[wbronitsky]

I don't know how this fits into the narrative you just posted, but DHH was a keynote speaker at RailsConf this year. I was there and heard him speak. He didn't speak about anything "political"; just his usual ranting and raving, this time about how long it takes to test and deploy things.

[blasphemers]

He was brought back for the last RailsConf since DHH started RailsWorld after he was removed as a speaker for previous conferences.