Wow! Congrats on number 400! More awesome than ever. 💜

We can trace the current Republican law-breaking to Nixon. When we didn’t put Nixon in jail, it sent the message that lawbreaking is accepted as long as a Republican is president. The Republicans involved in Iran-Contra got off scot free. We haven’t even bothered investigating Bush Jr’s torture.

I don’t care if crime is popular with 32.8% of Americas. They still shouldn’t get to overthrow our society. I’m not a career politician. I haven’t resigned myself to this injustice. I believe we can still have laws. My campaign makes the case that society is worth defending: bethfordemocracy.com

America deserves to be ruled by laws. That will require standing up to the criminal conspiracy that is the modern Republican Party. Including its representatives on the Supreme Court. But it also means standing up to a Democratic Party that fears enforcing laws might cost them votes & donations.

I donated again to @beth4ma.bsky.social ‘s campaign today. Please help if you can. Speak up while we still can.

We could feed every American for less than what we spend on our military. It isn’t a question of resources. It is a question of priorities.

NEW: #399 "The Cusp Boys" - Rybakina books her Finals spot and dips immediately - Jannik takes a break from Davis Cup and gets roasted (Sinner al forno) - Kostyuk decides to dabble in a little late-season transvestigation - And more! thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/the-cusp-b...

Stay safe, Austin. Do not be deterred. #NoKings

"Surging" National Guards into Austin, TX during an international sports event (Formula 1 race) is.... what? Showing the rest of the world how far the USA has turned toward tyranny. The world supports the right to peaceful demonstration against government policy. Go in peace #NoKings

The best—and most fun to do—interviews are conversations. Keith Klain interviewed me yesterday for his Quality Remarks podcast qualityremarks.com/qr-podcast-f...

It's not that we can't afford for human rights and welfare like decent healthcare, it's that we can't get people to pay sufficient tax to do so. We saw exactly this same pattern of increasing populism with increasing inequality long before there was an Internet, in the late 1800s through WWI.

I 💜 seeing software folks use the word "holistic" in a lot of contexts. Delivering quality new stuff to customers frequently, confidently, sustainably takes the whole team working together around the whole SDLC. Our Holistic Testing Model helps craft a good strategy. agiletester.ca/holistic-tes...

I'm loving the new book _Nature's Blueprint for Business_ by Ines Garcia, shared my thoughts here: lisacrispin.com/2025/10/02/l... Highly recommended!

This is not a drill

Our latest Donkeys & Dragons @agiletfellow.bsky.social video chat is up! Janet Gregory and I had such a mind-blowing (for me) conversation with Karen Spanier about helping women thrive in key career turning points. I'm shocked how many women's careers are derailed by perimenopause! lnkd.in/eK-wjf2b

I had a great conversation with Twain Taylor on the Software Plaza podcast. We spoke about the research we've doing at Octopus on #PlatformEngineering and #GitOps and came up with some crucial points that I think folks will find super-helpful.

AI's primary role in software development is that of an amplifier. It magnifies the strengths of high-performing organizations and the dysfunctions of struggling ones. Find out why you should be grabbing a copy of DORA's latest report... coderlegion.com/5638... #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #DORA

TIL that if you put `-ai` after a Google or DuckDuckGo search (maybe others, I only tried those two), you will not get the AI assistant-generated content at the top. Content which always looks plausible, but is often dead wrong. Example: continuous delivery obstacles -ai Try it!

Happy Monday!

The Open Security Conference is getting close and we're getting excited! 🤩 Meanwhile, our organizer team is prepping everything for making this an insightful event and unforgettable experience for everyone. 🌟 opensecurityconference.org #osco #osco25 #CyberSecurity #Security #InfoSec #AppSec [lisi]

Learn more about all our sponsors: opensecurityconference.org/support/spon... #HomeOfIT #IT #Retail #osco #osco25 #CyberSecurity #Security #ITSecurity #InfoSec #AppSec #ProductSecurity #OTsecurity #OpenSpace [lisi] 2/2

The 2025 DORA report -State of AI-assisted software development is out! The main message is: AI's primary role in software development is that of an amplifier. dora.dev/research/202... (Note to Europeans, this is nothing to do with EU's DORA, this is Google's research group).

Here's how @ashleyhunsberger.bsky.social and I evolved our @agiletdzone.bsky.social full day workshop over the past several years. Learn tried-and-true ways your team can collaborate for CD success! Plus, a 15% discount code for registration - early bird ends soon! lisacrispin.com/2025/09/15/h...

You scratch my back…

i've seen enough. forty-deuce.ghost.io/bagel-bites-...

So sorry this took so long! NEW: "The Corporate Sleaze" The USO is over and we're left with a lingering ick about that orange guy and how the USTA handled it. Of course, we also talk Carlos and Aryna's big wins, commentating outside the lines, and actually protecting women in sport

Great goldenrod crop this year! 🎉🌻🐝

Last year, my mom was called by seemingly "me", crying, claiming they had an accident and urgently needed money. Very lucky I had that talk with her just a few weeks before. She hung up and wrote me via a chat messenger if I was okay.

We put a lot into this one. First, out of gratitude to our listeners who afforded us this experience, and second because the agenda wrote itself. And we didn't even get to celebrate that guy crashing out pushedly while recording. A special note for Félix on the next episode

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Building an audience: you get all the rewards. Building a community: the rewards get invested back for the people

If your community work skips the research, you’re skipping the opportunity to create healing. Seeing. Listening. Documenting. It's how we challenge harm and start rewriting the system.

Our latest @agiletfellow.bsky.social Donkeys & Dragons video chat is available! @janetgregoryca.bsky.social and I talk with the awesome Brittany Stewart about testing, AI and much more - we squeezed a lot into 15 minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxL6...

We’ve been driving together 22 years and we both enjoy it so much. 💜💜💜 Grateful for cool weather today because it’s been way too hot to go driving lately.

I don’t post every donkey pictures here.

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “STAND UP FOR DEMOCRACY with Champlain Valley Indivisible!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Hey lady! Where’s our breakfast?

#PolyglotProblems: I no longer have a consistent mental sort order for countries and languages—in any language 😅 I always expect "Germany" to sort under "D" and "Dutch" to sort under "N" 😂

NEW: Representative Seth Moulton draws a primary challenge after criticism over trans athlete remarks www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/m...

Yesterday I had someone on my team say “Oh Meg is really against AI” & then I was told I have to use it or I’ll get left behind. They just assumed I wasn’t using it or I was using it wrong. I have been using it for years now & I dislike that folks assume I’m ignorant because I criticise it.

If you are in leadership, like it or not your in involved in the business of empire building. The question to ask yourself is whose empire are you building? And if it was your empire, what would you want it to look like?

The conclusion I’m coming to, is that what matters is how you build your empire, not what your empire ends up as. I say this as a beginner in intentional empire building. Most times I run away from this crap. But not today. Today I fight for my way.

Soooo - that electrical engineering knowledge (and soldering skills) become even more important. Despite being operated well within spec one of the capacitors blew up. Hopefully that should be easy to fix.

I'm a rebel. I tweak my slide color choices to be WCAG AA compliant rather than company slide police compliant. 🌈🌻

Where are you on your #testing with #AI and #automation path? All in? Cautiously optimistic? A pox on thee? Keeping an eye on things? Here are some of my thoughts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7PU...

Joined very interesting sessions at #SoCraTes2025 today and gave two myself. "Building Secure Enough Products - Bumps & Boosters" led to an impactful experience exchange of what holds us back & what helps us move in good directions. 💡 1/2

Our July @agiletfellow.bsky.social blog post is up! @janetgregoryca.bsky.social and I look at task-switching. Are there any scenarios where it can work? What is your experience? agiletestingfellow.com/blog/post/ta... #HolisticTesting #AgileTesting

NEW: #Wimbledon wrap is out now! "Luck Be a Sinner This Fortnight" 🔹Swiatek figures out grass 🔹Sincaraz final doesn't deliver this time, but Sinner does 🔹Ackman at the Newport Casino like it's 1884 again 🔹Get yourself a dedicated hater like Sally Jenkins thebodyserve.podbean.com/e/luck-be-a-...

A while ago, I had the pleasure to get interviewed by @yveshanoulle.bsky.social. The recording just got published: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S-h... If you want to learn more about where I'm coming from, how I got to where I am today, and who inspired and supported me on my journey, have a listen. :)