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• Post #4150060

  This seems very good. https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire-for-communities/

• Post #4139526

  I'm not sure right-aligned and left-aligned fit well, but I think it's very clear that some technology founders genuinely want to empower all of humanity, and some want to empower the people who are just like them. The only tech that matters is the kind that makes *everyone's* life better.

• Post #4089140

  "Basically, when you look at the most popular pieces of entertainment in the world, they tend to be pure wish fulfillment. And I don't think queer creators should surrender one of the most powerful tools in storytelling to be used only by those who hate us." I love this. https://buttondown.com/charliejane/archive/my-favorite-new-books-plus-a-rant-about-escapism/

• Post #3964623

  I know it's not the biggest or most important thing about what's happening in UK politics today, but it drives me bananas that all these politicians are making statements on X. Even Instagram would be a better choice. What will it take for people to leave that hateful site?!

• Post #3964601

  Enjoying the comments from that wacky gang on Hacker News

• Post #3963368

  "Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance." Your tax dollars at work. https://www.propublica.org/article/human-rights-aid-right-wing-causes

• Post #3963334

  China's open-weights AI strategy is winning: its companies are taking the lead. America's closed-first, locked-down strategy is doomed to failure - and it could take the US economy down with it. #AI https://werd.io/american-ai-is-locked-down-and-proprietary-its-losing/

• Post #3939356

  If the goal isn’t an open, democratic society where everyone can be themselves without fear regardless of background, context, or orientation, every single person has the opportunity to lead a good life, and nobody can fall through the cracks into poverty or homelessness, I don’t know what we’re doing here.

• Post #3809320

  Zohran Mamdani has unveiled a radically collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to building internal technology capacity. News has a lot to learn from it. #Media https://werd.io/we-need-a-pit-crew-for-news/

• Post #3792917

  "After losing their jobs at NOAA, Rebecca Lindsey, her sister and another colleague teamed up to rebuild a pivotal resource the Trump administration took offline." #Democracy https://werd.io/climate-gov-was-destroyed-open-data-saved-it/

• Post #3764657

  An insight into the kinds of data security practices that are really important for newsrooms and journalism right now: https://werd.io/the-trump-administration-is-subpoenaing-journalists-to-reveal-sources-their-data-security-is-more-important-than-ever/

• Post #3753206

  For a couple of years now, I've obsessively closed my Apple Fitness rings every day. It's arbitrary but enough to prompt me to do some extra exercise. For the last two nights running, I've taken a late-night walk directly after a thunderstorm, while lightning still danced across the sky. Magical.

• Post #3753205

  Most Fridays, I share a handful of pieces that caught my eye at the intersection of technology, media, and society. This was this week's roundup, about AI, surveillance, open tech, and news as a business. https://werd.io/notable-links-july-3-2026/

• Post #3753204

  One year I'll make it to #dwebcamp. This is not the year - I'm busily packing up my house to move out. But I hope everyone has wonderful, actionable conversations and a great time. And maybe I'll finally get there next year?

• Post #3753203

  Dua Lipa seems like someone who uses her fame incredibly well. This is cool (as is her book club): https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/29/dua-lipa-opens-library-for-banned-and-censored-books-in-portugal

• Post #3753202

  Some newsrooms are making money from deals with prediction markets. It will only serve to further destroy the public's trust in news. #Media https://werd.io/cnn-and-cnbc-promote-gambling-to-make-a-cheap-buck/

• Post #3753201

  Long-form LinkedIn posts are 41% slop. Other social networks are not far behind. #Technology https://werd.io/as-social-networks-fill-up-with-ai-slop-trusted-relationships-and-communities-will-win/

• Post #3753200

  Chicago Public Media is launching a region-wide social platform as a way to bolster its journalism. I believe it represents a path to the future. #Media https://werd.io/communities-will-build-trust-and-loyalty-for-local-public-media-chicago-public-media-is-taking-a-big-leap-forward/

• Post #3753199

  Every week I gather notable links and articles that I think are worth discussing. In today's roundup, why building platforms to support communities and build trusted relationships is important in a world where AI and bad business practices are eroding trust in news and journalism. https://werd.io/notable-links-july-10-2026/

• Post #3753198

  This book is freaking great. Send a copy to your immigration skeptic friends as well as to the people in your life who already understand that migration is a source of hope. A pleasure to read. https://bookshop.org/a/7949/9781635577860

• Post #3753197

  I like to think I’m an empathetic, gentle parent - and I think strict parenting is bad parenting - but nothing tests my patience like toddler toothbrushing time. Goodness me.

• Post #3749669

  I appreciate the Mitch McConnell jokes, I do, but it appears that they’re trying to stretch this out until after an August 3rd deadline that would mean there wouldn’t be an election to fill his seat until after the midterms, which would be a pretty egregious subversion of democracy. And maybe we should be saying that a little louder.

• Post #3680251

  We're hiring a new technical support specialist to join @ProPublica@newsie.social's enterprise technology team. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize winning non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business, and other institutions - so you're helping support an incredible mission with some unique technical challenges. It's a meaningful place to work and make a difference. https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/jobs/4...

• Post #3674005

  I've rarely seen newsroom business teams discuss metrics like LTV, CAC, and even ARR outside fundraising or finance. They should be commonly known. #Business https://werd.io/startups-track-business-metrics-newsrooms-should-learn-from-them/

• Post #3672930

  I love that @ProPublica@newsie.social is spending time investigating 401(k) plans. The whole space is scammy, and the thing itself is a far worse deal for savers than a real pension. In that context, regulatory rollback is a real problem: https://www.propublica.org/article/401k-retirement-investment-plan-risk-trump

• Post #3628859

  The apparatus to cement centralized, undemocratic power has already been built. Regulations have a part to play, but they can't just be recommendations. #AI https://werd.io/governance-can-prevent-ai-from-being-used-to-undermine-democracy-but-only-if-it-has-teeth/

• Post #3605800

  Trump seems suddenly excited to use 1950s rhetoric about communists. Mate, there aren't any significant communists in the United States. There are some people who want healthcare, equitable justice, and for poverty not to be a death sentence. Social democracy is not communism. You moron.

• Post #3581269

  All snark aside, I do love America. The Declaration of Independence - 250 years ago! - was genuinely important. Most places you go, the people are kind, community-minded, and optimistic. One day, eventually, they will have an equitable government that redresses wrongs and provides real support.

• Post #3560961

  My Great Grandfather, David Monas, was General Manager of the Pennsylvania Joint Board of the Amalgamated Shirt Workers. I grew up with union songs. To this day, I believe being anti-union is one of the worst things you can be.

• Post #3548618

  I know they say be the change you want to see in the world, but sometimes the change I want to see is that there isn’t a punk cover of Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine’s Conga, and I just don’t think this is my calling