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Whaler Swift

08
Jul
A black and white photo of the old radar dome at Tempelhof, Berlin, with some pipes in the foreground and partly-cloudy sky in the background

The 4th of July and Boredom in Berlin

It’s the 4th of July, Independence Day in the United States.  Congress passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ yesterday,
6 min read
03
Apr
a two part meme with 'socialism' at the top paired with a green market line going up, and 'not stonks' at the bottom paired with a red market line going down

Finding Hope in Democratic Control of the Economy

Today's big news, in case you haven't heard, is that Trump has used mid tech and
4 min read
17
Feb
🇺🇸 ❤️ Hierarchy

🇺🇸 ❤️ Hierarchy

I’ve been finding it comforting, in recent months, to reread Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy.  Besides being a
3 min read