Scripting News: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
The same energy that forced Biden off the ticket should get Schumer and Jeffries out of the top seats. Replace with people who can speak plainly about what's actually happening.#I stop reading every piece that begins by wondering if the Dems or Repubs are "winning" the shutdown. Anything the Dems can do that has anything to do with governing is a win for all of us, including the Repubs, but esp the Dems. This is a new world, the old one is gone. Every day is a new reality.#
Fellow humans. If we're competing with AI, and to some extent it seems we are, consider that they have much better writing tools than we do. If we are to put up some kind of resistance to our cyber-domination, shouldn't we invest in better writing tools for bodied-intellects like us?#
I try not to run away from controversy when conventional wisdom is in the way of progress.#
The big deal with WordPress, as outlined in the Think Different piece is that the strong API makes WP into something quite different from what most people think it is. I think of it as an OS for writing on the web. Very analogous to what we use(d) PCs and Macs for before networks were everywhere. This came up in a thread on Bluesky about MicroPub which appears to be a redo of Metaweblog, with better identity system. #
The ActivityPub world, which MicroPub is part of (I guess), could benefit from reading Joel Spolsky's piece about Architecture Astronauts. #
Linkblog items for the day
Wonder how the troops from Texas will enjoy a Chicago winter. 😵💫 forecast.weather.gov
Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment. reuters.com
The Kia PV5 May Be The Go-To Bargain Electric Van. I recently test drove the VW Buzz, and like everyone else, I fell in love. And now I hear that there may be something even more fun. I've always liked Kia's. insideevs.com
Here are the 2025 MacArthur fellows. npr.org
Jay Rosen explains his new job, as I understand it, helping non-journalists who are providing news, to do news well. newscreatorcorps.org
Most Americans don't want troops deployed without an external threat. reuters.com
JD Vance's Favorite Blogger Plans Escape from USA. theframelab.org
Timothy Snyder: Stalinism and Stephen Miller. snyder.substack.com
Politicians Defiant as Troops Gather Outside Chicago. politicalwire.com
Trump's Education Department Is Working to Erode the Public School System. propublica.org
Myanmar's children suffer as US aid cuts take hold. apnews.com
Trump homeless crackdown: How Washington's homeless are faring two months later. slate.com
Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97. nytimes.com
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