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Biden-Harris internet access for all plan

What does President Biden’s INTERNET FOR ALL plan mean for you? Check this map.

A lack of high speed connectivity holds back too many Americans. Many rural, tribal and communities of color suffer the most from lack of affordable broadband internet: Education. Access to healthcare information. Job opportunities. Finding out how and where to vote… The Biden-Harris administration is changing that. It has allocated $42.45 Billion to states for …

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Take the Federal State and Local benefits your tax dollars helped pay for and you are eligible to get

What Federal, State and Local benefits are you entitled to?

“Every year 103 million Americans leave $80 billion in benefits unclaimed.“ The government uses your tax dollars to provides benefits and services. But too often, people are not aware of all the benefits that they are entitled to and never get them. These services help find out about the benefits you might be to and …

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Why are right wing media billionaires attacking Gigi Sohn nomination to the FCC

Why are right wing media billionaires smearing Gigi Sohn?

Leave a Comment / internet access, Misinformation, Power mapping / By Deepak Puri

Smear campaigns aren’t cheap. What’s driving the one against Gigi Sohn’s appointment to the FCC? Billionaires have a lot of power through their own media outlets to shape public influence. Influence elections. Promote politicians who will give them tax cuts. Spread conspiracy theories, racism and hate speech. The FCC regulates communications from radio, TV, satellite, …

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Ten tips to protect your privacy on Twitter

Leave a Comment / Disinformation, internet access, Misinformation, Security / By Deepak Puri

Musk makes Twitter a platform for conspiracy theories and his tantrums. What can you do? Twitter is an ad platform that makes money selling your personal information to advertisers. Plain and simple. Follow these ten tips to protect your privacy on Twitter. and stop unknowingly promoting trolls. Check out Mastodon, an ad-free Twitter-like platform where …

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Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC to curb FOX NEWS and other right wing propaganda channels

Do you want Murdoch to pick the next President?

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Disinformation, internet access, Legal, Messaging, Misinformation, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Rupert Murdoch’s papers and TV channels have a record of political character assassinations and scandals across the globe. Murdoch’s NEWS CORP has been called a cancer on democracy. See how NEWS CORP profits by pushing right wing politicians in America, Australia and England, and what you can do to fight this ‘cancer’. ‘A cancer on …

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Protect your online privacy as Republicans unleash abortion bounty hunters

How to protect your online privacy as Republicans unleash bounty hunters in their war on women

Leave a Comment / internet access, Security, Technology, Software, and Apps / By Deepak Puri

A Republican packed Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v Wade as abortion vigilantes search for victims to sue. “An antiabortion law in Texas will soon allow any U.S. citizen to sue Texas-based abortion clinics, doctors, and anyone who aids in an abortion. If successful, the petitioner, who does not have to reside in …

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Republicans deny internet access to prevent people from voting.

Fight the Republican scheme to block seniors, disabled and struggling families without internet access from voting

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), internet access, Mapping and Story Mapping, Technology, Software, and Apps, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

Voting shouldn’t be a privilege only for those with internet connectivity. How do Republicans make it hard for people without internet access to vote? Deny voting by mail. Remove ballot drop boxes. Provide fewer polling booths so people have to travel further. Only offer voting information online, and deny internet access to those in need. …

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Help American in areas without cell phone service or internet access register to vote

Canvassers help Americans without cell phone service or internet access register to vote

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), internet access, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

Canvassers take digital voter registration lists with them to areas without cell phone service to help unregistered voters. Lack of cell phone service denies many Americans their right to vote and makes it harder for voting rights advocates to help them. It’s hard to register online, learn about upcoming elections, dates and polling locations without …

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How to make gazillions spreading misinfo with algorithms like Facebook

“How to make gazillions spreading misinformation with algorithms like Facebook” – Dr. Evil

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, COVID, Disinformation, internet access, Misinformation, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Spreading misinformation is a money making scheme. Just ask Dr. Evil* His secret guide explains (along with real examples) how to make gazillions spreading spreading misinformation with algorithms. You’ll learn in this parody how: Where the social media platforms make money? What is an algorithm? How to design them to make more money? How to …

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Invest in roads, bridges, trains, clean water and better supply chains.

Want better roads, safer bridges or faster internet? Invest in infrastructure.

Leave a Comment / internet access, Mapping and Story Mapping, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Invest in the things that improve the lives of all Americans. Infrastructure. Republicans spend billions on bombs, but refuse to investing in fixing roads and bridges. They complain about the need for better education, but refuse to invest in building schools and broadband internet. What gives? Shouldn’t your tax dollars these Republicans are spending go …

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