Informed Learning

08/12/2026

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Apple billboard featuring toddler with iPhone causes controversy in Italy

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08/09/2026

So true.

07/23/2026

'The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled'
Plutarch

07/12/2026

Saw an interesting movie tonight on Hulu: "The testament of Ann Lee." If you're at all interested in modern depictions of the founding of Shakers who I did not know believed in sacred dance, then you may enjoy this movie, both for the hypnotic chanting, singing, and the belief that the second coming of Christ would be through a woman.
Amanda Seyfried does an amazing job of portraying this passionately righteous woman.

06/17/2026

“Hiott, who was a longtime top editor for the American-Statesman, said in a social media post on Tuesday that she hopes the community will continue to support K*T. But in an interview with the station, she also said that UT is no longer an appropriate home for the public radio institution.
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“Emails show UT leaders’ involvement before Debbie Hiott firing”
Austin American-Statesman
https://apple.news/AI16Fv_ZjTc6obfk5lOTLaA
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The University of Texas’ firing of a respected journalist and general manager of public radio station K*T reverberated from Austin to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, raising questions about the station’s increasingly fraught relationship with UT.

06/13/2026

06/11/2026

Praying for peace, for cease-fires in every conflict, for an end to the needless suffering of children, mothers, widows, civilians, and the end of destructive violence. Grant us grace and peace.