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[[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 - [[Automattic Fires Back at WP Engine Customer Class Action, Claims Small Business Owners Caused Their Own Losses|Automattic Fires Back at WP Engine Customer Class Action, Claims Small Business Owners Caused Their Own Losses]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Automattic's Board Rebels Matt Mullenweg Pushed Out of WordPress Leadership Africa Insights|Automattic's Board Rebels: Matt Mullenweg Pushed Out of WordPress Leadership | Africa Insights]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control'|Automattic’s Matt Mullenweg Claims He’s Back 'In Control']] – 2026-09-11 - [[Bringing Four Flagship Budgets Into One View|Bringing Four Flagship Budgets Into One View]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Founder Advice If You Don't Have a Coup Attempt Every...|Founder Advice: If You Don't Have a Coup Attempt Every...]] – 2026-09-11 - [[I'm Relieved and Pleased to See Matt Mullenweg Return As...|I'm Relieved and Pleased to See Matt Mullenweg Return As...]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Keep Seeing Chatter About @Salesforce Acquiring @Automattic...|Keep Seeing Chatter About @Salesforce Acquiring @Automattic...]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Launching Managed CRA Article 14 Reporting for Open Source Maintainers|Launching Managed CRA Article 14 Reporting for Open Source Maintainers]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Leadership Shift at Automattic, No Change at WordPress.org Open Channels News|Leadership Shift at Automattic, No Change at WordPress.org | Open Channels News]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Major Life Announcement|Major Life Announcement]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Matt Mullenweg Deactivating Automattic's Interim CEO's Slack Account (And Other...|Matt Mullenweg Deactivating Automattic's Interim CEO's Slack Account (And Other...]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Matt Mullenweg Reportedly Returns as Automattic CEO Two Days After Getting Booted|Matt Mullenweg Reportedly Returns as Automattic CEO Two Days After Getting Booted]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Matt Mullenweg Swears for the First Time in 42 Years and Posts Hiring Call to Move “My Stuff” Off Automattic Servers|Matt Mullenweg Swears for the First Time in 42 Years and Posts Hiring Call to Move “My Stuff” Off Automattic Servers]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Matt Mullenweg Tells Automattic Staff in Slack He's Back in Control After CEO Ouster TechCrunch|Matt Mullenweg Tells Automattic Staff in Slack He's Back in Control After CEO Ouster | TechCrunch]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Mullenweg Back at Automattic Helm After Board Standoff Ends in 48 Hours - Northeast Times|Mullenweg Back at Automattic Helm After Board Standoff Ends in 48 Hours - Northeast Times]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Rumors Say Toni Schneider Resigned From the Automattic Board|Rumors Say Toni Schneider Resigned From the Automattic Board]] – 2026-09-11 - [[WP Engine v. Automattic - DKT 371 Motion to Modify Deadlines and DKT 372 Opposition|WP Engine v. Automattic - DKT 371 Motion to Modify Deadlines and DKT 372 Opposition]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Automattic Board Forces Matt Mullenweg on Leave, Names CFO Mark Davies as Interim CEO|Automattic Board Forces Matt Mullenweg on Leave, Names CFO Mark Davies as Interim CEO]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic Board Places CEO Matt Mullenweg on Paid Leave|Automattic Board Places CEO Matt Mullenweg on Paid Leave]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg 'Forced' Into Leave of Absence by WordPress Parent Company Board|Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg 'Forced' Into Leave of Absence by WordPress Parent Company Board]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Is Out Does This Mean Long-Term Viability, or Liability, for WordPress Customers|Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Is Out: Does This Mean Long-Term Viability, or Liability, for WordPress Customers?]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Placed on Paid Leave|Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Placed on Paid Leave]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Sidelined as Board Moves Without Him|Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Sidelined as Board Moves Without Him]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic Minus Matt|Automattic Minus Matt]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Automattic's Board Forces CEO Matt Mullenweg Into Leave of Absence — HN Discussion|Automattic's Board Forces CEO Matt Mullenweg Into Leave of Absence — HN Discussion]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Grok Bot Found Malware on WP.org During a Routine Check.|Grok Bot Found Malware on WP.org During a Routine Check.]] – 2026-09-10 - [[However Even Though I Have Said This UNDER OATH AND...|However Even Though I Have Said This UNDER OATH AND...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[I Have Nothing to Hide From @Wpengine in Fact I...|I Have Nothing to Hide From @Wpengine in Fact I...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[I Love How My ADHD Takes Me Down Rabbit Holes...|I Love How My ADHD Takes Me Down Rabbit Holes...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[I Really Need Some Great Sysadmin and Security Researchers To...|I Really Need Some Great Sysadmin and Security Researchers To...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Matt Mullenweg Automattic CEO on Leave|Matt Mullenweg: Automattic CEO on Leave]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Matt Mullenweg Put on Leave as Automattic CEO|Matt Mullenweg Put on Leave as Automattic CEO]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Matt Mullenweg Returns as Automattic CEO After Board Puts Him on Paid Leave 17 Outlets Compared NewsCord|Matt Mullenweg Returns as Automattic CEO After Board Puts Him on Paid Leave: 17 Outlets Compared | NewsCord]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Oops! How to (Accidentally) Become a Plugin Developer|Oops! How to (Accidentally) Become a Plugin Developer]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Our New MCP Brings Automattic for Agencies Into Your AI Workflow|Our New MCP Brings Automattic for Agencies Into Your AI Workflow]] – 2026-09-10 - [[People Are Getting Way Too Worried Talk to People Like...|People Are Getting Way Too Worried Talk to People Like...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[There Is No WordPress Open Source Project|There Is No WordPress Open Source *Project*]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Things Are Different Than They Appear|Things Are Different Than They Appear]] – 2026-09-10 - [[This Is Freaking Awesome!!!|This Is Freaking Awesome!!!]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Tweets From the PHP Foundation|Tweets From the PHP Foundation]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Which of Course Was Inspired by the Overcapacity Foo Camp...|Which of Course Was Inspired by the Overcapacity Foo Camp...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[WordPress 7.2 Release Squad Announced With Matt Mullenweg Back as Release Lead|WordPress 7.2 Release Squad Announced With Matt Mullenweg Back as Release Lead]] – 2026-09-10 - [[WordPress Co-Founder Sidelined by the Company He Built|WordPress Co-Founder Sidelined by the Company He Built]] – 2026-09-10 - [[WordPress.org Can Now Automatically Block High-Risk Plugin Updates Before They Ship|WordPress.org Can Now Automatically Block High-Risk Plugin Updates Before They Ship]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Y'all Think I Am Making a Big Deal of This...|Y'all Think I Am Making a Big Deal of This...]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Announcing the WordPress 7.2 Release Squad|Announcing the WordPress 7.2 Release Squad]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Automated Security Review for Plugin Releases|Automated Security Review for Plugin Releases]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'|Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence']] – 2026-09-09 - [[Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg reportedly placed on leave|Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg reportedly placed on leave]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Automattic’s Board Forces CEO Matt Mullenweg Into Leave of Absence|Automattic’s Board Forces CEO Matt Mullenweg Into Leave of Absence]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Planning for the Accessibility Lab Plugin|Planning for the Accessibility Lab Plugin]] – 2026-09-09 - [[WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg Ousted From Automattic|WordPress Co-Founder Matt Mullenweg Ousted From Automattic]] – 2026-09-09 #### 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 - [[Why Authentic Voices Matter in Podcasting and the Open Web|Why Authentic Voices Matter in Podcasting and the Open Web]] – 2026-09-11 #### AI - [[Almost Timely News 🗞️ Creating a Keynote Speaker Second Brain|Almost Timely News: 🗞️ Creating a Keynote Speaker Second Brain]] – 2026-09-13 - [[Behind the Blog How to Talk About AI Doom|Behind the Blog: How to Talk About AI Doom]] – 2026-09-11 - [[233 – Chris Reynolds on Building Trust With Project Contracts for Reliable AI Development|233 – Chris Reynolds on Building Trust With Project Contracts for Reliable AI Development]] – 2026-09-10 - [[How to Build a $1M Agency With AI|How to Build a $1M Agency With AI]] – 2026-09-10 - [[They Really Do Think AI Might Kill Everyone|They Really Do Think AI Might Kill Everyone]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Tweets from James Welbes - AI Bro|Tweets from James Welbes - AI Bro]] – 2026-09-10 - [[You Ask, I Answer How to Standardize AI Evaluation Rubrics|You Ask, I Answer: How to Standardize AI Evaluation Rubrics?]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Anthropic Insiders Warn AI Could Kill All Humans|Anthropic Insiders Warn AI Could Kill All Humans]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists|Anthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists]] – 2026-09-09 - [[I Resigned From Anthropic Today|I Resigned From Anthropic Today]] – 2026-09-09 - [[I Turned a Book Into a Thinking Coach With AI With 3 Steps|I Turned a Book Into a Thinking Coach With AI With 3 Steps]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Jacob Is Correct Here—we Really Do Earnestly Believe AI Could...|Jacob Is Correct Here—we Really Do Earnestly Believe AI Could...]] – 2026-09-09 - [[You Ask, I Answer Building Proactive AI Marketing Agents|You Ask, I Answer: Building Proactive AI Marketing Agents?]] – 2026-09-09 #### DevRel, community & marketing - [[AI Fatigue Is Coming|AI Fatigue Is Coming]] – 2026-09-15 #### Web & software engineering - [[Returning to the IC Track in the Age of AI|Returning to the IC Track in the Age of AI]] – 2026-09-10 #### 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 - [[Nick Milo Reads My Obsidian Vault|Nick Milo Reads My Obsidian Vault]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Cancer Capital It Sucks for Founders, Too!|Cancer Capital: It Sucks for Founders, Too!]] – 2026-09-09 #### 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 - [[Tweets From Gary Bairéad ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ|Tweets From Gary Bairéad ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Tweets From Mary Hubbard|Tweets From Mary Hubbard]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Whatever Your Opinion on @Photomatt Is, He's Right About One...|Whatever Your Opinion on @Photomatt Is, He's Right About One...]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Tweets From Miguel Ángel Durán|Tweets From Miguel Ángel Durán]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Tweets From Evan Hubinger|Tweets From Evan Hubinger]] – 2026-09-09 - [[Tweets From Jacob Coxon|Tweets From Jacob Coxon]] – 2026-09-09 ### ✝️ 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 - [[1) What Happened to Mica Miller Unraveling Evidence of Abuse She Left Behind|1) What Happened to Mica Miller? Unraveling Evidence of Abuse She Left Behind]] – 2026-09-10 - [[2) Red Flags & Receipts... Mica’s Best Friend Charlotte Exposes JP Miller’s Texts|2) Red Flags & Receipts... Mica’s Best Friend Charlotte Exposes JP Miller’s Texts]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Brainwashing, Shunning, and Control Recognizing the Patterns|Brainwashing, Shunning, and Control: Recognizing the Patterns]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Non Denominational Denomination Independent Cults Daniel Bright 702|Non Denominational Denomination: Independent Cults | Daniel Bright | 702]] – 2026-09-10 - [[Death of the Pastor’s Wife and the Evangelical Belief That Enables Abuse the Tim and April Show|Death of the Pastor’s Wife and the Evangelical Belief That Enables Abuse | the Tim and April Show]] – 2026-09-09 #### 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 #### Musical worship - [[Amy Grant, Pop Stars & the Industry That Trapped Them|Amy Grant, Pop Stars & the Industry That Trapped Them?]] – 2026-09-10 - [[The End of Christian Music as We Know It & A.I|The End of Christian Music as We Know It & A.I?]] – 2026-09-10 - [[The Hidden Money Behind Worship Tours|The Hidden Money Behind Worship Tours]] – 2026-09-10 - [[The Man Who Started the Newsboys Then Vanished|The Man Who Started the Newsboys Then Vanished]] – 2026-09-10 - [[The Untold Truth Behind Michael W. Smith's Rise to Fame|The Untold Truth Behind Michael W. Smith's Rise to Fame]] – 2026-09-10 - [[They Burned Records...Then Started Making Them Untold History of CCM|They Burned Records...Then Started Making Them | Untold History of CCM]] – 2026-09-10 #### Bible scholarship - [[The Grandfather of the Hebrew Bible|The Grandfather of the Hebrew Bible]] – 2026-09-11 #### Lectionary & preaching - [[The Wired Word for 09132026|The Wired Word for 09/13/2026]] – 2026-09-10 #### 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 - [[25 Years Later - Shawn Hooper|25 Years Later - Shawn Hooper]] – 2026-09-11 - [[At 25, We Are All New Yorkers, Again - Anil Dash|At 25, We Are All New Yorkers, Again - Anil Dash]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Seth Rubenstein From Pew Research — Not Just Faster Horses|Seth Rubenstein From Pew Research — Not Just Faster Horses]] – 2026-09-11 - [[Why XML Sitemaps Are Losing Their Pretty View · Joost.blog|Why XML Sitemaps Are Losing Their Pretty View · Joost.blog]] – 2026-09-10 <!-- END RECENTLY ADDED SOURCES -->