Thousands of AI-written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel-writing machines’ In ‘1984,’ George Orwell envisaged a world in which books were a mass-produced commodity no different from ‘jam and bootlaces.’

Thousands of AI‑written, edited or ‘polished’ books are being sold – an eerie echo of Orwell’s ‘novel‑writing machines’ theconversation.com/thousands-of...

Library on Quebec-Vermont border gets new entrance after U.S. limited access for Canadians The century-old library in Stanstead, Que. that straddles the Canada-U.S. border now has a new door so Canadians can get in after the U.S. limited entry to the building last year.

Library on Quebec-Vermont border gets new entrance after U.S. limited access for Canadians www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art...

Trump says the U.S. cannot afford child care in wartime. History says otherwise. The U.S. government did “take care of day care” once – and used the defense budget to pay the bill.

"Put simply, 'child care or war' is a false choice. The U.S. has the money to pay for child care, even if we are also funding a costly, unpopular and arguably unconstitutional war. That money is just stuck in the wrong hands."

My latest for @ms.now :

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Donate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne M On March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need

I found the donation link! gofund.me/a2a0ec15d

Rutherford County library director fired over LGBTQ book controversy Former director refused to relocate 132 books with LGBTQ themes to adult section

Luanne James is an American hero. Anyone know where we can send donations to support her? www.wsmv.com/2026/04/01/r...

A fish with trans flag colors saying trans rights and text below that says you bet your wrasse

Happy trans day of visibility, here is a wrasse design I made awhile ago because all wrasses change sexes as they age.

I AM HOLDING A LOVELY TRANS FLAG AND DECLARING THUS: HOORAY FOR MY NICE TRANS FRIENDS!!

Once again, the stock market is not "the economy;" it's a mood ring for the plutocracy

Bluesky's new AI tool Attie is already the most blocked account other than J.D. Vance | TechCrunch More than 125,000 Bluesky users have blocked Attie in just a few days, sending a strong message from the user base.

I love this for them.

Faculty Push Back Against OpenAI Deals As higher ed institutions pay tech companies millions to provide students and faculty access to custom AI-powered tools, some faculty in Colorado and California are pushing back.

“It is not that AI is taking our jobs per se, but that AI is being prioritized over many of our jobs.”

AI company: we trained this dog to talk. It doesn’t actually understand language, but it kinda sounds like it’s having a conversation by mimicking the sound of human speech.

CEO: awesome, I’ve fired my entire staff, how quickly can it start diagnosing medical disorders

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

Wikipedia does what is essentially a full ban on AI content: www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

Education Department was ordered to roll back its anti-DEI efforts. Why haven’t universities reversed course? Last month, the department conceded it could not make universities’ race-conscious efforts illegal, but schools nationwide have yet to reinstate DEI efforts

A court ordered Trump’s Department of Education to roll back its anti-DEI efforts. Why haven’t universities reversed course? prismreports.org/2026/03/19/d...

Graphic for the HEA Open Education event titled “Open Education: Supporting Policy and Practice,” taking place on Wednesday, 20 May 2026 at Munster Technological University. The graphic features keynote speaker Robin DeRosa, Executive Director of the Open Education Network (University of Minnesota), alongside the keynote title “Opening the Future: Equity, Sustainability, and Promise in Higher Education.” The HEA and MTU logos are included, with a link to more information.

We’re delighted to announce our international keynote for the upcoming national event Open Education: Supporting Policy and Practice.

@robinderosa.net (Executive Director, Open Education Network) will deliver a keynote, “Opening the Future: Equity, Sustainability, and Promise in Higher Education”

WELP

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement The company behind Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster claimed that OpenAI used copyrighted content and made false attributions.

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI for copyright and trademark infringement. The encyclopedia company's lawsuit also said ChatGPT cannibalizes traffic to the Britannica and Merriam-Webster websites. www.engadget.com/ai/encyclope...

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

A win for your access to vaccines, federal accountability, and health AAP vs. RFK vaccine lawsuit

In a lawsuit brought by the American Academy of Pediatrics against RFK Jr., a federal court ruled that the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee can't move forward under changes he imposed and reversed every action the committee took since summer 2025. yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-win-for-...

This also describes cuts inside public universities. Replace “important income to support their lives” with “the Humanities” & “reduce the federal deficit” with “eliminate our budget deficit.”

The free market causes problems that public goods are asked to correct through both service & elimination.

I can’t even

Past Makes Perfect: A Mini Handbook for Student Historians Much has been written about the skills history students need to be successful in their academic programs. This textbook aims to put some of the most important concepts in easy bite sized formats.…

Past Makes Perfect: A Mini Handbook for Student Historians

Much has been written about the skills history students need to be successful in their academic programs. This #OER aims to put some of the most important concepts in easy bite sized formats. express.excelsior.edu/historyhandb...

Accessible Appalachia | OEN Manifold <p> <em>Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies</em> is an edited collection of original scholarship. The textbook offers an interdisciplinary perspective and is…

Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies

This #OER textbook features coverage of Appalachian artistic, cultural, historical, natural, and social development. manifold.open.umn.edu/projects/acc...

Advanced Information Research Skills (AIRS) A trusted and long-standing QUT Library program, empowering researchers and learners with the skills to navigate information with confidence.<br /><a class="link-button"…

New #OER aimed at enabling all learners to build strong library research skills. qut.pressbooks.pub/airs/

Portland State declares financial crisis, reveals plan to cut or reduce 19 departments Portland State’s announcement Monday lays the groundwork for a process that could result in a massive restructuring of the university.

Portland State declares financial crisis, reveals plan to cut or reduce 19 departments www.opb.org/article/2026...

Listen to "The Open Education Network with Robin DeRosa and David Ernst" by voicEd Radio via #spreaker www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

@robinderosa.net #OENCommunity #OpenEducation

After a series of fatal strikes involving civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress directed the Pentagon to reduce civilian casualties as part of a 2019 law. During the Biden administration, the Defense Department created the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response initiative. The civilian mitigation teams – cut by 90% by Hegseth – work with military commanders on target planning, and making sure that targets are actually military sites. The teams help come up with "no strike" lists, including religious and cultural sites and schools

I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.

This is learned today:

Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

My employer Canterbury Shaker Village lost a small NEH grant. I wrote it. I used words such as "equality" and "citizenship." The same words were used in CHATGPT to cancel grants.

The same words are in the nation's founding documents.

Millions of Students Attend Schools Near Toxic Sites, a New Study Shows The study explores schools' proximity to hazardous sites and students' exposure to pollutants.

Millions of Students Attend Schools Near Toxic Sites, a New Study Shows: Exposure to pollutants affects students’ health and learning www.edweek.org/leadership/m...

Guest Post — AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest blogger says academic librarians don't need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

"Through the framework of vocational awe, I will explore how an expanded workload created by the implementation of generative AI can lead those in higher education to burnout."

AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries by Greyson Pasiak scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/03/04/g...

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