Andrew Wallace
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Andrew Wallace
signs of the times and ideas and strategies
From Mike Pepi
It has become increasingly indefensible to plot ideas, people, or organizations across our existing political spectrum. The traditional left/right and authoritarian/libertarian models are outdated and misleading. Though they might have been useful in the twilight of the 20th Century, they ignore the complexities of today’s digital, networked economy. We need a new framework to grasp emerging powers and their political risks.
"President Trump took extraordinary action on Saturday by calling up 2,000 National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in California, making rare use of federal powers and bypassing the authority of the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom.
It is the first time since 1965 that a president has activated a state’s National Guard force without a requ... See more
It is the first time since 1965 that a president has activated a state’s National Guard force without a requ... See more
From NYTimes:
Federal agents in tactical gear armed with military-style rifles threw flash-bang grenades to disperse an angry crowd near downtown Los Angeles on Friday as they conducted an immigration raid on a clothing wholesaler, the latest sign of tensions between protesters and law enforcement over raids carried out at stores, restaurants and court buildings.
People appearing in court think that something good is happening when they hear that the government is moving to dismiss their cases. They're told by a judge that their removal proceedings are being dismissed. People understand that these proceedings are meant to ultimately deport them, so it's good to have them dismissed.
But this move to then put... See more
But this move to then put... See more
From Hellgate
What is less well understood is the power of bodies acting as ‘Buyers of First Resort’ – where some entity, public or private, helps to establish the first market for a good or service before it has reached the stage where it could support a customer base of its own.
Neil Hacker • Buyers of first resort - Works in Progress
From Works in Progress post on getting innovative products off the ground — first buyers fill the space between good ideas and future markets.
“Their relationship had become like the river—smooth and constant, but sluggish, opaque. They were standing on opposite banks, watching it go by. He dared not interrupt it—smash its calm, swim across—for fear of forcing some irrevocable change, for fear of losing even his current unloved place, or worse of struggling, flailing, of Edith not coming ... See more
on relationships
Today, states are turning to a corporate-owned media system called AI and deploying it in ways that undermine or replace political decision-making about laws and policy. In that light, this is not helpful at all. It is a fundamentally corrosive concentration of power into the hands of technicians.
Democracy & the AI Question
Political divide based on income.