Author: robwalcott

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    Henry Ford, Elon Musk, and the Dark Path to Extremism https://theintercept.com/2022/12/20/elon-musk-henry-ford-extremism/

  • Crunchy to Alt Right

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    The Crunchy-to-‘Alt-Right’ Pipeline https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/fringe-left-alt-right-share-beliefs-white-power-movement/672454/?utm_source=feed

  • Anthony Goicolea. 21c, Cincinnati

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    A first-generation Cuban-American who grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, Anthony Goicolea learned family rituals and histories about a world he would never know -pre-Castro Cuba. His first trip to the island nation was as an adult in 2008, after which he created a series of works in which fiction intertwines with the remaining facts he…

  • New breakfast “bar” table

    Just some designs on paper for now.

  • When Lodgers Were Evil

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    J Story article “When Lodgers were Evil” by Livia Gershon  I have an interest in housing and zoning. My whole adult life I have lived in a multi unit house and have in interest in how the rules of society become fabric of society and what is possible vs what is taken for granted in…

  • The implications of no-fault divorce

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    I heard a conversation about how the history of no-fault divorce has large implications for the dialogue on Christian marriage (which is part of the dialogue of same-sex marriage). I haven’t even read this article yet but I wanted to book mark it as well as the podcast with David French to explore at a…

  • ISO recommendations for books that nurture a more civil politic

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    I want to create a small book shelf of books and resources (audio could be included) that help people come to a more civil and gracious perspective on politics. My personal journey, over the past four years or so has started with a desire to better understand JS Mill and then seek a wider influence…

  • First Conversation Post

    I am giving the blog/website another go. I’ve been doing this since at least 2008 when Google Plus was available, Google Reader was strong, and Facebook’s faults were becoming increasingly obvious although that seemed to be cemented during the election of 2016 with Cambridge Analytica. I digress. I am optimistic that I am a good…

  • Can we go back to web 2.0?

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    I belong to the group of people who believe that big data can and is used against our best interest. I want to propose that leaving Facebook and returning back to a more loosely structured form of sharing/publishing online is a smart decision. Lets do this in a list: The medium is the message!. Using…

  • The case for solar cars

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    Every so often I run into an article considering the solar car, often touting the idea that a car can be “run on solar”, to which I think we are to believe that solar is all that would be needed, the free to run powered by the sun mobile.

  • Instagram Is Over

    Instagram is Over by Kate Lindsay https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/11/instagram-tiktok-twitter-social-media-competition/672305/?utm_source=feed