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Man changes name to Literally Anybody Else and announces US presidential run (www.theguardian.com)

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A Texas man has legally changed his name to Literally Anybody Else and announced he is running for US president in the 2024 election.

Formerly known as Dustin Ebey, the 35-year-old is a US army veteran and seventh-grade math teacher in the suburbs of Dallas, and now has a Texas driver’s license to prove his name change.

He said he wanted to change his name because he was unsatisfied with this year’s presidential candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

“Three hundred million people can do better,” he said in reference to the two frontrunners for the nation’s highest office. “There really should be some outlet for people like me who are just so fed up with this constant power grab between the two parties that just has no benefit to the common person.

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[–] [email protected] 117 points 1 year ago (2 children)

20% chance this man goes viral and actually gets elected

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Let's bump those numbers up.

[–] [email protected] 141 points 1 year ago (3 children)

35-year-old is a US army veteran and seventh-grade math teacher

Sounds like he'd be better than Trump by a mile.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

going by just this and the fact he isnt backed by billionaire donors, and isnt doing a genocide? this dude is better than both alternatives you have.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude could die and be better than Trump.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So could Trump

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Holy shit. Call the burn ward

[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit, I don't know jack shit about this person but I'd lock in this third candidate if it was ranked choice between the three. Seriously, I believe in humanity enough that Guy, Random is my presidential character select choice.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

I don't know, I'm still leaning for Literally Anybody Else but Random Guy has some good points