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An app named Hamilton. "I named the app after my dog..." Who is your dog named after? Is this a dog whistle?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_(politics)

I wanted a dog my whole adult life, and my wife and daughter finally relented when I turned 50, on the condition that they chose the name and the breed. So I got a dog called Hamilton, and a lifetime of people asking if he's named after the musical. Or Lewis Hamilton.

The only dog whistle he responds to are crisp packets rustling.

It's important to remember that not everything is about politics, and people with somewhat mainstream politics don't really need to secretly signal each other, they're mostly shouting about it. Take a breath, everything's going to be alright in the long run.

I wish you the best.

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