Clay weekly context brief for the Substack category (ISO week 2026-W35). Clay tracks publications from the Substack feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. Trump Declares War on Canada Source: Robert Reich Link: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-declares-war-on-canada Why? Because hes a peevish, perverse, enraged child 2. August 22, 2026 Source: Heather Cox Richardson Link: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-22-2026 On Tuesday, August 18, during a debate for a runoff to win the South Carolina Republican senatorial primary, Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) answered a question about Taiwan and the importance of the South China Sea by saying: Im not that informed on national security. 3. Community Wisdom: Favorite Lennys Product Pass tools, how AI is reshaping hiring, what to prioritize when you join a new company, and more Source: Lenny Rachitsky Link: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/community-wisdom-favorite-lennys Community Wisdom 198 4. Harry and Meghans Awkward Homecoming. Chris Christie on The Godfather. Plus. . . Source: Bari Weiss Link: https://www.thefp.com/p/harry-and-meghans-awkward-homecoming Are you guilty of dog racism? Suzy Weiss takes on Lindsay Clancy. And more! 5. What kind of Democrat can win? Source: Matthew Yglesias Link: https://www.slowboring.com/p/what-kind-of-democrat-can-win Im genuinely asking. 6. Yossi Klein Halevi On Zionism (Re-Aired) Source: Andrew Sullivan Link: https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/yossi-klein-halevi-on-zionism-re In this January 2022 pod, an Israeli journalist brings empathy to an intractable issue. 7. Spare Some Change Source: Hunter Harris Link: https://hunterharris.substack.com/p/meghan-harry-move-back-to-london Harry and Meghan are heading back home. 8. Trump Spends, We Pay Source: Dan Rather Link: https://steady.substack.com/p/trump-spends-we-pay The presidents fiscal irresponsibility and what it is costing us 9. Cosmic birefringence: the signal that could upend cosmology Source: Ethan Siegel Link: https://startswithabang.substack.com/p/cosmic-birefringence-the-signal-that We assume there's no preferred frame of reference in the Universe, and that light behaves the same in all directions. What if we're wrong? 10. Problems at Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund (GOF) Source: Edwin Dorsey Link: https://thebearcave.substack.com/p/problems-at-guggenheim-strategic One former executives take on the assets inside GOF: It was a dumping ground. 11. So Apparently That Was Only Woke One Source: Rob Henderson Link: https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/so-apparently-that-was-only-woke Speaking with Louise Perry 12. Listen to This Article: The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court Source: Matt Taibbi Link: https://www.racket.news/p/listen-to-this-article-the-covid Narrated Version | Thanks to the U.S. Right to Know, the Defense Intelligence Agency may be forced to explain the Pentagon's stunning "Hypothetical Origin of SARS-CoV-2" documents 13. Apple Settles With E.U., U.S. App Store Fees, ATT Rules in Germany Source: Ben Thompson Link: https://stratechery.com/2026/apple-settles-with-e-u-u-s-app-store-fees-att-rules-in-germany/ Apple's App Store is finally facing the reality of lower fees, and the EU should be satisfied with its work; it's ok it's late. 14. An LLM wiki changed how I work Source: Casey Newton Link: https://www.platformer.news/karpathy-llm-wiki-journalism-productivity/ And everything else I learned about productivity this year 15. A traitor to his class wants to upend capitalism Source: Anand Giridharadas Link: https://the.ink/p/a-traitor-to-his-class-wants-to-upend Nick Hanauer, Amazons first outside investor, on Jeff Bezoss great blind spot, the myths that made the rich richer, what socialism gets right and wrong, and building an economy of human flourishing 16. Designing a book cover with Shane Bzdok Source: Simon K Jones Link: https://simonkjones.substack.com/p/designing-a-book-cover-with-shane The collaborative process of creating a new cover image 17. "The Illumination of Santiago" Source: George Saunders Link: https://georgesaunders.substack.com/p/the-illumination-of-santiago-5d3 Let's discuss this beautiful thing. 18. Movie stars ask Neil about literal stars! Source: Neil deGrasse Tyson Link: https://startalk.substack.com/p/movie-stars-ask-neil-about-literal And atoms, and quantum mechanics, and the multiverse . . . 19. Weekly Q&A with Glenn Greenwald Source: Glenn Greenwald Link: https://greenwald.substack.com/p/weekly-q-and-a-with-glenn-greenwald A recording from Glenn Greenwald's live video 20. 429: Catching predators, leaving academia Source: Helen Lewis Link: https://helenlewis.substack.com/p/429-catching-predators-leaving-academia "Sometimes the fake names become real." 21. August AMA! Source: David Farrier Link: https://www.webworm.co/augustama2026/ Ask me anything. 22. AIs climate problem is worse than we thought Source: Emily Atkin Link: https://heated.world/p/ais-climate-problem-is-worse-than A new study reveals that AIs climate impact extends far beyond its massive data center footprint. 23. The Map of Misunderstanding Source: Sam Harris Link: https://samharris.substack.com/p/the-map-of-misunderstanding A Conversation with Daniel Kahneman (From the Archive: Ep. 150) 24. Remembering Francis Crick Source: David Eagleman Link: https://davideagleman.substack.com/p/remembering-francis-crick What a life-changing opportunity for a young scientist... 25. Everything You Need to Know About Kimi K3, the Latest Model From China to Shake Up AI Source: Kara Swisher Link: https://www.bigtechnology.com/p/everything-you-need-to-know-about Here's how the web reacted to Kimi K3's performance, politics, and how it changes the AI race. 26. Turns out people will leave the house for wellness Source: Rosamund Dean Link: https://rosamunddean.substack.com/p/liz-earle-healthy-ageing-tips What happened at the first-ever Well Well Well Live with Liz Earle 27. Richard Dawkins is coming to Australia and New Zealand Source: Richard Dawkins Link: https://richarddawkins.substack.com/p/richard-dawkins-is-coming-to-australia 50 Years of The Selfish Gene. One final tour. 28. All the Good Stuff You're Missing on Culture Study Source: Anne Helen Petersen Link: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/all-the-good-stuff-youre-missing Its all over at Culture Studys new home on Patreon. 29. The Seventh Wave. Episode 47. Source: Salman Rushdie Link: https://salmanrushdie.substack.com/p/the-seventh-wave-episode-47 Episode 47 30. Part 5 Alfred Wolfsohn, my father 1896-1962. Source: Michael Faraday Link: https://michaelfaraday.substack.com/p/part-5-alfred-wolfsohn-my-father His early life 31. Sunday thought: We! Source: Robert Reich Link: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-we A new beginning? 32. August 21, 2026 Source: Heather Cox Richardson Link: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-21-2026 On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner, an enslaved American, led about 70 of his enslaved and free Black neighbors in a rebellion to awaken his white neighbors to the inherent brutality of slaveholding and the dangers it presented to their own safety. 33. I tested Grok Bot, Grok 4.6, and Cursor Origin - heres my honest take Source: Lenny Rachitsky Link: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/i-tested-grok-bot-grok-46-and-cursor Watch now | I tested Grok Bot, Cursor Origin, and Grok 4.6 head-to-head against my favorite models and ranked them on the Claire Index: here's what actually moved the needle 34. Prince Harry Said Returning to Britain Was Impossible Source: Bari Weiss Link: https://www.thefp.com/p/prince-harry-meghan-markle-return-great-britain Prince Harry Said Returning to Britain Was Impossible Now, hes doing just that, writes Kara Kennedy. 35. Giving the people what they want (not data centers) Source: Matthew Yglesias Link: https://www.slowboring.com/p/giving-the-people-what-they-want Plus dynamism, Rock Creek Park, and all the practical problems with abolishing ICE Sources in this brief: Anand Giridharadas; Andrew Sullivan; Anne Helen Petersen; Bari Weiss; Ben Thompson; Casey Newton; Dan Rather; David Eagleman; David Farrier; Edwin Dorsey; Emily Atkin; Ethan Siegel; George Saunders; Glenn Greenwald; Heather Cox Richardson; Helen Lewis; Hunter Harris; Kara Swisher; Lenny Rachitsky; Matt Taibbi; Matthew Yglesias; Michael Faraday; Neil deGrasse Tyson; Richard Dawkins; Rob Henderson; Robert Reich; Rosamund Dean; Salman Rushdie; Sam Harris; Simon K Jones. Selected 35 of 544 available items for this weekly brief.