Links to things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about.
- This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like. A TED talk by former Guardian/Observer journalist, Carole Cadwalladr. I highly recommend her newsletter, How To Survive the Broligarchy.
- Either Settle Mars, or Save Earth. "The number of launches needed to colonize the Red Planet is enough to orbit a sunshade that can save Earth from climate change. Why is this even a choice?" Another insightful newsletter post by SF author and futurist, Karl Schroeder.
- Despite all the bad news, life for most has been improving. Despite all the negative things going on in the world, it's not all bad news.
- Trump’s Authoritarian Iron Fist: DOJ Witch Hunts and the Death of Dissent In America. "The Trump Regime Is No Targeting ANYONE Who Disagrees With Him." If you think Blundell is being hyperbolic, read Heather Cox Richardson's newsletter for April 12.
- The Breakthrough Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease. "The p-Tau217 Biomarker for Prediction and Prevention." This is some hopeful news.
- So You Want to Be a Dissident? "A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear."
- Space solar startup preps laser-beamed power demo for 2026. "Space solar power, or what I like to call Starlink for electricity, is at once a ludicrous idea and a bit of a pipe dream. None of that is stopping Baiju Bhatt from giving it a go."
- 'Bad Omen': Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Collapsed Into A Pile of Rubble. "Extreme weather events and rising seas are putting precious heritage sites around the world in harm's way."
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