6 Underrated TV Shows of The Last 10 Years
I like to keep track of the books I read. But I do less with TV. I don’t watch a…
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America’s Driving Mandate: Don’t Call It “Freedom”
In the beginning, there was public right of way – the freedom of movement between & amongst property. And then, America decided to mandate a specific vehicle for the public right of way above all else – https://mateosfo.substack.com/p/americas-driving-mandate-dont-call
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Roadless Rule Area Interactive Map
I don’t love posting about current events, but this resource is timeless -> https://www.onxmaps.com/onx-access-initiatives/roadless-rule
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TIL about Prairie Remnants
This infographic from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota explains how much of the Earth’s prairie ecosystem we’ve lost over the past couple of centuries. More than 70% of America’s Great Plains have been lost to development, and what is left is all in pockets.
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TIL about the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s land classification system
What I did not know is that in 2008, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature – a UN-like body* – decided to create a formal system that countries can use to systematically conserve lands based on management objectives. It’s very similar to the US system, except that many US designations (like National Monuments) can span multiple IUCN categories depending on how they’re managed. It’s used by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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TIL About The Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
Exhibit 5000+ that Jimmy Carter was a brilliant President & was deliberately slandered by Ronald Regan -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Conservation_and_Recreation_Service
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Kids’ Freedom To explore
This is why kids are on their phones. They aren’t allowed to do anything else whether by law, by parents, or norms. -> https://ifstudies.org/blog/new-ifs-brief-more-screen-time-less-play-for-americas-kids
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The Case for Blogging in the Ruins
An excellent blog post on why blog posts are best -> https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for-blogging-in-the-ruins/
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Inflation but Only In Human to Human Services
I love a good chart. This chart shows two major economic trends. First, Baumol’s Effect which is the tendency for wages in jobs that have experienced little or no increase in labor productivity to rise in response to rising wages in other jobs that did experience high productivity growth.
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The Upper Middle Class Trap via Nick Maggiulli
I see this everywhere -> https://ofdollarsanddata.com/the-upper-middle-class-trap/
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Flannery O’Connor Predicts The Internet Troll
Flannery O’Connor had possibly the keenest eye for the characters we meet in life. This passage struck me as either ahead of its time…or just timeless.
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James Baldwin on America
I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. -James Baldwin
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TIL about the Virtues in the Library of Congress
In the main hall of the Library of Congress, there are 8 virtues listed on the walls.
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The indie web has never had more options than it does now. Short form video & big platforms might be dominant, but I absolutely love all the options now.
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Use it up, Make it do, Wear it out
As seen in the National Museum of American History in the World War II exhibit. But also as heard many a time from my Grandma.
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Pew Research on What Makes People Proud of Their Country?
What makes people proud of their country? -> https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/02/17/what-makes-people-proud-of-their-country/
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The Atlantic on My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler
The Atlantic assigned a writer to spend a year inside America’s new sports gambling industry (with real money at stake) -> https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction/686061/
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Fund Literally Anything But This
Regarding the Iran War -> https://fundliterallyanythingbutthis.netlify.app/
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GeoSpy – The Location Tool Everyone Should Know Exists
Everyone should know that this exists -> https://geospy.ai/
