An Honest History of Israel and Palestine
From the Ottomans to Gaza: who was on the land, who took it, and who profits from the fighting that never ends.
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When Bans Backfire: How the U.S. Is Losing Tech Dominance
On June 12, 2026, at 5:21pm Eastern, Anthropic received a directive from U.S. national security authorities. The order was simple: disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all foreign nationals. Immediately. The restriction applied to any non-citizen, inside or outside the United States, including Anthropic’s own foreign-national employees who had helped build the models. There was no…
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US Political Accountability Tracker
“There will be a reckoning…” Terry Pratchett wrote those words for a young protagonist who had learned to see the world as it actually was. When the Trump administration’s grip on power finally loosens, the United States will face exactly that. This coming judgement implicates not just the executive branch but every institution that was…
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Designed to Drain: US Healthcare System Works Exactly as Intended
A broken system fails by accident. This is a system working exactly as designed, for the people who designed it.
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The Buffet Is Closing: How Anthropic Punished the Developers Who Built Its Reputation
There is a moment in every successful platform’s life when it stops needing the people who made it matter. For Anthropic, that moment appears to be now. On April 4, 2026, Anthropic cut off subscription OAuth access for all third-party agentic frameworks. No meaningful advance notice. No migration window. One month’s credit, and the door…
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California Built a Surveillance Pipeline and Called It Child Safety
AB 1043 doesn’t protect children. It protects the appearance of protecting them, while creating real harm for the people it claims to serve. You can’t protect privacy by mandating surveillance infrastructure.
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Witness. Document. Amplify: A Network for This Moment
No Filter. No Borders. No Silence. I’ve been quietly building something. I think this particular moment demands it. What is happening in the United States right now is not only an American problem. It is the most visible current stage of something larger. And the people who can still see it clearly need to find…
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Signature Outrage
Rage-farming has become a full-blown business model, and it’s exhausting for everyone involved. These so-called communities aren’t really communities at all when they’re built on a foundation of manufactured outrage and algorithmic manipulation.
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The End of Gigafactories? Exploring Local Energy Manufacturing
A Thought Experiment in Community-Scale Energy Independence What if a community of a few thousand people could manufacture their own solar panels and batteries? Not assemble components shipped from overseas, but actually manufacture the energy collection and storage infrastructure itself, using equipment that costs roughly what a small business might invest in a commercial kitchen…
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The Copyright Trap with UMG and UDIO
Why the Music Industry’s AI Fight Could Backfire on Artists There’s a lawsuit happening right now that could reshape the future of music creation. Independent artists, represented by passionate advocates, are suing AI music companies like Suno and Udio for training their models on copyrighted songs without permission. The premise is straightforward: these companies scraped…
