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🤦‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates sayTrump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streetswww.theguardian.com

Congratulations to everyone involved. Every worker deserves a good union to support them, and the people who work to publish @propublica.org’s journalism - across editorial and business teams - certainly deserve a great deal. I’m delighted to see this.

Economic historian Carlo M. Cipolla was a friend of my father. This book of his has not become *less* relevant over time ... bookshop.org/a/7949/97803...

The Basic Laws of Human StupidityINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An economist explains five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world "A masterly book" —Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan • "A...bookshop.org

I did a major double take on this until I realized it was MUJI, not IKEA. Bagged dystopian clam chowder? Not against it tbqh

Every week I gather notable links and articles that I think are worth discussing. Today's roundup includes: leaders are leverage for fractal change; data collectives may be an answer for communities who have been strip-mined for data and value; what not to do at the border. werd.io/notable-link...

Notable links: July 31, 2026Change is fractal; data ownership can be collective.werd.io

Very happy and sad at the same time. The very definition of bittersweet.

I retrieved a valuable possession from the office.

Hoodies, totes, caps, baby bibs ... go check it out:

I'm going to come out and say I hate political memes. Hate them. Those graphics that have a slogan designed to be reshared in place of an original thought? I wish I could filter them out of my feeds and never see them again for as long as I live.

"Leaders are leverage. Every leader is a multiplier, if they choose to be." werd.io/change-is-fr...

Change is fractal. It starts with leaders"Leaders are leverage. Every leader is a multiplier, if they choose to be."werd.io

Reader, I snorted.

This is a big day. Will explain why later. I woke up in the middle of the night with what I now, in daylight, realize was a genuine mini panic attack. That’s not something I normally experience, which is an indication of how emotionally turbulent and significant today’s events are. Oof.

I've been asked before whether my posts are co-written with AI. They're not: every word is mine. And I do make typos and mistakes, but let me be clear, I do not do it intentionally. It's not some Persian rugs must be imperfect thing - it's because I'm sloppy. Thanks for listening.

This implications of this are interesting to think about. If Microsoft can't fix its bugs fast enough, how might it change the software development process so it can? And what does that imply about the future of software development (and engineers in particular)? www.propublica.org/article/anth...

Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and...www.propublica.org

I don’t mean to brag, but … this is a miracle for me these days.

This is very exciting to see:

Civics. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...www.propublica.org

After years of not really knowing what to do with it, this year Obsidian runs the risk of becoming my EMacs.

This seems very good. bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfir...

Announcing Bonfire for communities: groups and tools to organise togetherGroups and topics, community rules and decision-making, events, organisation profiles, federated comments, custom themes: built with the communities who needed them, ready to use as-is, or to shape in...bonfirenetworks.org

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.