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Yes, from Texas

Yes, please. My little Canadian heart is pretty broken right now

This time around, I’ve decided that I’m going to spend an hour each day doing something that makes me truly joyful—no matter how bad the news was or how tired it left me.

I’m shocked by how much it’s helping.

Heroes are ordinary people interconnected with their communities

It kinda was, but I’m glad you supplied a really great example!!!

Totally

How public attitudes of Martin Luther King Jr. have changed since the 1960s About eight-in-ten American adults (81%) say civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has had a positive impact on the United States.

On MLK day, we need to remember that he was not always seen so positively. Who, now, do we see as divisive, but in hindsight we will come to accept that they are ethically correct? Try to keep an open mind when those fighting for justice make us uncomfortable.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Yes! Agreed on all counts

Exactly. It’s ridiculous.

The costs really gotten out of hand. If I didn’t have institutional financial support to go, I wouldn’t.

The most significant take-away I have from studying real-life evil is that it often arises from processes from our ordinary lives. In hindsight things might seem obviously evil, but at the time it’s a lot harder to pinpoint. Our daily actions have effects that make an impact (for good or evil).

A link to register for the event can be found here: go.gwu.edu/mlk-lecture. 2/2

A link to register for the event can be found here: go.gwu.edu/mlk-lecture. 2/2

Timed in person tests are the worst possible pedagogy. They test nothing that is worth testing. Despite all the practice, I have never once had analyze a passage from Bede without ample time and all my notes since undergrad.

I’ve started to find here many of the creators whose content really resonated with on TikTok—I’m starting to really like Bluesky. I am finding it takes a bit more time and intentionality to feel connected on here, but it’s happening (at least for me)

That is wise! Honestly, I’m not sure I’ll ever go back to TikTok. That makes me sad, though, cause of the great people I met and all the things I have learned on there

I was raised in a multi-generational organizing family and I can say with firsthand knowledge that 20th century organizers read theory and they studied history and literature quite closely

The need to do that hasn’t changed

If studying history isn’t part of your organizing work, change that

Thanks for the context. I appreciate your expertise!

I don’t have adequate tech knowledge, alas, but to my untrained eye (brain?) it seems cool

@skylight.social seems promising (and should be out soon)! It’ll be synergistic with Bluesky.

a bald man is sitting in a chair with his mouth open ALT: a bald man is sitting in a chair with his mouth open

lol—totally, right?! It’s such an obvious stunt I’d expect it from a stereotypical villain who explains their plans 😂

Right?!!!

Yes, we need an AI policy for our courses. But developing one is just the beginning. — Civics of Technology Civics of Tech Announcements Next Tech Talk on Feb 4th: Join us for our monthly tech talk on Tuesday, February 4th from 8:00-9:00 PM EST (GMT-5). Join in an informal conversation about events, ...

Today's blog post comes from Shelly Jarenski. She shares her experiences developing AI policies for her courses - a task that prompted deeper reflections about her pedagogy and educational principles. Enjoy!

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/yes-we-...

I don’t think it would change anything—two things can be true at the same time, in this case executing a particular person is wrong AND causing the less noticeable deaths of many due to greedy policies and procedures is also wrong. Neither cancels out the other. Both are wrong.

Without downloading any new pics what's your energy going into 2025?

There should be a pop-up warning each time ChatGPT is used that reminds users that every request uses 10x more electricity than a Google Search.