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 Here are the links to my five-part series “Give It Away” about working at HotWired/Wired Digital in 1995-7 at the dawn of the web. I’m publishing the links as a package in case anyone wants to forward the series to friends or save it for future reference. If I decide to write a memoir, this will be the style of writing I will employ.

• Give It Away, circa 1995: Joining the Digital Revolution

• Give It Away.2: At Ground Zero of the Digital Revolution

• Give It Away.3: Up With the Dot.Com Bubble

• Give It Away.4: The Beginning of the End

• Give It Away.5: The Ending

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  Onto the mews. Gun violence dominated America’s birthday.

  TODAY’s LINKS (36):

1. Investigators of War Crimes in Ukraine Face Formidable Challenges (NYT)

2. Ukrainians take up new positions as Putin proclaims victory in Luhansk (Reuters)

3. Ukraine ‘forced to withdraw’ from critical city (CNN)

4. As City Falls, Ukraine’s Last Hope in Luhansk Falls With It (NYT)

5. Latest Western arms will help Ukraine recapture Lysychansk, Zelensky says (WP)

6. Dozens of Russian weapons tycoons have faced no Western sanctions (Reuters)

7. 6 dead, dozens wounded in shooting at Chicago Fourth of July parade (Chicago Sun-Times)

8. Officers Wounded, Masses Scatter After Shooting Near Philadelphia Concert (NBC)

9. 3 dead, 3 critically wounded in shooting at Denmark mall (AP)

10. A gunman killed 2 people and wounded 3 police officers in Texas (NPR)

11. Jan 6 Panel Could Make Criminal Referrals Against Trump (NBC)

12. Cassidy Hutchinson testimony prompts reassessment of Trump legal culpability (The Hill)

13. America Is in Denial (Mitt Romney/Atlantic)

14. The Long Path to Reclaim Abortion Rights (NYT)

15. 'I'm terrified I might be here forever': Brittney Griner pens handwritten letter to Biden (CNN)

16. As inflation grows, so does U.S. housing crisis (WP)

17. Taiwan sees U.S. trade deal as vital to maintaining its democracy (Politico)

18. Biden Might Soon Ease Chinese Tariffs, in a Decision Fraught With Policy Tensions (WSJ)

19. No more whispers: Recession talk surges in Washington (Politico)

20. Coal Makes a Comeback as the World Thirsts for Energy (WSJ)

21. Videos of Jayland Walker Shooting by Police Raise More Questions (NYT)

22. Video released yesterday showed eight police officers in Akron, Ohio, were involved in a shooting that killed an unarmed Black man whose body was found with some 60 gunshot wounds after he fled a traffic stop last week (Reuters)

23. Hope and despair: Kathy Gannon on 35 years in Afghanistan (AP)

24. U.S. concludes Israeli fire killed Palestinian American journalist (WP)

25. A U.N.-appointed mission to Libya said there are "probable mass graves" yet to be investigated, possibly as many as 100, in a town where hundreds of bodies have already been found. (Reuters)

26. What Is the Origin of COVID-19 Variants Like Omicron? (SciTechDaily)

27. Sydney floods impact 50,000 around Australia’s largest city (AP)

28. Fresh evacuation orders were issued for tens of thousands of Sydney residents after relentless rains triggered floods for the third time this year in some low-lying suburbs. We explain why Australia is battling floods again. (Reuters)

29. The fastest-warming city in America? Reno, Nev. Temperatures have risen 10.9 degrees Fahrenheit, on average, since 1970, according to a new analysis. (WP)

30. China rejects NASA accusation it will take over the moon (Reuters)

31. 76 Fake Charities Shared a Mailbox. The I.R.S. Approved Them All. (NYT)

32. Web5 vs. Web3: The future is a process, not a destination (Cointelegraph)

33. After 40 years, rhinos return to Mozambique (Reuters)

34. Scientists discover new giant water lily species (BBC)

35. Two women killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea (Guardian)

36. ‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens (The Onion)