The Ohio Dem narrative that they can beat Vivek is less convincing when Dems struggled to recruit statewide candidates at all.

"fully fund" does a lot of heavy lifting for politicians lately. What is fully funded? Whatever amount people can imagine I guess. The truth is you can always throw more money at a problem. It has diminishing returns but you can. So say what you really want to fund instead.

My most libertarian attribute is that, despite in no way identifying myself as a libertarian, I believe I'm the only TRUE libertarian. None are as committed to liberty as me!

I'm astoundingly the only candidate with a credible plan for economic growth. Learn about how politics as usual fails and how we can actually build a thriving economy. Does not happen if we keep accepting the corrupt and incompetent as our leaders! tiktok.com/t/ZTh2WFRmx/

Whatever nonsense people say about the Federal Reserve, it's been the only competent, functional part of government the last 2 decades. Trump's political prosecution of the Fed threatens to spiral inflation and destroy the global economy. Congress must stand up!

I believe in putting decision making power at the lowest practical level. Decentralize. Very often the lowest practical level is the individual!

I'll be on Talk the Plank tonight talking about my independent campaign for governor of Ohio with the US Pirate Party 🏴‍☠️! I will not be talking like a pirate. uspirates.org/talk-t...

We don't want to invade other countries, missile strike our neighbors, or pick fights with our allies. And we don't want our government abusing, harassing, or shooting us. We want peace, liberty, and justice. That's what America has always been about.

What did y’all think "Law and Order" meant? Due process? Public safety? Following the law?

A better world is possible.

As governor of Ohio, I would have state troopers accompany any ICE deployment in the state whose sole responsibility is the protection of Ohioans and their rights and maintaining peace. Due process, the rule of law, and justice are the heart of all good law enforcement.

What the Trump admin is doing has all the potential to destabilize America and even usher in a (quick to fail) authoritarian state. But it's not a thought out fascist conspiracy. It's the end result of troll culture in power. Always enrage, always hate, never admit wrong.

The Pirate National Committee has voted to recognize the Ohio Pirate Party as its ninth national committee member state. It also approved new bylaws for Young Pirates USA, its youth affiliate for members aged 13 to 25.

The January 6th attack was unmistakably an attempt to end our democracy, end our Republic, end over 200 years of American ideals. A patriot is someone who stands for Liberty and Justice. This country was founded by patriots.

Need a term for the political and institutional decay that comes from being a lone hyperpower and the world's reserve currency. Like Dutch disease but instead of natural resources it's... inherited global wealth and power?

What does Trump mean the US will "run" Venezuela? How? I hope for the best. I hope somehow the people of Venezuela get real democracy and stability. In a more ideal world all people are guaranteed democracy through international law and not left to the whims of superpowers.

Federal indictments of prominent members of foreign governments are actually executable!? I thought that was just a gimmick. Are we going to start enforcing ICC indictments? That, I could maybe get behind.

This is strange and details are unknown to me but the Constitution does not allow the president to unilaterally start warfare. Congress MUST reassert itself and reclaim our Republic by doing it's constitutional duty. We need representatives who will do so.

My Christmas book haul. Great books, great gifts, looking forward to reading them all. Anyone else gifted any good books?

New daily mantra: internalize the externality

Happy New Year! Right now I want to think about what I want to change in the world in 2026 and what I can do to make it happen.

If you want to change the world, you have to change yourself. New Year's is a good time to think about that.

Some of my excellent baking work over Christmas. Is there a name for sugar cookie cutouts other than like sugar cookies? I'm saying Winterdoodle from Community.

Stability and predictability are hugely underated factors in economic growth and prosperity. People and businesses have to plan for the long term. If your government acts on whims or the orders of one madman in authority, that alone can impoverish a nation.

There's very little appreciable difference between a corrupt Democratic elite and a corrupt Republican elite. Especially at the local level of politics. Corruption is bi-partisan. And it's strangling us.

LLMs (which I don't call AI), like many new technologies, elicits either irrational exuberance or reactionary hatred. There's not a lot of rationality in between on how to beat manage the technology for the greatest benefit of all. I will manage technology policy well.

"People vote against their own interests" - everyone upset when people don't vote for their party. So what, we think it's a bad thing now when people put national or community interests above their own? That should be praiseworthy! People vote for many reasons. They disagree.

I am constantly amazed by what Trump actually says and does. I had to check for myself this was real. No one owes this man loyalty. You do not have to support him. You do not have to work for him. We can hold onto our souls. It is a choice. Everyone knows who he is.

If you don't want Ohio to be a place that attracts the greatest talents from across the country and around the world, you are bad for Ohio. The benefits of skill and talent are enormous to Ohio. We must be a state of openness and opportunity and investment.

You don't have to take pains to be a centrist. I don't censor myself to not come off too left or right. Like precision agriculture is good because it reduces waste and runoff, saving money for farmers and consumers while also protecting our lakes and rivers. All good things!

Trump administration is dangerous and waging a campaign against our country.

Price controls: bad Innovation: good. Ways to make things cheaper.

Unfortunately the only thing we've managed to decentralize with cryptocurrency are Ponzi schemes and even THAT'S somehow being recentralized in a few financial institutions. How?

Seizing land by force can't return as the standard in international affairs. Since WW2, the United States has helped maintain peace through international sovereignty. Let's continue to be the country that stands up to aggressors. Let's be the country for peace.

I needed someone to ask Jaleel White at his Galaxycon Q&A about the most important issue of this election: Vivek's "Stefan over Steven" veneration tweet.

I needed someone to ask Jaleel White at his Galaxycon Q&A about the most important issue of this election: Vivek's "Stefan over Steven" veneration tweet.

Feeling totally tapped out after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday? Well how about a new day, Political Donation Wednesday! Donate $1, $5, whatever you have left, to my independent gubernatorial campaign. Keep it up! donorbox.org/tim-gra...

I live in an insane world where politicians push absurd policies because bot accounts in Russia or Pakistan posing as Americans tell them it would be "based". And no one will stand for good and necessary policy if it costs them one vote. Politicians must be smarter and braver.

Robotaxis and other autonomous vehicles are actually going to enable huge shifts in transit policy possible. INCLUDING creating more value from rail systems. Very much solving a last few miles problem. We have not begun to imagine our future!

I'm not saying LLMs are a dead end for AI, but they do seem to be hitting some substantial barriers such that I hope some of the AI bubble funding goes to alternative AI technologies.

I consider both Vivek and Acton to be Ohio success stories. I also think they have SOME good ideas and valuable experiences that, if they are sincere about them, I'd like to see in my administration. And would like them to be involved in my post-partisan administration.

We're losing the fight against corruption and corruption is what's eating at the foundations of our country. We need to rebuild trust, rebuild our institutions, and hold our politicians to account.

The essence and origin of my YIMBYism

Amy Acton's campaign is somehow negatively polarizing me to like Vivek more because they keep attacking him most fiercely whenever he says something GOOD.

My takeaway from AI so far, especially its use by students, is that we genuinely need to enculturate the Star Trekian philosophy of self-improvement. You have to want to learn. Because jumping through hoops is a broken system.

2026 Acton vs Vivek is making me think of 2016 Trump vs Clinton in that, it seemed at the time that the only people either of these candidates could actually beat is the other. I'll add I have much more respect for Acton and Vivek then Trump or Clinton. An Ohioan bias!

Stopping inflation comes from fiscal and monetary constraints (government spend less/tax more, higher interest rates). The way to actually lower PRICES is through innovation. Better technology more widely used. We need an innovation agenda.

Party primaries, where there is a lot of overlap with closely ideologically aligned candidates, is one of the best applications of Ranked Choice Voting. Democrats would certainly be smart to do this. State laws come into play. I would allow it in Ohio. www.axios.com/2025/1...

Was on the Purple Political Breakdown podcast! Great interview covering Data Centers, energy prices, property taxes, NIMBYism, and how everyone should be nicer to Vivek.

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, the U.S. Transhumanist Party invites Timothy Grady - @timgradyforohio.com - to discuss his campaign for Governor of Ohio in 2026 as an independent candidate, which has been endorsed by the USTP. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrzP...