Zac Whittenburg
@trailerpilot.bsky.social
Stockholmer, cyclist, grantmaker, shutterbug, writer, and a few other things. Posts are mine alone, he / him, reskeet ≠ “I think”
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Yes it’s cold and yes I’m fighting post-move exhaustion, sniffles, and jet lag but I made it to Stockholm and it’s so beautiful here. I almost can’t believe that I live here now. It’s like I’m dreaming. I love this city so much and I love my wonderful husband, and I’m so glad we’re finally together.
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Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of an investigation into child porn, deepfakes and more
French prosecutors have launched a search at the offices of Elon Musk's social media platform X. This is part of an investigation into alleged offenses, including spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk’s X as part of an investigation into spreading child pornography and deepfakes.
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Anna Koch’s performance venue turns 20 this year, and Mikael Marklund is back in Stockholm following a long international run. The two shared the stage last weekend at Weld for a duet that showcased their dance craftsmanship and skilled subtlety. bit.ly/4kxTiPT
Driftwood at Weld and rates of change
Driftwood
Anna Koch and Mikael Marklund
Weld, Stockholm
January 30 - February 1, 2026In a viewer’s mind, a dance takes shape not only as an accumulation of events and actions. The dance is also unders...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Anna Koch’s performance venue turns 20 this year, and Mikael Marklund is back in Stockholm following a long international run. The two shared the stage last weekend at Weld for a duet that showcased their dance craftsmanship and skilled subtlety. bit.ly/4kxTiPT
Anna Koch’s performance venue turns 20 this year, and Mikael Marklund is back in Stockholm following a long international run. The two shared the stage last weekend at Weld for a duet that showcased their dance craftsmanship and skilled subtlety. bit.ly/4kxTiPT
Driftwood at Weld and rates of change
Driftwood
Anna Koch and Mikael Marklund
Weld, Stockholm
January 30 - February 1, 2026In a viewer’s mind, a dance takes shape not only as an accumulation of events and actions. The dance is also unders...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Anna Koch’s performance venue turns 20 this year, and Mikael Marklund is back in Stockholm following a long international run. The two shared the stage last weekend at Weld for a duet that showcased their dance craftsmanship and skilled subtlety. bit.ly/4kxTiPT
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Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
Ex-Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing A.I. Secrets for Start-Up in China
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
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Change in Headline
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Change in Headline
“These regions don’t need to replace the [US] outright. They only need to absorb the traffic the US pushes away. And like all markets, the art market doesn’t shift through dramatic declarations. It shifts through countless small decisions by people responding to new constraints.” bit.ly/4rqRrhX
How Trump Is Jeopardizing the US Art Market
If entering the country suddenly requires surrendering your digital life and private information, how long before artists and collectors simply choose not to come?
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January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
“These regions don’t need to replace the [US] outright. They only need to absorb the traffic the US pushes away. And like all markets, the art market doesn’t shift through dramatic declarations. It shifts through countless small decisions by people responding to new constraints.” bit.ly/4rqRrhX
Yes it’s cold and yes I’m fighting post-move exhaustion, sniffles, and jet lag but I made it to Stockholm and it’s so beautiful here. I almost can’t believe that I live here now. It’s like I’m dreaming. I love this city so much and I love my wonderful husband, and I’m so glad we’re finally together.
January 29, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Yes it’s cold and yes I’m fighting post-move exhaustion, sniffles, and jet lag but I made it to Stockholm and it’s so beautiful here. I almost can’t believe that I live here now. It’s like I’m dreaming. I love this city so much and I love my wonderful husband, and I’m so glad we’re finally together.
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” bit.ly/4q3R9wc
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:09 AM
“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone.” bit.ly/4q3R9wc
“The memes will continue.” t.ly/AipcG
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
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January 22, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“The memes will continue.” t.ly/AipcG
As a proud alumnus of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance School in Denver, it warms my heart to learn more about the organization’s major facilities expansion. Tomorrow’s opening performance kicks off a full week of inaugural events. Hats *all* the way off to Cleo and her team bit.ly/4b32skD
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Unveils Headquarters Expansion
The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Center for the Healing Arts will more than double its footprint with the opening of its new wing this month.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:15 PM
As a proud alumnus of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance School in Denver, it warms my heart to learn more about the organization’s major facilities expansion. Tomorrow’s opening performance kicks off a full week of inaugural events. Hats *all* the way off to Cleo and her team bit.ly/4b32skD
Late last year, I began work on another feature for Dance Magazine — my third article since 2018 to outline changes to policies that impact international dance artists, organizations, and the business of cultural exchange. That story is now online, as well as in the January 2026 issue bit.ly/4qsdLrh
How U.S. Immigration Policies and Uncertainties Are Affecting Dance Artists
For artists entering or exiting the country for professional purposes, some of these challenges stem from clearly stated updates to fees, forms, and policies. But there are also greater degrees of unc...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Late last year, I began work on another feature for Dance Magazine — my third article since 2018 to outline changes to policies that impact international dance artists, organizations, and the business of cultural exchange. That story is now online, as well as in the January 2026 issue bit.ly/4qsdLrh
While in Oslo for New Year’s Eve, I visited an exhibition of work by Swedish artist Saskia Holmkvist. Enigmatic and elusive, “KLub” really stuck with me bit.ly/3Yp0DqD
Saskia Holmkvist looks back to where we are now
KLub
Saskia Holmkvist
Curated by Corina OpreaFotogalleriet, Oslo
November 14, 2025 - February 22, 2026As they come into focus for visitors this winter to Fotogalleriet in Oslo, the driving concepts be...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
While in Oslo for New Year’s Eve, I visited an exhibition of work by Swedish artist Saskia Holmkvist. Enigmatic and elusive, “KLub” really stuck with me bit.ly/3Yp0DqD
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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Honored to be a first-time contributor to C-print’s annual Best Exhibitions List — I feel fortunate to have caught Miriam Cahn at MAAT, Camille Henrot at Hauser & Wirth, and Carlos H. Matos at PEANA this year bit.ly/4jgjEoA
The 2025 Best Exhibitions List
As per tradition, C-print closes a year of travels and extensive exhibition visits with the annual best exhibitions list, this being the 11th edition since our start in 2013. This year, the C-print te...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Honored to be a first-time contributor to C-print’s annual Best Exhibitions List — I feel fortunate to have caught Miriam Cahn at MAAT, Camille Henrot at Hauser & Wirth, and Carlos H. Matos at PEANA this year bit.ly/4jgjEoA
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Partie de Stockholm (Clair de Lune)
Alfred Wahlberg, 1892
Alfred Wahlberg, 1892
January 2, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Partie de Stockholm (Clair de Lune)
Alfred Wahlberg, 1892
Alfred Wahlberg, 1892
Honored to be a first-time contributor to C-print’s annual Best Exhibitions List — I feel fortunate to have caught Miriam Cahn at MAAT, Camille Henrot at Hauser & Wirth, and Carlos H. Matos at PEANA this year bit.ly/4jgjEoA
The 2025 Best Exhibitions List
As per tradition, C-print closes a year of travels and extensive exhibition visits with the annual best exhibitions list, this being the 11th edition since our start in 2013. This year, the C-print te...
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Honored to be a first-time contributor to C-print’s annual Best Exhibitions List — I feel fortunate to have caught Miriam Cahn at MAAT, Camille Henrot at Hauser & Wirth, and Carlos H. Matos at PEANA this year bit.ly/4jgjEoA
Carmen de Lavallade “beguiled audiences for seven decades, drawing reviews that often were rhapsodies of superlatives.” t.ly/phaXg
Carmen de Lavallade, mesmerizing dancer and choreographer, dies at 94
She helped lay the foundation for modern dance in the U.S., collaborating with Alvin Ailey as well as her husband, Geoffrey Holder.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Carmen de Lavallade “beguiled audiences for seven decades, drawing reviews that often were rhapsodies of superlatives.” t.ly/phaXg
Clay Davis — what a performance. RIP
December 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Clay Davis — what a performance. RIP
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President Trump promised punishment for Colorado. And delivered.
Relocating Space Command
Denying disaster funding for wildfires and floods
Planning to dismantle NCAR
DOJ investigation of Colorado's prisons
Vetoing a clean drinking water project
👇👇👇
Relocating Space Command
Denying disaster funding for wildfires and floods
Planning to dismantle NCAR
DOJ investigation of Colorado's prisons
Vetoing a clean drinking water project
👇👇👇
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
President Trump promised punishment for Colorado. And delivered.
Relocating Space Command
Denying disaster funding for wildfires and floods
Planning to dismantle NCAR
DOJ investigation of Colorado's prisons
Vetoing a clean drinking water project
👇👇👇
Relocating Space Command
Denying disaster funding for wildfires and floods
Planning to dismantle NCAR
DOJ investigation of Colorado's prisons
Vetoing a clean drinking water project
👇👇👇
“Maxwell regularly visited the Mar-a-Lago spa, where she booked Epstein’s in-home appointments and charged services for herself to the account in Epstein’s name.… Maxwell also used the spa to recruit young spa workers for side jobs, which weren’t authorized by the club.” t.ly/38z1H
Exclusive | The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“Maxwell regularly visited the Mar-a-Lago spa, where she booked Epstein’s in-home appointments and charged services for herself to the account in Epstein’s name.… Maxwell also used the spa to recruit young spa workers for side jobs, which weren’t authorized by the club.” t.ly/38z1H
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The nonprofit owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ paid its outgoing CEO more than $900,000 in 2024, new tax filings show, as it engaged in staff cuts and other measures to deal with declining revenue.
Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show
chicago.suntimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The nonprofit owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ paid its outgoing CEO more than $900,000 in 2024, new tax filings show, as it engaged in staff cuts and other measures to deal with declining revenue.
“Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat” in Reykjavík, Magnús Tómasson, 1994
December 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Monument to the Unknown Bureaucrat” in Reykjavík, Magnús Tómasson, 1994
Growing up in Boulder, I visited NCAR a number of times on school field trips. Not only did the science and technology amaze my classmates (and teachers) and me, its I. M. Pei–designed campus was a formative architectural experience. It was hallowed ground. bit.ly/3XZs0aC
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Growing up in Boulder, I visited NCAR a number of times on school field trips. Not only did the science and technology amaze my classmates (and teachers) and me, its I. M. Pei–designed campus was a formative architectural experience. It was hallowed ground. bit.ly/3XZs0aC
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Dennis Scott is a true midwestern vaudevillian! Joshua Minsoo Kim interviews the longtime @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social organist for the Reader. https://bit.ly/4oRqkuO
An interview with Dennis Scott, Music Box Theatre organist - Chicago Reader
Midwestern vaudevillian Dennis Scott discusses his early memories of music, his mentor, and the joys of playing during the holiday season.
chicagoreader.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Dennis Scott is a true midwestern vaudevillian! Joshua Minsoo Kim interviews the longtime @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social organist for the Reader. https://bit.ly/4oRqkuO
Smart conversation on today’s @blockclubchi.bsky.social podcast about the roles local media, agency propaganda, public messaging, and fatigue and forgetfulness play in conflicts over immigration bit.ly/3XGoH87
‘Lying Constantly’ - How The Feds Used Propaganda During Midway Blitz | The Block Club Chicago Podcast
Homeland Security has sought to reshape violent encounters into triumphant narratives — even as judges, journalists and experts said the agency has repeatedly distorted facts, misled the public and at...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Smart conversation on today’s @blockclubchi.bsky.social podcast about the roles local media, agency propaganda, public messaging, and fatigue and forgetfulness play in conflicts over immigration bit.ly/3XGoH87