Truths and inspirations for 17 August 2026

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To me, this looks very winnable for Osborn.

I checked and the lawsuit story is true.

"AI" is screwing up things that shouldn't even be possible to screw up.

But this is a reality from which we can easily escape.  I've never had an account on any social media platform, and you don't need them either.  Just close them.  No "but I only use it for.....", just close them.

I've thought of the New Testament as Christian mythology for years.  The Old Testament is various ancient Middle Eastern mythology and folk tales mixed with a small amount of real history toward the end.

How can you see a cow up close and still want to drink or eat anything that comes from that thing?

I'm sure all those activists will get right on this as soon as they figure out how to use it to make Israel look bad.