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I know why the blue jay screams

Jun 17, 2025

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9 min read

I know why the blue jay screams

You ever tap on the glass of the gorilla enclosure at the zoo? Yeah, it's a little like that.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Violence is always an option

Jun 12, 2025

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9 min read

Violence is always an option

I've always thought of it as a last resort—but how do we know when we've reached the end? And honestly, why wait?

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Matt Gross
I can solve the Cuomo problem

Jun 10, 2025

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10 min read

I can solve the Cuomo problem

Just give me 5 minutes with the former governor.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
I've been running for 26 years now

Jun 5, 2025

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12 min read

I've been running for 26 years now

Here's what I wish I knew... let's say... 6 years ago? Sure, 6 years ago.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
Sufferin' succotash!

Jun 3, 2025

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12 min read

Sufferin' succotash!

Some people think humanity deserves extinction. I think we've earned a fate worse than death.

Matt Gross
Matt Gross
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