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Mark Zuckerberg sings I did it again in spoof of Brittany Spears classic

Zuckerberg sings ‘Oops… I did it again’ in spoof of Brittany classic

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Disinformation, Misinformation, Video creation / By Deepak Puri

Funny videos go far on social media. Spread your message with videos created with the free iMovie app. “For Zuckerberg, profit trumps free speech. Zuckerberg frequently deflects criticism of controversial decisions, claiming they are a reflection of his deep commitment to free speech. But the Facebook documents reveal that Zuckerberg is willing to set his commitment to free speech …

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Corporate politicians deny workers a living wage to cater to billionaire donors

Striketober. Mapping workers on strike for a living wage.

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Mapping and Story Mapping, Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Billion dollar corporations that pay CEOs over $ 5 million annually but deny workers a living wage. Corporate politicians block the Build Back Better bill that offers working Americans a decent living, healthcare and education. What gives? Follow the money with this StoryMap that shows: Strikes at John Deere, Kellogg, NetFlix, Frito Laye and Kaiser …

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Youngkin transforms into Trump in seconds with free 3Dthis app

Virginia Election: Youngkin morphs into Trump

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Technology, Software, and Apps, Uncategorized, Video creation / By Deepak Puri

Virginia GOP candidate Youngkin tries to distance himself from Trump. Activists create GIFs to highlight their similarities. “Trump has endorsed Youngkin. “A great gentleman. We’ve got to get him in”. Youngkin has tried to disassociate himself from Trump and avoided answering questions about whether he wanted Trump to campaign for him.” – Business Insider Activists …

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How does big pharma keep drug prices so high? Follow the money.

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Messaging, Power mapping / By Deepak Puri

Big pharma claims to serve public health, but spends billions on political lobbying and multimillion dollar executive salaries. Is corporate greed and political donations the real obstacle to lowering drug prices? Follow the money in this interactive relationship map. Click anywhere to see the connections and money flow. This infographic was created with the free …

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DeSantis plays politics with the lives of Florida schoolchildren and teachers.

Mapping the increased COVID risk to Florida school children from politics and where to get vaccinated

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, COVID, Messaging / By Deepak Puri

DeSantis Is Blocking Money From Two School Districts Over Mask Mandates, Defying A Judge’s Ruling “Despite a judge’s ruling on Friday declaring that the Florida governor’s ban on mask mandates in schools is unconstitutional, the State Board of Education has forged ahead with its threat to withhold school board members salaries in districts that require …

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Conspiracies like COVID are contagious and can be fatal. Learn to spot conspiracy symptoms and how they're spread.

COVID conspiracy playbook revealed

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, COVID, Disinformation, Messaging, Misinformation / By Deepak Puri

Conspiracies like COVID are contagious and can be fatal. Learn to spot conspiracy symptoms and how they’re spread. Conspiracies manipulate people based on their desire to not to be ruled. A conspiracy has a group acting in secret to grab power or make money at the expense of the common good. People are more likely to see …

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NAACP Atlanta mobilizes against Georgia voter suppression bills

Gerrymandering. Georgia style.

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mapping and Story Mapping, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

Georgia voter suppression includes gerrymandering and hostile takeovers of county election boards. NAACP Atlanta mobilizes resistance against racist voter suppression. NAACP makes it easier for people to see how their voting power is being stolen and what they can do to fight back with interactive StoryMaps and generated more public engagement with the Ignite Advocacy …

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Georgia voter suppression bill SB 202 opposed by NAACP Atlanta

NAACP Atlanta organizes against Georgia Republicans’ hostile State takeover of County election boards

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mapping and Story Mapping, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

NAACP Atlanta mobilizes Georgians to contact their Republican senators to demand they stop their hostile take over of Fulton county elections. Georgia Republican lawmakers are mounting a hostile takeover of Fulton county elections with Senate Bill 202. The bill lets the Republican dominated State Election Board replace a county’s election board and decide the outcome …

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Fair Districts fights gerrymandering in Ohio

Fair Districts Ohio fights gerrymandering

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Mapping and Story Mapping, Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

Public officials crush democracy by drawing legislative district maps to benefit their political party. Fair Districts Ohio organizes citizens to fight this gerrymandering. Ohio voters passed Issue 1 in 2015 for redistricting reform for Ohio House and Ohio Senate districts. Three quarters of Ohio voters approved congressional redistricting reform in 2018. Both reforms focused on …

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Masks protect children as COVID-19 Delta variant surges at schools

Love your kids? Check their school’s COVID situation.

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, COVID / By Deepak Puri

Parents have to protect their children against both COVID and reckless politicians. New maps highlight areas where COVID cases are accelerating. Large amounts of data that’s updated regularly can be overwhelming. How do you make sense of it quickly to make better decisions? Use a good map. There are large amounts of data about COVID-19 …

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