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Member of the American Public

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Trying my hand at writing down all the thoughts I've had about where we are and where we are going
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A bit of mishmash, and distraction from our awful country right now.
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A Bit of a Mishmash

AI Slop Experiments to Distract From How Awful America Has Become

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January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM

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Everton trying very hard to lose this game against 1 win Wolves ugh

January 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM

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A Design For Life
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RIP US Constitution

A New Government: Part One: An Overview

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January 7, 2026 at 1:50 AM

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Is the entire Everton team on sedatives they are not moving at all

January 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM

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My start of year prediction was Brentford, Burnley, and Wolves to get relegated. I stand by the last two but wow West Ham are bad and Nuno is not fixing it so they swap in for Brentford at the mid year.

January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM

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30, 29, 35, 41. The question is what was the age of the 4 primary authors of the US Constitution when they wrote it.

We have too damn many old people hanging on to power in the US today.

January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM

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Excluding the pandemic year, this is the first year since 2014 no movie made $500 million at the domestic box office. Cinema is pretty dying.

January 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM

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This is the song for today. We were promised this was the Golden Age.
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Nothing Changes on New Year's Day

We were told this is the golden age

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January 1, 2026 at 12:20 AM

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Everton are so light on players I'm actually on the bench today

December 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM

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Burnley Everton has 0-0 written all over it

December 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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The Dagwood, at Its My Jam. Basically a full breakfast platter stuck in the toast.

December 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM

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Reflections, personal.
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Past, Present, Future

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December 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM

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Why do so many right wing anti-government hate taxes types work in Government jobs?

December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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Questions are the answers you might need
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The Question I Want Answered

Trying to look ahead to an AI world

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December 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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Breakin' the Law Breakin' the Law
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Breaking Okun's Law

Disconnect My Reality

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December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM

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AI is a thing that is happening whether we want it to or not.
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AI Feels Different

The end of work or rise of something no one can imagine?

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December 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM

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Anyone else experience that ChatGPT will just magically "expire" your uploads until you reach the limit where you have to pay to upload?

December 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM

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I went to a local meeting, and came home and wrote this.
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Make Government Great Again

Some non-comprehensive thoughts on everyone hating government and what to do about it

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December 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM

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And an Aside, for my real true love
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World Cup 2026 First Thoughts

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December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM

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New Post. Grift, and how it feels so....planned now.
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Grift Me Baby, One More Time

Please, Dear Lord, Let This Be The Outrage That Funds My Retirement

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December 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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New Post

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Jobs, Big Bills, and Tax Cuts

What happens when growth is disconnected from job gains

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December 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM

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Shouting into the Void
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Shouting into the Void

Taking a Long Shot

December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM