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They built the digital world. Now they just want to sew and make chairs.
Those who came up in the era of ‘move fast and break things’ are learning to slow down and make things.
Pluralistic: Wall Street Journal goes to bat for the vultures who want to steal your house (04 June 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
What's expected of us - Nature
It's a tough choice...
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I’ve Seen the Future That Has Hollywood Actors Terrified
Here’s what the tech that Hollywood actors are scared of can really do.
Demographic Dividend: Which Countries Are Next? | Newgeography.com
America Is Headed Toward Collapse
History shows how to stave it off.
Inside the Meltdown at CNN
CEO Chris Licht felt he was on a mission to restore the network’s reputation for serious journalism. How did it all go wrong?
A Tragically American Approach to the Child-Care Crisis
The U.S. is returning to a tired old playbook: If at first you fail to make something a universal right, try making it an employee benefit.
A Nobel Laureate Walks Into a Supermarket
Annie Ernaux on the malaise of the grocery store
The Labor-Shortage Myth
Things are finally looking up for the American worker. Why does the government see that as a crisis?
Japan vending machines to automatically offer free food if earthquake hits
Machines in coastal city of Ako, are located in an area that experts say is vulnerable to a future powerful earthquake
Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic
Ryan Busse once worked for a major gun-maker. He now warns about the danger of growing radicalization in the industry.
Pluralistic: Washington State’s capital gains tax proves we can have nice things (03 June 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
When Will Queer Bravery Become Part of the World War II Narrative?
When Willem Arondeus said, “Let it be known, homosexuals aren’t cowards’’, on the eve of his execution in 1943, he was speaking for himself and countless others who gave and risked their lives to end the tyranny and oppression that the LGBTQ community faced under Nazi rule. It is only in recent years that their…
Pluralistic: The long lineage of private equity’s looting (02 June 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
The Once Lucky Country: Can It Be Again? | Newgeography.com
Supreme Risk: An Interactive Guide to Rights the Supreme Court Could Take Away
Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn and that current justices have questioned some aspect of.
How Math Has Changed the Shape of Gerrymandering | Quanta Magazine
New tools make it possible to detect hidden manipulation of maps.
Is Artificial Intelligence a Greater Emergency Than Climate Change? Exploring the Urgency and Implications - Real Raw News
In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape, one topic has emerged as a pressing concern for humanity: the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a former Google executive, we recognize the magnitude of this issue and the urgent need to address it. In this article, we delve into the profound implications of AI and its potential […]
We can’t rid nature of us, no matter how hard we try
On the myth of wilderness
World without faith by John Beevers | Open Library
World without faith by John Beevers, 1935, H. Hamilton edition, in English
A Very Young Critic With a Hammer; WORLD WITHOUT FAITH. By John Beevers. 314 pp. New York: Harper & Brothers. $2.50. (Published 1936)
Beevers, John; World Without Faith
Why this successful climate writer quit to become an electrician
Instead of writing about the need to electrify everything, Nate Johnson is now doing that work himself as an apprentice electrician.
See No Evil | Harper's Magazine
From a November discussion on the Eyes Left podcast, between Mike Prysner, an Iraq War veteran, and Mansoor Adayfi, a former detainee at Guantánamo Bay. mansoor adayfi: As you know, Guantánamo was created out of the legal zone, out of the legal system. Torture was the mechanism of Guantánamo. Torture, abuse, and experimenting on prisoners. […]
Ron Desantis Once Oversaw Torture at Guantanamo Bay. Now, He Wants Your Vote
The candidacy of Ron DeSantis represents the ugliest stage of the War on Terror's veterans entering the American political area.
Prosecutors uncover damning recording: Trump held classified Pentagon file | Boing Boing
CNN reports that federal prosecutors have obtained an audio recording from a 2021 meeting revealing that former President Donald Trump retained a classified Pentagon document about a potential atta…