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Ward Harkavy
@WHarkavy
Former hot-metal printer and former newspaperman. Destroyed both industries.
Ex-Village Voice smartass. Every day I try to write part of Trump's obit.
Long Beach, NYJoined July 2009
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When Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine 65 years ago, he understood its tremendous benefit to all of humanity and he refused to patent it.
Today, we must put human life above corporate profit. Any coronavirus treatment must be made free for everyone.
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The Democratic Party is criminally gutless. It is simply not fighting for the American people nor is it willing to.
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"The [Senate's] emergency coronavirus legislation...can only be described as an outrage. It is not an economic rescue package, but a sentence of unprecedented economic inequality and corporate control over our politics that will resonate for a generation." huffpost.com/entry/senate-d
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cuomo, a dem governor with a dem majority state senate, has consistently run new york as a republican but because he sounds good on TV during an emergency, libs think he's some sort of hero
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Sean Petty of @nynurses says NY Governor Andrew Cuomo is the "single most important person in terms of the drive to close down hospital beds in this state over the last 20 years. … We are now 20,000 beds behind where we need to be in terms of trying to scale up our capacity."
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Excellent reminder. Not just post-isolation but right now. Depression, anxiety interfere with rational decisions. twitter.com/KGuilaine/stat
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Trump’s Call To Reopen Economy Attributed To New Floating Virus Cloud Advisor trib.al/E8jShEB
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I think the lede here should instead be “look at all the companies that can just track everyone’s location if they want”
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The Republicans are confronting the coronavirus with nihilism—and the Democrats are responding with impotence, writes .
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Everyone arguing that 1-2% of the population dying isn’t a big deal needs to identify 1 or 2 close family members or friends that they are willing to offer up to death in this moment for capitalism. Name them.
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Asked how he came up with Easter as the date by which things should be reopened, Trump says, "Easter's a very special day for me."
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Important containment effort: Dr. Birx says people who have left New York for other states should self-quarantine for 14 total days in their new location, because they could’ve been exposed to the coronavirus before they left and not know it.
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I spent the last week reporting on the public health disaster at Fox News. What I found was a vacuum at the top.
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Paragraphs 21 and 22 deserved to be a lot higher up:
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I spent the last week reporting on the public health disaster at Fox News. What I found was a vacuum at the top. nytimes.com/2020/03/22/bus
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We cannot allow greedy dipshits to kill thousands, maybe millions, by forcing exposure to the virus that they denied was happening, calling the coming crisis a “hoax.” They built this by hiding and ignoring #covid_19; we cannot sacrifice our elderly to greed. Pass it on.
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Tx Lt Gov Dan Patrick says grandparents would be willing to die to save the economy for their grandchildren
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This Christian magazine went all in on the Iraq invasion but has scruples, indeed, moral qualms, about preventing pandemic deaths. It’s actually quite consistent!
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There is a demonic side to the sentimentalism of saving lives at any cost.
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I know in theory that editors are still out there, but I have no concrete proof.
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Just spent the last hour talking to another colleague about Rikers conditions. "It is like a fucking slave ship. It makes me want to fucking cry. They can't even wash their hands. It is insane that this day & age we treat human beings this way. This is shameful."
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It's like the guy at the bar who fell off his stool and threw up on his shoes demanding the car keys.
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Why even suggest Trump control the slush fund? Maybe find someone who's actually on the level, businesswise?
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This is what they don't want ... anything that cracks the door open to the words "nationalize" and "medical care" next to each other.
They've spent billions fighting it, won't turn back now.
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I’m calling on the Federal Government to nationalize the medical supply chain.
The Federal Government should immediately use the Defense Production Act to order companies to make gowns, masks and gloves.
Currently, states are competing against other states for supplies.
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Even if millions die.
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This is what they don't want ... anything that cracks the door open to the words "nationalize" and "medical care" next to each other.
They've spent billions fighting it, won't turn back now. twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/sta…
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R. Crumb
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It looks like profit and human life are once again in direct conflict. Let's see which one wins out!
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Poland's territorial changes 1635 - Present
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As a prisoner, Harvey Weinstein was able to both take a COVID test and receive the results.
Meanwhile, there are thousands of Americans who aren’t convicted rapists begging to be tested.
Just another shameful indictment of our system. wp.me/p2WgDE-1jrWdc
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How did Harvey Weinstein get tested so quickly?
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BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein has reportedly been placed into isolation in a New York prison after testing positive for COVID-19. trib.al/j2TmB5U
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Harvey Weinstein tests positive for Coronavirus.
I have a friend who's pregnant & has symptoms. She tested negative for Flu & Strep but can't get a test for coronavirus😷
BUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN GOT A TEST?!?
They should have isolated him but why waste a precious test on him?!?😡
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BREAKING: Harvey #Weinstein has been placed into isolation in a New York prison after testing positive for #coronavirus.
#COVID19 #CoronavirusPandemic
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Criminal serial rapist Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for Coronavirus and is now being quarantined in prison.
A rapist was able to get tested whilst many dignified Americans are not yet able to. That’s all I’ll say.
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