Pluralistic: If you build it (and it works), Trump will come (and take it) (26 Feb 2026)

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If you build it (and it works), Trump will come (and take it): Trump wants Big Tech to win, not to play fair.
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Object permanence: Harpercollins v libraries; Rothfuss x Firefly; Bookseller seethings; If magazine; HBR v executive pay; Apple caves on encryption.
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Europe takes a big step towards a post-dollar world: Recapturing $24t worth of transactions from Visa/Mastercard.
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Object permanence: API for Congress; Steampunk fetish mask; Hillary x AOL login screen; Suffragist Valentines; Musk x Intuit vs the American people.
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O(N^2) nationalism: Trumpism can only be defeated through international nationalism.
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Object permanence: Paywall kremlinology; How to fix everything; Office365 is spyware; State-owned Amazon.
Upcoming appearances: Where to find me.
Recent appearances: Where I've been.
Latest books: You keep readin' em, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Upcoming books: Like I said, I'll keep writin' 'em.
Colophon: All the rest.