Activism – Articles
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Meet the Republicans Promoting Civility and Cooperation
While public attention has mostly been on extremism within the Republican over the past four years, there have also been some hopeful indicators for where the party may be heading in the future. I try to support leaders across the political spectrum who seem to be...
Roger McNamee Discusses His Wired Article – “Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection”
In his article "Platforms Must Pay for Their Role in the Insurrection," [Wired 7 Jan 2021] Roger McNamee has asserted that Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services intentionally promote incendiary content. He states, "the algorithmic amplification of extreme...
This Won’t End Well: Big Tech Firms Censoring and Targeting Conservatives
Simple Predictions About five days ago, I wrote an article stating that kicking conservative individuals and groups off of social media would result in militant extremists moving to encrypted channels of communication on the dark web to launch attacks against the...
Response to Matthew Cooke “Wake Up Call for Republicans” Video
Video Here's the video. Below you'll find commentary and response. https://youtu.be/qud-CiuJTnI Commentary Two days ago, Matthew Cooke posted the video shown above. It's a compelling appeal that seems to be a kind of intervention effort designed to bring Republicans...
DOCUMENTARY: The Next Pandemic Could Come From an American Factory Farm (VICE News, 11 Dec 2020)
This video from VICE News examines how big-ag corporate factory farms create conditions that could incubate and spread the next big pandemic virus. (VICE News, 11 Dec 2020) https://youtu.be/8yPE0DuNvUg At 5m 19s in the video, VICE News describes the NPPC as the...
VICE Media Wrongly Tied to Militant Extremist Group
About VICE Media In 2015, when Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit inmates at a federal prison, VICE Media was selected to be the media group to produce a video of the visit. [View] Journalists with VICE Media have been given exclusive access to...
Documentary: “Flint’s Deadly Water” — PBS FRONTLINE
About "An exclusive investigation into the side of the Flint story that few know about — an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease during the water crisis that continued to claim lives in the city five years later. A documentary that uncovers the extent of a deadly...
Philanthropy, Volunteering, and Public Interest Social Impact
Improving Quality of Life To enjoy life and help others do the same. That's a goal most people share. We all want to improve the quality of life for as many people as possible. Most of us want to leave the world better than we found it so future generations can enjoy...
Christine Porath – The Economic Value of Civility, Respect, Decency, and Kindness
The videos below are various presentations by Christine Porath on the topic of civility and how the lack of civility in the workplace creates a toxic workplace and has a great economic cost. Respect, gratitude, kindness, empathy — these are not just proper ways to...
Brad Parscale – Reference Page
Brad Parscale is known for his innovative work using social media to engineer a win for Donald Trump during the 2016 election. There is a CBS 60 Minutes interview and a PBS FRONTLINE interview with Parscale where he explains specifically how he engineered a win for...
Omaze – Innovative Nonprofit Fundraising Service
Omaze is a nonprofit fundraising platform and service that creates curated raffles for high-value items like vehicles, entertainment, and travel. Organizations using Omaze include: Comic Relief, Doctors Without Borders, Jane Goodall Institute, Malala Fund, National...
Antifa and Left-Wing Liberal Militant Activists Advocating Violence
Summary This page contains videos about present-day left-wing liberal militant activists advocating violence. The videos below are listed in chronological order. To learn more about militant right-wing conservatives, read "Militant and Weaponized: America’s Patriot...