Ceasefires, Optionality, and Endings

How to handle different kinds of transitions occurring in the world today.

A. What options does the United States have in Iran?

B. AI comes for white-collar workers.

C. What the Iran War ceasefire hides.

D. Some pundits now believe the United States is an apocalyptic terror state.

E. Trump, Bukele, and El Salvador’s gangs.

F. Pink Floyd’s moon landing soundtrack.

G. ChatGPT query histories are ending romantic relationships.

H. Why ‘cosplay is not consent’: protocol for attending conventions.

I. Tracking think tank funding and Iran War advocacy / agenda-setting.

J. Reining in the export arms race.

K. Democracy Now! as incredibly influential for indie, left-wing, progressive media.

L. Today’s MIT OCW free course is an Introduction to MATLAB Programming by Yossi Farjoun.

M. Artemis II (still rumoured to be Capricorn Two the successor mission to Capricorn One) has landed safely. The Artemis II crew now may be able to answer a key intelligence question / research question posed by the Graeco-Armenian magus George Gurdjieff: Is there Life on Earth?

N. The classic 4 Corners investigation on alleged war crimes by Australian Special Operations Forces Operators.

O. Barbara Kopple’s documentary American Dream (1991) is getting a 4K restoration re-release. The trailer.

P. Goldman Sachs on the Iran War ceasefire.

Q. Slayer’s demo in 1986 for Def Jam Records.

R. Steve Brenner’s album Signals (1985).

S. The New Yorker discuss OpenAI’s Sam Altman and trust.