State of the Word 2025 brought the WordPress community together for an afternoon that felt both reflective and forward-moving, blending stories of global growth with technical milestones and glimpses of the future. This year also marked the twentieth State of the Word since the first address in 2006, a milestone…
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‘Dear god, make it stop:’ Home Alone house owner reveals decades of intrusion in new memoir
Former Home Alone homeowner John Abendshien reveals how his idyllic suburban life was upended by the movie’s fame. What began as a fun filming opportunity turned into decades of lost privacy, gawking tourists and strangers treating his front lawn as nostalgic property. His account shows the hidden cost of cultural…
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‘Dear god, make it stop:’ Home Alone house owner reveals decades of intrusion in new memoir
Former Home Alone homeowner John Abendshien reveals how his idyllic suburban life was upended by the movie’s fame. What began as a fun filming opportunity turned into decades of lost privacy, gawking tourists and strangers treating his front lawn as nostalgic property. His account shows the hidden cost of cultural…
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‘Sleepy Joe’ to ‘Sleepy Trump’: How Donald Trump dozed off in a meeting after years of mocking Biden
Cameras captured Donald Trump appearing to doze during a Cabinet meeting, sparking the “Sleepy Trump” meme and a debate about his alertness. This incident, occurring twice in a month, clashes with his “low energy” attacks on rivals and fuels scrutiny of his age and stamina, despite White House claims of…
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Ancient giant that never shrank: Study shows Anacondas have been massive for 12 million years
Anacondas reached their enormous size about 12.4 million years ago and, unlike most other Miocene giants, have barely changed since. Fossils from Venezuela reveal that early anacondas were already as large as modern ones, defying climate cooling, habitat loss and new predators. Their enduring gigantism hints at remarkable resilience and…
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s ex-wife Nicole Shanahan claims Silicon Valley ‘tech wives’ were used to fund hidden agendas
Nicole Shanahan, ex-wife of Sergey Brin, claims Silicon Valley’s elite donor circles unknowingly funded global agendas pushed by NGOs and Davos institutions. She asserts wealthy women, including herself, were steered toward ideological projects, believing they were supporting social good, but instead contributed to what she associates with Klaus Schwab’s Great…
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Matt: SoTW Eve
The State of the Word is tomorrow, and it’s so fun to see SF abuzz with WordPress open source energy. We’re doing a lot of firsts tomorrow, including the first release timed to the State of the Word, and we’ll have a good chunk of the release team there to…
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Open Channels FM: The Modern Quest for the Perfect Tab Management Browser
Tab wars: Wrigley’s drowning in 45 tabs while BobWP casually guards two; they chat about browsers and the beauty of hitting “clear all”
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Alina Habba, Trump’s Former Lawyer, Is Unlawful U.S. Attorney, Appeals Court Says
The judges wrote that the Trump administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.
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How exactly is Shivon Zilis “Indian”?
Shivon Zilis, Elon Musk’s AI executive partner, is being celebrated in India due to her Punjabi heritage. While biologically half-Indian, Zilis identifies culturally as Canadian, having grown up and built her career in North America. India’s pride stems from her elite global achievement and connection to Musk, highlighting how ancestry…