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Phil GarberTrump Hopes Avalanche of Lies Will Return Him to PowerAs the November election nears, the absurdity of trump is growing exponentially worse, like stage four cancer, as he lies about everything…Oct 9
Bruce Sterling“The Power of the Powerless” by Vaclav HavelIt’s a famous work of viral samizdat, and I thought it might be handy to have in my Medium feed. Got this version direct from the Havel…Nov 20, 20165
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