This is the first iteration of the "Content Updates" newsletter from Derisked.

I published the following two posts relevant to derisking impromptu, in response to news, over the past two months. I regret not notifying this email list at those times.

On July 10th, I noticed that there was enough data on safety, enough time-elapsed since previous vaccination (for some people), and that the Delta variant was scary enough for it to be potentially worthwhile to pursue a booster shot. This seemed to predate the vast majority of discussion and interest in obtaining a booster shot by 1-2 weeks, as well as most understanding of how impactful the Delta variant would likely become in the U.S., and was awarded a $300 bounty in part for doing so.

I think this post's most significant shortcoming was failing to address Long Covid as potentially the most compelling reason to get a booster.

Panama had one of the most unique, accessible, and attractive programs for securing a second residency. Unfortunately, this program’s rules will be changing on August 20th, becoming much more restrictive.

On June 3rd I posted a notification of this on LessWrong and assessed interest in a group trip to secure residency. That group trip did not come to fruition, but 2-3 people (who have stated that they would not have known about the program / it's upcoming expiration without my post) have travelled to Panama to secure residency as a result.

Unlike the items above, these posts were published before most people signed up for these content updates. I am sharing them here, however, since this is the first iteration of this newsletter, so that all content will have been included in at least one email update.

Over the past few years, I’ve gained an interest in securing options for residency outside of my home country, in particular via second citizenship.

In this post I:

1. Share the reasons I’ve identified for securing a second residency
2. Provide thoughts on planning for a soon upcoming, largely unexpected departure
3. Describe long-term options for alternative residency
4. Share my knowledge and experience toward securing a second citizenship
5. Provide the lessons I’ve learned in pursuing genealogy for the purposes of securing a second residency
6. Share some other related topics I may write about in the future as an extension of this post and offer to help or connect people interested in securing second residencies

I have made regular updates since original publication of this post to the article at this linked Google Doc.

This post links to a Google Sheet containing a quick investigation into the accuracy of Wikipedia's figure for miles per micromort (230) for US drivers, when accounting for preventative behaviors.

I created a Google Doc outlining ways someone could volunteer and support this project. This was shared on the Effective Altruism Volunteering Facebook group, as well as directly with a couple interested parties.

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-Josh