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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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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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COVID deathcount in Republican states threatening to shutdown the Government to block vaccination funding

COVID deathcount dashboard where Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates

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

271,217 people have died in these ten Republican led states as of Dec 2, 2021. This map shows the number of COVID and is regularly updated with new data from the John Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The map provides county level death counts and contact info for Republican senators. Republican gamesmanship over common sense COVID …

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COVID death count in states opposing OSHA mandates

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

Politics is temporary, but death is permanent. This map shows states where politics trumps COVID safety measures. Who pays the price? Share this StoryMap freely with this link https://arcg.is/1abD4PShare as a GIF https://media.giphy.com/media/cLZJTx2vFU2TvOL1FX/source.gifEmbed it in a website with this code < iframe src=”https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4157083792784a95a646a38b1783520e?header” width=”100%” height=”500px” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen allow=”geolocation”></iframe> Fight disinformation with the facts Maps, cartoons …

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Collateral damage from politicians ready to sacrifice your life to get re-elected

COVID collateral damage map of politicians ready to sacrifice your life to get re-elected

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, COVID, Disinformation, Mapping and Story Mapping, Misinformation / By Deepak Puri

45 million confirmed COVID cases. Over 735,000 deaths as of 10/24/21. Yet Republican Governors and 24 Attorney Generals oppose vaccinations? Check the facts and decide whose interests they represent? Yours or their own? Click on this map for the number of confirmed COVID cases and deaths where you live with data from the John Hopkins …

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COVID vaccinations? Compare what politician say with cases in the area.

Dumb & dumber. Politicians fight for your right to catch COVID.

Leave a Comment / COVID / By Deepak Puri

Over 650,000 people have died from COVID-19 in America. How do you explain politicians jeopardizing public safety to score political points? Judge for yourself. This interactive map lets you contrast the COVID situation in an area with the local elected official and their comments about COVID safety. Use the slider to contrast the heat map …

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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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Worried about COVID care? Vote NO on the California Recall.

Worried about COVID? Vote NO on the California Recall.

Leave a Comment / COVID / By Deepak Puri

“Republicans risk becoming face of delta surge as key GOP governors oppose anti-covid measures” (WaPo). Stop politics from infecting California’s science based COVID response. Healthcare workers know first hand how politics influences healthcare and can put lives at risk. They’re best qualified to explain how the California Recall election could impact their COVID care. Recall …

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DeSantis bungle COVID response in Florida

COVID incompetence unmasked

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

“Florida has 6.5% of the U.S. population, but accounts for 20% of America’s new COVID infections. Its daily average is four times the national.” – L.A. Times How did we get here? Let’s look at the facts – the number of cases and deaths from COVID per Florida County with data from the John Hopkins …

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Republican voter suppression bills put the health insurance for 32 million Americans at risk by calling COVID a pre-existing condition

Will COVID become a pre-existing condition used to deny health insurance?

Leave a Comment / Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Uncategorized, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

Republicans have vowed to kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Insurance companies could deny health insurance to over 32 million Americans by treating COVID as a pre-existing condition if Republicans steal back control by suppressing voters. That’s why the FOR THE PEOPLE ACT is a life-or-death matter for so many Americans. Dan Pfeiffer, host of …

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