"No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another" U.S. Const. Art 1, s. 9, cl. 6

so FYI: the AI writing “it’s not x, it’s y” thing isn’t a recent quirk. it’s a reflection of its model. it happens because the llms are eliminating and refining responses, literally cycling through dimensions of “it’s not this, it’s that” in order to find its response. cc @heritage.bsky.social

The NYPL Digital Collections API is being quietly sunsetted in August. The only announcement I can find is behind the dev login for API access. When I look for more info, all that's returned is articles from 2012-2016 announcing this leap forward in public info access. Anyone know anything?

BREAKING: We're challenging President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail-in voting. Once again, the president is trying to seize power he doesn't have at the expense of our democracy.

This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.

Happy Halloween. 👻

a haunted house but it’s just an all hands meeting where people start disappearing

Reminder: one of their *own investors* is amongst those who has lost touch with reality as a result of their product. And they still haven’t slowed down.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated volunteers who have made today a success. Additionally, we encourage everyone to continue participating in the ongoing WordPress Accessibility Day sessions. 2025.wpaccessibility.day/schedule/ #WPAD2025 #WPA11yDay #WordPress #Accessibility #a11y

when i was in college i often wore a tshirt that said “can’t sleep, clowns will eat me” and i always thought it was funny, but nowadays i feeeeel it. tho now its more like “can’t sleep, clowns are eating everything i value on the planet” 🙃

Jesus: Okay, no more forgiveness, Father, they know what they are doing and they are still doing it! Noah: Yeah, man, I told you they always miss the boat. Moses: Look, fellas, it’s about the journey, not the destination.

Just when you think you finally escaped (json as a metaphor for life)

i was sharing this with someone (as proof that there is more to me than WordPress drama lol) and i figured i would share it here it too, cuz i think this is such a pretty song and sometimes we just need to hear a pretty song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I5P...

ummm how are they phrasing the one about coveting thy neighbor’s wife??

No swimming for kids because of Trump, Stephen Miller, and their crusade of cruelty.

I think about Harrison Bergeron a lot.

the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states

“Interviews with grieving caregivers, health workers and government officials across these settlements all converged on one clear and near-universal conclusion: the funding cuts have led to the deaths of children.” allafrica.com/stories/2025...

NEW: For @prismreports.org, I wrote about my beloved Los Angeles, an American city unlike any other, where there is an unspoken understanding that our place and our people must be defended at all costs:

In which I argue that no act of journalism or archiving is too small. As @prisonculture.bsky.social and friends were saying at our event about 'zines a couple weeks ago -- make your thing! Write your stories down! This is one of our power sources! objectivejournalism.org/2025/06/no-a...

This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

Efficiency is when you make the troops homeless *before* they're veterans

DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT. CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open. DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open. CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are. DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.

"Right now, we have the opportunity to decide what kind of community we are and what kind of community we want to be." — @sereedmedia.bsky.social #WordPress www.thewpcommunitycollective.com/2025/06/06/t...

We podcasting again? Maaaaaaaaybe… Get on the email list to know when we're live! #WordPress

Just a few highlights of what stood out for me. In honor of being in Switzerland for #WCEU, I offer my thoughts thus: Mit zweierlei Mass messen. Deux poids, deux mesures. Due pesi e due misure. make.wordpress.org/project/2025...

The birds in Switzerland sing even when it’s raining.

The Trump administration is engaging on an all-out assault on the institutions, workers and standards that make learning and knowledge production possible, in the hopes of securing political dominance forever. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

TL;DR: Restoring trust requires accountability. make.wordpress.org/project/2025...

Mariska Hargitay: where is the perpetrator?

Americans are in denial about the implications here because they wish it wasn't happening. But this is the behavior of a dictator. It's the sort of thing that warrants secession or revolution. The Republic is over the second federal funding is withheld pending a governor's personal apology.

What in the name of Pussy Riot is this insanity?!?!?!

sorry i’m late, i was vibe coding.

From the country that brought you Fast Food, we bring you …Fast Facism!

I really can’t stop thinking about the fact that the president of my country is going to close the Department of Education. Not reform. Not reduce funding. Close. Shut down. Eliminate. And with a total two-party lock-in, any attempts to reinstate it, or something like it, is laughably unlikely.

today at my fave coffee shop i was chatting with one of the baristas about a mutual friend and he said “oh i can see why you’re friends, you’re both eccentric” and i was like “what? me? eccentric?” and the entire coffee shop staff laughed out loud. 😬

Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order

me to the other tech parents at drop off: Have a great day staring at your screen!

Um, maybe we shouldn’t use the Internet?

hello, it’s monday again. just fyi.

Me: No TV right now, that’s not on the list. 5yo: So I’ll make a new list!

billionaires be like trolley problem or trolley Opportunity

“Feeling free since I found out you don’t have power / so you’re searching for some / well, you can’t have mine” - kelly clarkson “you don’t make me cry”

gotta say, i really appreciate @sethmagaziner.bsky.social taking the proactive approach here. what’s the over/under on it passing? 😬

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Of the total 17 hours that #Automattic is now contributing to #WordPress, FIVE of those are to the Marketing Team. 30%! The same amount the “Executive Director” contributes. HUH. Guess the Marketing Team isn’t as irrelevant as it was made out to be. 👀 wordpress.org/five-for-the...

This is not about cleaning up after last year’s protests; this is about getting out ahead of what is coming.

Trolling my 5yo by singing Frozen lyrics wrong. 😂 Me: Stub your toe, stub your toe! Her: THAT’S NOT HOW IT GOES!!