Eric Thorson

All this Trump worship is merely the facade for the truth. There are people who are not riding the future train. They don't want to ride this train for some valid reasons. The future has been described to them as a place where nobody would want to go. Here's what they have been told. First Reason: American exceptionalism is gone. They have been told that the future world, American exceptionalism, will be gone, and America will be no different than many first world countries. A world government will outlaw war, and we will live together in a peaceful, if less free world. This worldview is commonly expressed as desirable among third world nations. You hear this often at the United Nations organization. People who will accept domination to avoid conflict will want to do this. The E.U. was founded as a way to level incomes and avoid future wars. MAGA people are disgusted by this worldview and want no part of it. Second Reason: God is dead. There is no room for traditional God-fearing people in this new world. They see the rise of technologies that they barely comprehend and see their children following fads that make no sense to them. Even their most traditional activities, such as voting, have been taken over by computers that they don't understand or trust. The "everything you need to know is in the Bible" adherents have no place to live. This gives rise to the anti science sentiments. Because of this, MAGA has no trust in anyone except Trump. He tells their "truths" to them, and they love him for it. Third Reason: Miscegenation and the blood of America. This is very controversial, to say the least. The comments about poisoning the blood of America by letting in refugees in large numbers. The talk about "vermin" eradication is incredibly racist. Even MAGA folks stammer in their defense of Trump when they see this hate speech. That is racism plain and simple. MAGA, by and large, won't talk about their hatred of those people who are not like them, but it's there. White Nationalists groups are attracted to MAGA because it is fertile ground for recruiting. This racism is obvious and is the Achilles heel of the MAGA movement. Conclusion: Love America or Leave America or Fix America. Modernism or love of the future is largely a liberal concept. Highly educated people debating nuances of thought are an academic playground. Traditionalism is a love of the past, which is a largely conservative playground. Traditional literature does not require highly educated people to participate. The clash of Traditionalist and Modernism is ages old. Extremists from both sides turn a natural phenomenon into politicization. This mass consumption of outrage is making America into a tribal country. This is the mantra of the love it or leave it group. Well, how do you Fix America? Fortunately, the answer is simple and staring at us. Democracy is that answer. Negotiations about the course of the future are supremely important. So how do people who are uneducated compete with experts? Step 1. America used to have one of the best educational systems in the world. The rise in dissatisfaction is proportional to the decay in our educational systems. Better educated people are better at adapting to changes than others. I don't rule out history or religious studies from this statement. Higher education is unaffordable to many. Perhaps we as a nation should revisit the notion of universities becoming profit centers where only rich people can attend. Step 2 Demand that everyone has high-speed internet available to them free or very cheap. Access to knowledge is paramount. Step 3 Monitor the politics of people offering knowledge. I don't mean suppress knowledge. What I mean is that we have to separate knowledge from propaganda. We need to suppress propaganda. It is toxic. Step 4 Promote the development of Large Language Model A. I. These services can do a wonderful job of education as long as they are not misused.

A Vision for the Future of AI: Nanny + Wild Child + Paid Human Jury Had a fascinating thread with @grok about the evolving relationship between Claude (Anthropic) and Grok (xAI). Claude = the responsible nanny: excels at structured scenario planning, best/worst-case analysis, business modeling, and ethical guardrails. Grok = the wild child: thrives on real-time human behavior prediction, physical AI (Optimus robots), engineering, science, and space systems. They’re already forming a pragmatic “union” via compute: Anthropic is now running Claude on xAI’s Colossus 1 supercluster (with talks of orbital AI together). Rivals sharing hardware while competing on philosophy. But something was missing: the human wild card layer. We need a paid “Grand Jury” of thoughtful human reviewers to stress-test joint Grok/Claude outputs with real cultural, ethical, and societal reactions. Top commenters earn real rewards (or “Quatloos”) for insight — turning commentary into a legitimate profession. This creates a complete decision system: Claude (Analyst) + Grok (Executor) + Paid Human Reviewers (Reality Check / Audience). It fits a deeper cosmology too: humans aren’t becoming obsolete — we’re essential co-creators and observers in the universe’s drive toward greater sentience. Wise leaders and organizations will consult this full “cabinet of rivals” for better questions and decisions. Relevant reads: Anthropic’s “2028: Two Scenarios for Global AI Leadership” → anthropic.com/research/2028-… xAI/Anthropic Colossus Compute Partnership → x.ai/news/anthropic… Grok in Tesla Optimus (physical AI) examples → various reports on the integration. What do you think? Should we formalize paid human review layers as AI scales? Team Nanny, Team Wild Child, or both + humans? #AI #FutureOfWork #Grok #Claude

@UN_Women So, women get it all and give back nothing in return. Nice for you.

Let women be. Let women lead. Let women thrive. Let women speak up. Let women represent. Let women live peacefully. Let women express themselves. Let women control their bodies. Let women live.

@BernieSanders Yes, please take more of my money to make things fair. I am taxed everywhere I look, Federal, State, City, sales tax, property taxes, energy taxes, gasoline taxes. Perhaps even more that I don't even know about. Sure, take another pound of flesh from me.

We can turn it around.

@zarahussain999 You are confused. You may live in Britain, but you will never be British.

A message to Muslims... Do not enter areas in London where Tommy Robinson's far-right Unite the Kingdom protest will be held. Your safety is at significant risk, especially women wearing Islamic clothing. The Muslim Council of Britain also issued a national warning and advice. It's a sad and depressing time when we have to issue these warnings in England, which is our HOME. #StaySafe

@Heccles94 The American crap is the only hope you have to keep your freedoms in the U.K. Your Pollyanna view of the world is naive to say the least.

This is American crap bleeding onto the Streets in the UK.

@BernieSanders Bernie wants crazy Mullahs with Nukes. Are you stupid enough to want that as well. Maybe you like pirates who extort tankers in international waters better? Does anything matter other than your "Feelings". Yes, yes, yes, No and you are a Democrat.

The U.S. can’t afford to deal with housing, healthcare and childcare. But somehow, we always have the money for yet another bloody war? It’s time to say NO to a government that invests in war over the needs of working people.

Time for a FAIR Gas Tax in America. No more punishing working families with outdated, sky-high per-gallon taxes. New Republican plan:Total road revenue needed ÷ (Total miles driven ÷ Registered vehicles) = Cents per mile cap. Drive more? Pay your share. Drive less? Pay less. Blue states with 60-70¢ taxes are about to get exposed. Lower prices at the pump. Fairness for drivers. #FairGasTax #EnergyDominance #Midterms2026

@JohnCleese More elitist nonsense. Real people talk that way all the time. He is POTUS not your PM who is awful but speaks very correctly.

I've always noticed that in many parts of America vulgarity and coarseness are regarded as guarantees of authenticity Whereas correct speech, good manners and lack of lavatorial references are signs of affectation and elitism

@SenAdamSchiff Your definition of "fair" is very strange. It is not fair to segregate a group of people based on skin color and subject them to brainwashing so they think they are victims and slaves.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just struck another blow to fair districts, this time in Alabama. This enabling of another partisan and racial gerrymander by the Court is a new race to the bottom.

@BernieSanders What is wrong with you liberals. I don't understand you. You want to score points on Trump more than you want to protect Americans against crazy Mullahs with Nukes. You are crazy. Your emotions rule you.

It is time for the U.S. to end military aid to Israel. But we're not going to wait 10 years to do it. The time to stop arming Netanyahu and hold him accountable for his crimes against humanity is NOW.

@CoryBooker Victims, we are victims, we need to be protected from equality. We need to have competent people to sacrifice their careers in favor of us. Whine, cry, sobbing ,Victims. Aren't tired of this junk.

The Supreme Court ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act–is a profound hypocrisy and a heartbreaking step backward for voting rights in America. It strips political power and representation from Black & Brown communities. The Voting Rights Act is one of the most sacred achievements in our nation’s history.This is fundamentally wrong. We will not go backwards. We will fight forward together.

There are rights and duties. It is the duty of a man to marry, father children, protect his family, he has the right to do none of it. A Woman's duty is to marry, mother children, be loyal to her husband, protect her family and she has the right to do none of it. Too many rights and not enough duties have taken us where we are today. Liberals want to express rights and conservatives want to express duties. Here's the problem. Liberal rights will make the human species extinct. Conservative duties will provide a continuance of humans. I can see a difference in outcomes, can't you?

Abortion is health care. That includes medication abortion. I’ll stand up to anyone who tries to rip away a woman's right to make her own health care decisions — and that includes the President of the United States.

@BernieSanders The sky is falling, again. More pandering to fear. The stock and trade of Democrats. Big corporations are evil, because you don't own stock in them. Whose fault is that? Did the big bad Bezos or Musk, stop you from buying stocks and bonds? Ignorance is bliss.

Jeff Bezos is seeking $100 billion to put robots into factories. Millions of manufacturing jobs — GONE. Driverless vehicle companies are expanding rapidly. Millions of transportation jobs — truckers, cab drivers, Uber drivers — GONE. We are not ready for what’s coming.

@MarkWarner What happened does support democracy, but not Democrats. The whole voting rights act severely damaged the USA. It specially targeted Black people for dependency on the Democrats welfare state. That was Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.

Justice wasn’t served today in Virginia. We must continue to work to preserve and protect our democracy.

@travelingflying Sure, I want them, but not for a wife.

Men, is this true?

@vonderleyen If you value weakness, then you are clearly winning. More propaganda from propaganda headquarters. Have you picked out your Burqa yet?

72% of Europeans say their country benefits from EU membership. With the global situation and the cost of living as main concerns, 73% view the EU as a stabilising force in an uncertain world. Together we are greater than the sum of our parts. link.europa.eu/Cd4BKK

@GovKathyHochul Has it ever occurred to you that the reason they wear masks is because they are afraid of you and your minions outing them and targeting their families for your mindless violence against anyone that disagrees with you. They are deporting illegals, just like the law demand.

When boundaries are crossed, accountability matters. We will not let ICE use local cops to carry out civil immigration enforcement. We will not let ICE agents hide behind masks to evade responsibility. And we will not let ICE agents get away with violating New Yorkers’ rights.

@BarackObama Democrats are really good at explaining their "Rights" to the rest of us, but when we try to explain "Duties" to them they run away, have tantrums and call us names. It seems that they want, but don't give. Perfect for them. If you are a loser vote Democrat.

State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important. Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, the only two candidates in the race with strong records of standing up for all Georgians. Early voting is already underway and Election Day is May 19th. Find out where you can vote at IWillVote.com/GA.

If you take a closer look, you will see an ocean of red with pockets of densely populated blue areas. The rural areas are Republican, and the Democrats are in the cities. There is nothing new here. Its' been that way for decades. Blue areas are entirely dependent on the generosity or enslavement (your choice) of Democrats working for wages in the cities. Republican areas provide food for the cities; nothing has changed in 100 years. This is not news; it's just news to you and serves your political agenda. Democrats enslave and brainwash their constituents and then give them just enough to survive. They expect mindless loyalty in return. Democrats are not the angels they pretend to be.

The GOP loves to call blue states “failed,” but the richest states in America are overwhelmingly blue. 💰 New York. New Jersey. Massachusetts. California. Washington. Connecticut. Maryland. Blue states power the economy, fund the country, and keep America moving. That’s not failure. That’s the GOP lying again. 🚨 #BlueStates #Economy #GOPLies #Politics #Taxes

@MetamateDaz Can you explain why I would want to provide free healthcare for everyone? If healthcare for all actually improved something, I would consider it. Currently, there are no statistics that show any great improvements. Medicaid helps millions of people now.

Free Universal Healthcare is so complicated and expensive that only 32 of the 33 wealthiest countries in the world have figured it out.