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A widely shared quote from Audre Lorde — 'Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare' — is circulating again. Lorde wrote it in 'A Burst of Light', also known as 'The Cancer Chronicles', while dying of breast cancer during the Reagan-Bush era, framing personal care as resistance. Readers are invoking it in discussions of health, burnout and survival under political pressure.

William H. Draper III, one of Silicon Valley's earliest and most influential venture capitalists, has died, according to a New York Times obituary. Draper backed companies including Skype, Hotmail and Tesla over a decades-long career, led the US Export-Import Bank under President Reagan, and came from a family of prominent investors. Tributes are highlighting his role in shaping the venture industry.