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Just an ordinary, average guy.

"Certainty is absurd." ~ Voltaire

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." ~ Shakespeare

“Enjoy every sandwich.” ~ Zevon
1945 Leipzig
Bourke-White discovered a slave labor camp that retreating Germans soldiers had destroyed earlier. Guards had thrown flaming acetate into the mess hall. Some inmates, their clothing ablaze, were able to flee the building, but, reaching the fence, they were machine-gunned.
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This is my favorite photo demonstrating that correlation ≠ causation.
September 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
September 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You can spot ‘em if you know what to look for.
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Grok does reference X posts, but doesn’t assume them to be valid. Below is an example.
My right leaning friends don’t trust it because it was trained on Politico, Snopes, etc.
Anyway, I like that people are using it to expose propaganda.
July 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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July 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ah, the good old days.
July 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Absolutely, but here’s an example of the counter-arguments I’m seeing:
July 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is what you’re up against. It was surprising to see this one resurrected. I call it a GullibilityTest, used to identify people susceptible to simplistic propaganda.
May 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On the other hand:
May 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.”
April 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
It’s starts with words, then phrases, then sentences and then thoughts.
April 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
April 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This may be too obscure, but it keeps coming to mind.
March 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“… after the chaos comes the clampdown”
March 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
That’s true. This discussion reminds me of some of the Margaret Bourke-White photos I grew up with in the home of a photographer. A reminder of how these things can end.
March 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Someone took you seriously.
March 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth”, aka “The Jefferson Bible”, was in Greek, French, Latin, and English.
March 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
An oldie but goodie.
February 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
February 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Seems he’s trying to undermine their credibility. People familiar with large legacy databases are saying that fields like that may not mean what you’d think they mean. I can guess that it could indicate if the death was verified by family or a death certificate.
February 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Outside an Illinois library last December.
February 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
From The Week magazine.
February 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We’ll need our own Li Wenliang.
January 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
From The Week
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 AM