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posts/2025/2025-01-05-posts.md

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+---
+title: William Windham
+slug: william-windham
+description: Today I Learned about William Windham.
+<!--- authors:
+  - name: David Windham
+    title: Something Else
+    url: https://davidawindham.com
+    image_url: https://davidawindham.com/wp-content/themes/daw/img/opengraph_image.jpg -->
+tags: [history, people]
+image: https://davidawindham.com/wp-content/themes/daw/img/opengraph_image.jpg
+hide_table_of_contents: true
+---
+
+Today I Learned about William Windham. 
+
+<!-- truncate -->
+
+I had already known a bit for quite some time but I shared the conjoined images on a text thread with friends and I just wanted to put it here for posterity. 
+
+![](/img/leo_william_windham.jpg)
+<div style={{display: 'flex',  justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', fontSize:'small', marginBottom:'20px'}}> 👈🏻 Leon Windham - William Windham 👉🏻</div>
+
+The fella on the left is my dad from a couple years back and on the right is William Windham from around 1770 [^1]. The first time I saw this, I immediately recognized the similarities. About ten years ago after buying myself and my parents genetic testing kits. I got an email from a fella who ran a geneology group and offered to do an ancestor chart in exchange. Evidently dad's side goes back to a kid who got sent over in 1643 and his family property is a combination of a grant from King Charles II and a Governors grant for a revolutionary war hero Amos Windham[^2]. 
+
+
+---
+
+[^1]: William Windham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Windham#Legacy
+[^2]: David Windham Ancestors - https://davidawindham.com/ancestors/

posts/2025/2025-01-21-posts.md

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+---
+title: Uh Oh?
+slug: uh-oh
+description: Today I learned a bunch of biblical quotes.
+<!--- authors:
+  - name: David Windham
+    title: Something Else
+    url: https://davidawindham.com
+    image_url: https://davidawindham.com/wp-content/themes/daw/img/opengraph_image.jpg -->
+tags: [religion, people, politics]
+image: https://davidawindham.com/wp-content/themes/daw/img/opengraph_image.jpg
+hide_table_of_contents: true
+---
+
+Today I learned a bunch of biblical quotes.
+
+<!-- truncate -->
+
+<video src="https://davidawindham.com/media/mercy_mr_president.mp4" width="100%" controls="controls">
+</video>
+<div style={{display: 'flex',  justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', fontSize:'small', marginBottom:'20px'}}>National Prayer Service National Cathedral - January 21st, 2025</div>
+
+I was reading the January 20th post from Ran Prieur[^1] in my feed reader when I clicked the link with the quotes but I went back and wrote them down today since ole' dumpy is now demanding an apology[^2] to the bishop who asked him to have mercy on the needy and displaced[^3]. 
+
+Fair game then. WWJD 🧔🏽? ...Anyone up for some eschatological debate?
+
+
+**leader of a kingdom**  
+"The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces." - Daniel. 7:23
+
+**arrogant boastful speeches**  
+"I could hear his boastful speech..." - Daniel 7:8, Revelation 13:5
+
+**making Threats against people**  
+"...had a mouth like that of a lion." - Revelation 13:2, Daniel. 7:4
+
+**obsessed with winning**  
+"...and he was bent on conquering." - Revelation 6:2
+
+**7 Trump Towers with 10 antennas**  
+"And I saw a beast coming out of the sea with ten horns and seven heads"- Revelation 13:1, Ch. 17
+
+**lots of 'followers'**  
+"The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast." - Revelation. 13:3
+
+**political outsider with comtemptous personality**  
+"... a despicable person will arise... a man of contempt... to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred. He will slip in when least expected and will seize the kingdom through flattery and intrigue." - Daniel 11:21
+
+**speaks of great and greater things**  
+"He had a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions..." - Daniel 7:20
+
+**collusion with deception**  
+"After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small force of people." - Daniel 11:23
+
+**displays of power**  
+"The arise in power of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie." - 2 Thess. 2:9
+
+**make friends rich**  
+"Then he will distribute among his followers the plunder and wealth of the rich—something his predecessors had never done." - Daniel 11:24
+
+**change the laws**  
+"He will try to change the set times and the laws." - Dan. 7:25
+
+**fake news**  
+"He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior... He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them." - Daniel 8:25, 2 Thess 2:10
+
+**reward the loyal**  
+"He will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will sell them land at a price." - Daniel 11:39b
+
+**using the lord's name in vain**  
+"And there was given to him a mouth speaking of ‘great things’ and blasphemous words... and he opened his mouth saying terrible things and blasphemed the name of God." - Revelation 13:5-6
+
+**maga revival**  
+"For false Christs and false prophets will arise and appear to perform ‘great’ signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, God’s own people. He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction..." - Matt. 24:24, 2nd Thess 2:10
+
+**southern border**  
+"He will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South..." - Daniel 11:25
+
+**birthright citizenship**  
+"He will set himself against the people... doing much damage before continuing his journey." - Daniel 11:28
+
+**barr mueller reports**  
+"But reports will trouble him from the east and north, and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out many." - Daniel 11:44
+
+**assasination attempt**  
+"And I saw one of his heads that was wounded as if fatal, but it was healed and the world was amazed." - Revelation 13:3
+
+**convince christians**  
+"And then I saw a second beast come from the Earth who looked like a lamb but spoke like a dragon... and it deceived the inhabitants of the Earth..." - Revelation 13:11–12
+
+**covid-19**  
+"...and many people died from the waters that had become bitter" - Revelation 8:10
+
+**queries for 'weird dreams' up 400%**  
+"‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams." - Acts 2:17
+
+**inflation**  
+"Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil!" - Revelation 6:6
+
+**upside-down bible**  
+"His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the area surrounding the temple, so that they can set up the abomination that leaves the area empty." - Daniel 11:29-33
+
+**"the greatest for the Jews"**  
+"And he will exalt himself above all... so that he sets himself up in God’s own temple in Israel, proclaiming himself to be God." - 2nd Thess 2:4, Rev 17
+
+**attempt to stay in power**  
+"But then the court will convene, and all his power will be taken away." - Daniel 7:26
+
+**walls and money**
+"He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. Instead of them, he will honor a god no one will have heard of before: the god of fortresses. And he will worship this god with a lot of gold and silver."- Daniel 11:37-38
+
+**maga hats**  
+"And they received a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads..." - Revelation 13
+
+**onward**  
+"With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him." - Daniel 11:32
+
+**"I am the chosen one"** - to reporters while looking to the sky
+
+Coulda been the reason he didn't place his hand on the Lincoln Bible?[^4]
+
+<div><br/><br/></div>
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Ran Prieur - http://ranprieur.com
+[^2]: _Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to 'have mercy' - https://apnews.com/article/trump-inaugural-prayer-service-washington-national-cathedral-interfaith-a95b36f962be93c8647cc5144266da11
+[^3]: _May I ask you to have mercy Mr. President_ - National Prayer Service at Washington's National Cathedral - https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/may-i-ask-you-to-have-mercy-mr-president/5150344
+[^4]: Lincoln Bible - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Bible
+

posts/2025/2025-01-23-posts.md

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+---
+title: The Barron Files
+slug: the-barron-files
+description: Today I learned more about Barron Trump.
+<!--- authors:
+  - name: David Windham
+    title: Something Else
+    url: https://davidawindham.com
+    image_url: https://davidawindham.com/wp-content/themes/daw/img/opengraph_image.jpg -->
+tags: [art, people, journal]
+image: https://davidawindham.com/wp-content/themes/daw/img/opengraph_image.jpg
+hide_table_of_contents: true
+---
+
+Today I learned more about Barron Trump.
+
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+
+I keep a couple files rolling on my devices for notes and this is just me clearing em out for a fresh start. It’s been cold for the last week with a couple days of snow. It’s 22 degrees this morning and we still have some ice on the pond and snow on the ground. This is pretty rare in our region given we hardly had a winter last winter.  Regardless, I’ve managed to average 3.3 miles of cycling and 3.4 miles of walking over the last 30 days according to my new wrist tracker. I decided I wanted to be more wholistic in my approach to health so I’m diversifying my excessive portfolio and I can barely keep up with the 60+ aged lady on the Apple fitness yoga routines[^1]. I’ve also started tracking all my food for fun and so that I can learn about my habits more objectively. 
+
+I’m pretty sure that walking out in nature is good for me. We recently lost one of the dogs on a walk during the snow who didn’t have his satellite collar on so I went off trail deep into the woods trying to stand silent listening for his location. While I was there I saw a small herd of deer meander on by which just gave me the feeling of a being lucky to have a set of eyes and brain to ponder the moment as a spec of dust in the universe. I also had an opposite but equal moment on the way to one of those walks. Ran the i4 up against a 700hp blackwing[^2] on the backroads through the early morning fog because I also like a good machine and a little bit of risk. The focus of an intense ride or the quiet or a walk sets my mind at ease, which is exactly where I want it to be.
+
+The something’s gonna kill you attitude provides a little balance to the health and mental health stuff. Even in David Lynch’s[^3] obituary photo he’s smoking so you know he lived a some sorta dark sublime 50 year suicide via emphysema. I’m still a bit metaphysical on life. In the back of my mind there’s always some sorta mystical fable going on like, if I don’t help this person that’s seemingly taking all of my attention with relatively worthless tasks, they might turn out to be some sorta wise sage further on down the road. I sometimes forget to look for those subtle clues buried in a sea of information. 
+
+I’ve been tracking my screen time[^4] and for whatever reason, perhaps that I didn’t want to see the truth, I’ve as of yet used any of the default screen time or focus features. According to the last week, I’m spending an average of 8 hours and 5 minutes a day on a screen… 13 hours of ‘productivity & finance’, 7 hours of ‘information & reading’ and 6 hours of ‘social’.  The one thing I’ve really tried to disconnect from in the last several years is constant information intake. I try desperately to focus more on output than intake. If I’m going to be in front of a monitor or other screen, I might as well get some benefit other than being up to date on the latest news or trending Reddit post. The only thing not monitor is my television and it’s hardly ever on except the occasional movie or our Brit comedy wind-down series, which happens to currently be _The League of Gentlemen_[^5]. Before that we finished _The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin_[^6] which has some of the same fellas from _People Just Do Nothing_ and _The Mighty Boosh_. In my opinion, these are the closest thing to modern Monty Python and I’ve found that this sort of humor is the type of medicine my shrink or doctor should be prescribing. 
+
+I have been a little bit more focused on my information intake recently in that I’ll pick a particular person or topic and stay on them for a bit. I think David Brooks’ recent essay _How the Ivy League Broke America_[^7] is pretty spot on regarding meritocracy and explaining the rise of dumpy populism. I also did a deep dive on some of the underpinnings of the philosophy behind and the whole technocracy bunch. I was inspired by the fact that Peter Thiel used the word apokálypsis in the title of a recent editorial[^8].  During my reading, I kept running into the Claremont Institute[^9] which is John Eastman’s club likely from the NYT piece on Curtis Yavin[^10][^11].  I’ve always kinda wondered how many silicon valley fellas come outa Harvey Mudd, but I never really connected it to the Claremont. Even the recent education gig went to a gal connect to Claremont and I just wonder how, why, and where their ideas were coming from. I won’t bore you with the drivel, but the thing that really stood out is that majority of them are non-religious and our age. I just have a hard time imagining what sort background you’d have to acquire this sorta ’dark enlightenment’[^12] outlook.
+
+![](/img/jake-elwood.jpg)
+<div style={{display: 'flex',  justifyContent:'center', alignItems:'center', fontSize:'small', marginBottom:'20px'}}>Jake and Elwood on a mission from god to save the orphanage</div>
+
+
+For the last five or six days I’ve been trying to put myself into the mind of Barron Trump. I think it’s because saw a clip of him with a half hearted expression at the inauguration. I’ve been thinking about and doing the research on a fun little side project called _The Barron Files_[^13] - a fictitious account from his perspective. He’s currently 18 so the backstory on it could be that a secret service agent confides in him at an early age that they can see all of his online activity and then teaches him how to keep files hidden. The agent then decides to release them. I wouldn’t organized it like a traditional book... just a set of files with their last save date. I debated using a pen name for it but I think I’ll just publish it online with a disclaimer about it being fiction. I want to humanize his experience and I want the audience to have empathy. If anything, I want him to be the hero but I also want it to be funny but not entirely at his or his families expense. In a way, it’d be a way for me to make light of a serious situation to remind us of the fragility of the human experience. 
+
+
+<div><br/><br/></div>
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Apple Fitness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_(Apple)
+[^2]: Cadillac Black Wing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_twin-turbo_V8
+[^3]: David Lynch - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch
+[^4]: Screen Time - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen_time
+[^5]: _The League of Gentlemen_ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_League_of_Gentlemen
+[^6]: _The Completely Made up Adventures of Dick Turpin_ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Completely_Made-Up_Adventures_of_Dick_Turpin
+[^7]: _How the Ivy League Broke America_ - The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new - David Brooks  - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/
+[^8]: A Time for Truth and Reconciliation - Trumps return to the White House augurs the apokálypsis of the ancien regime’s secrets - Peter Thiel - https://www.ft.com/content/a46cb128-1f74-4621-ab0b-242a76583105
+[^9]: Claremont Institute - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claremont_Institute
+[^10]: _Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done and Powerful Conservatives are Listening_ - https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000009910862/curtis-yarvin-says-democracy-is-done-powerful-conservatives-are-listening.html
+[^11]: Curtis Yarvin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin
+[^12]: Dark Enlightenment - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
+[^13]: The Barron Files - https://thebarronfiles.com

src/pages/index.md

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 # Today I Learned
 
 - **2025**
+  - 25/01/23 - [The Barron Files](/posts/the-barron-files)
+  - 25/01/21 - [Uh Oh?](/posts/uh-oh)
   - 25/01/13 - [Three Jobs](/posts/three-jobs)
   - 25/01/08 - [Attention Economy](/posts/attention-economy)
+  - 25/01/05 - [William Windham](/posts/william-windham)
 - **2024**
   - 24/12/22 - [Merry Christmas](/posts/merry-christmas)
   - 24/12/17 - [Quantum Computing](/posts/quantum-computing)