The fight for free speech in 2025 and beyond
Principles have a price. Anyone can stand up for their values when it’s popular and easy, but principles are tested when standing up has a cost.
well said! too bad it’s being said by terrible people for the wrong reasons, though. if you’re still on Substack… why? come on.
The fight for free speech in 2025 and beyond
On Substack’s ongoing commitment to freedom of the press
It’s All About Manton
when i saw this post quoted earlier, i assumed someone else had written it. when i saw that Manton had written it himself, in the third person, i was flabbergasted. but that didn’t last long, because it’s just par for the course. he’ll keep making it all about himself.
I hope one day, if I get through this with my sanity and health, we look back and find it odd that in the first week of Trump’s 2nd term, looking for someone to blame, all eyes turned to… Manton. The guy who has been fighting Trump for 8 years. The guy who has volunteered on campaigns against Trump. The guy who when Trump first won, broke down in tears. The guy who dedicated his life to building a safe platform. That’s the guy who must pay the price now.
The pressure to stay genteel
great summary of what’s been happening with the Micro.blog fallout this week. i tried it a bit before falling into the “i’ll just build my own blog” circle of hell and… well:
It’s hard not to notice, though, that there’s a distinct vibe of “no politics” there.
For years, one of the highlight shows of Anthrocon, a furry convention in Pittsburgh, was a comedy act put on by an aspiring professional comedian who was part of that community. He was good friends with the con’s chairman—a guy who’s a pretty good comedic storyteller in his own right, and who did his own show at the con. They often shared the stage together.
“MEGA” —DHH
i never play the “fork” card lightly, but i strongly believe we need a community fork of Rails that divests itself from DHH. i’m tired of the influence that people like him and Tobi hold in the Ruby/Rails communities. at what point do we say enough is enough? how do we get Rails Core on board?

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Adam Newbold on Accountability
This is only a small part of Adam’s post (and you should read the whole thing) but never let anybody try to redirect your criticism of fascist or hateful rhetoric to a private medium. Never ever. Fascism must be aired publicly. People must understand the consequences.