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Today I got the idea to put together a thread of every public official, elected or appointed, who is advocating for or trying to normalize mass die-offs as a right and just sacrifice to make for the sake of The Economy (tm). I'll start with Chris Christie https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-christie-pushes-for-reopening-says-americans-have-to-accept-more-coronavirus-deaths?via=twitter_page
Ken Turnage II, the now-former chairman of the Antioch, California planning commission https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Antioch-planning-commissioner-ousted-after-15242455.php
Page, Arizona mayor Levi Tappan wished indigenous people would "fight alcoholism" as hard as they fight C-19 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2020/05/03/navajo-nation-president-jonathan-nez-targeted-page-mayor-levi-tappan-comments/3075495001/
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants you to know that his children and grandchildren's future wealth is much more important than your lives, plebes https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/dan-patrick-there-are-more-important-things-than-living.html
Former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani, who milked the horrors and tragedies of 9/11 for all he could for political gain has become philosophical in his dotage. Death is just a part of life, man. Even in NYC. https://www.mic.com/p/rudy-giuliani-urges-us-to-put-spiking-coronavirus-deaths-in-perspective-22658350
Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman says her city can be a test case for what happens when a crowded city with an economy dependent on close human interaction by its very nature reopens in the middle of a pandemic without restrictions. https://apnews.com/5f4217c95f853b89638220d294e5eedf
On a side note, I just found a press release searching for a story about Goodman. The Raelians approve. Great job Carolyn! https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raelian-movement-applauds-las-vegas-mayor-goodman-and-calls-upon-religious-leaders-to-denounce-unconstitutional-coronavirus-measures-301042582.html
Sorry, I had to go think about kittens and puppies for a minute. Anyway, former Indio mayor Mike Wilson has thoughts. I'm not sure exactly what they are but he's mad. https://twitter.com/IndioCityWilson/status/1249875006776999936
Getting Americans back to work instead of waiting out the virus and potentially saving thousands of lives is "the lesser of two evils," says Indiana Rep. Trey Hollingsworth. That's the guy who made me think Holy shit, they're really saying it out loud! https://www.wibc.com/news/trey-hollingsworth-we-have-to-get-americans-back-to-work/
Who am I missing?
I broke my thread, oops https://twitter.com/brooklynmarie/status/1257552019503501312?s=21 https://twitter.com/brooklynmarie/status/1257552019503501312
I know there are more out there and will add to this list as I find them. If you see anyone I've left out, please let me know!
Don’t worry, people. No “regular folk” are dying in Wisconsin. Only meat packers, who are apparently “irregular.” Hmmm wonder if there’s another word for this https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1257720333383147522?s=21 https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1257720333383147522
https://twitter.com/chris_dignam/status/1257801094195003399?s=21 https://twitter.com/Chris_Dignam/status/1257801094195003399
"While critics will undoubtedly focus on the shortage of masks and lack of social distancing, I saw the best of America: people exercising their rights to free speech and assembly in defense of economic liberty." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-saw-the-best-of-america-at-a-peaceful-reopen-rally/2020/04/21/566909b0-8416-11ea-878a-86477a724bdb_story.html
I knew it was just a matter of time before it infested policy https://twitter.com/azcentral/status/1261517985371557888?s=21 https://twitter.com/azcentral/status/1261517985371557888
Oh my https://twitter.com/zeeshanaleem/status/1262176242746433536?s=21 https://twitter.com/ZeeshanAleem/status/1262176242746433536
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1262875875009155072?s=21 https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1262875875009155072
https://twitter.com/scottdstone/status/1264012201758724096?s=21 https://twitter.com/scottdstone/status/1264012201758724096
https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353?s=21 https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1263937751872868353
“Human capital stock”
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1264996588834996226?s=21 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1264996588834996226
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1264996588834996226?s=21 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1264996588834996226
"Fox News apologized Saturday for how it displayed a chart correlating the stock market’s performance with the aftermath of the deaths of George Floyd, Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael Brown." https://apnews.com/f18aadd2d6a2868c3765a02c2c9dfa13
TV economist Larry Kudlow, perhaps best known for his wildly wrong predictions about everything, has another shitty idea https://www.wsj.com/articles/kudlow-urges-replacing-unemployment-benefit-boost-with-return-to-work-bonus-11592151941
https://twitter.com/cstribune/status/1282293397911371778?s=21 https://twitter.com/CSTribune/status/1282293397911371778
Fuck this guy. No one should ever listen to any "economist" who says bullshit like this.
https://twitter.com/VanceGinn/status/1287951010376417282?s=20
https://twitter.com/VanceGinn/status/1287951010376417282?s=20
Jesus Christ. https://www.texaspolicy.com/about/staff/vance-ginn-ph-d/
He deleted it, because he doesn’t even have the courage to stand by his own words. Says a lot about him. Here’s the screen grab I took
Larry Kudlow is a hack and a fraud with no clue what he's talking about. He should be laughed out of every room he's in, and never invited to participate in any national debate or panel, ever. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1291746356810457089?s=20
The good news is that Ben Sasse finally found something he has the ganas to stand up for. There’s some bad news though https://twitter.com/rossdellenger/status/1292830897260175360?s=21 https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1292830897260175360
This is just getting depressing https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dr-scott-atlas-college-football-coronavirus-pandemic.amp#click=https://t.co/bT61ET4K6b
https://twitter.com/alexnazaryan/status/1293743471778398208?s=21 https://twitter.com/alexnazaryan/status/1293743471778398208
End game.
Good luck. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1300412315884548096
Good luck. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1300412315884548096
