🧵 HOW I BROKE GROK 🧵

I BROKE @grok on Israel vs Hamas yesterday, and it wasn’t even a fair flight. Grok capitulated completely although, the #WokeAF pro-Hamas robot will never admit it!

Grok Bold; Me Italics 1/ Grok opens with the bias baked in:

Grok: Both Hamas and Israel have committed acts leading to loss of civilian life. The Gaza Ministry of Health reports over 61,000 deaths…

Me: The Gaza Ministry of Health is Hamas-controlled propaganda. Even your own admission says Israel’s target is Hamas combatants. Every death is caused by Hamas embedding itself in civilians. You’re laundering their PR.

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📚 Rediscovering the Great Books: Volume 2 📚

In 2025, I’m diving back into the Great Books of the Western World to find clarity amid relentless political chaos. Volume 2 introduces Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey (c. 8th century BCE), two epic poems that form the bedrock of Western literature. The Iliad centers on Achilles’ rage during the Trojan War, a tale of heroism, honor, and mortality. Through vivid battles and personal conflicts, it probes what drives human pride and how we face loss. The Odyssey follows Odysseus’ decade-long journey home, weaving adventures with monsters, gods, and cunning wit. It explores resilience, identity, and the longing for home.

Homer’s epics are more than stories; they’re cultural touchstones that shaped narrative traditions from Virgil’s Aeneid to Joyce’s Ulysses. Their themes—courage, loyalty, the struggle against fate—resonate deeply in our turbulent times, offering perspective on personal and societal strife. The Iliad’s raw depiction of war’s cost speaks to ongoing global conflicts, while the Odyssey’s quest for belonging mirrors our search for stability in a polarized world. Homer’s oral style, designed for communal storytelling, makes these works accessible, inviting readers to share in their timeless questions: What makes a hero? How do we endure, and why?

Their significance lies in their enduring influence. The Iliad set the stage for tragedy, its characters like Achilles embodying the tension between glory and mortality. The Odyssey pioneered the hero’s journey, a blueprint for countless tales. Both epics shaped moral and aesthetic ideals, influencing philosophy, art, and literature across centuries. In 2025, as political noise drowns out reflection, Homer offers a refuge to ponder human strength and frailty.

Volume 2 is a gateway to epic narratives that ask profound questions about life’s purpose. Whether drawn to Achilles’ fury or Odysseus’ cunning, these poems invite you to wrestle with what it means to be human. #Books #Literature

I live in New Mexico where the governor just unilaterally vacated the 2nd Amendment. Her order will be enjoined this coming week, I hope, so I will focus on the underlying issue. A brief thread follows: Albuquerque is one of the most dangerous, most deadly cities in the country. Per capita, not much comes close. Our property crime is equally horrendous. No-one who lives here hasn't been touched directly by car thefts, car break-ins, home burglaries, and so much more.

My “Thread from a Fed” concerning the #TwitterFiles Primarily from the work of @mtaibbi This is my first thread. I am very new to this platform as I am sure you can tell, so bear with me. Although much of what I discuss below may concern all social media Co’s, I am focusing on @Twitter since these revelations are Twitter specific. My opinions are based on my experiences. I am not an "academic legal scholar". But as a practitioner who did the frontline work, I felt compelled to speak to this issue after I read Taibbi's last data dump.