Truth

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It can be difficult to tell what is true and what is fake today, particularly online or through social media. Before we accept something as true, or send it to friends, we should consider the following: Where did it come from? Who wrote it? How do they benefit? How does the author know this information?…

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What are your Heroes doing to Make the World a Better Place?

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MacKenzie Scott gave $4.2 billion to charity She was inspired by grassroots efforts to help people in need, such as community fridges and “impromptu person-to-person Venmo gifts.” Scott said she started out by looking at 6,490 organizations, and then whittled down her list to 384 organizations that have a “high potential for impact.” Fallen Patriots…

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Forever Wars

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Forever Wars? Trump was going to get us out of forever wars, that did not work. It sounded nice, and who could argue that the United States should conduct war indefinitely? Opponents would rightly point out that in many cases we got our allies involved in conflict; we should not leave them holding the bag.…

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Can technology help counter the spread of Desertification?

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Desertification, explained Humans are driving the transformation of drylands into desert on an unprecedented scale around the world, with serious consequences. But there are solutions. Temporary Drought or Permanent Desert? Scientists are beginning to say that desertification is a reduction in the productivity of the land that is not reversible. Desertification and its effects Desertification…

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Dividing America

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Many people, parties, and nations are involved in manipulating the media we are exposed to. In the most innocent case, we are being manipulated through sensational content into following links, and reading material that is exaggerated and designed to peak our interests so that we spend extra time on a site, page, or post longer…

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Patriots and Clowns

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Somehow Trump followers have taken to referring to each other as Patriots. That is nice, but the way it is presented it suggests that “they” are the Patriots and “others” are not. The implication is that if you are not a Trump follower, you are not a Patriot. This is just short of saying you…

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Understand QAnon & How to Quit-Q

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QAnon: What is it and where did it come from?https://www.bbc.com/news/53498434 The Prophecies of Qhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/qanon-nothing-can-stop-what-is-coming/610567/ The QAnon orphans: people who have lost loved ones to conspiracy theorieshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/23/qanon-conspiracy-theories-loved-ones QAnon followers say: “You know that only Donald Trump stands between you and a damned and ravaged world. You see plague and pestilence sweeping the planet, and understand that…

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Advanced Marketing (Ad Tech)

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Ad Tech is one of many words or terms used to describe the Advanced Technology being used in advanced marketing. This started as an advertisement placement or delivery technology that enables sellers to place specific ads in front of a specified demographic groups. Where a shoe company used to pay to place an ad on…

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Health

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Don’t get Trumped! Wear Your Mask. “The fall/winter surge should lead to a daily death toll that is approximately three times higher than now by mid-January.” “If you don’t want to close, then mask up… we can’t have it both ways. We can’t be no mask and no closing… if closing is offensive — let’s…

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