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Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

OK, this is wild.

In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.

It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.

What the HELL?

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’I refuse to be complicit’: The Jewish elders rejecting Zionism Haunted by the Holocaust, elderly Jewish protesters speak to us about their rejection of Zionism and their call for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine

Haunted by the Holocaust, elderly Jewish protesters speak to The New Arab about their rejection of Zionism and their call for an end to Israel's occupation of Palestine ⬇

The People vs Genocide Big Tech workers are resisting their industry’s involvement in Israeli apartheid

🚨 New newsletter alert! Ft. An interview with a fired Meta worker on internal censorship, overview of Big Tech's involvement in Isr*eli apartheid, the real reason the US tried to ban TikTok...and a sprinkling of hope 👀👾

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Watch how this scrawled filefish switches on its polka dots. We stan these elegant oddballs of the ocean, even if CamDam does not! #scrawledfilefish #filefish #elegantoddball #polkadots #camdam #circumtropical #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

In case you missed it, Israel took your TikTok. American youth were getting too well-informed about the genocide.

You ‘need’ it because the defence contractors are their friends and they want to make money. Google: military industrial complex.

If you think this was good, check out his other track Hind’s Hall.

All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot Is screen use really sapping our ability to focus and lowering our IQs? The scientists who have actually analysed the data give their verdict

Anecdotalists are not welcome. A nuanced and evidence-based take on tech panic—no, your devices aren’t making you stupid or rewiring your brain.

It is interesting that this piece is in the Guardian's " Lifestyle" section.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

An excellent thread

James Baldwin, The Art of Fiction No. 78 James Baldwin in Hyde Park, London. Photograph by Allan Warren, The Paris Review No. 129.   This interview was conducted in the two places dearest to James Baldwin’s struggle as a...

Writing + preaching are “completely unattached. When you are standing in the pulpit, you must sound as though you know what you’re talking about. When you’re writing, you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know,… what you don’t want to find out. But something forces you to anyway.”

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Beyond this bit being passed around, which is worth sharing for the main points, do click through and read the whole thing. It's worth it. harpers.org/archive/1941...

The End of Social What if the problem is posting?

I wrote about Bluesky's Jesse Singal problem, its transformation from supposed utopia to pretty good social media platform and how maybe social media can't be fixed.

Alleged CEO Shooter Luigi Mangione Was Radicalized by Pain A journey through his online footprint and influences

A deep dive into the digital footprint of Luigi Mangione, a man radicalized by pain.

shatterzone.substack.com/p/alleged-ce...

Just a reminder that Amazon workers are striking tomorrow through Monday, and that none of the “deals” are good enough to justify crossing the picket line.

We got this 🫶🏼

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