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Wes Fryer
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Empowering you to bravely & creatively share your voice with kindness. I also love to cook.

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(1/2) #PodcastRecc: “The US Government’s AI Grand Bargain” by #AngryPlanet with Ben Buchanan
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#book2read: “The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI” by Ben Buchanan a.co/d/5txbRT0

Recent (Nov/Dec 2025) Foreign Affairs
Podcast episode card with a dark red background and a yellow, stencil-style globe logo encircled by the words “ANGRY PLANET.” Below the logo, white text reads “Dec 6, 2025” and “The US Government’s AI Grand Bargain,” with “Angry Planet” listed as the show name. At the bottom is a red “Pocket Casts” button with the app’s logo.
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Check out my new post, "Scratch Animation Reverse Engineering"
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/12/10/s...

#coding #scratch #creativity #TurtleArt
Screenshot of a Scratch project titled “Circle Ray Animation 1,” showing block code that draws blue radial lines around a circle using pen commands. The stage on the right displays a circular pattern of evenly spaced blue rays.
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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(1/2) #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
www.amazon.com/Ghost-Work-S...
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.
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Check out my new post, "3I/ATLAS Deep Fake Videos"
open.substack.com/pub/wfryer/p...

Cross posted on my #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy Substack from my blog:
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/12/08/3...

#DeepFake #Video #AviLoeb #NASA #space #3IATLAS #fake
A four-panel comic titled “Modern Media Literacy.” Panel 1: Three teens sit on a couch watching a tablet that shows a fake news headline, “BREAKING: ALIEN DEBRIS CONFIRMED!” One says, “Woah, this deep-fake is incredibly convincing,” and another replies, “Gotta be careful…” Panel 2: A teacher holds a magnifying glass to a tablet image labeled “DEEPFAKE,” showing a spaceship among asteroids with a headline about “interplanetary junk.” She says it’s designed to go viral with engagement-bait headlines. Panel 3: A split scene contrasts a 1950s family watching one TV source with today’s crowded digital environment full of smartphones and social media icons. Panel 4: A diverse group of students and a teacher discuss digital literacy—verify, analyze, evaluate. The teacher says to question everything, and students agree these skills are vital now.
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Such important questions for us as followers of Jesus Christ!

via "Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers"
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Dark blue quote graphic with centered white text asking how Christians can practice awareness, resist oppression, nourish faith, love neighbors, and pursue justice and peace. At the bottom left is a silhouette of a person sitting under a tree, gazing at a glowing blue night sky. At the lower right, the authors’ names “Michael T. McRay, Claire Brown” and the book title Keep Watch with Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers appear in white text, along with the hashtag #kindlequotes.
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Check out my successful cooking / food experiment and recipe today: "Candied Sweet Potato Bites"
food.wesfryer.com/2025/12/07/...

#CookWithWes #BBQ #BBQside
Close-up of cubed sweet potatoes with skins on, sautéing in a pan. The pieces are browned and slightly charred in spots, sitting in a bubbling buttery, caramel-like sauce that looks like it may include sugar or maple. Warm orange and deep brown tones suggest candied or pan-roasted sweet potatoes.
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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My latest post on #ResistAndHeal: "Why Rename the DoD?"

open.substack.com/pub/resista...

#military
A political cartoon imagines the U.S. “Dept. of Defense” being renamed the “Dept. of War.” A former president–like figure and a muscular TV host figure flex and high-five, celebrating “machismo” appeal. A crowd in red caps cheers with signs such as “Aggressive!,” “Misogyny rules!,” “Racist rhetoric OK!,” and “War > Defense.” Another panel shows a naval ship firing a missile near the Venezuela coast, with ghostly figures labeled “80+ souls” rising from the sea and text asking “Illegal killings?” and “Justice?” Finally, a scroll titled “Congressional Power (National Security Act of 1947)” appears, noting Congress can rename agencies, and a person holds up scales of justice hoping accountability will follow.
December 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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#book2read Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland by Jonathan Metzl
a.co/d/2Jn9HGB

via The Left Hook by Wajahat Ali
open.substack.com/pub/theleft...
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.
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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This has to be the coolest AI generated image I've created to date... and it matches the themes of our latest episode perfectly! Check it out:

EdTechSR Episode 364: The Rise of Gemini AI
edtechsr.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

#GeminiAI #EdTech #VibeCoding #TheSimpsons #Commodore64 #AI #edtechSR
A comic-book style illustration parodying a Star Wars poster with the title "THE RISE OF GEMINI AI" in yellow font at the top and "EdTech Situation Room Ep 364" at the bottom. In the center, a heroic android with glowing red and blue eyes, wearing a robe made of circuit boards with a Google "G" logo, stands triumphantly. Below it, a kangaroo in an astronaut suit holds a red sign that reads "16+". To the left, a cartoon character resembling Bart Simpson writes "I will not use AI to do my homework" repeatedly on a chalkboard. To the right, a beige Commodore 64 computer flies like a spaceship with rocket boosters. Blue binary code rains down from the starry space background.
December 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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[PODCAST] Ukraine and America's Credibility Crisis — with Anne Applebaum by The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway (Ep 375)

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#military #UkraineWar #Ukra#militaryt#UkraineWarA#Ukraine
A podcast episode card from Pocket Casts. At the top is the cover art for The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, featuring a teal background and a black-and-white photo of Scott Galloway’s head with the top portion lifted off like a lid. The text “VOX MEDIA” appears above the image. Below the artwork, the episode information reads: “Dec 4, 2025 — Ukraine and America’s Credibility Crisis — with Anne Applebaum.” Beneath that is the show title, “The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway.” At the bottom is a red Pocket Casts button.
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Check out Episode 37 of Wes and Shelly Share: "International African American Museum and Our Mothers"
open.spotify.com/episode/5nUr...

Also on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFq_...

More info about our podcast: www.shellyfryer.com/podcast/

#history #IAAM #racism #slavery #Charleston
A collage promoting Episode 37 of the “Wes and Shelly Share Podcast.” The left side shows the IAAM (International African American Museum) logo, the date “Nov 22, 2025,” and the Caldwell Anti-Racism Council logo above a large group photo of diverse Caldwell Presbyterian Church members smiling during a museum visit. The Caldwell church logo appears below. On the right, text reads “EP 37 International African American Museum & Our Mothers,” next to a small photo of Wes and Shelly smiling outdoors with the date “24 Nov 2025.”
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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(1/3) In my TEDx talk from 2016 titled “Digital Citizenship in the Surveillance State,” I warned about rise of our modern surveillance state and the erosion of personal data privacy due to new technologies. It’s a good time to revisit this video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqJn...
A man in a suit stands on a red TEDx carpet giving a presentation on a dimly lit stage. To his left, a large projected slide shows the PBS Frontline webpage for “United States of Secrets,” featuring a dark hallway of server racks with a play button in the center. Behind him are large red and white TEDx letters spelling “TEDxWallerMiddleSchool.” Text along the bottom identifies the speaker as Wesley Fryer, Ph.D., presenting “Digital Citizenship in the Surveillance State.”
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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Please join Jason Neiffer and I live on Wednesday, December 3rd at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 7pm MT / 6pm PT for Episode 364 of the EdTech Situation Room podcast!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=beOZ...

"Where technology news meets educational analysis"

#edtechSR #edtech #AI #MediaLit #BigTech
A promotional graphic for The EdTech Situation Room podcast, Episode 364, dated December 3, 2025. On the left is a blue square logo featuring a stylized microphone labeled “LIVE PODCAST,” surrounded by icons representing technology, artificial intelligence, and education. Small photos of Jason Neiffer (“AICENTRIST.COM”) and Wes Fryer (“WESFRYER.COM”) appear at the top corners. On the right, large text reads “Episode 364,” with the date below it in gray. The tagline says, “Where technology news meets educational analysis.” A YouTube logo labeled “LIVE” is shown with text indicating the normal showtime: 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT, 6pm PT. At the bottom, the title “The EdTech Situation Room” appears above the website URL “www.edtechSR.com.”
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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(1/2) I registered for tomorrow evening’s (Dec 2) FREE NCCE webinar “The Project Whisperer: Teaching AI to Tame Your Projects” by Jason Neiffer!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5c3c71...

The online learning starts at 7pm ET!

#AI #edtech #edtechSR #MediaLit #MediaLiteracy
Comic-style webinar promo graphic titled “THE PROJECT WHISPERER: TEACHING AI TO TAME YOUR PROJECTS.” A Zoom window shows a smiling bearded man with glasses and a patterned tie in the center, gesturing with one hand, surrounded by four diverse cartoon participants in the side tiles. A speech bubble from the presenter says, “WELCOME! Let’s TAME those projects with AI!” The NCCE logo (Learn · Innovate · Lead) appears at the top of the Zoom bar. Along the bottom, a yellow banner reads: “UPCOMING ZOOM WEBINAR | DR. JASON NEIFFER | REGISTER NOW!” with a small note in the corner: “AI IMAGE by wesfryer.com.”
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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I updated my Storygraph profile tonight with the 3 books I'm currently reading, and a few I finished in the past year:
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/wesf...
Screenshot of Wes Fryer’s StoryGraph profile page. At the top left is his smiling profile photo and handle @wesfryer with social media icons, pronouns “he/him/his,” and a short bio mentioning family, faith, food, golden retrievers, outdoor adventures, and his role as a middle school media literacy & STEM teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. In the center a bold yellow caption reads “app.thestorygraph.com/profile/wesfryer.” Below, under “Currently Reading (3),” are three book covers—Empire of AI by Karen Hao, How We Learn to Be Brave, and Trust the Whisper—and at the bottom the blue text “wesfryer.com” appears like a clickable link.
December 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Check out my latest blog post, “Fact Check Substack with a Superprompt”
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/11/30/f...

s/o @mikecaulfield.bsky.social for the #SIFTtoolbox!

#MediaLit #MediaLiteracy #FactCheck #AI #Superprompt #Charlotte #ICE #CBP #protest #Substack
Screenshot-style graphic debunking a social media post. At the top, large red-and-orange text reads “This is a FALSE CLAIM!*”. Below is a post from “Really American” about “30,000 students in Charlotte” walking out to protest Trump’s ICE immigration raids, with a video still showing a crowd around a sports field labeled “Charlotte.” At the bottom, highlighted yellow text gives the original Substack link and timestamp, and red and blue text directs viewers to a detailed fact check using the “SIFT Superprompt” on wsfryer.me/30nov.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Check out my new recipe post for a long-time Fryer family holiday dish: “Breakfast Sausage Ring.”
food.wesfryer.com/2025/11/28/b...

Mom's original recipe lists the recipe source as Jinny Federici. Mom also noted it was “a 1970’s USAFA Math Dept favorite.”

#CookWithWes #breakfast #recipe #recipes
Golden brown sausage biscuits piled on two plates sitting on a stovetop, ready to be served.
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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It is "International Disinformation Awareness Day." Spread the word. Good links here…

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#ConCW #MediaLit #disinfo #HealOurCulture
A man in a black shirt sits in front of a window holding a microphone, looking serious as he listens during a talk. Behind him on the wall are children’s drawings, including one with a burning house and a small Ukrainian flag, while blurred audience members and a water pitcher are visible in the foreground.
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Feds Repeatedly Lied And Misled The Public During Chicago Immigration Crackdown, Federal Judge Rules (Block Club Chicago, 25 Nov 2025)

blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/...

#ICE #Chicago #ResistAndHeal #resist
The image shows a tense law enforcement operation involving heavily armed officers in tactical gear, some marked with “POLICE U.S. IMMIGRATION” and “ERO” (Enforcement and Removal Operations). They appear to be surrounding a white SUV, with weapons drawn and smoke in the air. In the background, a crowd of onlookers and press with cameras are capturing the scene. The atmosphere suggests a high-stakes immigration raid or enforcement action, underscored by a visible media presence.
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Wow, "Nano Banana Pro" (Google's Gemini 3 image generator) is pretty amazing!

Used for my video thumbnail for "Using AI to Simplify Thanksgiving Shopping: A Step-by-Step Guide" www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG_KB...

#CookWithWe#CookWithWes
Cartoon thumbnail split screen showing a laptop with an AI-generated merged Thanksgiving grocery list on the left and a smiling grocery cart full of holiday foods under “Produce, Meat, Dairy, Baking” aisle signs on the right, with the big title “Holiday Meal, Smart Shopping – From 4 Recipes → 1 List” on a warm fall background.
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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"…Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name…Do not go after them."
‭‭Luke‬ ‭21‬:‭8‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
bible.com/bible/2016/luk.21.8...

God's Dwelling Place - Pray As You Go
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#dw4jc #PrayAsYouGo #Jesus #Jesus#dw4jce#PrayAsYouGon#Jesus
An oil painting-style image of Jesus teaching three diverse listeners among broken stones and a burning, war-torn city, while dark clouds swirl overhead. White text at the top quotes Luke 21:8, and the bottom right corner reads “AI IMAGE by wesfryer.com.”
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Check out my new blog post: Interactive Fiction Database and CYOA Video Stories

www.speedofcreativity.org/202...

#creativity #CYOA #CreateMakeLearn #PlayingWithMedia #games #Gami#creativityi#CYOAi#CreateMakeLearne#PlayingWithMedia
Stack of “Choose Your Own Adventure” paperbacks, with “The Cave of Time” displayed prominently in front.
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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#book2read: "The Mind of the South" by W.J. Cash
a.co/d/j1VUde4

via Rev Dr Ben Boswell, "Liberalism is not liberation" (Baptist News, 24 Nov 2025)
baptistnews.com/article/liber...

#ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture #racis#ResistAndHealW#HealOurCultureC#racismi#Whitenesss#WhiteSupremacy
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.
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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"…this poor widow has put in more than all of them…"
‭‭Luke‬ ‭21‬:‭3‬ ‭NRSV‬‬
bible.com/bible/2016/luk.21.3...

More Than All of Them - Pray As You Go
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#dw4jc #Jesus #JesusFollower #PrayA#dw4jc #Jesusr#JesusFollower
A richly colored oil painting-style image shows Jesus observing a humble widow in a blue cloak placing two small copper coins into a stone offering box. Three wealthy onlookers stand in the background—one woman in a yellow dress and two men in fine robes—holding larger gifts. The temple setting is lit in warm, earthy tones, and the characters are ethnically diverse. White text in the top right corner reads: “…This poor widow has put in more than all of them…” Luke 21:3. In the bottom right corner, it is labeled “AI IMAGE by wesfryer.com.”
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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New yard sign for us.

First time we've put a sign in our yard here in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Thanks Indivisible CLT.
indivisibleclt.org
indivisibleclt.substack.com

Join me in advocacy for human rights, rep democracy, & religious tolerance:
wesfryer.com/advocacy/

Two photo yard signs side by side on autumn grass. The left sign, in English, reads “IMMIGRANTS MAKE AMERICA GREAT” with an orange QR code circle on the left and a circle on the right that says “KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.” The right sign, in Spanish, reads “LOS INMIGRANTES HACEN GRANDE A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS” with a QR code circle and a circle that says “CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS.” Along the bottom of both signs are colorful raised hands in teal, purple, pink, and orange, each with a white heart in the palm.
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM