Weather Report #42: The Incel Global Order, Identifying CBP Agents, the Horrible Freelance Writer Economy, and More...

Consuming 04/06/2026

Weather Report #42: The Incel Global Order, Identifying CBP Agents, the Horrible Freelance Writer Economy, and More...
Still from Seven Samurai (1954) dir. Akira Kurosawa
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Hello, dear reader! Welcome to your Weather Report, a (sometimes) weekly column where I recommend some articles, a book, a movie, and some music for readers to consume.

Here's what you're getting this week:

  1. Essays, articles, and columns about: the strongman archetype and sexual frustration, uncovering CBP goons' names, how Palestinians in Gaza are unable to find their disappeared love ones and get adequate medical care, and an entire magazine issue on mercenaries and freelancers undergirding the economy
  2. A sweeping examination of U.S. border policy and how it's been exported all over the world
  3. The best corporate thriller ever made, and three others that are underrated
  4. Three moody tunes for walking around the neighborhood

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