Biden s sign language interpreter has translated far-right misinformation
Meryl Kornfield, The Washington Post
Jan. 28, 2021
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 27: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about climate change issues in the State Dining Room of the White House on January 27, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images)Pool/Getty Images
WASHINGTON - A gesture meant to bolster President Joe Biden s call for unity and inclusion instead inspired divisiveness, after news emerged that a White House American Sign Language interpreter was a Donald Trump supporter who previously interpreted videos rife with misinformation.
Heather Mewshaw, who appeared in the White House coronavirus briefing on Monday beside press secretary Jen Psaki, was identified by deaf and hard-of-hearing advocates and Time Magazine, fueling questions about the White House s vetting process and what could have happened if Mewshaw misinterpreted Biden officials or inserted
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The trend, known as the 12-3-30 workout, is soothingly straightforward: You set your treadmill to an incline of 12 and a speed of 3 miles per hour and then walk for 30 minutes. The concept originated from social media influencer Lauren Giraldo, who shared it on YouTube in 2019 and again on TikTok in November 2020, where a video explaining the workout racked up nearly 12 million views and more than 2.7 million likes (and counting).