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Random Digest: April 14, 2026
10 hand-picked articles from our collection
This digest was algorithmically curated to spark serendipity and encourage intellectual wandering. Each article was chosen at random from our recent collection, creating unexpected connections and delightful discoveries across diverse topics and perspectives.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Will Trump "Withdraw" From NATO?
Probably Not Now: It Would Not Be In Putin's Interest
Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary Stories About AI?
Our tales of AI developing the will to survive, commandeer resources, and manipulate people say more about us than they do about language models. The post Why Do We Tell Ourselves Scary S
Adviser links: the first year
Mondays are all about financial adviser-related links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at...
Fame Doesn’t Sell Books
Something else is required, even above and beyond talent
Political Slop
The ubiquity of nonsense
Not sure what level of prank/gag/stunt this is (note...
Not sure what level of prank/gag/stunt this is (note today’s date), but this is supposedly a fully functional compass that only points to the Olive Garden in Times Square.
Pluralistic: EU ready to cave to Trump on tech (04 Apr 2026)
Today's links EU ready to cave to Trump on tech: Surrendermonkeys ahoy. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: "Among a Thousand Fireflies"; "fiscal" not "physical"; Ontario's pus
Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits
Little bits of greenery are popping up in cities, making summers more bearable for urbanites.
Solar was poised to help Puerto Ricans survive blackouts — until Trump axed nearly $1B in funding
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a government-owned utility with a checkered past.