**** NYTimes: This Is Getting Dangerous

This Is Getting Dangerous https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/callais-voting-rights-roberts-court.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.vEiX.ImqV1OMIpWsQ&smid=nytcore-android-share

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NYTimes: Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/bill-gates-ai-risks.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
******* People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
Regulation alone won’t fix the social web, @ibogost writes. But limiting how much people can talk on it could. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/10/fix-facebook-making-it-more-like-google/620456/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZQSqipOLJ3T8MrgRbkhl_o&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** Iran Unleashed
“Iran has, with American help, completely reconfigured the power structure of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,” Robert Kagan argues. The world will now “discover what Iran unleashed looks like.” https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/iran-middle-east-power/688374/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYTiK6BVMS9iHZIp6P_OVaCk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
NYTimes: Republicans Are Making the Same Mistake Democrats Did
Republicans Are Making the Same Mistake Democrats Did https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/twitter-x-woke-1-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes: Surveillance Prices. Hidden Fees. Shifting Costs. This Madness Must Stop.
Surveillance Prices. Hidden Fees. Shifting Costs. This Madness Must Stop. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/surveillance-pricing-data-companies.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
Why Do Rich Kids Love Socialism?
Rather than elevating leaders who pretend to be working-class, socialists should present “themselves as what they mostly are: worried, frustrated, and often justifiably angry members of the educated professional class,” @Tyler_A_Harper argues. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/socialism-rich-kids-gordillo/688382/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUFOsEbjmAxPCTZnP9x9GXM&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The ‘Resistance’ Is Over The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/democratic-primaries-left-dsa-trump/688327/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSr34ceykE5ENVI4isIcqy4 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
What Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race? For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/what-if-china-wins-ai-race/688256/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYavWJrbv1WlIz0OLc8X4oe8 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/birth-rate-panic-overblown/688320/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYabE9RYlVNfap8LT2WDhixs Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/birth-rate-panic-overblown/688320/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYRtDcSQWF1OznI9Fy8XSwAI Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android

NYTimes: Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/bill-gates-ai-risks.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
******* People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
Regulation alone won’t fix the social web, @ibogost writes. But limiting how much people can talk on it could. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/10/fix-facebook-making-it-more-like-google/620456/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYZQSqipOLJ3T8MrgRbkhl_o&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
***** Iran Unleashed
“Iran has, with American help, completely reconfigured the power structure of the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,” Robert Kagan argues. The world will now “discover what Iran unleashed looks like.” https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/08/iran-middle-east-power/688374/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYTiK6BVMS9iHZIp6P_OVaCk&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
NYTimes: Republicans Are Making the Same Mistake Democrats Did
Republicans Are Making the Same Mistake Democrats Did https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/opinion/twitter-x-woke-1-elon-musk.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
NYTimes: Surveillance Prices. Hidden Fees. Shifting Costs. This Madness Must Stop.
Surveillance Prices. Hidden Fees. Shifting Costs. This Madness Must Stop. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/opinion/surveillance-pricing-data-companies.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
Why Do Rich Kids Love Socialism?
Rather than elevating leaders who pretend to be working-class, socialists should present “themselves as what they mostly are: worried, frustrated, and often justifiably angry members of the educated professional class,” @Tyler_A_Harper argues. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/socialism-rich-kids-gordillo/688382/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUFOsEbjmAxPCTZnP9x9GXM&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
The ‘Resistance’ Is Over The insurgent left cares more about its own factional agenda than the president’s threats to democracy.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/democratic-primaries-left-dsa-trump/688327/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYSr34ceykE5ENVI4isIcqy4 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
What Really Happens If China Wins the AI Race? For years, the tech industry has portrayed Chinese AI development as an existential threat. The truth is not so straightforward.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/08/what-if-china-wins-ai-race/688256/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYavWJrbv1WlIz0OLc8X4oe8 Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/birth-rate-panic-overblown/688320/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYabE9RYlVNfap8LT2WDhixs Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android
The Case for Chilling Out About Birth Rates Even if the fertility decline doesn’t reverse itself anytime soon, the consequences are unlikely to be apocalyptic.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/08/birth-rate-panic-overblown/688320/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYRtDcSQWF1OznI9Fy8XSwAI Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, an AT&T 5G smartphone Get Outlook for Android