Remember that arts organizations, humanities councils, and museums also rely heavily on federal funding! In fact, they are extremely vulnerable due to the need to align with the administration's priorities and the risk of denial due to any personal affiliations that the administration dislikes.

It's important to speak out on this immediate and long-term political threat to science, health, arts and society without delay (the link has suggestions on what to do). 🧪 fight2win.standupforscience.net

Thank you to @velshi.com and to those who also make the choices to bear witness and engage. #medialiteracy

Time to boost morale!*** ***with an AI-generated image of the boosted morale. (The ketchup bottles have lids on both sides, they’re holding pizza slices but the pizza on the table is untouched, all the words are jumbled, someone is bowling into the gutter)

A great reminder to celebrate (and support) the important work of local news!

"I suspect [many 60-Min js] want to leave but don’t have the lifetime earnings of Pelley, but I no longer will take their reporting too seriously. And you shouldn’t, either. Weiss and the Ellisons want to use the lofty brand to legitimize their Trump-friendly, anti-left vision. We can’t let them."

The pope stood with a major AI leader to apologize and raise concerns about AI as causing a new form of dehumanization that requires social responsibility, intervention and regulation. He also made a point of quoting Tolkien, which some AI leaders have co-opted in pseudo-religious ways.

On Memorial Day, we pay tribute to the brave men and women in uniform who gave their lives for this country that we love. It is a debt we can never fully repay, but we must never stop trying.

The Web site targets MAHA w the claim that the U.S. is "under babied." But moms.gov doesn't mention racial disparities in health access or nutrition. No focus on the maternal health crisis among Black women. TMC: It's more reframing of American social policy as white entitlement. #medialiteracy

That's the key, isn't it? You can't give away your critical thinking when you use a tool. College and University leadership should know better, of course. #medialiteracy

China carefully manufactured its messages for Trump's visit. The children were an obvious, cringey piece of this. #medialiteracy www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/b...

"we’re looking at the degradation of a skilled trade in realtime (with) a technology product that’s been trained on their work without their consent, and is now producing subpar output that’s driving down their wages and rendering work less rewarding." It matters how you use AI.

Agree with this standard. And with the recommendations to cover more local news outside of DC and to "listen more than you pitch." Everyone should do that. www.notus.org/perspectives...

Cognitive surrender is the oppositie of #medialiteracy But it's fine to use tools strategically, as tools!

Last weekend I received the Troland Research Award from the @nationalacademies.org. I’m so grateful to the communities who made this work possible. It's strange to receive this award at a time when much of the work being recognized is not eligible for federal funding. My remarks 👇 and a 🧵>>

Chromebooks make kids stupid, right? The testimony sounded so convincing. Andrew Marcinek explains why it's not. andrewmarcinek.substack.com/p/the-viral-...

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Owl Research Institute and Explore.org have installed a livestreaming video camera just across the Washington and Oregon state line. It can be viewed at night! bit.ly/4vQRPsX #birds www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/outdo...

I STAND WITH JIMMY KIMMEL!!! #IStandWithJimmyKimmel bsky.app/profile/pale...

The CDC’s temp top official kept a Covid-19 vax paper out of CDC's flagship journal. The ms from a highly credible group suggests that, in the first few months after vax (Sep–Dec 2025), COVID-19 vaccines were 53–55% effective against hospitalizations among adults w/out immune compromise. Details ⬇️ 🧪

@willbunch.bsky.social often reminds me why I continue to subscribe to my parents/grandparents' (may their memories be blessings) Philly paper from thousands of miles away. Support local news. www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

"This is crazy commendable,” Daniel's teacher said. “It’s the whole reason for inclusion." ”Mr. Puyear and Camren...They have no prior history with Daniel. It’s just, truly a kid who saw someone in the hallway and thought they could help him.”

A Dr/CEO of rural WA hospitals and clinics calls the WISeR AI review process "essentially pure waste and hassle." taking funds away from patient care and other priorities. Plus, Medicare usually prohibits pay-on-your-own for stuff it normally covers, so more hassle IF you can afford it, if denied.

How a community got to see their protective goddess come home. ❤️

We can trust content creators too readily, but this shows they can be uniquely important sources. (CHECK, VERIFY) Also, collective action from content users can catalyze more social responsibility and accountability. Media are everyone's power tools when we don't let media use us. #medialiteracy

As usual, antivax denialists conveniently equate coincidence with causation, misinterpret passive surveillance data, and disregard the best available scientific evidence. Thank you, Prof Jeffrey Morris @jsm2334.bsky.social for helping to put out the latest fires set by Musk and friends.

Evidence versus yelling.

The Door Dash driver from AK (no, TN! NV! MO!) delivered to White House in DC, all made up, to POTUS at the door, no security, with camera crews. SO REALISTIC that many news outlets covered it as authentic without context or question? We need #medialiteracy for journalism.

If this isn't enough, if you read the thread for a while you get to SpongeBob

AI errors often don’t show up right away, You can’t just preview a bit of content to conclude it’s safe. Policy hasn’t kept up w practice and profit. “The onus is on parents to separate the slop from the good stuff,” said neuro-psych expert Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. Parents must have #medialiteracy

May this brave musician and all the civilians in Iran be protected from harm. share.google/pHVziAXuqwZ5...

General good rule of thumb, don't repost "news" from breaking events from non-reporters that fail to include links.

Just FYI: Seeing a few protest crowd photos shared on here that appear to be AI-generated. But there’s lots of reporters out there today taking photos and video (especially, it seems, @statesnewsroom.com), so you may wanna keep an eye on what journalists post.

Community and cooperation. What a stunning thing to have recorded. Just beautiful. www.npr.org/2026/03/27/n...

I'm way behind on this, but if you are too, the whole series is too wonderful to be missed. 🎶 🐤

This is a super important survey for journalists and not-journalists to answer about what makes the practice of journalism ethical, now that many people getting news and information don't get that content from "journalists." #medialiteracy

Iranian journalist with 20+ yrs investigating Islamist groups, "all of a sudden I’m seen as partial." “Have there been any complaints made against her?” “No.” BBC accused of bias from left AND right. "But...doesn’t seem to respond to each side with the same weight." Maybe bc of license fee lobby.

Perceptions of the changing news environment: Younger adults tend to be much more likely than older Americans to say that people who report on or host a news podcast, write their own newsletter about news, or make posts about news on social media are journalists. #medialiteracy

Important PSA: It should come from Surgeon General and CDC, but instead it's from my wonderful local newspaper/public broadcasting combo: Young adults might need colonoscopy sooner than they expect if they have risk factors or symptoms listed. You can be a role model! 💩☺️❤️

"When a 65-year-old tree in Parker’s front yard died of oak wilt, he cut the trunk into “wood cookies” + transformed them into playable records, each encoded with migratory birdsong... The project emerged from Parker’s recognition that his grief for the tree echoed the loss of his father to cancer"

Wanting to share about beautiful things that *should* be flying through the sky.

Bipartisan support passed a new Washington state law to tie vaccine insurance coverage to state health Dept recs based on science (not the anti-science RFK federal panel). It does not mandate vaccines, so people can make their own choices. Gov sign. expected soon. www.dnews.com/northwest/wa...

New pub ☺️🧪 We found that a meme-style, infographic-based #medialiteracy intervention can help mitigate effects of appealing but misleading substance use-related social media content for young adults. Emerging adults may respond differently compared to adults in their late-20s. (open access)

Just the things for tonight

Cognitive Surrender may be a growing problem and the opposite of #medialiteracy - if we choose to let AI think for us, even when its results are wrong. Cognitive offloading is strategic use of AI as a tool, similar to using a calculator or online map. If we check that results are not ridiculous. 🧪

This was an interesting analysis, along with the demographics within the data.

They create videos "light on evidence and traditional journalistic techniques but filled with sinister-sounding claims." Slopulism "rage posting" offers followers "emotional gratification through mindless, performative gestures" that can provoke policy action. Don't fall for it. #medialiteracy

Writing, reading, narrating and listening are all distinct forms of art, the WCLS librarians said. "Meaning is not just syntax. It’s about understanding metaphor and understanding emotion and relationship and humanity,” said Barthelmess. Only human narrators communicate that. #medialiteracy

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

Happy Valentine's Day or, as already noted, never let the truth get in the way of good headline.

Grok concluded RFK Jr. claims "often lack evidence, promote distrust in institutions, and have led to harmful outcomes.” Grok notes “Many experts still prefer alternatives like Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate... based on extensive epidemiological data.”