p.s. I was sad to learn that Kanders also owns/runs Clarus Corp, which owns Black Diamond #climbing equipment. I won't be buying any more Black Diamond products until the company is no longer owned by an authoritarian tear gas baron.

Le Monde’s English edition (I don’t read French) is also pretty good

Manda Scott’s Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle.

Well-researched historical fiction about the female tribal warrior who successfully leads a rebellion against Rome as it tries to conquer Britain. Explores loyalty, identity, purpose, leadership, love, faith, and the ethical tensions between them.

This segment from @maddow.msnbc.com last night does a good job of laying out the logic: effective protests help strengthen and grow the coalition opposed to the administration and, simultaneously, raise the costs of those aligned with Trump. youtu.be/8xnHWD53w60?...

This absolutely nails Ohio, and the different cultural context of each of its major cities.

Listened to the episode - but was disappointed that the questions asked and focus seemed to suggest increase in Christianity would lead to greater social conservatism. It would have been good to include a socially liberal Christian counterpoint such as the inclusive church movement.

For what it is worth, the Claude summary of the article completely missed the discussion around defining bias, and the different biases of the human vs algorithmic decisioning processes

I moved to the UK in 2012, and after lots of £ and time spent on various visas etc over the years became eligible and applied for citizenship in 2019.