The Lunar Eclipse brought America some moral dilemmas. Too bad America doesn't believe in morals anymore. Should a reporter sext with the people she profiles? If she writes things we like, why not. Should we elect someone who calls himself a Nazi and questions the Holocaust? If he angers the right people, why not. Should we in the media alert people that a rapper blew up someone else's car? If he invites us to good parties, I don't know man. Oliva Nuzzi, Mark Robinson, Matt Gaetz, Sean Combs, and others had big revelations, now we just have to figure out what to do about it.

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People are fed up with the United States (again), and are threatening to leave if the election doesn't swing their way. American expat enclaves are popping up in Costa Rica, Portugal, and France. But is this a real response to political instability or a childish tantrum that you might be expected to live among people with whom you disagree? Jessa and Nico look into the role social media is playing in sending Americans to a small number of places, the dream of frictionless living, and exaggerating harm for the sake of your brand.

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Google Books wanted to scan all the books of the world to digitize and hoard them and, potentially, monetize them. OpenAI wants to scan the history of human intellect to teach its computer program to think. The Internet Archive wanted to make books that weren't accessible accessible for no charge. Guess which one the court system shut down? As long as your plan is to make money, the American gov will let you do basically anything you want to do. Also: Tim Pool and other Russian tools, the FBI loves influencers, and the return of the honeytrap.

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