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[PODCAST] We are Living Through a Giant Civics Lesson by #SteadyState with Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat
https://pca.st/episode/1bdc9387-dda8-40da-b7b3-d05e525b4204

##book2read “Strongmen: How They Rise, Why They Succeed, How They Fall” by Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat
https://a.co/d/0hhGzb24

#ConCW #ResistAndHeal #politics #security

#book2read: “We Were Eight Years in Power” by TA-NEHISI COATES
https://ta-nehisicoates.com/books/we-were-eight-years-in-power/

via “How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBPHQ6T2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

#ResistAndHeal

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https://resistandheal.substack.com/

Bookmark “News with Wes Fryer” for curated news links:
https://news.wesfryer.com/

#book2read: “Abundance” by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson
https://a.co/d/6DzUORm

via Rev. John Cleghorn in his sermon, “Abundance as Resistance”
https://www.youtube.com/live/3IhGmjuicTA?si=1Fl6PerrwreVCSHP

#dw4jc #ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture

The book cover for Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson features a light cream background with a central, circular illustration resembling the top half of a globe. The illustration depicts a harmonious blend of futuristic sustainable technology and lush natural environments. On the left, green and blue skyscrapers rise above solar panels, wind turbines, and cultivated fields, while the right side transitions into a dense, tropical jungle with a waterfall, a red bird in flight, and a deer standing among the trees. The title "Abundance" is printed in a large, black serif font at the top, and the authors' names appear at the bottom in the same style. A teal circular seal in the upper right corner identifies the book as a "#1 New York Times Bestseller."

#book2read: A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog Named Trixie by Dean Koontz

https://a.co/d/ctm0M0Y

The image is a book cover for "A Big Little Life: a memoir of a joyful dog named Trixie" by Dean Koontz.
The top of the cover features the title in large yellow and white text, followed by the subtitle. The central image is a high-quality, close-up photograph of a Golden Retriever looking calmly to the right, with its head resting against a dark, textured gray background. At the bottom, the author's name, "DEAN KOONTZ," is written in large white capital letters. A small quote from People magazine on the bottom right reads, "[A] love letter to his golden retriever."

#book2read: “You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song: Music in the Age of Streaming” by Glenn McDonald
https://a.co/d/3UxXAqD

via [VIDEO] Renee Hobbs “It's All in the Family: Media Education in the Age of AI”
https://youtu.be/r5DtfJh_iiA?si=enBbSGvVHEMZBRQq

#spotify #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #propaganda

#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.

#PodcastRecc: “The US Government’s AI Grand Bargain” by #AngryPlanet with Ben Buchanan
https://pca.st/episode/08d7f281-568c-4257-9d07-10088dcd1a4a

#book2read: “The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI” by Ben Buchanan https://a.co/d/5txbRT0

Recent (Nov/Dec 2025) Foreign Affairs article: “The AI Grand Bargain: What America Needs to Win the Innovation Race” https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/artificial-intelligence-grand-bargain-buchanan-collins

#AI #policy #politics #future #ethics #power #nuclear #edtechSR #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #energy

#book2read: Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass – An Urgent Investigation into the Invisible Human Labor Powering AI and the Digital Economy by Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri
https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Work-Silicon-Building-Underclass-ebook/dp/B07FKB6CZK/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0

via “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI” by Karen Hao
https://a.co/d/4X8kVRZ

Book cover for Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass by Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri. The cover features a close-up black-and-white photo of a person’s face, shown from forehead to chin. Two bold yellow rectangles with black text cover the eyes and mouth, reading “GHOST” and “WORK.” The title and subtitle appear above the face in yellow text, with the authors’ names in black below the top yellow bar.

#book2read Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland by Jonathan Metzl
https://a.co/d/2Jn9HGB

via The Left Hook by Wajahat Ali
https://open.substack.com/pub/thelefthook/p/heather-cox-richardson-on-how-the?r=4unjx&utm_medium=ios

Book cover for “Dying of Whiteness” by Jonathan M. Metzl. The top portion features a white background with black text, including a review quote from the Boston Globe and the subtitle “How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland.” The lower half shows a photograph of a rundown rural street. On the left is a worn brick building with boarded-up red-painted windows. The cracked road stretches into the distance, where a red pickup truck approaches. Overgrown grass and trees line both sides of the street beneath a cloudy sky.

#book2read: “The Mind of the South” by W.J. Cash
https://a.co/d/j1VUde4

via Rev Dr Ben Boswell, “Liberalism is not liberation” (Baptist News, 24 Nov 2025)
https://baptistnews.com/article/liberalism-is-not-liberation/

#ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture #racism #Whiteness #WhiteSupremacy #ConfrontingWhiteness #Liberalism

Book cover for The Mind of the South by W. J. Cash. The background is a dark, shadowy photograph of tall trees, almost black with a greenish tint, creating a dense, haunting southern landscape. Across the upper middle, the title “THE MIND OF THE SOUTH” appears in bold red capital letters on two torn, white paper strips. At the very top, on a narrow cream band, small black text reads “With a New Introduction by Bertram Wyatt-Brown.” On the left side of the image, white text features a blurb by Alfred Kazin: “I have never forgotten the impression [it] made on me when it came out half a century ago…. The book was a revelation.” Along the bottom, another torn white strip holds the author’s name, “W. J. CASH,” in large red capitals.

#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.”

I’ve started to listen to “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI” by Karen Hao
https://a.co/d/4X8kVRZ

#book2read #bookrecc #AI #ethics #OpenAI #ChatGPT

via #JasonNeiffer

A smartphone audiobook screen displays the cover of Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI by Karen Hao. The cover features a circular design with a smooth gradient shifting from lavender to orange. Below the cover, the player shows the chapter title “Author’s Note,” a progress bar, and the timestamp indicating 00:39 elapsed, 17 hours 47 minutes remaining, and a total chapter length of –02:22.

The Homeless Diaries: Tales of a Broken Man explores #ToxicMasculinity in 21st-century South Africa, where the dynamics are complicated by race, class, and identity in a constantly evolving society. CLICK TO READ MORE amazon.com/dp/B0CWB6HGT2 #darkromance #Book2Read #BookTwitter

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(1/2) #book2read: “Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson” by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter
https://a.co/d/fPJJOIt

“In Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson, two conservative scholars examine key claims frequently made by religious conservatives about Thomas Jefferson. Using Jefferson's correspondence, accounts of Jefferson's contemporaries, and other primary sources, Throckmorton and Coulter separate fact from fiction.”

The image features the cover of a book titled "Getting Jefferson Right" by Warren Throckmorton and Michael Coulter. The design includes multiple American flags and the subtitle reads "Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson," with a note indicating it is

#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.”

Added to my reading list...

#book2read: “Why civil resistance works: The strategic logic of nonviolent conflict” by Chenoweth and Stephan
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Civil-Resistance-Works-Nonviolent-ebook/dp/B005SZEEXQ/

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

#ResistAndHeal

Cover of the book Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan. The design features a stylized red fist raised in protest, with two gray vertical bars behind it. The title text is arranged vertically around the fist, symbolizing strength and solidarity in nonviolent movements.

(1/3) #book2read: “No Longer Slaves: Galatians and African American Experience” by Brad Ronnell Braxton
https://a.co/d/4mNwCgb

This is a reference book we are using in our adult Sunday School class at Caldwell Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC:
https://www.caldwellpresby.org/growing-in-faith/

From the book description:
“No Longer Slaves brings the ancient New Testament message into conversation with African American culture. Twenty centuries after Paul penned Galatians, American culture in general