Monthly Archives: July 2020

Open Thread | More From Andy Slavitt

Mr. Slavitt brings truth:   COVID Update July 23: If you don’t know many people who have Coronavirus, its because you don’t know the people who pick the food you eat. Yes many of the people getting sick are working … Continue reading

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Open Thread | The Horrors at the Post Office

The attacks on the United States Postal Service are deliberate. Coordinated and deliberate.😠😠   Thread: If you're a US citizen who sends or receives anything by mail, you should be very concerned. Especially if you're a small businessperson or creator … Continue reading

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Open Thread | What Are the Health Ramifications for the SURVIVORS of COVID-19?

So many think that COVID-19 is like the flu. IT👏IS👏NOT👏LIKE👏THE👏FLU👏 Read this Twitter feed:     So, we've all been focused on the now, the short-term effects of #SARSCoV2 and the acute health impact of #COVID19, but what are we … Continue reading

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Weekend Open Thread

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend virtually with your family and friends.   Go Dad👏👏 This father and son legacy duo just KILLED it! (Credit: @sugarpie4516) #AlphaPhiAlpha pic.twitter.com/GayxnzFjsG — Watch The Yard (@watchtheyard) July 11, 2020

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Open Thread | COVID-19 Kills the Young Too😢😢

Do not live under the delusion that COVID-19 only kills the old. Not true. Read this Twitter thread. Have your heart broken at the lives cut short. They had decades of life left. They should still be here.😢😢😢 COVID-19 doesn’t … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Your Mother Was Right- A Hard Head Makes for a Soft Behind

I have felt from the beginning that Karma was interested in teaching White America a lesson for selecting Dolt45. It wasn’t enough that their vessel for White Supremacy wasn’t just a national, but international embarrassment. Yet, even as he was … Continue reading

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Open Thread | Open The Schools? Are👏You👏Kidding👏Me👏

I would love for the kids to back to school. I want Peanut back in schoo!. But, we need to be mindful of why schools closed in the first place. Those other countries cited as examples of why we should … Continue reading

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Civil Rights Icon Congressman John Lewis Dead at the Age of 80

So sad about this. Congressman John Lewis is dead at the age of 80.😢😢 Thank you, Congressman. For all your work. For all you did for this country. You were a true American Hero.🙏🙏   The words of John Lewis … Continue reading

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Open Thread | More About the Lingering After-Effects of COVID-19

People need to learn about what happens AFTER you are deemed ‘over’ COVID-19.     New @JAMA_current publication looking at recovered #COVID19 patients in Italy. The outcomes are concerning: a thread. /1 — Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) July 10, … Continue reading

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Open Thread | COVID-19 and Black People in One of the Wealthiest Counties in America

Why has Prince George’s County been hit so hard? Can it really be about race? All about race? The economics would tell you otherwise, after all, this is one of the most successful counties in the country for African-American professionals. … Continue reading

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