On this platform, there has always— since day 1– been pushback even from ‘experts’ incl infectious disease docs that N95 & other respirators aren’t needed I don’t buy it If every essential worker was wearing a better mask since March 2020, things would have been VERY different.

#NewYearsResolution: Make sure 🇺🇸 knows #COVID19 #BoosterShots decrease risk of hospitalization by 88% & start to work in 7 days & only 70M ppl have gotten one in a nation of 331M so we could end this goat rodeo if y’all got off Twitter & made an appt: vaccines.gov

City Council voted unanimously to implement a mask mandate for inside public places in #PortlandME as of Jan 5. Businesses must post masks required signs as of Jan 10. The City Council shall review this ordinance every 30 days portlandme.civicclerk.com/Web/GenFile.as…

The CDC explains its new Covid guidelines

Biden administration to announce 400m N95 respirators will be made available free at community health centers and retail pharmacies for free. Great news for those who want the additional protection N95s offer. nytimes.com/2022/01/19/us/…

Oh hellll no.

Once #Omicron wave ends, we have 2 choices: 1) Say “normal” a lot, dismantle public health infrastructure, get surprised by the next wave (again). 2) Prepare for future waves. Vaccinate and boost, build mask and test capacity, clean indoor air. Create healthy “new normal”.

Our bodies are not designed to absorb and process this much violence, loss, and grief.

Forced birth in a country with: —No universal healthcare —No universal childcare —No paid family & medical leave —One of the highest rates of maternal mortality among rich nations This isn't about "life." It's about control.

The cowardice of all who knew and remained silent…

Give people free healthcare. Make college free. Raise the minimum wage. Tax the rich. Congress needs to stop participating in trickle-down economics.

It seems like Donald Trump promised to show the American people his taxes about a century ago, but now the courts have finally spoken and the law indeed catches up with even the richest—and most lawless—citizens.

Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files. “We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & The Capitol Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.” The inside story 🧵

Brutal.

Reminder: Billionaires are not “self-made.” They’re made via a combination of inherited wealth, government subsidies, tax loopholes, labor exploitation, and policy failures. Can we stop perpetuating a myth that blames the wealth gap on the choices of everyday Americans?

#superfanderek

Joe Biden ends re-election campaign, saying "it is in the best interest of my party and the country" bbc.in/46gq4xN

ABC Executive Urges David Muir To Circle Back To Eating Dogs

He has no plan. Nine years. No plan. He has "concepts of a plan." If they pan out, he'll let us know in the "not too distance future."

Can’t. Stop. Watching. 😆