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- What does ‘election’ mean? One answer doomed Virginia’s new congressional map | CNN
The Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to block a Democratic redistricting attempt hinged on technicalities around what constitutes an “election. Read original article: Read More
- 23 Years! Cobb Again Named One of Nation’s Best Communities for Music Education
CCSD music education, Cobb County School District, NAMM Best Community for Music Education, music education excellence, K-12 music programs, … - CIE Endowment Fellows Awards : College of Education – UMass Amherst… school Pregnancy and Student Motherhood [as Praxis]: Schooling Post … American Association of University Women (AAUW) International Fellowship.
- Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin | PBS News
Democrats keep winning at the ballot box. And yet Ken Martin, the man leading the Democratic National Committee, is facing a crisis of confidence … Read original article: Read More
- AI readiness guide for SMBs: The 5 essential roles – Spiceworks
AI readiness guide for SMBs: The 5 essential roles – Spiceworks … generative AI leading the investment priorities. More than half of IT … funding any AI technology. Without it, you are estimating the cost … - Mind Robotics Announces $400M in New Funding to Expand Industrial Robotics DeploymentMind Robotics Announces $400M in New Funding to Expand Industrial Robotics Deployment Industrial robotics startup Mind Robotics has raised $400 million in new funding … Generative AI · Solutions · Market Intelligence & Data · Advisory …
- Scientists Have Finally Discovered Whether Humans Are More Like Cats or Dogs – Vice
Life Scientists Have Finally Discovered WhetherHumans Are More Like Cats or Dogs Scientists say humans are just as related to cats and dogs, but one pet pulls ahead when it comes to how our genes are arranged. By Ashley Fike, May 12, 2026, 9:23am It’s an argument that goes back millennia. You’re either a cat person or a dog person, and no amount of reasoning,… Read more: Scientists Have Finally Discovered Whether Humans Are More Like Cats or Dogs – Vice - Ken Burns Names the ‘Greatest Danger’ Facing Higher Ed – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Ken Burns Names the ‘Greatest Danger’ Facing Higher Ed The documentary filmmaker and Hampshire College alum says his alma mater’s closure is part of a more troubling trend. By Jack Stripling, May 6, 2026 Ken Burns Names the ‘Greatest Danger’ Facing Higher Ed | College Matters from The Chronicle Subscribe to College Matters Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. On College Matters,… Read more: Ken Burns Names the ‘Greatest Danger’ Facing Higher Ed – The Chronicle of Higher Education - UPDATED | Bureau Of Land Management Repeals Public Lands Rule – National Parks Traveler
UPDATED | Bureau Of Land Management Repeals Public Lands Rule By NPT Staff, May 11, 2026 Editor’s Note: This has been updated with additional reactions from parks and conservation groups. The Bureau of Land Management has repealed the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, commonly referred to as the Public Lands Rule, which put conservation on equal footing with mining, logging, and grazing of public lands.… Read more: UPDATED | Bureau Of Land Management Repeals Public Lands Rule – National Parks Traveler - Trump urged to rule out ‘unlawful’ Cuba takeover and stop using Guantánamo Bay for …The US imposed additional sanctions last week and has repeatedly expressed a desire for potential military intervention to depose its government. A US …
- CFP: Chapters on Conspiracies and Visual Culture
Conspiracies and Visual CultureEditor Information: Stephanie Beene (sbeene@unm.edu) and Katie Greer (greer@oakland.edu)AbstractConspiracy ideation in America is on the rise and has infected popular culture and social media. This phenomenon is deeply concerning, not least because it moves beyond fringe groups to influence mainstream discourse and belief systems. Despite extensive academic work on the psychological underpinnings of conspiracy belief and the linguistic/rhetorical analysis of related texts, a crucial gap remains. Specifically, there is an underdeveloped area of study concerning the sophisticated and widespread influence of the visual, not only in disseminating conspiracy ideation generally but at the juncture where it intersects with evangelical subcultures. The information landscape is currently saturated with visual content designed to sow distrust and disseminate disinformation. The tools of digital media creation have become powerful vectors for this spread. Examples abound, from the unsettling realism of DeepFake TikToks and sophisticated AI-generated imagery, which blur the lines between reality and fiction, to seemingly innocuous visuals—photographs, charts, or video clips—that are removed from their original, legitimate contexts and weaponized to promote baseless narratives. The ease of production and viral distribution of this visual misinformation and disinformation means that educators must become acutely aware of the mechanisms by which visuals, more than just text, are influencing conspiracy ideation in novel and increasingly alarming ways.To effectively combat this rising tide of visual disinformation, there is an urgent need for scholarly and practical intervention. Incorporating robust frameworks of visual literacy—the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in images—and the broader concept of metaliteracy—the comprehensive understanding of how to produce, evaluate, and share information across various media—can significantly enhance our collective ability to analyze and deconstruct these narratives. This approach would allow us to move beyond simply identifying a conspiracy and delve into how semiotics and imagery—the signs, symbols, and visual language employed—influence and solidify conspiracy beliefs. Addressing the visual dimension of this crisis represents a crucial step toward filling a significant, and currently dangerous, gap in current scholarship and public awareness, especially as it relates to communities where these visual narratives are most readily accepted.This edited volume aims to bring together leading scholars from both conspiracy studies and visual literacy studies to examine visual messaging in conspiracy theory culture.The book will be divided into the following sections:Part 1: The participatory environment: Visuals and conspiracy engagementPart 2: Hidden messages: The semiotics of visuals in conspiracy communitiesPart 3: Critical visual thinking: Educating for conspiracy avoidancePart 4: Nefarious Tropes: Historical intersections of visuals and conspiracy theoriesChapter topics could include:Visual analysis of conspiracist aesthetics on social mediaMis/ mal/disinformation as political toolsVisual Literacy to inoculate against conspiracismGenerative artificial intelligence and conspiracy visual cultureAnalyses of the attention economy, platform capitalism, or recommendation algorithms driving conspiracist content“Do your own research” communities or movementsHistorical analyses of the use of visuals to promote conspiracy theoriesCultural influences of conspiracy theoriesGender and sexuality studies and the “manosphere” or “trad” communitiesInformation overload & cultureCognitive visual processing and conspiracy imageryLogistics and TimelineProposals between 250 and 500 words, CVs, and brief author bios (50-80 words) should besubmitted to Stephanie Beene (sbeene@unm.edu) and Katie Greer(greer@oakland.edu) by COB July 31, 2026.The editors will review all submitted proposals and notify applicants by COB August 31, 2026.Chapters should be approximately between 7,000-8,000 words, and first drafts of completedmanuscripts will be due COB March 31, 2027. The expected publication date will be in 2028.Conspiracies and Visual CultureEditor Information: Stephanie Beene (sbeene@unm.edu) and Katie Greer (greer@oakland.edu)AbstractConspiracy ideation in America is on the rise and has infected popular culture and social media. This phenomenon is deeply concerning, not least because it moves beyond fringe groups to influence mainstream discourse and belief systems. Despite extensive academic work on the psychological underpinnings of conspiracy belief and the linguistic/rhetorical analysis of related texts, a crucial gap remains. Specifically, there is an underdeveloped area of study concerning the sophisticated and widespread influence of the visual, not only in disseminating conspiracy ideation generally but at the juncture where it intersects with evangelical subcultures. The information landscape is currently saturated with visual content designed to sow distrust and disseminate disinformation. The tools of digital media creation have become powerful vectors for this spread. Examples abound, from the unsettling realism of DeepFake TikToks and sophisticated AI-generated imagery, which blur the lines between reality and fiction, to seemingly innocuous visuals—photographs, charts, or video clips—that are removed from their original, legitimate contexts and weaponized to promote baseless narratives. The ease of production and viral distribution of this visual misinformation and disinformation means that educators must become acutely aware of the mechanisms by which visuals, more than just text, are influencing conspiracy ideation in novel and increasingly alarming ways.To effectively combat this rising tide of visual disinformation, there is an urgent need for scholarly and practical intervention. Incorporating robust frameworks of visual literacy—the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in images—and the broader concept of metaliteracy—the comprehensive understanding of how to produce, evaluate, and share information across various media—can significantly enhance our collective ability to analyze and deconstruct these narratives. This approach would allow us to move beyond simply identifying a conspiracy and delve into how semiotics and imagery—the signs, symbols, and visual language employed—influence and solidify conspiracy beliefs. Addressing the visual dimension of this crisis represents a crucial step toward filling a significant, and currently dangerous, gap in current scholarship and public awareness, especially as it relates to communities where these visual narratives are most readily accepted.This edited volume aims to bring together leading scholars from both conspiracy studies and visual literacy studies to examine visual messaging in conspiracy theory culture.The book will be divided into the following sections:Part 1: The participatory environment: Visuals and conspiracy engagementPart 2: Hidden messages: The semiotics of visuals in conspiracy communitiesPart 3: Critical visual thinking: Educating for conspiracy avoidancePart 4: Nefarious Tropes: Historical intersections of visuals and conspiracy theoriesChapter topics could include:Visual analysis of conspiracist aesthetics on social mediaMis/ mal/disinformation as political toolsVisual Literacy to inoculate against conspiracismGenerative artificial intelligence and conspiracy visual cultureAnalyses of the attention economy, platform capitalism, or recommendation algorithms driving conspiracist content“Do your own research” communities or movementsHistorical analyses of the use of visuals to promote conspiracy theoriesCultural influences of conspiracy theoriesGender and sexuality studies and the “manosphere” or “trad” communitiesInformation overload & cultureCognitive visual processing and conspiracy imageryLogistics and TimelineProposals between 250 and 500 words, CVs, and brief author bios (50-80 words) should besubmitted to Stephanie Beene (sbeene@unm.edu) and Katie Greer(greer@oakland.edu) by COB July 31, 2026.The editors will review all submitted proposals and notify applicants by COB August 31, 2026.Chapters should be approximately between 7,000-8,000 words, and first drafts of completedmanuscripts will be due COB March 31, 2027. The expected publication date will be in 2028. Read original article: Read More
- For Texas GOP, immigration politics show signs of fading potency… U.S.-Mexico border and support Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations. These days, Republicans aren’t always on the same page about the border …
- ‘I’m out here with the people’: Tensions on display as NH Democrats look towards 2026
Donors settle in to listen to speeches from party leaders at New Hampshire Democrats’ McIntyre. Josh Rogers. /. NHPR. Donors settle in to listen to … Read original article: Read More
- A Champion for Inclusion: Katherine McDonald Honored by National Disability OrganizationMcDonald’s research has been supported by grant funding from the National Institutes of Health; the U.S. Department of Education; the National …
- Long Beach built a fence around its library. A homelessness committee says it’s a waste.
How is a fence going to help solve homelessness? That’s the question a citizens’ advisory… Read original article: Read More
- Red Gold Donates to Library
Red Gold and the Red Gold Corporate Office employees proudly support the Elwood Public Library’s… Read original article: Read More
- Musk, Rubio, Hegseth: Who is Traveling With Trump to China? – The New York TimesSee more on: U.S. Politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Xi Jinping. Share full article. More on U.S.-China Relations. Sanctions Fight: The United States …
- Powell wins crowded Democratic primary for Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon’s seat – NewsNation
A crowded Democratic field is running to fill the House seat to be vacated by Republican Rep. Don Bacon in the Nebraska district that includes … Read original article: Read More
- Vector‐borne diseases‐knowledge maps – – 2026 – EFSA Journal – Wiley Online Library
This scientific report provides a structured overview of the main characteristics of 25 selected vector-borne… Read original article: Read More
- Lasers shine a new light on the space junk air pollution problem
Scientists are using a new technique to study incoming space debris and its effects on Earth’s atmosphere. - Heavier storms and longer dry spells are drying California and the West
As more rain is concentrated in heavier storms, many parts of California and the western U.S. are drying, new research shows. - US Government Finances Are Not Ready for a Recession | The Daily SparkDuring US recessions, the budget deficit typically widens by around 4% of GDP as unemployment benefits surge and tax revenues collapse, see here.
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education votes on new residential boundariesWinston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education votes on new residential boundaries WXII12 is your home for North Carolina breaking news …
- The Whirlpool Galaxy comes alive | Space photo of the day for May 13, 2026
M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, looks incredible in this new snap by the James Webb Space Telescope.
