More COVID-19 wisdom from Andy Slavitt:
COVID Update August 2: If someone told you, you could save somebodyās life, your answer would be what do I have to do?
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
Johns Hopkins has a model for how many people will die between now and November 1 if we do nothing different. It is 70,000, a number year ago that would have been unthinkable to imagine if itās not unimaginable now.
70,000 in 3 months.
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
Those of us on that list are going about our business struggling through this pandemic, trying to stay safe, stay calm, stay sane, keep our incomes.
Hoping to figure out when & how to get our lives back.
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
Maybe we wonāt be the ones to die if we get it. Could be it passes through us unnoticed or w mild symptoms.
But what were we doing those last 8 days before we got the positive test? Who did we run into? It was pretty crowded that night. Any of them have sick family?
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
During 9/11, many brave people rushed into those buildings. Several wrestled a plane to the ground. Many more enlisted in the military.
I was 34. I did none of those things.
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
But this. This I can do.
I am tough enough to put fabric on my face.
Iām persistent enough to ask others to do that.
I can surrender my personal liberty, gladly.— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
But when I learned #zachsmath that each of us could save 20 lives by not breathing near other people, I was all āsign me up for that.ā I am definitely brave enough for that.
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
I have trouble not comprehending why this isnāt without question the most important thing. I donāt know anyone who wouldnāt do whatever they could to save a life, 10, 30,000.
OK, I may know of one person. But he doesnāt really speak for me, or a lot of us.
— Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) August 2, 2020
Andy Slavitt @ š” (@ASlavitt) Tweeted:
What reason do we have to not do this? What reason do we have to not throw the kitchen sink at this?
What are we going to regret later knowing we could? Will it haunt us if we donāt when this time is over? /end
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COVID-19 hit my face.
We were sent home from work.
Someone at work tested positive.
I was able to find a testing site.
Please pray for me.
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So sorry, Rikyrah. That is worrisome but I know you were wearing a mask at all times. You’ll be fine. Praying…
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The Big 10 cancelled football.
The others will follow
This is all on the incompetence of this administration.
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Yes, ma’am. And it will get worse.
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This is what I expected…
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P. Diddy, Charlemagne et al ā¦whoāve as part of their wretched thirsty ābrandsā have been active parts of that insidious disinformation/misinformation and suppression of misinformed/uninformed, under-informed black folks and inducing vote-apathy and withholding votes, now want to tell Joe Biden, who theyāve endlessly attacked, insulted, maligned, threatened, who he MUST pick as his V.P..
Same idiots whoāve been telling black folks not to vote.. think they now get to flex muscles with Biden..
These thirsty, deluded, 2-bit āinfluencersā whoāve self-styled themselves as somehow āking-makersā and who from the get go, have done their darnedest to torpedo Biden, even as actual black voters propelled and continue to support him ā in spite of said self-styled āking-makersā..
These idiots think they get to now make demands.. puhleeze..
As if..
This is just a glimpse into the messiness that awaits if Biden makes the mistake of bringing their fave and this endlessly messy crew with him in what are dire times demanding laser-focus on the daunting work of cleaning up and rebuilding..
If Biden letās these various thirsty idiots strong-arm him into submission, heās not the man many thought he was..
Black people make up 13% of this country.. we donāt exactly call the shots..
Biden stands to lose votes either way.. heāll have to be deliberate about figuring out not only who he can implicitly trust, work well and rebuild with, but also, who wonāt cause him to shed votes..
The truth is, as much as ā and contrary to the raucous Twitter bubble paid cheerleading groupiesā insistence, none of the prospects on Bidenās long/shortlist have what it takes to actually energize voters.. not a one of them..
To their chagrin, theyāll still have to rely heavily on (and somehow, manage to blame) the Obamas ā whoāll have to once again try their darnedest to try to transfer their non-transferable popularity.. even as thereās been this seriously vicious/malevolent ramped-up effort to not just discredit and chip away at the Obamas, but to decimate them.. their reputation, influence, reach..
Itās about making sure theyāre so battered and rubbished.. that they no longer have say or sway..
Itās so insidious itās even coming from some of the same folks in the running and their posse ..
They all see the Obamas and their popularity, influence as somehow, in their way and in the way of their faves ascending.. so, cut them down, destroy them.. permanently render them insignificant .. Even though Dems essentially then lose.. since like it or not, Americans as a whole, desperately want and need not just heroes, but heroes that excite …and none of their faves have what it takes to excite.. And without the Obamas, itās all a wash.. so, they all better think hard as they continue to malign, discredit and try to permanently take out the Obamas – all while simultaneously demanding that the Obamas lend their presence, show up to help boost their faves and their various causes..
As happened in the primaries, try as these folks may, their artificially hyped-up candidates will still not cut it.. folks in the real world know the difference and will not be force-fed āinfluencersā wishlist..
Twitter bubble (and other digital platform bubbles) which certainly isnāt the real world.. be damned..
For most of these raucous so-called āinfluencersā, this is also really about their own hustle.. itās all about riding in on their faveās adjacency to the president, nabbing a future White House gig, or at a minimum, being on the cocktail list.. access.. itās really all about their own hustle, self-aggrandizement..
This has precious little to do with looking out for poor folks or black folks.. or, that much bandied about ārepresentationā..
Iām so, so sick of folks.. as Iām sure many in the silent majority are.. this is precisely how we always end up losing.. Democrats and these self-styled black āinfluencersā always end up over-playing their hands and always, always end up snatching defeat from the jaws of victory..
P.S:
Itās been amusing to see all these same fake #WeHaveHerBack b.s peddlers and raucous āinfluencersā endlessly attack and try to hobble other women/black prospects, just to nab the gigs themselves or for their preferred woman/āblackā..
That dubiously aggrandizing hustle is already playing out on the smaller gigs circuit.. e.g: the race to replace Joy Reid on MSNBCās AMJoy.. itās all turning quicklyā¦and Tiffany Cross is about to find out just how the Hillary crowd prefer their āblackā woman.. Zerlina Maxwell..
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And Hillary wanted to run against Trump. Moral of the story, be careful what you wish for.
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The interior designer needs to do penance for this unholy mess of a space..
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Protect yourself, Ireland
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Good Morning, Everyone ššš
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