Diplomacy Researcher & Comms Professional | PhD @otago | Fellow @statedept | Alum @CBYXPPP #ICT, #LGBTQ+, #sustainability, #foreignpolicy, #rowing *views mine*
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Anthony Deos retweeted
Trump wants to get rid of payroll tax for rest of 2020. Our new report shows 65% of windfall would go to richest 20% of taxpayers. There are much better ways to spend $843 billion. We should be focused on test kits, not tax cuts. #TestKitsNotTaxCuts itep.org/new-itep-report-on-…
Anthony Deos retweeted
A federal judge - who has dedicated his entire life to justice - has written a resignation letter to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts that we should all read. slate.com/news-and-politics/…
Anthony Deos retweeted
Your incompetence has directly contributed to converting airports into Petri dishes for #COVIDー19 so you’ll excuse me if I don’t place a high value on your expressions of concern for public health.
Anthony Deos retweeted
Social distancing is not about being scared or a germaphobe or a wimp or panicky. It is about NOT GETTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE KILLED. You are not tough or brave or savvy or cool by ignoring best practices. You are just making this thing worse.
Anthony Deos retweeted
With businesses shuttering, professional sports leagues suspending their seasons and widespread travel restrictions around the world, the economic fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak may continue for months. to.pbs.org/39SMZ3Y
Anthony Deos retweeted
Media not playing this right - this is a betrayal by the White House.
If this is happening there, shouldn't it be happening across US at every govt building, military installation, etc? WTF is the guidance here people?
Temp checks were essential tool in China. Why not here?
Anthony Deos retweeted
Trump has done nothing.
7 weeks in tests still not working, travel ban failed, there's no national mitigation strategy, govt hasn't adopted telework, he isn't following social distancing protocol and he's misled us into complacency.
Level of failure here hard to put into words.
Anthony Deos retweeted
Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, wants employees to "donate" paid time off to each other during the coronavirus outbreak.
At the same time, Amazon paid a 1.2% tax rate on $13B in profits last year.
If this isn't the epitome of corporate greed, I don't know what is.
Anthony Deos retweeted
Dr. Fauci would prefer a 14-day national shutdown of some sort to slow down coronavirus, and has made this point of view known in admin, he says on "Meet the Press."
"I think we should really be overly aggressive and get criticized for over-reacting," Fauci told @chucktodd.
Anthony Deos retweeted
Perhaps you’re wondering: which are the big companies where workers can’t take paid sick leave?
Well, we made a list for you!
nytimes.com/2020/03/14/opini…
Anthony Deos retweeted
More than 2 in 5 U.S. adults (41%) say the #coronavirus outbreak has made them more likely to support universal health care. That figure includes 1 in 4 Republicans.
morningconsult.com/2020/03/1…
Anthony Deos retweeted
People are confused because of federal disinformation, but it’s a global issue.
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In China, the dr's who sounded the alarm over #coronavirus were summoned by police & forced to retract their statements. In the US, the scientists who tried to sound the alarm were to told to stop testing.
My latest, on the global war on truth:
nationalobserver.com/2020/03…
Anthony Deos retweeted
I’ve been thinking whether in American presidential history there’s ever been an act of cowardice and impotence as brazen as @realDonaldTrump's “I don’t take responsibility at all” comment, followed by his efforts—3+ years into his term—to blame his predecessors. 1/
Anthony Deos retweeted
This is disastrous. Sign of hastily made, poorly planned, terribly executed policy.
This is the scene at O’Hare airport. The traveler who took the photo said it’s a 6-hour wait for bags then on to customs for 2-4 more of waiting in shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. Police are handing out water and disinfectant wipes. @fly2ohare #ord #coronavirus #COVID19
Anthony Deos retweeted
The most terrifying part of today has been realizing just how many people for any multitude of reasons don’t realize how real this is yet
Anthony Deos retweeted
What’s happening tonight with international arrivals at many U.S. airports is a microcosm of the Trump administration’s response to #coronavirus: It simply doesn’t seem to have occurred to anyone that this late-breaking travel ban would create a huge surge of returning travelers.
Anthony Deos retweeted
Biggest reason people are still gathering and partying and spreading the virus is because most American leaders haven’t had the guts to tell them the truth about the severity of the situation.
Anthony Deos retweeted
Global economy already in recession, say top economists on.ft.com/39RnlfX