Okay something that the author of this piece did not pick up on apparently. Breq is seems to be emulating Lt Awn by going directly to the oppressed underclass. During normal annexations the Radch co-opt the ruling class. Awn did the exact opposite. Also Breq to a large extent hates much of what empire stands for.

That pill looks like Accela from Serial Experiment Lain.

FDA approval in this case only means it won't kill you.

A belt driven lathe.

Taking aspirin before drinking is mind bogglingly stupid. Never ever do that. Asprin prevents your body from metabolizing alcohol.

I really hope this happens.

I think one of the more interesting subplots has to do with the person who originally designed the society. Basically she used the political fanaticism and scientific ignorance of the original population to design a stable low technology society.