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Read More: #55, choose to be digitally productive rather than reactive
In 5 #hardtruths and 2 new pledges @#50 I wrote: “Producing internet content, rather than simply consuming or sharing it, feels productive; in this time of desolation and destruction, good…
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Read More: #54, #100questions to resist against future Presidents, even if we like them
This #100hardtruths, the form of #100questions, was given to me by my friend, AIDS activist and cultural worker, Theodore Kerr. “I have been inspired by the immense amount of activism…
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Read More: #52, address fears about beauty, disability and aging
#52, “Access, Beauty, Disability Culture,” was shared to me by Petra Kuppers who writes: “Do you really believe that ending up in a wheelchair is the worst trajectory for you?…
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Read More: #51, arming youth with digital skills needed for a more sustainable, safe and equitable world
#hardtruth #51 is contributed by Eve Oishi, the first to respond to my pledge @50 “to share this disruption by asking others to author #100hardtruths of their own, thereby acknowledging…
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Read More: 5 #hardtruths and 2 new pledges @#50
On February 18 on my blog I pledged: To disrupt the new President’s First 100 days by posting #100truths-fakenews with linked actions, analyses and organizations committed to digital media literacy.…
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Read More: #49, support cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia
The Seventh Art Stand is a nation-wide series of film screenings and discussions. An act of cinematic solidarity against Islamophobia, the Stand will take place in May 2017, with over…
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Read More: #48, seek enlightenment from historical context, contemporaneous public statements, and specific sequence of events
“The illogic of the Government’s contentions is palpable. The notion that one can demonstrate animus toward any group of people only by targeting all of them at once is fundamentally…
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Read More: #47: good design and software mask bad credibility
In “Facebook and Google make lies as pretty as truth: how AMP and instant articles camoflauge fake news” Kyle Chayka writes: “platforms like Google AMP, Facebook Instant Articles, and Apple…
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Read More: #46, stay aware, not afraid
According to Benjamin Sutton: “Last night, a small group of artists and activists installed a series of subtly tweaked Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) advertisements in two train cars in the…
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Read More: #45, oil at any cost
“We have a world that is deeply concerned about the fact that the United States is willing to go to any length to pursue its own agenda, including an agenda…