July 26, 2022 by V Leigh

U.S. scientists are enrolling nearly 40,000 patients in 4-year $1.2 billion study of long Covid

U.S. scientists are enrolling nearly 40,000 patients in 4-year $1.2 billion study of long Covid https://t.co/RsPuXq83DD
— CNBC (@CNBC) July 8, 2022

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We need @CDCDirector @AshishKJha46 @POTUS to speak on tv & in media about importance of #COVID19 prevention, vaccines AND masks, improving ventilation, etc. They need to let people know about #LongCOVID and fact that people can get reinfected and reinfections can be worse.
— Myra Batchelder (@myrabatchelder) July 8, 2022

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“If we don’t stop this…we will have potentially most of the population at some point developing #LongCovid symptoms.”https://t.co/dTeKKIx0hs
— Hannah Davis (@ahandvanish) July 9, 2022

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“Boston researchers say they have found spike protein lingering in blood of long COVID patients” https://t.co/yCAulfPzTK
— Dakota (@Dakota_150) July 8, 2022

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“A lot of people that have long COVID have been denied, saying it is in your head, it’s not real. Long COVID is real. Long COVID is affecting millions of people.” WHO’s Dr @mvankerkhove & Dr Abdi Mohamed explain what we know so far about post-#COVID19 condition or long COVID. pic.twitter.com/rOWv1ORZuh
— World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific (@WHOWPRO) July 5, 2022

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Repeated infections with SARS-CoV-2 are occurring due to the continued evolution of the virus & each new infection could lead to #longCOVID.

From fit to being unable to move – Claire, a mum to 3 boys, shares how her family is living with #longCOVID.https://t.co/PAEoMoj8zm
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) July 19, 2022

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May 29, 2022 by V Leigh

Oklahoma’s governor just signed into law a bill that bans abortion entirely, effective immediately.

BREAKING: Oklahoma’s governor just signed into law a bill that bans abortion entirely, effective immediately.

This ban deputizes private citizens to act as bounty hunters and sue friends, family, and anyone else assisting someone in getting an abortion.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 26, 2022

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Oklahoma, we know you must be feeling a lot of things right now. Today, we ask that you rest. We’re here, fighting for you. We’re taking this ban to court w/ @reprorights and know that we will never stop working to defend your right to control your body. You can count on us. https://t.co/TOAEg2hdzy
— Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) May 26, 2022

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Oklahoma enacted an absolutely shameful law banning abortion yesterday. This law, which effectively outlaws abortion from the moment of fertilization and takes immediate effect, is the most extreme state law yet and threatens the fundamental rights of all women.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 26, 2022

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BREAKING: Oklahoma’s governor just signed into law a bill that bans abortion entirely, effective immediately.

This ban deputizes private citizens to act as bounty hunters and sue friends, family, and anyone else assisting someone in getting an abortion.
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 26, 2022

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🚨Oklahoma Republicans just enacted a bill to completely outlaw abortion care across the state.

This is just the start of the domino effect we could see should Roe v. Wade fall.

The cruelty is the point & we must use every tool available to fight back.https://t.co/EMSWA4L5G5
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) May 26, 2022

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May 11, 2022 by V Leigh

The Senate is on track to hold a key vote on a bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide. It comes as the US Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, as indicated by a leaked draft opinion.

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion sent shockwaves across the nation this week with revelations that the majority of justices support overturning Roe v. Wade.@JuliaEAinsley talks to @Yamiche about how this could energize voters for the upcoming midterm elections. pic.twitter.com/FsB271Sj9X
— Washington Week | PBS (@washingtonweek) May 7, 2022

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The Supreme Court’s impending decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is the product of plutocratic judges that serve right-wing interests over the wishes of the majority. There’s no clearer sign that we should radically curb the power of the Supreme Court. https://t.co/hy8xMe3cyZ
— Jacobin (@jacobin) May 7, 2022

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861 people died as a result of pregnancy in 2020. This number is up 18% compared to 2019.
We cant be forcing carrying pregnancies when we cant even keep people alive during childbirth.
— Dr. Theresa Chapple (@Theresa_Chapple) May 3, 2022

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The only time I’ve cried in front of a patient: a 20-something woman whose baby had multiple *lethal* malformations was forced to carry the pregnancy to term. Lacking access to prenatal care, she didn’t know about the malformations until it was too late to have an abortion. 1/n
— Dr. Jorge A. Caballero stands with 🇺🇦 (@DataDrivenMD) May 3, 2022

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“Your body is mine.” Abortion rights are directly tied to rape culture. https://t.co/R1U2E9PNS3
— That’s Not Right (@thatsnotrightpo) May 7, 2022

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Missouri is joining Louisiana in making IUDs and Plan B illegal.

This AIN’T about abortion.

It’s about legislating and controlling women based on warped religious beliefs.
— Pam Keith, Esq. (@PamKeithFL) May 7, 2022

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“If a human being begins at the moment of conception, the result will be that forms of contraception will be criminalized under this law,” Lindgren says. #WomensRights https://t.co/X4q7k1n7d8
— Linda Hill (@bulldoghill) May 7, 2022

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Tonight, @SenGaryPeters told the Senate his abortion story.

It’s so important that we protect women’s rights under Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/P3Q31kqUSd
— Senate Democrats (@SenateDems) May 11, 2022

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The Senate is on track to hold a key vote on a bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide. It comes as the US Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, as indicated by a leaked draft opinion. https://t.co/HQIw3G8Llo
— CNN International (@cnni) May 11, 2022

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April 29, 2022 by V Leigh

White supremacy directly increases Covid’s harms.

Science confirms that when white people read about Covid racial disparities, they respond selfishly https://t.co/Wi2XGvp54e
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 20, 2022

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Removing mask mandates is antiBlack racist policy (systemic). And choosing to not wear masks is racist behavior (individual).

Black ppl are more likely to work frontline jobs, w/o healthcare. Black folk are 1.4x more likely to die from COVID than whites.https://t.co/LMN2osUTzM
— 🇻🇮 Vocal Advocacy Class #DefundBPD 🇻🇮 (@bmore_radical) April 9, 2022

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People with long COVID often feel invalidated, ignored, and dismissed by the medical professionals they so desperately seek answers from.

We asked people to share their stories, and this is what we heard.

My latest for @BuzzFeedNews https://t.co/swFoLFzv7O
— Katie Camero (@camerokt_) April 29, 2022

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You aren’t testing anymore. Lol https://t.co/oOhtKQsoaN
— Dawn Summers (@FakeDawnSummers) April 29, 2022

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I don’t think ppl realize how close *anyone* can be to being high risk for COVID. Including themselves.

Not only do ppl have overly positive bias to their health status, but there are things happening in your body you may not know about that COVID could worsen & bring to light.
— Dr. Amy Tan 譚玉英 🥟🍜🥣Racism=Public Health Crisis (@AmyTanMD) April 23, 2022

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the media comprehensively covered the racial disparities in the COVID pandemic. @AdamSerwer and others noted then and this data suggests that such coverage made readers less concerned /less supportive of protective measures https://t.co/hCFPLMxlhU
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) March 30, 2022

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New study shows white Americans who learn about Covid’s racial disparities have:

1) reduced fear about Covid
2) reduced empathy for those vulnerable to Covid
3) reduced support for Covid protections

White supremacy directly increases Covid’s harms.https://t.co/fYqY2NUjCY
— Hannah Davis (@ahandvanish) March 30, 2022

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September 22, 2021 by V Leigh

A doctor says he performed an abortion on Sept. 6 that violated Texas’s new law.

Sad that in 2021 I have to explain to a GOP Governor that:

1. “6 weeks pregnant” = 2 weeks late for your period
2. Periods are late all the time from stress, diet,etc
3. Most people know their rapists

but GOP want to have more control over your body than you do, so here we are. https://t.co/IVCGHvkp6q
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 8, 2021

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BREAKING: The Justice Department is suing Texas over its new abortion ban — saying the state enacted the law “in open defiance of the Constitution.”
— NPR (@NPR) September 9, 2021

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BREAKING: The legal architect of Texas’ abortion ban writes in a Supreme Court brief that if women want to “control” their “reproductive lives,” they can simply “refrain from sexual intercourse,” and that women “choose” unprotected sex because of legal abortion. RT TO EXPOSE HIM!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) September 18, 2021

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So long as the constitutional right to an abortion is under attack, I’m going to use every legal tool at my disposal to fight back.https://t.co/RdCxQWK9ao
— NY AG James (@NewYorkStateAG) September 18, 2021

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“”Women can say no to sex if Roe falls,’ says architect of Texas abortion ban”

It has always been about control. It will always be about control. Over what we do with our bodies, our time, our interests, and our lives. We are only allowed to be one thing. https://t.co/u6CeLYHzTt
— feminist next door (@emrazz) September 18, 2021

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Apple is on the verge of becoming the largest employer in Texas, but hasn’t yet publicly spoken about the abortion ban. There’s a chance they could have real impact if they do. Every iPhone says “privacy is a human right” the first time you turn it on. https://t.co/AUnKcljdbe
— anildash (@anildash) September 20, 2021

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A doctor says he performed an abortion on Sept. 6 that violated Texas’s new law.

“I had a duty of care to this patient, as I do for all patients, and because she has a fundamental right to receive this care,” Physician Alan Braid writes in an op-ed. https://t.co/UnpdioRggL
— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) September 18, 2021

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September 6, 2021 by V Leigh

Texas’ six-week abortion ban is one of the most—if not the most—draconian and unprecedented anti-abortion bills to ever become law.

“Texas’ six-week abortion ban is one of the most—if not the most—draconian and unprecedented anti-abortion bills to ever become law.” https://t.co/st3NfK025O #BansOffOurBodies #SB8
— NARAL (@NARAL) September 4, 2021

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President Biden says Texas’ draconian new abortion law violates the Constitution, pledges to “protect and defend” abortion rights. https://t.co/iqCfdeh87c
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 4, 2021

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Texas law bans abortions after a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, but doctors say that term isn’t based in science. What an ultrasound detects in an embryo at 6 weeks is electrical activity from cells — not a heart.

And that sound? It’s made by the machine.https://t.co/LZr4NWfc5E
— NPR (@NPR) September 4, 2021

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This is unusual: @thenation ran Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent in the Texas abortion edict in full — as if it were an original essay for publication.

The editors must believe it should be widely read. I think so, too. (With an @ElieNYC introduction.)https://t.co/WdOnCZbx8C pic.twitter.com/QbgCFKvJ3d
— Cristian Farias (@cristianafarias) September 4, 2021

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“I think it’s a dynamic situation and I gotta think that this is not going to work out well for the Republicans,” Bill Kristol says on the possible reaction to the Texas abortion bill during election season.https://t.co/FVIU10LG0U
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 4, 2021

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TikTokers and coders are flooding a website designed for reporting people who violate Texas’ new anti-abortion laws with fake tips. Gov. Greg Abbott and Marvel’s Avengers are among those being reported receiving abortions. https://t.co/4drgsqv3ab
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 4, 2021

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A website seeking anonymous tips on people violating Texas’ new law restricting abortions has been inundated with spam after viral calls from social media users. https://t.co/bg3CiGyl6x
— ABC News (@ABC) September 4, 2021

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JUST IN: GoDaddy will no longer host a site set up to collect anonymous tips about potential violations of Texas’ new abortion law.https://t.co/fz4x2esBPw
— NPR (@NPR) September 4, 2021

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After being booted from GoDaddy the anti-abortion whistleblower website in Texas is now hosted with Epik. Epik hosts numerous far right websites deemed too controversial for regular providers. A local cyber security professional described their CEO to me as “basically a fascist.”
— steven monacelli  (@stevanzetti) September 4, 2021

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August 18, 2021 by V Leigh

The parking lot after a school board meeting last night in Franklin, the wealthiest place in Tennessee. Parents harassed medical professionals who had spoken in favor of masks in schools. “We know who you are. You can leave freely, but we will find you.”

The parking lot after a school board meeting last night in Franklin, the wealthiest place in Tennessee. Parents harassed medical professionals who had spoken in favor of masks in schools. “We know who you are. You can leave freely, but we will find you.” pic.twitter.com/SzR0uvMeE7
— Natalie Allison (@natalie_allison) August 11, 2021

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‘We know who you are… we will find you’ — These anti-maskers blatantly threatened a doctor and others who spoke in favor of mask mandates at a Tennessee school board meeting pic.twitter.com/YcQ24FR1ze
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 16, 2021

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“Anti-vaxx” / Proud Boys rally in Los Angeles off to a great start. pic.twitter.com/mMAQxfwfxw
— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) August 14, 2021

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BREAKING: An 8th grade Mississippi girl died this morning hours after testing positive for COVID-19. She attended classes throughout the week at a school that began with no mask mandate.

Yesterday, Gov. Tate Reeves downplayed the danger to schoolchildren. https://t.co/Hd3o0U6Di0
— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) August 15, 2021

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Opinion | Dr. Jalal Baig: Covid mask mandates for schools are essential. Without them, instruction must be virtual. – @NBCNewsTHINK https://t.co/6paDJqwitp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 14, 2021

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Gov. Holcomb says no to statewide mask mandate as COVID-19 surges https://t.co/MbXKEVdcbW
— FOX59 News (@FOX59) August 12, 2021

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Florida governor says state can withhold salaries from school leaders who enact mask mandate https://t.co/y3nTQMQ8PK
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 10, 2021

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May 12, 2021 by V Leigh

“There are racial disparities in health in the United States.”

Nearly 2,000 of the roughly 16,700 people in ICE detention right now are being monitored for active COVID infections.

If the United States had a similar infection rate, there’d be nearly 40 million active infections at the moment. https://t.co/BHj9pUqNbF
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 12, 2021

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A new study estimates more than 900,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. — a number 57% higher than official figures.

The researchers also estimate the worldwide death toll is nearing 7 million.https://t.co/wb7VcFUhdn
— NPR (@NPR) May 6, 2021

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Black women are 8 times more likely to die and three times more likely to almost die than white women, and at least 60% of these deaths are preventable. Being pregnant while Black should not be deadly. https://t.co/17Mev8pNf4
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) May 9, 2021

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“There are racial disparities in health in the United States. Over 200 Black people die prematurely every single day,” says Harvard public health professor David Williams. He’s spent a quarter-century researching the impact of racism on health. https://t.co/6RyKSS4YAr pic.twitter.com/B4wOyd9C3X
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 18, 2021

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March 28, 2021 by V Leigh

Crumbling infrastructure in the rural South is a racial justice issue.

.@KeriLeighMerrit: “It is nothing short of a moral and ethical tragedy – an indictment of the entire country – that our citizens are being deprived of clean, running water in one of the richest nations on earth.”https://t.co/ApB1xgnO0f
— CNN Opinion (@CNNOpinion) March 14, 2021

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“It’s now week four of the water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city of Jackson. The water is still not safe to drink.”https://t.co/sYYXrG2tqq
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 12, 2021

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You can’t bathe. https://t.co/70qNjYgOIU
— Kiese Makeba Laymon (@KieseLaymon) March 13, 2021

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Mississippi’s capital city enters week 4 of a water crisis: Here’s how it got to this point https://t.co/IZecn04q1o via @usatoday
— Ben Barber (@Ben_Barber_) March 10, 2021

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Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, were left without water for weeks after a deep freeze hit the south, bursting pipes and forcing people to rely on bottled or collected rain water. @nickjudin dives in on Jackson’s water crisis on What Next:https://t.co/e8z3cUS2Qu
— Carmel Delshad 📻 (@cdelshad) March 23, 2021

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Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis: Crumbling infrastructure in the rural South is a racial justice issue. https://t.co/LaO5ovlgxg #environmentalracism
— Robert D. Bullard (@DrBobBullard) March 23, 2021

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February 3, 2021 by V Leigh

Covid and Vaccine

A teacher’s dying wish was for people to wear masks during the pandemic. 3 Cobb County, GA educators have died during COVID. At a school board meeting Thursday, 2 board members & the superintendent refused to wear masks even during a moment of silence. A staff member responds: pic.twitter.com/QR75zdzQXP
— Brendan Keefe (@BrendanKeefe) January 22, 2021

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Timely reminder from ⁦@vanbadham⁩ that wage stagnation and poverty results in poor health, increased inequality and adverse social outcomes.
Decades of pandering to business and reducing bargaining rights coming home to roost! Fair IR laws needed. https://t.co/fMfU7UAC39
— Doug Cameron (@DougCameron51) January 25, 2021

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Learning disability vaccine plea: ‘Don’t leave us to rot’ – BBC News: As high risk groups continue to be immunised there are growing concerns that many people with learning disabilities have been missed out.
More on this story on ⁦@BBCNews⁩ tonight. https://t.co/pe2ILGL42S
— Nikki Fox BBC (@FoxNikkiFox) January 24, 2021

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I was out on the street last week and only met one person who is adamant about refusing the vaccine. The rest had questions or are trying to figure out how to get it. Read my perspective on #vaccineacceptance https://t.co/3NXDyCZPn2
— Lisa Fitzpatrick,MD (@askdrfitz) January 23, 2021

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In all 16 states reporting COVID-19 vaccinations by race/ethnicity, the share among Black people is smaller than their share of cases.

We need the proper information across all states to determine the best course of action to ensure equity in access to and uptake of the vaccine. https://t.co/FoSErymVVx
— Latoya Hill (@hill_latoya) January 22, 2021

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If the GOP was ok with 400,000 dead Americans, it’s not surprising they’re ok with a president inciting a coup that left 5 dead
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 26, 2021

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The 22 year old startup CEO, who was somehow put in charge of Philly’s covid-19 vaccine distribution, admits to stealing doses for his buddies https://t.co/QlAtDFiu8W pic.twitter.com/CprcoJcgrm
— Jezebel (@Jezebel) January 29, 2021

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A powerful winter storm pummeled much of the Northeastern U.S. on Monday, canceling flights, shutting down parts of the nation’s largest subway and postponing the distribution of some coronavirus vaccines.https://t.co/KR88ZOskxR pic.twitter.com/92AMKiBjl3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 1, 2021

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On Jan. 13 — after members tested positive for COVID-19 after being locked down with her on Jan. 6 — Marjorie Taylor Greene came up from behind me, loud and unmasked. I called out to her to put hers on.

Her staff yelled at me, “Stop inciting violence with Black Lives Matter.” pic.twitter.com/GtN5AmGrkO
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 29, 2021

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U.S. scientists are enrolling nearly 40,000 patients in 4-year $1.2 billion study of long Covid

Oklahoma’s governor just signed into law a bill that bans abortion entirely, effective immediately.

The Senate is on track to hold a key vote on a bill aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide. It comes as the US Supreme Court may be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, as indicated by a leaked draft opinion.

White supremacy directly increases Covid’s harms.

A doctor says he performed an abortion on Sept. 6 that violated Texas’s new law.

Texas’ six-week abortion ban is one of the most—if not the most—draconian and unprecedented anti-abortion bills to ever become law.

The parking lot after a school board meeting last night in Franklin, the wealthiest place in Tennessee. Parents harassed medical professionals who had spoken in favor of masks in schools. “We know who you are. You can leave freely, but we will find you.”

“There are racial disparities in health in the United States.”

Crumbling infrastructure in the rural South is a racial justice issue.

Covid and Vaccine