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This morning I started re-listening to this podcast I recorded in May 2022 in Orlando, Florida at ATLIS:

Podcast479: Teaching About Conspiracy Theories and Media Literacy
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2022/05/03/podcast479-teaching-conspiracy-theories-and-media-literacy/

More background about my media literacy inquiry project, “Conspiracies and Culture Wars”
https://medialiteracy.wesfryer.com/concw

#ConCW #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #conspiracy #civics #ATLIS #SIFT

This image is a presentation slide titled "Teaching About Conspiracy Theories & Media Literacy" by Wes Fryer, featuring a QR code and the URL medialiteracy.wesfryer.com. The left side highlights the "S.I.F.T." framework for evaluating information, which stands for Stop, Investigate the source, Find trusted coverage, and Trace to the original context. The right side is decorated with symbolic graphics, including an "all-seeing eye" in a red triangle, a box of Froot Loops cereal, and a red icon of a smartphone styled like a lit bomb. Logotypes for the University of Oregon Libraries, Ignited, and ATLIS 2022 are displayed along the bottom.

Watch The Full CECOT Episode: (CBS 60 Minutes, Qasim Rashid, 22 Dec 2025)
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/watch-the-full-cecot-episode-cbs
#politics #ConCW #humanrights #criminaljustice #MediaLit #ResistAndHeal

#book2read: The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last by Jimmy Wales
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Rules-Trust-Blueprint-Building/dp/B0F22GL35G/

via #HankGreen “Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0ogvPfCA

#MediaLit #edtechSR #trust #WikiPedia #ConCW #CultureWar #collaboration

Book cover for "The Seven Rules of Trust: A Blueprint for Building Things That Last" by Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia, with Dan Gardner. The cover features a yellow background with five interlocking white puzzle pieces spelling out the word "TRUST.

“The most ubiquitous form of American culture nowadays is not jazz programming going out on shortwave radio across Eurasia, but the social-media platforms that pump conspiracy theories, extremism, advertising, pornography, and spam into every corner of the globe.”

It’s time to #HealOurCulture
https://healourculture.org

via “The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark,” by Anne Applebaum (The Atlantic, 14 October 2025)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/11/america-democracy-autocracy/684335/?gift=G3XDSuG_jm2v9POTQY3T8a8xEODmu-fhXzH1MxqiKj8

#MediaLit #politics #polarization #edtechSR #CultureWar #ConCW

The image contrasts two scenes representing cultural healing and decline. On the left, symbols of community, music, and nourishment are depicted, including a microphone, loaf of bread, and musicians. The right side shows a chaotic digital landscape with smartphones, arguments,

It is “International Disinformation Awareness Day.” Spread the word. Good links here…

https://substack.com/@resistandheal/note/c-181799976?r=4unjx&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

#ConCW #MediaLit #disinfo #HealOurCulture

A man in a black shirt sits in front of a window holding a microphone, looking serious as he listens during a talk. Behind him on the wall are children’s drawings, including one with a burning house and a small Ukrainian flag, while blurred audience members and a water pitcher are visible in the foreground.

#book2read: Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department via Carol Leonnig
https://a.co/d/6DoEfEG

#ResistAndHeal #resist #ConCW #politics

Book cover for Injustice by Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis. The background is red and black with large cream-colored text reading “INJUSTICE.” Below the title, smaller black text reads “How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department.” On the right side stands a broken classical column tagged with graffiti, including phrases like “STOP THE STEAL,” “MAKE AMERICA GREAT,” and a stenciled face resembling a political figure. Pieces of the shattered column lie at its base along with small “I Voted” stickers. At the bottom, the authors’ names are displayed in bold cream text with the note “Winners of the Pulitzer Prize.”

Check out my new post for Heal Our Culture: “Whiteness and Racism”https://healourculture.org/2025/11/22/whiteness-and-racism/

#HealOurCulture #RacialHealing #ConCW

Square, comic-style illustration of a diverse group of three adults standing in the foreground, looking thoughtful and serious. Behind them is a charter bus labeled “CALDWELL ARCC TRIP” driving toward the modern glass building of the International African American Museum (IAAM) on the waterfront, with church steeples in the distant skyline. Thought bubbles show one group of museum visitors viewing exhibits about slavery and another with a TV screen displaying a TEDx speaker and a DVD labeled “Whitewashed.” Bold black text at the bottom reads “CONFRONTING WHITENESS TOGETHER.”

Are you familiar with “techno-fascism?” We need to be. Consider this article your homework from me:

The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ (THE TYEE, 10 Nov 2025)
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/11/10/Man-Who-Tracks-Silicon-Valley-Nerd-Reich/

#MediaLit #edtechSR #ResistAndHeal #BigTech #fascism #TechnoFascism #future #ConCW #ChristianNationalism #history #JDVance #PeterThiel

More:
https://www.resistandheal.com/what-is-techno-facism

The image features Gil Duran, the author of "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Global Democracy," discussing the relationship between traditional extremism and technology.

#PodcastRecc “Should Christians Be Defined by The Culture Wars? with J.D. Greear” on “ Confronting Christianity with Rebecca McLaughlin”
https://pca.st/episode/8f46e6b2-7597-4bc9-b33d-42e37d1824e4

#dw4jc #exvangelical #ChristianNationalism #CultureWar #ConCW #HealOurCulture #politics

Podcast cover for "Confronting Christianity," featuring the title "Should Christians Be Defined by The Culture Wars? with J.D. Greear." The background is a bright red, with stylized quotation marks.

Grokipedia and the Culture War

Elon Musk launches a Wikipedia rival that extols his own ‘vision’ (Washington Post, 27 Oct 2025)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/27/grokipedia-wikipedia-musk-/

#WikiPedia #edtechSR #MediaLit

For more on #CultureWar topics, connect via Substack / Patreon / #ConCW FB group:
https://wesfryer.com/advocacy/

Photo of Elon Musk at a press conference by the Washington Post

The Chicago Pastor Who Confronted ICE in a Viral Photo (SOJOURNERS, 23 Oct 2025)
https://sojo.net/articles/interview/chicago-pastor-who-confronted-ice-viral-photo/

#ConCW #resist #ResistAndHeal #politics #Christian

ICE agents in camouflage uniforms confront a man dressed in black, identified as Rev. David Black, outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois. One agent sprays a chemical irritant toward him as he recoils, clutching a black umbrella, while others nearby reach out amid the tense scene.

(1/2) Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump From Deploying Troops in Portland, Oregon (AP, 4 Oct 2025)
https://apnews.com/article/deployment-trump-portland-national-guard-lawsuit-8a0323d49b708ebf905527f897352832

#politics #ConCW #polarization #fascism #military #resist #ResistAndHeal

“State and city officials sued to stop the deployment last week, one day after the Trump administration announced that 200 Oregon National Guard troops would be federalized to protect federal buildings. The president called

Image depicts law enforcement officers in tactical gear standing in tear gas outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest in Portland, Oregon. Smoke fills the scene indicating a tense atmosphere.

(2/2) #resist #ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture #ChristianNationalism #politics #polarization #extremism #Christianity #history #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #ConCW

Join me in advocacy for human rights, representative democracy and religious tolerance:
https://wesfryer.com/advocacy/

#book2read: “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism” by Tim Alberta

https://open.spotify.com/show/7H5IRvLxp0cji92aLCA5im?si=3etk03qcRoSlzx3L7mGQ6A

Join me in advocacy for human rights, representative democracy and religious tolerance:
http://wesfryer.com/advocacy/

#ResistAndHeal #politics #polarization #HealOurCulture #Jesus #Christianity #ChristianNationalism #fascism #cult #empathy #ConCW

Black-and-white cover of the audiobook The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta. The image shows a church with stained-glass windows patterned like the American flag, with stars and stripes in red, white, and blue. The church spire rises into a cloudy sky. At the bottom, text reads: “Tim Alberta, New York Times Bestselling Author of American Carnage.” Below the cover, audiobook details are shown: rating 4.8 (90 reviews), release date December 4, 2023, duration 18 hours 15 minutes. Green text notes it is “Included in Premium.”

This podcast is a must listen to better understand both our shared history with Palestine and Palestinians, as well as our present political moment.

“Challenging the Narrative: Ismail Khalidi on Storytelling and the Palestinian Perspective”

https://theteachersforum.buzzsprout.com/2228994/episodes/17721197-challenging-the-narrative-ismail-khalidi-on-storytelling-and-the-palestinian-perspective

#podcastRecc #history #Palestine #Israel #ConCW #podcast #ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture

A podcast cover graphic for The Teacher’s Forum: Giving Educators a Voice with David Harris. The background is dark with colorful school-themed accents like pencils and notebooks. At the top, a rectangular orange frame encloses the podcast’s title, and a pair of red sunglasses is pictured to the left. Below, white waveform graphics stretch across the center. The episode title reads: “Challenging the Narrative: Ismail Khalidi on Storytelling and the Palestinian Perspective.” To the right is a black-and-white photo of Ismail Khalidi, a bearded man looking to his left while seated in a car. Text at the bottom says: “Season III Episode 1.” A short audio clip timer (0:54) appears in the lower left corner.

This podcast is a must listen to better understand both our historical shared history with Palestine and Palestinians, as well as our present political moment.

“Challenging the Narrative: Ismail Khalidi on Storytelling and the Palestinian Perspective”

https://theteachersforum.buzzsprout.com/2228994/episodes/17721197-challenging-the-narrative-ismail-khalidi-on-storytelling-and-the-palestinian-perspective

#podcastRecc #history #Palestine #Israel #ConCW #podcast #ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture

The image features a promotional graphic for "The Teacher's Forum," highlighting an episode titled "Challenging the Narrative" with Ismail Khalidi discussing storytelling and the Palestinian perspective. The background includes educational-themed graphics and a waveform design. A black-and

‘Blueskyism’, Political Violence, and Open Social Networks Under Authoritarianism. (CONNECTED PLACES, 19 Sep 2025)
https://connectedplaces.online/blueskyism-political-violence-and-open-social-networks-under-authoritarianism/

#MediaLit #politics #edtechSR #BigTech #edtechSR #SocialMedia #ConCW #CultureWar

[PODCAST] Silicon Valley's Rightwing Roots. Plus, the CEO of Bluesky Reimagines Social Media by #OnTheMedia
https://pca.st/episode/970cc58d-768d-4008-8c61-fa1eddc13c8b

#edtechSR #edtech #MediaLit #SocialMedia #BlueSky #ConCW #rightwing #politics #polarization #feminism #GeorgeGilder

Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again. (The Intercept, 08 Aug 2025)
https://theintercept.com/2025/08/08/trump-confederate-statues/

#politics #MediaLit #polarization #edtechSR #ConCW #Whiteness #ConfrontingWhiteness #racism #CivilWar #ethics #history #HardHistory

Screenshot of an article from The Intercept with the headline: “Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again.” The subheading reads: “Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well.” The byline credits Natasha Lennard and lists the date as August 8, 2025, at 10:42 a.m. Below the headline is a photograph showing a toppled bronze statue lying on its back in the grass, with its pedestal lying sideways beside it. Nearby concrete steps are spray-painted, and the scene appears to be in front of a government or institutional building with trees and shrubbery in the background.

@wjmaggos I am delighted to learn about your radio project and will tune in soon. I’ve started the #HealOurCulture project https://healourculture.org as an outgrowth of the media literacy inquiry project “Conspiracies and Culture Wars” I started in 2019 https://medialiteracy.wesfryer.com/concw #ConCW - I’m also sharing on https://www.resistandheal.com

#ConCW

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