Erin McNeill
@erinmcneill.bsky.social
Founder, Media Literacy Now. Here to talk about media literacy education, parents and youth, journalism, mass surveillance, cybersecurity, and women's rights.
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Erin McNeill
@erinmcneill.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Smart phones and social media are useful tools. So is an SUV – it gets us to work, lets us haul home a bulky purchase! But just as you wouldn't hand car keys to a child without guardrails or training, so do kids need guidance before gaining access to powerful internet communications tools.
If we get nothing else out of this, at least Larry Summers will finally sit down and shut up. #Summers #Epsteinfiles
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
If we get nothing else out of this, at least Larry Summers will finally sit down and shut up. #Summers #Epsteinfiles
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November 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Can we just plaster this on a great big banner on the Zakim Bridge? #Summers #Epstein
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Can we just plaster this on a great big banner on the Zakim Bridge? #Summers #Epstein
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
What I'm reading here is that for a $12,000 tax break for the richest, we are taking $1,600 from poorest, gutting safety net (there are poor women who will not get prenatal care) + adding $trillions to the debt (young people will face brunt of this) apnews.com/article/sena...
What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill now before the Senate
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
What I'm reading here is that for a $12,000 tax break for the richest, we are taking $1,600 from poorest, gutting safety net (there are poor women who will not get prenatal care) + adding $trillions to the debt (young people will face brunt of this) apnews.com/article/sena...
I mean, I kind of assumed this, but still. It's not appropriate that we should be tracked and surveilled by the government. Where does it end? What's too much?
www.404media.co/airlines-don...
www.404media.co/airlines-don...
Airlines Don't Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned data broker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed passenger data.
www.404media.co
June 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I mean, I kind of assumed this, but still. It's not appropriate that we should be tracked and surveilled by the government. Where does it end? What's too much?
www.404media.co/airlines-don...
www.404media.co/airlines-don...
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This is a lie (not just because Nick Clegg said it, tho that's one indicator at least). You absolutely can make "AI" systems while fairly compensating people for data.
And even if it weren't a lie, then any industry that can't survive without theft and consent violations shouldn't survive anyway 🤷🏾♂️
And even if it weren't a lie, then any industry that can't survive without theft and consent violations shouldn't survive anyway 🤷🏾♂️
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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May 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is a lie (not just because Nick Clegg said it, tho that's one indicator at least). You absolutely can make "AI" systems while fairly compensating people for data.
And even if it weren't a lie, then any industry that can't survive without theft and consent violations shouldn't survive anyway 🤷🏾♂️
And even if it weren't a lie, then any industry that can't survive without theft and consent violations shouldn't survive anyway 🤷🏾♂️
This whole connection of national camera networks combined with AI capabilities, and general acceptance of mass surveillance, not a good direction
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows
Flock's automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras are in more than 5,000 communities around the U.S. Local police are doing lookups in the nationwide system for ICE.
www.404media.co
May 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This whole connection of national camera networks combined with AI capabilities, and general acceptance of mass surveillance, not a good direction
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
www.404media.co/ice-taps-int...
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www.harvardonline.harvard.edu
May 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Harvard’s class is free without, or $149 with verified certificate and extra resources.
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Border czar Tom Homan, captain of the "zero tolerance" policy that split migrant parents from their kids, was paid money by the private-prison company that profits off detaining immigrants. Drain the swamp www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @douglasmac.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
Trump’s border czar earned consulting fees from immigrant detention firm
Tom Homan, a top ICE official, earned an undisclosed amount from a division of the GEO Group, one of two companies that operates the majority of the nation’s immigrant detention facilities.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Border czar Tom Homan, captain of the "zero tolerance" policy that split migrant parents from their kids, was paid money by the private-prison company that profits off detaining immigrants. Drain the swamp www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @douglasmac.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com
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Hard not to notice that ICE isn't breaking up drug rings or gangs (because we would ABSOLUTELY hear about it if they were), but instead are dressing up like bank robbers and doing the laziest shit possible, like hanging out at immigration court or grabbing people for busted taillights. Worthless
May 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Hard not to notice that ICE isn't breaking up drug rings or gangs (because we would ABSOLUTELY hear about it if they were), but instead are dressing up like bank robbers and doing the laziest shit possible, like hanging out at immigration court or grabbing people for busted taillights. Worthless
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New filing: "American Oversight v. Hegseth (Houthi Signal Group Chat)"
Doc #30: Transcript
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Doc #30: Transcript
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AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. HEGSETH, 1:25-cv-00883 - CourtListener.com
Docket for AMERICAN OVERSIGHT v. HEGSETH, 1:25-cv-00883 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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May 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New filing: "American Oversight v. Hegseth (Houthi Signal Group Chat)"
Doc #30: Transcript
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NEW: Andrew Cuomo is mounting a stunning political comeback despite 12 women accusing him of sexual harassment just 3 years ago.
I spoke with several of the women whose claims were substantiated by three investigations. They feel betrayed & forgotten. www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew...
I spoke with several of the women whose claims were substantiated by three investigations. They feel betrayed & forgotten. www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew...
May 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
NEW: Andrew Cuomo is mounting a stunning political comeback despite 12 women accusing him of sexual harassment just 3 years ago.
I spoke with several of the women whose claims were substantiated by three investigations. They feel betrayed & forgotten. www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew...
I spoke with several of the women whose claims were substantiated by three investigations. They feel betrayed & forgotten. www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew...
A Judge Accepted AI Video Testimony From a Dead Man -- a step too far? www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident
How the sister of Christopher Pelkey made an avatar of him to testify in court.
www.404media.co
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A Judge Accepted AI Video Testimony From a Dead Man -- a step too far? www.404media.co/i-loved-that...
Finally some good news. www.wired.com/story/why-ca... Hard to believe this wasn't obvious from the start
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its sen...
www.wired.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Finally some good news. www.wired.com/story/why-ca... Hard to believe this wasn't obvious from the start
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Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
How to Better Design Cities for Families
The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
www.bloomberg.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
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And this is the 12th person to be killed on SODO's 4th Ave S in the last 5 years! At six lanes wide, it's a classic "stroad" where speeding is the norm. Freight and safe streets can coexist, but freight/industry advocates have stymied SDOT's #VisionZero efforts to redesign this street.
May 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
And this is the 12th person to be killed on SODO's 4th Ave S in the last 5 years! At six lanes wide, it's a classic "stroad" where speeding is the norm. Freight and safe streets can coexist, but freight/industry advocates have stymied SDOT's #VisionZero efforts to redesign this street.
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bsky can have a little police surveillance manual, as a treat
April 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
bsky can have a little police surveillance manual, as a treat
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Mass. attorney says DHS told her to self-deport, despite U.S. citizenship | Click on the image to read the full story
Mass. attorney says DHS told her to self-deport, despite U.S. citizenship
Anyone can imagine the U.S. born Nicole Macheroni's surprise when she says she received an emailed letter from the Department of Homeland Security, telling her to self-deport within 7 days.
www.wcvb.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Mass. attorney says DHS told her to self-deport, despite U.S. citizenship | Click on the image to read the full story
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One of the ways that Americans have true power right now is by finding community and starting to build resilience between neighbors and groups of neighbors/community wherever they find it. if we are to survive, it is going to be together. Alone we die.
We have to break the cycle of individualism.
We have to break the cycle of individualism.
Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.
@scalzi.com You literally wrote the book on Collapsing Empire[s], any advice for people living in the US in 2025?
April 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
One of the ways that Americans have true power right now is by finding community and starting to build resilience between neighbors and groups of neighbors/community wherever they find it. if we are to survive, it is going to be together. Alone we die.
We have to break the cycle of individualism.
We have to break the cycle of individualism.
#signalgate Regular use, potentially violating regulations on protecting sensitive national security information from foreign adversaries, and federal recordkeeping laws www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
April 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#signalgate Regular use, potentially violating regulations on protecting sensitive national security information from foreign adversaries, and federal recordkeeping laws www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
"Teachers pointed to the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020-21 as the period of radicalization for a “vocal minority” of their male students; these boys were stuck at home and melting their brains on the internet." Missing from article; solutions. Including No.1 #MediaLiteracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | Tate-Pilled Boys Are a Problem for Schools (Gift Article)
What ‘Adolescence’ gets right about the harassment of female authority figures.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"Teachers pointed to the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020-21 as the period of radicalization for a “vocal minority” of their male students; these boys were stuck at home and melting their brains on the internet." Missing from article; solutions. Including No.1 #MediaLiteracy
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
This story is about facial recognition, mass surveillance, insecure CEOs afraid of criticism www.theverge.com/news/637228/...
Madison Square Garden’s surveillance system banned this fan over his T-shirt design
MSG uses tools like facial recognition on attendees.
www.theverge.com
March 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This story is about facial recognition, mass surveillance, insecure CEOs afraid of criticism www.theverge.com/news/637228/...