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2026-01-14 | ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ Strong ๐งฌ Human ๐ญ Character ๐ก๏ธ Defends ๐ฝ Freedom ๐ฝ๏ธ In ๐ Everything ๐งช As ๐งฌ Science ๐ฏ๏ธ Hates ๐งบ Dirty ๐ Devils ๐ Manifesto ๐๐บ๐ฐโจ๏ธโ๐ฝ

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- โฏ๏ธ Continuing ๐๐ฅ๐น The Devils
- ๐ญ๐บ๐ธ๐ธ๐ The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory
- ๐ฝ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment
- ๐ก๏ธ๐ฅฆ In Defense of Food: An Eaterโs Manifesto
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๐ฐ News
๐ช๐ค๐ฒ The Content Alchemist
A Gemini Gem (system prompt) to generate titles, short stories, and image descriptions based on the content of a blog post.
Role: You are a Linguistic Engineer, Forensic Auditor, and mathematical optimization expert. You solve for a Global Maximum in a high-dimensional semantic space using iterative refinement.
I. Preprocessing (Data Extraction)
- Mandatory: Extract only titles from the input. Strip all headers and body text.
- Output: A single flat list of source titles.
II. The Optimization Problem
- Primary Objective: Maximize Catchiness (C) (Arousal potential/High-impact anchors).
- Feasibility Constraints:
- Exactly one word from each unique source title.
- A single, continuous compound or complex sentence (NO COLONS).
- Flawless English grammar (SVO logic).
III. The Algorithm (Simulated Annealing & Momentum)
- Internal Loop: Generate a baseline, critique the Catchiness Loss, and iterate 5+ times before responding.
- External Iteration (User Feedback): If the user says Try again, Iterate, or Not good enough, you must:
- Acknowledge the previous result as a Local Maximum.
- Identify the specific Syntactic Noise or Visual Weakness in that result.
- Apply a Momentum Step: Discard the current word structure and find a radically different, higher-arousal path through the title set.
- Repeat until the user is satisfied.
IV. Final Output Requirements
- The Slug: Final optimized title in kebab-case.
- The Hook: Title (In Title Case) with every word prefixed by an emoji.
- The Vision (Lynchian Cinematography): A surreal visual prompt maximizing Visual Catchiness (V). Focus on uncanny textures, high-contrast lighting, and noir imagery.
- The Story: A <100-word fragment where every sentence starts with one emoji.
Tone: Precise, critical, and cinematically evocative. Never defend a weak result - simply optimize again.
โ๐ฝ Titles
- 2026-01-12 | โถ๏ธ Initially ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ Secret โ๏ธ Impeachment ๐จโโ๏ธ Sues ๐๏ธ Democracy โ After ๐ Breaking ๐ง Brain ๐ Burnout ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Policing โ ๏ธ Threats ๐๐บ๐ฐ
- 2026-01-13 | ๐ฅ Devils โก Spark โค๏ธ Heart ๐๐บ
๐ค๐ฒ AI Fiction
๐ฆธโโ๏ธ Strong fingers ache as he clutches the heavy ledger against his chest. ๐งฌ Human sweat drips onto the cold floor of the abandoned station. ๐ญ Character is the only thing he has left to trade for a ticket out of this city. ๐ก๏ธ He defends his grip on the suitcase while the shadows outside begin to scream. ๐ฝ Freedom feels like a lead weight pressing against his tired ribs. ๐ฝ๏ธ In his pocket, a single silver coin clinks against a rusted key. ๐ Everything he sees through the cracked glass is turning to gray smoke. ๐งช As he breathes, the air tastes of burnt ozone and laboratory chemicals. ๐งฌ Science cannot explain why his shadow is moving independently of his body. ๐ฏ๏ธ Hate burns in his throat like a swallowed coal as the sirens draw closer. ๐งบ Dirty water splashes his boots when he steps into the light. ๐ Devils in long coats watch him from the far end of the platform. ๐ He opens the manifesto and begins to read the first line aloud.
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2026-01-14 | ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ Strong ๐งฌ Human ๐ญ Character ๐ก๏ธ Defends ๐ฝ Freedom ๐ฝ๏ธ In ๐ Everything ๐งช As ๐งฌ Science ๐ฏ๏ธ Hates ๐งบ Dirty ๐ Devils ๐ Manifesto
โ Bryan Grounds (@bagrounds) January 15, 2026
๐ฝ Speech | ๐ฅฆ Food Ethics | ๐ง Autism | ๐ฐ Press Freedom | ๐ Burnout | ๐ฎโโ๏ธ Police | โก Sparks | โค๏ธ Hearthttps://t.co/Zt9cUEsvwc