“societies that mobilise most effectively in a crisis are the ones with the deepest social fabric, the highest trust between citizens and institutions, and the most distributed sense of responsibility”
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
DOG AT THE OLYMPICS
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"We live in a shadow of the world we could create." ❤️
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I believe there are more options short of a ban, but I worry that if we are struggling to combat a free, public, CSAM generator, we are not going to be able to meaningfully regulate AI, @evansolomon.bsky.social.
I imagine a government's argument for remaining on Twitter would be that they should be communicating where people are, but...
a) I would wonder how many people are still on Twitter
and b) there is surely some limit on where the government feels it's appropriate to communicate.
Sometimes, instead of saying what we think, we fixate on what we think other people think.
What will the polls say? Imagine the ads. What will [hypothetical voter] think?
STOP! Just say what you think! Stop being a consultant! (For free no less, have some self-respect!)
My column this week:
lmao Pluribus heads that was the actual mayor of Albuquerque
Video: Sky News via X (@SkyNews)
disney adults showing up like the end of avengers endgame
This is a moving and important read by @rachelshabi.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/rachelsh...
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
You know that scene in an action movie when the bad guy runs through the kitchen of a restaurant and pulls down all the pots and pans behind him to slow down his pursuers? We're in that part of the Trump presidency.
Thanks for the update and of course the wonderful loving care you provided for her ... I'm sure her people are beyond grateful ❤️
i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
This was a great read!
Lawyer @equalityalec.bsky.social speaks with @premthakker.bsky.social on how mass incarceration and media bias isn't down to individual cops, lawyers or journalists but are part of massive systems of abuse.
WATCH: zeteo.com/p/how-the-me...
imagine being loved and accepted for who you are like this wow
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Gaza.
As well he should
I made a long video about the "someone's got to do it" memes, where they came from, what they're really saying, and what these posts reveal about collective trauma, political cynicism, our decaying faith in democratic institutions and so so much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrj...
Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any worse.
Your post reminded me of this poem by Ada Limón:
doodle. write poems you never show anyone. make banana bread. take pictures of birds. grow a plant. the goal isn’t to build job skills or “become a creative” it’s to just fool around and experience yourself and the world around you
this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people
"We can get stuck being hungry for the wrong things. Sometimes it’s a trial waiting for those shitty little demons to release their grip."
Thank you, as always, for your insightful writing!
In my first article for The Guardian I analyze the Canadian election, the political environment we are voting in and how the leaders are faring in the changing political landscape
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THIS.
