Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says vaccine mandate had “zero” contribution to airline cancellations this weekend:

“When you get behind, it just takes several days to catch up.”
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says opposition to vaccine mandate did not cause thousands of flight cancellations:

“That's not what was at issue with Southwest over the weekend.”
Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly says he’s “never been in favor of corporations imposing that kind of a mandate,” but defers to President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate for federal workers.

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9 Oct
No plans today? Spend your Saturday catching up on these great conversations:

@briankoppelman joined @jheil on #HHW w/ a drop-in by “Wags”
@jmpalmieri discusses allyship w/ @dopequeenpheebs for #JSAH
@amandalitman & @cristinafortx chat reaching young voters on #BAT

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On this week’s #HHW, @jheil and @briankoppelman dive into season 5 of #Billions, how he discovered Tracy Chapman, and discuss Brian and David Costabile’s long friendship when “Wags” drops in.

Listen to this 2-part episode: recount.co/HHWApple
This week on #JSAH, @jmpalmieri is joined by comedian and author @dopequeenpheebs for a lively discussion on what we can all do to be better allies and why we should be talking about school curriculums even though it’s not sexy.

Listen here: recount.co/JSAHApple
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8 Oct
Grab your cup of coffee and let’s catch up on the news with this week’s #RDP deep dives:

👉 Making sense of America's deep divisions
👉 Keeping our children safe from guns
👉 Diving into US-China Relations
👉 Revealing the harm Facebook has on kids

recount.co/RecountDailyPod
After a decade of reporting abroad, @eosnos returned to the U.S. to find a country more fractured than ever. Evan shares his insights on increasing polarization, the election of Trump, January 6th, and more.

Deep dive on #RDP with @reenaninan: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mak…
There was ANOTHER school shooting this week. What will it take to stop violence in schools and keep children safe?

Deep dive on #RDP with @reenaninan and @NicoleHockley of @sandyhook: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…
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6 Oct
"We're all scared, we're all worried, we're all sick ... We're hoping there's that there's no casualties and that all of our babies can come out of that school okay"

— Parent of a student at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, after reports of an active shooter inside.
Timberview High School in Arlington, TX on lockdown as authorities investigate active shooter situation.

@rlopezwfaa reports: “I have a friend … her son texted her in the family group chat and said ‘I’m okay. I’m in lockdown. I’m hiding, but I love you all.’”
Scores of school buses arrive at Timberview High School in Arlington, TX, to evacuate students amid reports of multiple gunshot victims.
Read 4 tweets
6 Oct
WTF is up with Idaho?

While Gov. Brad Little (R-ID) is down at the southern border, fellow Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin signed an executive order as acting governor banning vaccine requirements or mandatory testing in K-12 schools and universities.

Little is not happy.
Here's Gov. Little's statement from the border:
We call this an Idaho Grandstand-off
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2 Oct
We had a jam-packed week of guests on our podcasts. Spend your Saturday catching up:

@jheil interviews @StevieVanZandt in an epic 2-part #HHW pod
@jmpalmieri speaks w/ @amyklobuchar from #TribFest21 for #JSAH
@amandalitman & @JuddLegum “Follow the Money” on #BAT

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On this week’s #HHW @jheil and @StevieVanZandt dive into his time on E Street, friendship w/ @springsteen, stint on The Sopranos, and role in busting Mandela out of jail.

Press play on this epic 2-part episode: recount.co/HHW
“The fact that we had so many women running [for president] just made a difference in races all across the country.”

@amyklobuchar speaks with @jmpalmieri about the 2020 election from the @TexasTribune #TribFest21 on #JSAH: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sen…
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1 Oct
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) announces the first K-12 vaccine mandate in the nation, requiring students to get vaccinated against COVID in order to attend in-person classes.

The mandate will go into effect once the FDA gives full approval of the shots for their age groups.
“If you want to attack someone, attack me.”

— Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on pushback against his first-in-the-nation K-12 vaccine mandate, as school workers face threats.
In case it wasn’t clear, Newsom’s talking to these people.
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