46% of Argentine adults avoid the news. These 23 year olds vibe coded a solution that's turned into the most popular news app in the country. #Media https://werd.io/argentinas-top-news-app-was-made-by-two-23-year-olds-using-ai/

Honestly? Seems ace. Can't wait. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZgB5D74ivc

If you haven't been paying attention to this story, it's truly wild - a supposed European alternative to big tech social media that lured in politicians and made waves but is incredibly poorly thought-out and is effectively doxxing its users. @_elena has been on it from the beginning. https://blog.elenarossini.com/public-by-design-how-w-social-makes-their-verified-users-personal-details-visible-on-the-open-web/

This is the kind of dystopian artifact that will be in the history books as soon as we've made our way out of this godforsaken era.

The AP is not wrong; it's a real issue, and I think it's right to publish this. But what a hall of mirrors hellworld we've found ourselves in.

https://apnews.com/article/execution-live-stream-livestream-children-trauma-elections-ab5723a0fc03316df402e6b8c342144f

I've been blogging since 1998 - and a while back, I was very privileged to be interviewed about my journey writing on the web for 28 years. It went up today: https://web-weaving.jamesg.blog/23

48% of young people who use AI trust it more than the humans in their lives. #AI https://werd.io/young-people-trust-ai-more-than-the-people-in-their-lives/

"I want to go back to the network run for the benefit of the man directly responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, minimum, because that's where the good AI posts are," say nation's oblivious bloggers

We rise together or we fall together. Every human. All of us.

Making open clones of closed services is not a mass market strategy.

You can’t convince people to move to a new network for ideological reasons. A few will; most won’t. The only driver is giving them something new that they want and can’t get anywhere else.

Misinformation: false information spread without intent to harm.

Disinformation: false information intentionally spread to manipulate truth and facts to bring about a particular outcome.

Bisinformation: information about 1990s Scottish indie rock band Bis.

Imagine what it does to a person to see a human being put to death. Imagine what it does to a country to allow this. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/hegseth-fort-hood-shooter-public-execution?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Grants for creators to build new publications on the #fediverse are a great idea. Find a new audience, get funded with up to $20,000. Win win. https://socialwebfoundation.org/2026/10/07/call-for-proposals-fediverse-multimedia-grants/

"Every federal and gubernatorial race, by name and by state, read from what people are actually saying" - all powered by the open social web. #Technology https://werd.io/grazes-election-night-dashboard-demonstrates-the-power-of-open-algorithms/

"The people who can see journalism most clearly are the people who have the least time and space to solve its problems." To build more innovative organizations, we need to give everyone the space to breathe, reflect, prototype, and design. https://werd.io/the-space-to-breathe/

All these gritty sitcom reboots and not a single studio brave enough to take on Mr Ed. This man has a *talking horse*. In a stable like an animal! Consider the ethics! The powerful forces that don’t want a horse to talk! But plot twist: Mr Ed is ready to take matters into his own hooves.

"We have tallied and cataloged every case we can find of an immigration agent holding a citizen during the current administration." And there are a lot of them. https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/

Manifesting: backing for a fund that makes a donation or investment in open social web projects (depending on status) on the condition that the full teams attend in-person human centered design training and mentorship, and commit to building based on real needs. Whose problem are you solving?

"AI need not launch a weapon, recommend a strike, or intend harm. Ordinary human fallibility—amplified by machines—may be enough to lead to catastrophe." From the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: https://thebulletin.org/2026/10/ai-doesnt-need-superintelligence-or-evil-intent-to-start-a-nuclear-war/

Just a quick reminder: if you’re eligible, make sure you’re registered to vote.

Then, please, go out to vote this November.

Democracy only works if we participate. We can’t sit this one out.

Thank you.