A new independent publisher for the fediverse! @nybooks joined last week (h/t to @FediFollows for letting us know). Here’s their review of historian Catherine Hall’s “Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism.” [Story may be paywalled]

Charting an Unheroic Past | Fara Dabhoiwala

With her densely textured, ambitious, and deeply collaborative scholarship, the historian Catherine Hall has transformed public discourse about slavery.

The New York Review of Books (www.nybooks.com)

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As we all know, President Donald Trump’s on/off tariffs will lead to a manufacturing boom in the U.S., with legions of former USAID workers happily screwing tiny components into dirt-cheap smart phones. Or… will it? @404mediaco’s @jasonkoebler talked to Todd Weaver, founder of Purism, creator of the “made in the USA” Liberty Phone. “The phone that you were able to manufacture in the United States is not as fast as the latest iPhone. Can the newest best chips and components be manufactured in the U.S., and what would it take to do it here?” asks Koebler. “The short answer is yes ... because you didn't ask me the timing,” replies Weaver.

How a $2,000 'Made in the USA' Phone Is Manufactured

"You could count the number of skilled electronics engineers on US soil, and there's probably a million in Shenzhen alone."

404 Media (www.404media.co)

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It’s #NewstodonFriday once again. Please enjoy a selection of stories from independent newsrooms on politics, technology, books, history, and giant almond trucks. Check out the thread, comment, like, follow their accounts and give them your money. ️

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