Thread by @thrasherxy

Back home in the Guardian for the first time 3 yrs, to read Biden to filth for home tests, masks & leaving the US "worse off than we were under Trump in the most lethal metric: more deaths are taking place under the Democrat than under his predecessor." theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j…

In the essay, I explore why so many ppl are angry with the Biden administration—at times because the administration has pursued a vaccine only approach which, ironically, undermines what vaccines actually do best. I use a "rain jacket analogy"

I also do a close reading of & examine "Google it": Just why DO Biden and Harris keep telling ppl to "Google" their way to getting tests, when there weren't any to be found near millions over Christmas & nearly 1 in 5 Americans in poverty have no internet?

https://twitter.com/AShihipar/status/1481770216736628742

In the essay, I also link to study from the US Dept of Health & Human Services showing how abt 8 million of the poorest of the poor—the very Americans MOST at risk of SARS-CoV-2— have no internet.

Why are they totally ignored? aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/…

Speaking of telling ppl to "Google it"—which as @SusanofTexas says, is like telling starving ppl to Google where the nearest supermarket is—the workers with little risk for SARS-CoV-2 with the MOST access to tests of anyone are...WFH Google employees! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ppl who say "But the Republicans are so much worse!" are missing a few key points:

—More ppl have died under Biden w vax than Trump w/o vax

—The Dems MUST treat the ongoing viral underclass of ppl who are incarcerated, homeless, disabled, exploited as workers

Also...

Public health 101: MAKE THE HEALTHY CHOICE THE EASY CHOICE!!

Why are they getting so defensive? Make and give away masks, ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE ppl will take them.

STOP already with the reimbursements and websites. STOP with telling ppl to wait HOURS in viral vector lines!

In the essay, I also dug into how Abbott Labs destroyed millions of tests last summer, and how that reflects the US pursuit of "optimizing capital." That has took precedence—even with the Democrats—over spending resources to prepare for a winter surge. nytimes.com/2021/08/20/us/…

The Abbott Labs story isn’t solely the fault of Democrats: It reveals a central problem of American capitalism and the impact it has upon US health, medicine and life itself.

And yes, as some have pointed out, telling ppl to Google where to get a test leaves out those w/o internet, prisoners, computer illiterate…but also the highly literate who simply can’t get tests bc there weren’t any when we most needed them!

https://twitter.com/keeangayamahtta/status/1481992226091765764

As @TheChalis reminded me, the first step to healing is to name a problem.

We deserve more than what the genocidal Supreme Court has given us.

But we also deserve MUCH more than than the slow-moving Dem death train.

Let’s make the world the viral underclass deserves.

https://twitter.com/thechalis/status/1480721106914971657

Good point. Some ppl can "Google it," but can't find what they are looking for, have kids, care for their elderly, etc. NYC will send ppl to you for vaccines but not for tests—it's a shame there ARE home tests, but they weren't available for Xmas, NYE...

https://twitter.com/betterltthannvr/status/1482378391445651458?s=20

The Biden admin has *told* ppl to wear masks and even required them in federally funded sites. But they have failed to *make them available.* They’ve stockpiled for health care workers (needed) but regardless of mandate pushback, they should have made & distribted N95s.

https://twitter.com/raitchetp/status/1482384903899602949

I never understood why, after Trump shamefully nixed this plan, the Biden WH didn’t enact it. It would have not just helped get masks to ppl but *helped create a culture of mask wearing.* They don’t need to act helpless in spending $ to make this culture. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/18…

I explicitly address this. Directly. In the essay.

https://twitter.com/CScott034/status/1482389572071870469

Also for the record, many local governments ARE just giving tests away—Colorado, some counties in Ohio, even Washington DC, where Biden lives! They are giving them, for free, at libraries, schools etc.

Why can't the Biden admin learn from this and

https://twitter.com/thrasherxy/status/1480697819694522369

I have found this to be true. Give things away and people use them

https://twitter.com/julimsw_juli/status/1482761049875046404