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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Mar 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Josh Marshall

    We could soon have the first pandemic that accelerates because a large part of teh population loves to own the libs.https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1235355704753557505 …

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    Have spoken w readers who have elderly relatives who are resisting social distancing precautions because they've heard on Fox News that COVID-19 is overhyped; hospital doctor in red state who says she assumes it must not be that serious since prep is so much less than for H1N1.
    4:07 PM - 4 Mar 2020
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      1. Rowen‏ @SCBasenji 4 Mar 2020
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        hmm, COVID-19 hits seniors the hardest...

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      1. Your Own Private Duncan Idaho‏ @Anarchae0logist 4 Mar 2020
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        Welcome to the dumbest timeline

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      1. Luke Peristy‏ @Luke_H_Peristy 4 Mar 2020
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        pretty cool that it's short-circuiting people's brains in the same way as climate change

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      2. Angus Rockford‏ @AngusRockford 4 Mar 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        “Owning the libs” meets Darwin Awards.

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      3. J Lee‏ @JoeSKLee 4 Mar 2020
        Replying to @AngusRockford @HeerJeet

        Beat me to it. First thing that came to my mind. In spite of the dark recesses of my mind, I hope they stay safe.

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      1. The Learned Dog‏ @roger_mexico 4 Mar 2020
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        Not to be totally callous but some of the most vulnerable are also the GOP base so this is gonna be a self own in the long run.

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      2. Dean Baker‏ @DeanBaker13 4 Mar 2020
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        Dying to own the libs, way to go.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Mar 2020
        Replying to @DeanBaker13

        Unfortunately, it'll also mean killing to own the libs, given the nature of pandemics.

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      1. Show Your Work‏ @showusyourwork 4 Mar 2020
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        Let a thousand Typhoid Marys bloom, etc etc

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