Love reading about the early days of computing 

https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-woman-that-tech-history-forgot

The secret negotiations to free The Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich unfolded on three continents, involving spy agencies, billionaires, political power players and his fiercest advocate—his mom.

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/evan-gershkovich-prisoner-exchange-ccb39ad3?reflink=share_mobilewebshare

(Not free for me, so here's the WEB-ARCHIVE version).

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/magazine/worthless-pennies-united-states-economy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ik4.lBCw.YiltBLAfrW7J&smid=url-share

World-In-Data stats >

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1746211702968906049.html

Free posts from Jon Ronson's substack >

https://jonronson.substack.com/p/how-to-find-your-stories

https://jonronson.substack.com/p/organizing-your-research-now-with

https://every.to/p/the-disappearance-of-an-internet-domain

The former head of the British Army, General Sir Mike Jackson, has died aged 80, the army confirmed.

He led the army during the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 after serving in the Balkans and Northern Ireland.

In 1999, he famously refused an order from his US commander to intercept Russian forces when they entered Kosovo without Nato's agreement.

"I'm not going to start the Third World War for you," he is reported to have told General Wesley Clark.

Detailed account of what went down in Kosovo.

https://medium.com/lapsed-historian/pristina-an-airport-too-far-42e010e19f12

This is great ! 🌳 💚 And something to show those people who shout about farmers protecting the environment ... 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/14/a-special-place-guardian-readers-generosity-helps-to-save-rewilded-farm

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/dec/19/humphreys-world-how-the-samuel-smith-beer-baron-built-britains-strangest-pub-chain?

I knew that would be this link when I saw the notification. Fascinating article. And what a *****