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They’re not just rehearsing collapse — they’re monetizing it
A defense-tech startup recently ran a Washington tabletop exercise on a nuclear detonation in space. The scenario was fictional, but the business…
Jul 9
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The right to ask questions about geoengineering
Experts destroyed trust during COVID by ridiculing dissent. Now they risk doing it again with geoengineering.
Jul 2
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First they came for the thermostats
The war on air conditioning is about whether ordinary people can still expect comfort, safety, and abundance.
Jun 30
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Notes from the edge of civilization: June 21, 2026
Iran as infrastructure; Britain's dystopia; celebrating Dads.
Jun 21
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What Amsterdam’s new ad ban signals about 21st-century liberty
Amsterdam says banning ads for meat, flights, and petrol cars gives people “more freedom.” But when the state starts curating desire in the name of…
Jun 2
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They sold us the cloud. Now those clouds are enveloping our towns.
As data centers move into communities that were barely warned, residents who ask basic questions about water, power, land, and tax breaks are being…
May 28
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Notes from the edge of civilization: May 24, 2026
Robotaxis are running into reality; college graduates are booing AI; and mandates live on.
May 24
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You are the carbon they want to remove
How governments restrict the movements of ordinary people to prevent forest fires, but protect the industrial systems reshaping the forest itself.
May 14
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Notes from the edge of civilization: April 19, 2026
Flying increasingly unfriendly skies; AI slop just met its match: Real slop; Extend and pretend is hitting main street; Squirrels everywhere.
Apr 19
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The metals supply crunch hiding in plain sight
The materials that power modern life are running short — and rebuilding supply could take a generation.
Apr 18
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All aboard the pain train
Rising fuel costs aren't currently impacting Americans' need to drive. That begs the question: how much more room is left for households to adapt?
Apr 14
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We've crossed the point of no return
This conversation with veteran investor Bob Moriarty took place just before the tenuous ceasefire in Iran; but the real story didn’t pause with the…
Apr 11
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