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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/03/2026

Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Blowtorching the frog; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/03/05/e... #Pluralistic 1/

Elon Musk wielding a flamethrower; he is roasting the snout of a giant frog

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/03/2026

Blowtorching the frog: If I must have enemies, let them be impatient ones. bsky.app/profile/doct... 2/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net

Back in 2018, the Singletrack blog published a widely read article explaining the lethal trigonometry of a UK intersection where drivers kept hitting cyclists: singletrackworld.com/2018/01/coll... 1/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/03/2026

Hey look at this * mctuscan heaven www.tumblr.com/mcmansionhel... * What's a Panama? catvalente.substack.com/p/whats-a-pa... * The AI Bubble Is An Information War www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-bubbl... 3/

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