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Trump: Sabotaging America So That Autocracies Can Prosper
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Welcome back to Lucid, and hello to all new subscribers. I hope you’re having a good weekend and finding some time to relax. Our next Q&A will take place on Friday, August 21, 1-2pmET. Paying subscribers will receive a link at 10amET that day to register for the Zoom gathering. If you can’t attend, you can find the video at lucid.substack.com. Our guest will be Barb McQuade, who is a professor…
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
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Todd Blanche, the Latest Tool: How Autocrats Use Personal Lawyers
Welcome to personalist rule
Reg. Info Today's Q&A, 1-2pmET
And endless clouds and water in the Bahamas
“Let the Robots Fight”: Ukraine as a Laboratory of Warfare
Never lose sight of the human costs of war
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Premium Tier Q&A, August 23, 8-9pmET
And some magnificent scenery from Alaska
Reg. Info Tonight's Q&A, 8-9pmET
And a seaside vista in Carpinteria, California
My Convo with Anne Applebaum on Russia and Ukraine
When propaganda stops working, drone warfare, and the secret to Ukraine's resilience and ingenuity