Thread by @KentuckyFreedom

That face you make when you find out @KentuckyFreedom will be calling you out on your Beshear Spin (BS) again.

A #KYFreedom live tweet thread in less than 20 min‼️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

@GovAndyBeshear is a few minutes behind it seems, but we are ready to roll...

Expect @GovAndyBeshear to take credit for efforts undertook by the @MattBevin admin to create jobs. @AndyBeshearKY didn’t do it in a few short months & during a pandemic where he stood in front of a camera daily. The last admin hustled & Beshear reaps the fruits of that labor.

4:07 and we still haven’t started. @GovAndyBeshear usually has nothing better to do so this is surprising.

Underway

752 total deaths as of today

131 patients in ICU (down from yesterday)

Positivity rate up to 5.51% despite @GovAndyBeshear’s mask mandate and shutdown of bars and restaurants.

Jefferson. Fayette, Warren, Hardin, Madison, Davis, Barron, Bullitt lead in cases.

21 new cases in kids under 5. An 18 days old. @AndyBeshearKY uses the baby for emotional fear monger of saying “not hospitalized yet”.

#covid19 harming children is a statistical anomaly. Much greater threats to kids like cars, child abuse, choking, swinging , and abortion.

@AndyBeshearKY provides no solace moment for other causes of death among children, nor a way to save lives, such as the three taken in Louisville last night.

2 new Long Term Care deaths. Recently @GovAndyBeshear administration modified these facilities reports online. chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/c…

“Probable deaths” were removed, lowering total number. Probable still among count for general public total.

Social media feel good stuff. Chalk art at @wku (We remember when @MattBevin was mocked for a feel good effort today painted rocks to raise awareness of drug overdose. Apparently it’s all wonderful now).

@GovAndyBeshear encouraging people to order takeout to save restaurants from his arbitrary 25% capacity mandate.

@CHFS_CaresforKy (who @Alvarado4Senate blasted during a meeting last week) has taken the podium to update on food stamps. Says 100 thousand ppl have signed up for them since pandemic started 👀

@CHFS_CaresforKy encourages people to sign up. Says food stamps support local groceries.

Wtf is going on?

Updating on testing for long term care facilities.

@CHFS_CaresforKy assures is they are doing good (65% of deaths are in nursing homes).

Note: All they talk about is more testing. More can be done but they are failing and lectures us daily??

@JColemanKY with “good news”

A monument of women’s sufferage Nettie Depp will be placed at the Capitol on August 21, 2021.

Not clear if this going where the Davis statue was. Likely.

@GovAndyBeshear back at the podium. Thus far 3 separate masks have laid in the podium.

Question time:

First is of he thinks schools are ready to open the third week of August.

Beshear says he recommends another delay. Wants to see positivity rates down.

Note: child abuse is occurring & kids are going hungry.

Question on the eviction case.

Another day, another report progress reported from the Governor.

@TomL_Ky_Today asks where Nettie Depp Statue will be.

Beshear clarifies west end of Capitol (not the rotunda).

Question about 21 student athletes testing positive at UofL

@GovAndyBeshear uses it as an opportunity to scold us for living life. Says this outbreak traces back to a party.

@LASmithReports asks about new restriction possibilities and bars and restaurants reopening.

Beshear says he hopes to increase capacity. Says he wants to check w/ his scapegoat, the @WhiteHouse first (aka Fauci and Birx). Considering curfew for bar and restaurants once reopened.

Says he don’t want to see people leaving bars and going to parties. Mentions 10:00 pm as the curfew potentially.

@GovAndyBeshear asked about thoughts on UK students going back to school.

Same answer as the other three times he’s been asked.

Another question about the state fair.

Beshear says the Board is going to make announcements tomorrow.

Follow up on if he has given recommendations to the board.

Beshear says there have been discussions and phone conversations. Puts the ball back in the fair boards court. Doesn’t give any specifics.

@GovAndyBeshear asked about @EKUFootball kicker refusing to play due to safety concerns who alleges the coach isn’t taking it serious.

Beshear says he doesn’t know the facts, but wants everyone to take safety serious and think about enforcement.

Written question about UofL football schedule.

Beshear says waiting for ACC to release info. Wants to see safety measures.

Note: These questions are pathetic.

@StevenStackMD coming to the podium. Likely seeing our tweets he is cautious to not lay mask on podium where three others have been.

Asked about testing confidence...

@KermitTheFrog says the best test is a molecular diagnostic test through @kroger. Tells people not to pay for antibody or serology year. Could misinform yourself using those.

New testing available in Louisville. Next week at these locations ⬇️

@TomL_Ky_Today asked about national testing & says testing is down & results delayed.

@GovAndyBeshear diabetes testing down. Says turnaround time depends on the lab. A lot of private, public, and quasi public. Says KY labs are turning around faster. Says we need 48 hr turnaround

Question about prison cases an deaths.

@GovAndyBeshear has no numbers today. Maybe tomorrow. Reiterates from a previous briefing they are looking to test wastewater to determine if cases are there. No mass testing on prisons he says.

@LASmithReports asks what his recommendations are on schools today.

@GovAndyBeshear restates he wants to push back anyone planning in person. Says online should start as soon as they want. Jokes his kids need that structure.

@GovAndyBeshear says we have a duty to insure every kids has broadband and a laptop or chrome book

Note: he’s about to plead for federal funds/bailout again.

CARES Act dollars are currently being used by districts to provide chromebooks. They will want more $ like always. Beshear will gladly abide in asking for it to save his economic disaster.

Beshear asked about travelers from out of state from advisory states.

Beshear says he hopes they won’t. Says to wear masks.

Reporter asks about Louisville substitute teachers who received an email to apply for unemployment despite it being summer

Beshear says fed govt was firm they don’t qualify (blaming @realDonaldTrump)

Question: who sent that email to give false hope? Another debacle with UI!

Beshear asked about confidence in 19-21 year olds making good decisions.

@GovAndyBeshear says he has faith in them and says he’s asking them to be adults.

@GovAndyBeshear using another graph that actually shows an increase in cases despite his orders, but he has a line going up that shows where we would have been, even though there’s no way to know.

Propaganda at worst, pure speculation at best.

That’s a wrap! #KYFreedom