As @jallen1985 points out, this article is incorrect in asserting that @tatereeves has embraced natural herd immunity as a COVID solution.

Quoting Tate Reeves last July: "Herd immunity is not anything like a realistic solution in the short or mid-term. I wish it was." screenshot of The Nation Ar...screenshot of Tate Reeves' ...
A more accurate way to describe Gov. Reeves' approach to the pandemic since vaccines became available is "every man/woman/child/school district for themselves!"

Essentially: Get vaccinated, don't get COVID, if you do, don't blame the gov; blame yourself.
mississippifreepress.org/15063/gov-reev…
The result of the governor passing the buck & centering "personal responsibility," though, has been a shirking of social responsibility resulting in hospital failures & many, many more avoidable deaths (not to mention more permanent health issues).
mississippifreepress.org/15565/multiple…
The difference between Reeves and govs like DeSantis is obvious in how each handled masks in schools.

Both refused to mandate masks in schools this year. But @tatereeves didn't ban schools from implementing their own mask mandates.

DeSantis did & punished schools who disobeyed.

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7 Oct
NEW: Since July, twice as many children have died of COVID-19 as during the prior 16 months combined. All were unvaccinated or ineligible for the jab.

But kids ages 5-11 may soon be eligible; Today, Pfizer asked the FDA approve the vaccine for ages 5-11.mississippifreepress.org/16765/pfizer-a…
“With new cases in the U.S. continuing to be at a high level, this submission is an important step in our ongoing effort against #COVID19," Pfizer said today.
mississippifreepress.org/16765/pfizer-a…
Among Mississippi children between the ages of 12 and 15 who are eligible for vaccination already, 30% are now fully vaccinated along with 34% of those between the ages of 16 and 17.

45% of Mississippians of all ages are fully vaccinated.
mississippifreepress.org/16765/pfizer-a…
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5 Oct
WLOX TV anchor Meggan Gray has lost her job after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Her employer declined her offer to get tested weekly for COVID, @CAnitaLee1 reports.

FYI: WLOX is owned by Gray Television, whose CEO is a major Trump & GOP donor.
sunherald.com/news/coronavir…
Other Gray Television anchors across the country have quit or lost their jobs over Gray Television's vaccine mandates in recent weeks, too.

In Nebraska, KSNB meteorgologist Tim Jones: adweek.com/tvspy/nebraska…
In Missouri, Gray Television fired KY3 reporter Linda Simmons for refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
adweek.com/tvspy/missouri…
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1 Oct
The statement "racism is physically built into some of our highways" is an incontrovertible fact, albeit the kind of fact that powerful, wealthy white men love to deny.

Anyway, here's a link: npr.org/2021/04/07/984… screenshot of headline: &qu...
It's important to remember that wealthy white folks (especially heirs to white wealth) have a vested interest in playing the "hear no evil, see no evil" card here: Systemic racism helped build white wealth and entitlement.

Even acknowledging systemic racism is a threat.
It's not just the highway system or Rep. Palazzo, though.

Systemic racism built Mississippi. Gov. Tate Reeves says it doesn't exist.
mississippifreepress.org/11705/systemic…
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28 Sep
NEW: Overturning Roe v. Wade will "empower" women to pursue careers and raise children, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch says. She says times have changed.

But there are a lot of reasons to think that's... not exactly true. So here's a thread. 1/
mississippifreepress.org/16319/overturn…
AG Fitch's claim about ending Roe v. Wade: “Think about...the babies that will be saved, the mothers that will get the chance to really redirect their lives. You have the option to achieve your dream goals and have those beautiful children as well.” 2/
mississippifreepress.org/16319/overturn…
Fitch claims changes since 1973 make Roe and abortion no longer necessary for women. She cites laws "addressing pregnancy discrimination, requiring leave time, (and) assisting with child care" as allowing women to pursue careers and "rich family lives." 3/
mississippifreepress.org/16319/overturn…
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26 Sep
Not only did Chuck Todd let Meghan McCain tell a lie on air without correcting her, but @MeetThePress then tweeted the lie as fact with no fact check. So here's a fact check:

Support for "Build Back Better" plan by poll:

Navigator: 66%
LCV: 73%
Data for Progress: 66%
SEIU: 65%
The Navigator poll was for Sept. 9-13; details here: navigatorresearch.org/wp-content/upl… Image
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) poll was in August; details here: climatepower.us/wp-content/upl…
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25 Sep
Oh, the ways I love Kacey Musgraves:

🎵And my mama cried
When she realized
I ain't pageant material
I'm always higher than my hair
And it ain't that I don't care about world peace
But I don't see how I can fix it in a swimsuit on a stage 🎵
I mean, this woman knows southern society:

🎶Oh, I bet you think you're John Wayne
Showing up and shooting down everybody
You're classic in the wrong way
And we all know that you know the story 🎶
I mean, does she not?!

🎶If you ain't got two kids by 21
You're probably gonna die alone
At least that's what tradition told you
And it don't matter if you don't believe
Come Sunday mornin', you best be there
In the front row like you're supposed to 🎶
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