policy
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Rethinkings Out Loud
Anchors Away Nothing is more North Atlantic than Greenland. If the US siezes it, NATO will transform from an alliance to a war zone, where allies become combatants. Does anyone outside Trump’s amen corner want that? But what if the US buys Greenland from Denmark, like it bought the Louisiana Territory from France and Alaska Continue reading
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Monday, June 30, 2025
Toward future downtowns. Two tabs I just opened on a conference call that I need to read later: Re:Permissioning the City, and Permissioning the City 2025 Update. Has stuff that's too important for news stories. Even if you disagree with it. Heather Cox Richardson interviews Barack Obama. Are we in one now? On a call Continue reading
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Going #Faceless
Facial recognition by machines is out of control. Meaning our control. As individuals, and as a society. Thanks to ubiquitous surveillance systems, including the ones in our own phones, we can no longer assume we are anonymous in public places or private in private ones. This became especially clear a few weeks ago when Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) Continue reading