Since the beginning of March 2021, more than 50,000 people have died in Florida of #COVID19.
That's a higher death toll than any other state—one that is simply unacceptable in the age of free vaccines.
How did Ron DeSantis manage to cause so many preventable deaths? 🧵
That's a higher death toll than any other state—one that is simply unacceptable in the age of free vaccines.
How did Ron DeSantis manage to cause so many preventable deaths? 🧵
May 2021: After Biden's first 100 days, the new administration had put Trump's vaccine rollout failure in the rear-view mirror. But suddenly Fox News and Governors like DeSantis decided they didn't like Biden succeeding at "Warp Speed." thedailyedge.substack.com/p/idiocy-trump…
July 2021: "There’s a reason Florida is powering ahead of the rest of the country in new Covid deaths. His name is Ron… Ron DeSantis... his failed leadership has resulted in Florida now accounting for 20% of all new US infections." thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-maga-pla… #DeSanticide
Aug 2021: "(With) Florida parents concerned about (his) reckless statewide ban on school mask mandates.... DeSantis (changed) how Florida reports COVID deaths to make it look like deaths were declining when they were actually rising at a terrifying rate." thedailyedge.substack.com/p/unbelievable…
Nov 2021: "After a summer (2021) surge that skyrocketed Florida’s per capita death rate to the same level as Brazil’s, Ron DeSantis should be facing charges for crimes against humanity. Instead, he's a frontrunner for the GOP’s 2024 nomination." thedailyedge.substack.com/p/deadliest-vi… #COVID19
January 2022: California Governor Newsom slams DeSantis for reckless, anti-science policies that have caused tens of thousands of preventable deaths:
"We'd have 40,000 more Californians dead if we took his approach.”
#DeSanticide #COVID19 thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-desantic…
"We'd have 40,000 more Californians dead if we took his approach.”
#DeSanticide #COVID19 thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-desantic…
March 2022: County-by-county analysis by @charles_gaba shows how Ron Santis—the Fox News-friendly face of the GOP's "anti-Fauci" movement—helped turn Year Two of the #COVID19 pandemic into a nationwide #MAGAMassacre. thedailyedge.substack.com/p/maga-massacre
August 2022: As Florida's #COVID19 death toll continues to soar, DeSantis causes cascading crises throughout Florida as he is unable to hire teachers to push his racist, homophobic "anti-woke" agenda—and a housing crisis forces workers into homelessness thedailyedge.substack.com/p/the-sad-stat…
#COVID19 deaths since March 1, 2021
(Pop. rank):
FL (3): 50,445
TX (2): 47,548
CA (1): 45,200
NY (4): 25,218
PA (5): 23,465
IL (6): 17,350
Florida has 2X deaths of NY despite similar population and more deaths than CA, which is 2X bigger.
#DeSanticide
Source: Worldometers
(Pop. rank):
FL (3): 50,445
TX (2): 47,548
CA (1): 45,200
NY (4): 25,218
PA (5): 23,465
IL (6): 17,350
Florida has 2X deaths of NY despite similar population and more deaths than CA, which is 2X bigger.
#DeSanticide
Source: Worldometers
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