It’s Not Just More Testing: Giroir Says COVID Spike Is ‘A Real Increase In Cases’ | Talking Points Memo

Ever noticed? UV light escapes his piehole on occasion.

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“Young people, particularly those under the age of 35, who are gathering and not wearing proper protection such as masks, are key actors in perpetuating the outbreaks, Giroir said.”

Which of course is another reason Trump and Azar ordered CDC to tell colleges to not worry so much about testing.

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My step-mother is just ENE of Tampa in an assisted living center.

All the best for your sister.

I have heard that not breathing is an excellent way to avoid respiratory infections.

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In a tweet. Orange Idiot is too cowardly to do it in person.

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And regular use of chemical stimulants, don’t forget that key component.

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To quote The Donald: "I’m just saying . . . "

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Hmmmmm…do you suppose it’s just all a plot to weaken the elite as universities tend to be bastions of liberal thought??

(Psssst, pass it on… No reason we can’t have our own conspiracy theories!)

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Oh, I have no doubt it’s part of their culture war on universities. Earlier, I linked an abominable screed that was published on Faux News today from the editor of The Federalist basically arguing that universities are the font of this country’s destruction.

They basically recognize that they’ve lost the culture war and that the only way to gain back any ground is to abandon democracy and engage in brainwashing. Voting rights and education are now fully anathema to them.

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The doctor in the sailor suit is correct.

It wasn’t really all a joke…worked with a guy who had a PhD but went on about universities being liberal incubators. Finally someone asked him how he managed to get a doctorate without becoming a liberal and he replied with a straight face that it was an extremely hard fight to protect himself and his conservatism and he had to be vigilant all the time.

(We just rolled our eyes…)

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LOL…their grievance mythos is so ridiculously batshit. Oh Lawdy, the struggle is real!!!

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Trump doesn’t care about making America greater. He wants America to make him feel great.

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More testing, more testing on your dime the Feds are not paying. More testing…

My state saw over 1800 new cases overnight, that is almost a 40% increase statewide in 24 hours. YEA, blame that on more testing.

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I don’t know what got into our Governor but Abbott has just ordered a mask requirement in public for the entire state of Texas starting tomorrow, excepting only counties with fewer than 20 cases and I don’t think there are many.

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Does it really matter what this man says any more?

He’s being drowned out by Republican lies.

Thankfully we still have a free press, and they’re reporting on the exponential surge in cases, which dwarfs the earlier surge. No great wonder, because in AZ, TX, and FL, nobody’s wearing masks or social distancing.

Then these assholes will travel around the country, starting new COVID fires.

Apparently Abbott figured he wasn’t going to be the new Vice President next year.
Now-- everybody suffers because he’s been a weathervane-coward in the presence of first, Death Panel Lt Dan. Then, in the audience of The Dolt King.

The entire rationale of mandating to the extreme at the outset-- and maintaining it-- was to get the largest percentage of buy-in from the state’s citizenry. Now Abbott has allowed the stupidest and most stubborn amongst us to dictate the efficacy of doing so-- and far too late.

He coulda’ been a hero by now.
Alas. Just another cowardly Republican governor.

ETA: 74 of Texas 254 counties show less than 20 cases.