A Quiet Betrayal: The Largest Public Lands Sell-Off in Modern History
open.substack.com/pub/janessag...

"It’s the difference between defending the sky with Fabergé eggs or with machine-cut marbles—cheap, countless, and deadly in numbers. "
But I can't help thinking that rewriting the rules of war is important:
wesodonnell.substack.com/p/swedens-kr...

🐧 Over on substack, I wrote about my February travels in the Cono Sur, and also Rapa Nui. It's an odd moment to be a traveler. 🗿 Lost landscapes of Patagonia and Rapa Nui.
freshelectrons.substack.com/p/theres-a-h...

🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.

🌊 OK, I posted a story from bygone Maui days on my substack (@freshelectrons), but it all feels like whistling in the dark. So, take it or leave it, but don't miss Ursula's list from Erin Kissane. Seize hope.
freshelectrons.substack.com/p/moose-season?

📢 Today, from a trusted loved one: " I work for USAID (US Agency for Int'l Development)...over the weekend...DOGE took over USAID systems, including classified & sensitive partner & personnel info...forcing out nearly all leaders(including head of security)
www.linkedin.com/posts/haviho...?

If I wasn't going to be away on a long trip in Feb, I would absolutely apply to this, hope the opportunity comes around again: www.aisafetybook.com/virtual-course
via Astral Codex Ten (www.astralcodexten.com) thanks

Sharing this with y'all: www.wnyc.org/story/2025-p...
It's US Public Domain day - celebrate with the estimable Internet Archive (archive.org)

"creative works from 1929 and sound recordings from 1924 will enter the public domain in the US. Celebrate with us!"