Lisa Ann Gates
@cohslgates.bsky.social
Retired teacher but not retired from the world of life, learning, and education
She/her
"If anybody asks you where you're coming from, say Love"--The Avett Brothers
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"If anybody asks you where you're coming from, say Love"--The Avett Brothers
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“It’s not the painting, it’s the energy BEHIND the painting.”
Ethan Hawke — on the limitations of AI art — is very good. 🔥
@vulture.com
Ethan Hawke — on the limitations of AI art — is very good. 🔥
@vulture.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
“It’s not the painting, it’s the energy BEHIND the painting.”
Ethan Hawke — on the limitations of AI art — is very good. 🔥
@vulture.com
Ethan Hawke — on the limitations of AI art — is very good. 🔥
@vulture.com
"The Anthropic case was part of a wave of lawsuits brought against AI companies by authors, artists, photographers and news outlets. Filings in the cases show top tech firms in a frantic, sometimes clandestine race to acquire the collected works of humanity." 1/3
Gift article
wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
Gift article
wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
How Silicon Valley built AI: Buying, scanning and discarding millions of books
Court filings reveal how AI companies raced to obtain more books to feed chatbots, including by buying, scanning and disposing of millions of titles.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
"The Anthropic case was part of a wave of lawsuits brought against AI companies by authors, artists, photographers and news outlets. Filings in the cases show top tech firms in a frantic, sometimes clandestine race to acquire the collected works of humanity." 1/3
Gift article
wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
Gift article
wapo.st/4rjXAMQ
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NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations.
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Depeche Mode - People Are People (Official Video)
YouTube video by Depeche Mode
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Thousands are at Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis rallying against ICE.
Video by Alex Kormann
Video by Alex Kormann
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Thousands are at Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis rallying against ICE.
Video by Alex Kormann
Video by Alex Kormann
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Trump’s One Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
January 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Trump’s One Small Trick to Destroy American Democracy www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/o...
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"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind...It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane..."
January 8, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind...It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane..."
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"But I want to suggest that what we are witnessing from the Trump administration is not just skillful manipulation of social media—it’s something more profoundly worrying. Today, we live in a clicktatorship, ruled by a LOLviathan. Our algothracy is governed by poster brains."
Life Under a Clicktatorship
What happens to government when everything is content?
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
"But I want to suggest that what we are witnessing from the Trump administration is not just skillful manipulation of social media—it’s something more profoundly worrying. Today, we live in a clicktatorship, ruled by a LOLviathan. Our algothracy is governed by poster brains."
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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This bit is so important:
January 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This bit is so important:
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Governments around the globe are rolling out A.I. chatbots in schools, even as some children’s and health groups warn that they could pose risks to young people’s development and well-being.
As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns
More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
nyti.ms
January 2, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Governments around the globe are rolling out A.I. chatbots in schools, even as some children’s and health groups warn that they could pose risks to young people’s development and well-being.
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📘 question: as a teacher/educator, what is your biggest takeaway or wondering about "reading" as 2025 comes to a close?
(May or may not be having a conversation with 2 very cool folks tomorrow about this! 👀)
(May or may not be having a conversation with 2 very cool folks tomorrow about this! 👀)
December 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
📘 question: as a teacher/educator, what is your biggest takeaway or wondering about "reading" as 2025 comes to a close?
(May or may not be having a conversation with 2 very cool folks tomorrow about this! 👀)
(May or may not be having a conversation with 2 very cool folks tomorrow about this! 👀)
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Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
December 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
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Tomorrow (!!!) is the end of this #SundayMacbethChat journey - 9am EST we discuss Act 5 and its many iterations as well as its quite-famous moments!
Okay, so let's do officially do this! a slow-read of Macbeth with Sunday discussion threads starting November 23rd! #SundayMacbethChat
Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Everyone's welcome! And just like Beloved, I am definitely going to be looking at this with very-fresh (i.e. humble) eyes!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Tomorrow (!!!) is the end of this #SundayMacbethChat journey - 9am EST we discuss Act 5 and its many iterations as well as its quite-famous moments!
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The art of teaching in a nutshell 🔥🔥🔥
Reiterating teaching as a non-causal/non-technological action: "Teaching, therefore, is not an intervention upon students, but an encounter with them. This encounter is realized through communication and interpretation, not through physical push and pull."
December 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The art of teaching in a nutshell 🔥🔥🔥
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Tech wythout heart ys harmful.
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
December 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tech wythout heart ys harmful.
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.
We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:
H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
"Does participating in these spaces make me a better teacher? If yes, keep doing it. If not, don't look back."🎯
When people ask about navigating social media spaces as a teacher and how to make it a positive experience (really difficult to do right now!) these are the six things I tend to share:
December 27, 2025 at 12:52 AM
"Does participating in these spaces make me a better teacher? If yes, keep doing it. If not, don't look back."🎯
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. https://to.pbs.org/47QKUGn
Teachers and parents weigh benefits and risks of artificial intelligence in schools
Artificial intelligence is rapidly being integrated into many facets of life, including in America’s classrooms. As more school districts integrate AI into learning, we hear from parents and teachers ...
www.pbs.org
December 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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This morning I am envisioning a kinder and happier world 💛 💜
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This morning I am envisioning a kinder and happier world 💛 💜