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A long-form audio reading of a CognioNews story, every three days. Original cover art. The full argument, unhurried.

Deep Dives

A long-form audio reading of a CognioNews story, every three days. One argument at a time, unhurried, with original cover art and a link back to the source.

1 dive · published every 3 days

Brass-rimmed scrying-orb bearing an eight-pointed-star eye, set against a Roman column
29 APRIL 2026 · 17 MIN 14S

Civilisational Stones

How defence-tech elites weaponise classical tropes to mask predictive surveillance

A long-form audio reading of the Office's findings on the Palantyr Concern of San Francisco — the firm's Civilising Stone manifesto, the Twin Trades that bind data-gathering to armament supply, the misuse of Cicero's toga (and the tighter fit of Crassus underneath), the foreign Refusenik's deficit of protections, and the four Petitions for Remedy by which the Stone may be set within bounds. Companion piece to the CognioNews story below — same source, different medium.

Palantir Surveillance Predictive Policing Data Trusts Classical Rhetoric
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