Nicole Jobson, M.S. Ed.

This is a phrase I’ll hold onto: “Nosotros no estamos solos—somos los primeros. Somos los primeros.”

Deep red cover with two photos of hands reaching toward red theater seats against a dark background

"Fair Use," a special issue of the open access journal liquid blackness, is now available. View the TOC and read the full issue, freely available: buff.ly/szfvoyr

The Definition Of Hell For Each Myers-Briggs Personality They say that one man’s heaven is another man’s hell and that couldn’t be truer when it comes to the sixteen Myers-Briggs Personality Types. Each one is inspired, enraged and abso…

Lol our current government is actually hell for my “personality type” (ENTJ).

“Somebody is wrong, and they’re directing a large group of people! You can’t do anything about it and will have to obey whatever inefficient policies they decide to implement”
thoughtcatalog.com/heidi-priebe...

Workshop on Investigating Prison Book Bans In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to request records, clean up data and shed light on carceral book bans.

This is pretty interesting, a workshop on how to request banned books by @themarshallproject.org and @muckrock.com's Data Liberation Project

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‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms

‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom

I am excited to share a new project from my organization, Democracy Rising Collaborative. We have launched a toolkit to empower lawyers and other civic leaders across the country to stand up for the Rule of Law. theruleoflawyers.org

1/THREAD

You need to forego BlueSky until you pass remedial civics. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Head straight there.

1) Collect & tell stories from local history taken from working & marginalized communities.
2) Create public spaces where these stories can be shared & discussed.
3) Tie those stories to the ongoing struggles for justice & liberation.

"Black Agenda Report has a long history of covering the region and gives special attention to this latest act of aggression against Iran in this week’s issue."

www.blackagendareport.com/iran-2026-bl...

March (Audio) Madness! Here are the finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge From 75 campuses across 35 states, we've listened to hundreds of student entries to select the very best for NPR's College Podcast Challenge.

From 75 campuses across 35 states, we've listened to hundreds of student entries to select the very best for NPR's College Podcast Challenge. n.pr/40c8mcA

He won a PRIMARY, still has to win a general election.

Brown University researchers launch AI legislation tracking and analysis portal As a tool for researchers, lawmakers, journalists and the public, the CNTR AISLE Portal provides analysis of state- and federal-level AI bills pending across the U.S.

Great resource for anyone engaged or interested in US AI policy and governance from @geomblog.bsky.social and his team www.brown.edu/news/2026-03...

Announcing Alondra Nelson as the 2026 History of Science Frederick A. Jakobiec Lecturer | Department of the History of Science

Pleas save the date, Cambridge-Boston friends histsci.fas.harvard.edu/announcing-a...

Publications Here, you can find an overview of my academic publications. I’ve made as much as possible freely available. To read and download, click on the titles. For publisher information/published vers…

An occassional reminder that almost all my research is freely available on my website 😊.

This includes recent work on propaganda, fact-checking, platform companies, and discourse analysis.

www.johanfarkas.com/research/

Here's a "RIGHT NOW" strategy you can use immediately.

Anchor Chart: Yes C. E. R.
Claim
Evidence
Reasoning

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HOLY SHIT

Paxton orders Texas Supreme Court to halt extended voting hours in Dallas

The court has directed election officials to set aside ballots cast by anyone who was not in line by 7pm CT

So the Texas Supreme Court just ruled to pause the ruling allowing people to vote in Dallas County. They knew they couldn't beat her so they decided to mess with the votes. This is a preview of what's going to happen in November. Buckle up. Everyone needs to vote early in November.

"The richest Colored girl in America" was born 124 years ago today. At only 11 yrs old in 1913, the Oklahoma state legislature made an effort to declare her an "honorary white" due to her fortune.

She was a legacy of the effort to make Oklahoma a Black utopia in the late 19th & early 20th century

Valerie Foushee*incumbent 40,530 +51.9%51.9% Nida Allam 35,729 +45.8%45.8 Mary Patterson 1,836 +2.4%2.4 Total reported 78,095

Update: A big chunk added:

I remember sharing a family meatloaf recipe that included breadcrumbs with a friend. Hadn't realized until that moment, why the breadcrumbs were there. Know now.

The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another

This was a great resource when I teaching high schoolers - bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

#ShesGotNext: Primary Election Night Watch Party · Higher Heights PAC On **Tuesday, March 3rd at 7PM Central/8 PM ET**, Higher Heights invites you to join us for **#ShesGotNext: Primary Election Night Watch Party** live stream program. Black women are stepping forward...

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The number of fixed-wing aircraft lost in friendly fire incidents today equals the number lost during the entire 20-year span of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11.

It’s Women’s History Month. Rather than post factoids I’m just gonna post a picture and a name and y’all can google why they’re important. Knowledge for you without a lot of free labor from me. Win win.

Old school KHivers call her “Storm”

I give you Denise Oliver Velez.

Shoutout to @mattparr.bsky.social for bringing the plan for this collection to me & making it happen at @libraryofamerica.bsky.social!

Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis

Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis

A 19th-century sculptor of Black and Indigenous ancestry was acclaimed, then overlooked. But a groundswell of scholars and artists are keeping her flame alive in new projects.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...

Anywho, there's no better time than now to put your ideas out there and invite other people to do things with you. Might as well try. You don't have to know everything before starting. You can just start.