Back in power 5 years later, Trump has all but erased the stain of Jan. 6. politico.com

I blame the supposedly intelligent people who gave away their internet freedom to venture capitalists, and when it became clear that had happened then gave it to another bunch of venture capitalists, and continue to ignore the warnings. leftjabs.com

This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol. npr.org

As Touring Booms, the Live Music Industry Looks for Its Next Workforce. bloomberg.com

In China, A.I. Finds Pancreatic Cancer That Doctors May Miss. nytimes.com

Which AI chatbot is best? I tested ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more. wapo.st

Facebook used Mastodon to mislead journalists. Now that Threads is established, they no longer need Mastodon. coywolf.com

Protocols for Publishers sounds like an interesting conference, in London, at the beginning of February. protocolsforpublishers.com

Standard.site is interesting. Two suggestions, explain how you hook up with non-atproto apps. Suggest using RSS and Markdown. And give Markdown a special role, so users can use any tool to edit text. And if you all want to help the web and yourselves focus on interop with wider world. standard.site

The Case for Blogging in the Ruins. joanwestenberg.com