Faith Rogow
@insightersed.bsky.social
Facilitating #MediaLiteracy #education journeys preK-16 & beyond. Seeking wonder. Trafficker in critical thinking. InsightersEducation.com
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Faith Rogow
@insightersed.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Remember that this latest MAGA administration officially began on MLK Day. Let King's legacy be the one that overshadows Trump and propels us forward.
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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
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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.
1. Internal documents reveal that Freedom 250, which purports to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, is a vehicle to promote Trump and "America First" propaganda, including election conspiracies
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations like Mastercard and Deloitte and spending million to bankroll this effort
Major corporations bankroll "America First" propaganda
Mastercard, Deloitte, and ExxonMobil are spending millions to promote events supporting Trump and his divisive political agenda.
popular.info
February 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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.
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Working link: www.typotheque.com/blog/cheroke...
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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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...
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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 …
simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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 🗺️🗃️🍎📚
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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.
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.
February 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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.
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.
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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
Ida B. Wells (because of her anti-lynching "activism")
Frederick Douglass (bc of his "partisan" views on slavery)
And, now, Don Lemon
Is Chris Cillizza a Journalist?
If he doesn't think Don Lemon is a journalist, what is he?
dlvr.it
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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
Ida B. Wells (because of her anti-lynching "activism")
Frederick Douglass (bc of his "partisan" views on slavery)
And, now, Don Lemon
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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...
You can tune in here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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...
You can tune in here: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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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…
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…
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 American public believe it's absurd for anyone to insinuate that this president is profiting off of the presidency. Anyway, in unrelated news, Donald Trump just filed a lawsuit against his own IRS…
www.techdirt.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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…
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…
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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.
Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.
We want to ask anyone who comes across this study to avoid and not to participate in it.
www.reddit.com/r/traaaaaaan...
www.reddit.com/r/traaaaaaan...
From the traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 community on Reddit: PSA: Ayagdos study
Explore this post and more from the traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 community
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January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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.
Do not, under any circumstance, participate in this junk study.
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This is on track to fill by the end of the week but there are still spots left!
Offering what I can for any teacher who needs it! Please spread the word #EduSky
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January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This is on track to fill by the end of the week but there are still spots left!
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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 what the White House WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE
The only problem is it is not true
How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota
No, Trump did not "change course."
popular.info
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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 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
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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
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Democratic members of Congress are not bound by oaths to protect sources/congregants/patients like journalists, priests, and doctors are.
If your GOP colleagues are saying privately that they decry what ICE or Trump is doing, time to name names.
If your GOP colleagues are saying privately that they decry what ICE or Trump is doing, time to name names.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Democratic members of Congress are not bound by oaths to protect sources/congregants/patients like journalists, priests, and doctors are.
If your GOP colleagues are saying privately that they decry what ICE or Trump is doing, time to name names.
If your GOP colleagues are saying privately that they decry what ICE or Trump is doing, time to name names.
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The President is actively working to dismantle the department of ed.
Yes, ICE can be dismantled.
Yes, ICE can be dismantled.
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The President is actively working to dismantle the department of ed.
Yes, ICE can be dismantled.
Yes, ICE can be dismantled.
How quaint. Instead of improving their products to meet students' needs, Open AI just keeps making it harder to teach media & AI literacy. And without that literacy, no student should be using AI for anything.
So glad this is being used in schools and universities.
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
How quaint. Instead of improving their products to meet students' needs, Open AI just keeps making it harder to teach media & AI literacy. And without that literacy, no student should be using AI for anything.
David Gilbert's @wired.com warning of what's coming explains why it's a waste of valuable class time to teach students to spot fakes by looking for missing or added fingers or limbs or similar artifacts of AI distortion. Fakes are getting better & platforms are incentivized to feature them. 🍎📚🧪🗺️ 1/2
AI-Powered Disinformation Swarms Are Coming for Democracy
Advances in artificial intelligence are creating a perfect storm for those seeking to spread disinformation at unprecedented speed and scale. And it’s virtually impossible to detect.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM
David Gilbert's @wired.com warning of what's coming explains why it's a waste of valuable class time to teach students to spot fakes by looking for missing or added fingers or limbs or similar artifacts of AI distortion. Fakes are getting better & platforms are incentivized to feature them. 🍎📚🧪🗺️ 1/2
Baby steps, but stuff is happening. Don't give up.
More States Are Pairing Cellphone Bans With Media Literacy Instruction
Students need to develop the skills to critically analyze the content they view on their phones.
www.edweek.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Baby steps, but stuff is happening. Don't give up.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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Hey Jersey: @govmurphy.bsky.social has til Tuesday noon to sign the Immigrant Protection Package into law. He says he's still undecided. Please text 732 605 5455 or call 609 292 6000 (and wait thru the muzak).
In my call, I invoked Murphy's friend Bruce Springsteen:
In my call, I invoked Murphy's friend Bruce Springsteen:
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Hey Jersey: @govmurphy.bsky.social has til Tuesday noon to sign the Immigrant Protection Package into law. He says he's still undecided. Please text 732 605 5455 or call 609 292 6000 (and wait thru the muzak).
In my call, I invoked Murphy's friend Bruce Springsteen:
In my call, I invoked Murphy's friend Bruce Springsteen:
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I've been doing a soft launch of my new Substack, Sensemaking Distortion, a blog about how our ability to make sense of the world around us is being profoundly distorted by digital and social media. I just published the Welcome post this morning. open.substack.com/pub/katestar...
Welcome to Sensemaking Distortion
A blog about how our ability make sense of everything is profoundly distorted by digital and social media.
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I've been doing a soft launch of my new Substack, Sensemaking Distortion, a blog about how our ability to make sense of the world around us is being profoundly distorted by digital and social media. I just published the Welcome post this morning. open.substack.com/pub/katestar...
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Remember that this latest MAGA administration officially began on MLK Day. Let King's legacy be the one that overshadows Trump and propels us forward.
January 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Remember that this latest MAGA administration officially began on MLK Day. Let King's legacy be the one that overshadows Trump and propels us forward.
Don't worry about ads coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI assures us that ads will not influence the responses that the AI provides.
My question? What possible reason would we have to believe the people who think it's ok to release a chatbot that gives dangerous & false advice to kids? 🍎 📚
My question? What possible reason would we have to believe the people who think it's ok to release a chatbot that gives dangerous & false advice to kids? 🍎 📚
Ads Are Coming to ChatGPT. Here’s How They’ll Work
OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers.
www.wired.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Don't worry about ads coming to ChatGPT. OpenAI assures us that ads will not influence the responses that the AI provides.
My question? What possible reason would we have to believe the people who think it's ok to release a chatbot that gives dangerous & false advice to kids? 🍎 📚
My question? What possible reason would we have to believe the people who think it's ok to release a chatbot that gives dangerous & false advice to kids? 🍎 📚
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Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
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About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
About 18 months ago I sent this letter, along with a copy of my book, to a number of MPs and peers, including Wes Streeting. I never got a response (which to be fair was my baseline expectation), but it’s still disheartening to see today’s news about Haidt’s invitation to speak to policymakers.
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Reminder: Haidt is not actually an "expert" in this field and actual experts have called out that he's just wrong about almost everything.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
January 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Reminder: Haidt is not actually an "expert" in this field and actual experts have called out that he's just wrong about almost everything.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/10/e...