"It’s important to remember that education is what brought us to the dance in the first place, both as a case for support and an organizing mission. Public media did not begin as a journalism project. It began as an educational one."
Jeff Bezos could have spun off the Washington Post into an independent nonprofit with a few billion dollars for an endowment and been a hero by spending what, for him, is pocket change.
Book cover: Atlas of AI. By Kate Crawford
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
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Our Holiday Sale continues! We're offering 20% off our entire catalog with code HOLIDAY25 through the end of the year, so get ready to stock your bookshelf for the upcoming snow days. ❄️ ☃️
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Book cover: Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction. By Annalee Newitz
30-day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #booksky #bookchallenge #readingwomen
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Virtual tour of Guilford College, my alma mater. There are also links to the Academic and Athletic virtual tours.
tour.concept3d.com/share/sxPMmt...
Cover of the book “Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America” by John-Manuel Andriote. The title appears in large white letters over a background featuring a stylized American flag and symbolic imagery. A red AIDS awareness ribbon is shown near the bottom.
This World AIDS Day, we honor the voices and activism that shaped the global fight against HIV/AIDS. "Victory Deferred"—a defining history of the crisis by journalist John-Manuel Andriote—is now an open access edition, free for all to read on the Internet Archive: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/a...
In remote Alaska, public radio stations like KYUK provide lifesaving information during natural disasters.
But Trump cut funds for public media, and that could mean deadly consequences for the rural community.
The latest from @revealnews.org:
On Friday, November 14, 2025, David Weinstein, author of “The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television” and "The Eddie Cantor Story: A Jewish Life in Performance and Politics,” died peacefully at his home in Rockville, Maryland. #television #radio #movies
so im working on this logo history for an alternate universe where dumont (the american television network in the 40s) managed to remain in business and continued broadcasting
i've been wondering if you guys are interested in working on it
discord.gg/SrNYnQDryV
Plakat Hear and See The HAZEL SCOTT SHOW on Television EVERY FRIDAY EVENING AT 7:45 E.S.T. ° DUMONT CHANNEL °
Die Pianistin und Bürgerrechtsaktivistin Hazel Scott war die erste afroamerikanische Frau mit eigener Fernsehshow. Nachdem man sie beschuldigt hatte, Mitglied der Kommunistischen Partei zu sein, wurde die Sendung heute vor 75 Jahren, am 29. September 1950, abgesetzt. curtjazz.com/2019/02... 📄
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You’re going to have to bear with me, as I haven’t been sleeping well for a decade or so.
Admittedly, I’m not at my best these days.
I’m exhausted from having to give all the sh*ts about people that you’re supposed to be giving, along with my own.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-letter-t...
Clinical psychologist explains how Ayn Rand helped turn the US into a selfish and greedy nation
www.rawstory.com/2014/12/clin...
On October 26, the Durham artist Allan Troxler died at age 78. A trailblazer in the fight for gay rights, the legacy he leaves behind is imaginative and indelible. indyweek.com/culture/reme...
I’m at the #NoKings Raleigh in Washington DC. It hasn’t started yet, but a big crowd is already on hand.
Top 10 Rally Reminders for #NoKingsDayOct18th
"You can’t just sit in the stands and say, 'Oh, the umpire is not calling balls and strikes. This is weird.’ You actually have to get out on the field and be the umpire. There isn’t going to be a game unless we get out there and say, ‘OK, we believe in the rules.’"
www.thebulwark.com/p/jack-smith...
MAGA doesn't own the flag. They don't own the word "Patriot" or the act of patriotism. They don't have exclusive rights to the phrase "We the People." Let's use one of their slogans and make signs that say "Reclaim America"—the balance of powers, due process, and separation of church and state.
MAGA doesn't own the flag. They don't own the word "Patriot" or the act of patriotism. They don't have exclusive rights to the phrase "We the People." Let's use one of their slogans and make signs saying "Reclaim America"—meaning the balance of powers, due process, separation of church and state.
Bring your Flags To #NoKings
On Saturday 🫶
Totally unhinged lunatics. Completely divorced from reality. These people lie about everything. bsky.app/profile/meid...
BORN ON THIS DAY, SEPTEMBER 28, in 1916: PETER FINCH, actor. I will always remember his work in my favorite film, the 1971 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY (pictured, with Murray Head and Glenda Jackson), perhaps the first truly sympathetic portrayal of a gay man in a major film. H/T Peter Napolitano
MY LATEST: One of Darrah Fox Bach’s many skills is turning used oyster shells—buttery discards from Louisiana restaurants —into living shorelines that protect cultural sites and reduce erosion. Her superpower is building deep relationships that aid her conservation efforts. @crcl1988.bsky.social
Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds in climate, health care, and education instead of lining the pockets of the military industrial complex?
