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An American perspective at the western frontier of liberal democracy, framed and focused through the lens of life in Taiwan. #LiberalHawk #NeoIdealist #TaiwanIsACountry

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 2h
Taiwan has finally received its first two of a batch of 66 new fighter jets after months of delays, bolstering its air defenses against China. 👉 ebx.sh/1gEoLZ
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 5h
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" set the template. Now "Mitani" offers a different look at sushi, following a Tokyo chef whose philosophy extends beyond the plate. 👉 ebx.sh/FmYK6M
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h
Toto releases “Hold the Line” 48 years ago tonight. “.. When I was in high school, all of a sudden the phone started ringing off the hook,” said David Paich. “I had 3 girls all call at the same time, all the lights were flashing. I was kind of juggling girlfriends, and that's how that came about."
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Columbia Institute of Global Politics @columbiaigp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
ICYMI: This week, we announced the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellows for 2026-27 This year’s cohort includes a diverse mix of new & returning high-profile practitioners from around the globe, representing a range of sectors: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/distinguishe...
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U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @usmnt.ussoccer.com · 9h
Tyler Adams has officially been named as the new captain of the #USMNT by Mauricio Pochettino. 🇺🇸©️
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 20h
“The ubiquity of smartphones and widespread use of apps like Instagram and TikTok mean that we are all theoretically fingertips away from launching our own star into the sky. Just the seeking of such attention can itself blur into disordered behavior” www.liberalcurrents.com/portraits-of...
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Portraits of an American Dopamine Eater
Our attention economy incentivizes the profane degradations of fame-seeking and celebrity culture.
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Yaqiu Wang 王亚秋 @yaqiu.bsky.social · 20h
Insightful article, but it overlooks a critical reason Chinese people are increasingly turning against one another amid frustration and despair about their future: they cannot direct their anger at the real source of their grievances—their government. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Economic Strain Is Pitting China’s People Against Each Other
Unable to question the government, Chinese are taking their economic frustrations out on each other.
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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 22h
Sefcovic at G20 in Milwaukee to Politico China & EU “definitely not there yet” on deal. Months of talks “constructive but tough” “I feel high political interest & very high expectations from leaders all across EU... I know how politically impatient the European leadership is”
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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 23h
‘What’s in a name? What is “China” and who is “Chinese”? How the term “Chinese nation” was socially and politically constructed to promote Han imperialism’.
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Who Owns “China”? A Geographic Name, a National Identity, and the Peoples Left Out
What’s in a name? What is “China” and who is “Chinese”? How the term “Chinese nation” was socially and politically constructed to promote Han imperialism.
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Drake Long @drmlong.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
news.pts.org.tw/article/829622 Taiwan finally getting their first two F-16V b70s on island.
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首批F-16V抵台交機 顧立雄:年底前不會僅有2架 | 公視新聞網 PNN
首批2架F-16V Block 70戰機在夏威夷基地滯留超過1個月,今(2)日終於將飛抵台東志航基地,不少軍事迷一大早就到附近等著捕捉歷史性的一刻。國防部長顧立雄透露,今(2026)年底之前不會只有這2架交機,對於傳出戰機電戰系統還沒安裝、是用配重塊代替,顧立雄駁斥是錯誤揣測。至於路透社報導,如果總統賴清德連任,2028年以後中國對台動武機率可能會增加,顧立雄回應,中國不會因為誰執政就放棄併吞台灣...
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Pacific Standard 🚜🌻☂️ @pacstandardtw.bsky.social · 23h
👇 Team Taiwan 👆
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The other week I ate a bag of chicken-flavored squid chips from Japan. What does that say about the times we live in? I wrote about that for @flaminghydra.com, in which I argue that it is time to consider the postmodern potato chip at the end of history
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Consider the Postmodern Potato Chip at the End of History
The other week, my partner brought back a bag of crunchy squid snacks from Japan, a gift from a colleague who had recently traveled to Tokyo. It was good enough that we looked it up after we were done...
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As we're dunking on Kaiser for how he attempted to frame annexing Taiwan these days, we might look at his essay from last year that got some attention--“The Great Reckoning: What the West Should Learn From China”. It is not a good argument even for those who make such arguments
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Matthew Bradford @matthewbradford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘At a baseball game between Taiwan & China on Friday, a spectator was stopped from displaying & waving a towel bearing the word “Taiwan.” A staff member at the venue…asked that it be put away, reportedly prompting other Taiwanese fans to chant “Team Taiwan” in retaliation’. 💪🏼 🇹🇼
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What’s in a name? A Taiwan towel stirs Asian Games controversy
The intervention extended beyond the prohibition of waving the official flags of nonparticipating countries such as Taiwan.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An employee of the nuclear safety division of the US Department of Energy is alleged to have traveled to Yemen on an official passport to provide explosives and drones to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depart...
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Department of Energy Employee Arrested in Washington State on Charges of Attempted Material Support to Houthis
Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, a resident of Richland, Washington, was arrested this morning and charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to the Houthis, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Ellaboudy is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge on Oct. 2 at 11:00 a.m. in Richland.
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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As an indirect consequence, this is further bad news for peace in the Western Pacific.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Headline writers saying Putin "warned the West against escalation" should stop helping the russian dictator manipulate the narrative. He started the war. If he attacks more European countries, he'll be escalating. The West hasn't matched his escalation, let alone ever escalated.
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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU
Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.
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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US slows aircraft-part exports to China as Trump seeks leverage in trade negotiations, sources say www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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EXCLUSIVE: US slows aircraft-part exports to China as Trump seeks leverage in trade negotiations, sources say
The Trump administration has been taking steps to turn China's dependence ​on US aviation suppliers into leverage for trade negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 02/10/2026
Tenzin Younten @108peaceinstitute.bsky.social on China's expanding #mining footprint in #Tibet: China’s own environmental assessment finds 156 of 694 mining rights lie within 5 km of glaciers, with six of the ten most glacier-adjacent sites in the Yarlung Tsangpo basin.
indiatoday.in
China’s mining operations near glaciers raise Himalayan flood risks, could impact India
A Chinese environmental assessment has identified 156 mining rights in Tibet within five kilometres of glaciers across key transboundary river basins. The finding has sharpened concerns that upstream ...
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Turquoise Roof @turquoiseroof.org · 02/10/2026
#Tibetan history, told by #Tibetans. “Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings the Chushi Gangdruk resistance to the big screen. Its director tells @apnews.com that the Indian release was delayed under pressure ahead of Xi’s visit.
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As India and China repair ties, a Tibet film tells the story of a forgotten resistance
“Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings Tibet’s little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959.
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U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @usmnt.ussoccer.com · 01/10/2026
"Everything he does is for the badge."
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China Media Project @chinamediaproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The founder and webmaster of the online independent media outlet Boom News (爆炸頭), Tang Ho-wing (鄧浩榮), who is also known by the nickname “Bauzatau” (爆炸頭), or “boom head,” was arrested early Wednesday morning on seditious charges.
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Yen-han Chen 陳彥翰 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦 @chen-yenhan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The first two F-16C/D Block 70 fighters have landed in Taiwan on 10/2. More to come this year, MinDef Wellington Koo says.
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Pacific Standard 🚜🌻☂️ @pacstandardtw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
She did the #TeamTaiwan move 💪💪💪
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Min Chao @wordsfromtaiwan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TING TING DEFENDS HER TITLE GOLD 🥇~~~~ By unanimous decision against China's Yang Chengyu in the gold medal bout at the 2026 Asian Games
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting wins gold in the 65kg division at the 2026 Asian Games
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Pacific Standard 🚜🌻☂️ @pacstandardtw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Watching Aaron Rodgers play football has become an exercise in the art of the grimace
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Michael Scott's Grimace in The Office
ALT: Michael Scott's Grimace in The Office
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 02/10/2026
"Jiro Dreams of Sushi" set the template. Now "Mitani" offers a different look at sushi, following a Tokyo chef whose philosophy extends beyond the plate.
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After ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ ‘Mitani’ tells a different sushi story in San Sebastian
The film moves beyond sushi’s polished international image to explore the man, philosophy and discipline behind the craft.
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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Taiwan must defend itself: Architect of Taiwan's defense world.storm.mg/articles/116...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
China-linked multiple credential phishing campaigns impersonating prominent economists and policymakers have been targeting AI experts working for US think tanks, universities and others. www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/th...
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Hallucinating Credibility: China-Aligned TA419 Impersonates its Way into US AI Policy Circles | Proofpoint US
Key Findings In July 2026, a China-aligned threat actor Proofpoint tracks as TA419 conducted multiple credential phishing campaigns impersonating prominent economists and artificial
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 30/09/2026
Germany invests in a new military harbour “The new naval base is set to provide berths for seven frigates, ten minesweepers and ten tugs. It is expected that a four-figure number of military personnel and civilian staff will be based there.” www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...
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Bundeswehr will wohl neuen Marinehafen in Emden bauen
Die Marine möchte Medien zufolge bis sieben Fregatten in dem neuen Hafen stationieren. Auch ein anderer Hafen soll mehr als eine Milliarde Euro bekommen.
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wrote on recent changes to Taiwan's migrant work policy for Euroview euroview.ecct.com.tw/category-ins...
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Pacific Standard 🚜🌻☂️ @pacstandardtw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Airplane! Can You Fly This Plane And Land It?
ALT: Airplane! Can You Fly This Plane And Land It?
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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
(Good read) A U.S. forced-labor import ban on Giant has pushed Taiwan’s bicycle industry to overhaul migrant worker recruitment and human-rights practices. But with the ban still in place and tougher EU rules approaching, manufacturers now face a harder test: proving the reforms work in practice.
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A Year After Giant's U.S. Import Ban, Taiwan's Bike Industry Moves to Fix Forced-Labor Risks
By Janet Kang
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Chinese AI developer Moonshot is conducting an internal review after researchers were able to persuade two of its popular Kimi models to tell them how to make biological weapons and carry out assassinations. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmr...
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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 30/09/2026
Since the collapse of the Assad regime in 2024, Tokyo has eased its sanctions in light of steps taken by Syria's new government.
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Japan lifts sanctions on 16 entities linked to Syria
Since the collapse of the Assad regime in 2024, Tokyo has eased its sanctions in light of steps taken by Syria’s new government.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026
State Department employees were falsely accused of "censoring" Americans. When do they get justice? thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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We need accountability for federal employee purges made on false pretenses
I was grilling chicken on a sweltering summer night in the Washington, D.C. suburbs, when I peeked at my phone and saw that a senior official in the administration had just accused me of lying to C…
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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the follow on to the 25-39 cohort only knowing an American politics that revolved around Trump and MAGA and it doing immense psychic damage to them is the ones who didn't go insane are going to have one hell of an axe to grind
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Andreas Landwehr @andreaslandwehr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
China shock 2.0: The competitive pressure is only likely to intensify as Chinese firms leverage structural advantages that are set to strengthen and endure for years to come. Europe is particularly vulnerable www.chathamhouse.org/2026/09/chin...
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‘China shock 2.0’ and Europe’s industrial future
How the EU and UK can respond to Chinese technological supremacy
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Dexter Tiff Roberts @dtiffroberts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Join me Thursday, October 1 at 12:00 pm MDT for a first take via Microsoft Teams discussing the future of U.S.-China-Taiwan relations. Learn more and register in the link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8fb5c4...
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Pierre-Yves Baubry 博磊 @pybaubry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The magazine’s final issue marks the end of a publication that chronicled Taiwan’s enormous transformation. Former staff worry about public access to decades of work as MOFA scales back its publications."
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‘Taiwan Review’ closes after 75 years. What happens to its archives? - Taipei Times
In 1951, the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Nationalist Party’s (KMT) Central Reform Committee launched an English-language magazine, which, for the next 75 years, would serve as a mouth...
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U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @usmnt.ussoccer.com · 30/09/2026
Gateway to the W.
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Michael Turton @michaelturton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The interview that rocketed Puma Shen to fame www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWI...
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【老市民發問】專訪 台北市長候選人 沈伯洋|欸!我說到哪裡了?2026.09.10
YouTube video by 中廣流行網 i like radio
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The value of persons, however, does not depend on what they achieve or produce ... The fundamental dignity of each person, therefore, is neither acquired nor earned, nor does it need to be justified ... The dignity of every human person can be described as infinite" "Magnifica Humanitas."
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did anyone ask him why he didn't wear a suit?
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Trump Hosts Xi for State Dinner Amid a Day of Pomp
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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"when Hegseth cuts off soldiers from reporters, he isn’t just silencing reporters, he’s silencing soldiers. He’s suppressing the stories of the most meaningful and dangerous and traumatic moments of their lives.” @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social
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Opinion | What Hegseth Is Hiding
Soldiers want to tell their stories, and we need to hear them.
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Phelim Kine @phelimkine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“All the indicators point to another summit as a theatrical performance — a lot of spin, a lot of rhetoric, but paltry output" www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Trump-Xi summit more pomp than payoff
President Donald Trump's with China’s leader XI Jinping today may produce some flashy optics, but it’s unlikely to produce any breakthroughs on big-ticket issues like trade, tech and Taiwan.
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Will Yale @wayale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Strongly agree with this piece by @rushdoshi.bsky.social and Rosie Levine. For me, language study in China (supported by Gilman and Fulbright-Hays funding) and graduate education at Hopkins-Nanjing was transformative. What happens when those opportunities are gone? www.cfr.org/articles/ame...
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America Is Losing the Ability to Train Tomorrow’s China Experts. The Trump-Xi Summit Can Help. | Council on Foreign Relations
Long-standing educational programs such as Fulbright, Boren, and the Critical Language Scholarship are all suspended. A leader-level deal could bring them back and protect the students who take part.
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Pacific Standard 🚜🌻☂️ @pacstandardtw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Way to slap his wrist bro! 💪
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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · 24/09/2026
"It's a funny predicament: all day, humans across the same industry — ostensibly hired for their unique critical thinking & experience — collectively pump every thought, business challenge, idea & solution through the same set of AI tools." —Aaron Horwath #ai #futureofwork #knowledgework
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Now Entering: The Era Of Bleh | NOEMA
Airbrain, AI and the homogenization of knowledge work.
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