Peter Van Valkenbrrrgh

Great thread. I think a part of the answer is that a majority of voices in the progressive left are now more interested in establishing order and control to preserve gains they've made against old power structures. Cash doesn't allow for deplatforming.

You should read the book children of men if you haven't. Both the novel and the film are excellent.

You should read the book children of men if you haven't. Both the novel and the film are excellent.

This chart also shows why rice is a good choice. May even explain some differences in health outcomes between West (wheat cereal culture) and East (rice cereal culture).

Always meant to read his stuff. I've heard the This is Water speech and its excellent.

Good thread on recent draft of EU commission FATF implementation jeopardizing privacy and access to self hosted wallets.

and @TuckerGoodrich both have great blogs. For a quick summary of the main issue, I'd recommend this excellent presentation:

Unlike a lot of Supreme Court cases the justices had to review a lot of facts in order to determine the degree to which violence was essential or tangential to the boycott effort. It's an amazing read. Should be a movie that ends with the court case.