Max Fisher

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

It’s wild that “space age” is still shorthand for cutting-edge tech. The space age was in the 1960s! You know what’… https://t.co/zBOzvtYM7p — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @mkraju: IL Gov. JB Pritzker tells @jaketapper that fed inaction has forced states to compete “against each other” for supplies. “This s… — PolitiTweet.org

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The rest of Europe, especially the UK, is relentlessly committed to a Bergamo-style approach of waiting to impose e… https://t.co/iGr3nEvrq4 — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

I would say the main thing stopping me from growing a ridiculous beard during quarantine is that it’s hard to find… https://t.co/t4049xfpEh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SevaUT: those are truly Soviet collapse numbers, holy shit https://t.co/fcSD3Nol6s — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

I keep thinking about Lodi and Bergamo when I look at the responses across the US today. In Virginia, for example,… https://t.co/VxOkvhf6dW — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

That was what happened in Lodi and Bergamo. Lodi’s intervention took two weeks to register, during which time its a… https://t.co/XBB5N7uEZw — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Think about it like looking at a faraway star. You’re actually seeing the star as it was millions of years ago, rig… https://t.co/FkxkwQuW79 — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

That two-week lag is a disaster. Uncontrolled, Covid-19 infections can double about every two days. That means, in… https://t.co/VlUQu3Y1SU — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

The time between when someone is infected and when they’re *recorded as infected* can get as high as two weeks. Fir… https://t.co/q2YUYHWp0B — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

So why did Bergamo’s case and transmission rates surge *after* the city intervened, but not before? Why did Lodi’s… https://t.co/0e812wOhZS — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

In those weeks from 2/23 to 3/7, the two cities had near-identical case and transmission rates. Lodi’s harsh rules… https://t.co/3hCJ5uoeGn — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

The crucial moment was Feb 23, when the first cases appeared. Lodi immediately imposed social distancing interventi… https://t.co/SfJMNSRSeO — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

What happened on March 8? Well, nothing. By then, both had similar policies in place, including social distancing. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

I keep thinking about Lodi and Bergamo, two small cities in northern Italy both hit by coronavirus around Feb 23 T… https://t.co/C6OxS66re5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@CeylanWrites Literally how can you even tell — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattyglesias what changes? — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Tomorrow is Saturday but like are weekends still a thing? I’ll be doing the exact same working, pacing, and stress-… https://t.co/b4f8LfO2SC — PolitiTweet.org

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The thing I can’t get over is that the world has shown that Covid-19 outbreaks can actually be contained pretty eff… https://t.co/RAYpbKhxa5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@JBWolfsthal The situation in Virginia is alarming — PolitiTweet.org

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Common theme for people with Covid19 symptoms struggling to get tested: • Centers refusing to test unless you prove… https://t.co/ZQe4nhIzDE — PolitiTweet.org

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Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

This is a lie. The 2009 swine flu outbreak began in Mexico. MERS literally stands for *Middle East* respiratory syn… https://t.co/nY7HFWOlX3 — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @normative: Recall that the only reason we know about this Burr story is that he’s required to publicly disclose certain financial infor… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrendanNyhan: My recommended means to Redirect the Check (but sooner = better; don't wait!) https://t.co/q8NBzZF8FG — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Two broad principles show up over & over: (1) Countries succeed when they behave as if they are 14 days further into an outbreak than they appear to be — because they probably are (2) Proactive measures beat reactive over time, even if reactive might appear better in the moment — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

I looked through everything I could find on policy responses to each major coronavirus outbreak. I found 9 lessons on what's working and isn't so far. Good news: common themes repeatable successes are emerging. Bad news: the US is doing none of them. https://t.co/ptB5jhEbNp — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@hrw As evidence has mounted that US sanctions are directly accelerating Covid-19’s spread in the Middle East, alon… https://t.co/hNIDfxjQ8j — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

The United States may be actively accelerating one of the world’s worst coronavirus epidemics, in Iran. This @HRW r… https://t.co/V6THDlUikJ — PolitiTweet.org