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@mssolomon.bsky.social

Teacher. Dog lover. Media Literacy. English. Teacher-Librarian. πŸ’› books. #K12Media

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Vince Gilligan Calls for Writers to Cut Back on Villain Stories Amid Current Political Climate: β€œThey’ve Become Aspirational” The 'Breaking Bad' creator said in now looking back at Walter White, "I think I'd rather be celebrated for creating someone a bit more inspiring."

Interesting speech by Vince Gilligan, who is clearly chagrined over the bad-fan response to Walter White: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/v...

18.02.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 324    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 31
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πŸ›¬UPDATEβ€”Airport control tower was understaffed at time of DCA airport crashβ€”one controller was working 2 different tower positions, normally done by 2 peopleβ€”which FAA memo says was β€œnot normal for the time of day and volume of traffic”. ➑️We should not downsize the FAA

30.01.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7554    πŸ” 2386    πŸ’¬ 225    πŸ“Œ 114
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This was posted yesterday morning before the DCA crash. Prescient.

30.01.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 20120    πŸ” 7983    πŸ’¬ 401    πŸ“Œ 380

Some of what Trump is attempting to do is unlawful, but some of his shadier maneuvers will likely be supported by the courts. SCOTUS is on his side. I don't say this to discourage people, but as a reminder that the law cannot be our bottom line. Our obligation is to each other, not the law.

30.01.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1093    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

this is incredibly disappointing, disgusting, and enraging.

When programs make these choices, they are lying. They are erasing history, and they degrade themselves.

I am ashamed that the Rubin project made this decision.

30.01.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Skeet from Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com
"Insanity–Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers

Skeet from Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com "Insanity–Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers

Not insanity. Racism. White supremacy. Re-segregation. Eugenics. Exclusion. Hating Black people.

Call it what it is. Stop giving these fools cover by calling it insanity.

Note: I reskeeted this & then deleted because I can't have this fool's face on my skyline so I just put the original skeet.

30.01.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 611    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3
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WATCH β€” The Hollywood sign didn’t burn. How to spot fake L.A. wildfire posts Kids News contributor Ainara Alleyne breaks down fact-checking tips to combat fake posts about the Hollywood sign burning in the L.A. wildfires.

This is something that should be taught in every school is how to recognize misinformation and fakes on social media: WATCH β€” The Hollywood sign didn’t burn. How to spot fake L.A. wildfire posts #disinformation #socialmedia #medialiteracy #education
www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos...

15.01.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada Health Act tweaks redefine primary care Canada Healthwatch | The most important health news, in one place. 🍁

What a week.

Some pretty important health stories got overshadowed by the news cycle.

The way Canadians seek out and receive health care is about to fundamentally change.

See how: canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

14.01.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

Another obvious tell is the awkward inclusion of the specific term "transgenderism" (a rightwing shibboleth) into the policy language itself.

TL;DR - the fact checking drama is mostly a distraction from a much more grim set of changes. 🧡 11/11

09.01.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1263    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 10

Zuck positioned these changes as a return to history practice but, for these policy changes, that is untrue. The specific examples I called out above have been prohibited on the site since I wrote the first set of hate speech standards in 2009. 🧡 8/11

09.01.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1470    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 6

Among other things, in my reading of what their rules say, you can now say that all members of any race or religion are thieves, can call women furniture, and can say that people are mentally ill because of their sexual orientation. It is unclear to me what legislative debates this serves. 🧡 7/11

09.01.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1081    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9

Second: Meta seriously weakened its hate speech standards in a way that makes all protected groups generally, and immigrants, women, and LGBTQ+ people specifically, much more vulnerable to abuse on the site. 🧡 5/11

09.01.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1164    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3

As a reporter who covered the Facebook apology tour circa 2016, and spent HOURS on the phone with FB flak and executives earnestly telling me Zuckerberg was torn up over Russian election interference and was making it a top priority to fix misinfo on FB, this week’s developments are πŸ™ƒ

10.01.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4069    πŸ” 635    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 29
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america kicks off 2025 once again with mess

02.01.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no!! I’m so sorry for your loss πŸ’”

24.12.2024 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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THREAD: How to check if the screenshot of a social media post is real or fake?

Fake screnshots of online posts regularly mislead people. So, here's a simple guide on how you can quickly check if a screenshot of a post attributed to an account is genuine or fake before falling for or sharing it.

04.12.2024 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 797    πŸ” 466    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 58

Awww!!! Adorable!!!

28.11.2024 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A German Shepherd dog resting on a beige, worn-out leather couch, looking relaxed but slightly sleepy, with its ears perked up and head resting on the cushion.

A German Shepherd dog resting on a beige, worn-out leather couch, looking relaxed but slightly sleepy, with its ears perked up and head resting on the cushion.

Took some excellent advice and used AI to create the alt text for this one… and… oof. Yes, my couch has seen better days. But the dog is too cute for me to care. This is what I came home to this evening . #DogsOfBlueSky #Dog #GermanShepherd #CouchShaming

28.11.2024 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to your family! What a special day (and so many more to come) πŸ’› there’s no better feeling than someone sharing their authentic self.

26.11.2024 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians

25.11.2024 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 37548    πŸ” 5323    πŸ’¬ 830    πŸ“Œ 287
German shepherd lying on a wood floor in the same position as a large toy sheep that is right beside her. Mirroring makes the shot extra cute.

German shepherd lying on a wood floor in the same position as a large toy sheep that is right beside her. Mirroring makes the shot extra cute.

A dog and her sheep. #DogsOfBlueSky #GermanShepherd

25.11.2024 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Afghanistan's Nila Ibrahimi wins Children’s Peace Prize Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize for her work giving Afghan girls a voice.

Well done, Nila!

β€˜Don't forget us': Teenage refugee reminds Gen Z of silenced Afghan girls

www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.11.2024 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here! So glad to see #OntEd again!

23.11.2024 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Was so happy to see you!!!

23.11.2024 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Login β€’ Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

Since there are some #OntEd peeps on here, The Association for Media Literacy is hosting a free webinar on AI and #MediaLiteracy for #K12Media. All are welcome! www.instagram.com/p/DCsPEFYxW_...

23.11.2024 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic! Great to see some familiar faces again. I’m on leave this year but will be back to #OntEd in Sept.

23.11.2024 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many possibilities… #K12Media #MediaStudies

20.11.2024 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
German shepherd sitting on a dining room chair, at the table, hoping some food will appear in front of her. Her tongue is partly sticking out in anticipation of the nummies.

German shepherd sitting on a dining room chair, at the table, hoping some food will appear in front of her. Her tongue is partly sticking out in anticipation of the nummies.

Feels like time for another dog pic.

20.11.2024 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
German shepherd sitting by a tree in the park with fall leaves all around, smiling happily.

German shepherd sitting by a tree in the park with fall leaves all around, smiling happily.

Hello! First day and looking forward to seeing some cute #dogsofbluesky

19.11.2024 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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