john t dylan

I really enjoyed this book, and the emotional journey the main character went through. I have a friend facing trauma right now, and her journey to hope has helped me stay hopeful for them. I wish I could be as relentlessly positive as you!

I believe this is a case of willful ignorance.

"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda

How quick we forget.

The trials of Universal Basic Income have all showed similar things. The leading cause of crime is poverty.

Finale at Modest Mouse and Flaming Lips concert in Cincinnati Ohio where they played War Pigs.

He endorsed both Bloomberg (not a democrat) and Adams previously. Funny how now he doesn’t want to get involved.

A grey striped cat sitting in a box.

Getting my cat about five months ago was one of the best decisions I’ve made in years. Tefra is so loving and cuddly, I am grateful she’s in my life every day now.

Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!

It’s a place where they’re attempting to generate every possible piece of writing through random probability, kind of like the infinite number of monkeys producing Shakespeare. I find it fascinating that I can find my hand written journal entries in the noise.

What are your thoughts on the Library of Babel project? Not AI, but runs into more complex copyright issues. I find it fascinating.

I’ve been asking people in my life what they would have done during the rise of the Third Reich in Germany. All of them speak loftily about the things they’d have done. When I ask them why they aren’t doing that now, no real response. I think this is how it happened then.

Just things floating around your tower, your tower and upgrades shoot them for points. It’s really meditative for me. It’s almost a tapping game, but there’s a strategy to the way you spend your points. One of the best free games I’ve found. 8.5/10 one or two games and I’m ready for sleep.

The Tower. Really mellow, free, and you make noticeable progress as you play. I play for half an hour or so before bed.

Joderosky’s Dune. It’s the most amazing movie that was never made. Salvador Dali was going to play the emperor, HR Giger was doing the art. The making of the movie changed the industry, and this documentary is insane.

It really feels like stupidity is what is going to end civilization. Evil had its chance, but stupidity truly is the most destructive force. Seems Bonhoeffer was right, makes sense he was opposing Nazis.

The time where political prices mattered seems to have passed. I’m not sure we’re going to have a real election in 2026, and they’re already acting like a dictatorship. Courts aren’t stopping them, congress is subservient, and there are no checks and balances left. Democracy seems dead.

Trump did just make a deal with a cartel…

Donnie Darko gets my vote.

I wonder how long before people start identifying ICE agents the way the public did for Jan. 6 rioters? Wonder how they’d react. Probably why they’re covering their faces.

It’s like Trump doesn’t care about their health…

"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."

How is that different from most people?

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

I feel like we’re living through Animal Farm and the pigs are about to start harvesting the other livestock. 📚💙 #booksky 💙📚

The first poem was at the top of this post. I tried to emulate Robert Frost in tone, but speaking of today’s events. I’m torn for a name, I feel like maybe ‘The Road Taken.’

I wonder if the voices railing against AI have actually spent much time with it. Not just reading headlines or posting takes, but using it.

I use AI to brainstorm, worldbuild, simulate characters, and experiment with writing. It’s not replacing me—it’s working with me. It’s a tool, not a takeover.

You’ll never go broke betting on the stupidity of the American people.

Easy to say when he won’t have to write any checks.