In Connecticut, The New "Permanent Emergency" Surveillance Regime Suffers A Temporary Blow mtracey.substack.com/p/in-connectic…
Was just told Tucker covered the issue tonight. No, I did not coordinate with him or anyone at Fox. Maybe instead of lashing out in anger, ask why other networks and news outlets aren't covering the instatement of a nationwide surveillance regime on the false pretense of "safety"
As predicted, other colleges have started threatening to impose extreme Australia-style lockdowns modeled on the one that was just tried at Conn College. Sacred Heart U. in Fairfield, CT sent an email making this threat, implicitly blaming (vaccinated) students for new "cases"
In the email, Sacred Heart U. announces it will begin subjecting vaccinated students to random testing, apparently as a kind of creepy punishment. More arbitrary testing = more asymptomatic "cases" will inevitably be detected, and round and round we go. Email ends with a threat:
What is the Sacred Heart U. "Pioneer Promise," you ask? Another injunction to snitching and surveillance, under the banner of tedious cliches like "wellness" and "accountability." Maintain logs of your movements and hand them over to officials on command!
sacredheart.edu/offices--depar…
Whatever's going on in the state of CT, it's getting quite creepy. Lots of thinly-veiled threats to students from administrators, letting them know that they will be the scapegoats for any perceived "outbreak," and then couching these threats in the phony language of "compassion"
On second thought, maybe I should just spend all day gossiping and snarking about the latest trending topics on Twitter in order to instigate petty YouTube drama. That would be Real Journalism™
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15 Sep
Newsom appeared to be on the ropes and then the GOP decides to rally around a dopey flame-throwing talk radio guy. Failed CA recall is a good metaphor for the systemic stupidity of the GOP
Larry Elder "won" by getting millions of dollars in free media and dramatically expanding his media profile, thanks to the also systemically stupid conservative media boosting him for weird inverted Identity Politics reasons
LA County trended GOP in 2020 so don't try to argue that it would've been intrinsically impossible for a Republican to win an off-year state election in CA. This became less possible because a blinkered talk radio personality made the race a referendum on the national Culture War
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14 Sep
Told ya. Due to an increase in asymptomatic "cases," Brown University just imposed a suite of new restrictions -- including prohibitions on student social gatherings and going to bars/restaurants. Once again, they'd already mandated vaccination. The "permanent crisis" continues
This in particular is extremely creepy. In other words, "don't try to make friends"
The consistent pattern with these institutions is they choose to impose a wholly unnecessary and invasive surveillance "testing" regime, and then when the surveillance inevitably turns up meaningless "cases," they blame the students for having engaged in normal social activity
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13 Sep
Update: with the help of students I made it onto campus. Shortly after beginning my remarks, security arrived and directed me to leave. So a huge group of us moved to a different “off campus” area. Had a great exchange for ~2 hours despite being pelted with two eggs (both missed)
Here’s some of the ensuing YikYak commentary. There were also about a thousand different people filming/streaming so I assume plenty of clips will be circulating out there somewhere
The first egg pelting attempt appeared to be a drive-by, from someone in a moving car. Missed by a long shot. The second was someone on foot who pelted me at point blank range, but still missed 😂

I told her she should join the local Little League and practice her aim some more
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12 Sep
Lockdown Chronicles: Why I'm Going To Connecticut College mtracey.substack.com/p/lockdown-chr…
The mass quarantine happening right now has implications far beyond the College itself

So at the urging of many students who are clearly not in a position to speak on their own behalf, I will be delivering remarks at Tempel Green on the New London, CT campus tomorrow at 4pm EST
This situation is a surprisingly important test case in what happens if we allow a "permanent crisis" to take hold. Since my article was published, students have told me that they fear the social/disciplinary repercussions of advocating for themselves

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10 Sep
There's An Insane "Australia-Style" Lockdown Happening Right Now In The US mtracey.substack.com/p/theres-an-in…
Representing the most extreme version of incoherent control freak COVID excess, Connecticut College shuttered and quarantined its entire campus this week -- even though *virtually all students are vaccinated* per the College's own requirement. Here's what some of them told me: Image
"Floor Governors" (hilarious term -- used to be called "RAs") have been enlisted as handmaiden of the College Administrators to aggressively monitor and report these vaccinated adults -- for "violations" such as not re-affixing your mask quickly enough after brushing your teeth Image
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8 Sep
Connecticut College required vaccination for all students/staff, as well as mandatory testing twice a week for students, but has nonetheless shut down all in-person activities. Mass "quarantine" imposed, visits with friends prohibited, special permission required to leave campus
This is the total opposite of vaccines enabling everyone to "get back to normal." Clearly in some settings, it's just an excuse for authorities to exert more control and more aggressively micromanage your life

By the way, the annual fee for Connecticut College is $77,575
The busybody Dean sent a self-important letter condemning students -- who again, are universally vaccinated per the College's own dictates -- for socializing without wearing masks. How heinous! What happened to telling these College Officials to F off and mind their own business?
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