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Review: Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/dec/24/philip-pullman-his-dark-materials

Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run
The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination

Dak's 'pride' has him planning to play final game https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47413646/dak-prescott-pride-planning-play-final-game

Daughter and her partner have fallen in love with Tasmania.
I have been showered with a treasure trove of shared photos from their tassie travels so far. They've also included screenshots of map routes (which is handy).
They rang last night with tales of their adventures so now we're planning an old school slide night when they get back (cocktails included).
They're also planning their next trip.

Fusion: EU-Satellitenbetreiber wollen gemeinsam Musks SpaceX Paroli bieten
Airbus, Leonardo und Thales planen den Zusammenschluss ihrer Raumfahrtsparten. Die EU-Wettbewerbsbehörden müssen den Deal noch prüfen, OHB erhebt Einspruch.

If you are planning anything in Denmark that is more long term than about 5 years, then you should definitely be using the Climate Atlas to check your climate adaptation impacts...
I wrote about it last year:
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2024/09/06/a-climate-atlas-is-discovered/
#NCKF25

Hey Europe, are you planning to copy the US once more, allowing Very Modern Autonomous Taxis in our cities? Think again.
(Waymo taxis in San Francisco)
Video via John Berry on Bluesky.

Foxconn plans to spend another $569M through 2029 to expand its Mount Pleasant, WI AI server manufacturing site, adding to $717M invested through 2024 (Joe Schulz/WPR)
https://www.wpr.org/news/foxconn-expansion-racine-county-wisconsin-jobs

Foxconn planning $569M expansion in Racine County that could create 1,300 jobs
Under the newest revision to Foxconn’s contract with the state, Foxconn could earn up to $96 million in state tax credits through 2029.

This is the video that has Trump and Hegseth in such a tizzy. Because they know full well they are planning illegal orders.
#uspol

Chats on Air Force One,
prior to this presidency,
were mostly off-the-record
and almost never on camera.
Administrations, prior to Trump’s, engaged in some level of message discipline,
planning what the president would say, how and when.
There is no such coherent planning in this White House.
In summary, Trump’s problem with the press are primarily of his own making.

When the President Hates the Press — and Has the Espionage Act
From license-stripping threats to sedition talk, Trump’s media crusade isn’t just bluster — it fits a troubling American pattern

The Architecture and Planning of Fascist New Towns in Sardinia
https://sah.org/2013/03/14/the-architecture-and-planning-of-fascist-new-towns-in-sardinia/

The Architecture and Planning of Fascist New Towns in Sardinia - Society of Architectural Historians
Ruth Lo documented three towns built between 1928 and 1938 on the island of Sardinia.