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I'd like to recount how my governor, @andrewcuomo, has led New York during the pandemic:
1. Didn't act while the virus initially took hold & made New York the global epicenter of the virus. https://www.propublica.org/article/two-coasts-one-virus-how-new-york-suffered-nearly-10-times-the-number-of-deaths-as-california
1. Didn't act while the virus initially took hold & made New York the global epicenter of the virus. https://www.propublica.org/article/two-coasts-one-virus-how-new-york-suffered-nearly-10-times-the-number-of-deaths-as-california
2. He then one-upped himself, forcing nursing homes (you know, the places filled with fragile, elderly people who are most likely to die from COVID) to take in COVID patients. More than 6,700 nursing home residents died of COVID in those facilities. https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-new-york-andrew-cuomo-elections-nursing-homes-5212e305921c250eb6cba4f6f246fc4d
3. Cuomo proceeded to lie about what happened after he required the homes take COVID-positive patients back from hospitals. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/andrew-cuomo-nursing-homes-fact-check/index.html
4. Next, Cuomo put out his administration's own report of his failures, fully exonerating him. Because of its glaring omissions and dishonesty, it prompted more controversy. https://www.propublica.org/article/andrew-cuomos-report-on-controversial-nursing-home-policy-for-covid-patients-prompts-more-controversy
5. Could it get even worse? You bet.
In May, Cuomo gave immunity—a liability shield—to nursing home & hospital execs who negligently got their patients killed by COVID. He removed the incentive for them to be more cautious.
Oh, and guess what?
https://www.dailyposter.com/p/investigation-cuomo-gave-immunity
In May, Cuomo gave immunity—a liability shield—to nursing home & hospital execs who negligently got their patients killed by COVID. He removed the incentive for them to be more cautious.
Oh, and guess what?
https://www.dailyposter.com/p/investigation-cuomo-gave-immunity
6. Meanwhile, Cuomo was doing daily televised briefings about the COVID numbers. People liked them. So then Cuomo figured, mid-pandemic, he'd cash in and write a propaganda book about his success fighting it. Again: nothing about nursing home deaths. https://www.propublica.org/article/not-mentioned-in-cuomos-coronavirus-book-how-many-nursing-home-residents-died-in-new-york
7. He even got a fucking Emmy for his TV briefings. Oh well.
More recently, once the vaccine arrived in New York, Cuomo has refused to implement plans to have local health department administer it. County officials are furious. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-s-mass-vaccination-plans-are-shelved-as-15824607.php
More recently, once the vaccine arrived in New York, Cuomo has refused to implement plans to have local health department administer it. County officials are furious. https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-s-mass-vaccination-plans-are-shelved-as-15824607.php
8. These county plans have been tested for months, sometimes years, and are meant to be implemented during times exactly like these. Instead, Cuomo is only allowing hospitals to administer vaccines. Remember all the campaign cash he's gotten from the hospital lobby? Yeah.
9. So, only hospitals can administer vaccines. Cuomo only allows them to go to health workers—no one else. And they're slow as hell. Tons of vaccines are just sitting there. Many will probably expire. But Cuomo won't let non-health workers get the vaccine. https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/new-york-gov-cuomo-threatens-to-fine-hospitals-that-fail-to-use-up-coronavirus-vaccines-up-to-100k/
10. A few days later, vaccinations are still very behind. Surely Cuomo will let non-health workers—say, the elderly people he put at risk—get shots, right?
Nope. Absolute madness. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-07/nyc-s-de-blasio-blames-state-for-thousands-of-unused-vaccines?sref=uYHHCFbx
Nope. Absolute madness. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-07/nyc-s-de-blasio-blames-state-for-thousands-of-unused-vaccines?sref=uYHHCFbx
11. So who is Cuomo friends with? Who does he invite in to help coordinate health strategy? Guys like the CEO of this hospital system. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/nyregion/coronavirus-medical-debt-hospitals.html
12. Andrew Cuomo is a very powerful, extremely corporate Democrat whose father was also governor. He worked w/ Republicans and renegade Democrats to stymie progressive state legislation. Sadly, he won his last two elections vs. progressive women easily. This is who NY wanted.
And there you have it. Cuomo's AG just reported that Cuomo undercounted nursing home deaths (many of which are his fault) by 50%. Worst Democrat in America. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/nyregion/nursing-home-deaths-cuomo.html
