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Jeremy Fugleberg
@jayfug
Editor, @TheVaultFCC | Editor @diplocourier | Alum: @SDState @AUC @UK_Patterson @iblp | Very strong hotdog opinions
Dec 30, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Just posted: My analysis of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and her handling of the pandemic, and the national spotlight, in 2020.
inforum.com/newsmd/coronav… "South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s hands-off pandemic approach initially appeared to be a winning gamble, and it catapulted her into the national spotlight. ... But COVID-19 wasn’t finished with South Dakota." My analysis: inforum.com/newsmd/coronav…
Nov 23, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Also notable from this interview: Sanford Health Chief Medical Officer Allison Suttle says Gov. Noem should institute a state mask mandate -- "that would help us in our attempt to fight this virus"
(Sanford has, as an institution, not backed mask mandates, unlike Avera Health) Now usually a CMO's statement would show me a health system's stance. But in this case, CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft has said mask mandates aren't needed. But that was in interviews as Sanford Health was actively distancing itself from things he was saying about COVID-19. So.... ?
Nov 20, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
SCOOP: *Damage control time*
To employees, Sanford Health's top execs now disavowing CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft's email about why he won't wear a mask, including his claims he doesn't have to because he is immune to COVID-19. My report, and their full email: inforum.com/newsmd/health-… Sanford Health top execs: "We know that words matter, and words have power, and we regret that the message left many frustrated and disappointed. You are our heroes working tirelessly to take care of our patients and we hear you, support you and appreciate you."
Nov 18, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Busy week in South Dakota for city mask mandates. Several of the state's largest cities are approving/considering mask mandates, on the urging of the state medical association and Avera Heath (Notably not Sanford Health). The state of play: 1. Brookings has a mask mandate, The city council passed a mask mandate over two months ago and extended it another 60 days in late October. A recent report from Brookings:
dakotanewsnow.com/video/2020/11/…
Nov 17, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
So KELO decided to bite on Gov. Noem's staff's objection to a USA Today story about the COVID situation in South Dakota. Their call. In my view, it wasn't worth the time. I'll tell you why in just a few tweets (because that's about all that objection is worth) 1. Noem adviser Maggie Seidel, who wrote the "more nonsense" email blast to media about the Joel Shannon article (linked below) isn't even playing with the same set of facts.
usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
Sep 18, 2020 • 17 tweets • 8 min read
My dispatch from the side of U.S. Highway 14, where South Dakota's attorney general struck and killed a man with his car last week. inforum.com/news/governmen… Here are more photos from the Ravnsborg-Boever crash scene. Let's walk through it, in the direction of travel. These images are as I shot them yesterday. Here's the presumed start of the scene. Notice the green spray paint line on the road, to the left of the speed limit sign.
Sep 13, 2020 • 20 tweets • 8 min read
So SD Gov. Kristi Noem, with 90 minutes notice, announced a press conference in Sioux Falls city hall, at 5:15 pm on a Sunday. No mention of topic. To be streamed here: Facebook.com/govnoem
Stand by. Also, just FYI: This is previously unscheduled press conference, unusual in that there's no topic listed and last-second notification, and a really odd day/time for max media exposure (other than SF is the state's media center). Just really odd.
Sep 10, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
BREAKING: SD Gov. Kristi Noem has refused to release White House recommendations re: her state's COVID-19 situation. ABC News obtained them. Here's what they say. inforum.com/newsmd/coronav… thanks to @huarachejane for the heads up on the ABC reporting!
Sep 1, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
STURGIS: 263 COVID-19 cases in 12 states now linked to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota, by my latest count this AM. Tally:
SD: 105
Minn: 49
ND: 30
Colo: 25
Wyo: 13
Mich: 11
NH: 8
Neb: 7
Mont: 7
Wash: 3
NJ: 3
Wisc: 2
Sources below: South Dakota - 105 cases linked to Sturgis: inforum.com/newsmd/coronav…
Aug 18, 2020 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Shocked, shocked to see this out of Sturgis. (/sarcasm) Image So I've been thinking about this a lot. Here's why we're unlikely to ever get a real, clear understanding of the COVID-19 spread caused by Sturgis. (thread)
Jul 3, 2020 • 29 tweets • 11 min read
And I'm in Keystone, SD, just down the hill from Mount Rushmore. I'll be covering the Trump fireworks event as it happens, outside the security cordon. Follow @ShannMarvel and @mattgadephotog for @FORUMCOMCO coverage inside the venue. The Trump fan scene and merch game here in Keystone competes well with any campaign event I covered during the 2016 race. And I see a lot of recycled Trump t-shirt designs. (Also, unfortunately, President Lincoln tripped on a boardwalk rock.)
Jun 17, 2020 • 24 tweets • 8 min read
Sure, South Dakota's COVID-19 cases were supposed to be peaking now. They aren't. Big win, right? But the pandemic is playing out in many, localized surges across the state -- these are hidden in the overall state numbers. Let's look at Beadle County, home of Huron (thread) Beadle County was home to some of the first COVID-19 cases in South Dakota, as well as some of the first deaths. Beadle Co. isn't big (pop: 18,453). Huron, the county seat isn't big either (pop: 13, 696). And the virus first swept through at least one family group hard.