🙂
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"I don't drink whiskey."
You'll start. 🙂
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Trump, in his villainy, has set new parameters for the presidency. From now on his evil machinations will be remembered as a part of our history, and unless changes are made, we will be susceptible to more of the same. (Alas, it's unlikely there will be significant changes.)
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump, in his villainy, has set new parameters for the presidency. From now on his evil machinations will be remembered as a part of our history, and unless changes are made, we will be susceptible to more of the same. (Alas, it's unlikely there will be significant changes.)
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November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It seems to me that I met PFC Donald Trump when I was in the army in the mid 1960s. Hmm. Well, I could be wrong. 😉😉😉
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November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It seems to me that I met PFC Donald Trump when I was in the army in the mid 1960s. Hmm. Well, I could be wrong. 😉😉😉
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Regardless of Trump's political villainy, the ghost of his machinations will be with us for as long as our country survives. Unless, and in the very unlikely case, there are significant changes in our current, defunct, political system. That's not just me blathering. It's an appreciation of reality.
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Regardless of Trump's political villainy, the ghost of his machinations will be with us for as long as our country survives. Unless, and in the very unlikely case, there are significant changes in our current, defunct, political system. That's not just me blathering. It's an appreciation of reality.
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I seldom resort to vulgarity, but on occasion it's called for, with special emphasis in Norwegian.
There are too many drittsekker in the world.
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There are too many drittsekker in the world.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I seldom resort to vulgarity, but on occasion it's called for, with special emphasis in Norwegian.
There are too many drittsekker in the world.
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There are too many drittsekker in the world.
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Don't worry, fellow-and-lady anti-Trump stalwarts. The deeper our country falls into chaos, calamity, stupidity, and ruin, the more we are vindicated!
😜
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James Ostby ~ Author
Literary Writing
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November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Don't worry, fellow-and-lady anti-Trump stalwarts. The deeper our country falls into chaos, calamity, stupidity, and ruin, the more we are vindicated!
😜
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😜
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