The DOJ thinks news is contraband
By treating source materials as contraband, the DOJ is putting both journalism and democracy at risk.
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The White House has an app now, and Trump wants you to report people to ICE on it
Want to report your friends and neighbors for extrajudicial kidnapping? The new White House app wants you to get in touch.
Notable links: March 27, 2026
Progress on the open social web; not so much in the world.
Why Knight Foundation Invested in Bluesky
Newsrooms have been slow to care about the open social web - but one of their most important support organizations is paying attention.
Make Space for Every Voice
"If you want stronger decisions, make space for every voice." This is a simple technique to do this in your meetings that really works.
Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case
The implications of this case could include the effective end of Section 230 protections – and a new wave of attacks on places where people learn, share, and connect online.
I built a CLI for Ghost
John O'Nolan built a CLI for his own product - and found himself using it in an entirely new way. The underlying trend here is really exciting.
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
"Our home planet is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies." How we react matters.
Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
"The materialist response isn't to reject the new technology. It's to evolve our licenses to encompass it."
Ageless Linux
"Software for humans of indeterminate age. We don't know how old you are. We don't want to know. We are legally required to ask. We won't." Open source activism at its finest.
AI is changing the style and substance of human writing, study finds
"Teams from Google and leading universities found that large-language models change the voice, tone and intended meaning of human authors."
Democratic Backsliding Reaches Western Democracies, with U.S. Decline “Unprecedented”
"Democratic backsliding is now happening in well-established democracies. Democracy in the USA is deteriorating at unprecedented speed, and media and journalists are increasingly targeted across the world."
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Notable links: March 20, 2026
Agentic engineering and burnout.
Technology
Four things about Yahoo News that may surprise you
It's one of the most popular news sites in the country, and it's wildly profitable. It might be the right time for Yahoo to bounce back.
Technology
The Last Quiet Thing
"That guilt was manufactured. It was placed inside you by an industry that profits from your participation and a wellness culture that profits from your shame."
AI
Agentic Engineering Patterns
Simon Willison is building a great, ongoing, work-in-progress guide for understanding agentic engineering.
AI
Businesses rush to rehire staff after regretted AI-driven cuts
"Two in three employers that reduced headcount because of artificial intelligence are already rehiring laid off staff, as most express regret over how they handled the AI-led retrenchments."
Democracy
FCC Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over Iran War Coverage
Critics say Brendan Carr is positioning himself as a national censor. His threats to broadcasters covering Iran fit the bill.
Democracy
Trump is using immigration policy to suppress speech, lawsuit claims
Researchers who study online safety are being censored and denied entry to the United States. It's having an unconstitutional chilling effect on independent research and advocacy that a lawsuit aims to correct.
AI
When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”
AI use can lead to burnout - but how you use it really matters.
AI
BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI
Buzzfeed pivoted to AI - and now finds itself circling the drain.
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Notable links: March 13, 2026
Bluesky's new CEO, Proton Mail de-anonymization, and promoting safety at work.
Technology
Coming Off the Bench for Bluesky
Bluesky must succeed. It just might.
Technology
Your Browser Becomes Your WordPress
A WordPress instance that's entirely hosted in your browser opens up interesting possibilities for self-hosted personal apps.
