Cheryl
@cherylswizardry.bsky.social
editor, writer, plain language advocate and organizer, empathic, sensitive, fair, innovator, artiste, grandmother
The Foundations and Processes of Clear Communication
https://www.sfu.ca/publications/books/foundation-processes-clear-communication.html
The Foundations and Processes of Clear Communication
https://www.sfu.ca/publications/books/foundation-processes-clear-communication.html
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OPINION: Malcolm X saw beyond America’s carefully crafted image of itself as the land of the free. He exposed the contradiction between its rhetoric of democracy and its practice of imperialism.
60 years after Malcolm X's killing, his message can't be silenced or ignored
(RNS) — Malcolm X understood something painfully relevant today: The American empire does not just oppress — it manipulates. It does not just colonize — it gaslights.
religionnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
OPINION: Malcolm X saw beyond America’s carefully crafted image of itself as the land of the free. He exposed the contradiction between its rhetoric of democracy and its practice of imperialism.
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Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
February 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Known as the red card, a resource distributed by the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center lists tips and legal rights for immigrants who might find themselves targeted by federal agents. Demand for the cards has surged since President Trump returned to office. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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‘Venture capital is killing more value than it creates,' author and tech activist Catherine Bracy argues in a new book, World Eaters.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
Venture Capital Kills ‘More Value Than It Creates,’ Author Says
In a new book, World Eaters, tech activist Catherine Bracy says Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit.
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‘Venture capital is killing more value than it creates,' author and tech activist Catherine Bracy argues in a new book, World Eaters.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit, she says.
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Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it | Letters
Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it | Letters
Letters: We must guard against the ‘bystander effect’ when we encounter creeping fascism, writes Dr Caroline Vincent. Plus letters from Paul Goldreich, Russell Simpson and Robin Shohet
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it | Letters
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Republicans aim to extend a $684 billion tax break that benefits many of them
Republicans aim to extend a $684 billion tax break that benefits many of them
Proponents claim "small businesses" rely on the pass-through deduction, but the benefits greatly favor the very rich.
www.motherjones.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Republicans aim to extend a $684 billion tax break that benefits many of them
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Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican.
Putin Should Be Imprisoned ‘If Not Executed,’ Sen. Wicker Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker.
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin “is a war criminal who should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed,” says U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican.
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I'm dying laughing at this list! 😂
February 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I'm dying laughing at this list! 😂
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It's not complicated. They're just trying to stop women from being able to vote.
February 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
It's not complicated. They're just trying to stop women from being able to vote.
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This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages
February 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This reads like the opening paragraph of a novel so bleakly dystopian you'd put it down after five pages
#edchatie I am here to listen and learn. I've done instructional design for adult learning; my interest in cognitive science is communication. To concretize my learning at a point in time, I wrote The Foundations and Processes of Clear Communication. www.sfu.ca/publications...
The Foundation and Processes of Clear Communication
www.sfu.ca
February 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#edchatie I am here to listen and learn. I've done instructional design for adult learning; my interest in cognitive science is communication. To concretize my learning at a point in time, I wrote The Foundations and Processes of Clear Communication. www.sfu.ca/publications...
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Hey American scientists and researchers, Canada has great universities and research institutions. The Canadian government has funding available for cutting edge research.
GOC, lets become a scientific and research hub, and give these scientists a place to continue their groundbreaking work!
#cdnpoli
GOC, lets become a scientific and research hub, and give these scientists a place to continue their groundbreaking work!
#cdnpoli
February 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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All your book smarts won’t amount to much if you can’t be succinct and persuasive
#OHPsych #OHP #IOPsych #iopsychmemes #psychology #psychologymemes #psychmemes #APpsych #scicomm (rerun)
#OHPsych #OHP #IOPsych #iopsychmemes #psychology #psychologymemes #psychmemes #APpsych #scicomm (rerun)
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
All your book smarts won’t amount to much if you can’t be succinct and persuasive
#OHPsych #OHP #IOPsych #iopsychmemes #psychology #psychologymemes #psychmemes #APpsych #scicomm (rerun)
#OHPsych #OHP #IOPsych #iopsychmemes #psychology #psychologymemes #psychmemes #APpsych #scicomm (rerun)
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In the absence of social media enabling them to find each other, form a movement, and seize political power, we'd recognize much of the far-right as just profoundly psychologically and emotionally unwell people, the way we can see that Kanye's Nazism is part of his acute mental illnesses.
One of the most striking things about social media is how it allows us to watch people lose their minds in real time. Imagine seeing a movie you like or a ubiquitous symbol and talking yourself into seething with rage.
February 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In the absence of social media enabling them to find each other, form a movement, and seize political power, we'd recognize much of the far-right as just profoundly psychologically and emotionally unwell people, the way we can see that Kanye's Nazism is part of his acute mental illnesses.
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
International Day of Human Fraternity
Tuesday Feb 4, 2025
Promotes peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding, and solidarity among all peoples
Promotes cultural and religious tolerance worldwide.
Tuesday Feb 4, 2025
Promotes peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding, and solidarity among all peoples
Promotes cultural and religious tolerance worldwide.
February 3, 2025 at 11:44 PM
International Day of Human Fraternity
Tuesday Feb 4, 2025
Promotes peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding, and solidarity among all peoples
Promotes cultural and religious tolerance worldwide.
Tuesday Feb 4, 2025
Promotes peace, tolerance, inclusion, understanding, and solidarity among all peoples
Promotes cultural and religious tolerance worldwide.
Since I read the advice in Seventeen Magazine as a teenager, I have followed the mantra "Act; don't react."
February 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Since I read the advice in Seventeen Magazine as a teenager, I have followed the mantra "Act; don't react."
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William August Hinton, and his daughter Jane Hinton too...
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
February 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
William August Hinton, and his daughter Jane Hinton too...
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2...
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Academics and researchers are receiving emails from their higher-ups, explaining that rules are changing and their institutions are carefully monitoring the situation.
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
February 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Academics and researchers are receiving emails from their higher-ups, explaining that rules are changing and their institutions are carefully monitoring the situation.
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
Have any university higher-ups sent emails saying "We continue to be unwavering in our support for the rights of all human beings?"
I find it difficult to keep separate in my mind the sins and crimes of the new leaders of the US government. Who paid a teenager for sex? Who paid a woman $50,000 to quell a lawsuit for rape?
So I am now just thinking of them as a group and describing the whole bunch as The Marauders.
So I am now just thinking of them as a group and describing the whole bunch as The Marauders.
January 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I find it difficult to keep separate in my mind the sins and crimes of the new leaders of the US government. Who paid a teenager for sex? Who paid a woman $50,000 to quell a lawsuit for rape?
So I am now just thinking of them as a group and describing the whole bunch as The Marauders.
So I am now just thinking of them as a group and describing the whole bunch as The Marauders.
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Creating is a subversive act. Luckily for me, creating and disseminating knowledge is my job. Best not to waste this privilege and opportunity.
January 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Creating is a subversive act. Luckily for me, creating and disseminating knowledge is my job. Best not to waste this privilege and opportunity.
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This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is an amazing quote, from a Jan 6 prisoner who is refusing Trump’s pardon.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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"At the time of writing, nearly thirty people work in Checking at The New Yorker, almost all of them full time. It is labor, at scale, that produces accuracy."
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
What’s a Fact, Anyway?
Journalists put more stress on accuracy than ever before. The problem is, accuracy is a slippery idea.
www.newyorker.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"At the time of writing, nearly thirty people work in Checking at The New Yorker, almost all of them full time. It is labor, at scale, that produces accuracy."
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
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Reports coming in from New York that the Statue of Liberty has just put down her torch and is walking back to France.
January 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Reports coming in from New York that the Statue of Liberty has just put down her torch and is walking back to France.