The regulatory vacuum: why the Anthropic-Pentagon dispute is a story about Congress, not corporate defiance A policy analysis of the February 2026 AI governance crisis

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Gratitude is not a substitute for justice. — "What are we eating on Monday?"

Gratitude is not a substitute for justice.

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The Tokyo High Court has ruled that Japan’s failure to recognize same-sex marriages is constitutional, in a departure from five other high courts that had ruled otherwise. 👉 ebx.sh/HXALu8

A collage of book covers. A headline reads: "The New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of 2025."

It’s here: Our list of 100 Notable Books of 2025. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...

Onward with Ava DuVernay | Substack Exploring art, justice and the democratic imagination. Click to read Onward with Ava DuVernay, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Shortages, Smoothies and Fraud: The Matcha Market Cracks Under Pressure

Shortages, Smoothies and Fraud: The Matcha Market Cracks Under Pressure www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/d...

“Our lives do happen in letters — not between the lines, but traced by them.”
New essay on celebrating Kerrie-Lee Nell, Letters Live, and the love for a city. Link in bio.
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@letterslive, @thetimes #dearlondon #london🇬🇧 #letters #letterslive 📮

"Se eu morrer não chore não, é só a lua."
~Lô Borges 1952-2025

Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic

"se eu morrer não chore não, é só a lua"

que privilégio ter tido o lô borges com a gente. puxa vida.

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The world is hot — and only getting hotter. Here's what places around the globe are doing to keep cool, from repainting surfaces and installing outdoor showers to planting trees and going underground. nyti.ms/46CXyqn

It is said that when a German officer pointed at a photograph of Guernica and asked Picasso, “Did you do that?”, the artist replied: “No, you did.”

— Guernica, Picasso, 1937

#guernica #picasso #spanishcivilwar #pablopicasso

Meredith Kopit Levien said the newspaper would 'not be cowed' by the US president’s $15bn lawsuit, which she described not only as legally baseless, but as part of a campaign to intimidate independent journalism on.ft.com/41VRaJE

‘Fires on the Plain’: Haunting imagery in restored 1959 war film stands the test of time Now restored in 4K, Kon Ichikawa’s film is a far from simple survival story that stares into humanity’s darkest corners.

Black-and-white, but far from simple, Kon Ichikawa’s film is a survival story that stares into humanity’s darkest corners.

New on my Substack:
A Book Review Section! ✨

I’ve created a dedicated section for book reviews, literary analysis, and deep dives into storytelling.

First up: The Tokyo Suite by Brazilian writer Giovana Madalosso.

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