Jim Hand

Tweets about local, state and national politics by Jim Hand.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

"Donald Trump would have secured Kabul airport" -- My dude he didn't even secure the Capitol Building when his Vice President was in there

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Joe Rogan, the podcasting giant who has been dismissive of Covid vaccines, tested positive for the coronavirus after returning from a series of shows in Florida. https://t.co/N9GkQI1jbh

[NBC News @NBCNews]

An unvaccinated teacher in California who went to her elementary school classroom while experiencing Covid-19 symptoms infects half of her students with the virus, as well as some of their family members, the CDC reports. https://t.co/WsXc8DkFM1

[Paul Krugman @paulkrugman]

Things people may not know: California is often described as high-tax, Texas as low-tax. But that's only true for high income. For the bottom 60%, taxes are lower in CA 1/

[Michael McDermott @mikemcdermott76]

The 5 states with the lowest COVID hospitalization rates right now: Vt., Mass., NH, Maine, RI.
The 5 states with the highest vaccination rates: Vt., Mass., Conn., Maine, RI

[Jim Hand @JimHandPolitics]

@ThatEricAlper Fortunate Son

[Cliff Schecter @cliffschecter]

Ahh, but apparently it can

[LeGate @williamlegate]

Americans killed in Afghanistan last week: 0

Americans killed in Texas & Florida last week: 2,067

[Jim Hand @JimHandPolitics]

@Observeman24 @sahilkapur Voting rights

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

I'm old enough to remember when polio ripped through the globe and put my six-year-old friends into iron lungs.

We dutifully lined up at school to get polio shots (without the howling of governors or anti-vaxxers). And we eradicated polio.

Why has saving lives become political?

[The Nation @thenation]

Three billionaires gave $20 million to support Ron Johnson’s 2016 reelection. Then he pushed through a tax break that netted those same 3 billionaires $215 million in 2018. https://t.co/NnPXO95v3Z

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Phil Valentine, a conservative radio host who had repeatedly downplayed Covid-19 vaccines before changing his tune after being hospitalized with the virus, dies at 61 https://t.co/CmCqrwAL4Z

[Jim Hand @JimHandPolitics]

@nycsouthpaw Are you talking Florida or Afghanistan?

[United for The People @people4kam]

COVID-19 patients in Florida are lying on the ground for hours waiting for monoclonal therapy.

This is Ron DeSantis' Florida.

[Jim Hand @JimHandPolitics]

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[#TuckFrump @realTuckFrumper]

Christian Radio Host And Vaccine Skeptic Dies From COVID https://t.co/dG8AeireKp

[Jim Hand @JimHandPolitics]

@kimmycapehart What about Penrose Diner?

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

BREAKING: Alabama now has zero ICU beds available in the entire state. The state also has the lowest vaccination rate in the country.

[Thomas Ultican @tultican]

An elementary school teacher was beaten on the first day of the new semester by a father angry about a mask mandate https://t.co/pXgsw64TrY via @thisisinsider