Thread by @Recursion_Agent, A trip down memory lane:"A declaration of war"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html hE sHoUlD hAvE aCtEd [...]

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A trip down memory lane:

"A declaration of war" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html

Trump Backtracks After Cuomo Criticizes Quarantine Idea

Gov. Andrew Cuomo compared the president’s suggestion that he was considering a quarantine on the New York region to “a declaration of war on states.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-update.html

hE sHoUlD hAvE aCtEd SoOnEr

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/28/ny-gov-cuomo-says-trump-has-no-authority-to-impose-quarantine.html

Politico's two cents https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/28/trump-new-york-coronavirus-quarantine-152917

March 5

https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-bill-de-blasio-coronavirus-subway-20200305-vmjdxjudbndlrjekashqs3hfou-story.html

A classic

A few more in that vein: https://twitter.com/wewiththey/status/1284935690652798977

https://twitter.com/wewiththey/status/1284935690652798977

"The virus has spread regardless of extreme measures taken by governments around the world"

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/opinion/china-travel-coronavirus.html

"coronavirus scare"

Huffington Post/Ted Lieu in March

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ted-lieu-donald-trump-coronavirus-racism_n_5e73281cc5b63c3b648ab4a5

Vox's immortal whoopsie: https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1242537366620966912

https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1242537366620966912

"Well ackshually, the flu is worse" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/time-for-a-reality-check-america-the-flu-is-a-much-bigger-threat-than-coronavirus-for-now/2020/01/31/46a15166-4444-11ea-b5fc-eefa848cde99_story.html

de Blasio, again

Daily Beast: https://thedailybeast.com/flu-not-coronavirus-is-the-virus-killing-us-kids-like-luca-calanni

Thanks to @Mythspeak

Schumer's deleted tweet

Also from @mythspeak, a bit of hypocrisy from across the pond:

Also bears mentioning, the disastrous and inexplicable decision by the CDC to threaten everyone trying to test for the virus: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html?referringSource=articleShare

Great related thread:
https://twitter.com/QuasLacrimas/status/1237673996163993601

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