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Republicans block funds to fight COVID. More Americans are likely to die.

Republicans block funds to fight COVID. Mapping where more Americans are likely to die.

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, COVID, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mapping and Story Mapping / By Deepak Puri

Almost a million Americans have died from COVID. Republicans are now blocking funds to fight COVID. When did politics become so lethal? This map shows the number of COVID deaths per county and the Senator representing supposed to be representing the people of that state. More people are likely to die as COVID safety measures …

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Republicans put tax cuts over healthcare and refuse COVID relief funds that could save lives

Republican death panels

Leave a Comment / COVID, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Republicans put tax cuts over healthcare and refuse COVID relief funds putting more lives at risk for politics. “Thirteen mostly Republican-led states sued the Biden administration over restrictions in the coronavirus relief law that would have prevented them from using federal money to offset tax cuts… Arizona County Turned Down $1.9 Million in Covid Relief.” …

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Spotify removes Neil Young over COVID misinfo protest. Follow the money to see why.

Leave a Comment / COVID, Mapping and Story Mapping, Misinformation, Radicalization / By Deepak Puri

“Spotify removes Neil Young following rocker’s protest over COVID-19 misinformation” – PBS “I realized I could not continue to support Spotify’s life-threatening misinformation to the music loving people,” said Young. Spotify airs the “The Joe Rogan Experience,” podcast where Rogan interviewed Dr. Robert Malone who has been banned from Twitter for spreading COVID misinformation and …

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Follow the dark money behind judges endangering public safety

Leave a Comment / COVID, Legal, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Power mapping / By Deepak Puri

How can some judges be so concerned about the lives of the unborn, but care so little about the thousands of Americans dying every day from COVID? Follow the dark money that packs courts with conservative judges. The Republican packed Supreme Court bans COVID vaccination mandates as over 860,000 Americans have died from COVID. The …

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Follow the money Spotify makes spreading COVID Misinfo

Follow the money Spotify makes streaming COVID misinfo

Leave a Comment / COVID, Disinformation, Misinformation, Power mapping / By Deepak Puri

Over 2,000 Americans die from COVID every day. Yet, Spotify continues to stream COVID misinformation. Why? Follow the money. “Hundreds of scientists, professors and public health professionals penned an open letter to Spotify urging the streaming platform to crack down on misinformation after an episode of the podcast promoted “baseless conspiracy theories” about the COVID-19 …

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Enhance door hangers with QR Codes for more responses

Boost door hangers with QR Codes to get more responses

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, COVID, Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mobilizing Supporters and Voters / By Deepak Puri

Door hangers go high tech during the pandemic with QR Codes and chatbots to get more responses, conduct surveys and engage more people. How can canvassers make the most of house visits when no one answers the door? How can canvassing quickly build opt-in contact lists? How can grassroots campaigns with few funds canvass and …

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Scarce free hospital beds reveal the high cost of politicians playing doctor

Scarce free hospital beds reveal the high cost of politicians ignoring COVID experts

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

“Who Ya Gonna Believe Me or Your Own Eyes?” – Chico Marx There are no alternate facts when it comes to COVID. Deaths are real, no matter what politicians say. Judge for yourself with these maps based on data from Health & Human Services (HHS) Protect Public Data Hub and the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource …

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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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Hold media outlets and website responsible for the harm they cause by spreading COVID misinfo

The FCC should hold Facebook accountable for spreading COVID misinfo

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

The media influences people’s decision on whether to get vaccinated. Some media companies make money from COVID misinformation by selling more ads. The FCC regulates TV channels and websites to restrict content harmful to the public. The FCC should hold these firms liable for the harm they cause. “A five-member agency is in charge of …

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Republican obstruction prevents FCC regulation of COVID misinformation platforms

Leave a Comment / COVID, Disinformation, Misinformation, Power mapping / By Deepak Puri

800,000 Americans dead from COVID. Republicans serve their billionaire media donors and block the FCC from enforcing its mandate to serve the ‘public interest‘. When do corporate political donations overtake a politician’s concern about the lives of the people who elected them? Follow the money. This relationship map was created with the free Kumu app …

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