Faith Rogow

Remember that this latest MAGA administration officially began on MLK Day. Let King's legacy be the one that overshadows Trump and propels us forward.

An amazing, free program for high school students interested in art, theatrical-set design, lighting, photography, costumes, etc. If you know someone who’d be interested, please have them watch this and apply: springboardtodesign.com

Serious question: If you're one of the 10 million users who have downloaded MUSE What the eff are you thinking trusting your personal data to this repeatedly untrustworthy company??!!?? www.wired.com/story/a-desi...

And now the media heavyweights weigh in. @danagoldstein.bsky.social does a thorough job reporting on the ed-tech ambitions of Alpha School, and whether existing claims about its effectiveness withstand scrutiny (answer: no). Appreciate the nod to my reporting on the boot camp too. But...

NEW: Hegseth's chaotic secret evacuation of a US base in Bahrain left military families in harm's way. “They’re not telling the truth. They’re not telling the full story. They’re not telling how much damage there really was." www.ms.now/news/militar...

Voters who Googled how to donate to Talarico got an AI answer that led them to give to a different senator. A network of fake news websites seeded messaging about state & local candidates that AI answers picked up on. My story on how the AI midterms are going: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

A network of 37 sites with names like the Wolverine State Report and Kalamazoo Beacon appeared overnight in September. Filled with Q&As seeding positive messages about state and local candidates, the sites were soon getting cited in answers by Google and ChatGPT. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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Amy Acton's brother slams Vivek Ramaswamy featuring her estranged mother in a campaign ad. "This desperate, disgusting attack reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core – a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants."

I just subscribed to The Election Rumor Rundown @ Center for an Informed Public, which will, no doubt provide very helpful resources for any educator teaching #civics, #polisci, #propaganda, #MediaLiteracy, or #NewsLiteracy Sign up here: uwcip.substack.com?r=216d3v&utm...

ICE is ruining so many lives, but it’s sure making a bunch of corporations rich. @jptrevino.bsky.social

If you're a fraternity alum (from any school/state) who experienced sexual violence as a member, I'm here to listen. I understand this is extremely sensitive and I will treat your story with the utmost discretion and care. Reach out— Signal: marisakabas.04 Email: marisa@thehandbasket.co

Fascinating account showing how a false claim can become widely accepted (and propagated by multiple independent sources) as a result of a common academic shortcut: citing a source you haven't actually read after seeing it cited by another source: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Heat killed a 24 yr old farm worker in Mississippi in Sept. Republican-backed AB6213 would block all national heat regs. We must stop this bill. Email your US Rep today. We must stop these heat deaths. Two minutes of your time can save lives. 1/2

As more efficient, capable AI models are given more power and autonomy in the form of agents, how can we notice when they go wrong and prevent catastrophes in the future? Baobao Zhang & I have written a new report on incident reporting for open models & agents. citizensandtech.org/2026/10/inci...

Is it too much to ask that serious journalists ask themselves the basic media literacy question "What's omitted that is important to know?" BEFORE they publish these types of profiles?? C'mon man. @nytimes.com, you should know better.

Seems relevant to me that the new White House press secretary, who supposed to convey accurate information, believes that elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood are sexually trafficking kids and eating people. 24 hours later, it hasn’t made it into mainstream coverage of Zacharia.

This is what fascism taking hold in the U.S. looks like

How is everyone else respecting indigenous people's day today? I know many of you will use it to catch up with work & family away from the office, and that's wonderful. As a Guatemalan-American of Mam heritage, here are indigenous projects I admire. Maybe take a minute today to learn & donate?

In our course and book _Calling Bullshit_, we posit that If something seems too good, or too bad, to be true, it probably is. Now as a college professor I'm pretty confident that overreliance can AI can harm our thinking ability, but just ten minutes of use? Let's dig into this this study a bit.

1. Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is a prolific user of Truth Social where she regularly promoted Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracies, accusing elites in the Democratic Party and Hollywood of running child sex rings and eating people.

This is petty and least important aspect of this but: I reported on this years ago and the trump campaign falsely denied the reporting, and now via Hegseth they’re just doing it. Monstrous

Who went through all the major platforms where the Pentagon might stream their barbaric firing squad "livestream" execution to see if it violated their policies? Me. I did it.

I'm sure the NY Times tomorrow will have another story about Hasan Piker, and not a mention of the VP's "intellectual guru" saying this...

We can’t just move past what SCOTUS has permitted this Administration to do to people who have lived and worked in the U.S. for years and even decades.

Holy shit.

Corporations and billionaires don’t want you to know what political messages they are funding. That’s why they make the info so difficult to find. PaidForBy.info changes the game. It’s 100% free to use. Please check it out and spread the word!

Secondary and college level educators may want to pass this resource along to their students... 🍎📚 🗺️ #AcademicSky #MediaLiteracy #civics #InformationLiteracy #NewsLiteracy

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For years we've heard that Biden created a "Ministry of Truth," which didn't actually happen. But, I still hear people talking about it. But then Trump directed his FCC boss to be a literal Minister of Truth and the story disappeared within a day or two. What are we even doing here?

Portrait of corruption. This is what enables the rise of authoriarian government.

Another sign that fascism is taking hold in the U.S.

Do your students know what "brigading" is? If they worked for Meta and had the power to re-write policy, how would they respond to this digital threat? #MediaLiteracy 🍎

Another sign of fascism taking hold in US: Trump capriciously bans 3 news outlets & the sign? The rest of the press hasn't responded by starving the admin of oxygen by refusing to cover any admin official. No TV or podcast appearances. Reporters base stories on info fr other sources. RESIST

NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting. When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse. futurism.com/artificial-i...

If you're in DC Sept 18 around dinner time and looking for company...

Google is killing journalism: "At Truthout, we anticipate a loss of roughly $500,000 in online revenue as a result of this massive traffic plunge in the next year alone."

Folks! Today is National Voter Registration Day. You do not have to decorate. Or wear a costume. Or send cards. (All are welcome, though.) All you need to do is check your voter registration: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/ If you're not registered, do it: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/

2. To pass the Senate, the Clarity Act needs at least 7 Democratic votes. They are demanding provisions to curb Trump’s corruption. On Monday, Republicans released a new version which they claimed imposed meaningful ethics requirements on Trump. It does not.

Starting at sundown, Jews celebrate the New Year and begin the 10 Days of Awe. We pause to connect with something larger than ourselves and shed this year's baggage in order to open up space for new possibilities. To all who observe, l'shana tovah umetukah - a sweet and wonder-filled new year.

After we pause to honor the dead, wounded, & heroes, let's talk about media. Because except for those in the NYC, DC, and PA areas who were direct witnesses, most of us "experienced" 9/11 through our TV sets. That needs to be part of our reflection today. #MediaLiteracy #civics #NewsLiteracy🍎📚

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