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On the Cayman Islands, Afghanistan, Turkey, blood donations, private tutors, Britain, sex and Christianity

Downtown Georgetown in the Cayman Islands

On car safety, the UN and Palestinians, Chinese data, leaving work, museums

The front of an encroaching giant pickup truck

On bitcoin mining, social care, orange juice, dogs, Sudan, country music, contemporary compositions

The warehouse of a crypto mining operation in Texas

On Iranian hostages, handwriting, underground cables, love, Kamala Harris, artificial intelligence, gobbledygook 

On exposure to the sun, education, Sudan, Robert Kennedy, growing up, cold-war diplomacy

On nuclear weapons, carry trades, American visas, sports, war, Churchill’s urinal

On education, Africa, tourism, Russia, Lyndon Johnson

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