April 30, 2020 by V Leigh

Trump ignored early intelligence warnings of Coronavirus

CNN: 61,000 people in the United States have died from coronavirus.
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) April 30, 2020

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A malaria drug widely touted by Pres Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in US veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.
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— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) April 21, 2020

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As New York morgues ran out of space, a funeral home filled U-Haul trucks with dozens of bodies, police say https://t.co/0TnOcs93sq
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 30, 2020

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Governor Brian Kemp’s decision to reopen Georgia is an act of war against all Georgians, especially Southwest Georgians who are predominantly Black. Some of us are fighting COVID-19. Kemp is waging a war against Georgians. This is not hyperbole. This is based on data. 1/7
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 23, 2020

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It’s been clear that the President’s public denial and delay to act against the #coronavirus was deadly.

That he also ignored early intelligence warnings on the lethal threat to America puts our staggering loss of life into even starker relief – and lays it plainly at his feet. https://t.co/6vO56MpERL pic.twitter.com/yEW6qHVS5N
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) April 28, 2020

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April 22, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus Lays Bare The Staggering Class Inequalities That Divide America

This is a fantastic article addressing a very real issue with the rebound from this difficult chapter. Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting* – Julio Vincent Gambuto – Medium #Gaslighting #COVIDー19 https://t.co/x41EtmvrBw
— Bethany Lambert (@ComposinCounsel) April 11, 2020

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.@chrislhayes: “We cannot go back to normal until we have a vaccine, there is no business as usual. Things will change.”https://t.co/c5evgn0Aah
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 12, 2020

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Officials spent 20 years preparing for a pandemic.

When it finally arrived, they ran into an unexpected problem: A president who refused to act.https://t.co/Xt8roO9mYX
— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2020

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Governors plead for federal help on coronavirus testing, contradicting Trump’s claims that testing is widely available https://t.co/awxgBmcEaX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2020

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As COVID-19 exposes the class inequalities that have long divided America, support for Medicare for All has surged to near record highs, and 7 in 10 Americans support halting evictions and freezing rent during the crisis. https://t.co/yDFwV28uPn
— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 16, 2020

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April 21, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it.

I’m so tired. https://t.co/HUXYLOi1Xw
— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) April 14, 2020

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imagine if cops just….handed out masks instead https://t.co/3AMJT2t2YU
— aída chávez (@aidachavez) April 10, 2020

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More than three dozen immigrant children at a Heartland Alliance shelter for unaccompanied minors have tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/PfSumDOHjW
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) April 14, 2020

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In Chicago. 270 people at Cook County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19. 210 are incarcerated and 60 are staff. https://t.co/EF0GOeaPIY
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 4, 2020

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COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting African Americans, but our health system has struggled to address health inequality since long before the coronavirus pandemic. It’s time to end these disparities. https://t.co/zeZlM1L650
— Rep. Lauren Underwood (@RepUnderwood) April 17, 2020

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Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it. >> Today’s col. https://t.co/3IDtgwtNRL
— Frances Ryan (@DrFrancesRyan) April 15, 2020

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April 20, 2020 by V Leigh

Protests against stay-at-home orders

Y’all went from “All Lives Matter” to “No Lives Matter” at the speed of light. 🙃
— Marissa Jackson Sow (@MarissaEsque) April 16, 2020

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President Trump today addressed demonstrators defying social distancing guidelines to protest state stay-at-home orders.

“These are people expressing their views …They seem to be very responsible people to me. But they’ve been treated a little bit rough.” pic.twitter.com/4Tz4ijlzga
— POLITICO (@politico) April 18, 2020

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All you have to know about this Huntington Beach protest is that the guy holding the sign that says “COVID-19 IS A LIE” is wearing more PPE than most US frontline healthcare workers

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— Sam Ghali, M.D. (@EM_RESUS) April 18, 2020

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A White House advisor said protests were spontaneous, but Michigan records showed the organizing group goes by another name: “Michigan Trump Republicans” and directors include “the state GOP v. chair of ’grass roots‘ efforts” … aiming to damage Whitmer.https://t.co/poLfPfH8ms
— Aaron C. Davis (@byaaroncdavis) April 18, 2020

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White guys, rifles, Trump signs — woman chief executive: “Lock her up!” What, no new material, guys?https://t.co/mbXsDo06fp
— Sheldon Whitehouse (@SenWhitehouse) April 16, 2020

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Protestors yelling outside @GovAndyBeshear’s press room. ‘Facts over fear’ they also yell pic.twitter.com/ASfyE7Kigl
— Matt Stone (@mattstonephotog) April 15, 2020

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Jacksonville Beach reopened 26 minutes ago. This is a live picture. pic.twitter.com/tC6voQ3BAn
— Travis Akers (@travisakers) April 17, 2020

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Prepare for a lot of the progress that’s been made in states with Republican governors to be undone within weeks. https://t.co/JCx2pfequo
— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) April 17, 2020

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So Stephen Moore has emerged as the public voice of Friends of Covid-19, the astroturf uprising against efforts to contain the virus, comparing protesters to Rosa Parks. This is, of course, grotesque 1/ https://t.co/VIs5A4h1FK
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) April 19, 2020

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April 19, 2020 by V Leigh

The single most likely person to be shot and killed by American police is a Black man having a mental health crisis.

WRONG HEADLINE.

It says “Black Students SAY they are being penalized for their hair.”

No, Black students ARE being penalized for their hair. https://t.co/OHxEDEZwts pic.twitter.com/vQa1ju4Kgx

— Shaun King (@shaunking) March 8, 2020

It’s time to demand protection from our government in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sign BLM’s petition urging our government to protect the most vulnerable. https://t.co/UwqAyFIhat #WhatMatters2020 #Blacklivesmatter

— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) March 18, 2020

White cop from Jeff Parish Sheriff’s office in Harvey, LA planting drugs on an innocent black man.

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE REALIZES WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.

THIS IS WHY WE KNEEL pic.twitter.com/nxhwmGeqEA

— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) March 17, 2020

A #NewYork #Police Officer Was Caught on Camera Apparently Planting #Marijuana in a Car — for the Second Time! – https://t.co/VIr9CtkgXg

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 21, 2020

This is Steve Taylor.

He was a beloved father, son, brother, and friend who was brutally shot and killed by police yesterday at a Walmart in San Leandro, CA.

He was clinically depressed, suffered from schizophrenia, and in middle of a mental health breakdown.

He needed help. pic.twitter.com/YHw131JzV7

— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 19, 2020

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The single most likely person to be shot and killed by American police is a Black man having a mental health crisis.

The least likely is a white woman having the same mental health crisis.

One is given endless time, grace, patience, treatment.

The other gets bullets. pic.twitter.com/HnTBwa4pTb

— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 19, 2020

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Police claim the Black man they killed in a Walmart posed a threat to them since he was “armed” with a baseball bat.

But video of the incident appears to show police shooting the man in the back as he walks away from them, after he drops the bat.https://t.co/2GQaGWyalb

— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 19, 2020

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Man with a bat shot dead by police in a Walmart today.

The reason this keeps happening is bc there are no consequences for the cops’s actions, even cold blooded murder.

Will this time be different?

We need #CriminalJusticeReform for how we police now.pic.twitter.com/zpe3N9YEY2

— Jen Perelman For Congress (@JENFL23) April 19, 2020

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April 13, 2020 by V Leigh

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms.

NEW: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms. https://t.co/bde2558h69
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 10, 2020

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This is how the GOP plans to treat the migrant farmworkers who are making it possible for us to eat. Wow wow wow wow wow wow #coronavirus https://t.co/B8FY1mypgS
— Rinku Sen (@rinkuwrites) April 11, 2020

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Once you acknowledge the plain fact that the U.S. has deliberately engineered — and maintained for over a century — an agricultural system dependent on migrant labor, you see that “the undocumented” aren’t an illicit foreign presence, but a hyper-exploited domestic caste. pic.twitter.com/1Yzvv4qtrL
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) April 4, 2020

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Farmworkers are on the front lines of this pandemic, ensuring our communities are fed—and the Trump administration wants to reward them by cutting their pay. This is shameful.

Make no mistake: We will fight for farmworkers with everything we’ve got. https://t.co/1MAdQe4MdG
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 11, 2020

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Cutting the pay of farmworkers will starve the American people!!!!

Farmers are struggling, but the answer is NOT to hurt those who are helping farmers. We must prioritize folks on the frontlines, NOT corporations and no-strings-attached industry bailouts. https://t.co/nWFPgKaFli
— J.D. Scholten (@JDScholten) April 11, 2020

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April 12, 2020 by V Leigh

People really think poor folks live off of the rich when it’s the other way around. #GeneralStrike

For days, major CEOs & certain powerful people have been admitting, in clear terms, that they are willing to sacrifice people’s lives for their profits, but are NOT willing to sacrifice their profit for people’s lives.

Remember this lesson, bc it informs a LOT of US policy. https://t.co/Dk0jNshuoE

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 25, 2020

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People really think poor folks live off of the rich when it’s the other way around. That’s why I support folks calling for general strikes and rent strikes right now.

— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) March 25, 2020

General strike now https://t.co/bTcIUMJPCQ

— Mx. Roach (@surrealsermons) March 25, 2020

I did not foresee Cheesecake Factory leading the #generalstrike, but I guess you take solidarity where you find it. https://t.co/gThEPbvYwJ

— Jeff Sharlet (@JeffSharlet) March 25, 2020

A workers’ rebellion is growing in Italy. https://t.co/CeYPcDfUmB

— Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) March 25, 2020

Just as Trump is pushing for a return to work amidst an explosion of #coronavirus infections, workers across industries, from bus drivers to burger flippers to Amazon employees, have launched wildcat strikes + sick-outs as calls for a #GeneralStrike grow. https://t.co/tY2FnIVau0

— It’s Going Down (@IGD_News) March 25, 2020

The poor die.

The rich get bailed out.#WhichSideAreYouOn

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) March 25, 2020

I still support a general strike for all these workers who are deemed “essential” but still aren’t earning livable wages while working in unsafe conditions as the biggest benefits are given to billion dollar corporations. https://t.co/wDcEDhgItt

— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) March 25, 2020

White House rejects bailout for USPS battered by #COVID19

This is devastating

USPS employs 600K Americans

Millions of small businesses depend on USPS for their products & shipping needs

Letting USPS go bankrupt will decimate what’s left of our economyhttps://t.co/D2PZfwrVAb

— Qasim Rashid for Congress (@QasimRashid) April 11, 2020

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People get confused when the stock market goes up despite people losing their jobs. The truth is that many companies will be more profitable and efficient with fewer employees. Investors pay for returns not jobs.

— Andrew Yang🧢🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) April 9, 2020

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When late stage capitalism takes a selfie: pic.twitter.com/2OMI8JRz95

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 10, 2020

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April 11, 2020 by V Leigh

Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

This is the neoliberal U.S. mentality pic.twitter.com/N2nYqyrVhS
— Johnny E. Williams (@jwillia2) March 26, 2020

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People inside immigrant detention are fearful for their lives over #covid19 and are demanding to be released!@ICEgov‘s response? Pepper-spray them. #FreeThemAll https://t.co/Tt9svHilxT
— RAICES Action (@RAICESACTION) March 25, 2020

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So Boeing which is accused of misleading pilots & federal inspectors about lapses that led 2 of its 737 Max jets to crash (killing 346 people) is poised to receive a portion of a $17B loan program

Unfortunately, there’s no money for universal healthcare
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— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) March 26, 2020

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Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

We need immediate action on universal paid sick leave so that nobody has to go to work when they aren’t feeling well. pic.twitter.com/GpcDEZtssN
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) March 26, 2020

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This week alone, New York has lost more people than we did on 9/11.

I’ve been on the phone all week with sobbing nurses, health aides, warehouse & frontline workers.

COVID is a traumatic event. We must make serious investments for the mental healthcare of our frontline workers. https://t.co/xuY2xgWiTb
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 11, 2020

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The idea that we treat health care as an employee benefit is totally absurd.

As millions are losing their jobs, my bill with @RepJayapal says: We will take a burden off your shoulders. In this crisis, you will get all the health care you need for free. https://t.co/jTmzx60DLm
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 11, 2020

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Dear @Surgeon_General Adams: Caucasians drink alcohol & abuse drugs at higher rates than blacks or Latinos. If you are going to make remarks that could be interpreted as offensive, at least get your facts straight. https://t.co/YdxDATrJ6u…https://t.co/yd7To9h5er https://t.co/GkSXUKrFiu
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 10, 2020

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Inherent to #COVID19 – as in every epidemic – are issues of class, race, and equity.

I cannot be more clear: although we are all at risk, historical injustices result in INCREASED risk for Black communities. https://t.co/s8Hr0GGI9J
— Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) April 5, 2020

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It’s not just “poverty” that makes Black people predisposed to the worst effects of COVID…it’s also the way Black patients are less likely to be believed, are seen as uncooperative & whose pain is not taken seriously. The cumulative consequences of being seen as undeserving. https://t.co/Iet1p7vFal
— Keeanga-Yamahtta T. (@KeeangaYamahtta) April 10, 2020

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Month: April 2020

Trump ignored early intelligence warnings of Coronavirus

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White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms.

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