More people are getting sick and dying because of right wing extremists who object to masks. Trump is being a poor role model. Everyone should wear a mask when they are not at home. It’s not hard.
The IHME model projects that 33,000 fewer Americans would die over the next 14 weeks if everyone wore a mask, so that should give you a sense. https://t.co/IiCC1cZqpM
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) June 25, 2020
Over the last 2 weeks, cases have risen by 84% in states that don't require wearing masks in public. In states where mask wearing is mandatory, cases have fallen by 25%. https://t.co/VJkKe7yEQ3 pic.twitter.com/2iXgg3ZwZ8
— John Duchneskie (@jduchneskie) June 24, 2020
Perspective: Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time https://t.co/GErqrSnkMq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 27, 2020
Masks are to protect other people, not you.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 26, 2020
This isn’t hard. https://t.co/oqbrwt5BIm
If the decision to wear a mask is about “personal freedom,” why do these people get *so angry* at someone’s free choice to wear one? https://t.co/YKD5WXxm0k
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) June 26, 2020
Fox News is all in with Trump's propaganda campaign to make coronavirus disappear. A remarkable roundup of nonstop Fox depravity from @MattGertz:https://t.co/JY9hus3tJX
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) June 26, 2020
Historians are going to be really puzzled trying to understand how the US let the Coronavirus get out of control because GOP governors and public health officials wanted to avoid hurting Donald Trump's feelings and because Americans refused to wear masks to "own the libs."
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) June 26, 2020
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) June 26, 2020
It should be a simple concept – covering your face for the common good – but… pic.twitter.com/aK9I61hdCp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 26, 2020
My col: Wear a mask. No excuses. U.S is losing lives, jobs & sports, too, 'cause millions are bad teammates. Drunk on politics or party hearty? Anti-science or selfish? Doesn't cut it. We have 16 TIMES the new cases as Europe. Take 1 for the team -America. https://t.co/Mq0FTT98Wr
— Thomas Boswell (@ThomasBoswellWP) June 25, 2020
This is how it all ends. https://t.co/0t0OrU46fQ
— Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) June 24, 2020
Floridians angrily claiming masks are the work of the devil because “they want to throw God’s wonderful breathing system out the door.” pic.twitter.com/5pDzU8ncwY
— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️🌈 (@aravosis) June 24, 2020
A great project for data folks is to start monitoring masking policies in US. We are seeing the same phenomenon –state by state, ratcheting up — in masking as we did with closures. Tonight, both St. Petersburg and Hillsborough County (Tampa) went from recommended to required. https://t.co/fhrsRQpkIh
— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) June 23, 2020
While politicians spar over the topic and opponents have staged protests against wearing masks, a growing number of scientific studies support the idea that masks are a critical tool in curbing the spread of the coronavirus. https://t.co/pxYNvyBvuP
— NPR (@NPR) June 21, 2020
When I hear people say “it’s a free country, do what you want” when it comes to mask wearing, it makes me insane.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) June 20, 2020
You do NOT have the right to infringe on others’ rights.
Wearing a mask isn’t about you getting sick. It’s about protecting the most vulnerable among us.
Sad! 