Faith Rogow

@democracyreadyny.bsky.social

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It's not too late to register for Democracy Ready NY's "Reimagining Civic Readiness at 250: NY's Past, Present, & Future. Guests include historian, Dr. Steven Mintz, a panel of youth civic leaders, & NYSUT president, Melinda Person in conversation with students. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Critikid - Critical Thinking for Kids Critical thinking resources for kids and teens - videos, courses, worksheets, and lesson plans for ages 5-18

Taking a break from current events to boost a #MediaLiteracy education tool from @critikid.bsky.social. Critikid.com is creating some really useful and reasonably priced teaching resources for key aspects of logical thinking for upper elementary and middle grades kids. 🍎📚 #TLSky 🧪🗺️

The administration's replacement for affirmative action, because hiring / admissions should be based solely on merit. Right. Got it. 🙄

AI Translations Are Adding ‘Hallucinations’ to Wikipedia Articles AI translated articles swapped sources or added unsourced sentences with no explanation, while others added paragraphs sourced from completely unrelated material.

Love this for us! #libraries #librarians #tlsky #edusky www.404media.co/ai-translati...

We shouldn't be surprised that Hegseth's military has declared this a "Christian War." This is what we get when we elect an administration that purges the military of people who actually have expertise in military operations, strategy, and the cultures of the regions where they send troops.

Heads up #MediaLiteracy and #NewsLiteracy folks. If you only teach lateral reading, your students would miss this because their results would indicate NYT is a reliable source. Teach students to analyze legacy media outlets, too! 🍎 📚🗺️

The money behind the new Iran War In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged President Trump to attack Iran.

1. According to multiple reports both Saudi Arabia and the UAE lobbied Trump to attack Iran.

Both countries have increased their influence with Trump by investing billions in projects that personally enrich Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

Watercolor card. Border is made up of brightly colored geometric shapes in fiery hues. Words are in the center by Daniel Berrigan: Redeem the times! The times are inexpressibly evil. And yet, and yet the times are inexhaustibly good, solaced by the courage and hope of many.

From the comrade card archives.

The Handbasket 100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media.

Off the top of my head:

www.thehandbasket.co
404media.co
www.garbageday.email

Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

Trump's embrace of thug Tommy Robinson exposes the biggest lie he's told America It's becoming impossible to deny that the US President is engaged in a disturbing project deeply grounded in white supremacy

The hypocrisy oozes from every pore of this administration.

Make plans now to join in a No Kings rally on March 28. Go to indivisible.org to find an event near you.

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An important reminder that the so-called culture wars aren't restricted to culture. MAGA is engaged in a physical war on actual bodies with measurable casualties.

Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires.

The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and more 👇

(Published 2022)

Trump’s new tariffs are just as illegal as his old tariffs Numerous media outlets are spreading false information about the law — and Trump is benefiting.

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FACT: Trump’s new tariffs are just as illegal as his old tariffs

But numerous media outlets are spreading false information about the law — and Trump is benefiting.

Let's break it down.

But, but, but... I want her to be our Senator and take out Schumer 🙏

A good example for students of what not to do with AI. 🙄
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Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Looks like we'll have to create our own No Kings celebrations of the nation's 250th, because the official ones will be about celebrating Trump and white christian nationalism, not democracy, equality, liberty, unity or hope. Sad.

🍎 📚 🗺️ #AcademicSky #SSChat

Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell Somewhat devastating news today from CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they decided …

World FactBook has been taken offline. No doubt the DOGE boys think we can all just ask AI or Grokipedia whatever we or our students might need to know, because who needs reliable info anyway... 😒
simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...

#SSChat #AcademicSky 🗺️🗃️🍎📚

Jeff Bezos' wedding last summer cost somewhere around $50M. That, alone, could have saved all 300 positions cut today at The Washington Post for a year.

Of course, he wouldn't have to choose. He could do both because he's worth $250B, which is nearly the GDP of New Zealand.

Is Chris Cillizza a Journalist? If he doesn't think Don Lemon is a journalist, what is he?

According to the rules set by award-winning expert Chris Cillizza, the following ppl are now eliminated from being considered journalists:

Ida B. Wells (because of her anti-lynching "activism")
Frederick Douglass (bc of his "partisan" views on slavery)
And, now, Don Lemon

I'm going to be participating in a online panel with Harvard's Shorenstein Center, Reporting on Power and Policy, at 1PM Eastern today. I will be on with fellow 2025 Nylan Prize winner, Samantha Maldonado, a senior reporter for THE CITY.

You can tune in here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Trump Demands $10 Billion From Taxpayers For Leaked Tax Returns; His Own Lawyers Get To Decide What He Gets

Back in May, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt offered what might be the single most audacious statement of the Trump era—and that's saying something: I think everybody - the…

Hey, pals, this study is headed by Lisa Littman, noted transphobe and pseudoscientist. She's on the advisory board for the genocidal anti-trans group GENSPECT.

Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.

I hope anyone who shares this w/ kids also engages them in analyzing the images. If the aliens have essentially the same jobs, why do they wear very different shoes? Why the specific color coding of their clothing? What messages are conveyed by each character's body language? etc. 🍎📚 #MediaLiteracy

This is on track to fill by the end of the week but there are still spots left!

How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota No, Trump did not "change course."

1. Many large media outlets are reporting that Trump "pivoted" his strategy in Minnesota and has "changed course."

This is what the White House WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE

The only problem is it is not true

This is the best. Got students who are freaking out, distracted, upset? Take two minutes to watch with them this video of what democracy looks like in MPL. Breathe. Then watch again with everyone up and dancing. 🍎📚 🗺️ #TLSky #AcademicSky #Uplift