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The Manifest Archive

By Jerry
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Surveillance, Tech & Intelligence

Deere's Autonomy Kit Starts at Model Year 2020. A Rival's Kit Fits Deere Tractors From 2014.
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Deere's Autonomy Kit Starts at Model Year 2020. A Rival's Kit Fits Deere Tractors From 2014.

The robots get the attention. How far software reaches into the machines already in the field depends on their controls, and on who is selling the kit.

Oct 8, 2026 25 min read
George Orwell's Thought Police Watched One Man for Seven Years. One Texas Search Hit 83,345 Cameras.
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George Orwell's Thought Police Watched One Man for Seven Years. One Texas Search Hit 83,345 Cameras.

Orwell described a state that had to watch. What exists in 2026 only has to ask.

Oct 6, 2026 17 min read
Carl Sagan Set the Rules for Ancient Aliens. Erich von Däniken Sold the Question Without Them.
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Carl Sagan Set the Rules for Ancient Aliens. Erich von Däniken Sold the Question Without Them.

The mockery never reached his readers. The question is who it did reach.

Oct 2, 2026 19 min read