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The Great Firewall checker

Ben Werdmuller

Ben Werdmuller

01 Mar 2007

This service checks whether your website is banned in China. Clever idea.

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‘Improved’ Grok criticizes Democrats and Hollywood’s ‘Jewish executives’

As more people look to AI to learn about the world, the people who control how it's trained and how it responds will control our prevailing narratives. That's wildly dangerous.

07 Jul 2025

Family zoning actually means something cool

Forget San Francisco - I wish every single US city would do this. We're too car-dependent, too isolated, too unhealthy. (Honestly, European mixed-use development should be the model.)

06 Jul 2025
America is a myth

America is a myth

We have to decide which story we believe in.

04 Jul 2025
Zohran Mamdani

What are we actually for? The Mamdani case for positive resistance

Why effective opposition requires more than just saying no

02 Jul 2025
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