Actually queue up the ping_hub operation on the queue by using its delay() method

entries/jobs.py

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-from django_push import publisher
+import requests
+from django.conf import settings
 from django_rq import job
 
 
 @job
 def ping_hub(*urls):
-    for url in urls:
-        publisher.ping_hub(url)
+    requests.post(settings.PUSH_HUB, data={
+        'hub.mode': 'publish',
+        'hub.url': ','.join(urls),
+    })

micropub/views.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def micropub(request):
         reverse('entries:atom'),
         reverse('entries:rss'),
     ))
-    ping_hub(perma, *others)
+    ping_hub.delay(perma, *others)
 
     res = HttpResponse(status=201)
     res['Location'] = perma