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Writing at the intersection of technology, democracy, and society by Ben Werdmuller

Most Americans don’t pay for news and don’t think they need to
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Everyone is stealing TV
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A note about personal security
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Journalism lost its culture of sharing
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Hiring in an era of fake candidates, real scams and AI slop
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On ICE, Verification, and Presence As Harm
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The Five Levels: from Spicy Autocomplete to the Software Factory
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The Forwardable Email
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Funding Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
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Who owns your data?
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Remembering Beyond Vietnam on MLK Day
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Notable links: January 16, 2026
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Remarks on the Federal Government’s Ongoing Presence in Minnesota
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The Curiosity Tour
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‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
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The Zurich protocol
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Bari Weiss Is The Symptom
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How to know if that job will crush your soul
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47 lessons
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