“they should teach media literacy in schools” english class “they should teach students how to spot misinformation” it's english class “they should teach kids critical thinking” its called engish class
This is why barely anyone dances at clubs or gets really excited in public or really tries to express themselves other than online.
Some antisocial person with a smart phone is on standby, ready to capitalize on it for clout or a dollars of revenue sharing.
You lose my respect if you platform fascists. There is no "middle ground" between fascism and representative democracy. That's literally the biggest lesson of World War Two. It's naive to think that platforming fascists "exposes" them. It only legitimizes them to certain folks.
I don’t want to "download the app" to pay for parking. I don’t want to "create an account" to see a menu. I don’t want to "provide feedback" on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash.
The literacy crisis isn’t that people can’t read the words. It’s that they can’t understand the context, infer meaning, recognise nuance, identify contradictions, or draw logical conclusions from what they’ve read.
ICE keeps murdering innocent people. Call me a radical extremist, but I don't think an organization terrorizing the streets of America deserves any more money. Any member of Congress who voted for increasing ICE funding shouldn't be re-elected, plain and simple.
Growing up hearing “Wikipedia isn't a valid source” and then entering a workplace where people say “just ask ChatGPT” is a surprisingly strange timeline
karen used to be a term reserved for people who harassed people minding their own business (and typically racism is involved) but now you see a woman rightfully scolding some jackass endangering the lives of the community and call her karen. it’s getting to a point
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.