The SS was computerized back when COBOL was the hotshot programming language.
The problem is that COBOL had no way to accommodate a null set, so if someone didn't know their birthday (or couldn't document it) they put a zero which needed to correspond to a date so it defaulted to 1875.
End of story

Did Trump have a stroke?
I was watching him sign Exec. Orders and talking, and it looked to me like his right eye was saggy and only the left side of his mouth moved when he talked.
I remember when he went dark for a few weeks in December, and his lifestyle is risky. Any Med. Pros have thoughts?

I did my best to pay attention to the Inauguration speech. All I heard was Culture Wars stuff and a few reprises of his discredited 'America First' tariff stuff. Pablum for the base, I guess. The Oligarchs just nodded along. I think that they know better.

LA Fires: Where is everyone gonna go? I read that 9000 homes have been destroyed and looking at the neighborhoods, these aren't folks who happily post up in a Riverside Motel 6 for 3 years while the home is rebuilt. Insurance will cover lodging for some, but a lot got cancelled recently. Ideas?

Just spent 3 days with my college roommate and this topic came up more than once.

This ain't politics, but it is a personal call to action. Live your best life, folks!

Big Media has become corporate media. And corporate media has sold out so hard even I can see it. More's the pity. That's why I'm on here and substack and YouTube for my news and opinions.

On that same topic, since Russia is certain that Ukraine and Russia should be 'ein volk' the popular and populist Ukraine govn't should be handed the keys to the Kremlin. Then we'll have reality TV performers controlling the big Nuke arsenals...and no more war, for now...

MAGA sold itself to Leon-and-the-Tech-Bros. Now da racist base objects to the Tech Bros. plans. Transactional Trump is fixated on the Billion Dollar Bro payoff. MAGA Trump no longer needs his base as he ain't runnin' again. But his influence depends on his ability to stir up his base. Is MAGA done?

I'm getting serious now! Stop following me if all you have to offer is pics of girly bits. I get 30 follows an hour and most are girly pics. Should I block 'em? What's the protocol? I will go back to Facebook unless someone tells me how to stop this influx of hacker bots with girlie pics. HALP!

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That Trump hasn't denounced Musk yet confirms that Musk is funding Trump's personal life. That we now have a Funding President and an Elected President and a President-In-Waiting (Vance) is peculiar and I'm wondering if Popcorn or a nice Bunker is called for. What say you?

So over half of the folks who followed me post pics of a pretty girl in a state of undress.
Just putting' it out there. Unless you post stuff I want to read don't friend/follow/whatever me. I love the pics of your bottom, but I consider this a distraction.
Sheesh!

Pennsylvania McDonald's employee plans on using reward money to pay for health insurance.

We also should learn summaries of the sensitive files he hoarded. Not details, of course, but something like "Summary of Russia's social media influence campaign' or "Estimated time and steps to reinforce Poland if attacked from the East". Stuff like that. What did the grifter find valuable?

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