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Nuclear disarmament: The institutional landscape (UU lecture notes)

I attended a lecture on the institutional landscape of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament this week. My rough notes are below.

Surround yourself

You can't live life alone.

A community is essential.

One of the most important steps to beating depression enough to function, which I would argue can be a life-long exercise, is to hang out with people who remind you the glass is half full.

When you witness people who are hopeful in so many ways, you can borrow a little bit of hopefulness too.

Peak capitalism, and Instagram reels, have convinced us that we're better off protecting our peace, and must do what's best for us — in isolation.

This is not true.

We must be uncomfortable in small and self-consensual ways; and allow it to lead us into a richer community.

Surround yourself. 🌻

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Sounds and signs of spring in Uppsala

I heard Isabelle Demers play the Åkerman organ at Uppsala Domkyrka last week. As far as first organ recitals go, this was a beautiful one to have gotten the opportunity to start with - even though the instrument did not seem to particularly resonate with me. Or maybe I just need to hear more of it to properly appreciate it.

Sounds and signs of spring in Uppsala

I heard Isabelle Demers play the Åkerman organ at Uppsala Domkyrka last week. As far as first organ recitals go, this was a beautiful one to have gotten the opportunity to start with - even though the instrument did not seem to particularly resonate with me. Or maybe I just need to hear more of it to properly appreciate it.

You deserve a new book design.

A peek into You Deserve a Tech Union’s new design, and the typefaces—and process—that made it happen.