The AtlanticBooks Are Meant to Be Slow
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/slow-reading-books-benefits/686266/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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The Seattle TimesThe Latest: Oil prices soar after Iran names new supreme leader and launches more attacks
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Steve HermanAnthropic draws a line in the sand — stating it won’t allow DoD to use its AI technology for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous lethal weapons. https://www.anthropic.com/news/statement-department-of-war
Zack LabeSeattle Mayor Katie Wilson asks city departments for possible cuts
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-asks-city-departments-for-possible-cuts/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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February #Arctic sea ice thickness averaged by decade... 📉
See the annual view at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/
ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereigntyMarch 2025, UN announces the Open Source Initiative, which establishes principles that will guide using, developing, and distributing open-source software within the organization, and with partners. By the end of 2025, 60 organizations, companies and governments had announced they would adopt the principles, including:
1st Government: France.
1st Regional Government: German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
1st City: Barcelona.
Zero U.S. governments... strange.
https://digitalrights.asia/events/un-open-source-principles-global-cooperation/?lang_ui=en
Doug WadeIf you rent in Seattle, and you haven't yet taken the mayor's renter survey, the survey closes tomorrow. Make sure to take a few moments to fill it out!
https://wilson.seattle.gov/2026/02/06/mayor-wilson-launches-seattle-renters-survey/
Mayor Wilson Launches Seattle Renter's Survey - Office of the Mayor
Mayor Katie B. Wilson announced the launch of Seattle Renter’s Survey, a key step in addressing affordable rental housing. In a video statement, Mayor Wilson said that while her administration works to make housing more affordable, renters across the city need to keep organizing and speaking out. The deadline for responses has been extended, so renters from […]
Peter GleickTrump banner at the Justice Department.
Mussolini banner at Fascist headquarters, Italy.
Hitler banner at Danzig.
What's the difference?
WORKER-195th Circuit Says Due Process Rights For Immigrants No Longer Exist In Its Jurisdiction https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/09/5th-circuit-says-due-process-rights-for-immigrants-no-longer-exist-in-its-jurisdiction/
