Greg Lindsay

Spec Ops: The Line - Launch Trailer YouTube video by VG247.com

British bankers and Russian influencers: “This could never happen here!”

Me playing Spec Ops: The Line in 2013: youtu.be/kIoJnMT3yUI

My phone hand by the end of February

@greglindsay.org warned us about this, Chapter 374

Federal Data Is Disappearing The Trump administration has disrupted data collection on everything from homeland security, maternal mortality, hunger, drug use, education, disaster preparation and the economy.

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped releasing data on maternal and infant mortality in April 2025 after the administration placed all of the agency staff managing the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System on leave"

Literally La Chute finale.

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If Amazon is banning Meta Ray-Bans in its facilities, so should you.

"All filming or photography of any kind is strictly prohibited, including the use of mobile phones, smart devices, wearable technology, or augmented-reality glasses (such as Meta Glasses)." events.amazontours.com/na/onsite/MK...

So many people are saying

Passport power rankings are about to get interesting - US passport dropped from #1 to #9 over the last decade, and reciprocal visa restrictions could accelerate that slide fast.

The American Passport Is Losing Its Power As the Trump Administration makes it more difficult for people to visit the US, other nations are starting to respond in kind.

“Americans’ ease of travel is already a bargaining chip in the Trump administration’s brass-knuckle negotiations with foreign governments” says Greg Lindsay. “It’s reasonable to expect Americans to be caught in a geopolitical tug-of-war for the foreseeable future.” www.cntraveler.com/story/the-am...

Power Rangers Short Film - Joseph Kahn YouTube video by PlanetSciFi

I don't know if we're doing James Van Der Beek tributes, but his roles that resonated with me cut against his image as Dawson — as Patrick Bateman's little brother in The Rules of Attraction, or as a traitorous Power Ranger in Joseph Kahn's subversive reimagining: youtu.be/wncYbIpm6hk?...

Digital Divide | Global Mobility Report 2026 US plans to expand data collection under the Visa Waiver Program could end true visa-free travel, turning mobility into surveillance for allied travelers.

The comment period has ended and US CBP will presumably begin requiring granular personal data and social media for anyone entering the USA with an ESTA.

Why? To share it with their future European allies, I argue. And to punish who they see fit, of course.

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Quebec Pension Fund Halts Deals With DP World Over Epstein Files Canada’s second-largest pension fund says it’s suspending future investment plans with DP World over alleged ties between the Dubai company’s chief executive officer and disgraced financier Jeffrey Ep...

Add my province's pension fund to the very short list of entities holding anyone accountable for their lengthy citations in the Epstein files. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A sign I'm becoming Canadian: I'm inordinately proud of naming an Old Fashioned made with Canadian whiskey (because of the trade war) an "Old Macdonald." #eieio

At least in Snow Crash, the telco trillionaire's henchman was the world's deadliest and vengeful indigenous American imperial subject, rather than an illiterate sex trafficker.

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Moms Are Organizing Against ICE in Their Group Chats Mom groups have been a hot topic in 2026. But instead of interpersonal drama, these moms are focused on grassroots organizing, information sharing, and mutual aid.

I spoke too soon. www.vogue.com/article/moms...

Someone noted the absence of an American analog to Madres de Plaza de Mayo, but give it time.

I'm certain being 26yo at the time has something to do with it.

Welcome to Trump’s Remake of Argentina’s Dirty War The administration is speedrunning the worst abuses of the Latin American nation’s checkered history on the streets of American cities.

For those who had Operation Condor on their bingo card of historical analogies, please cover your square. newrepublic.com/article/2057...

I would have been happy with permanent Pattern Recognition (2003).

"Grimshaw also proposed a “new airport city development” surrounding Dulles."

Literally AEROTROPOLIS Chapter 1.

"Make Dulles Great Again" (seriously), with various proposals from Zaha Hadid Architects, Adjaye Associates, and AECOM, among others. Roll them all up into a coalition of the canceled. www.archpaper.com/2026/01/zaha...

"Should this system of assumed dominant minds, run by people who are probably sick of the dominant mind they're assuming, should this system run into trouble, *we're* in trouble, on account of this West Virginia man."

I think about this essay by George W. S. Trow a lot. archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes....

Man, I wish we weren't always this topical.

110. Incorporating Architects When you’re looking to rebuild a war-torn country or build a missile silo in case another war starts, there is a short list of architecture-engineerin...

...and ended it with INCORPORATING ARCHITECTS author Aaron Cayer about the rise of AECOM into the handmaiden of American empire — and the firm (as Kate notes) now leading the construction of the White House ballroom (and whatever lies beneath it. unfrozenarch.net/episodes/110...

90. MAGAlopolis The inauguration of the 47th president of the United States takes place on January 20. What are the implications of Trump 2.0 on the built environment...

We had Kate (and @zachmortice.bsky.social) kick off 2025 at
Unfrozen with their worst fears and predictions for the year ahead — including which firms would build the ICE detention camps... unfrozenarch.net/episodes/90-...

The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.

In other Unfrozen news, @katewagner.wehwalt.net pours dirt on The Line's grave and calls for participant firms to be held account, citing AECOM in particular. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

At the "Board of Peace" launch in Davos, Jared Kushner shared slides depicting "New Gaza" and "New Rafah," both of which closely echo the Gaza "GREAT Trust" proposal Dan Safarik covered in Unfrozen #104, pleading with architecture firms not to participate. unfrozenarch.net/episodes/mak...

Bleaching your teeth, heiling fash, talking trash over at Davos

Park that fleet
Drop that tarriff
Close Fifth Eye
Prevent World War III

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