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[[Call for Testing DataForm Editor Inspector|Call for Testing: DataForm Editor Inspector]] – 2026-09-17 - [[Help Test Mini Contributor Sessions at WordPress Meetups|Help Test Mini Contributor Sessions at WordPress Meetups]] – 2026-09-17 - [[New Proposal Targets 20+ WordPress Events Across North America in 2027 With ‘A Menu Instead of a Mandate’ - The Repository|New Proposal Targets 20+ WordPress Events Across North America in 2027 With ‘A Menu Instead of a Mandate’ - The Repository]] – 2026-09-17 - [[OmFest A Celebration of Curiosity, Connection, and the Future|OmFest: A Celebration of Curiosity, Connection, and the Future]] – 2026-09-17 - [[Website Accessibility as a Growth Driver vs. A Compliance Chore|Website Accessibility as a Growth Driver vs. A Compliance Chore]] – 2026-09-17 - [[WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release|WordPress 7.1.1 Maintenance and Security Release]] – 2026-09-17 - [#288 – Mullenweg Ousted as Automattic CEO & Returns Two Days Later, Plugin Sold for $2.7 Million, Automated Plugin Security Reviews](3.%20Resources/Readwise/Articles/%23288%20%E2%80%93%20Mullenweg%20Ousted%20as%20Automattic%20CEO%20%26%20Returns%20Two%20Days%20Later%2C%20Plugin%20Sold%20for%20%242.7%20Million%2C%20Automated%20Plugin%20Security%20Reviews.md) – 2026-09-16 - [[Turn HTML Into Valid WordPress Blocks, From Inside Your AI Agent.|Turn HTML Into Valid WordPress Blocks, From Inside Your AI Agent.]] – 2026-09-15 - [[Disruptive Until It’s Not|Disruptive Until It’s Not]] – 2026-09-14 - [[Let’s Debunk the WooCommerce Scaling Myth|Let’s Debunk the WooCommerce Scaling Myth]] – 2026-09-14 - [[Matt Mullenweg Returns as Automattic CEO With ‘Full Support of the Board’ — But Who’s on It Remains Unclear|Matt Mullenweg Returns as Automattic CEO With ‘Full Support of the Board’ — But Who’s on It Remains Unclear]] – 2026-09-14 - [[Scriptwriting in Obsidian With the Fountain Plugin|Scriptwriting in Obsidian With the Fountain Plugin]] – 2026-09-14 - [[Spacefast - Agent First Publishing|Spacefast - Agent First Publishing]] – 2026-09-14 - [[WordPress Just Turned Into Succession Meets Below Deck|WordPress Just Turned Into Succession Meets Below Deck]] – 2026-09-14 - [[Efforts to Cancel Matt Mullenweg Have Made Us More Sympathetic Towards Mullenweg and More Sceptical of the People Who Run Automattic (Named After Mullenweg)|Efforts to Cancel Matt Mullenweg Have Made Us More Sympathetic Towards Mullenweg and More Sceptical of the People Who Run Automattic (Named After Mullenweg)]] – 2026-09-13 - [[Lawrence Ladomery’s Post|Lawrence Ladomery’s Post]] – 2026-09-13 - [[Matt Mullenweg Apparently Back in Charge at Automattic|Matt Mullenweg Apparently Back in Charge at Automattic]] – 2026-09-13 - [[Tweets From Austin Ginder|Tweets From Austin Ginder]] – 2026-09-13 - [[Automattic Confirms Mullenweg Has Returned as CEO After Attempted Ouster by Board|Automattic Confirms Mullenweg Has Returned as CEO After Attempted Ouster by Board]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Community + Code Episode 33 - Jonathan Wold|Community + Code: Episode 33 - Jonathan Wold]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Designing the Advanced Query Loop Meta Query Modal - Live Stream Sept 10, 2026|Designing the Advanced Query Loop Meta Query Modal - Live Stream Sept 10, 2026]] – 2026-09-12 - [[My two cents about WordPress|My two cents about WordPress]] – 2026-09-12 - [[The WordPress 7.2 Release Squad, WordCamp World, Playground Meets WebMCP, and More—Weekend Edition 376 - Gutenberg Times|The WordPress 7.2 Release Squad, WordCamp World, Playground Meets WebMCP, and More—Weekend Edition 376 - Gutenberg Times]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Thoughts on Automattic and WordPress|Thoughts on Automattic and WordPress:]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Vibe Coding a WordPress Plugin Under Client Pressure|Vibe Coding a WordPress Plugin Under Client Pressure]] – 2026-09-12 #### Open source & open standards - [[ActivityPub - How to Send an|ActivityPub - How to Send an]] – 2026-09-12 - [[As Much of What’s Left of the Web I Think...|As Much of What’s Left of the Web I Think...]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Reminder to Use the Boxdown CLI to Configure Your ChatGPT...|Reminder to Use the Boxdown CLI to Configure Your ChatGPT...]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Tweets from Liran Tal|Tweets from Liran Tal]] – 2026-09-12 #### AI - [[Why Reddit AI Citations Dropped The robots.txt Reality and Your Next Move|Why Reddit AI Citations Dropped: The robots.txt Reality and Your Next Move]] – 2026-09-17 - [[Almost Timely News 🗞️ Creating a Keynote Speaker Second Brain|Almost Timely News: 🗞️ Creating a Keynote Speaker Second Brain]] – 2026-09-13 #### DevRel, community & marketing - [[Tweets From Rizèl Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾|Tweets From Rizèl Scarlett 🇦🇬🇬🇾]] – 2026-09-16 - [[AI Fatigue Is Coming|AI Fatigue Is Coming]] – 2026-09-15 #### Web & software engineering - [[September 17, 2026|September 17, 2026]] – 2026-09-17 - [[Stop Asking Engineers How Many Machines They Need|Stop Asking Engineers How Many Machines They Need]] – 2026-09-16 #### Productivity & career - [[Getting Started With Obsidian Excalidraw Slideshow V4|Getting Started With Obsidian Excalidraw Slideshow V4]] – 2026-09-13 - [[When You're a Founder and Choose to Exit, Look At...|When You're a Founder and Choose to Exit, Look At...]] – 2026-09-12 #### Other tech - [[Tweets from Vic 📠|Tweets from Vic 📠]] – 2026-09-14 - [[Not Sure What Zach Is Talking About and Now He’s...|Not Sure What Zach Is Talking About and Now He’s...]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Tweets From Christopher Smith|Tweets From Christopher Smith]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Tweets from Dave Winer|Tweets from Dave Winer]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Tweets From James Grierson|Tweets From James Grierson]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Tweets From Marc Eliot Stein|Tweets From Marc Eliot Stein]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Tweets From Mike Stott|Tweets From Mike Stott]] – 2026-09-12 ### ✝️ Faith #### Deconstructing - [[Black Liberation Theology Is It Still Relevant Justin Giboney & Chris Butler|Black Liberation Theology: Is It Still Relevant? | Justin Giboney & Chris Butler]] – 2026-09-14 - [[The TikToker Whose Family Was Almost Broken by Fundamentalism Ex-Evangelical April Ajoy|The TikToker Whose Family Was Almost Broken by Fundamentalism | Ex-Evangelical | April Ajoy]] – 2026-09-14 #### New Apostolic Reformation - [[From Toronto Blessing to NAR The 1994 Revival That Changed Everything Pia Hugo 704|From Toronto Blessing to NAR: The 1994 Revival That Changed Everything | Pia Hugo | 704]] – 2026-09-14 - [[NAR's Dark History British Israelism to Christian Identity|NAR's Dark History: British Israelism to Christian Identity]] – 2026-09-12 - [[The Five-Fold Ministry How a Forgotten Idea Fueled the NAR KCF IHOPKC Bob Scott 560|The Five-Fold Ministry: How a Forgotten Idea Fueled the NAR | KCF | IHOPKC | Bob Scott | 560]] – 2026-09-12 - [[Why John Cooper Is Right About NAR Abuse|Why John Cooper Is Right About NAR Abuse]] – 2026-09-12 #### Other faith - [[POV Why Is DHS Sending Undercover Agents Into Churches Brian Kaylor|POV: Why Is DHS Sending Undercover Agents Into Churches? | Brian Kaylor]] – 2026-09-12 ### 📚 Books - No new items found. ### 🌍 Everything else - [[S1 Ep.1 “Never the New” With Lord Julian Fellowes and Christine Baranski|S1 Ep.1: “Never the New” With Lord Julian Fellowes and Christine Baranski]] – 2026-09-15 - [[S1 Ep.2 “Money Isn’t Everything” With Morgan Spector and Lauri Pitkus|S1 Ep.2: “Money Isn’t Everything” With Morgan Spector and Lauri Pitkus]] – 2026-09-13 - [[ProsCons of Being a Professional|Pros/Cons of Being a Professional]] – 2026-09-12 <!-- END RECENTLY ADDED SOURCES -->