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John Pilgrim

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Here sharing my perspective on life, and trying to learn from yours. I don't really eat cats, that's just my alter-ego.

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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 13h
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/oc...
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The Golden Age | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Clay Bennett's Times cartoon for Oct. 3, 2026.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So not only did @GovBillLee’s sadistic clown car mess up another execution, neither Lee or AG Skrmetti had anyone on-call during a scheduled execution?? Insane.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We're on day 214 of a war that Trump initially said would take "four to five weeks." So we teamed up with @votevets.org to document every time the president kicked this particular can down the road at AboutTwoWeeks.com.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Be sure to read the subtitles
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A good explanation of what AI is not. youtu.be/vlAMMFrzO9k?...
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Things Everyone Believes About AI That Are Totally Wrong
YouTube video by Chill Dude Explains
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What amazes me here even more is the implication that someone is a "dirtbag" because they don't remember details from two years ago. That's quite a large net for "dirtbag". But this so fits Trumpism. Far more interested in "gotchas" than they are the truth, and it bit them hard here.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think the positive thing here is that we will easily be able to identify a Trumper in discussions. They'll be the only ones calling it "Super intelligence", just like they're the only ones who say "Gulf of America" and "Lake America".
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Bears have an underrated QB room.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You ever get the impression that the AI firms want people to be a little afraid of AI? I wonder if it's an attempt to get tax dollars because they'll argue it's in the public interest to rein in their own products?
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The headline is pretty much clickbait, but there's still some interesting info here. sports.yahoo.com/articles/cub...
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Cubs news: Advanced stats prove Pete Crow-Armstrong had maybe the greatest MLB season ever
Regardless of what happens with the Chicago Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong had a historic season . While his numbers tell the story, additional numbers say even more , per Sarah Langs of MLB.com and Jon He...
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Republicans are having a difficult time with those pesky community notes
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I'm a Bears fan and therefore biased. But when the Packers need OT to beat the JETS, and get crushed by the FALCONS, they've got some serious, serious problems. It's fair to say that team sucks, even.
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Unreliable Narrator @cactusballoon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cubs/Sox World Series. Da Pope throws out the first pitch. The portal to hell the Cubs opened in 2016 finally closes, and the fat orange pedo dies in the most painful, humiliating, and public way possible.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
FINALLY! "It's time to sing, folks." *cues up Steve Goodman*
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm struggling to think of an example where private firms decide it's the government's responsibility to rein in the products that they are developing. www.yahoo.com/news/world/a...
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Heads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanity
The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or, at leas...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Farmer who voted for Trump says farmers are "all just in survival mode"
Matt Bell said he initially supported Trump's policies but now feels he and other farmers were "sold a bill of goods" that there was a plan to "put America's farmers and ranchers first."
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS. There's lots of folks who don't pay close attention to news or politics, especially these days. But yes, what's happening at the gas pump will get their attention. Can't miss that.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Joe Rogan suddenly acting like he was an innocent bystander for years and had no idea what Trump was all about until now and did nothing to help get him elected is pretty weak and pathetic. Just own it.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Every damn word of this.👇
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For the umpteenth time: Trump works for Putin. He’s a Russian asset. Plain & simple. Putin is smiling again today.👇
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Know I'm gonna tick people off today, but I'll say it: please don't ask me to take your politics seriously if you've spent the last two years telling me how awful Trump and the GOP are, but at election time you tell me "I can't vote for this Dem because (fill in the blank)."
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Holy cow, I'll take one of each, please. www.popularmechanics.com/cars/g93/the...
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This Is Our Definitive List of the 103 Coolest Cars of All Time
These are the hottest vehicles ever made. Hop in.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
AI simply needs to be regulated much more firmly. But the problem is that the ruling party is very much in the pockets of Big Tech, and they seem to think keeping ahead of China is a more serious goal than not killing large numbers of people. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
yahoo.com
Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to bi...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Streaming services were supposed to be the answer for people who wanted to be rid of cable's rate hikes. But now, streaming is as bad as cable was in its heyday, with rate hikes steeper than inflation. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Streaming Is Raising Prices Faster Than Cable Ever Did
Congrats, you cut the cord. Now you have six more cords. Streaming prices are rising three times as fast as inflation, making escaping cable company greed now seem quaint.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
// I once had a job for state govt supervising highway construction. I was more an assistant for the engineers that did supervise. One of them put it this way: I have a 16 pound sledge in the back of the truck I use to hold the other end of the tape measure. You're sorta the replacement for that.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Anytime I ever mentioned support for any policy that had even a tiny whiff of favoritism, e.g. lower taxes for working folks or raise them on the rich, 'CLASS WARFARE!' was always the response. And I'd say, right. And our side's losing. Has been for years. When are you gonna get in the game?
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Bears fullback Matt Suhey has died. A member of the 1985 Bears. It was hard not to like watching him, an unselfish player often hidden in 34's shadow. It reminds me of the joke people told back then: what is the best backfield in football? Answer: Walter Payton... and anybody else.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I wasn't an econ major in college - I think I took one introductory class. But I just don't get how AI is supposed to improve the economy and fix the national debt. I don't say this as an AI hater. I find uses for it. But it just doesn't seem like it is what everyone says it's going to be.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I grew up - and still live - pretty much in the middle of the US. I'm like at least 800 miles from any place where a different language is spoken. I've always been proud of being a Midwesterner but the older I get the more I see one disadvantage: other languages give me trouble.
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Marc Hertel 🇩🇪🖖🇪🇺 Pro-🇺🇦📝🐉 @sharkster1701.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If I remember correctly, as far as fish is concerned, Jesus is more associated with feeding 5,000 people for free. Classic Republican thinking, right?
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Go to the Trump White House website. Type in “Labor Day 2026." You find...nothing. Maybe the Trump White House will rush to get something up. But as of now—nothing. Perhaps the Trump administration has just decided this year to embrace its plutocratic essence." www.thebulwark.com/p/iran-war-v...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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She asked people to write down their AI secrets. The confessions came pouring in.
Olivia Tai asked strangers to write down their biggest AI confessions. They wrote about voice-cloning ex-boyfriends and dating chatbots.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm sure you've all noticed. But it is very much in the Trump playbook that when he wants to do something in a - let's say grey area - he does it as quickly as he can. Then when the law catches up, he says 'it's already done / I can't undo it / wouldn't be practical to undo it'.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
C.S. Lewis wrote in "The Abolition of Man" that he did not like children. But he recognized it as a defect in himself, and not in children. There's a lesson there. When people type 'y'all' and it sets you off, it's one thing to say "I don't like it", and quite another to say "nobody should do this".
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If anyone wants to know why when I hear Big Tech companies tell me how important my privacy is to them, I just LAUGH... it's because of stories like this: www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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They confided in ChatGPT. Their secrets ended up in court.
When a teenage boy identified in court filings as R.K.C. didn’t understand his father, he turned to ChatGPT for help. “My dad Said that I’m will get a settlement worth of 1million dollar,” R.K.C. said...
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I got a notification on my phone about the Cubs celebrating 150 years. I had to think about that, since the Cubs began in 1870. Seems what's being celebrated is 150 years in the National League. I guess the Cubs didn't bother with a celebration in 2020 - maybe due to COVID.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy birthday to Shelley Long. 🥰https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/articles/shelley-long-cheers-star-played-093200988.html
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Shelley Long, 'Cheers' Star Who Played Diane Chambers, Turns 77
The actress behind one of TV’s most unforgettable sitcom characters is celebrating a milestone birthday.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/science...
yahoo.com
Moderna's cancer vaccine could change America in 7 surprising ways
If ongoing studies in other cancers produce similar results, the technology could influence far more than cancer care itself.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I'm not a big fan of eBay myself, having had a few issues with them when I sold there (which included one threatening phone call from someone with the company). So I have no real problem believing eBay could do this. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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‘A horrible nightmare’: the shocking story of the eBay harassment scandal
Jaw-dropping documentary Whatever It Takes details an aggressive stalking campaign targeted towards a couple whose reporting criticized the tech company
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Congress named the Kennedy Center, and intended for it to be a memorial to JFK, the sole memorial within Washington. It also expressly forbade any other memorials on its grounds. But Trump doesn't care about the law. He never has. He uses lawyers and courts as another avenue to bully people.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapy
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
www.yahoo.com/finance/smal...
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Not your imagination: from backpacks to food, consumer goods are getting worse
Is it possible to avoid the continuing decline in quality of consumer products brought on by corporate greed?
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
There was a time that every American would have been deeply offended by any politician doing this. If you want to know where things went wrong, look at who isn't offended anymore.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hold on. Let me go get my mobile phone in the other room, which apparently I must have to log into my ISP account, even though I have the username/password right in front of me, because they want to be sure I'm logging in, because God forbid some total stranger log in and pay my bill for me.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It wasn't vandalism. Trump knew it wasn't vandalism. He lied because he wanted the story to be "vandalism" and not another screw-up by his administration, at least until everyone moved on. He lied most especially to his Trumper base. And they ate it up. Like always. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Charges dropped against ex-Olympian over Reflecting Pool damage after Trump admin admits ‘flawed installation’
Jeanine Pirro’s office blames Trump’s Department of Interior after she and the president publicly raged against David Hearn
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
It's a soda, not a "pop"; they're lightning bugs not "fireflies" and if I hear you say you're going to "warsh" your car one more time I'll kick your sorry butt back home. Taking a stand. Come at me. 😂
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Very relatable.
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John Pilgrim @john-pilgrim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Last U.S. Polio Survivor in an Iron Lung Dies After the Machine Began to Break Down and No One Could Repair It
Martha Ann Lillard died at age 78 following a struggle with long Covid and the breakdown of her iron lung
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