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Remember the never ending stream of 2016 celeb deaths, capped off by George Michael on Christmas Day, of all days?

I'll never forget Betty White. Catchy song #ThankYouForBeingAFriend was loved *before* Golden Girls even began. It says so much. Playing it on blast. Image
Dare you not to cry happy tears playing this and thinking about all the friends you have known over the years. Some of mine died, others moved away, or I did.

You are on my mind rn, thanks to Betty White.

Poignant we'd learn of her death on New Year's Eve, of all days. She didn't make it to 100 and I'm sure she didn't care (Jan 17th).

Like that other famous person taken during this terrible year, just 3 months short of 100. He said with a smile at 90 he didn't want to make 100. Image
I'm a sentimental girl, as you can regularly tell from my threads. We are already 11 hours into 2022 here in NZ, followed by every other country to our West, up to *checks notes* Athens, Greece at this time.

I love this ritual on Jan 1, thinking of parties in each time zone.
Goodbye 2021, you sucked. Who knows, 2022 might suck even more but you know what? We *can* make it, with some brains💉, and a bit of luck (and prayer, YMMV.)

The whole pandemic so far has changed my life. You? I have 24/7 cognitive dissonance on it being bad, and good.
Every death, ever, is a tragedy to at least someone. Betty White was one of the most beloved people in the world - in the US and similar countries especially.

She was herself, and didn't give a damn what people thought.

One of the secrets to happiness. Rest in power, Betty. Image

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1 Jan
An interesting thread of points from the attached opinion piece.

A couple of points I want to add:

The pandemic stagnated the population as a whole in 2021, and that is temporary...
Travel restrictions are the main reason for declining lawful immigration worldwide. When immigration came to a screeching halt, most countries were worse off as a result. Skilled labor shortages were enough of a challenge before the pandemic... it's gone crazy now.
The idea that even the US can be functional without skilled foreign migrants and temporary guest workers is a nonsense.

Demand levels in specific industries are too fluid for the long process of domestic education and training to respond in time. Even truer outside the US.
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1 Jan
#ProCovid losers on the right are claiming this is some kind of bombshell admission, lol. We have known this from pandemic Day One.

They do not, and cannot, #science.

Much easier to take a quote out of (ANY kind of) context. Dishonest. So don't fall for it.
During a pandemic it's essential to any hospital patient's safety to be tested for the virus. Because it may affect the care they need, period.

It affects others, too. Because every aspect of this pandemic is a public health issue that can seriously affect other people.
The US Constitution and laws have ALWAYS allowed governments to declare a national security / public health emergency and TEMPORARILY suspend SOME individual freedoms, in order to SAVE LIVES and maintain national security. These are the most important rights enshrined in law.
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30 Dec 21
See what I mean? Using the term "parasites" is exactly what antisemites did in the 1930s. Not standing up to them led to WWII and the Holocaust.

If you find a tweet by this RWNJ that appears to breach Twitter rules (eg hate directed at a protected group), please report it.
This whole controversy today with MTG calling for a "National Divorce" aka civil war like so many other Trumpy public figures do, is a near-perfect object lesson for our time. I'll explain why...
How did we get to the point where saying "These people are parasites, ruining one place after another" is no big deal to a group of many millions of American voters - and is even applauded?

Because they weren't stopped when they were a much smaller group.
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28 Dec 21
Cabin crew didn't take proper care of the seated passengers by containing her BEFORE she could get physical with him. They had the opportunity. Other passengers could have stood up, too. She got right in his face; hopefully didn't give him Covid!
The laws concerning in-flight behavior by the public in the US are extremely strong, as they should be everywhere.

The male crewmember was wrong to try to use words to get the seated man to stop. The offender could have injured others while he wasted time.
Here's one way airlines can protect the public better:

Have a few more of the cabin crew positioned in the aisle so they can nip in the bud a situation like this.

The moment she spoke out of turn she should have been safely neutralized.
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24 Dec 21
No surprise to me. It was always going to happen.

Several recent incidents but: IMO he should have answered O'Reilly's booster question more fully. He's never been good at impromptu questions: GOP minders largely protected him until 11/4/20.

Aivalis mentions cartoonist Ben Garrison, who was ALWAYS opposed to Trump but came out against him in early 2017.

Garrison is the one with all the unashamed antisemitic, xenophobic, and racist cartoons. Hated Kushner and McMaster especially.

The far right took over the GOP.
The real villains in all of this are the R leadership such as Kevin McCarthy. If the party had disavowed Trump after 1/6 and stuck to that position, the US wouldn't be in such a vulnerable state right now domestically and internationally.

Voting rights are top priority.
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23 Dec 21
#HospitalCollapseKills by destroying the life-saving hospital access on which we rely for NON-Covid illness & injury.

Is the vax a "personal choice"? Technically yes. Morally, no.

Vaccine deniers cause death, indirectly. I make no apologies for saying it. I could save a life.
Of course, some vaccine deniers also fervently believe they could save lives by dissuading people from being vaccinated against Covid.

Both of us are motivated to promote our belief, as a life and death matter. The difference is that my belief is based on verifiable facts...
Vaccine denial is a mind virus that's been around since vaccines were first used more than a century ago.

Between pandemics, saying that it kills innocent people is a longer bow to draw than during a pandemic in which a safe and effective vaccine is available and accessible.
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