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We Should Turn the Presidio Into a Special Economic Zone
Jun 14

if we want to fix california's housing crisis, we need to accelerate development. build the presidio into a mini tokyo and then flood the salton sea.

Tomas Pueyo

The Billboard Lawyers Coming for AI
Jun 13

if you or a loved one downloaded character.ai, you may be entitled to financial compensation

James Ostrowski

Free Mexico!
Jun 12

pirate wires #142 // a new founding myth emerges from the smoldering remains of waymos, rioting gives way to alternate reality, media fragmentation, and our future will be policed, or it will be gated

Mike Solana

What Does Waymo Mean?
Jun 12

we talked to activists, tech founders, and journalists about waymo, the unlikely mascot of the LA riots

Blake Dodge

I Tried to Start an Education Company and It Failed. I Think I Finally Know Why.
Jun 11

why most education apps suck (or don't sell)

Gian Segato

“It Was Chaos” — The LA Riots, a Firsthand Account
Jun 10

arson, looting, and police getting pegged “in the face with a brick,” a portrait of the "rebel faction" that overpowered this weekend's protest

Blake Dodge

DOGE: A Reckoning
Jun 10

what the agency has actually accomplished (so far) and where it's heading

G. B. Rango

“Protest” or “Riot” in LA? Wikipedia’s Editors Decide
Jun 9

with downtown la in the middle of its fourth day of anti-ice chaos, wikipedia editors debate whether or not it's riots, protests, or unrest

Ashley Rindsberg

Right Wing Civil War
Jun 6

pirate wires #141 // elon musk’s relationship with donald trump dissolves, the tech and populist right enter open conflict, and the fate of american industry hangs in the balance

Mike Solana

The YouTubers Preaching Human Extinction
Jun 4

a group of anti-natalist youtubers inspired a recent terror attack on an ivf clinic, and allegedly motivated adam lanza. i spoke to its leaders about why they believe no one should be alive.

Katherine Dee