February 6, 2017

“The reality is, many Indigenous cultures in North America survived an apocalypse. The key word is survived. Any future with us in it, triumphant and flourishing, is a hopeful one.” “A Tribe Called Geek”: Native American writers imagine worlds where technology isn’t used for dominance, and aliens are to be learned from. / Strange Horizons

Federalism grants almost no inherent power to cities, who increasingly find their political agendas under scrutiny from conservative statehouses. / The Atlantic

The state insurance commissioner unveiled a tool for his charges to assess exposure to investments that will decline as the climate changes and the economy shifts. / insurancejournal.com

“If the first daughter wants to be seen as a hero for LGBT rights (and even that much is unconfirmed) then she ought to say something in public about how opposed she is to discrimination against LGBT people.” Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner don’t get to have it both ways, leaking stories about how they prevent Trump from stripping back LGBTQ rights while publicly supporting everything he says. There’s no such thing as a silent ally. / The Advocate

“No spikes carve amazing words into flesh, until the person bleeds slowly to death over a period of 12 hours, like mine. Everybody comes to watch my executions, biggest crowds in history, period.” A dispatch from the Trump International Penal Colony and Golf Resort. / The Hairpin

Death metal band Dead Territory covers John Cage’s seminal 4’33”. (via Rabih Alameddine) / Twitter