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Lessons from the Florida condo collapse
When the news of the Florida building collapse first hit Twitter, someone I follow avidly (he’s brilliant) questioned whether the cause was a bomb. (The past years since the 2016 election, with the pandemic topping off the extended nightmare atmosphere, … Continue reading
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Grenfell Tower, my mother and King Charles II
Source: Grenfell Tower Fire: Mindless Deregulation, Senseless Harm – The New York Times Source: Why Grenfell Tower Burned: Regulators Put Cost Before Safety – The New York Times Like most of you, I read these articles in intense anger and … Continue reading
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