DEF CON 30 Short Story Writing Contest
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Prima Materia
by A.D. Baker

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@primamateria has added @shrugs to the group [8/19/25 5:11 am]
@primamateria has added @moonsovermyhammy to the group [8/19/25 5:11 am]
@primamateria has added @sauntedhar to the group [8/19/25 5:11 am]
@primamateria has added @agrajag to the group [8/19/25 5:12 am]

@primamateria [8/19/25 5:12 am]
welcome, gentlemen

@shrugs [8/19/25 6:11 am]
helloooooo

@agrajag [8/19/25 6:20 am]
i haven't been able to sleep the last two days, head just spinning with so many ideas
what a relief to finally meet like-minded folks
@shrugs and @primamateria, so glad you two were at that booth!

@sauntedhar [8/19/25 6:21 am]
I'm jazzed about this project, I really believe we have the opportunity to change the fate of the US and beyond.

@primamateria [8/19/25 6:22 am]
agree, i havent slept either
this is why i love defcon, no better place to meet brilliant people
and to find folks with a passion for politics as well lol
thats the cherry on top
SixShipsConstitution.txt
i put together this draft doc for us to use as a baseline
please read through and suggest edits as needed

@shrugs [8/19/25 6:26 am]
looks good to me dude. very thorough

@sauntedhar [8/19/25 6:28 am]
I'm at work but will look over this evening. Thank you for putting this together.

@primamateria [8/19/25 6:30 am]
great let me know
what do you think about weekly calls as well? want to make sure we dont loose momemtum on this

@sauntedhar [8/19/25 6:33 am]
Maybe biweekly to start... some of us have day jobs.

@primamateria [8/19/25 6:33 am]
youre telling me, i have two already lol but always willing to hustle for the sake of democracy

@shrugs [8/19/25 6:34 am]
i second biweekly to start, i have a fulltime job as a degenerate

@agrajag [8/19/25 6:41 am]
yeah the doc looks really good to start. i think we also need a section on timelines to keep us organized
thinking like, when we should have key issues/platforms identified, candidates assessed, finalized, campaigning begins, etc
probably also start working out logistics around fundraising options, etc
sorry, i'll keep my brainstorming to myself

@primamateria [8/19/25 6:42 am]
no keep it coming! this feels incredibly promising, i cant wait to dive in
i just keep thinking about the psychopathy required to get oneself elected
and how we might finally have the solution

@moonsovermyhammy [8/19/25 10:17 am]
lol why are you all so anxious. we have 3 years!

@shrugs [8/19/25 10:25 am]
our drunken oracle is alive

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@shrugs [8/1/26 1:37 pm]
just two weeks until defcon 34
are you prepared?

@sauntedhar [8/1/26 1:43 pm]
Extremely. I met with both Frum and Sims this last week for some additional intel, and feel very good about presenting their cases.

@moonsovermyhammy [8/1/26 1:51 pm]
wow dude lol i have not done my homework then
i mean i have met with luis p a few times but havent brought up the Big P ya know

@primamateria [8/1/26 1:53 pm]
do NOT bring up the big P
i dont think thats what sauntedhar meant
right?

@sauntedhar [8/1/26 1:54 pm]
Obviously not.

@agrajag [8/1/26 1:57 pm]
How did you contextualize the meetings? I have calls with Topacio next week and Sasha the week after.

@moonsovermyhammy [8/1/26 1:57 pm]
@primamateria @sauntedhar ok ok chill

@sauntedhar [8/1/26 1:59 pm]
I think you need to feel it out for yourself. My company is working on a research project for Frum's charity, so I used that as the excuse to discuss.
If you hold it over dinner, the conversation is much more casual and you can bring up the platform items easily.

@agrajag [8/1/26 2:00 pm]
@sauntedhar any awkwardness over the political ambitions question?
@moonsovermyhammy let me know if you need some additional fire power, i'd be happy to help out

@sauntedhar [8/1/26 2:04 pm]
@agrajag No. I asked it in a joking manner. He laughed and demured.
He said he'd thought about running for office in the past but felt that he could be of more service in his current work.
I know we're not debating until our in-person meeting but I have to say, Frum's humility really spoke to me.
I'm excited about him as a candidate.

@moonsovermyhammy [8/1/26 2:05 pm]
@agrajag that would be sweet! been so busy, i would really appreciate it

@agrajag [8/1/26 2:06 pm]
sure, let me know which potential candidates you are still researching

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@primamateria has added @prophetpuppy to the group [8/17/26 1:58 am]
@primamateria has added @messianicambitions to the group [8/17/26 1:59 am]
@primamateria has added @djpumpkinspice to the group [8/17/26 1:59 am]
@primamateria has added @deeplyunmoored to the group [8/17/26 1:59 am]
@primamateria has added SPACEBAR to the group [8/17/26 2:00 am]

@messianicambitions [8/17/26 8:11 am]
ty for inducting me into the group!! it was so great to meet all of you in person!!
and virtually @djpumpkinspice lol

@deeplyunmoored [8/17/26 8:14 am]
ditto

@djpumpkinspice [8/17/26 8:14 am]
yes, so excited to be part of the group. what you all have done so far is incredible and i can't wait to help.

@primamateria [8/17/26 8:18 am]
pumped as well for our new members!
last nights meeting was so affirming
intelligent and fierce debates, jaw-dropping insights, and the future of the country in good hands
feels so good to have found ones purpose in life
dude in a couple of years we should set up a president village
it could be an elite society
only patriot nfts can enter and submit candidates or something
the whole weekend could be debates
with top dem and repub candidates identified at the end
damn im really getting ahead of myself
just feeling so energized!

@shrugs [8/17/26 8:25 am]
thanks as always for being our incredible leader
and good luck with the wedding!

@prophetpuppy [8/17/26 8:27 am]
thanks all for the add
and yes @primamateria happy nuptials!

@agrajag [8/17/26 8:30 am]
@primamateria happy wedding!

@deeplyunmoored [8/17/26 8:31 am]
@primamateria good luck!

SPACEBAR [8/17/26 8:32 am]
excited to be part of this group, and yes have a great wedding @primamateria

@sauntedhar [8/17/26 8:32 am]
Enjoy your big day, sir.

@djpumpkinspice [8/17/26 8:34 am]
lucky you, have a wonderful wedding!

@messianicambitions [8/17/26 8:35 am]
@primamateria happy wedding!!!

@moonsovermyhammy [8/17/26 8:35 am]
@primamateria thats why you look so different! like everytime i see you somethings changed haha
anyway, the botox looks great on you lol jk
happy big day!

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SPACEBAR [2/04/27 9:36 pm]
Hi all, I would like to submit that we add another member to the group
yall remember spoonbender from defcon 34? he was a fed who gave that talk on the marrakech hack
great connections and brains to back it all up
would be a great addition

@moonsovermyhammy [2/04/27 9:39 pm]
whos this? who vetted?

@sauntedhar [2/04/27 10:02 pm]
No. We are capped on members.

SPACEBAR [2/04/27 10:03 pm]
who says we have a cap
Also we let @djpumpkinspice in without an in-person vetting ceremony

@primamateria [2/04/27 10:12 pm]
dj has met with certain members of the group
but due to security reasons cannot attend in-person meetups
special case

@sauntedhar [2/04/27 10:14 pm]
If we’re just letting everyone in then there is no point.
I feel like this group is turning into more and more of a social club.
I don't doubt that he is a smart guy but there needs to be logic backing up an add.

@prophetpuppy [2/04/27 10:18 pm]
agree with @sauntedhar its getting crowded in here

@moonsovermyhammy [2/04/27 10:18 pm]
oh spoonbender?? that tiny prick??

@shrugs [2/04/27 10:19 pm]
being a prick is almost an entrance requirement to this group

@primamateria [2/04/27 10:20 pm]
lets just get this over with
submit your votes <<here>>

@moonsovermyhammy [2/04/27 10:30 pm]
VOTER FRAUD
hahahaha

SPACEBAR [2/04/27 10:31 pm]
sigh
alright, but i think you guys are making a mistake
keep him in mind for 2032 round ok?

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@sauntedhar [6/31/27 8:01 am]
https://nytimes.com/Harold-Frum-Anno...-For-President
Well this changes things.

@shrugs [6/31/27 8:03 am]
oh fuck

@agrajag [6/31/27 8:04 am]
no way...
he's never mentioned this at any of your meetings?

@djpumpkinspice [6/31/27 8:08 am]
omg what if you accidentally incepted the idea into him

@sauntedhar [6/31/27 8:13 am]
Definitely has never mentioned anything to me.

@prophetpuppy [6/31/27 8:14 am]
dude that is annoying. I met with him too at that benefit, he seemed so humble.

@sauntedhar [6/31/27 8:19 am]
I mean, if we're doing our job right its likely that we'll end up picking some candidates who have secret presidential ambitions...
I just figured they would get weeded out before the final rounds.
Apparently not.

@primamateria [6/31/27 8:26 am]
this is why we did not choose one single candidate
its fine
hes been annoying about the california insurance lawsuits anyway
probably for the best tbh

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@primamateria [9/13/27 4:42 am]
h3llo!
beautiful day here
very excited to see all of you in person in a few days
defcon 35!
please be prepared for a long sunday night
we have a ton of work to do
this is where the real work begins

@messianicambitions [9/13/27 4:49 am]
ready!!!!

@shrugs [9/13/27 5:36 am]
finally. cant believe its so late this year.

@deeplyunmoored [9/13/27 5:42 am]
after we almost all perished from 5 mins in the nevada sun last year? they had to...
not that pushing back by 1 month is going to save us

@moonsovermyhammy [9/13/27 6:12 am]
last year i would have been so annoyed at unmoored's complaining
but now i know he's in the highest at-risk group for heatstroke
so its ok

@deeplyunmoored [9/13/27 6:13 am]
fuck u

@djpumpkinspice [9/13/27 6:20 am]
awww one big happy family back together again

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@djpumpkinspice [9/18/27 11:10 am]
whos around this morning? would love to maybe run into one or two of you

@messianicambitions [9/18/27 11:16 am]
im in the fashion village!! wearing a lime green jacket!! come find me
theres a show in 20 mins if you can make it
(fun fact its the Sylkroad Fall Collection that my team built)
would love it if you guys could come support!
I have an extra pair of glasses for viewing if needed!

@djpumpkinspice [9/18/27 11:17 am]
cool i'll try to make my way over there

@primamateria [9/18/27 11:35 am]
i have to skip today's events
my wife's startup has a big launch coming up and they need all the help they can get

@agrajag [9/18/27 11:39 am]
been there buddy. good luck. We will see you tomorrow night though?

@primamateria [9/18/27 11:40 am]
1000% will be there
its crunch time baby!

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@primamateria [9/19/27 6:59 pm]
sorry guys im not sure i can make the meeting live
got sick with something this morning, seems like mild food poisoning
missed a lot of the conference too, sadly

@shrugs [9/19/27 7:00 pm]
all good, i'll dial you in on the conference phone
@djpumpkinspice i'm assuming you need to be dialed in as well?

@djpumpkinspice [9/19/27 7:01 pm]
@shrugs yes please

@shrugs [9/19/27 10:24 pm]
candidates.zip

@prophetpuppy [9/19/27 10:24 pm]
says file is corrupted

@shrugs [9/19/27 10:25 pm]
SashaChandramohanan.txt
VictorSims.txt
SamanthaCavali.txt
MitchellGreenberg.txt
LuisPurata.txt

@sauntedhar [9/20/27 12:22 am]
Just have to say, I'm feeling very bullish about all of our candidates, especially Samantha.
Imagine if we're behind the first young, female president of the US.
History.

SPACEBAR
my heart beats faster just thinking that could happen!

@agrajag
great work @primamateria on all the work you've done behind the scenes researching her and preparing her for this.

@shrugs [9/20/27 1:31 am]
@primamateria if we're going all in on Samantha, maybe we should find some time for the rest of us to meet her in person.
make sure this group is familiar with her strong points, weak points, secrets, all that good stuff
what do you think?

@primamateria [9/20/27 12:26 am]
thanks so much, but as always its a team effort
@shrugs yeah definitely thats a great idea
lets talk offline about how to make that happen
overall, really amazing work from everyone
and a solid group of candidates
anyone of them would be good for the country!

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@messianicambitions [9/20/27 7:22 am]
it was great to see everyone in person again!
already looking forward to next year
anyone going to the awards ceremonies tomorrow?

@messianicambitions [9/20/27 7:32 am]
(Sylkroad won the fashion show!)

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@primamateria [10/03/27 11:31 pm]
has anyone heard from @shrugs recently?
hes been offline for days

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@sauntedhar [9/26/28 6:37 pm]
Can't believe we are here.
@agrajag @prophetpuppy @messianicambitions have done an amazing job at organizing and deploying their networks.
I'm very excited for the debates tonight.

@messianicambitions [9/26/28 6:38 pm]
thanks so much!! everyone is really on fire
a huge testament to the hard work we all put in

@agrajag [9/26/28 6:40 pm]
@sauntedhar also crushed it on the funding side
without those contacts we would have been dead in the water
so crazy to see how far we've come

@primamateria [9/26/28 6:41 pm]
congratulations to all of us
what a ride
hopefully @shrugs is off on some beach celebrating with us in spirit!

@sauntedhar [9/26/28 7:02 pm]
I'm not the emotional type but it is crazy to see three of our candidates up on that stage.
I might cry... maybe.

@prophetpuppy [9/26/28 7:02 pm]
Samantha is really tearing into everyone
go go go!

SPACEBAR [9/26/28 7:13 pm]
ok but she needs to stop bringing up her startup so much lol

@messianicambitions [9/26/28 7:21 pm]
@primamateria you have a doppelganger in the crowd!!
did you guys see him??

@moonsovermyhammy [9/26/28 7:22 pm]
dude i totally saw himmmmm

@agrajag [9/26/28 7:24 pm]
haha maybe he somehow made it in person? would explain why he's offline right now
weird that he wouldnt say something though

@prophetpuppy [9/26/28 7:26 pm]
aww man i missed it, will definitely pay attention to the crowd more

@prophetpuppy [9/26/28 7:44 pm]
good god he really does look like @primamateria... wild

@agrajag [9/26/28 7:45 pm]
SamanthaCavaliHusband.img
umm why does this look vaguely like the primamateria i met two years ago at defcon?

SPACEBAR [9/26/28 7:46 pm]
*tinfoil hat*

@sauntedhar [9/26/28 7:53 pm]
Ok I've only met prima twice but that does kind of look like him.
SamanthaCavaliHusband2.img
SamanthaCavaliHusband3.img
He wears a lot of hats so its hard to tell.
Something fun to discuss next week when we all meet together this weekend.

@primamateria [9/26/28 9:22 pm]
sorry all my phone died
incredible debate, couldnt take my eyes away from the screen
and lol wow do i have a long lost twin?
ill have to bring it up with Samantha next time we meet

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@primamateria [10/01/28 8:45 pm]
cant wait to see everyone tonight!
im bringing champagne to celebrate
weve worked so hard and really deserve it

@djpumpkinspice [10/01/28 8:47 pm]
absolutely! cant wait to share in this win with everyone

@messianicambitions [10/01/28 8:45 pm]
ah yay excited to finally meet you in person @djpumpkinspice!!

@moonsovermyhammy [10/01/28 10:22 pm]
hi team
love you all
but i am having too much fun out here and gonna have to miss the meeting
but two months out
so not much to do anyway right?
hope you are all celebratinggg

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@moonsovermyhammy [10/02/28 11:11 am]
hello?

@moonsovermyhammy [10/02/28 12:03 pm]
well fuck

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