I’ve been in conversations w cities & states & schools. It’s clear we need to adopt a new mentality & change some assumptions to unstick. 1/
People are wrestling with should they open schools & the best way to open them. 2/
It’s obvious to me at least that no one knows whether schools are safe. I mean the building codes. I mean the teachers. I mean sick parents.4/
But what we need to look for is HOW. 5/
Local & equity issues should be considered strongly. Listen to @arneduncan for more. 7/
Smarturl.it/inthebubble
Help them fit it. Show them how to wear it. Thank them for doing their part. 10/
In other words you’re walking around with an iPhone 1 on your face. 12/
We need PPE now. We need tests now. We also will need them in a year. Congress & states are focused on immediate relief. The president sees little beyond what works for him.
We’re spending trillions but investing almost nothing.14/
Start more manufacturing. Procure more raw material. Solicit more designs. Increase training.
Tests. PPE. Medication. Supplies. 15/
We should give income protection to wage earners (including tips) and allow bars & restaurants to repurpose. 16/
Just as @chefjoseandres pioneered. Listen to how. Smarturl.it/inthebubble
Here’s the simple answer. Don’t allow them. House everybody. People already houses keep them housed.
We can bail out banks. And airlines. Time to take this off the table.18/
But we must do it now. 19/
We need a 3-pronged national strategy. And accountability to get it done. 20/
2- Pooled & sewage testing for asymptomatic
3- Rapid saliva test for schools & building entry
Prioritize & build. All can be scaled.21/
Look America, let’s pull aside for a conversation...
I know. I know we think we’re special. Manifest Destiny. The remaining Superpower. Spreading freedom. Home to Silicon Valley. Savior of the world in world wars. 22/
Right now we can’t even go to Canada. 23/
We are with countries like Brazil that have massive slums & aren’t even making an effort.24/
But see to do this, there’s a catch: we have to stop behaving like giant asses. 25/
OK we don’t. Trump does. 26/
I mean following 🇹🇼, 🇻🇳 , 🇩🇪, 🇨🇿, 🇬🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇭🇰, 🇸🇬, 🇳🇿, 🇪🇸, 🇨🇳
I mean us following all these funny looking flag? I mean the Red, White & Blue. Us. We lead. 27/
Yeah, we at one point thought of ourselves as an amalgamation of the best ideas. A melting pot of ideas. 27/
But we’re a country that leaves people on their own. We pass emergency bills. We take care if you in the ER. But investing in your health or in social services or public health, no. 28/
We have got to take our country back. Not just the presidency. But our decency, our humility, our integrity & our ability to do hard things again. /end