William Whittington

I'm a conservative Christian. Original takes on politics, veterans and the X algorithm. -=MAGA=-. Craft beer lover 🍻. UPS retired · USAF · 🚫 DMs

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

I'm a retired UPS guy of 43 years, and before that I was in the USAF. I'm a husband, father, and grandfather. I'm also a lifelong Christian conservative who stands with MAGA, MAHA, and the American way. I study the Bible. It is God's word, period. I believe in the supremacy of the United States Constitution as the founders laid it out.

I post original takes and some articles, and algorithm analysis. I post a lot of veteran stories to give them the attention they deserve. They deserve far more than that, but that's all I can do on X.

I love finely crafted beer by local brewers. You might say I'm a beer snob, but I won't judge you if you simply like the factory beers. It's all good, it's beer.

Patriots are always welcome on my page, whether as mutuals, commentary, or both. I block bots and burner accounts, both foreign and domestic, who try to follow me or attack me on my page. Everybody else I judge by the feed. If your feed is suspicious or you post from the left, you get kicked to the curb. If you never post, then I'm probably not going to follow back. If you're a reply-only account, you're welcome to follow, but I probably won't follow back. The only reason to follow an account is to see their posts. If you never post, there is no need.

If you're here for real talk and the occasional fired-up run-on about our love for this country, pull up a chair. If you like to talk the algorithm and what makes X tick, then we can have a conversation. I like to talk about my genealogy research of my family and using Grok Bot to get that done.

Absolutely no DMs without permission. All others get deleted. Put a link in the DM and you're blocked. No crypto. No coins. No "opportunities." Don't ask.

I also need my coffee in the morning, so don't be surprised if I start the day grumpy. Though I'm mostly peaceful.

I'm putting more about my experience in the first reply if you're curious. If not, that's fine, have a nice day.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@CodyTheSeabee I'm not risking it. Staying home to be safe. Plus it's going to rain. Happy Friday

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@Diana152281 Good morning ☕

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@MathewFlor65402 Thanks

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

Thanks mate. I guess the cat's out of the bag. The man from tomorrows timezone spilled the balloons.
Cheers 🍻 🍺

[KJW @Hawkesbay69]

Happy birthday @WheelerMan hope you have a fantastic day planned my friend, cheers 🍺🍻🍺

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@Logicalone Thanks

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

I was going to delete this since it's been up a day. But since it's my birthday an I don't feel like writing a post right now I'll just repost it and leave it another day. Nobody hardly saw it yesterday anyway. 😂

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

Throwback Thursday

This is a kid from the early seventies, 7th or 8th grade. He was a pretty cool kid. I mean, look at that brown Derby jacket. Only the cool kids showed up to picture day wearing a white T-shirt after they said don't wear white. It was the only way to get them to let you wear your cool jacket. It didn't get any cooler than that back in those days. It was a victory if you could get through the photographer's jokes without cracking a smile.

At the same time, he was also in the math and science club. Not totally cool, not totally nerd. Lost somewhere in between. He got in trouble a lot for stepping in when people were getting physically bullied. It wasn't the act that got him in trouble, it was his methods. He would just flat out cold cock the bully without a word. Fun times. But it's what he learned growing up on farms and hanging out at the river. Never let a bully talk. Somehow, things that worked down by the river didn't play well in city schools.

There's a lot of pain in his face. He's just a few years past adults ruining his whole life and leaving him to fend for himself. They went their merry way with their new lives and new families, leaving him alone to represent what was once his family. He didn't like adults much and had very little use for them. Nevertheless, he found his way through school and off the streets. First in the USAF and then as a delivery driver for UPS.

He doesn't look like that anymore. Funny how life changes how we look. He no longer carries any of the baggage he was forced to carry at such a young age. His methods for dealing with bullies have changed, though he still just wants to cold cock them. He got all responsible, worked his ass off and now enjoys retirement. He raised a family without ever betraying them and leaving them to fend for themselves. So in the end, he won. Someday he'll pass from this earth. Most won't even notice, but he'll know when it happens. He'll be back down by the river pulling crawdads with bacon and string, skipping rocks and meeting up with old friends. His faithful dog at his side.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@TaniaLe89811601 Thanks

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@lydiaOntario44 🥳

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@esskayonX Thanks

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

Thanks mate. I guess the cat's out of the bag. The man from tomorrows timezone spilled the balloons.
Cheers 🍻 🍺

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

Good Morning, X!
It's Friday the 13th for all of you superstitious folks.
To me it's RED Friday. Remember Everyone Deployed. Time to take shadow for his Morning walk then it's coffee time.

Cheers ☕

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@GuntherEagleman Not this scam again.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

Now this is funny. Poor Jensen. 😂🤣

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@Hodlwithnoah Enjoy the ride.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@MaxRockatowsky You're welcome.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

X updated the code behind its algorithm last night. The weights for likes, reposts, replies and quotes did not change.

Here's what did change in plain English. Posts with a high-recall spam label are now filtered out for people who don't follow the account, while followers can still see them. The do-not-amplify and malicious-link labels now work the same way, hiding posts only from non-followers. X also added two new content labels to its enforcement actions. And the training code now lists the negative signals together: reports, not interested, see fewer, mute, block and unfollow.

Reposts count a little more than a like, but far less than a reply or quote. And replies and quotes carry equal weight in X's prediction model.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@FBIDirectorKash How about dark web personal info vendors. That needs to happen yesterday.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@PATRIOT2117 I still have a checkbook. Don't use it often.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@OG_YellowMonkey I'm afraid they all got away.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

I'm a retired UPS guy of 43 years, and before that I was in the USAF. I'm a husband, father, and grandfather. I'm also a lifelong Christian conservative who stands with MAGA, MAHA, and the American way. I study the Bible. It is God's word, period. I believe in the supremacy of the United States Constitution as the founders laid it out.

I post original takes and some articles, and algorithm analysis. I post a lot of veteran stories to give them the attention they deserve. They deserve far more than that, but that's all I can do on X.

I love finely crafted beer by local brewers. You might say I'm a beer snob, but I won't judge you if you simply like the factory beers. It's all good, it's beer.

Patriots are always welcome on my page, whether as mutuals, commentary, or both. I block bots and burner accounts, both foreign and domestic, who try to follow me or attack me on my page. Everybody else I judge by the feed. If your feed is suspicious or you post from the left, you get kicked to the curb. If you never post, then I'm probably not going to follow back. If you're a reply-only account, you're welcome to follow, but I probably won't follow back. The only reason to follow an account is to see their posts. If you never post, there is no need.

If you're here for real talk and the occasional fired-up run-on about our love for this country, pull up a chair. If you like to talk the algorithm and what makes X tick, then we can have a conversation. I like to talk about my genealogy research of my family and using Grok Bot to get that done.

Absolutely no DMs without permission. All others get deleted. Put a link in the DM and you're blocked. No crypto. No coins. No "opportunities." Don't ask.

I also need my coffee in the morning, so don't be surprised if I start the day grumpy. Though I'm mostly peaceful.

I'm putting more about my experience in the first reply if you're curious. If not, that's fine, have a nice day.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@magadude209 Nah, he's just stupid.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

President Trump finally took JD Vance off Iran. He's the man responsible for dragging this out.

Now Trump has him focused on the massive corruption in Democrat-run states like Minnesota, California and Illinois.

He needs to do a better job on corruption than he did on Iran.

Now Trump needs to appoint an Election Tzar to root out all of the fraud that just happened before our eyes.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@SandiFrame It is. May your day be blessed.

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

Good Morning, X!
It's Friday the 13th for all of you superstitious folks.
To me it's RED Friday. Remember Everyone Deployed. Time to take shadow for his Morning walk then it's coffee time.

Cheers ☕

[William Whittington @WheelerMan]

@GreginArk I'll have my bots contact your bots.