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Sé Reed

@sereedmedia.bsky.social
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Irrational optimist, wild hoper.

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Spacely Sprockets🇺🇦 @spacely.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
JD is no match for Angie Nixon.
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my
home.

The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to 'get out of America while he and Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the people who built this country and then telling their descendants they don't belong here.

Wanting lower property insurance and healthcare for everyday families isn't un-American; it's what working people deserve. They can take their tech-bro cash and their weird, intrusive agenda somewhere else, because I'm not going any damn place.

I don't go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake.
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Alt U.S. Department of Labor @alt-dol.altgov.info · 01/10/2026
basically this
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Dave Strock @davestrock.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remember when they floated the idea of paying a fee to get a job interview? Somebody get sequoia capital on the phone. Seems Like we're ready for that now.
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The Repository @therepository.email · 01/10/2026
Court Filings Reveal WordPress .org's "Mission Control" Dashboard Tracked WP Engine's ACF Pro Installs 🔗 www.therepository.email/court-filing...
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Court Filings Reveal WordPress.org’s “Mission Control” Dashboard Tracked WP Engine’s ACF Pro Installs
A WordPress .org dashboard called “Mission Control” tracked installs of ACF Pro — a plugin the site doesn’t host — and Matt Mullenweg raised an M&A “exit” before the WP Engine fight went public…
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
new secretary of labor just dropped. he’s “employer-friendly”. not sure how he feels about employees, but i could guess! the way things are headed feels like workers are going to have to start paying their employers for the privilege of having a job.
Senate confirms insider Keith
Sonderling to lead Department of Labor
By Helen Huiskes - 09/30/26 11:28 PM EDT
The Senate voted 47-41 Wednesday night to confirm Keith Sonderling, acting Secretary of Labor, to the post permanently - filling a seat in President Trump's cabinet that has been officially empty since April.
All Republicans present voted for Son-derling's nomination, and all Democrats voted against it, but the nomination only needed a majority to succeed. Twelve senators missed the vote, as the chamber is likely to recess Thursday until after the midterm elections.Sonderling is seen as generally employer friendly. Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer at the Chamber of Commerce, released a statement in favor of confirming Sonderling on Tuesday.
"As demonstrated during his confirmation hearing and throughout his career, Mr. Sonderling is a highly qualified nominee whose leadership and vision will ensure the Department of Labor continues to uphold its mission while fostering economic growth and job creation,"
Bradley wrote.
During his recent confirmation hearing in July, Democrats questioned him over his past moves at the Labor department
- such as rolling back a Biden-era rule granting more workers access to overtime pay - while taking the chance to register their discontent with the state of the economy under the Trump adminis-tration.
"I fear any vote to confirm you is for more of the same: to strip overtime protections for our workers, to undercut our unions and to let giant corporations get away with robbery, literally," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said at the hearing.
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Brianna Privett @russetpomme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I wish I understood this better earlier in my career
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 30/09/2026
Chicagoland friends, I have a favor to ask. I have a pro bono client, a Black woman, who is currently facing charges for allegedly pointing a gun at her abusive ex - who admitted to raping her. I would love if there could be a show of support for her at her next few court dates.
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Jason Cosper @jason.cosper.me · 30/09/2026
Antiflock Action classic tees are only $13 until Friday at 5pm CDT. I make less per unit, but hopefully I'll make up for that in volume. That's how business works, yeah?
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ANTIFLOCK ACTION Unisex T-Shirt | Toe by Three
ANTIFLOCK ACTION on Unisex T-Shirt – A spectre is haunting your neighborhood. Flock Safety sold your city council on the idea that a camera reading every license plate that drives by is a totally normal thing to bolt to a pole. It's not. So here's a shirt about it. The old Antifascist Action flags got swapped out for a couple of Flock cameras. Black one out front, red one in back.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this is actually a big deal. not that we needed more reddit sprayed everywhere. but the serious impact of AI bots on the infrastructure of the internet.
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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 30/09/2026
A company as rich as Starbucks can afford to treat their workers with respect. Thank you for standing alongside workers and pledging to BOYCOTT STARBUCKS, @gregcasar.bsky.social !
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
oh hai @mk.gg! lmk if you want to continue our conversation here. or maybe the platform isn’t actually the problem?
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Amelia Shepherd: I Believe In Accountability
Alt: a gif of someone from a tv show saying “I am a person who Believes In Accountability”
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Turns out, the U.S. Department of Labor has some things to say about what counts as volunteering and what doesn't. So I took a deep dive into labor law and what it might mean for contributors and businesses in the open source ecosystem. sereed.media/for-love-or-money-open-source-labor-law-problem
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For Love or Money: Open Source's Labor Law Problem
Open source software runs on volunteer contributor labor. But U.S. labor law has rules about volunteering, no matter what it's called. Does open source have a labor law problem?
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
yesterday my autocorrect turned “barista” into “priest” and honestly, it’s not wrong.
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Brianna Privett @russetpomme.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I made a tool that makes websites the way I fell in love with making websites long ago, and @sophiewhirly.bsky.social helped me work through some of the links and PLAYED with me 🤩
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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another" U.S. Const. Art 1, s. 9, cl. 6
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
so FYI: the AI writing “it’s not x, it’s y” thing isn’t a recent quirk. it’s a reflection of its model. it happens because the llms are eliminating and refining responses, literally cycling through dimensions of “it’s not this, it’s that” in order to find its response. cc @heritage.bsky.social
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Brianna Privett @russetpomme.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The NYPL Digital Collections API is being quietly sunsetted in August. The only announcement I can find is behind the dev login for API access. When I look for more info, all that's returned is articles from 2012-2016 announcing this leap forward in public info access. Anyone know anything?
A screenshot of the top of the api.repo.nypl.org page showing the announcement: "The Repo API is being deprecated and will no longer be available starting August 1st, 2026. No public API replacement is planned at this time. If you have any questions or concerns, contact us digitaldam@nypl.org."
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/04/2026
BREAKING: We're challenging President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail-in voting. Once again, the president is trying to seize power he doesn't have at the expense of our democracy.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a spoken directive, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. "The order was to kill everybody," one of them said.
A missile screamed off the Trinidad coast, striking the vessel and igniting a blaze from bow to stern. For minutes, commanders watched the boat burning on a live drone feed.
As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack - the opening salvo in the Trump administration's war on suspected drug traffickers in the Western Hemisphere — ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth's instructions, two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown apart in the water.
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Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Happy Halloween. 👻
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
a haunted house but it’s just an all hands meeting where people start disappearing
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 27/10/2025
Reminder: one of their *own investors* is amongst those who has lost touch with reality as a result of their product. And they still haven’t slowed down.
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WP Accessibility Day @wpaccessibility.day · 16/10/2025
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated volunteers who have made today a success. Additionally, we encourage everyone to continue participating in the ongoing WordPress Accessibility Day sessions. 2025.wpaccessibility.day/schedule/ #WPAD2025 #WPA11yDay #WordPress #Accessibility #a11y
2025.wpaccessibility.day
Schedule - WordPress Accessibility Day 2025
See the great talks we have planned for this year!
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
when i was in college i often wore a tshirt that said “can’t sleep, clowns will eat me” and i always thought it was funny, but nowadays i feeeeel it. tho now its more like “can’t sleep, clowns are eating everything i value on the planet” 🙃
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Jesus: Okay, no more forgiveness, Father, they know what they are doing and they are still doing it! Noah: Yeah, man, I told you they always miss the boat. Moses: Look, fellas, it’s about the journey, not the destination.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Just when you think you finally escaped (json as a metaphor for life)
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
i was sharing this with someone (as proof that there is more to me than WordPress drama lol) and i figured i would share it here it too, cuz i think this is such a pretty song and sometimes we just need to hear a pretty song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I5P...
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Alicia Murphy - Home [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Alicia murphy
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
ummm how are they phrasing the one about coveting thy neighbor’s wife??
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Gov. Abbott signs
Ten
Commandments bill mandating displays in Texas classrooms
The new law is set to take effect Sept. 1, but it will likely be challenged in court well before then.
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As Texas attorney general in 2004, Greg Abbott defended the constitutionality of a granite slab bearing the Ten Commandments on the Capitol grounds. As governor, he signed a bill into law Saturday requiring Texas public school classrooms to display copies of the Ten Commandments. (AP
Photo/Harry Cabluck)
By Nolan D. McCaskill
07.22 PM on lun 21. 2025
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
No swimming for kids because of Trump, Stephen Miller, and their crusade of cruelty.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I think about Harrison Bergeron a lot.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/06/2025
the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states
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Chelsea Polis @cbpolis.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
“Interviews with grieving caregivers, health workers and government officials across these settlements all converged on one clear and near-universal conclusion: the funding cuts have led to the deaths of children.” allafrica.com/stories/2025...
allafrica.com
Mozambique: These Are the Children the United States Left to Die
Part one: How the Trump Administration abandoned orphans with HIV
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
NEW: For @prismreports.org, I wrote about my beloved Los Angeles, an American city unlike any other, where there is an unspoken understanding that our place and our people must be defended at all costs:
prismreports.org
ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war
ICE sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, and that message was responded to in kind by the people of Los Angeles
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Lewis Raven Wallace @lewispants.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
In which I argue that no act of journalism or archiving is too small. As @prisonculture.bsky.social and friends were saying at our event about 'zines a couple weeks ago -- make your thing! Write your stories down! This is one of our power sources! objectivejournalism.org/2025/06/no-a...
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'No act of journalism ... is too small': Creating necessary archives
Archives are the "slam dunk" purpose of movement journalism. What we create just has to archive the truth for the next generation.
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California Fast Food Workers Union @cafastfoodunion.org · 09/06/2025
This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Efficiency is when you make the troops homeless *before* they're veterans
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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT. CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open. DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open. CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are. DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.
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Jason Cosper @jason.cosper.me · 07/06/2025
"Right now, we have the opportunity to decide what kind of community we are and what kind of community we want to be." — @sereedmedia.bsky.social #WordPress www.thewpcommunitycollective.com/2025/06/06/t...
thewpcommunitycollective.com
The Heart of Open Source - The WP Community Collective
Delivered by Sé Reed, CEO of The WP Community CollectiveAlt Ctrl Org, Basel, Switzerland — June 6, 2025 WordPress was not built by one person. No true open source project ever is. Sure, one person can...
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Jason Cosper @jason.cosper.me · 05/06/2025
We podcasting again? Maaaaaaaaybe… Get on the email list to know when we're live! #WordPress
thequery.show
the_query
A podcast for 43% of the web.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Just a few highlights of what stood out for me. In honor of being in Switzerland for #WCEU, I offer my thoughts thus: Mit zweierlei Mass messen. Deux poids, deux mesures. Due pesi e due misure. make.wordpress.org/project/2025...
screenshot from the linked article: 

Core Principles
WordPress should balance experimentation with quality standards and project philosophy.
GitHub repositories under WordPress should benefit the community, prevent single points of failure, and ensure open-source accessibility.
Before outlining specific criteria, here are the underlying principles that guide these criteria:
1. Community Ownership: Code that serves the WordPress project should be collectively owned and maintained rather than dependent on individuals.
2. Responsible Stewardship: Maintainers must commit to responsible management
of their repositories.
3. Quality Assurance: All code under the WordPress umbrella should reflect the project's commitment to excellence.
4. Transparency: Clear documentation and communication about repository status
and purpose.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The birds in Switzerland sing even when it’s raining.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The Trump administration is engaging on an all-out assault on the institutions, workers and standards that make learning and knowledge production possible, in the hopes of securing political dominance forever. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
These various initiatives and policy changes are often regarded as discrete problems, but they comprise a unified assault. The Trump administration has launched a comprehensive attack on knowledge itself, a war against culture, history, and science. If this assault is successful, it will undermine Americans’ ability to comprehend the world around us. Like the inquisitors of old, who persecuted Galileo for daring to notice that the sun did not, in fact, revolve around the Earth, they believe that truth-seeking imperils their hold on power.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
TL;DR: Restoring trust requires accountability. make.wordpress.org/project/2025...
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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @ask-aubry.com · 09/05/2025
Mariska Hargitay: where is the perpetrator?
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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Dear Sé,
We are writing to inform you that your WordPress.org and Slack accounts have been unblocked following a recent review. This review was conducted as_part of our continuous efforts to maintain a healthy and inclusive community. where everyone is treated fairly and can engage positively.
After a careful evaluation, your account met the criteria for reinstatement. You should now have access to both your WordPress.org and Slack accounts. If you have technical troubles logging in (for instance if you need to reset your 2FA settings), please contact forum-password-resets@wordpress.org from an email address that is registered in your profile i.e. the recipient of this message.
We understand that being blocked may have been a frustrating experience, and we appreciate your patience throughout this process. Your participation is valuable, and we are happy to welcome you back to the community.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
We look forward to your continued contributions.Goose: WHO SUSPENDED THE ACCOUNTS MARY

Goose while chasing person: WHO SUSPENDED THE ACCOUNTS
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Americans are in denial about the implications here because they wish it wasn't happening. But this is the behavior of a dictator. It's the sort of thing that warrants secession or revolution. The Republic is over the second federal funding is withheld pending a governor's personal apology.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
What in the name of Pussy Riot is this insanity?!?!?!
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
sorry i’m late, i was vibe coding.
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Sé Reed @sereedmedia.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
From the country that brought you Fast Food, we bring you …Fast Facism!
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