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niyad

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41. A slight correction: Brad Shelby is the curator of the Four States Museum

Reply to generalbetrayus (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 05:13 PM

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of Natural History (FSMNH), a traveling and virtual exhibit that is trying to build a permanent home. He must have his political posts elsewhere, as I did not see any on their official website. He and his family apparently live in Miami, OK., population 13,000. Land area less than 12 square miles, single zip code.

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I saw this post on Facebook today from a person I have friended because he is a friend of good friends of mine. [View all] generalbetrayus 16 hrs ago OP

Thank you for sharing. But I have a question. Where in the hell were niyad 16 hrs ago #1

This is glurge. It never happened. WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #2

It's an awfully long and complicated story for glurge. I think someone simply looking for attention would have spent generalbetrayus 15 hrs ago #4

What's complicated about it? It's just long and overwrought, which are key components of glurge. WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #5

Maybe glurge cate94 14 hrs ago #23

Good chance it was originally written using AI. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #24

(I'm guessing you haven't seen YouTube...) lastlib 14 hrs ago #25

Give AI a prompt quakerboy 13 hrs ago #38

Agree - A new generation has discovered glurge. jmbar2 15 hrs ago #7

AI makes it very easy to generate text stories like this, or video versions. YouTube is littered with highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #26

Maybe, but I like the sentiment, so I hope it's true. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #12

The sentiment is that most people are psychopathic monsters without concern for a man on a highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #22

Jeezus, that isn't what I meant and I think you know that. Why attack me, for God's sake? Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #28

Sorry. I'm not attacking you, but I want you to understand when you're being manipulated by a highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #31

I'm a grown woman. I understand quite well. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #36

Then you should enjoy this as well: True Dough 9 hrs ago #45

glurge? yankee87 14 hrs ago #19

Love it malaise 16 hrs ago #3

Both of them are blessed for doing what he did. oasis 15 hrs ago #6

Not confirming or denying the story, but we can't deny we have a homeless problem in this country. surfered 14 hrs ago #8

i'm a woman moonbeam23 14 hrs ago #9

Elections matter gulliver 14 hrs ago #10

I don't believe it, with the main reason being that no one in their right mind who wanted to help that man highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #11

Quite possibly, but I'll take his version. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #13

You'll take a version describing a ridiculously irresponsible self-styled Good Samaritan leaving highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #16

Oh, for heaven's sake, stop. I liked that someone did help. Back off, please. Joinfortmill 13 hrs ago #32

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There but for fortune go you or I PatSeg 14 hrs ago #14

"Hard to believe ..." Intractable 14 hrs ago #18

What is even sadder is PatSeg 14 hrs ago #29

There's always 911 joho260 14 hrs ago #15

I learned a new word today thanks to the replies of this post. Intractable 14 hrs ago #17

I'd never heard that word either. FoxNewsSucks 14 hrs ago #21

Same leftstreet 13 hrs ago #33

I'm always learning stuff on DU ! Thanks! FailureToCommunicate 13 hrs ago #34

Should be required reading by everyone. JMCKUSICK 14 hrs ago #27

I'm very empathetic to disabled people, HOWEVER, if that man was the Gov. of Texas, whose FailureToCommunicate 14 hrs ago #30

I seriously don't believe it. tavernier 13 hrs ago #35

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That's the red flag for me. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #43

Love that stories like this have a term "glurge". llmart 13 hrs ago #40

A slight correction: Brad Shelby is the curator of the Four States Museum niyad 12 hrs ago #41

His political posts are on his personal Facebook page. generalbetrayus 11 hrs ago #42

And I am not on facebook. niyad 10 hrs ago #44