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Welcome to my WordPress blog! I’m 38 and live in NYC. This is where I post my trivial musings, jokes and links. Comments section is open — but play nice! :^)
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Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman.

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By Willy Staley Verified
| Flipboard
9 hours ago Gutfeld: This is MADNESS www.youtube.com on YouTube • 9h Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and the ‘Gutfeld!’ panel analyze Spencer Pratt’s campaign for Los Angeles mayor. #fox #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxnews #gutfeld #greggutfeld #spencerpratt #losangeles #california #mayor #politics #political #politicalnews #government #celebritynews #hollywood #viral #campaign #citypolitics #entertainment #lalocalnews Don’t just watch Fox News—be part of it.
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Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman.

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By Willy Staley Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Spencer Pratt Wants to Be Mayor. His Fans Want Him to Be Batman. What an A.I.-generated video of the former reality TV star teaches us about the future of political ads. CreditCredit... May 27, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET When the erstwhile reality TV star Spencer Pratt reposted a video on X recently, it went viral so quickly that it seemed few people stopped to really ask themselves what, exactly, they were looking at.
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Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture. Original

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By Willy Staley Verified
| The New York Times Verified
A friend told me a story recently about her son. He’s about 9 years old and doesn’t have much access to social media. One day this past fall, he came home from school and told his mom that kids there were saying “6-7.” He wanted to know what it meant.
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