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THE SIGNAL — LATEST EDITION

The Signal — Algorithmic Warfare and the Care Deficit

April 29, 2026

The collision of automated warfare, critical supply chain chokepoints, and accelerating ecological strain is stripping away the illusion of resilient state infrastructure. As algorithmic authority and epistemic control consolidate in military theaters and digital ecosystems, the resulting polycrisis exposes a severe deficit in care economies and social reproduction. Sovereignty is now being negotiated through decentralized adaptation, mutual aid networks, and the reclamation of food and digital commons against centralized extraction.

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Beijing Is Using Influencers to Burnish Its Image

Foreign Policy — geopolitics, structural power

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The Hormuz Hit to Helium

Foreign Policy — geopolitics, structural power

ANALYSIS

Mining China’s ‘Little Red Book’ for Open Source Gold

Bellingcat — OSINT methodology, geopolitics

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Out of pocket: the real cost of fossil fuels on our groceries

IPES-Food — food sovereignty

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

ProPublica — structural power, OSINT methodology

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Ukraine’s killer robots show how war is changing

The Conversation — all

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Canada’s Arctic security depends on more than defence — here’s how immigration could help

The Conversation — all

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As Arctic waters open up, Canada must prepare for oil spills

The Conversation — all

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The truth about cats and dogs and the links between pet attachment and mental health

The Conversation — all

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Decolonizing AI at the U.S. border

Global Voices — geopolitics, media and technology

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Why Palantir's ImmigrationOS Endangers Democracy and the Rule of Law

Tech Policy Press — AI governance, media and technology, structural power

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California Coastal Community Must Reject CBP's AI-Powered Surveillance Tower

EFF — AI governance, structural power, media and technology

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The Counterterrorism Czar Without a Counterterrorism Plan

ProPublica — structural power, OSINT methodology

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The Mexican security company with a $1.27 billion surveillance empire

Rest of World — AI governance, media and technology, geopolitics

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How Trump’s America Produces Normie Assassins

The Intercept — structural power, geopolitics, OSINT methodology

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