A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve
How many American cities operate like this, either explicitly or in spirit? The answer is not going to be a small number. #Democracy
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Open source maintainers need to go in with open eyes
"To labour out of love, and to choose to share their work freely in a market society, OSS developers find themselves in a position where they are vulnerable to exploitation and harm."
Claude Opus can now identify an author from their writing
"AI only needs 150 words to identify me. What does that mean for you?"
Notable links: May 1, 2026
AI and society; and sustaining innovation has failed us.
IndieWeb Fiction Carnival: May 2026
This month's prompt is "sticks and stones will break my bones".