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#SWIFTAYLOR

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To no one's surprise, TIME magazine has announced its 2023 Person of the Year: She is superstar singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.

Swift gave TIME an interview. She seldom gives exclusives. This was reportedly her first in-depth interview in years. Swift is perceived, globally, as a role model of empowerment for young people. 

PROPAGANDA PUSHBACK

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Book banning and the increasing news deserts continue to underscore the importance of access to vetted news and information.

These are the challenges that librarians, researchers, fact-checkers, and journalists have been tackling for some time. 

Accoto published reports, the U.S. military lacks the ability to quickly deploy personnel that can fend off malevolent actors trying to shape public opinion and must act now to build up such “information forces,” according to a newly revealed Pentagon strategy.

GIVING THANKS

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Open letter to Wikipedia-

I hope this finds all of you well. I wish to thank the folks at Wikipedia for their remarkable global mission to the people of the free world.  https://www.wikipedia.org/

Free and open knowledge for all is incredibly important, and I encourage everyone who uses Wikipedia to donate if they can. We must support this resource so that it can continue to thrive and benefit all the people on Earth.

SUPREMELY SHAMELESS?

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SCOTUS RELEASES A HISTORIC STATEMENT REGARDING THEIR CODE OF CONDUCT - IS IT ONE SMALL STEP FOR US?

WOMANHOOD

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This is dedicated to the ones I love. My wife, my daughters, granddaughters along with the girls and women that  I've embraced.

STOP THE GASLIGHTING

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The task of escaping the clutches of the swamp and totalitarian gaslighting is a journey toward self-empowerment and clarity.

SAY IT LOUD & CLEAR

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I am a proud and passionate multilingual Latino media maestro and an experienced leader who loves to help folks and teams grow.

My specialty is excelling at startups and turnaround in media, which offers many puzzles to solve. Every day there is a new opportunity to try something we have never done before and that makes communications an exciting field to be in. However, we must be vigilant as “Trust In Media Remains Near Record Low.”

A LEADER FOR THIS SEASON?

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Global tensions following the violence initiated against civilians in southern Israel recall the 9/11 terrorist attack on America in 2001.

The lasting, often fatal, impact on first responders was captured when Jon Stewart challenged  Congressmen for failing to extend medical funding for those firemen and police officers injured at Ground Zero.

Listening to Stewart’s forcefulness suggests a man who should be president:

TRUMP DISQUALIFIED?

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A majority of voters support an effort to disqualify Trump from the 2024 ballot because of his indictments to overthrow the government.

The majority of US registered voters would support disqualifying Trump under the 14th Amendment  #DisqualifyTrump  https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv

Fifty-one percent say Trump engaged in insurrection and can be barred from running again, according to a new POLITICO POLL