17 million people have been forced from their homes worldwide. As conflicts multiply and funding falls, refugees face shrinking protection and services. “None of us knows who may be forced to flee tomorrow” UN Refugee Agency chief @BarhamSalih says.

17 years ago on this day, I founded Social Media Examiner. Back then, I had jet-black hair and was extremely ignorant. I had no idea what the future would hold, but I did have one thing, which was vision. I believed that it was possible to publish free insights about how to use social media and that I could make a small dent in the world. Little did I know how difficult the future was going to be, yet also the kind of impact our company would have. Thank you to the thousands of people who wrote for us, have been on our shows, and worked or spoke at our events. Thank you to all the employees (past and present) who work(ed) tirelessly to help make this thing a reality. 17 years is a really long time, and there were multiple situations where we could have gone out of business, but by God's grace, we are still here. Thank you! @SMExaminer

17 GitHub repos for anyone using Grok Bot: self-host it, extend it, connect your apps, and borrow proven workflows. SELF-HOST IT 1) Rakazo: open source Grok Bot with your own models and sandbox 2) OpenGrokBot: self-hosted AI teammates, each with its own computer 3) grokbot-shim: a Grok Bot-style setup locally with Codex or OpenAI-compatible models 4) Linux Port: Grok Bot on Arch, Fedora, or a portable build CONNECT YOUR APPS 5) Telegram Bridge: message your local Grok Bot from Telegram 6) iMessage Skill: read, search and send iMessages through Grok Bot 7) GrokBot: desktop agent with mouse and keyboard control BUILD ON IT 8) Grok Bot SDK: TypeScript SDK for a running Grok Bot host 9) Grok Bot CLI: bots, groups, messages and threads from the terminal 10) Grok Bot TUI: a terminal interface for Grok Bot 11) Usage CLI: Grok Bot, Cursor Ultra and SuperGrok usage in one place BORROW A WORKFLOW 12) Grok Bot Field Notes: rules, playbooks, agent roles and AGENTS.md 13) Grok Bot for GTM: outbound with enrichment, Instantly, HeyReach and specialized agents 14) awesome-grok-bot: guides, tools, examples and alternatives 15) awesome-grokbot: searchable catalog of public Grok Bot shares 16) Grok Bot Resources: skills, plugins and MCP servers 17) Grok Bot Plugins: marketplace plugins by category Save it before you spend a weekend rebuilding something that's already on GitHub. via @maestrooth