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Back on Twitter after 8 days under Nigeria blockage instagram.com/p/CVbC-YCqWWM/

Reflection on 8 days without Twitter: I felt myself somewhat more productive, but significantly less informed about anything beyond my immediate information environment. Reminded me that for all its downsides, this platform really is a gift - *if* you set your notifications right

Just finished audiobook of Stanley Payne's personal memoir + opinionated summary of his years of writing Spanish history. No mincing words about Franco, but also no romanticism about the misdeeds of the 2nd republic. You won't find a better short intro uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4844.htm

I came belatedly to Sarah Chayes' important work on global corruption as a national security threat. One of those rare books that fundamentally reorients the way you think about the world, can't praise it enough wwnorton.com/books/thieves-…