I am beyond angry that .@GovRonDeSantis, who has said publicly that mask mandates don't work and has hosted roundtables with scientists saying that masks on children are unnecessary, continues to allow local tyranny.
1/4
There is no public health emergency any more, if there ever was. Hospitals are fine. Vaccines are available to everyone. @GovBillLee is now leading the way in removing local powers in Tennessee.
2/4
DeSantis' EO says it's necessary to keep schools open and prohibit vaccine passports. Well, the legislature should have already addressed those things. Their failure to do so is inexcusable, and every one of them should be primaried.
3/4
It's time for mass civil disobedience to these unconstitutional orders. It's time for rallies, for petitions, for whatever is necessary to move the needle. Let every elected official know that their failure to preserve your liberties will result in the loss of their jobs.
4/4
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On 4/29/20, @GovRonDeSantis announced Phase 1 of his "Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida's Recovery." A year later, we're still in a state of emergency, with no plan back to normal.
The conditions in the document - downward trajectory of CLI and ILI, downward trajectory of cases, capability to treat all patients without triggering surge capacity - have been met at multiple points over the past year, yet the last relaxation of measures was in September.
2/7
The driving force behind the ENTIRE THING was to protect hospital capacity, and the governor has said repeatedly that hospital capacity is not threatened in Florida and never has been
The data from @HealthyFla was missing info in several fields today (3rd time in the past few weeks), making it impossible to determine the ages of the newly-reported deaths.
2/6
First-wave peak was 8/4 (240); the 7-day moving average peak was 8/5 (227).
Second-wave peak so far is 1/22 (214); the 7-day average peak is 1/18 (198).