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I write books that defy genre limits. Following the Tao. Not a believer. "Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge." -- Carl Sagan
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A dream from Christmas 2010: Someone addresses me at a party. I turn and see it's Elvis Presley. I ask him, "How do you handle all this?" He says, "I'm not a part of this world anymore." I think about this a moment and feel a bit of envy. I say, "That must be good." He says, "It's 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 good."

1923: Hitler’s failed coup. No real consequences. No fundamental changes. 1933: Hitler takes power. I wish I could implant this into everyone’s brain.

Hey NYT folks, this is incorrect: "For decades, most Americans preferred making abortion illegal in all or most circumstances, an ongoing Gallup poll suggests." www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/m... See e.g. Pew: ~50-60% have said legal in "all/most cases" since 1995 www.pewresearch.org/religion/fac...

Some people will tell you it's "too radical" or "too extreme" to say capitalism relies on hurting workers. But what about when a millionaire CEO says it? That's exactly what Tim Gurner said when he advocated for more unemployment and more economic pain. www.jphilll.com/p/when-the-r...

employees in the US love asking things to themselves like “am I allowed to be sick for two days in a row if I have a job?”

It's not often I'm simpatico with a fucking church sign, but this one... Yeah. I'm down with this Grace Methodist Church.