For those who speak English as a second language #ESL #PublicSpeaking #speechwriting
For those who speak English as a second language #ESL #PublicSpeaking #speechwriting
This is not the 1st report of an AI agent wiping out someone's information. Makes me wonder when ppl are going to say, "Hmm - maybe this isn't ready for prime time yet."
"Meta Exec Learns the Hard Way That AI Can Just Delete Your Stuff"
#AIIsTheProblem #TLSky #EduSky
gizmodo.com/meta-exec-le...
#speechwriting #PublicSpeaking
FWIW: we currently don't include 'deliverable' as a noun but don't tell that to your manager.
βI began to build up my stamina for rejection. Within the first year, I stopped being fazed by a rejection in my inbox.β
βHereβs a thought many of us have these days: if only we werenβt on our damn phones all the time, we would surely unlock a better selfβone that went on hikes and talked more with our children and felt less rank jealousy about other peopleβs successes.β
Just like with Brazil arresting their insurrectionists rather than re-electing them, other countries are holding their Epstein-tied politicians accountable far better than we do. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Learning English as a 2nd language? Hereβs a tidbit for you #ESL
Excerpt: βMilano Cortina 2026 will be the 5th Winter Games collection. This achievement was recognised by Sporting Heritage when the IIPC CDG won the Celebrating Digital Innovation in Sporting Heritage Award 2025β #archives #history
#MediaCoverage
That darned Constitution is so inconvenient.
January 6 was the worst day of my life. But the threat of Donald Trump didnβt end when the mob left the Capitol.
Thatβs why Iβm running for Congress: to defend this country, with the full constitutional authority of Congress.
Iβm Harry Dunn. And Iβm ready to finish the job.
Im excited about Bad Bunny's superbowl performance!
#SupportImmigrants
Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
Love this infographic!
And the thinking it inspired
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#TLsky #Skybrarian #SchoolLibrarians #TLskychat #edusky #kidlit
Minnesota's indie bookstores are standing up for the right to speak, assemble, and be heard. Here's how readers everywhere can stand with them:
Really love the games at Merriam-Webster.
www.merriam-webster.com/games
#KidLit #SchoolLibrarians
Congrats to Mary Rasenberger, @authorsguild.org CEO, on being named one of the 2025 "50 Most Influential People in IP" AND a "Publishers Weekly Notable Person of the Year.β Learn more about Mary's work!
Looking for a way to fight book censorship? Book Riot put together 60 of them!
This should be major news: literally dozens of book bans in Canada today, because of a ministerial order by Alberta's provincial government. The titles are being withheld by the school districts... I think Canadians have a right to know what books are being banned in our public schools.
The Guild's Take In creating a chat feature that allows readers to ask questions about a bookβ including analysis and summariesβ Amazon is possibly creating a derivate use, not a mere search function. We have shared our concerns with Amazon, and appreciate the company's willingness to share information and hear us out, as well as the tweaks it has made since launch.
PEN International is deeply alarmed by further deterioration of press freedom in Venezuela.
This week a wave of arbitrary detentions, intimidation, surveillance and censorship included the detention of at least 14 journalists and media workers in Caracas:
www.pen-international.org/news/venezue...
The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazonβs new βAsk this Bookβ feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authorsβ and publishersβ rights.
I got stranded in Germany for days. It gave me faith in humanity. www.sfgate.com/travel/artic... #travel #Europe
βBecause bookshops make everything better, donβt they?Β The smell of them, the silenceΒ of them, the sense ofΒ possibility that each and every one of the books theyΒ house promises. A great book has the power toΒ change your way of looking at the world.β
#SchoolLibraries #FreedomToRead
#speechwriting Excerpt: βMay we all keep speakingβand listeningβwith intention, with integrity, and with the belief that truth, however contested, is still worth fighting forβ #PublicSpeaking #AwardCeremony
"Itβs safe to say this assault on the press over the past year has probably been the most aggressive that weβve seen in modern times," said Tim Richardson, program director for journalism and disinformation at PEN America. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...