Warp
Following the surprise shooting of a healthcare CEO in Manhattan last week, one of the questions I kept asking myself revolved around technology. How could a person shoot someone in midtown Manhattan and evade both identification and apprehension? For days, a few details were reported that only further made this
Warp
Hi there everyone. For a special Giving Tuesday edition of Arachne, I wanted to point you in the direction of some organizations in the tech and democracy space for you to consider donating. If you're not ready to make a donation today, all of these organizations have excellent
Weft
But is not journalism. It may or may not be obvious, but we have a serious information problem. Education in media literacy has not matched the pace of media proliferation, resulting in problems ranging from the trivial to the democracy undermining. We do not have a really functional information economy.
Democracy
This week has been hectic, but I wanted to make sure I got out a second newsletter. This one will probably not be as elegantly written as past posts. ✍️A quick editorial note: דעם מאַשין קילז פאַשיסץ Some Things to Prepare For A Trump presidency is bad in
Democracy
Irregular days call for irregular newsletters. "How long? Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., March 25, 1965On the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama Today is Election Day. I am
Weft
This post was slightly delayed because I've been sick all week from my Covid/Flu shots. Apologies! Hi there! While the halls of America's best and brightest billionaire owned newspapers shuffle their feet wondering if capitulating to a fascist is a good idea, you can rest