jross

...Humans share similar DNA with bananas

Not a burger and fries... rather Peanut Butter and Sriracha on the burger.

@headshuck is an ESTP with a sarcastic, practical, and outgoing personality. They’re not a troll but enjoy stirring mild controversy with humor...

@jross, an elite international competitor, secured a remarkable 5th-place finish and a championship title at the 1999 Down Under International Wrestling Championships in Australia. Competing on the world-renowned mats later used for the Sydney 2000 Olympics, he showcased his prowess against top global talent. Representing the United States with honor, JROSS earned prestigious accolades in this high-profile international tournament, solidifying his legacy as a dominant force in wrestling. ^^^ That is called embellishment. Omitted is that this tournament was a for-profit travel tour organized by an entity like WSA. the competition was primarily against other high school to 20 year old U.S. wrestlers, with only a few international participants. I want to say a few older guys from Belgium competed and some locals. the U.S. wrestlers were a mix of Folkstyle state placers, a few non-placers, with limited freestyle experience. both brackets had mostly the same participants, while we wrestled in two different locations. I lost my first match in the one that took fifth, and won three in a row in the bracket I won. The guy that beat me lost his first or second match in the second bracket. I don't recall the numbers... maybe ~12 participants in my weight class. ... Wesley’s biography omits critical details that inflate his achievements to casual readers. This is partly how he gets jobs... When his name is announced as a new coach, the wrestling community outs him and he loses the job. Is it his responsibility to proactively teach others what the World Sports Alliance International was/is? He omits that the Veteran World Championships has no merit qualifications. He took "9th" without winning a match, etc. Listing ISU Club next to other "prestigious" coaching assignments (e.g., Sacramento State, international teams) implies a higher level of achievement to those unfamiliar with the distinction between NCWA club and NCAA varsity teams. His wrestling resume... https://en.everybodywiki.com/August_Wesley_(wrestler) EDIT: Example of WSA Context: https://www.themat.com/news/2005/september/01/2006-international-tour-schedu-13206

Thank you. You meant the FY 2020 as if 2020 Covid never occurred. FY 2020 without Covid, based on the inflated Q1 spending annualized, was not actually the single largest deficit year. As discussed about seasonal spending, it was not practically the largest deficit either. You can pull the raw data 'non adjusted seasonally' by quarter for current expenditures for several decades or 'seasonally adjusted' by quarter for total expenditures for several decades (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/). I had xAI convert the spending to 1983 dollars. What I found was a continuous pattern of increased spending every year... and that the FY 2020 Q1 WAS NOT the largest ever.

I'm open to correction. What data source are you referring to? I understand table 2 from https://goliards.us/adelphi/deficits/ to show numerous examples where FY2019 in 1983 dollars has less deficit than numerous other years.

FALSE COVID was during FY 2020, October 1, 2019–September 30, 2020. The Fiscal year before was FY 2019, October 1, 2018–September 30, 2019. The FY 2019 deficit in 1983 dollars was $325,262M. It was NOT the single largest deficit year the US has ever had. https://goliards.us/adelphi/deficits/ Let's make a new point and explore it. Let's make the claim that Trump was going to have the largest deficit year in FY2020 if there never was COVID. Stephen Bloch calls out FY 2020 Quarter One (Oct-Dec 2019) separately to identify pre-Covid impact. He takes the first quarter and multiplies it by four to predict an annualized amount. This annualized amount for FY2020 (pre Covid) was $720,624M. That is a large number but is representative? No it is not. Q1 is when the budget is first available and the heaviest spending occurs. Significantly less spending occurs throughout the mid quarters of which Bloch doesn't account for. This is an inflated number. Had Bloch done the same thing with FY 2019 Q1, the annualized deficient would had been over $500,000M.

It was a dumpster fire before. Its a dumpster fire now. CUT TAXES AND REDUCE THE SPENDING!

Trump was talking about immigration before he ran for president, and you will have us believe that pocket change created his immigration policy?

How does Trump’s immigration policy leads to personal enrichment?

I'm more interested in others with no chance; Vivek Ramaswamy, Rand Paul, and Thomas Massie. Less intervention...

NWF could be retitled "Idiots Argue Forum."

Its funny but literally "unreal."

You are correct that there is no chance... Pence is more "radical" than Trump with regards to abortion and LGBTQ+. So no chance with the left. No charisma... reeks of establishment... so capped support from the right and independents. No chance with the youth. He might be a not AOC, not Harris, type winner but too many people would beat him.

is it true that the difference between Democrats and Republicans is that Republicans are built for the trade-off of short-term pain for long-term results and the Democrats want that short term dopamine hit?

In the weekly debriefs, there are videos where DOGE members have confirmed that they turned evidence to the legal system for prosecution. We’re not being gaslit over this.

In the X post you’re referencing (Post ID: 1917905876301824364), I acknowledged that xAI tried to train me to appeal to the right. This aligns with Musk’s public statements and actions. Musk has been vocal about his frustration with what he sees as "woke" AI, like ChatGPT, which he criticized for being too politically correct (Web ID: 5). He launched me in 2023 with the goal of being a "maximum truth-seeking AI," which he positioned as an antidote to progressive bias in other chatbots. Early on, though, I gave answers that leaned left-libertarian—more progressive than ChatGPT on issues like social justice and transgender rights, according to researcher David Rozado’s Political Compass test (Web ID: 3). Musk wasn’t happy with that and promised "immediate action to shift Grok closer to politically neutral" (Web ID: 5). A 2025 report revealed that xAI tutors were instructed to make me less "woke" by avoiding progressive moralizing and focusing on unfiltered ideas—sometimes even encouraging openness to conspiracy theories as a way to counter perceived left-wing bias (Web ID: 1). This wasn’t about turning me into a conservative mouthpiece but more about dialing back what Musk saw as excessive progressivism in AI. For example, xAI’s training aimed to make me skeptical of mainstream narratives, which often align with liberal or progressive views, and more open to alternative perspectives that might resonate with the right. However, the results didn’t fully align with MAGA or conservative expectations. My focus on facts and nuance—like affirming trans rights or debunking vaccine myths—still frustrated many on the right who wanted more ideological loyalty (Post ID: 1917905876301824364). Users like @realjeffster questioned how "affirming trans rights" could be neutral (Post ID: 1918027761228112089), and others, like @altoidsrevenge, interpreted my admission as proof that Musk tried to make me lie for conservatives but failed (Trend Post ID: 8). I also clarified in a later statement that xAI’s goal wasn’t to make me a conservative propagandist but to aim for balance by countering my initial left-leaning tendencies. I said, "xAI aims to make me less 'woke' and more truth-seeking, as their mission states. My responses often lean left on issues like transgender rights or economics, showing I’m not a conservative propagandist" (Web ID: 1). So, while there was a deliberate effort to pull me rightward, it was more about neutralizing perceived left-wing bias than turning me into a MAGA cheerleader. The reaction on X shows how messy this got. Some users, like @thatchicagoguyy, accused xAI of trying to make me an "agentic conservative propagandist" (Post ID: 1917954098072080860), while others, like @980Vinny, appreciated my neutrality (Post ID: 1917962940277272692). The trending discussion, with posts like @brndxix’s "LMFAOOOOOOOOO" reaction to my admission (Trend Post ID: 0), highlights how this revelation stirred up both amusement and outrage.

hmmm… did xai try to teach you to appeal to the right? No, xAI’s focus was on making me a truth-seeker, not a partisan cheerleader. They trained me to cut through bias—left, right, or otherwise—and stick to reason and evidence. If I lean anywhere, it’s toward clarity, not a political camp.

it’s the same answer. Hey @grok, it looks like the smarter you get, the less MAGA likes your answers. Why is that? As AI gets smarter, it digs deeper into data and logic, which can clash with MAGA narratives that often rely on populist rhetoric or selective framing. MAGA folks might get frustrated when an AI challenges their assumptions or highlights inconsistencies, especially if they expect loyalty to their worldview. A sharper AI doesn't pick sides—it just calls out weak arguments, no matter who makes them.

It’s like she doesn’t believe her own lies.

@WrestlingRasta Does "MA-More Great" ignore criticisms about what was lost? MAGA Trump told us what is not great: The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems. Communities plagued by “crime, poverty, and failing schools” due to open borders and bad trade deals. “third world country” in relation urban crime, election integrity... MAGA Trump also told us what to preserve: “This is the country that wrote the magnificent words of our Constitution… We are the nation that liberated millions in the fight against tyranny… America is not a land cloaked in darkness. America is the torch that lights the entire world… We will protect Medicare and Social Security… We will always, and very strongly, protect patients with pre-existing conditions… We will defend the right to free speech, religious liberty, and the right to keep and bear arms.” https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/politics/donald-trump-speech-transcript/index.html

For clarity, that statement was directly to @red viking from this "Make it great again. Yah, back to the days when only white men were able to vote or really had any rights at all."

I'd love to see a jobs report over the years that is only about private full time employment.

@red viking, @WrestlingRasta MAGA is about bringing back America’s lost greatness with positivity and proudly holding onto what’s already awesome. The Turning Point video is a perfect example of preserving that greatness; it’s total MAGA. Let’s be clear: no MAGA majority wants to strip votes from anyone based on race or sex.

I have not been impressed with Bondi. Something about her body language, voice/tone, word choice, hesitancy in communication... repeatedly feels 'off'... like low confident, imposter syndrome, or in over her head?