Now W/sound “There is a difference between standing in the way of it, threatening to pull back funding, and allowing for local school districts to make choices,” Psaki about criticism of Gov. DeSantis (R-FL) but not states recently lifting mask mandates
thereitis101
DeSantis wants to be the nominee when Trump goes down.
BootsDusty
DuckPlanetKing
He makes money with covid treatments sold by a company he invested in. Always follow the money.
diesel01
I believe one of his biggest doners is the one invested heavily in those treatments. But yeah.
misteragi
FYI: Cloth & surgical masks are not enough w/ new variants, esp with others not masking. N95 ?? or KF94 from Korea. KN95 from ?? often fake.
activeracer28
Republicans: we demand state rights! Also Republicans: how can that state do what it wants!
GrumpyOldGrizzlyBear
Ron DeathSentence is just the worst. I'm in Florida, we didn't need any further proof of what a hole this place is, but then here came Ron!
rukeman
I have to keep saying this. I really like her kicking ass and taking names.
marriedtomelancholy
You been Psakitacked!
Callynd
Honestly, we should be criticizing states lifting mask mandates. Not as much as states banning mandates, but we still need mask mandates.
bigboneded
It's a fucking shame that we haven't learned the lessons taught by masking up for the last two years. We torpedoes the flu FFS.
TheRockDude
half the country ain't too big on learning lessons
HiVizDiver
It's worse than that, they see empathy as weakness.
mondeca
We should have been masking all along. All those needless deaths from the flu.
maincarrot
"it's only 1%" - my dumb fuck coworkers. ... So how many deaths before it matters? "I don't know" - my dumb fuck coworkers.
TheRockDude
It's cool how America hasn't learned from the previous two "oh it's getting better so lets lift restrictions" cycles
orionrh
DeSantis is preparing for authoritarian rule as he bans words.
Bridgiebird
My states ending their masked mandate because the gov was sued for it. Ends it 2 weeks. I'm sad
bripi
Guess Doocey got the day off...Jen *still* slaps this bullshit back.
jiffyt101
I ❤️ White House Scully
davebeastly
I'm vaxed and I just caught covid this week. It's real and fucking sucks SO bad. I can't believe people still aren't taking this seriously.
G0MeatCube
Man you got lucky fur this long?! Hot showers and dips in the tub
afyrwench
Because you vaxxed, your ordeal will be much easier! Thanks for doing it and good luck to you
BHPaperstacks
Hurr durr since you were vaxxed and still caught it what's duh point hurr durr. At least it should be less severe.
PeebRow
Quick, dress up in your best maga drag, go find DeSantis at some pr photo op and spit in his mouth.
DeanOMiite
Covid taught us just how stubborn we can be and STILL didn't find the limit
xj4low
Cool, I have liver and lung issues. Can't wait for it to put me in the hospital and take me off the transplant list due to overall health.
xj4low
Thank Abbott.
bonodono1350
Same boat. Also boosted too. Lost my sense of taste a couple days ago as well. Can’t image how bad it would be without being vaxxed.
DaMummy
I was exhausted for 2 weeks. Lost sense of smell. Cold. Dry cough.
davebeastly
The cold was the weirdest thing it only happened on the first day but even with a temperature I was shivering from feeling cold.
drowninginthesouth
Well, what's your problem? It's all over now. Didn't you get the memo?
BurlRavenscroft
Why should they? You’re alive so it’s just a cold and if you die it’s because of the poison they really injected you with. You know. Morons.
BearableBear
Denial is the quickest "solution". What problem?
WhoDoesntLikeTacos
I also got sick two weeks ago because fuckers at work won't vaccinate and they exposed me. I wear a mask every day and they mock me for it.
davebeastly
Mine seems to be from work too. 9 colleagues also tested positive this week. Most had bragged that they were tougher than covid.
Clockworkdancerobot
Oh they are, they want to make people suffer. By banning districts from protecting people like DeSantis did.
JadeNB1729
To be clear, by banning like DeSantis did, not protecting like DeSantis did.
misteragi
Hello, brain tumor person here. I’m f-n sick of staying home while almost no one wears masks or does ANYTHING to help. *cries in TN*
EmilyKla
I have it now and this is day 12. Weirdly I felt fine after day 4, then round 2 came crashing in day 8. I’m vaxxed thank God. Shit is REAL.
IMissZach
I have a coworker that went through that in October with Delta. Better after a few then day 9 hit hard. Take care and watch your O2 level.
misteragi
Good advice! Watch that 02 level, even if you think you’re fine. Below 90 is a problem.
EmilyKla
Thanks fellow Imgurians!!
xFacelessManx
Vaxxed and about to get my booster when both me and the wife got COvID at New Year. She had mild symptoms I was out 3 weeks. It was rough.
davebeastly
Yeah my booster was due this Friday. Thankfully my wife is fine and we have a spare room so I'm able to isolate from her within the house.
OurMajesty
I just done with having covid, girlfriend I live with got the booster a week before I tested positive, they didn't get it. Get the booster.
jonalexassblast
Vaxxed. Was out for a week and needed two weeks to recover. I can't imagine how awful it would have been if I wasn't vaxxed.
davebeastly
This is what I kept thinking. I feel like I'm hungover in a desert after being kicked in the torso repeatedly.
Hlanu
Got boostered in January. My daughter brought it home from daycare. We all got infected. Adults still quite ill. Kids are ok
Soporific1
Remember when you got to pull shit out of your ass daily & get rewarded with a better paying TV job doing more adlib fiction? Jen is sharp.
otterkrylon
Conservatives. Are. Bad. People. Like, seriously!
Roaddog184
So, any takers on the over/under line for the next wave numbers.
Filanwizard
NJ is dropping mandates soon. But unlike Deathsantis our governor is not blocking schools who want to keep it. 1/
Filanwizard
Now I do admit this is political buffering, transfers backlash off the state government from either group.
StarscreamAndHutch
Jaysyn1980
She’s really pale
cantthinkofaclevernameatm
I love strong women. She's so good at distributing burns to those idiots that I would act like an idiot just to get a taste of it
wxnavy
Our District School board fired the superintendent (3-4 vote) because he was enforcing a mask mandate. So sick of this crap. Douglas Cty CO
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wxnavy
The 4 chuckle-heads who got elected in 2021 are the ones causing the damage.
MrsUnderstoop
He was a good superintendent, much better then Minime. I feel for you all- Douglas is horrible anymore.
strawberryabbey
We suspect a similar situation in my district. New sup is a micromanaging, out-of-touch, needs-to-retire, negative for our system.
Kitkatbop
MA here—my district lifting masks for students and staff in March because superintendent “wants parents to stop complaining”. I’m scared.
ibrokemyselflmao
Our levy renewal just came up for votes. No increase, just keep current going a couple more years. Because of mandates it failed. So mad
Tomadzo
These fuck nuts vote in ALL elections. Ppl need to vote and root out these cancers
Stolf
They really do. Even the turnout for younger groups in the last election was abysmal.
HansImaginationStar
You do realize that in most countries the level where voting for professions starts is way higher than in US? In Netherlands I have no /2
HansImaginationStar
Idea tho the chief of police or prosecutors are. They don’t need to rally money for campaigns. So they are not bought by money, keeps them/3
Stolf
Did....did you respond to the wrong comment?
HansImaginationStar
Impartial and on the job ahead. In US every position requires campaign and funding to get in office. Keep that only from state level up
knifeswatchesdronesfirearmsaquariums
Intresting as most of CO is blue!
soromon
We lean blue, but we aren't into gerrymandering (we just redrew maps). Vast areas of the state still glue their eyes and ears to Fox News.
90sWereGold
I thought it was mostly red except the big cities
alantosai
It's pretty purple even in urban centers. Lots of white dudes who like to make-believe that they're rednecks, for some unfathomable reason.
alantosai
Like, if you're a racist who likes big trucks, but you'd never do physical work that isn't in the crossfit gym; you'll fit in pretty well.
ThankYouForYourTime
It is interesting isn’t it. It’s interesting how the right seems to be moving in a coordinated effort in blue states and blue counties.
knifeswatchesdronesfirearmsaquariums
Its why nothing ever getts done…
Traja01
Douglas County is notoriously Republican. It’s rich and white. It’s like Orange County in CA.
ThankYouForYourTime
Clarke County, GA is notoriously blue. With the new voting laws, R legislatures are now allowed to redraw voting districts and they are.
ThankYouForYourTime
How all these school boards are getting systematically overtaken by taking advantage of legal process and mobilized voters, voting districts
ThankYouForYourTime
Are being redrawn, election laws being adjusted. This is happening all over the country. It’s it interesting that it’s at the same time.