The forces that make people turn down a life-saving vaccine are many, but they can end up in a very bad place:
We're going to hear this story playout over and over again in the next few weeks & months.
Conservative talk-radio host who has covid changes his tune about bad-mouthing vaccinations, now that he's hospitalized. https://t.co/1KFh6SStRT— Jesse Elin Browne - Vaxxed & Still Masked (@effiedog) July 24, 2021
"I am furious with myself."
"Why?"
"Because I was not vaccinated."@miguelmarquez goes inside a hospital where current covid patients have deep regrets. #NewDay pic.twitter.com/vkeMyaAYot— Brianna Keilar (@brikeilarcnn) July 30, 2021
'I should have gotten the damn vaccine': Las Vegas father of 5 dies from COVID-19 https://t.co/5jEtwysRRW via @fox5vegas
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) July 30, 2021
So this Nashville right-wing conservative radio host now regrets not getting the COVID-19 vaccine but possibly to late. #GetVaccinated #WearAMask https://t.co/Xr0pc4LNC9
— Sandie Mann (@MannSandiemann) July 30, 2021
I have a friend that is currently fighting for her life in the COVID ICU, she once said she would never get the vaccine. Now with 32 days on oxygen and unable to walk, she deeply regrets not getting her Fauchi Ouchy
— Connie Patterson (@ConniePatt81) July 30, 2021
More vaccine gap visualization from @charles_gaba -- this time, focusing on income & education https://t.co/9GQxkdE8I0
— Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) July 30, 2021
Congratulations, America. You’ve done it again. pic.twitter.com/oqTCkrtcyL
— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@NickKnudsenUS) July 27, 2021
And those forces have so much power, we now have people like this. Sigh....
People are wearing disguises to get the vaccine because they don’t want anyone to know they’re getting it. https://t.co/AX5zl9VMyZ
— chris evans (@chris_notcapn) July 30, 2021
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Gavin Newsom Has Reason To Worry
I’m a day late tweeting this but California-you all need to get on this NOW. Do not fuck this one up with complacency. Give Newsom a huge victory. He deserves it. https://t.co/B4XbIAFswr— HawaiiDelilah™ -- Fully Vaxxed -- (@HawaiiDelilah) July 30, 2021
NEW: What’s in it for Mitch?
Despite his reputation as the “grim reaper” of Democratic bills, infrastructure is close to passing. @sahilkapur and I talked to McConnell allies and antagonists who say there a number of ways he benefits from a deal. https://t.co/IatkItsnXj— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) July 30, 2021
The bipartisan bill definitely cut things down, by about $373 billion in my calculations. But this is a deeply misleading graphic, because in-home care & housing & a bunch else is targeted for the reconciliation package. https://t.co/YUqOz4Ypbx
— David Dayen (@ddayen) July 30, 2021
"This is a gigantic accomplishment," historian Norm Ornstein says on infrastructure bill. "This bill is far from perfect ... but this is a solid bill that's going to do a lot on the physical infrastructure." https://t.co/jImuHBezGo
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 30, 2021
Carl Levin could make you believe that politics didn't have to be cynical.
I was lucky to have him as a Senator for almost 20 years. https://t.co/Pj08JJTD5I— emptywheel (@emptywheel) July 30, 2021
Help me out. I have no words. pic.twitter.com/nFw0AWAn3I
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) July 30, 2021
The funny thing is that Reagan's Transportation Department literally tried to make this an either/or, saying it wouldn't mandate carmakers install airbags if 2/3 of states passed seat belt laws: https://t.co/k0tlnReww1 https://t.co/Wf3jiQH294
— Bill Scher (@billscher) July 30, 2021
Be warned:
Georgia Republicans have requested a performance review of Fulton County's top election official, the first step in a possible takeover of the electoral process that could give the GOP more control over the heavily Democratic area. https://t.co/jB8d7suHLp— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 30, 2021
One of oldest surviving books in Americas is Mayan, known as Dresden Codex. Dated 11th century (post-classic period) historians believe Codex was sent to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by Governor of Mexico as a tribute in 1519. Purchased by Dresden Royal Library in 1739. pic.twitter.com/H4PpKPER1G
— Museum Archive (@ArtifactsHub) July 30, 2021
Simone Biles won nationals w/broken toes in both feet, worlds w/a kidney stone, and has carried the burden of being a face of sexual assault survivors as a national institution failed to support them
Half of y'all yelling about "toughness" can't handle wearing a mask in Wegman's— Kavitha A. Davidson (@kavithadavidson) July 27, 2021
Angela Bears stopped going to her warehouse job, fearful she'd bring the virus home to her 3-yr-old who had kidney cancer
She said she applied for rental aid multiple times but never heard back
She's now $5,000 behind on her rent & starting to packhttps://t.co/pJQ8oLvdiP— Rachel Leah Siegel (@rachsieg) July 30, 2021
Here's this week's proleft podcast! Thanks so much for listening, sharing, and supporting us! We love our proleftpod family. https://t.co/avxQNR77ug
— The Professional Left Podcast (@ProLeftPodcast) July 30, 2021
The key problem with the GOP trying to cancel Cheney, Kinzinger | By Steve Benen https://t.co/2V9XiLsB28
— SafetyPin-Daily (@SafetyPinDaily) July 30, 2021
While infections (and transmission) can still occur, the vaccines work very well. In CDC's data they showed vaccinated people had a 25-fold reduction in risk of death, a 25-fold reduction in risk of hospitalization, and 8-fold reduction in risk of disease (Disclosure: Pfizer BoD) https://t.co/oCYjjObm5O
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) July 30, 2021
AG Garland has threatened to sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a recent executive order targeting migrants, saying "Texas has no authority to interfere with the United States' broad, undoubted power over the subject of immigration."https://t.co/6Xeu7N9oOb pic.twitter.com/FGdeBRiy2w
— Jan Wolfe (@JanNWolfe) July 29, 2021
This week on #StayTuned: @SecretaryPete. Listen: https://t.co/af3fhPQQ40 pic.twitter.com/b9Yh3eyfkp
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) July 29, 2021
Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick criminally charged for alleged sex abuse of a minor nearly 50 years agohttps://t.co/HB426qk78f
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) July 29, 2021
The more people keep sending this tweet into my TL, the more I read it and think, "What a dick." pic.twitter.com/QAS0mc0SjE
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) July 30, 2021
Your regular reminder that every single republican in Congress voted against sending you another stimulus payment and a child tax credit. pic.twitter.com/pAoYSD82oG
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) July 30, 2021
Dershowitz: I have the right to get on an airplane and know that everybody on that airplane has been vaccinated or tested…
Ingraham: 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ydYXoi94CY— Acyn (@Acyn) July 30, 2021
Hell of a thread. And yes, as an average person who was only vaguely aware of the story at the time, my only thought when I heard the name “Amanda Knox” is that she had been “accused of murdering her roommate or something.” Until today I had no idea she had been acquitted. https://t.co/9lWmZemC37
— Charles #GetVaxxed! 💉 (@charles_gaba) July 30, 2021
"Union officials believe that Manchin’s silence can be traced to the fact that his daughter Heather Bresch, the former CEO of Mylan, walked away with a $30.8 million golden parachute from the Mylan-Upjohn merger." Not a good look.https://t.co/ri646WdacI
— Claire Potter (@TenuredRadical) July 24, 2021
We were told prior to arrival in Manila that the Philippines required everyone getting off @SecDef ‘s plane to wear a mask and face shield. I am traveling with Austin as a member of the press and had to wear both as well. #COVID19 cases are surging here. https://t.co/CKVng6HLhI
— Carla Babb (@CarlaBabbVOA) July 29, 2021
I am not interested in watching Covid go through the whole Greek alphabet just because people are too selfish to wear a mask and get vaccinated.
— Kolleen (@littlewhitty) July 29, 2021
Megan Rapinoe EVERYONE 👏👏👏@USWNT x @TeamUSA x #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/TbDs7sDDOv
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 30, 2021
BREAKING: U.S. FEDERAL COURTS ALLOW THE IRS TO PURSUE WEALTHY AMERICANS SUSPECTED OF OFFSHORE TAX EVASION 🔥🔥🔥🔥😎🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/gteaXeLu5R
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) July 29, 2021
FSMB's Board of Directors: “Physicians who generate & spread #COVID19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation are risking disciplinary action by state medical boards, including the suspension or revocation of their medical license." Full statement here: https://t.co/kNi40hH6yK pic.twitter.com/P8Tpf5aZXI
— FSMB (@TheFSMB) July 29, 2021
Dr. Faisal Khan was met with all manner of abuse when he spoke in favor of a mask mandate on Tuesday night during a county council meeting. https://t.co/f0n3grsZw1
— Riverfront Times (@RiverfrontTimes) July 29, 2021
Dear Ms. @Simone_Biles Thank you for finding your voice and staying true to yourself. I know it was hard, scary, and you probably felt alone. But you powered through and are still the peoples champion! pic.twitter.com/cZuxzrchFC
— Tyler Gordon (@tygordonsworld) July 29, 2021
Wow, how nefarious, you know what would foil that dastardly plan? https://t.co/mZAOCsVD8s
— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) July 30, 2021
Must read: @grist @emilypont speaks with TX labor unions and others about our plan to create good jobs through bold climate action in Texas #1u #ClimateActionNowhttps://t.co/MnowNXqQ3P
— Texas Climate Jobs Project (@TXClimateJobs) July 30, 2021
DEPT. OF 'YAY I FINALLY GET TO GO ON VACATION!'
The excitement from this old puppy for the new puppy is everything… pic.twitter.com/6bTYKrQ9k5
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 29, 2021
A single drop of sea water. pic.twitter.com/5nsoWp4Jbs
— Microscopic Images (@magnifiedpix) July 29, 2021
For the first time ever, scientists have seen the light from behind a black hole. https://t.co/2NdEGORcxe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 30, 2021
i’ve watched this one hundred million times pic.twitter.com/sPswDvfD79
— i want to bailey-ve 🛸 (@been_herde) July 29, 2021
(Argentina) This father serenading his daughter is the most beautiful thing you'll see all week.(🎥:Chinoqlokura)🎵🎶👼🎵🎶.
pic.twitter.com/dKxh5i0PA5— GoodNewsCorrespondent (@GoodNewsCorres1) July 30, 2021
I love mr bean pic.twitter.com/sTimCIgUrI
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 29, 2021
I love everything about this article:https://t.co/e8kiO1AZCv
— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) July 29, 2021
Remember: MASK UP! Delta is no joke!
