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Welcome to the Patreon Exclusive space, where I premiere sneak peeks into our Media History series, and our new series in progress:
YOUTUBE & YOU: The Hidden History Behind YouTube's Algorithm & How it Affects Your Family's LIfe Today [working title] /1

Families--we have work to do. This might be just fine, or we may find that we need more transparency around our student privacy. It's worth the pause to find out.

Whether you can boycott your school's picture day, or simply pause a moment to read what we know, here's help. linktr.ee/PauseSchoolP...

And personally--it's one way for me to begin to take account of how I've allowed our concept of data privacy to erode.
At that link, you'll also see an email template from a parent to contact your schools about concerns, and resources for your family. /4

Their past suggestions to 'alter' a child's image is just one of the questions passed around parent groups, for instance.
It's not panic—it's legitimate questions about vendor vetting & student data security.

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--The current government and his son Ben Black
--Art (hat tip to @artnet who was my main source to understand the depths)
-Tax Evasion

Lifetouch claims there is no risk, but this isn't the first time that Lifetouch has made parents pause about some of their services. /2

You know I'm serious when I make a Linktree.
linktr.ee/PauseSchoolP...

The industries that Black's associations touch include:
--SA (abbreviation for a violent act)
--Philanthropy
--Higher Education /1

Bull Shark! is a new card game by Storytime Animator Bryson (Haminations) Haminations has extended his massive popularity as a Storytime Animator into a small card game empire. His latest is called Bull Shark.

Bull Shark! is a new card game by Storytime Animator Bryson (Haminations)

Haminations has extended his massive popularity as a Storytime Animator into a small card game empire. His latest is called Bull Shark.

screenshot of Domain renewal for tamingofthescreens.org

Domain renewal reminders are good timeline markers ❤️‍🔥 One year ago I thought I'd only do my regular activity table for #OrlandoKidsFringe and by March 12th... #TamingOfTheScreens was born.

Thank the Fly Girls for the Super Bowl Halftime Show – A Media History Treat (2/8/2026)

We can thank the Wayan Brothers and an upstart FOX Network (ah, happier memories) for transforming the dull Super Bowl Halftime shows to a pop culture event that often overshadows even its famed commercials.

This is a good time to check in with your children who understand what is and isn't being redacted. Who understand what assau*t really means. I don't know how you felt during the Brett Kavanaugh Hearings, but I felt re-traumatized by every minute. Let them know you're there to talk whenever.

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The House of my Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom #memoir #FirstPerson #PrimarySource #MediaHistory #YouTubeHistory #TBR

Why are so many Mormons on YouTube?
"In many ways, family vlogging is a very LDS-aligned pursuit, a natural extension of our traditional practices. Vlogging offers a modern form of bearing testimony and keeping personal & family records, while simultaneously engaging in passive missionary work."

@SAGAFTRA: Navigating Labor, Technology, and Trust in the AI Era YouTube video by CES

Check out SAG-AFTRA NED & Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland's conversation on navigating labor, technology and trust in the A.I. era at CES's C Space Stido. #CES2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQz...

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Mid-January 2005: I walked into a Los Angeles High School, ready to stage manage a show that 30 teenagers had written with local theatre professionals. I expected to be handed a script on that…

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You can look forward to:

How do you know my child's schedule? Ireland's campaign against "Sharenting" - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. As with most things, parents oversharing is not a new phenomenon. Writers as far back as A.A. Milne and J.M. Barrie based popular characters on their child or a child they knew. Today's dangers may be...

How do you know my child's schedule? Ireland's campaign against #Sharenting outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/19/h...

[UPDATED] Zootopia: When a rabbit and fox model how to move through our own implicit bias - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. I haven't heard much about Zootopia 2, but I'll take any chance I can to sing its praises. Let's highlight how Judy and Nick are the perfect models against microaggressions.

#Zootopia2 was released! When a rabbit and fox model how to move through our own #impicitbias outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/16/u...

How YouTubers support Starbucks baristas on strike: North of the Border - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. One of our favorite YouTubers, North of the Border, dedicated his latest modeling project to the Starbucks baristas on strike.

How YouTubers support Starbucks baristas on strike: North of the Border: outthinkmedia.com/2025/12/16/h...

Meet YouTube Makers at MakerFaire Orlando 2025 this weekend - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. When we first moved to Orlando with two friends to our name, I knew that Maker Faire was a place where we could find community.

Meet YouTube Makers at #MakerFaireOrlando 2025: outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/08/m...

Florida's new Social Studies standards sanitize the McCarthy Hearings - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. Florida released new social studies standards that specifically re-examines Senator McCarthy and emphasized anti-communism messages for grades 9-12.

This was one of those, "It sounds like they're doing this. They can't possibly mean tha--oh. Yup. They do." Many thanks to the @tampabaytimes.bsky.social outthinkmedia.com/2025/11/03/f...

Takedown! KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along hits movie theaters this Halloween weekend - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. Another round of K Pop Demon Hunters Sing-Along screenings is scheduled for Oct. 30th-Nov 2nd. Rumi, Mira, and Zoe slammed through our entertainment siloes last summer, resonating across gender and ag...

#KPopDemonHunters was a beautiful phenomenon and I have more on that when brain space opens up. The #singalongs gave me the chance to share my favorite of the historical demon hunters, the Sunlight Sisters in the 90s. outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/25/t...

Roblox Red Flags and Lawsuits (Resources Round-up) - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. With news breaking yesterday that the Florida Attorney General will join the mounting lawsuits against Roblox*, many parents jumped to ask why.

#RobloxRedFlags and Lawsuits, a bunch of resources: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/22/r...

Menopause & Mental Loads: This moment in Media History w/ Author Kristin Bair - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History.

Listen to an inspiring talk with Author Kristin Bair on the mental load of motherhood and where menopause sits in This Moment in Media History. outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/20/m...

What is Clickbait & Why is the Pope Against it - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. Headline writers had a ball on on Thursday when Pope Leo XIV gave news agencies a pointed master class on morality and clickbait.

What is clickbait and why is the Pope against it? Sometimes the headlines write themselves: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/10/w...

#FortniteFriday with Governor Gavin Newsom - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. What is a 20-something Fortnite streamer doing playing Fortnite with California Governor Gavin Newsome?

One morning I woke up to my various interests and feeds overlapping on #FortniteFriday when Gavin Newsom jumped onto Fortnite to play with one of the most interesting conversationalists streaming today, Connor Eats Pants: outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/02/w...

Honor Jane Goodall's life by respecting our earth - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. Dr. Jane Goodall passed away while on an advocacy tour, her Institute has confirmed. Her name alone conjures the image of adventure, breaking glass ceilings, and an unparalleled devotion to saving and...

Honor Jane Goodall's life by respecting our Earth. Who needs more than that? outthinkmedia.com/2025/10/01/g...

How did "Adolescence" grip the Emmys and parents' psyches? - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. Adolescence feels to many parents like a deep dive into the manosphere and online symbology, yet even this phenomenal piece of art could only scratch the surface. So what can we learn from this stunni...

How did #Adolescence grip the Emmys and parents' psyches? This took me a while because I was so deep into the manosphere research at the time, I could not handle the series. And this is more of a thought piece than outright primer or review. I hope you like it: outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/24/h...

How YouTube affects your daily life: September 2025 - I watch YouTube so you don't have to. I focus on sharing historical, cultural, and emotional contexts through commentary and interviews with experts. With that in mind, here's recent news in kids media, specifically YouTube and what you m...

I tried to put a lot of my feelings into my writing, on radicalization, Gamergate, Groypers, new #RubyFranke documentary.... outthinkmedia.com/2025/09/15/h...