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America at 250: Capitalism’s Hall of Fame

They built factories, golden arches, and music empires. They changed what you eat, where you shop, and what you hear. This week, we celebrate America’s great capitalists and their legacies.

The Free Press

Dominus Markham Apr 22

https://dominusmarkham.com/you-have-a-moral-duty-to-offend-someone/

You Have a Moral Duty to Offend Someone

Let me say something that will probably upset a few people. Good. That’s rather the point. We have arrived, somehow, at a cultural moment where the highest compliment you can pay a piece of writing is…

Dominus Owen Markham

Dominus Markham Apr 13

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Stefanie Wuschitz Apr 9

Ich organisiere einen tollen Vortrag: Alida Sun spricht im Anatomiesaal der Akademie der bildenden Künste am 15.4. um 17.45h am Schillerplatz (Akademie).

https://www.akbild.ac.at/de/institute/kunstlerisches-lehramt/veranstaltungen/aktuelles/2026/embodied-code-ritual-resistance

Alles Liebe,

Stefanie
#airesistance
#algorithmicpower
#alidasun
#digitalauthoritarianism
#akbild
#artisticresearch
#techfeminism
#opensourceart

Dominus Markham Apr 5

https://unharnessed.substack.com/p/the-death-of-the-map-why-where-is/

The Death of the Map: Why “Where” is No Longer a Location

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Unharnessed

Association REDefine Mar 21

Data collection is not the biggest problem. Interpretation is.
A version of you is constantly being assembled — cleaner, simpler, more usable than you actually are.

Measured.
Sorted.
Packaged.

That’s the moment the mirror stops reflecting and starts rewriting.

And once the model matters more than the person, complexity quietly disappears.

#DigitalIdentity #AlgorithmicPower #DataPolitics #DataProtection #AIEthics #Technology&Society #Democracy #DigitalGovernance #AlgorithmicBias

Lawrence Nault- Stone & Signal Feb 11

X publishing its algorithm is the modern equivalent of the Catholic Church publishing its Bible.

“This is the doctrine.
Speak this way.
Structure your thoughts like this.
Follow these rules if you want to be seen.”

Visibility becomes salvation.
Suppression becomes excommunication.

Platforms are the dominant religion of our time.

#AlgorithmicPower #PlatformAuthority #DigitalEthics #InfrastructuralReligion

Dominus Markham Feb 10

https://dominusmarkham.com/when-patriotism-becomes-a-loyalty-test/

When Patriotism Becomes a Loyalty Test - Dominus Owen Markham

There’s a moment in the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Games that keeps rattling around my head. The American team walks in, flag raised, and when Trump appears on the big screens…

Dominus Owen Markham

Dominus Markham Feb 10

https://unharnessed.substack.com

Unharnessed | Dominus Owen Markham | Substack

Breaking free from control. Unharnessed explores independent press, self-governing communities, and ideas that challenge mainstream control. Join us for thought-provoking stories and real-world examples of living freely beyond the usual boundaries. Click to read Unharnessed, by Dominus Owen Markham, a Substack publication.

Dominus Markham Feb 9

https://dominusmarkham.com/freedom-of-speech-is-alive-and-well/

Freedom of Speech Is Alive and Well…

There was a time when the great free-speech question was gloriously simple. Can you say the thing? If the answer was yes, you were done. You could shout it, print it, staple it to a lamppost…

Dominus Owen Markham