I’m writing this brief from the beaches of sunny Kommetjie, the second public holiday Monday of the month. Sun’s out, guns out, and plenty of little creatures (human and animal) too.
News Roundup
The best movie of 2024 is about to play out in real life (half the people with skin in this game are relieved, the other half rather in mourning), the UK Supreme Court rules on the biological definition of a woman, Harvard stands up to Trump because it can literally afford to, and some Americans are starting to think that maybe they can’t win a trade war against China after all.
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Never underestimate the willingness of a Chinese aunty when it comes to roasting.
One of the benefits about being a manufacturing giant is that you can literally manufacture merch to roast your opponent.
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I’m on a Careless People roll, nearly halfway through, and hearing that Zuck had a mild panic about Facebook’s cultural relevance afforded me no small amount of satisfaction.
What happens when the oppressed become complicit in oppression, right down to how one of its favourite sweet treats would not exist without such complicity in Empire?
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