The Dude
taterboy.bsky.social
The Dude
@taterboy.bsky.social
I'm a writer, a guitarist, and dyed-in-the-wool Leftist.
I value justice, equity, and ethics above most other concerns.
Follow me and enjoy reading my articles on Substack which I put a great deal of care and thought into: https://bit.ly/3L6PwiZ
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Homelessness is a predictable output of a housing system engineered for instability. This essay lays out why we already pay more to tolerate the crisis than it would cost to end it, and why the usual arguments no longer hold:
A Practical Case for Ending Homelessness

tinyurl.com/2zwxam56
A Practical Case for Ending Homelessness
And the Costs We Cannot Afford
tinyurl.com
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If the House Republicans had any guts, they'd hold an emergency impeachment vote on Trump today.
If the Senate Republicans had any guts, they'd convict Trump of violating the Constitution tomorrow.
The Constitution means nothing it if it can be ignored with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Let me get this straight, the regime attacks and kidnaps Venezuelans in our country and deports them with no due process.

Then goes to Venezuela and kidnaps Venezuelans and brings them here for a trial?

WTAF is this insanity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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I remember the lead up to the Iraq war and being frustrated with people conflating Saddam and 9/11. But at least thought that after 20 years of that we’d at least not do it again.

And yet here we are with again with Fentanyl deaths used to justify a war with Venezuela which doesn’t make fentanyl.
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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When America abdicates its role as a defender of freedom and becomes the oppressor, it emboldens dictators everywhere.

We are about to learn some hard lessons.

One being how instrumental we used to be at preventing the world from descending into madness.
January 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.

Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Americans already pay more for healthcare than anyone on Earth.

I wrote a clean, objection-resistant case for Universal Healthcare to address this problem.

Read it here: tinyurl.com/yvtau7jz

#MedicareForAll #UniversalHealthcare #HealthcareReform #HealthPolicy
The Most Expensive Illusion in America
Why Our Healthcare System Fails — and How to Fix It Without Breaking the Country
tinyurl.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
What if memory, emotion, and time aren’t just psychological — but structural?

This is a speculative book built with AI: physics-styled essays, history, trauma, cosmology, politics, and authorship, all explored in novel ways.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY75QWFW

#AI #SpeculativeThinking #HumanAI #Emergence
Chronoemotional Entanglement: And Other Exercises in Speculation
www.amazon.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Most AI content feels hollow because we force it into shallow interactions. This is how slop is made.
There’s a way to use AI that feels like substantive thinking again:
tinyurl.com/y7scz78k

#AI #GenerativeAI #AIWriting #AIPhilosophy
Why AI Makes Slop
And How to Stop it From Happening
tinyurl.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Homelessness is a predictable output of a housing system engineered for instability. This essay lays out why we already pay more to tolerate the crisis than it would cost to end it, and why the usual arguments no longer hold:
A Practical Case for Ending Homelessness

tinyurl.com/2zwxam56
A Practical Case for Ending Homelessness
And the Costs We Cannot Afford
tinyurl.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Is there justice in the system, or is it just us in the system?"
-Corporate Avenger

A world without borders is not pie-in-the-sky. Here is a no-bullshit dismantling of the idea of the ethno-state. We could do it. We just have to try.

It's a two parter, buckle up folks:
bit.ly/4anJe8X
A World Without Borders
Dismantling the Ethno-State.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"God money, I'll do anything for you."
Except pretend currency still serves human well-being.
bit.ly/4anoVbG
Capitalism Sucks!
The Twisted Roots of Currency
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December 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Extra Extra read all about it!

Great news. Our domain is officially verified, and we’re now @basicincomeaction.org

We’re here to push universal basic income forward and keep building the #UBI movement
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Trickle-down assumes starving people can power an economy.

UBI flips the model: stabilize the base, let money circulate upward, tax with equity

I wrote a full argument for UBI that aims to restore dignity to the nation and its people.

Read it. Sit with it. Share it if it lands.
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bit.ly/4p3QtXi
Universal Basic Income
Why We Need it Now More than Ever
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December 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM