Category: Coronavirus
Additional unemployment money doesn’t stop people from working
Lack of jobs stops people from working.
Listening to @KatyTurNBC press Sen. Mike Braun on the $600, I am glad to have written this yesterday debunking the talking point that the UI plus-up keeps folks on their couches https://t.co/Ii6CwS5Ihc
— Phil Elliott (@Philip_Elliott) August 4, 2020
In the richest country in the world, no one should ever have to make a choice between food and medication they need to survive.
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) August 4, 2020
Time is of the essence. We must extend the $600 weekly unemployment benefit right away. https://t.co/J8LLBCxKPM
Jared Bernstein, fmr. economic policy adviser to Joe Biden, on $600 unemployment benefits expiring:
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 4, 2020
“You’re talking about a bunch of politicians who have perfectly cushy jobs are just delaying vital help to people who desperately need it.”https://t.co/swrW01shCE
So according to Mnuchin a few hundred bucks in unemployment benefits makes American workers lazy, but billions in bailouts for Wall St. and corporations is good for the economy? https://t.co/psexsBWqu4
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 2, 2020
As a laid off retail worker in Texas told me:
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) July 31, 2020
"The best scenario for me would be to find a job," said Olga Kaufman, 57. "Unemployment is never a sure thing. You can’t go to bed at night and say, 'ok, I’m on unemployment.' That is temporary." https://t.co/wosvi9dvbi
The unemployment situation is really, really badhttps://t.co/TPSNucBzyi
— Axios (@axios) July 24, 2020
School district reopening plans
I know I ask this several times a year, but seriously: What would we do without @educationweek? https://t.co/iQkLOb3yJI
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) August 4, 2020
New coronavirus outbreaks
I blame Trump for our high death totals from the virus. I also blame the part of the public that is not taking this seriously. Here are new outbreaks.
Six students and three staff members at a Georgia high school that went viral earlier this week after a student shared photos of a crowded hallway have tested positive for coronavirus https://t.co/z1dRMjUJXr
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 9, 2020
At least 116 people in a Mississippi school district have been instructed to self-quarantine after students and a staff member tested positive for coronavirus less than 2 weeks after the start of school. https://t.co/OJwAbW3YXF
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 6, 2020
The largest school district in Georgia reported today that 260 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus or are in quarantine because of possible exposure as they prepare for the new school year. https://t.co/rSFpXcNBul
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) August 3, 2020
New CDC study shows 600 infected at Georgia sleep-away camp – where masks were not required. https://t.co/ulRdv7pZ3r
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) August 1, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak at USC's fraternity row leaves at least 40 people infected https://t.co/t4rdG2w7As
— Dr. Seema Yasmin (@DoctorYasmin) July 31, 2020
17 Florida doctors contract coronavirus after attending private party https://t.co/Etm9vmpyX1
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) July 29, 2020
Doctors should know better!
Remembering 13 nuns from single convent who died of coronavirus – CNN Video https://t.co/v8Fzr8u7o2
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 24, 2020
Thirteen nuns are dead after a coronavirus outbreak ravaged their Michigan covent. The women ranged in age from 69 to 99. https://t.co/IyJNyw4Hqz
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 22, 2020
Several attendees of massive Michigan July 4th party now have COVID-19 https://t.co/hs9SmsA6xS
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 12, 2020
Dozens of Mississippi lawmakers have coronavirus after weeks of refusing to wear masks https://t.co/4Hb1Ji8CrF pic.twitter.com/ELBSvKm3L1
— CNN (@CNN) July 10, 2020
9 people tested positive for the coronavirus after a party with up to 100 people in Rockland County, New York. But those contacted by virus tracers trying to learn who else might have been exposed won’t talk. Now they face subpoenas. https://t.co/iKl0E6C8Eg
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 2, 2020
Five people who attended a Florida Sheriffs Association meeting last week have tested positive for COVID-19, @TB_Times reports. https://t.co/O3RMScHTDI
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) August 5, 2020
A bunch of teens had a big party in Middletown, NJ, the garbage place I grew up, and spread Covid around! No surprise, at 1st the parents refused to cooperate with authorities b/c they are selfish, privileged suburbanites. At least they came around.https://t.co/kk9QlO2FUR
— Mary "Abolish the Suburbs" Rizzo (@rizzo_pubhist) August 4, 2020
Israel opened schools. It did not go well.
This should be a lesson for the US…but it won’t be for Trump.
When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well. https://t.co/pkjFfOnQix In response to heat wave, "the government exempted everyone from wearing masks for four days, and schools shut the windows [for A/C]. That decision proved disastrous, experts say."
— Linsey Marr (@linseymarr) August 4, 2020
“Israel’s advice for other countries?
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) August 4, 2020
“They definitely should not do what we have done. It was a major failure.”
* Tip: Read what they did, then comment*
When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well. – The New York Times https://t.co/qQULXqTxWi
One of the defining features of the US Covid debacle has been refusal to learn from other countries. Now, as much of the country prepares to open schools, we should — but won't — look at what happened in Israel pic.twitter.com/aOqbr8Pi5E
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) August 1, 2020
Israel reopened schools, while managing the virus poorly. Then the infections started in them. Schools became overrun with sickness. They closed again. Now, the government says that schools became the super spreaders, and set off an explosion of COVID../1 https://t.co/WjP9WT5B0t
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 10, 2020
No touching, sharing or borrowing pencils. In Israel, families wonder if back to school means back to normal. https://t.co/6FHAibpPru
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 4, 2020
Hogan overrules local governments on schools
I go with the experts, not Hogan.
Between insisting on an in-person election despite public health experts’ unanimous opposition and now preventing jurisdictions from closing schools to protect teachers and students, @GovLarryHogan seems *determined* to kill Marylanders. https://t.co/qGKr2NTxe1
— (((Evan Serpick))) (@Serps) August 3, 2020
Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has overruled an order prohibiting some private schools in the state from conducting on-campus learning for the start of the academic year, including the school attended by President Trump's youngest son https://t.co/4nBQM9ZQjC
— CNN (@CNN) August 4, 2020
Translation: Breaking a pandemic requires collective action by ALL citizens — every cohort sharing sacrifice — but the affluent wish once again to opt out of shared responsibility. Our governor has heard their singular whine, because the GOP never fails to follow the money. https://t.co/OplgQGGRcM
— David Simon (@AoDespair) August 3, 2020
Coronavirus stats update 08/02/20
Of the countries with the most coronavirus cases globally, all of the top 4 have right-wing leaders who espouse populist or anti-science views.https://t.co/D33C1s0tJL
— NPR (@NPR) August 1, 2020
One month ago, the Vice President cited “the precipitous decline in fatalities” as a sign of success. https://t.co/hw65QrN2a3
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) August 2, 2020
America is in SO MUCH trouble.
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 1, 2020
Only 8 States are trending now in a direction to #COVID19 control.
42 States are heading the wrong way — 36 of them have out-of-control epidemics.
As a Nation, we're losing our fight w/ #SARSCoV2 — & it's our own doing.https://t.co/48lRtWAzD4
The surge in the United States is so extreme that, once adjusted for population, 10 states are recording more new cases than any country in the world. @LaurenLeatherby https://t.co/YAuicThA7F
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) July 24, 2020
Places with large, ongoing BLM protests in May and June included New York, California, D.C. and, of course, Minnesota. Here's how much growth there was in new coronavirus cases in those places compared to the states where the growth was largest.https://t.co/0yTtjawp3d pic.twitter.com/Y1yNWC01qY
— Philip Bump (@pbump) July 23, 2020
DHS lies about New York
US District Judge Furman notes the court “has the power to conduct an independent investigation in order to determine whether it has been the victim of fraud.”https://t.co/2muCaIqXRj
— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) July 29, 2020
New York Times: Homeland Security officials made false statements to justify expelling New Yorkers from programs that speed global travel, federal lawyers admitted. https://t.co/gZetGBfZFW
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) July 24, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security admits it made false statements in defense of denying Global Entry to New Yorkers https://t.co/BbQxnLtZ30
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 24, 2020
Wear a mask
Everyone should wear a mask. This isn’t about politics. The Trump cult is ignoring science and preventing the country from lowering the threat from the virus.
7 myths about face masks you shouldn't believe https://t.co/UaV4V0lXQn
— CNET News (@CNETNews) July 29, 2020
When the coronavirus first took hold in the US in March, we didn't have a lot of research on how effective masks were.
— Vox (@voxdotcom) July 29, 2020
But scientists have done more studies since then. And the science suggests: Yes, you should wear a mask. https://t.co/UIQEuLdULd pic.twitter.com/xZcgupBjVf
Masks don't just protect others. It's looking like they reduce the wearer's viral load, too, and might lead to see severe bouts of illness. https://t.co/RRPnIAj84h
— John Schwartz (@jswatz) July 28, 2020
State #mask mandates acted as a safety net leading to far milder increases in new #COVID-19 cases when states reopened. https://t.co/fbHEbW73iy pic.twitter.com/Bk5g4izFg7
— MoodysAnalytics ECON (@economics_ma) July 17, 2020
Homemade cloth face masks likely need a minimum of two layers, and preferably three, to prevent the dispersal of viral droplets from the nose and mouth, a video case study indicates. https://t.co/aUtvxJc99z pic.twitter.com/FyKOXFhuUI
— CNN (@CNN) July 25, 2020
The mask decision that will haunt President Trump's reelection bid https://t.co/kaGNokePod pic.twitter.com/SvFikwwGof
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) July 6, 2020
Wearing a face mask during the pandemic saves lives. And it may save the economy, too, by preventing the need for lockdowns that would wipe out 5% from US GDP, according to Goldman Sachs. https://t.co/VriQGHxaF5
— CNN (@CNN) June 30, 2020
McDonald's will require customers to wear face masks at all of its U.S. restaurants starting Aug. 1.
— NPR (@NPR) July 24, 2020
Because face masks have become a subject of contention, the chain says it will help employees get "de-escalation training."https://t.co/c93W8DIE8Z
Noses usually catch COVID-19 first, so keep them covered with face masks, experts say
— Mike Walker (@New_Narrative) July 25, 2020
https://t.co/qkWPxBzBGm
Mom influencers on Instagram are the latest to enter the no-mask fray https://t.co/e6OVt8m5H6 pic.twitter.com/T3iFxQcOcF
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 24, 2020
The U.S. still lacks a unified approach to handling Covid-19, including the use of face coverings https://t.co/xBrAqzk9ri
— POLITICO (@politico) July 19, 2020
Trump and his son are spreading more nonsense about hydroxychloroquine
New from me and @oneunderscore__
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) July 28, 2020
Dark money and PAC’s coordinated the “reopen” push behind doctors' viral hydroxychloroquine video. https://t.co/FXGmUL79I6
That Breitbart video from the doctors claiming that Hydroxychloroquine cures the coronavirus has been going crazy in anti-vax, anti-mask, reopen Facebook Groups today. Its at >20 mil views on FB. And that doesn't include all the private groups it's been spreading through. pic.twitter.com/QJ8ocMf3aM
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) July 28, 2020
Because when the leader of a cult – in this case the president – makes a pronouncement, the rest of the cult has to prove that pronouncement to be right, at any cost https://t.co/FzK8LAbOej
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 28, 2020
A new study has found that the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine — given either alone or in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin — did not improve the conditions of hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate Covid-19 https://t.co/ijYXNZtlNZ
— CNN (@CNN) July 24, 2020
Stella Immanuel, Trump’s New Favorite COVID-19 Doctor, Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine https://t.co/PjYcMBvCrU
— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) July 28, 2020
Twitter penalizes Donald Trump Jr. for posting hydroxychloroquine misinformation amid coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/nOOlIsWLu8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 28, 2020
Trump and Donald Jr retweeted a video posted on Breitbart of doctors claiming hydroxychloroquine works. I can’t believe I am typing this with 150,000 dead already. It was removed but only after being widely viewed. https://t.co/PgXB8lxUdQ
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) July 28, 2020
A Twitter spokesperson says the tweet with the video Donald Trump Jr. shared—which dismissed masks and lockdowns and promoted hydroxychloroquine, an unproven drug the president has touted for COVID-19—violated its "COVID-19 misinformation policy." https://t.co/uTQWbHvaVI
— ABC News (@ABC) July 28, 2020
Sad! 