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Sep 24, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 24, 2026

    10 Predictions for the Decade (opens the original)

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    Thanks for reading. 100% Human. Share it if you dig it.ShareUN Climate Week is happening in NYC and (at least in my feed) there’s a surprising lack of coverage. It almost seems that, amidst the wildfires, hurricanes, melting mountains and El Nino, that there’s a degree of cynicism and fatalism that’s

  2. Issue · Sep 10, 2026

    Main Character Syndrome (opens the original)

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    Seems like almost every news article you opened this week, from dumb rescues in the mountains (a Mount Shasta group who used AI to misplan their route, as well as two folks plummeting to their deaths trying to get the perfect selfie on Aspen peaks, to traffic jams at scenic bridges and tragic car accidents in Big Sur (running over a local explicitly protesting that very risk) to douchey influencers overrunning Burning Man (and the US Open Tennis) (and rock concerts where they’ve been defecating

  3. Issue · Sep 3, 2026

    Wendell and Dolly (opens the original)

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    As we’ve all seen relentlessly in our feeds this last week, we’ve just lost two really good humans—poet farmer Wendell Berry and gospel country muse Dolly Parton. From the sixties until now, they both shared their voice and their art with humor, insight and integrity.Want to share an especially sweet anecdote from Recapture the Rapture from an epic Dolly performance at the Academy Awards that you might’ve missed. <div class="youtube-wrap" id="youtube2-Cb

  4. Issue · Aug 26, 2026

    We’re So Close to Hell You Can See Sparks (opens the original)

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    (Sparks, Nevada lies a few miles due east of Sin City Reno, hence the locals’ joke that titles this post)Ed Note: If the kind of IRL resilience, community and leadership training covered in this essay is up your alley—we’re running our annual Camp Omega end of next month in the Rockies—checkit . It’s gonna be fun!***A few days ago, the Hawk Fire broke out near Reno, f

  5. Issue · Aug 20, 2026

    It's Not As Sinister As It Sounds (opens the original)

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