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Generative AI and the (Re)turn to Luddism This article examines the historical and contemporary mobilizations of ‘Luddism’ as a mode of resistance to technological inevitability, particularly in response to the integration of generative AI...

This was part of a project tracing the history of 'Luddism' as emblem people have organized around, differently in different times/places, to contest the idea of technological inevitability—and implications for edu post-GenAI.

(PDF here: tinyurl.com/4eedzmnv)
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What we get wrong about the Montgomery bus boycott – and what we can learn from it | Jeanne Theoharis The movement’s success was never a given. It took much longer and required tremendous sacrifice without certainty it would work

Like @prisonculture.bsky.social, I've been worried about the ways popular myths of the civil rights movement make it hard to see how to struggle today. On the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, the things we get wrong & what a fuller history shows us: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Join Us for Data Privacy Week — Civics of Technology Civics of Technology Announcements Curriculum Crowdsourcing : One of the most popular activities in our Curriculum is our Critical Tech Quote Activity because the lessons offers a quick way to int...

Put this on your calendar for January!

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Welcome to the Irish Learning Technology Association Conference 2026 — Civics of Technology President of the ILTA, Eamon Costello, welcomes you to the Irish Learning Technology Association Conference!

From @eam0.bsky.social :

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This month's Tech Talk is on Tuesday, December 2 at 8:00 Eastern Time. Hope to see you there!

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The White House launched a “media bias” “fact checking” site after more than three years of labeling efforts to understand and counter disinformation “censorship.”

It’s just another enemies list in disguise ⤵️

Media need to report on this as they report on other baseless claims of the antivax movement, bc the lunatics are running the asylum at the FDA.

The institution is compromised. Make it clear who made this decision and how little work they showed *in the headline*. Don’t confuse the public further.

I know everyone is dunking on the robot here but look at how much space is devoted to cars in this scenario. The sidewalk should be bigger and the road smaller.

State Court Rules School Vaccine Law Can’t Bar Religious Exemptions

No major religion objects to vaccines.

All major religions object to liars.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...

Reflecting on Daycare (Ed)Tech and Being a New “Civics of Tech Parent” — Civics of Technology Civics of Technology Announcements Curriculum Crowdsourcing : One of the most popular activities in our Curriculum is our Critical Tech Quote Activity because the lessons offers a quick way to int...

"I think [Brightwheel is] just instilling an illusion in me that it’s possible to control her—if I as her parent could only get the data inputs right."

I appreciate this week's Civics of Tech post from Michelle Ciccone reflecting on how parents are socialized into datafying our kids from Day 1.

X Reveals Account Locations, Exposes Foreign-Based Profiles Last updated 1 hour ago X launched a feature on Saturday displaying approximate countries or regions for accounts, using data like IP addresses and signup locations to promote transparency. It uncovered many pro-Trump profiles and others pushing political or crypto narratives from abroad, alongside some left-leaning ones from Canada and the UK. X paused it briefly due to privacy concerns and inaccuracies, then reinstated it while exempting government accounts. The tool adds a layer of scrutiny amid worries about online impersonation, though VPNs can still mask locations. This story is a summary of posts on X and may evolve over time. Grok can make mistakes, verify its outputs.

Grok summing it up lol

“UltraMagaBasedPepe1776 may not really be American, be warned”

Reflecting on Daycare (Ed)Tech and Being a New “Civics of Tech Parent” — Civics of Technology Civics of Technology Announcements Curriculum Crowdsourcing : One of the most popular activities in our Curriculum is our Critical Tech Quote Activity because the lessons offers a quick way to int...

EdTech is in our lives from the very beginning. Michelle Ciccone writes about becoming a Civics of Tech parent and bearing witness to tech mediation in the first year of life.

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SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense

I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...

Great post, Mike! Im learning and applying a lot by following along.

In other words, traffic deaths are a policy choice

Nice! Huge fan of Fouché’s work! Using it in a project now.

CDC Vaccine Safety MENU V Safety Information by Vaccine Common Vaccine Safety Questions and C Autism and Vaccines QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS PAGE 2 OF 9 | ALL PAGES J For Everyone • NOV. 19, 2025. KEY POINTS • The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. • Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities. • HHS has launched a comprehensive assessment of the causes of autism, including investigations on plausible biologic mechanisms and potential causal links.

The lunatics are running the asylum.

Spent last Friday at a conference on the Digital Dark Ages and have been working on a paper on agnotology in this realm specifically and now the antivax cranks in power literally changed the government website today.

ABC News just committed real journalism during this Trump press conference, questioning him about his business dealings with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince about the murder of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump called CBS fake news. Bin Salam called murder “painful.”

Source Wars and Bespoke Realities Wikipedia, Grokipedia, and The Battle for Truth

Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger argues The Epoch Times should be treated as reputable.

MAGA Congressmen demand info on Wikipedia editors.

Musk's Grokipedia cites Stormfront.

The war for reality is being fought over "reliable sources"

New from me on Substack: substack.com/home/post/p-...

I've been saying for a while that when a real conspiracy emerges the Conspiracy Theory Complex will be some of the least interested people in it, because the point of the Conspiracy Theory Complex is not to discover conspiracy but to create rationales to justify untenable beliefs.

Texas A&M to vote on banning “race and gender ideology” The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.

Leonard Bright, president of the Texas A&M Chapter of the AAUP said faculty were not consulted on the proposed changes, which he called “a direct violation” of their expertise + freedom to teach. “If that’s the case, there’s just going to be a further black eye on higher education here in Texas.”

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

*University of Oklahoma 🙌🏻🙌🏻

this is what will show up if you invite me to your ai & copyright law conference

We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.

An ad for the Friend AI pendant that is, according to a post on Redditt, at the Fullerton CTA stop. The ad reads, "friend. [frend] noun. someone who listens, responds, and supports you." A person has written, "AI is not your friend" over the image of the pendant.

Apparently the Friend ads have arrived in Chicago and the people know: AI is not your friend.

Tech Talk today! At 12:00 PM ET

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New Report: Civil Rights Law Weaponized to Chill Speech A report published today is the first systematic empirical study of government investigations and private lawsuits against US colleges and universities under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

The report is the first systematic empirical study of government investigations & private lawsuits against US colleges & universities under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Full Report here:

There are two things Meta’s glasses have in common with Google Glass which also make it meaningfully different from an iPhone. The first is that the iPhone might not have a recording light, but in order to record something or take a picture, a user has to take it out of their pocket and hold it out, an awkward gesture all of us have come to recognize in the almost two decades since the launch of the first iPhone. It is an unmistakable signal that someone is recording. That is not the case with Meta’s glasses, which are meant to be worn as a normal pair of glasses, and are always pointing at something or someone if you see someone wearing them in public.

while i appreciate @404media.co explaining this, if you ever find yourself explaining to someone why smart glasses recording people is different from a smartphone, i think you have to consider that they're playing with you, and you're playing back in turn.

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