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Last Checked May 21, 2020

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Wed May 06 11:39:18 +0000 2020

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Two interesting takeaways here: 1) Excess death methodology makes it clear we’re undercounting Covid-19 deaths. 2) Large swathes of the country really have been essentially unaffected so far even with rigorous methods. https://t.co/9j4poF0qPY — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 6, 2020 Hibernated

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(a) This is terrible. (b) A time when making extra people work literally endangers their lives would be a good moment for the MTA to consider that Paris, London and many other major cities don’t use conductors at all. — PolitiTweet.org

Alondra Nelson @alondra

‘We Are Not Essential. We Are Sacrificial.’ I’m a New York City subway conductor. At least 98 of my co-workers have… https://t.co/wkpA7ZRMCK

Posted May 6, 2020 Hibernated

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@conorsen @LDrogen Yeah, if anything I see the curve bending *toward* fast food as independent restaurants in my neighborhood start working with streamlined menus, combo plans, trying to make food margins work without counting on wine to juice profits, etc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 6, 2020 Hibernated

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