Howard Dirkson

[Howard Dirkson @1Dirkson]

@GATESDK Yell for Siri or use Find My.

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@simonmaechling You mean Peer Review is actually less important than repeatability? Amazing!

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@JackPosobiec They were tossed a 50 year mortgage as a bone. What a tone deft insult! This administration clearly doesn't care about young men and by extension new young couples. But thanks for asking JD Jack.

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@SenBillCassidy You can fix Social Security by funding it. And you can easily fund it via DOGE methods. Stop the corruption and stop blaming SS.

[Howard Dirkson @1Dirkson]

People with intestinal and digestive issues in the US often report that those symptoms go away when they are in Italy. Why?  Grok: Probably because U.S. bread is risen in an hour and loaded with dough conditioners, emulsifiers, and preservatives. Italian bread is often fermented 12–48 hours, which breaks down gluten and FODMAPs, and the ingredient list is flour, water, salt, and yeast.

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@Milajoy So it's Real MAGA now, not just MAGA? Mark and friends showed MAGA the door and Trump supported it.

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Grok Executive Summary: Trump's Vulnerability to Nick Fuentes' Influence Among Disillusioned Young Men Donald Trump is highly vulnerable to Nick Fuentes' influence among disillusioned young men, particularly those without college degrees and, increasingly, those with degrees who face unusual difficulty finding jobs in their fields. This vulnerability arises from economic disadvantages, policy missteps, and the broader MAGA schism. Young men without degrees have seen their real earnings fall by 30% since 1980, with only 71% working full-time in 2021 compared to 85% in 1980, fueling a perception of financial betrayal. Educated young men, despite overall employment recovery, face sectoral shifts (e.g., tech layoffs, automation) and gender disparities, with only 62% of 2024 graduates in engineering and computer science securing relevant jobs, down from 68% in 2019. Women's relative gains (e.g., 61% full-time work in 2021 vs. men's 71%) exacerbate this frustration. Trump's 50-year mortgage proposal (November 14, 2025) was a poorly received attempt to address housing affordability, criticized for increasing interest costs and failing to tackle core issues like wage stagnation and job security. This misstep, combined with his focus on foreign policy (e.g., Israel-Iran strikes, Graham endorsement), alienates young men feeling economically marginalized. Fuentes exploits this disillusionment, with his October 2025 Carlson interview (20M+ views) resonating through critiques of "overused antisemitic tricks" and promotion of isolationist, anti-establishment views. His "Groyper" tactics (boycotts, primaries) threaten to suppress GOP turnout in 2026, potentially costing 10-20 House seats. Trump's mixed signals (e.g., disavowing Fuentes but not fully, elevating Vance while endorsing Graham) leave room for influence, especially with the Epstein vote (November 19, 2025) looming. The combination of economic hardship among non-degree holders and job market challenges for degree holders creates a perfect storm for Fuentes' narrative to gain traction. Trump's vulnerability is not just about losing votes but reshaping the GOP's future, risking a 2028 succession crisis and permanent Democratic gains among youth if not addressed with targeted economic policies and a clear disavowal of extremism.

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[Howard Dirkson @1Dirkson]

@BGatesIsaPyscho Static charge?

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@MJTruthUltra MAHA is dead.

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@simonmaechling This is called PR not science which makes it propaganda.

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@LastQuake Yawn 3.5

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@Cernovich I think the term is plural: forever wars. A string of short wars gets you there as well as a Vietnam. More importantly it means unending Neocon cash flow for the Military Industrial Complex.

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@simonmaechling That's exactly how I felt about the covid shot, so I passed.

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Grok:
“Safe enough that you barely think about it” is relative, not zero risk. CDC still estimates on the order of tens of millions of U.S. foodborne illnesses a year if you use the older all-cause figure, and about 9.9 million from seven major tracked pathogens in 2019, with thousands of hospitalizations and hundreds of deaths. Produce is a common source of illnesses; meat/poultry of deaths.

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@simonmaechling You're assuming exogenous mRNA = endogenous mRNA. No CRISPR errors?

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@simonmaechling And you know this how Simon?

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@shivam1944101 I'm not a coder. OpenCode is my personal IT department. Easy to use. Please install this. Please make this do that. I love it!

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@drawandstrike Our wars are better than their wars...

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@TuckerCarlson We need circuit breakers at the input to the automatic factories.

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@simonmaechling Yes, "it convinces you to sabotage yourself" regardless of the side of the argument it comes from.