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Media historian/dog/human dad/husband/flawed Christian/hiker/dancer; artsci.tamu.edu/comm-journalism/con…

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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
Supreme Court declines to take up school ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ shirts
The Supreme Court will not hear a dispute over whether a Michigan public school district can bar students from wearing clothing emblazoned with “Let’s Go Brandon,” a popular conservative slog…
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/10/2026
Doctors have been pleading with the FAA to modernize the mandated contents of emergency medical kits, whose requirements haven’t changed in more than two decades. But the FAA’s new proposal has left many in the medical community and some lawmakers stunned.
washingtonpost.com
A push to update airplane medical kits takes a surprise turn
Doctors asked for modern tools like EpiPens to be required. But the FAA’s proposal ignores an expert panel and instead aims to give airlines “flexibility.”
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
bookshop.org/lists/women-...
bookshop.org
Women and the Law
The law is often described as blind, but history shows that justice has not always been applied equally. History also shows that generations of women faced barriers in the courtroom and in the legal p...
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Midterms are about a month away. Early voting has already begun in some states. Mail-in ballots start circulating soon. Some of the usual suspects are already pushing the same "rigged election" rumors we've all heard before. This year, you can play along at home: uwcip.substack.com/p/use-rigged...
uwcip.substack.com
Use "Rigged Election" Bingo to Spot Familiar Election Rumors and Tropes
Election Day is a month away. Play along with your friends, students, and communities!
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.ms.now/news/benny-j...
ms.now
MAGA podcaster Benny Johnson sued for defamation over ICE ride-along videos calling protesters ‘terrorists’
Johnson accompanied top DHS officials last year to an ICE protest, where he pointed out “left-wing terrorists” for his millions of followers across social media.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.icahdq.org/mpage/CommHi... — please consider sending in your media history stuff for ICA in Glasgow next year!
icahdq.org
International Communication Association
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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 02/10/2026
I’m very sorry to hear about the death of Brooke Eby, whose online chronicle of her life with ALS was a brave, funny gift to humanity. I talked to her in 2023 for an article on Apple’s iPhone voice-banking feature. www.today.com/health/health/brooke-…
today.com
Brooke Eby, Who Chronicled Life With ALS With Humor and Honesty, Dies at 37
She turned a terminal neurodegenerative diagnosis into a movement, using candor, wit and humor to “really let ALS be heard.”
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
nytimes.com
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
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Marcus Bösch @boesch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Synthetic Propaganda and the Postdigital Condition Nov 12, 2 pm CET, online fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sit... Thx for having me @argohdes.bsky.social
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
theatlantic.com
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s a must see!
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Science adventure day at @hmns.bsky.social with the kids
Watching the giant pendulum at the science museum in Houston
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.freedomforum.org/where-americ...
freedomforum.org
Where America Stands
The results are in: Here’s “Where America Stands” on the First Amendment in 2026.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Scott @smadin.net · 23/09/2026
"Massive Meat Recall" is the name of my avant-garde punk band whose songs are all about classic gay porn flicks from the '70s and '80s.
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Massive meat recall on beef, pork and more: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a massive meat recall on more than 167,000 pounds of of raw pork, beef, and goat products that officials said were produced without the benefit of f…
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
404media.co
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting
Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city council...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.texastribune.org/2026/09/23/d...
texastribune.org
Texas A&M drag ban cases before federal judges
Student groups in two cases concerning drag performances on Texas A&M System campus venues argue the bans violate First Amendment protections.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Whole chicken in the crockpot for midweek #dinner
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Always a good day if you can talk about the Afroman case in your lecture on defamation in media law
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pretending that fall is nearly here (it’s definitely not!) and the summer is wrapping up (also definitely not yet) by making bison/veggie-forward chili with help from #HEB (which is honestly a pretty amazing regional grocery store) in #Texas
Simmering chili
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
journals.sagepub.com
Investigating under fire: Journalistic challenges in Afghanistan’s Republic era (2001–2021) - Ahmad Jahed Mushtaq, 2026
Investigative journalism plays a vital role in exposing wrongdoing. This study examines the practices and challenges of investigative reporting in Afghanistan d...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.aclutx.org/cases/americ...
aclutx.org
American Association of University Professors, et al. vs. Albritton, et al. - ACLU of Texas
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, American Civil Liberties Union, and pro bono counsel Yetter Coleman LLP have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Texas A&M University  Sys...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Joined up, got a cool hat! Thanks @leonarddbright.bsky.social @aaup.org #academicfreedom #constitutionday #freedomofspeech #freedomofexpression
Probably naive Will Mari wearing a white hat with “academic freedom” and a blue shirt in honor of Constitution Day
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/jimm...
editorandpublisher.com
Jimmy Kimmel says show won’t air James Talarico interview on TV, citing FCC threats - Editor and Publisher
Jimmy Kimmel announced on Wednesday night that his show would not air his upcoming interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico on television, citing the Trump administration’s thre...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Roux says I have to get to it before the Nazis do — my brother sent this to me from Australia for safekeeping
My dog talks to me about the grail diary
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Deb Golden @debgoldendc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's a cancer vaccine! A literal miracle made by many hands.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
camd.northeastern.edu/events/oral-...
camd.northeastern.edu
Oral Histories of Mobile Communication Screening
College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD)
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
Gendered and Political Threats: The Struggles of Ukrainian Women Journalists Reporting on the Russo-Ukrainian War
Women journalists reporting on wars have been both admired and despised for undertaking a traditionally male-dominated occupation and challenging gender stereotypes. This article presents the resul...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Feeling beat down (already) by the semester/Texas/the never-ending, wet heat (which is a lot like Louisiana in this part…)
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
religionnews.com/2026/09/01/t...
religionnews.com
Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — ‘All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.geekwire.com/2026/seattle...
geekwire.com
Seattle Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging they trained their AI on its journalism
Microsoft was sued Friday by the parent company of its hometown daily newspaper, The Seattle Times Co., which joined with Newsday to accuse the Redmond tech giant and OpenAI of using their journalism ...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
newyorker.com
Who’s Afraid of A.I. Music?
When the rapper Fenix Flexin débuted a new accent on his single “Rubberz,” he stumbled into a century-old fight over musical fraudulence.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Really important reporting here on the NIL madness in Louisiana, by @piperhutch.bsky.social: lailluminator.com/2026/09/01/n...
lailluminator.com
NIL insiders in Louisiana report unrealistic expectations, exhausted donors • Louisiana Illuminator
Athletics and campus administrators from Louisiana colleges convened last week to tackle one of their biggest challenges: How to deal with the downstream financial effects in the new era of paying stu...
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“If I had my choice, I would kill every reporter in the world, but I’m sure we would be getting reports from hell before breakfast.” — Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
jea.org/awards/jea-a...
jea.org
Adviser Photography Contest
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.cjr.org/world/notes-...
cjr.org
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Excited with @ruthmoon.bsky.social to get this @framebridge.bsky.social print up from @bigbendsentinel.bsky.social #journalism #texas
Print photo of a blue typewriter with green and pink wildflowers sprouting from it with “Journalism is alive” and ‘The Big Bend Sentinel’ in sans serif font below
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
politico.com
Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Pentagon to get their jobs back
The ousted publisher, editor-in-chief and a senior reporter say their firings violated their free speech rights as well as a law regulating government administrative policies.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
need this on a syllabus: “Sure, we can speak our minds, but that doesn't mean we won't get persecuted for it, or that we don't need to watch our mouths. But we do have freedom of speech. We're able to be free, to walk free and to be who we are. That's America.” -Dolly Parton
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Tracy Simmons @reportertracy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One thing that's struck me in covering the Spokane wildfires: churches aren't just responding to the immediate crisis, but are already thinking about the long recovery. I talked with NWPB about how faith communities are helping—and what comes next. bit.ly/4xnmfn9
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Unpacked: Faith and fire recovery in Spokane
After devastating fires earlier this month in Spokane, several churches and religious organizations are stepping in to help people recover.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Flyer for the AAUP
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
theatlantic.com
The Transcendence of Dolly Parton
The late singer was perhaps the only person in the United States who commanded nearly universal affection.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
what's funny about this is that monks were perfectly delighted with the printing press, the myth that the late medieval church resisted printing is false, you can actually embellish printed books and people did, illuminators and scribes are not the same people, and simon should read more.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Excited to talk to colleagues at @tamu.bsky.social Libraries about a potential event this fall celebrating our #USConstitution, free speech, and civics education/ engagement in honor of both #constitutionday and #Freedom250 — stay tuned for more details
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Side note: don’t recommend dancing in Birkenstocks (as much as I like them !)
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/08/2026
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
wired.com
How to Disable the AI Features in Gmail and Google Docs
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Always great to get out to Allways for some swing dancing when in #neworleans
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Will Mari @willthewordguy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Putting out one more call for any folks still at @aejmc.bsky.social #aejmc26 #neworleans this evening— I’ll be going out to listen to some jazz on Frenchmen Street tonight — DM me if you’d like to join!
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