The Bijlmer

This is an interesting video about how a planned utopian city area in Amsterdam called The Bijilmer became a dystopian nightmare. About half of the high rise apartments were demolished and the place is not as bad now.  See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijlmermeer

The North American Technate

 

Source: https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/trumps-north-american-technate

What is a technate?  

A technate is a large area of land governed by a technocracy, a system of government where decision-makers are chosen based on their expertise in a specific area. The term was coined by Technocracy Incorporated in the 1930s.  The Technate was envisioned as a North American superpower that would use thermodynamic energy accounting instead of money. The idea was to use the region's resources and industry to provide an abundance of goods and services to citizens in a sustainable way. 

 See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy_movement  
https://technocracy.fandom.com/wiki/Technate
https://www.technocracyinc.org/

This sounds like something out of science fiction.

Also read: https://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html which mentions Technocracy.  I don't have time right now.

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This is hilarious! Some people are taking this seriously. Should Trump "liberate" Canada from the British monarchy and Greenland from the Danish monarchy?

The Midweek Update - In the Immediate Crosshairs of Trump: Britain, Canada and Greenland - January 8, 2025  

The episode highlights Trump's call for the liberation of countries under monarchy, like Britain, Canada, and Greenland, and examines the implications for other nations and global security.