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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Mar 2021

    I often think about the fact that African-American life expectancy has dropped by 2.7 years because of Covid -- a demographic catastrophe without modern parallel in the USA. And how this fact is so little discussed in politics and media.

    4:49 PM - 7 Mar 2021
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      2. Keep It Surly‏ @surlyurbanist 7 Mar 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Most would find it trite to say, but this is why the political salience of Black Lives Matter resonates for a lot of Black folks. Intimately aware that we’re disposable

        2 replies 12 retweets 65 likes
      3. shane caudill‏ @Shane_E_Caudill 8 Mar 2021
        Replying to @surlyurbanist @HeerJeet

        It is evil and wrong. I am so sorry.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. ffiz‏ @formerlyfiz 7 Mar 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        In alabama when the minimum age to qualify for the Covid vaccine was 65, that was more than the average life expectancy for African Americans in the state.

        3 replies 15 retweets 42 likes
      3. Alina Stefanescu‏ @aliner 7 Mar 2021
        Replying to @formerlyfiz @HeerJeet

        No words. No words.

        0 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
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      2. John Ross  💉 💉 💉‏Verified account @JohnRossMD 7 Mar 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        US life expectancy should have been a national scandal, pre-COVID. It's ~3.5 years less than in Canada

        2 replies 5 retweets 52 likes
      3. Colombo‏ @JasonRuderman 9 Mar 2021
        Replying to @JohnRossMD @HeerJeet

        Wow.

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      2. shaaver‏ @sishaaver 7 Mar 2021
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        and a high level of vaccine skepticism in that community with Obama being basically MIA on the issue.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 7 Mar 2021
        Replying to @sishaaver

        yeah it's Obama's fault, that's the ticket.

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      1. Bling Domepiece  🇨🇦‏ @blingdomepiece 7 Mar 2021
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        One side would have to face some difficult truths, and the other side doesn't give a shit.

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      2. A.$.A.P General Strikey‏ @lyleleander 7 Mar 2021

        They knew even before the virus hit the country that poor and minority people were going to suffer disproportionately. There’s no way anybody in power wouldn’t have known that.

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