“In the United States, 54% of American adults read below the equivalent of a sixth-grade level, and nearly one in five adults reads below a third-grade level.” -Policy Circle Brief
Some books above a sixth-grade reading level that changed my life:
• 1984 — George Orwell
• Fahrenheit 451 — Ray Bradbury
• The Kite Runner — Khaled Hosseini
• Their Eyes Were Watching God — Zora Neale Hurston
• Frankenstein — Mary Shelley
• Pedagogy of the Oppressed — Paulo Freire
Reading is about building the attention span, empathy, vocabulary,
Sept 25 Talk: “Why Privacy Matters: Who’s at Risk in the Digital Age” 🔒
Your data isn’t just yours — who’s watching, tracking, and selling it matters.
Full Disinfo Detox episodes in the comments 👇 @ProjectCensored@DisinfoDetox@SydneyCSullivan@bsurveillance
💻 Will AI take your job? 🤖👀
Mark Blyth breaks it down on The Disinfo Detox with Nolan Higdon—what’s hype, what’s real, and what it means for workers.
Watch the full episode here: https://t.co/ndT13Ns4Zz @MkBlyth@SydneyCSullivan@Dickey_yy@DisinfoDetox@ProjectCensored
The Wrecking Crew is back! @NolanHigdonCML@SydneyCSullivan@Dickey_yy dive into Newsom’s social media politics; Gen Z’s new vices; and the absurdity of headlines past & present.
Plus: a media literacy lesson on virality & a Sidebar on the AI bubble
https://t.co/FRDGBobk8f
🎙️ New Disinfo Detox Episode!
This week @NolanHigdonCML@SydneyCSullivan & @Dickey_yy discuss:
👉 South Park’s Trump takedown
👉 Media spin that shields the powerful
👉 How media literacy can expose hidden messaging & revive civic engagement
https://t.co/OHbTAyPs8F
“True media literacy must begin with transparency about who and what is behind the curriculum.”
– @SydneyCSullivan and I, writing for @ProjectCensored
📖 Read it here: https://t.co/PL6KTRECwf
🚨 New episode of The Disinfo Detox!
@SydneyCSullivan and @Dickey_yy break down how media shapes our everyday choices — often without us even noticing — through subtle (and not-so-subtle) algorithmic influence.
https://t.co/XFLg38N45N
@SydneyCSullivan teams up with media scholar Allison Butler to unpack the viral “Man of the Year” trend on TikTok.
What does it say about masculinity, gender norms & media culture?
Critical takes you don’t want to miss. 👇
https://t.co/vcvhUthaLC via @YouTube
Watch @SydneyCSullivan team up with media scholar Allison Butler to unpack the viral “Man of the Year” trend on TikTok.
What does it say about masculinity, gender norms & media culture?
Critical takes you don’t want to miss. 👇https://t.co/CidB612bzC via @YouTube
This summer, I added an “AI Policy” assignment to Week 1.
Students reflected on how AI helps or hinders learning.
Their take? AI is great for brainstorming—not for doing all the work.
They want ethical use, transparency, and balance.
I talk about this more on my substack...
Your kid’s toy might be spying on you. In The Sidebar, Dickey reveals how AI is creeping into children’s toys. Would you let your kid play with a smart toy? https://t.co/Z8fs4980Ow @SydneyCSullivan
"To help unpack both the promises and perils of AI, and to cut through the growing web of hype and misinformation, I reached out to several leading AI scholars and researchers for their perspectives." https://t.co/GAMsxqEZq7 @SydneyCSullivan@ProjectCensored
As AI gets used more and more it’s SO important to be mindful of not only the documents it creates but the people these documents impact. Reports meant to give health advice to people should be highly credible and reliable. What are your thoughts?
🔍 AI-Written Gov Reports?!
Did RFK Jr.’s Health Department just try to pass off an AI-generated report as official policy? 🤖📄
We break it down
👀 Watch here: https://t.co/oloBTfTXyJ
#AI#medialiteracy#RFKj#AIinGovernment#Maha@SydneyCSullivan