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The New York Review of Books
Autocracy: Rules for Survival
The New York Review of Books
10 min · · In the face of the impulse to normalize, it is essential to maintain one’s capacity for shock. This will lead people to call you unreasonable and hysterical, and to accuse you of overreacting. It is no fun to be the only hysterical person in the room. Prepare yourself. · Shared by 56, including Brad Brooks, Carly, Richard Deitsch, Ethan Marcotte, Ayala Sherbow, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Rutger Bregman, Scott Monty
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pipes.digital
Re-live Yahoo Pipes
pipes.digital
1 min · · You don't need programming experience to get good results. Blocks contain powerful logic to manipulate your data stream. Profit from and support the open web, by consuming and producing open standards… · Shared by 84, including Courtney Bolton ★, Mike Taylor, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Brian, Brad Brooks, Tris Hussey, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Damien Van Achter, Roberto Grossi, Francis DB, Matthias «Delay» Göbel, TDMx, Bertrand Maltaverne, Benny Schudel, Johannes Lenz, DON’T PANIC
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The Atlantic
Minitel, the Open Network Before the Internet
The Atlantic
20+ min · · A state-run French computer service from the 1980s offers a cautionary tale about too much reliance on today’s private internet providers. · Shared by 17, including Brad Brooks
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bbc.com
Meeting Kosovo's clickbait merchants
bbc.com
7 min · · Western web-users lap up misinformation online - these are the shady "merchants" who push it on Facebook. · Shared by 11, including Brad Brooks
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The Atlantic
The World Is Experiencing a New Form of Autocracy
The Atlantic
6 min · · Today’s authoritarians use legal measures to subvert constitutional constraints on their power. · Shared by 18, including Brad Brooks
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I Love Typography
Death of a Typeface — I Love Typography
I Love Typography
4 min · · Robert Granjon lived in the 1500s. The new style of typeface he invented in 1557, modeled on contemporary Gothic cursive handwriting, and later came to be know as Civilité, after the Civilité of… · Shared by 118, including Brad Brooks, Esther Schindler, Jane
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The Atlantic
The Path to Autocracy
The Atlantic
8 min · · A second Trump term will leave America’s political system and culture looking even more like Orbán’s Hungary. · Shared by 75, including Brad Brooks, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Jochen Burkhard, Bjorn Larsen
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The Economist
Britain’s bookshops reopen
The Economist
3 min · · They face a fight for survival. They’re used to that · Shared by 20, including Esther Schindler, Brad Brooks, Anita Leirfall, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, M.G. Siegler
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CSS-Tricks
Using Custom Property "Stacks" to Tame the Cascade
CSS-Tricks
7 min · · Since the inception of CSS in 1994, the cascade and inheritance have defined how we design on the web. Both are powerful features but, as authors, we've · Shared by 31, including Michael Zumstein, Brad Brooks, Chris Coyier, Sara Soueidan
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Five Books
An Essential Reading List from George Monbiot
Five Books
20+ min · · George Monbiot recommends books that have shaped him as an essential reading list to help you in navigating the current environmental crises. · Shared by 156, including Kevin Roberts, George Monbiot, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Brad Brooks, Rick Powell, Gregor B. Rosenauer, Philipp Laurim
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MacRumors.com
First Look: See iOS 14 in Action With Home Screen Widgets, App Library, Subtle Call Alerts and…
MacRumors.com
5 min · · Apple yesterday unveiled iOS 14, the newest version of the operating system designed for the iPhone, and we thought we'd go hands on with the new... · Shared by 15, including Brad Brooks
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MacStories
Everything Changing in Apple Notes and Reminders in iOS and iPadOS 14
MacStories
5 min · · Apple Notes and Reminders are two of my most-used apps, and each has received significant updates in iOS and iPadOS 14. Though neither app’s improvements have been held up as tentpole features of this… · Shared by 18, including John Voorhees, Federico Viticci, Brad Brooks
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The Guardian
For a bitter taste of Polish populism, just watch the evening news
The Guardian
4 min · · Poland’s public broadcaster has entered the paranoid realm of the far right. A presidential election shows what is at stake, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash · Shared by 33, including Brad Brooks, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (offline, on parental leave), Mark Little, @grzewap@mastodon.social, luis antónio santos
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The New York Times
Here’s What Recovery from Covid-19 May Look Like for Many Survivors
The New York Times
11+ min · · Continuing shortness of breath, muscle weakness, flashbacks, mental fogginess and other symptoms may plague patients for a long time. · Shared by 58, including Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Virginia Hughes, Brad Brooks, Michael (मुकेश), Christopher D. Long, Noah Toly
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The Guardian
How Ghislaine Maxwell lived a 'life of privilege' on the run
The Guardian
2 min · · Before the British socialite was arrested, she hid at a 156-acre property in New Hampshire and ‘made intentional efforts to avoid detection’ · Shared by 16, including Brad Brooks
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The Guardian
Prince Andrew under pressure after arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell
The Guardian
4 min · · Royal ‘bewildered’ after US attorney asks him to come forward following arrest of his friend over alleged sex crimes · Shared by 14, including Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Brad Brooks
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openDemocracy
Boris Johnson's plan to 'build back better' is an attack on democracy
openDemocracy
8 min · · The prime minister wants to dismantle England’s planning system and hand over more power to private developers. He must be stopped before it's too late. · Shared by 15, including David Madden, Brad Brooks, George Monbiot