I research and teach on the apocalypse and part of that is case studies of disasters and the thing my students learn almost immediately is that the first thing that happens when disaster strikes is that other people look for ways to help the trope of immediate anarchy is historically untenable
New from 404 Media: someone has put an Android phone on top of a pole in San Francisco, and it's constantly listening with Shazam as people go by. āThis is culture surveillance. No one notices, no one consents. But it's not about catching criminals.ā www.404media.co/hidden-bopsp...
āThis is culture surveillance. No one notices, no one consents. But it's not about catching criminals. It's about catching vibes."
(Cross-post from The Bad Place) I suppose we're doing this again. This is incorrect: the Roman army relied heavily on non-citizens throughout nearly the whole of Roman history, including periods of its greatest success in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, when Rome came to dominate the Mediterranean.1/
All this NYC corruption puns have me craving Turkish delight
Will Ferrell has an enormous audience of straight dudes who need to hear this. Nothing but facts here about anti-trans bigotry:
NOAA just sent out a "rare news release" urging media to focus the public's attention on Hurricane Helene's potential to cause widespread flooding "hundreds of miles inland," including "the urban areas around Tallahassee, metro Atlanta and western North Carolina, including Asheville."NOAA just sent out a "rare news release" urging media to focus the public's attention on Hurricane Helene's potential to cause widespread flooding "hundreds of miles inland," including "the urban areas around Tallahassee, metro Atlanta and western North Carolina, including Asheville."
Breezewood may die but That One Photo Of Breezewood Discourse will live forever
