By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/07/2026This is just in case the US legislative and administrative branches are decapitated in a single, spectacular terrorist strike: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designa... 4/en.wikipedia.orgDesignated survivor - Wikipedia 1120 12
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/07/2026Initiated during the 1950s, designated survivors are a paranoid relic of the Cold War, but they're also a relic of an era when America was a less chud-dominated, more technocratic land. 5/ 1161 16
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 14/07/2026It's a longtermist sort of procedure, in stark opposition to vibes-based MAGA chaos in which the Mad King makes daily announcements of new wars, tariffs, monuments, and existential threats to the nation. 6/ 1170 17
