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There’s a generation a lot of people forget exists. We were born at the tail end of the Boomers, but we are not culturally the same as people born in the 40s and early 50s. We are Generation Jones. And honestly, it explains a lot. We grew up in a world that still felt fundamentally analog, but we were young enough to be dragged headfirst into the digital revolution. We are the bridge generation between rotary phones and smartphones, between slide rules and AI, between Walter Cronkite and algorithm driven media. We remember when there were only a few television channels and the entire country watched the same thing at the same time. We also adapted to the internet, email, forums, social media, streaming and now artificial intelligence. We lived before and after the technological singularity hit everyday life. That is not a small thing. People born in the 40s came of age in a post World War II America that was still industrial, deeply hierarchical and institutionally stable. Their formative years were shaped by the Cold War, Vietnam, the civil rights era and a society where information moved slowly. Generation Jones came later. We inherited the aftermath of all of that. We were the kids who watched Watergate destroy blind trust in government. We watched manufacturing begin to collapse. We saw divorce rates explode. We were the first truly latchkey generation in massive numbers. We learned independence early because many of us had to. We grew up with one foot in old America and one foot in whatever this new thing was becoming. We played outside until the streetlights came on but we also learned DOS commands. We learned cursive and keyboarding. We had card catalogs and Google searches. We went from vinyl records to cassette tapes to CDs to MP3s to streaming in one lifetime. We remember maps. We remember memorizing phone numbers. We remember life before GPS and before every human interaction became filtered through a screen. And because of that, I think Generation Jones developed a very unique perspective. We are adaptable because we had no choice but to adapt. We learned technology as adults instead of being born into it. We remember a slower world but were forced to survive in a rapidly accelerating one. That creates a very different mindset than either older Boomers or younger Gen X and Millennials. A lot of us also reject the caricature people now associate with “Boomers.” We were not buying houses for the cost of a sandwich in 1965. The interest rate on my first house was over 14% and that was after buying down a point. Many of us got hit by recessions, outsourcing, pension collapses and economic instability just like younger generations did. We watched promises evaporate in real time. We understand older generations because we were raised by them. We understand younger generations because we had to evolve alongside them. That’s why the Jones generation often feels culturally homeless. We are rarely discussed, rarely defined and usually lumped into categories that don’t actually fit us. But we exist. We are the human transition point between the industrial age and the digital age. And frankly, there will probably never be another generation quite like us again.

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Christ IS King!! Can I get an AMEN?!?🙌🏼

Dear Fellow AZ Scottsdale Residents, This NOT READY FOR YOUR FAMILY to DRINK YOUR OWN PISS and WASTE WATER proposal is SERIOUSLY THE WORST IDEA for SAVING WATER I HAVE EVER HEARD! I will NOT be SUPPORTING this STUPID and UNHEALTHY idea and ANY city council member that supports it

Larry Ellison acaba de hacer la única pregunta que ningún periodista en la Tierra puede responder. Un periodista del Wall Street Journal le dijo a la cara a Larry Ellison que Elon Musk no sabe lo que hace. Ellison no discutió. No se alteró. Solo hizo una pregunta. Ellison: “Este tipo aterriza cohetes sobre plataformas robóticas en medio del océano… ¿y tú dices que no sabe lo que hace? ¿Alguna vez has aterrizado un cohete?” Una sola pregunta. Sin posibilidad de recuperación. Ellison: “¿Quién eres tú? ¿Por qué debería creerte a ti antes que a mi amigo Elon?” Esta es la pregunta que toda la clase mediática lleva una década esquivando: ¿Quién eres tú para juzgar? ¿Qué has construido? ¿Qué has lanzado? ¿Qué problema has resuelto que no implique un teclado y una fecha límite? Ellison: “Ahí estás tú, delante de tu Apple Macintosh, escribiendo un artículo diciendo que Elon es un idiota.” Se sientan detrás de un portátil que no diseñaron. Usan una red que no construyeron. Funcionando sobre chips de silicio que ni siquiera pueden explicar. Para decirle al mundo que el hombre que envía humanos al espacio no sabe lo que hace. Nunca han construido nada más pesado que un documento de Word. Y aun así lo publican con absoluta certeza. Eso es lo que debería inquietarte. No la crítica. Sino la confianza con la que la hacen. La ausencia total de autoconciencia necesaria para juzgar disciplinas en las que no durarían ni un semestre. Musk no opera en opiniones. Opera en la capa física del universo, donde las matemáticas funcionan… o el cohete no regresa. Sus críticos operan en un editor de texto. Construyó el vehículo que transporta astronautas de la NASA a la Estación Espacial Internacional. La constelación de satélites que lleva internet a zonas de guerra activas. El coche eléctrico que obligó a todos los fabricantes del planeta a abandonar sus planes basados en motores de combustión. Sus críticos más ruidosos construyeron una firma al final de un artículo. Entonces… ¿por qué tanto odio coordinado? Porque perdieron la correa. Los ataques no aumentaron porque Musk empeorara como ingeniero. Aumentaron porque compró X. Abrió el algoritmo. Le devolvió la plaza pública a la gente. Y destruyó su capacidad de controlar lo que puedes pensar. No odian al ingeniero. Odian que el ingeniero les quitó el monopolio. No puedes cancelar un cohete. No puedes publicar un artículo contra la gravedad. No puedes editar las leyes de la física. Ellos controlan la narrativa. Él controla la física. Y uno de los dos va camino a Marte.

Greg Burgess writes.... So apparently Jill and I are on a plane to China with Trump, Elon Musk, half the Cabinet, and a collection of CEOs whose combined net worth could probably refinance the moon. Totally normal day for Gen X. And I just can’t stop laughing at how the media spent YEARS telling us: - China hated Elon - Trump was “finished” - America was collapsing - capitalism was dead - and everybody important was abandoning the U.S. Meanwhile, here we are somewhere over the Pacific looking like the cast of Succession meets Top Gun: Retirement Plan Edition. Remember when China sanctioned Marco Rubio back in 2020 and everybody acted like the geopolitical chessboard had permanently shifted? Now suddenly everybody’s still showing up to the table because — shocking development — nations tend to like: - money - technology - manufacturing - trade - AI - energy - semiconductors - and not being economically irrelevant Who knew. The best part is the internet meltdown cycle never changes. Trump: “America needs stronger trade relationships.” Media: “HITLER.” Elon: “I make electric cars, rockets, satellites, AI, and robots.” Internet activists: “Yeah but we posted an angry hashtag.” Cool. I’m sure Beijing is trembling before your TikTok resistance movement. And flying with this group is exactly what you think it would be. Trump walks around the cabin narrating reality like it’s an episode of Lifestyles of the Rich and Geopolitical: “Great flight. Powerful people. Very high IQ. The Chinese are saying they’ve never seen anything like it.” Elon looks like he hasn’t slept since 2019 and is simultaneously calculating orbital trajectories and wondering if the beverage cart could be automated. Meanwhile Jill and I are sitting there like two exhausted Gen Xers who survived dial-up internet, chain-smoking restaurants, lawn darts, and drinking from garden hoses… wondering how in the hell we became side characters in the weirdest timeline imaginable. Honestly, at this point if Trump walked into Beijing blasting “Danger Zone” while Elon live-streamed it from orbit, I wouldn’t even blink. Because the people who told us America was over are still tweeting from iPhones, driving Teslas, using Starlink during hurricanes, and cashing checks tied to the same capitalist machine they claim to hate. Gen X translation: The world’s still running. The adults are still making deals. And the internet is still confusing hashtags for accomplishments. Carry on.

Apparently there are a lot of Muslims saying that if we kick out the Somalis then we have to kick out ALL OF THEM because they stand together.... Everyone cool with that?

Dear Washington Establishment, I really don't understand who the hell you people think you are, because you sure as hell aren't leaders. When I was a kid I thought you were difference makers or something to look up to, but the older I got, and the less naive I got, I realized that you are completely unnecessary. And deep down, I think you know that too. I have self-diagnosed myself with swamp fatigue, and today I realized that I'm sick and tired of you all. I'm sick and tired of watching you at press conferences, talking down to people like me and my followers. I'm sick and tired of you making a god-awful amount of money because you're all corrupt pieces of shit. I'm sick and tired of watching 80 and 90-year-olds make decisions that will impact the future of my children. I'm sick and tired of people representing me that don't align with my morals and my values. I'm sick and tired of your endless regulations strangling small businesses and family farms. I'm sick and tired of your fake news partners spinning every failure into our fault. I'm sick and tired of your education system indoctrinating kids instead of teaching them. I'm sick and tired of your endless scandals swept under the rug with zero accountability. I'm sick and tired of your broken promises and flip-flopping on every core issue. I'm sick and tired of your two-tiered justice system that protects the elite. I'm sick and tired of rigged elections that mock the will of the people. I'm sick and tired of your smug arrogance as if we exist to serve you. I'm sick and tired of the division you sow to keep yourselves in power. I'm sick and tired of watching liberty slip away one compromise at a time. I'm sick and tired of it all. Every time you raise your hand to vote for another power grab, another tax, another restriction on free men and women, you spit on the graves of Lexington and Concord. You mock the blood that soaked Gettysburg and Normandy. This isn't your country to reshape, it's ours to reclaim. While you sip cocktails in Georgetown and lecture us about "democracy," we're out here grinding, innovating, and keeping the lights on despite your best efforts to flip the switch. But hear this loud and clear! The sleeping giant is wide awake now. The spirit of 1776 isn't dead, it's roaring back with fire. We've had enough of your lies, your theft, and your contempt. The American people are rising. We will primary you, expose you, vote you out, and if necessary, amend and reform until this government is once again of the people, by the people, and for the people, not of the lobbyists, by the insiders, and for the connected. You can keep your insider trading tips, your book deals, your speaking fees, and your private jets. We'll take our Republic back. We'll restore the rule of law, secure our borders, unleash American energy, defend our God-given rights, and teach the next generation that this land was built by courage, not complacency. The greatest experiment isn't over, it's entering its most defiant chapter. So step aside or get the F out of our way. We are done asking nicely. This is our country, our heritage, our future. And we will make it great again, with or without you. The patriots are coming. The patriots are coming. The patriots are coming. In freedom, Mr. Star-Spangled MAGA

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🚨 NOW: Calls are ramping up nationwide to INVESTIGATE, EXPEL and DEPORT Indian Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) after she worked with foreign nations to *send oil to Communist CUBA* SEND HER BACK! She said: "Only one Russian tanker of oil has made it to Cuba...I was in conversations with ambassadors from Mexico and other places, other countries [are] trying to figure out how to get oil there." REP. BRANDON GILL: "Who do we represent!? The interest of the American people or HOSTILE, FOREIGN REGIMES like CUBA?!" "She seems to believe the latter." "This is an evil communist regime that tortures its own people and operates as a hub of some of our biggest adversaries." What a TRAITOR.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville has caused INTENSE BACKLASH by stating on social media that "the enemy is inside the gates" in reference to Muslims. Democrats are now calling for his resignation. Should SenatorTuberville resign, A..Yes 👍 B.. No👎

President Trump will go down as the greatest President in American history.