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Cleavon MD

21 Feb, 7 tweets, 4 min read

McKinney, TX
70 y.o. Iris Meda came out of retirement to teach healthcare workers needed during the pandemic at Collin College and died of COVID. Afterwards, two of her colleagues were fired as they pushed ahead with plans to unionize & protect workers. paydayreport.com/after-co-worke…

Right before the meeting, both Audra Heaslip, the vice president of the union, and Dr. Suzanne Stateler Jones, secretary of the union, were called in for separate meetings and were informed by their respective provosts that their contracts would not be renewed by the college.

@collincollege

Two @collincollege Professors Say They're Being Dismissed After Criticizing COVID-19 Policies

keranews.org/education/2021…

Iris Meda Came Out Of Retirement To Teach Nursing. She Died Of COVID-19 After Exposure From Student
wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

@collincollege

The professors were FIRED for SPEAKING OUT about @collincollege's handling of COVID. They prepared a resolution – signed by 130 faculty – that expressed concerns over returning to IN-PERSON classes & demanded the school publish data about the number of COVID infections on campus

@collincollege

Professors Jones and Heaslip worked 20 and 10 years at the college! These professors MUST be reinstated IMMEDIATELY with backpay. Their colleague died from COVID. Of course they are terrified to return back to work without proper safety precautions @collincollege.

https://twitter.com/Sesjones/status/1363336719148281856?s=20

Please sign the following letter to reinstate Dr. Suzanne Jones and Audra Heaslip wrongfully terminated for speaking out after their colleague Iris Meda died from COVID following exposure from a student. It takes 1 minute. Thank you!

https://twitter.com/Sesjones/status/1363336719148281856?s=20

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21 Feb

In 1973 Marlon Brando boycotted the Oscars to protest Hollywood's treatment of Native Americans. Two months later he appeared on the Dick Cavett Show and discussed the damage done to children when Hollywood perpetuates racial stereotypes

On March 27, 1973 Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather refused the Best Actor award on Marlon Brando's behalf. She was the first indigenous person to use the Oscars as a platform to protest the mistreatment of her people.

Hello. My name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I'm Apache and I am president of the National Native American Affirmative Image Committee.

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20 Feb

11 y.o. Cristian Pavón Pineda from Conroe, Texas enjoyed his first experience with snow, while his home suffered a power loss. Less than 24 hrs later his mom found the sixth grader dead from hypothermia in his bed where temperatures hit single digits. houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/m…

After Kevin Ayala, 23, lost electricity in his Fort Worth Texas home, he used a generator inside the house to keep his family warm. A friend found the family passed out from carbon monoxide. Kevin died, leaving a pregnant wife and 4 y.o. child. nbcdfw.com/news/local/man…

Arnulfo Escalante Lopez, 41, and Jose Anguiano Torres, 28, from Garland, Texas were found dead inside their apartment likely due to carbon monoxide poisoning because officers found a gas-powered generator inside. [stock photos] dallasnews.com/news/weather/2…

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19 Feb

🧵Let's talk about carbon monoxide because over 500 carbon monoxide-related calls statewide have been made to the Texas Poison Center Network since Feb. 11. 1/11 npr.org/sections/live-….

When you breathe, oxygen enters your lungs then diffuses into your blood. Red blood cells have sites that bind oxygen and carry oxygen to cells and organs in your body. For example, the brain, heart, muscle etc. 2/11

Carbon monoxide KILLS people because it BINDS to red blood cells 240 times greater than oxygen; as a result oxygen cannot bind to red blood cells --> your body is deprived of oxygen --> coma --> death. 3/11

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@Cleavon_MD

19 Feb

There are 62,000 Texans on dialysis. Their kidneys do not work so they cannot urinate to get rid of built up toxins, therefore they need dialysis every 3 days or they can die. As a result of NO WATER in hospitals REQUIRED for dialysis machines, countless people will die.

To make matters worse, hemodialysis machines require a certain level of water pressure to function.

Number of End-Stage Renal Disease patients in Texas: 62,691

Source: dpcedcenter.org/resources/stat…

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@Cleavon_MD

19 Feb

Across Texas, firefighters are having difficulty putting out fires due to frozen fire hydrants and water lines, in addition to low water pressure. In San Antonio, firefighters are bringing water to the scene to fight the flames because the hydrant at the complex is not working.

Six water trucks have already emptied, and more help is expected. Currently, the San Antonio Fire Department and the Bexar-Bulverde Volunteer Fire Department are at the scene. ksat.com/news/local/202…

Water tender trucks with thousands of gallons each were sent from all over San Antonio to help with the blaze, but now the fire is engulfing parked cars.

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@Cleavon_MD

18 Feb

People are dying of hypothermia in Texas! Where is the mobilization or resources? 3 days without electricity. Mothers with newborns forced to shelter in their cars to keep warm in Houston Texas.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1362502145824743426?s=20

This would be a great time for boots on the ground and law enforcement to rescue the thousands of people sheltering in their cars in Texas. Someone needs to get this life-saving information to them.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1362502145824743426?s=20

https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1362444435242409984?s=20

Austin, Texas Resources

https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1362444435242409984?s=20

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