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blog.avas.space

Privacy is a value we can lose

We’re taking data protection and privacy rights for granted.

anthropic.com

Claude’s Constitution

Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that’s working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

matthewbutterick.com

The copyrightability of fonts revisited

How many existing regis­tra­tions of font copy­rights might be vulner­able to attacks during liti­ga­tion?

anacyclosis.info

Anacyclosis: the cycle of political revolution

An interactive visualization of Polybius’s theory of anacyclosis—the cyclical succession of political regimes.

hsu.cy

Times New American: a tale of two fonts

A less romantic truth is that aesthetic standards rarely travel alone; power tends to follow in their wake.

vitalik.eth.limo

Balance of power

We like progress—whether in technology, economy or culture—but we fear the most powerful generators of such progress.

activisthandbook.org

Activist handbook

Learn how to become a social activist, plan a political campaign strategy, and start a grassroots movement.

wesleystubenbord.com

Billionaire migration: an interactive map

An interactive map of city-level migration flows for 3,146 billionaires from birth to most recent residence.

bsky.app

The key to understanding the world today

A simple and brilliant analysis of today's conservative discourse.

pudding.cool

In pursuit of democracy

Analyzing every mention of ‘democracy’ in the American Congressional Record.

authoritarian-stack.info

The authoritarian stack

How tech billionaires are building a post-democratic America — and why Europe is next.

johannesippen.com

How design helped Zohran win

A campaign design analysis of "Zohran for NYC"—and what you can take away from it.

amazonclimatejustice.org

AI open letter by Amazon workers

Telling Amazon leadership that we need a more responsible rollout of AI. Every single signature makes the message stronger.

staticmade.com

Turn off the internet

Unfortunately nothing keeps people engaged quite like rage.

inimigosdopovo.com

Enemies of the people

The members of Brazilian congress who voted to achieve self-immunity; this side project reminds electors not to vote on them in the next elections.

youtube.com

The new aesthetics of fascism

Using AI to generate new fantasies.

theverge.com

Wikipedia is resilient because it is boring

The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.

chrbutler.com

The national design studio is a scam

Why president Trump’s appointment of AirBnB co-founder Joe Gebbia as “Chief Design Officer” of the United States is a sickening travesty.

uxdesign.cc

Should every country have a design minister?

Why national design policies and even design ministers could reshape our collective future.

ethanmarcotte.com

A notional design studio

A closer look at the USA's recent announcement of the “America by Design” initiative.