The weirdness that is the semi-human form serving as Palantir’s CEO is a case study in religion as a motivator for evil. By religion I mean the ever too common operating mode wherein Silicon Valley types frame their mission as an imperative moral cause. And let’s not even get started on the Antichrist himself, Peter Thiel.

Know Your Rights in Encounters with Law Enforcement and Military Troops | American Civil Liberties Union

We’re living in a wild time where you can be accosted by military or paramilitary or just fat, unbadged and unidentified fuckers in neck gaiters on the streets of the united states. Know your rights.

The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search | WIRED

I’ve thought about trying to get involved with EuroStack efforts somehow. It seems like a necessary and worthy goal even apart from this current timeline.

The Book of Clear Shadows, Silhouette Portraits Of Living For The Dead, 1867 - Flashbak

In the postscript of Clear Shadows, the writer Kanagaki Robun (1829–1894) observed: “Appearance is a deceptive skin. Silhouette shows the real bones [core structure of the person].” This works for me, because I look a hell of a lot better in silhouette.

The Authoritarian Stack

An interesting look at how tech billionaires would love to change the world. Hint: it’s not for the better.