That "308,000 deaths in the military" number is very specific, so I did a simple search. Appears that 308,000 is the number of civilian casualties in Iraq. Real numbers, real lives - zero context here in #Debates2020. statista.com/chart/20699/es…
More than 20k people died of COVID-19 in my city. Healthcare workers had no PPE. NYC begged for supplies & equipment as morgue trailers filled. Deceased people were carried away in rental vans. We were failed by our federal govt profoundly. politico.com/news/2020/03/2…
NYC saved lives by limiting social contact and mandating masks. We do not want to go back to the mass-death we experienced in terrifying early months of this pandemic. This isn't a game, this isn't a political football. Americans are dying. #Debates2020
New Yorkers don't need football. We need to survive this pandemic and crisis of leadership. In case anyone needed a fact check on that. #Debates2020
Chris Wallace is the real loser of this debate. Echoing calls for @errollouis turn-off-the-mic debate rules going forward. #Debates2020
Secretary Esper is moving forward with DoD's diversity initiatives, btw. It's good work, and truly needed. thehill.com/policy/defense…
So it's 308,000 veterans now. Google "308,000 veterans" and see how may states quote 308,000 veterans statistics - what's with that? #Debates2020
The disrespect of Beau Biden here is sick and wrong. Beau's fatal cancer was likely caused by toxic exposures in Iraq. There is no honor in this disruption. #Debates2020
Almost half of California's land is managed by the federal govt, for whatever that's worth here. Also people who are losing their homes and livelihoods to fire deserve far better answers than this. #Debates2020
Also on NYC crime - we need to bring down rates of violence for certain - but murder rate is still lower than the Giuliani admin. #Debates2020 gothamgazette.com/columnists/oth…
This is a wild jumble of claims & misinformation tonight. But note that a sitting president, when asked to condemn white supremacists, chose NOT to condemn hate & instead said to violent extremists: "Proud Boys, stand by." #Debates2020 splcenter.org/fighting-hate/…
Troops voting absentee during the Civil War isn't just history - it made history. #Debates2020 military.com/military-life/…
Proud Boys are taking the president's words as marching orders:
Reminder that Proud Boys have been active & brutal in NYC. A gang of 10 of them shouted anti-gay slurs as they beat up peaceful protesters last year. gothamist.com/news/two-proud…
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