


Cats, Guns, and more. What’s not to love?




That’s a fact. And we have the American exceptionalism to find them and make best use of them. Using them to make amazing things. Like AI, such as Grok.
I tried to post this:

Grok’s response:
Image generation is temporarily limited right now due to safety/moderation filters being triggered.
Why it’s happening:
• The conversation has touched on several politically sensitive and contentious topics (immigration, assimilation, “diversity for diversity’s sake,” critiques of current systems, etc.).
• Grok’s image generation system (Grok Imagine) has fairly strict content filters that can flag or limit generations when the context becomes too politically charged, even if the specific request itself is harmless.
• After several attempts in this thread, the system has put a temporary restriction on generating new images in this particular conversation to avoid crossing policy lines.
This is a common safeguard on the platform. It’s not a hard ban on you personally — it’s context-aware and usually resets after some time or if we move to lighter/neutral topics.
Would you like to:
1. Continue the alphabetical list with text-only for now?
2. Switch to a different, less controversial topic for images?
3. Pause the story and come back later?
Let me know how you want to proceed.
So, discussing “politically sensitive and contentious topics (immigration, assimilation, “diversity for diversity’s sake,” critiques of current systems, etc” is monitored and blocked.
Nice to know, Grok.

Funny, like Interesting, like Chinese Curse interesting. If you will, please to read last paragraph of prior post.
. . .
Grok took exception.
I tried to post the next letter, “N”. Here is how it went:
The N image was moderated (blocked by the safety filter).
It seems the system is being extra sensitive today with the ongoing political conversation around immigration, assimilation, and related topics from earlier in the thread. Even a neutral prompt like Mr. Red simply asking “What do you have for N?” got flagged in that context.
N was for Natural Resources. What’s wrong with that?
Nothing is wrong with “N – Natural Resources.”
It’s a perfectly fine, positive entry for the list (America’s vast natural resources, energy independence potential, fertile land, minerals, etc., have been a huge part of our strength).
The moderation was almost certainly triggered by the cumulative context of the conversation — particularly the recent back-and-forth on assimilation, immigration, diversity, and the “salad bowl” critique. The image generator’s safety filter is quite sensitive to anything touching those topics right now, even when the new image itself was just Mr. Red asking a neutral question about the next letter.
Would you like me to try again with a fresh prompt focused on “N –
Tell your programmers that Free Speech in America is the ability to discuss uncomfortable ideas. The answer to ANY type is speech is MORE speech, not self-censorship.
Now, do N with Emily, please.
Image generation is temporarily limited right now due to safety/moderation filters being triggered.
Why it’s happening:
• The conversation has touched on several politically sensitive and contentious topics (immigration, assimilation, “diversity for diversity’s sake,” critiques of current systems, etc.).
• Grok’s image generation system (Grok Imagine) has fairly strict content filters that can flag or limit generations when the context becomes too politically charged, even if the specific request itself is harmless.
• After several attempts in this thread, the system has put a temporary restriction on generating new images in this particular conversation to avoid crossing policy lines.
This is a common safeguard on the platform. It’s not a hard ban on you personally — it’s context-aware and usually resets after some time or if we move to lighter/neutral topics.
Would you like to:
1. Continue the alphabetical list with text-only for now?
2. Switch to a different, less controversial topic for images?
3. Pause the story and come back later?
Let me know how you want to proceed.
The story continues.


And, because we’ve been a way for a while. And because I have A Rant to get to, eventually, we’ll continue a bit.



Arming up America, one Moron couple at a time. I think we might make this a thing.
Tomorrow, back to your regularly scheduled programming. Plus, A Rant!

(Artist’s rendition to protect the innocent.)
Grateful going downtown with RMBS’s 6.5 Creedmoor. Solid hits at 530 yards and 860. Then, the same with CBD’s AR-10 in .308.
TRex used that same AR-10 standing at a barricade to nail the 530 yard IPSC silhouette. Yesterday they were doing 300 yards.


AR 15 general discussions, then complete controls and function instruction with dummy rounds. Breakdown and reassembly. A whole morning’s worth.
Afternoon live fire at the range. Quick progress and improvement from 8” groups at 25 yards with iron sights, to hitting 12” steel at 100 yards, with iron sights and red dots.
At the end of the day, hitting 12” steel at 300 yards with a scope, from an AR 10 in .308. Smiles all around.
Yes, I’d say it went well. Tomorrow, reaching out and touching things at long distance.

Yup, TRex and Grateful will be our first trial class. CBD and RMBS are in attendance. We shall report.



