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Today's reading distraction: "Suicide Notes" (2008, rev.2019) by Michael Thomas Ford. amzn.to/45LRbRz In the first chapter, I see parallels to Fleischman's "Whirligig" and Voigt's "Izzy, Willy, Nilly" and more YA novels. "Whirligig" Heroic Journey Unit Plan, 2003: markwelch.com/whirligig/

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Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet AgainZinn saw firsthand what happened when liberals did more to fight the left than the right—they sabotaged their own power.www.thenation.com

Today's reading distraction: "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" (2019) by Shoshana Zuboff. amzn.to/4wE0Sxf I've had the Kindle ebook version (now just $2) since May 2019, when @Scott Mace strongly recommended it, but I never came near to finishing it. (I was very ill in 2021-22).

How many of these mega-datacenters are owned, operated, controlled and contracted entirely through Enron-style style LLC shell companies to default on environmental, power, water commitments, no liability from the FAANG companies that benefit? [Facebook Apple Amazon Nvidia Google Microsoft Oracle]

Missouri governor makes lots of hollow promises, but on Election Day, faced with an embarrassing loss, he flees the country.

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Dispatch from Anthropic v. Department of War Summary Judgment Motion Hearing — LessWrongDateline SAN FRANCISCO, 30 July 2026— A hearing was held on a motion for summary judgment in the case of Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War et a…www.lesswrong.com

Okay... "Betrayed" delivers on its promise of "A Damage Assessment," but there is no action plan! @irashapiro.bsky.social @anne-s-kim.bsky.social @cscoalition.substack.com

Today's reading distraction:"Betrayed: America Didn't Vote for This" (2026) edited by Ira Shapiro & Anne Kim, Common Sense Coalition. amzn.to/4yY6DYo @IraShapiro.bsky.social @Anne-S-Kim.bsky.social @CSCoalition.substack.com

Voting in Missouri's primary and referenda election ends today, Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Most offices are uncontested, but the referenda are critically important. Amendment 5 would bankrupt the state. Amendment 4 would end citizen initiatives. Please vote NO on Mo. Amendments 4 and 5 !

Yes, Facebook's algorithms are glitching again today, causing new posts to disappear and republishing old (false) posts. This is the oligarchs' election strategy: SNAFU all communications.

Voting in Missouri's primary and referenda election ends tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Most offices are uncontested, but the referenda are critically important. Amendment 5 would bankrupt the state. Amendment 4 would end citizen initiatives. Please vote NO on Mo. Amendments 4 and 5 !

"Amazon and Walmart AI shopping assistants can often detect when "Made in USA" product labels are false, but the big retailers are not using that technology to crack down on the listings..." www.newstribune.com/news/2026/ju...

Today's reading distraction: "This Is The Plan: How to End America's Meltdown and Save Democracy" (2026) by Ben Wikler. amzn.to/4pQJLG1

Ummm.

A London Startup Is Selling Permanent Stick-On Tattoos—and It Wants to Do Mail OrderConcerned parents of the world, unite.gizmodo.com

How our world works.

Today's reading distraction: "The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason" (2018) by @ChapoTrapHouseReal.bsky.social, et.al. amzn.to/4wS2vI9

When you register online, and every time you check your voter registration status online, your IP address (and much more data) is deposited in a log file on a government computer. Of course, much of the detail logged is wrong, even if you don't use a VPN or other privacy tools.

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So, don't gratify?

Missouri's primary & referenda election ends in just four days. The referenda are critically important. Amendment 5 would bankrupt the state. Amendment 4 would end citizen initiatives. Please vote NO on Mo. Amendments 4 and 5 !