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3 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
So to summarize… it’s
President Biden + The Democratic Caucus, progressive to moderate, House and Senate vs Two People. This isn’t “Democrats in disarray.” It’s two people defying their entire party without even presenting a counter-proposal or a cognizable explanation.
Two people…
Two people…
So the only real question is, who are those two people answering to? Because it’s not their states. Not West Virginia… theguardian.com/us-news/2021/s…
And not Arizona… tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archi…

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Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 Profile picture
1 Oct
So @SenatorSinema didn’t even feel pressed to stay in DC and “negotiate” with the president and her fellow Dems. Hopefully Arizona press will ask her if she’s back home to meet with constituents or just lobbyists. As always, she’s also welcome to discuss on @thereidout. Any time.
Good piece by @Will_Bunch on what the Sinema train wreck means… inquirer.com/columnists/att…
And for those giving @SenatorSinema a pass for heading home to see the doctor… well… it’s more complicated than that, of course…
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28 Sep
The House Progressive Caucus is using its numbers and the power that comes from them to do something extraordinary: to try to enact a popular agenda that helps ordinary people over the objections of the powerful donor class. It’s breathtaking to watch.
Whatever happens, it’s a powerful counter to the ways conservative Democrats like @Sen_JoeManchin and @SenatorSinema have used their minuscule numbers in a super narrow majority to try to force their donors’ agenda on the Democratic Party writ large…
not to mention how Republicans have used their numbers to try to Kamikaze the country and the economy to try and wring a clumsy return to power out of the ashes.
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Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 Profile picture
22 Sep
When anti-vax, anti-mask people drone on about “freedom,” what’s unavoidable is that by definition they mean the “freedom” to get sick (and use up limited healthcare resources) and to infect other people with COVID. There’s just no way around that and I cannot understand it.
If your child is exposed to the virus and you choose to send them to school anyway, particularly unmasked, what you’re saying is you literally don’t care if they get other kids or their teachers or other families sick or even cause deaths because your convenience matters more.
The only other option is that you cannot financially afford to not send them to school, in which case we need alternatives like universal childcare, but with options to separate children who have had COVID exposure from other kids. Who’s gonna do that work and for what pay?
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Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 Profile picture
20 Sep
Seems like we're getting to a point where there may simply be two separate Americas: one where people choose or must take their chances with the virus (and unfortunately the healthcare systems around them remain in crisis) and one where norms are accepted to reduce COVID death.
And where those Americas happen to intersect, there may be flare-ups of confrontation (and crowded ICUs.) But for the most part, states, cities and businesses that choose norms and COVID reduction could well return to something approximating "normal" vs the "open COVID" spaces.
And if these variants don't slow down, what will that do to decisionmaking by corporations and industries as they choose where to locate? And what is the impact on tourism and on these states' relative economies? (States like Vermont are already advertising their high vax rates.)
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Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 Profile picture
9 Sep
Thanks for the follow. Was tempted to not respond but since I know others believe this stuff, a few things:
1. "The government" didn't make these vaccines. Private companies (Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson etc.) did. Though government certainly HELPED. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…
2. No one is forcing anyone to take the vaccines. It's just really risky and dumb not to, especially since they're free. And increasingly there are social consequences for choosing not to. That's perfectly normal. It happens all the time in organized societies, including ours.
If for example the Biden administration says federal employees or Pentagon employees have to be vaccinated for COVID, or private companies mandate the same, it presents those employees with a choice: get vaccinated, or don't work there. Choices have consequences.
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9 Sep
The idea that taking your mask down or refusing to wear one and yelling/breathing in people's faces; and even COUGHING in people's faces, is a go-to protest for COVID deniers is both telling and disgusting. I can't imagine believing I have a right to force bodily fluid on people.
You have to wonder if these people also believe their rights are violated if they work in a restaurant and are instructed to wash their hands after using the toilet. Do they feel violated by having to wear shoes in stores? Shirts? There is no "right" to spread germs and viruses.
You can't walk around naked on the street or sit in a park starkers. You'd get arrested. Take that to a nude beach or accept the legal consequences. Your kids may have to wear a particular uniform in school. Seatbelts! There are all sorts of rules about what you put on your body.
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