Susan Stephen
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How the Bicycle Was Born: Mount Tambora, the Year Without a Summer, and the Stubborn Courage to Reimagine the Possible www.themarginalian.org/2026/03/07/t...
How the Bicycle Was Born: Mount Tambora, the Year Without a Summer, and the Stubborn Courage to Reimagine the Possible
This essay is adapted from Traversal. On April 5, 1815, as Napoleon is assembling his troops for the Battle of Waterloo, where he would meet his final defeat, the lieutenant-governor of Java leaps …
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April 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
How the Bicycle Was Born: Mount Tambora, the Year Without a Summer, and the Stubborn Courage to Reimagine the Possible www.themarginalian.org/2026/03/07/t...
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Congratulations to Avi Lewis the new leader of the federal New Democratic Party. Job one is to be bridge builder between the various sections of the party and the provincial wings.
Welcome advice from all quarters of the social democratic base. It will build a strong foundation for positive change
Welcome advice from all quarters of the social democratic base. It will build a strong foundation for positive change
March 29, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Congratulations to Avi Lewis the new leader of the federal New Democratic Party. Job one is to be bridge builder between the various sections of the party and the provincial wings.
Welcome advice from all quarters of the social democratic base. It will build a strong foundation for positive change
Welcome advice from all quarters of the social democratic base. It will build a strong foundation for positive change
Beach fire, best summer tradition ever.
July 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Beach fire, best summer tradition ever.
What Patriotism Requires
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What Patriotism Requires
An ode to a disappearing America
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July 4, 2025 at 12:05 PM
What Patriotism Requires
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Moments of beauty!
May 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Moments of beauty!
Ursula K. Le Guin on Change, Menopause as Rebirth, and the Civilizational Value of Elders www.themarginalian.org/2023/09/30/u...
Ursula K. Le Guin on Change, Menopause as Rebirth, and the Civilizational Value of Elders
“Into the space ship, Granny.”
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May 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Ursula K. Le Guin on Change, Menopause as Rebirth, and the Civilizational Value of Elders www.themarginalian.org/2023/09/30/u...
American Concentration Camps | Chris Hedges www.filmsforaction.org/articles/ame...
American Concentration Camps | Chris Hedges
Once a regime starts to send people to concentration camps including those in El Salvador it creates a system of detention that eschews due process and disappears citizens into black holes.
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April 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order - The Guardian
March 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order - The Guardian
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The mass firing of the federal tech workers at 18F is already being subsumed by fresh hells. But it's important that we take a beat to understand what just happened—that elimination of 18F is one of DOGE's most extreme political acts yet.
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The mass firing of federal tech workers at 18F is one of DOGE's most extreme political acts yet
The federal digital services team 18F had a diverse workforce and openly inclusive policies. That's why DOGE killed it.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The mass firing of the federal tech workers at 18F is already being subsumed by fresh hells. But it's important that we take a beat to understand what just happened—that elimination of 18F is one of DOGE's most extreme political acts yet.
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SCOOP: Jeff Bezos’s rightward shift has been long in the making. In January, Will Lewis sent a memo to David Shipley summarizing Jeff’s vision for a WSJ-style opinions section. Shipley expressed doubts, suggested compromises and finally said he couldn't do it.
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Bezos’ Directive for Washington Post Opinion Pages Leads to Editor David Shipley’s Exit
David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, is resigning after trying to persuade Jeff Bezos to reconsider the new direction.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
SCOOP: Jeff Bezos’s rightward shift has been long in the making. In January, Will Lewis sent a memo to David Shipley summarizing Jeff’s vision for a WSJ-style opinions section. Shipley expressed doubts, suggested compromises and finally said he couldn't do it.
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Fresh snowfall, right on time.
February 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fresh snowfall, right on time.
Fresh snowfall, right on time.
February 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fresh snowfall, right on time.
The Empire Self-Destructs - Read by Eunice Wong
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The Empire Self-Destructs - Read by Eunice Wong
We share the pathologies of all dying empires with their mixture of buffoonery, rampant corruption, military fiascos, economic collapse and savage state repression.
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February 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The Empire Self-Destructs - Read by Eunice Wong
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