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Sep 24, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read Read on X
What happens when a small red, mostly rural state of three million refuses to take coronavirus seriously and doesn’t issue a mask mandate?

Exactly what you’d expect.

sltrib.com/news/2020/09/2…
This will rapidly become a problem because while Utah’s death rate has been small compared to other states due to a younger, healthier population, they also have a tiny hospital capacity. One of the smallest per capita in the country.
Utah’s daily positive rate is now 14%. Since late August, the rate of new cases among patients ages 15 to 24 has more than tripled. As that group’s share of infections began to drop last week, cases among other age groups began to rise sharply.

Schools are seeding outbreaks.
Because Utah has a large population of school-aged children per household, you’ll be able to see how schools lead to increased community spread pretty dramatically.

It’s the reason we moved to close schools immediately in the spring & the reason we should never have reopened.

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May 2, 2023
Utah is ranked bottom of the nation for equal pay, education & air quality. They ban books, abortion & gender affirming care. Utah routinely engages in censorship of its own citizens. It is a dangerous place to live for LGBTQ people, women, and children.

Shame on @usnews Image
Should be headlined “Best states for white cis males to start an MLM and exploit their way to millionaire status.”
I mean… read your own damn article dated March 2023.

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Feb 19, 2023
In high school in the 90s my first job that wasn’t working for my parents (I’d worked for them starting at 12) was behind the meat counter at a local grocery.

I wanted to stock shelves but the owner never hired girls to stock shelves.
I was 15.
(THREAD)

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(2) It was a very small NH town. If you were a kid and you wanted a job, this was where you worked. Period.

Once I started I realized the manager of the meat department was an utter misogynistic asshole. Dave loved the power trip of controlling and taunting young girls.
(3) When you were the new girl the rule was you cleaned the meat room every night. It was a horrible job washing away all the blood & guts & sanitizing it.

The new girl cleaned it every shift until it was done correctly.

Who decided when you’d done it correctly? Dave did.
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DAILY DOSE
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Today’s top 5 headlines

1: Grand jury report released today claims one or more witnesses may have committed perjury.

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3: Tesla recalling hud reds of thousands of cars because it’s newest self-driving beta is dangerous and may be causing crashes.

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DAILY DOSE
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The top 5 news stories of the day

1: The humiliation fest continues as McCarthy loses 11th round of voting in bid to become speaker. It’s the longest the House has taken to determine a speaker in 164 years.

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DAILY DOSE
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Top 5 news stories of the day:

1: Republicans are expecting the battle to continue into the weekend as McCarthy continues to lose ground in his bid for speaker of the House.

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2: A bomb cyclone with the potential for heavy rain, mudslides, and flooding hits California as a state of emergency is declared.

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3: Minimum wage increasing in 23 states, the biggest increase being in Nebraska which is now at $10.50/hour.

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DAILY DOSE
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Today’s top 5 news stories:

1: Kevin McCarthy fails to secure the House speaker spot, cementing the first time in a 100 years a speaker has proceeded to multiple rounds of voting.

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2: Texas teens will now need parental consent to obtain birth control at federally funded clinics as December court ruling goes into effect.

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3: Amber McLaughlin will become the first openly transgender person to be executed in the US – unless Missouri’s governor, Mike Parson, grants clemency and puts a stop to the planned lethal injection.

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