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New reads. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka.
April 6, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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I love being a human artist and creating something never before seen, out of my mind’s eye. I love making every decision with care. I love trying and failing. I love noticing mistakes and fixing them. I love it all.
March 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Learned so much about aid development models, the geographic distribution of aid (32% to ‘unspecified aid’?), and that health takes up a huge The relatively low per capita spending from aid compared to general spending per capita for some of the countries

open.substack.com/pub/kenopalo...
On American aid cuts/disruptions
When the music stops, those who’ve outsourced their ambitions get exposed
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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I console myself that, even if I can't use the word "clusterfuck" in an academic book, "omnishambles" serves just as well.
February 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Bezos isn’t “bending the knee.” Corporate media isn’t either.

The oligarchs aren’t scared or capitulating, they’re part of a coup in the middle of an aggressive class war. The longer we keep framing it otherwise the worse it’s going to get.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-birth-...
The Birth of a Monster: America's Oligarchs and What They Want
For decades they integrated themselves into our system until they were ready to take it for themselves.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Learned so much about aid development models, the geographic distribution of aid (32% to ‘unspecified aid’?), and that health takes up a huge The relatively low per capita spending from aid compared to general spending per capita for some of the countries

open.substack.com/pub/kenopalo...
On American aid cuts/disruptions
When the music stops, those who’ve outsourced their ambitions get exposed
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM