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Well, it looks like I have a window for more editorial work, with nothing lined up for the next couple of months, so if anyone is looking for an in-depth manuscript critique--annotated m/s + overview report + follow-up wrap-up chat by Zoom--hit me up. One-to-one mentoring by Zoom is also available.

Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

In case we thought that ecological disasters were a special talent of modernity, let’s talk about how the 13th-century peat trade of Norfolk made it permanently vulnerable to flooding, including 3 catastrophic floods just since 2013.

#medievalstorytime

Gunmen don't kill people, people who conceptualise the abstract notion of guns kill people.

A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56

NEW: A man showed up to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn last night pretending to be an FBI agent in an attempt to spring Luigi Mangione, according to a law enforcement source.

He wouldn't be wrong if he did.

Oh no

As an ex e-learning developer, I can confidently say this will be a terrible learning experience. I cannot wait to rip it to shreds.

Here's what the Free AI Training will look like 🧵

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If you write about the messy reality behind "free" internet services: we're seeing #OpenStreetMap hammered by scrapers hiding behind residential proxy/embedded-SDK networks. We're a volunteer-run service and the costs are real. We'd love to talk to a journalist about what we're seeing + how […]

The gruq has some useful resources on it, if anyone wants to do some reading. grugq.github.io/resources/
More comphrehensive is this resource list github.com/jivoi/awesom... from the other point of view, handy for spotting holes to patch.

Nothing ever burns down by itself

Does the article also mention the stenographic printer tracking dots that most printers output, invisible to the naked eye? That seems relevant.

A Demonstrator’s Guide to Gas Masks and Goggles Everything you need to know to choose the right gas mask or goggles to protect your eyes and lungs from chemical agents and projectiles.

If you are following these events from elsewhere, take some time this weekend to learn more about chemical weapons and how to protect yourself and your community from them.

crimethinc.com/GasMasks

Abolish ICE.

Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes? We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.

This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...

This is a collision of two very distinct worlds...

Government accused of 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks The Times reports unabridged version of security services' analysis sets out 'reasonable worst case scenario' where climate impacts trigger mass migration and conflict

Quick thread on how it is shocking the government has supressed this report, but it is equally shocking that anyone should be surprised by its contents.

www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657...

YouTube video by Maggie Mae Fish Why aren't more True Crime creators anti-cop??

@theangrynoodle.com Saw this and thought of you www.youtube.com/watch?v=shhu...

Being “Peaceful” and “Law-Abiding” Will Not Stop Authoritarianism Anarchists from Germany explore how events in German history should inform those who are resisting the consolidation of authoritarian power in the US today.

Being “Peaceful” and “Law-Abiding” Will Not Stop Authoritarianism

A Message from Germany

crimethinc.com/MessageGermany

In this analysis, anarchists from Germany explore how events from German history should inform those who are resisting the consolidation of authoritarian power in the US today.

Sea-urchin - Etymology, Origin & Meaning "a kind of crabfish that has prickles instead of feet."  See origin and meaning of sea-urchin.

www.etymonline.com/word/sea-urc... the contextual information is quite fun.

Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale

Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools

A photo of live sea urchins - they are covered in outward pointing spines

Presumably this also explains the etymology of 'sea urchin'.

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

The state-owned oil company of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco, was responsible for emissions of 1.7bn tonnes CO2 in 2024

That's more than the emissions of Japan & Germany combined

Exxon, with 610mn tonnes, caused more CO2 emissions than South Korea

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

It was inevitable.

‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn global crisis is decades ahead of forecasts Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists

"Climate change is here. We are seeing event classes [today] that were forecast in #climate models for the 2050s, 2060s, and 2070s.” - @oceanterra.org

#FasterThanExpected
#ClimateEmergency

if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash.

see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.

organize your niche.

Words to live by, not only during a crisis.

Big old stack like those I'd expect them to spend more time picking up after strong winds than anything.

I'll let my log piles know they're doing it wrong.