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A mis- and disinformation superspreader event featuring @DefendingEd @KidsinSchoolPAC @NoLeftTurnElana, which should cover #COVID19 anti-mask propaganda, anti-#CriticalRaceTheory hysteria, anti-#DEI falsehoods, and more #BucksCounty #PA01 #PA #Montco #PA @PSEA
For some #BucksCounty #PA01 context highlighting local actors, read "Anti-Critical Race Theory hysteria revives McCarthyism, Klan politics" where I speak with @jasonintrator who provides a historical perspective to things happening on the ground in #PA. buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/opinion/…
Still waiting for these folks to denounce and repudiate the local #BucksCounty #PA01 Three Percent cell - the Proud American Patriots Network militia. Amazing there was going to be a paramilitary picnic with #Reopen folks. So far, crickets...
The armed militia/paramilitary wing of the #Reopen anti-mask movement announced it will be in Doylestown #BucksCounty #PA01 8/25 noon until @CBSDSchools meeting to discuss amending the health & safety plan based on @buckshealthdept David Damsker's new #COVID19 guidelines. 1/5 
The armed militia/paramilitary group is trying to brand this act of intimidation in #BucksCounty #PA01 as "family fun" & a "celebration." According to the flyer the event is co-hosted with Parents of @CBSDSchools, which one could assume are from the #reopen, anti-mask bunch. 2/5
This "family fun" armed militia/paramilitary group also offers to its shock troops, I mean members, discounts for Ballistic helmets "ideal" for law enforcement, military and private security contractors. Why would they need these? #BucksCounty #PA01 #extremism 3/5
1. @JoeNBC @morningmika @Morning_Joe Former teacher here: Once again everyone wants to put in their 2 cents w/o input from those who have to deal w/implementing the policies. You, the politicians, the parents, the scientists, the doctors et al want #AmericanSchools to #Reopen!
2. You need to consider that most school bldgs are more than 50 yrs old. A local HS built circa 1970 has narrow slit like windows that don't open. So much for #Ventilation! #Classrooms are small & don't allow for social distancing. This is further complicated by having....
3. 20-25 #Students per class. Several yrs ago a friend had 32 students in her K-class due to budget cuts! I don't know the number in her class now but I doubt there's been a great change in the number. The kids who take buses to school are on top of each other all the time.
Meanwhile in #France,
"the peak of this second wave is over"
(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
"the peak of this second wave is over"
(according to the President in his Adress to the Nation):
Wait... "the peak is over" doesn´t mean "it´s back to normal"!
Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).
France is disappointed.🙁
Although they certainly can make it happen.
Confinement will only fall on December 15,
if there´s less than 5.000 new cases a day.
(today it´s ~9.000).
France is disappointed.🙁
Although they certainly can make it happen.
Meanwhile in #Switzerland:
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)
Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
(excess mortality of the second wave is significant)
Good news: fastest decrease in infections happens in the worst hit areas now.
Just a reminder:
During a May #reopen rally, a Nazi with deep connections to the Philly police dept deliberately rammed a POC counter-protester with a car and dragged his struggling body through an intersection.
It's on video.
.@PhillyMayor's police threatened the victim.
During a May #reopen rally, a Nazi with deep connections to the Philly police dept deliberately rammed a POC counter-protester with a car and dragged his struggling body through an intersection.
It's on video.
.@PhillyMayor's police threatened the victim.
The victim has contacted the mayor, @PPDCommish, and, @DA_LarryKrasner, and Internal Affairs.
All have refused to intervene.
The Nazi behind the wheel has since been associated with multiple acts of vigilante violence against POC in South Philly.
All have refused to intervene.
The Nazi behind the wheel has since been associated with multiple acts of vigilante violence against POC in South Philly.
Kenosha is not an isolated incident.
Police, law enforcement, mayors, and district attorneys refuse to take this wave of far right violence seriously.
It is only escalating.
Police, law enforcement, mayors, and district attorneys refuse to take this wave of far right violence seriously.
It is only escalating.
The decision on #ReopeningSchools has fallen largely on local school districts and university administrators. So how can it be done safely as #COVID19 surges?
@margbrennan spoke with @AmericanU President and former @HHSGov Sec. @SylviaBurwell for more:
cbsnews.com/video/former-h…
@margbrennan spoke with @AmericanU President and former @HHSGov Sec. @SylviaBurwell for more:
cbsnews.com/video/former-h…
How did @SylviaBurwell decide to take @AmericanU totally online amid #coronavirus concerns?
She tells @margbrennan "after consulting a lot of epidemiologists" and local officials, she made the "best decision' to change course this fall #ReopenSafely
She tells @margbrennan "after consulting a lot of epidemiologists" and local officials, she made the "best decision' to change course this fall #ReopenSafely
While the Trump admin. pushes ahead with dismantling #Obamacare, @SylviaBurwell tells @margbrennan building on the #ACA is the best way to ensure access to #healthcare during a pandemic
#COVID19 is just going to bring "health care issues more to the forefront" she says
#COVID19 is just going to bring "health care issues more to the forefront" she says
Wondering where the anti-mask fervor is generated? The lastest @IREHR data on far-right groups opposed to #COVID19 restrictions found 227 groups with 254,534 members explicitly dedicated to the anti-mask cause.
irehr.org/covid19updates…
irehr.org/covid19updates…
This includes Facebook groups like "Masks Are A Choice - Orange County", "MASKS ARE FOR THE SHEEP AND THE SLAVES OF THE ZIONIST JEWS!" and "People against wearing masks! AKA, we're not sheep!"
Of 1114 groups on the list, 227 are explicitly anti-mask focused. They incubate much of the anti-mask propaganda that gets pumped into the larger constellation of "#reopen" groups (814 groups, 2.5 million members), then fed into the mainstream.
As #COVID19 cases are found to spread, #Melbourne (city of ~5 million) tries to contain them by going into #Lockdown.
(The interview features the idea of a dedicated #Quarantine building - that would actually help, I guess)...
(The interview features the idea of a dedicated #Quarantine building - that would actually help, I guess)...
"People acting as if the pandemic was over was 'not the answer, it is part of the problem' ".
"The virus had leaked from postcodes already under the stay-at-home orders to other parts of #Melbourne."
(and beyond, it is feared).
"The virus had leaked from postcodes already under the stay-at-home orders to other parts of #Melbourne."
(and beyond, it is feared).
Due to #Melbourne's outbreak, neighbouring South Australia is about to completely close it's borders to #Victoria.
(Nearly) no exceptions. And those essential few who are allowed in, will have to wear facemasks the entire time...
(Nearly) no exceptions. And those essential few who are allowed in, will have to wear facemasks the entire time...
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It's too soon to tell for sure, but now that some #reopen states are starting to take prevention measures seriously, we might be approaching a second peak.
It's better than the near-straight line we were at before, but I'm a lot less optimistic about what happens next.
It's too soon to tell for sure, but now that some #reopen states are starting to take prevention measures seriously, we might be approaching a second peak.
It's better than the near-straight line we were at before, but I'm a lot less optimistic about what happens next.
Remember the big surge in #reopen rallies?
The one in Harrisburg was right during the height of those, April 20th.
A week later, we saw a secondary peak that was nearly as high as the first.
The one in Harrisburg was right during the height of those, April 20th.
A week later, we saw a secondary peak that was nearly as high as the first.
Those protests were a site of infection, not just in terms of COVID but in terms of the politicization of basic common sense public health practice.
It created a blue/red divide along public health practice at the worst possible moment.
It created a blue/red divide along public health practice at the worst possible moment.
On behalf of all the fitness lovers & fitness centres around the city I most humbly req @KTRTRS garu to consider reopening of #Gyms & #FitnessCentres. Since this #Pandemic is on maintaining proper health & Immune system is of dire necessity.
You being a fitness freak can understand the value of being fit n healthy, gym owners have invested huge investments & to keep their gyms alive they're still paying salaries to their employees, paying rents, electricity bills & they also salaries to trainers.
For gym owners & trainers this is their only sole source of income, due to shut down they're going into huge losses & debts, if this req is not considered this loss cannot be compensated at any cost whatsoever.
Let’s talk about the proverbial elephant in the room RE #CompassionateRelease of persons incarcerated in #prisons in the midst of #COVID19. A [long] thread with thanks to @briewsf @DrNovisky @GeriPowerMD 1/21
While a partnership between @FAMMFoundation @NACDL @WashLaw4CR is tackling petitions in the @OfficialFBOP Why don’t we see governors and other leadership extending release to many of the #vulnerable housed in state #prisons? 2/21
By #vulnerable, I mean those persons who meet #CDC guidelines for greatest risk of serious illness due to #COVID19 -- persons over 65 (#olderadults), those with #chronichealth problems including severe #asthma #liverdisease or are #immunocompromised (#hepatitis) 3/21
1/ Q: What’s my personal risk for a bad #Covid_19 outcome should I become infected?
A: A variety of new “risk calculators” can help you answer this very question (Links below).
BIG CAVEAT: There are huge margins of error on the results, often making risk scores LESS ACCURATE.
A: A variety of new “risk calculators” can help you answer this very question (Links below).
BIG CAVEAT: There are huge margins of error on the results, often making risk scores LESS ACCURATE.
2/
Background: As several parts of the country #reopen, we need to make our own, individualized risk/benefit calculations. It’s a tough puzzle – we all have incredibly unique circumstances, constraints, and supports under which we’re operating.
Background: As several parts of the country #reopen, we need to make our own, individualized risk/benefit calculations. It’s a tough puzzle – we all have incredibly unique circumstances, constraints, and supports under which we’re operating.
3/ Both clinical medicine and health care policy rely on statistically sophisticated prediction models to estimate an individual’s risk for an outcome of interest (good or bad).
These models suggest answers to the Q: “What’s my personal risk for X outcome if I contract #COVID?”
These models suggest answers to the Q: “What’s my personal risk for X outcome if I contract #COVID?”
.@GovHolcomb about to begin #coronavirus briefing, where he's expected to present results of @FSPH_IUPUI testing of nearly 5,000 randomly sampled Hoosiers.
.@StateHealthIN Commissioner Kris Box: Indiana will receive weekly shipments of #Remdesivir from federal government, based on number of ICU patients. The anti-SARS drug has reduced the length of #coronavirus hospital stays.
.@FSPH_IUPUI, before presenting results, notes that "while I don't expect it to vary wildly," this is just the first phase of a planned 4-phase study, With that:
1.7% tested positive
1.1% had antibodies, suggesting past infection
1.7% tested positive
1.1% had antibodies, suggesting past infection
Thread: more evidence of the presence of the "Boogaloo Bois" - those itching to kick off a bloody Civil War II - in the growing number of far-right "ReOpen" protest groups.
Here's the conversation inside ReOpen Texas. "Bigigloo" is just another name for the "Boogaloo." Here you have #ReOpen activists begging to start a bloody armed conflict.
Similar "Bigigloo" memes have been circulating in the #ReOpen group, Pennsylvanians Against Excessive Quarantine.
One of the best summaries of #COVID19 risk assessment I've seen. Never so important than now as we seek to #reopen Canada.
Premise of this paper is
Successful infection = exposure to virus (dose) x time
erinbromage.com/post/the-risks…
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Premise of this paper is
Successful infection = exposure to virus (dose) x time
erinbromage.com/post/the-risks…
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Summary
- Outbreaks more common indoors, closely-spaced, sustained time periods >10min
- High risk situations: talking/singing, home/workplace or public transport, restaurants
- 90% of transmission events = high risk situations
- Shopping far less likely to be an issue
2/
- Outbreaks more common indoors, closely-spaced, sustained time periods >10min
- High risk situations: talking/singing, home/workplace or public transport, restaurants
- 90% of transmission events = high risk situations
- Shopping far less likely to be an issue
2/
Fascinating contact tracing data highlighting importance of #redesign for new normal. Especially as workplaces reopen....this doesn't look easy or straightforward.
Images show infected person & who became +ve in workplace & restaurant. Social distancing maybe not the answer
3/
Images show infected person & who became +ve in workplace & restaurant. Social distancing maybe not the answer
3/
.@GovHolcomb's daily #coronavirus briefing is underway. @StateHealthIN commissioner Kristina Box is again absent following the death of her father last week.
ISDH chief medical officer Lindsey Weaver with a reminder: 20 new #coronavirus testing sites open tomorrow at @INNationalGuard armories. Registration is open now.
Weaver: "This is a marathon, not a sprint....Just because the mall is open doesn't mean you need to go." In particular, if you're feeling sick, #stayhome.
Journalists from across the US heard insights from the First Draft team and discussed their concerns and tips around reporting at this time, covering the following issues (thread, 1/6)
Mistrust in medical institutions
Nursing homes are under particular scrutiny due to secretive policies that keep friends, families and yes, journalists, in the dark about the severity of Covid-19's impact
(2/6)
Nursing homes are under particular scrutiny due to secretive policies that keep friends, families and yes, journalists, in the dark about the severity of Covid-19's impact
(2/6)
Hurdles to reporting
We recommend searching Facebook Groups for personal accounts from friends, families and employees, and researching civil court records for potential history of issues when care facility officials are not forth-coming
(3/6)
We recommend searching Facebook Groups for personal accounts from friends, families and employees, and researching civil court records for potential history of issues when care facility officials are not forth-coming
(3/6)
.@GovHolcomb about to begin his daily #coronavirus briefing with @StateHealthIN Commissioner Kristina Box.
Spoke too soon. Dr. Box is absent today, due to what Holcomb says is "a non-COVID family emergency." Dan Rusyniak, chief medical officer for @FSSAIndiana, and FSSA Secretary @confectionsmd are filling in.
Rusyniak: 2,850 people have registered for @IUPUI #coronavirus study announced last week. Fairbanks School of Public Health hopes to test 5-7K in this phase, 20K by year's end. (Don't volunteer; they're contacting people selected to participate.)
1/Notes from the #COVID19 plateau:
2/In #Washington the total number of #COVID19 cases is down from the peak but not very far. In the hospital, it feels steady. Plenty of capacity for more if we need it. Thankfully, public health efforts and clinical surge planning prevented us from running out of beds.
3/I knew we were likely to have a long course, but I didn’t expect it to be this tiring. It feels like treading water. The surge wasn’t as big here, so the current levels don’t seem like a relief.
Meet our #CoronaFascist of the Day, #LockdownLarry, Maryland @GovLarryHogan. When forcing widespread house arrest on his citizens he was quoted as saying:
"We are no longer asking or suggesting that Marylanders stay home. We are directing them to do so." #RiseUp
"We are no longer asking or suggesting that Marylanders stay home. We are directing them to do so." #RiseUp
More #LockdownLarry @GovLarryHogan - As if mandatory face masks weren't draconian enough amid a decline in #COVID19 numbers, Governor Hogan refuses to open his state unless impossible or undefined benchmarks are met. #CoronaFascism #RiseUp
Even more #LockdownLarry @GovLarryHogan - 500 criminals were released from Maryland jails, but someone who refuses to wear a mask can spend a year in jail. #jailbreak #CoronaFascism #RiseUp
Right-wing groups have been organizing protests against the stay-at-home/quarantine orders put into place by various states to combat the spread of the novel #coronavirus. We took a look at the hashtags promoting these events. #AltWankers #Covidiocy
cc: @ZellaQuixote
cc: @ZellaQuixote
We downloaded a week's worth of tweets containing all permutations of #Open, #OpenUp, #Reopen, #Liberate, or #Free followed by a state name (250 hashtags total), yielding 55095 tweets from 34787 accounts. #FreeMichigan was first to achieve significant volume, on April 15th.
Which states do hashtag-happy Twitter accounts want reopened so that citizens may exercise their hypothetical right to contract and spread #COVID19 unhindered? Texas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and Virginia were the most frequently hashtagged.
