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Record police encounters automatically with your iPhone and Siri Shortcuts

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

Videos of Philando Castille, Daunte Wright and George Floyd’s deaths raised public awareness of police encounters and demands for justice. Imagine you’re suddenly pulled over and need to record what’s happening, but don’t have time to be adjusting your phone. Fortunately, there’s a free app for that. Tell Siri “I’ve been pulled over” and the …

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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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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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Frances Haugen explains in her testimony how Facebook conceals information and profits by spreading harmful messages to sell more ads. The video is easier to share and understand once it has been captioned, translated and made searchable. Short video clips on specific topics in the testimony make it accessible to people pressed for time.

Make Facebook Whistleblower Testimony Video Available To All Audiences

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

The Facebook whistleblower testimony is important for everybody to see, no matter what language they speak. Frances Haugen explains in her testimony how Facebook conceals information and profits by spreading harmful messages to sell more ads. The video is easier to share and understand once it has been captioned, translated and made searchable. Short video …

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Stop Republican voter suppression bills that would deny disabled vets their right to vote

Let vets vote

Leave a Comment / Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Messaging, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Video creation, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

New Republican voter suppression bills deny disabled vets their right to vote. How can politicians ask Americans to die for democracy, but then deny them their right to vote? How do you encapsulate their hypocrisy and demand fair voting rights? Videos work, but how do you create a rapid response with a limited budget and …

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Texas’s new “heartbeat” measure ranks among the most extreme abortion bans in the US, blocking the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy – before many women and girls even know they’re pregnant. The bill, due to come into force in September, doesn’t include exceptions for rape or incest

How to make rapid response videos. Like for Voting ProChoice after the Texas abortion ban.

Leave a Comment / Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Technology, Software, and Apps, Video creation / By Deepak Puri

Texas governor signs extreme six-week abortion ban that bars abortion with no exception for rape or incest. “18-year-old Paxton Smith used her valedictorian address to protest Texas’s near-total abortion ban, inspiring cheers at her Lake Highlands High School in Dallas.” – Guardian Building support for your cause is easier when the issue is in the news and …

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Fight environmental racism destroying forests and causing pollution

Activists use new digital tactics to fight environmental racism

Leave a Comment / Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Technology, Software, and Apps, Video creation / By Deepak Puri

Forests destroyed to make wood pellets for corporate profits. Black communities devastated by the pollution and flooding it causes. That’s environmental racism. Community activists struggle to be heard against corporate lobbyists and slick marketing consultants pushing the destruction of forests. But, activists cannot make big political donations, hire expensive marketing consultants nor lobbyists. How can …

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Save time and money. Create your own fundraising, advocacy and campaign videos with just a laptop and the free Lumen5 app.

Make your own fundraising video for free

Leave a Comment / Fundraise, Video creation / By Deepak Puri

Fundraising videos is a chicken-and-egg challenge for grassroots groups. Can they afford to make a fundraising video? How much money will it raise? Will that even cover the cost of creating the video? Fortunately, there is a solution – even for the artistically challenged, non-technical and penniless. Create your own video with just a laptop …

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Republican coverup capitol riots: Cartoon edition

Capitol riot coverup: cartoon edition

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

“Trump demanded that Republicans in Congress oppose the creation of a bipartisan Commission to investigate the events of January 6.” – Popular Info 175 Republicans in Congress led by Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) obey and vote against creating the January 6 Commission. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) also announces his opposition and plans to block the commission in the Senate. “Trump …

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Use the onscreen BigStage Teleprompter to present better

Stick to your message. Use a teleprompter.

Leave a Comment / Uncategorized, Video creation, Zoom presentations / By Deepak Puri

Chris Sosa is running for NY Democratic District 5 City Council. He has a vision to share and uses an on-screen teleprompter to stay on point. Professionals have long used teleprompters to present persuasively while keeping eye contact with viewers. Free onscreen teleprompter apps now offer grassroots candidates and activists the same capabilities, but without …

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