M. Solomon (she/her)

Vince Gilligan Calls for Writers to Cut Back on Villain Stories Amid Current Political Climate: “They’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...

🛬UPDATE—Airport control tower was understaffed at time of DCA airport crash—one controller was working 2 different tower positions, normally done by 2 people—which FAA memo says was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic”. ➡️We should not downsize the FAA

This was posted yesterday morning before the DCA crash. Prescient.

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.

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.

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.

WATCH — 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 — The Hollywood sign didn’t burn. How to spot fake L.A. wildfire posts #disinformation #socialmedia #medialiteracy #education
www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos...

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...

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

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

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

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

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 🙃

america kicks off 2025 once again with mess

Oh no!! I’m so sorry for your loss 💔

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.

Awww!!! Adorable!!!

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

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

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

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

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!

‘Don't forget us': Teenage refugee reminds Gen Z of silenced Afghan girls

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

Here! So glad to see #OntEd again!

Was so happy to see you!!!

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_...

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

So many possibilities… #K12Media #MediaStudies

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.

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