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Last Checked April 3, 2023

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Mon Mar 06 22:40:22 +0000 2023

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@Wertwhile Bars and casinos are open but not schools? Months of recommendations about staying at home are reversed for the George Floyd protests? There's more than one political vector in play here (e.g. interest groups vs. self-interest vs. ideology/partisanship) but c'mon. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 6, 2023

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@MattGlassman312 @jbview @kdrum Yeah it's like: what are our priors here? We're asking public health officials in conjunction with elected officials to solve a whole bunch of trolley problems. They're well-equipped for some parts of the job but others. *Of course* things beyond "the science" will be involved. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted March 6, 2023

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Yeah this is true. Not to mention public transit and public schools, where the pandemic is still having reverberations. So while I'm arguing that these decisions were influenced by "politics", it's complex because political or ideological commitments tug in different directions. — PolitiTweet.org

Alec MacGillis @AlecMacGillis

@NateSilver538 This was great reporting by @davidzweig. It's worth noting, though, that many extended closures in b… https://t.co/j2y25iUze1

Posted March 6, 2023

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