Alex Buday
alexbuday.bsky.social
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.
🌀 Today’s Anniversary: The Age of Hypnosis Without Pendulums
On James Braid’s anniversary, we look at a world that no longer needs an actual pendulum — screens, slogans and algorithms do the job flawlessly.

#AlexBuday #IllkusionsNotIncluded #satire #patreon
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November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
💼 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.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #patreon #satire

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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.
🔗 Read the full satire on Patreon:
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#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #patreon
November 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🗓️ Munich Hangover – A Delirium That Lasted Twelve Years
On this day in 1923, history went drinking — and didn’t sober up for twelve years.
Full satire on Patreon:
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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
🧠 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
🧭 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
🌿 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 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
Some promises were written in ink but signed with people’s lives.
🕯️ Not in Our Name, Not on Our Land — new essay on history, power, and illusion.
Full version for Patreon members.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #satire #history #patreon

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November 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Remembering the birth of Czechoslovakia — a nation that once believed reason and dialogue could reshape history.
Available today to all Patreon members.
#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #Czechoslovakia #history #culture #Europe #Patreon #INI

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October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A journey to Sekigahara — the battle that shaped Japan and defined the meaning of silence.
Now available to all members on my Patreon page.
#AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded #INI #history #Japan #Shogun #JamesClavell #Patreon

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October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Today I raise a glass to Erich von Däniken — the man who taught us to believe in doubt and dream beyond facts. 🍺✨
Full essay available to all members on Patreon.

#ErichvonDaniken #IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #INI #essay #Patreon #curiosity #history
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October 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🎭 Arthur Miller – The Coroner of the American Dream

He dissected the American Dream — and its illusions still haunt us.
Now available for all members on Patreon.

#AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded #ArthurMiller #Patreon #INI

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October 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🎩 October 17 — the day Al Capone was brought down… on paper.
Not by bullets, but by bookkeeping.
Today’s satire now on Patreon for subscribers 👉
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#satire #AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded #INI #AlCapone #humor #irony #taxes #economy #illusion #patreon
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🥂 I raise my glass to the memory of Monsieur Diderot — the man who proved that reason can be seductive and curiosity, revolutionary.
#AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded #satire #Enlightenment #Patreon

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October 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
✈️ The Pilot Who Never Played Tennis
Artist. Dreamer. Pioneer. Roland Garros turned the sky into his canvas — and his name into legend.

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#AlexBuday #IllusionsNotIncluded #RolandGarros #TheRedBaron #Aviation #Dreamers #History #CultureAndLife
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🎭 The Voice of the People – Which Sounds a Lot Like Mine

Inspired by the Czech elections — but it could happen anywhere. Populism has gone global.

#IllusionsNotIncluded #AlexBuday #satire #politics #populism #Patreon

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October 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🕰️ 1582. The Pope deleted ten days from the calendar — just like that.
Imagine if we could do the same: erase Mondays, double weekends, skip tax season altogether.
Read the full satire on my Patreon.
#satire #humor #history #alexbuday #essay #patreon

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October 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.” – Gore Vidal
Today marks Gore Vidal’s birthday — the master of scandal, wit, and crooked mirrors.
🔗 Full post on my Patreon — available to all subscribers.
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#GoreVidal #satire #literature #alexbuday #patreon
October 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚗 The Day the Assembly Line Became Unstoppable
Model T, mass production, and the birth of modern capitalism — today’s essay is live for all Patreon members.
#history #assemblyline #economy #capitalism #innovation #patreon #alexbuday #bookrecommendation

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October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📉 The World’s Central Bank Is Closed – Please Try Again Later
A new satire from my Illusions Not Included collection.
Available now for subscribers on Patreon
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/worlds...

#satire #illusionsnotincluded #patreon #economy #finance #politics #alexbuday
October 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Today we celebrate Cervantes’ birthday – the man who gave us Don Quixote and the eternal fight with windmills.

👉 Giants, Windmills, and Illusions
Now available to all Patreon members.

#cervantes #donquixote #literature #satire #alexbuday

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September 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM