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what the actual fuck is wrong with youhttps://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1158074774297468928 …

A bunch of people just died thanks to white supremacy in two mass shootings within hours of each other in the 250th mass shooting this year, but Neil is here to remind us that we must think of "spectacle" and "the flu"

THE NEWS: We are in a crisis that will define our time, racism is rampant in our streets and people are dying at the hand of it every day NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: But when will we ban the Flu

THE NEWS: This is the SECOND mass shooting in UNDER 24 HOURS. We are all in shock at this pace NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON: Remember this is SPECTACLE. When will Medical errors have its day in the sun

I used to work in public health policy for the US government. We were ALWAYS talking about flu shots, and mass vaccination campaigns, and medical errors, and improving quality of care, and trying to improve data sharing. So many laws on these topics! But not so with guns.

like there are so many points to make about this tweet. the law points you just made! are these things mutually exclusive? is spectacle really the word you should be using? and most importantly: have you ever heard of shutting the fuck up

She hasn’t used the word spectacle...