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    Dumping Facebook. Again. For the Last Time.

    Good-riddance to Facebook’s lies and dangerous do-nothings. Dumping Facebook. Again. I know, I know – IV Words has been down this road before. But this is for good. Pinky swear. Like, double-dog, dude. Not only is Facebook, as both a company and a platform, unworthy of support; it is undermining democracy Read more…

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 2 yearsOctober 13, 2021 ago
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    What’s the “f” stand for?

    I still believe Facebook fails in many “alternative facts” kinds of ways, but it remains a communication tool I’m not ready to give up.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsOctober 12, 2020 ago
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    Bye-Bye, Facebook

    The time has come for IV Words to leave the platform of disinformation.  PLEASE FOLLOW IV WORDS ON TWITTER (@IV_Words), INSTAGRAM (@ivwords), and TIKTOK (@ivwords) INSTEAD. BETTER YET, OR IN ADDITION, PLEASE USE THE SIGN-UP WIDGET HERE ON THE BLOG TO RECEIVE NEW POSTS IN YOUR INBOX. Why am I Read more…

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsSeptember 21, 2020 ago
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    Censorship: Careful What We Wish For

    Donald Trump is a vile human being who needs to be called on his lies, but the path of censorship is seldom traveled without consequence.

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 3 yearsMay 28, 2020 ago
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    Social Media – Tell Your Elected Officials What You Really Think

    You gotta love social media. It makes communication with your congresspeople so “right now.”

    By Martin C. Fredricks IV, 5 yearsJanuary 16, 2019 ago
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