The Life and Death of American MallsSep 26
rip malls and the socialist who escaped nazis to create them, and the era when we had one perfectly air-conditioned place to hang out together irl
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Moon Should Be a State
pirate wires #129 // the case for an america that grows, breaking down the moon thesis
Mike Solana
Dec 3, 2024
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of celestial bodies. “America’s done expanding” is the implicit rule. Our nation’s finished cooking, and the future looks like this forever (or maybe just a little smaller). It’s impossible for us to grow, and if it’s not impossible it’s bad. While we almost never discuss it in this way, everyone knows our country is as big as it will ever be. But when did I pick up the idea? Who taught me this, and why? More importantly, is it true? Why can’t, or shouldn’t, America grow?
The Life and Death of American Malls
Men's Health: The Benefits of BleedingSep 22
from leeches to bloodletting, the ancients were right: modern doctors are overlooking the risk of iron overload in men, who evolved to bleed in combat (start donating, boys)
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Murder is Bad Sep 16
pirate wires #148 // on accusations of "fanning the flames" after accurately describing reality, and an earnest appeal to the center left: we must reassert a strong taboo against violence — together
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