For most of 2020, President Trump downplayed the COVID-19 pandemic. He called it a hoax designed to attack his presidency, then it
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As we battle the Disinfo variant of the virus, it’s critical to recall some persuasion basics plus empirical results on vaccination refusal and hesitancy. Social proof is arguably the most effective tool we’ve got. People do the thing they believe
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In the virtual classroom of 2020, students are not physically present. Instead, they appear on the screen as faces on a geometric grid, or simply as black boxes labeled with names. School
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Dear anti-maskers: So sorry that some have called you selfish, as if clinging to the false freedom of masklessness is some simple breach of social norms. We all know that these are
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Less than two weeks ago my husband and I took a carefully planned, socially distanced long weekend away to celebrate my 65th birthday. We chose a location that was a relatively short
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Anyone who knows me knows that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Since I don’t decorate for Christmas my home is usually a Thanksgiving wonderland during November. I have multiple figurines, Thanksgiving dish
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On Sunday morning, October 25, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows appeared on the State of the Union and told Jake Tapper, “We’re not going to control the pandemic. We are
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As of October 25, there have been 8,626,537 cases of coronavirus and more than 225,000 deaths from this disease. Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other leading epidemiologists declare we are heading in the
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This week, Jeff Le, Florida resident and former Deputy Cabinet Secretary to former Governor Jerry Brown, penned an op-ed for the Villages-News outlining how Trump’s chaotic response to the coronavirus pandemic has
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The GOP and Donald J. Trump have severely underestimated the depth of our fury. I’m no election expert, but this is what I see in the long lines waiting to vote and
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“My sister died because this President lied. He lied to her. He lied to us. He lied to this country.”— Miami Gardens Councilwoman Katrina Wilson “Joe Biden, time and time again, says
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Trump has COVID, and the Trump-FOX-GOP has an existential problem. The strongman myth requires a strongman. COVID was supposed to cull the weak, who would die willingly to save the “economy” for
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