The New York Post, a stalwart supporter of President Trump, has publicly called for him to acknowledge his loss and to move forward. It’s practical advice and worth listening to. The unknown is whether Trump will take it. The President has isolated himself from the public and Congress and spent his time scheming for ways […]
Posted on December 31st, 2020 by admin
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A recent poll revealed that a large percentage of Americans believe conspiracy theories and misinformation. They cling to stories that support their world views and not the facts. If there was ever a time for proper public relations, this is it. The first rule of PR is accuracy, respect for the hard-edged realities of life. Contrary […]
Posted on December 30th, 2020 by admin
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Child labor in the palm oil industry has become a crisis for the Girl Scouts. Palm oil is used in Girl Scout cookies and not all of it comes from plantations with sustainable practices and use of only adult labor. On the one hand, there are tens of thousands of young women selling cookies in […]
Posted on December 30th, 2020 by admin
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The Russian cyberattack from earlier this year is now being disclosed publicly. By all accounts, it was devastating to governments and corporations alike. This highlights a nearly impossible task of protecting networks against sophisticated attackers. They have numerous doors to systems and more are opening all of the time as software companies update their code. […]
Posted on December 24th, 2020 by admin
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The massive and critical cyberattack on the Federal and state governments is a time when the President should speak out and reassure the public. President Trump has remained silent. Instead, he has let cybersecurity agencies and experts sound the alarm and point the finger at a likely culprit — Russia. There is no good reason […]
Posted on December 20th, 2020 by admin
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Millions of Venezuelans have left the country and its ruinous economy in an indictment of President Nicolas Maduro and his leftist policies. They’re voting with their feet. Following them are tens of thousands of civil servants who have abandoned their jobs because the pay is too low to live on. The country is hollow at […]
Posted on December 16th, 2020 by admin
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President-elect Joe Biden lit into President Trump yesterday for Trump’s denial of the election results. It needed to be said since Trump’s efforts are anti-democratic and authoritarian. There should be no room in the American political system for either of those two policies. Biden repeated his statement that he wants to be President for all […]
Posted on December 15th, 2020 by admin
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More women than men are reluctant to get the coronavirus vaccine. This is serious because women tend to make healthcare decisions in the family. The reluctance is the result of disinformation about the virus and vaccines developed this year. Women are apparently afraid of protection developed so quickly. They have tended to dismiss the large […]
Posted on December 11th, 2020 by admin
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More Republican Senators are inching away from President Trump and admitting that Trump lost the election. They have stayed silent till now because they are afraid of millions of Trump voters. They have only themselves to blame for the vise in which they find themselves. Had they stood up in the beginning and acknowledged his […]
Posted on December 10th, 2020 by admin
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It’s embarrassing and a PR faux pas for a cybersecurity firm to be hacked and its software tools stolen. Yet, that is the nature of the internet. No one is safe, not even experts. One can engage in prophylactic habits and still be done in by an invader. There is no way to be absolutely […]
Posted on December 9th, 2020 by admin
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