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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 2d

Peter Thiel recasts anxieties about technology and global governance as existential threats. Our essay of the week traces how Thiel’s apocalyptic worldview informs a far-right project hostile to solidarity and democracy.

By @laurabullard.bsky.social in @wired.com

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession

Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.

buff.ly

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litherland @lither.land · 6d

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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ROBZIK @robzik.bsky.social · 6d

Tbilisi stasera.
La Georgia che resiste.

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Edwin Heathcote @edwinheathcote.bsky.social · 6d

on.ft.com/46M9mXI Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world. Free to Read.

Why designers abandoned their dreams of changing the world

Design was once seen as a tool to improve lives — but as modernism has become marketing, that sense of social purpose has drifted away

on.ft.com

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · 12d

Slowly becoming a Seattleite: people on the ferry got really excited about something in the water. I ask what they saw and super excited they answered “there is a seal on that buoy!”.
“Ah” and I kept on reading my book

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Fonts In Use @fontsinuse.com · 15d

Not only is David Jonathan Ross one of our longest-running sponsors, he’s now devoting some of his ad space to other type designers whose work he admires – starting with Petra Dočekalová, who just launched her new foundry site, petra-d.com. What a gent!

Cropped screenshot of fontsinuse.com showing a square image filled with script font samples. Below the image:

Sponsor
Petra-D Type Foundry
Beautifully crafted handwritten fonts
that explore the endless possibilities of
hand lettering & sign-writing.
Check them out!

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 23d

This is the truest statement I’ve seen about AI harms

ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · Aug 29

it's less "AI drives people to kill themselves" and more that "tech companies do it, and are indifferent about it". and, bleakly, some journalists seem determined to convince you that the focal point of this story is a high point of engineering rather than a low point of humanity

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 27

James Mosley: One of the greatest type historians. His book is with me in Seattle, of course: worn out as a reference text should be

James Mosley: Le radici della scrittura moderna. Book from Stampa Alternativa & Graffiti

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Wisdom [is] a form of epistemic humility. There comes a point in the scaling + compression of knwldg where we… are liable to forget what we do not + cannot know.” “Lg language models don’t know what they don’t know; when confronted with the limits of their knowledge, chatbots bluster + bullshit.”

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Typofonderie: fonts & typography @typofonderie.com · Aug 21

😍 Quite magical to discover the talent of Joe Strummer, The Clash, in terms of lettering & layout on his K7 collection.

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litherland @lither.land · Aug 20

*Excellent* book by @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social. Highly recommend.

Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · Aug 20

If you’re anxious about the prospect of A.I. dislodging you from your job, or your entire profession, you will find this book comforting. Shoutout to @lither.land for the recommendation.

Book Cover:

THE AI CON

How To Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
CON

EMILY M.
BENDER
ALEX HANNA

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 20

#Seattle being cool tonight: West canal yards renovation by Graham Baba Architects.

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kate wagner @katewagner.wehwalt.net · Aug 19

www.patreon.com/posts/mcmans...

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Typofonderie: fonts & typography @typofonderie.com · May 12

Important text about the early years of Association Typographique Internationale by @johndberry.bsky.social

johndberry.com/atypi-histor...

ATypI in the 1960s | John D. Berry

johndberry.com

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Words of Type @wordsoftype.com · Aug 19

IN 1 MONTH
It's our lecture with Lara Captan!

“Hegel observed that an idea is obscure and inexistent unless it came to being through a word. Over years of exploring Arabic type design, Lara found that learning to “speak” about type completely transformed her process.[...]”

Info & 🎟️ wordsoftype.com

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 16

I would second that @fontsinuse.com

Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 16

I thought it was a joke or the Onion, but no: it’s real.

www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n...

Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit

Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.

www.npr.org

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

It’s crazy how damn good that show still is. The characters, the pace. 20+ years old and barely showing. I needed subtitles the first time, now my English is good enough to get it without

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

I use Castro for podcasts. Spotify sucks for those imo. But i’ve been on the streaming for so long it’s hard to leave. I’ll look into Apple music again

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am rewatching The Wire (for the third time), the series that made me love tv series. Also my companion while drawing type at night during my Type and Media master. So good still

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

This is brutal AND makes so much sense if you live in a city where Land Acknowledgements are everywhere.

The Needling @theneedling.com · Aug 11

Israeli Settlers Already Practicing Land Acknowledgements to Use In 20 Years: tinyurl.com/bdatbnn4

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 15

What do you use?

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 14

Didn’t know! This is great

Wolfgang Bremer @wolfgang.bremer.co · Aug 14

Today I learned that iOS has a built-in Celsius to Fahrenheit temperature converter. 👍

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Marta Bernstein @martabernstein.bsky.social · Aug 14

Fire season and subsequent smoke are here… #seattle

Matthew Pfab 🇺🇦 @matthewpfabwx.bsky.social · Aug 14

Take a look at the #BearGulchFire smoke plume, blowing east over Bremerton, Seattle, Renton, and Issaquah. Expect smoke to increase as we go through this evening and winds pick up. Currently gusting to 39 mph in Shelton as the marine push continues. #wawx

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People‘s Graphic Design Archive @peoplesgdarchive.bsky.social · Aug 13

Know The Game: Weather pamphlet, 1966, archived by Elizabeth Goodspeed and animated by Western Washington University student Milo Fisher @11111111milo

@wwu_design
instructor @kaceyface
@elizabeth_goodspeed

#PeoplesGDArchive
#GDHistory
#MotionGraphics

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