Anthony Deos

Diplomacy Researcher & Comms Professional | PhD @otago | Fellow @statedept | Alum @CBYXPPP #ICT, #LGBTQ+, #sustainability, #foreignpolicy, #rowing
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[Anthony Deos @asdeos]

@TheDweck Exactly... Collecting or tax dollars and ruining the country a bit more!

[Amy Hanauer @amyhanauer]

Trump wants to get rid of payroll tax for rest of 2020. Our new report shows 65% of windfall would go to richest 20% of taxpayers. There are much better ways to spend $843 billion. We should be focused on test kits, not tax cuts. #TestKitsNotTaxCuts https://t.co/7q6eHejNAt

[Jackie Speier @RepSpeier]

A federal judge - who has dedicated his entire life to justice - has written a resignation letter to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts that we should all read. https://t.co/4L2yvOiPwH

[Daniel W. Drezner @dandrezner]

Your incompetence has directly contributed to converting airports into Petri dishes for #COVIDー19 so you’ll excuse me if I don’t place a high value on your expressions of concern for public health.

[Brian Schatz @brianschatz]

Social distancing is not about being scared or a germaphobe or a wimp or panicky. It is about NOT GETTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE KILLED. You are not tough or brave or savvy or cool by ignoring best practices. You are just making this thing worse.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

With businesses shuttering, professional sports leagues suspending their seasons and widespread travel restrictions around the world, the economic fallout from the new coronavirus outbreak may continue for months. https://t.co/bY5Ca9jX7B

[Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC]

Media not playing this right - this is a betrayal by the White House.

If this is happening there, shouldn't it be happening across US at every govt building, military installation, etc? WTF is the guidance here people?

Temp checks were essential tool in China. Why not here?

[Simon Rosenberg @SimonWDC]

Trump has done nothing.

7 weeks in tests still not working, travel ban failed, there's no national mitigation strategy, govt hasn't adopted telework, he isn't following social distancing protocol and he's misled us into complacency.

Level of failure here hard to put into words.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon, wants employees to "donate" paid time off to each other during the coronavirus outbreak.

At the same time, Amazon paid a 1.2% tax rate on $13B in profits last year.

If this isn't the epitome of corporate greed, I don't know what is.

[Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs]

Dr. Fauci would prefer a 14-day national shutdown of some sort to slow down coronavirus, and has made this point of view known in admin, he says on "Meet the Press."

"I think we should really be overly aggressive and get criticized for over-reacting," Fauci told @chucktodd.

[Binyamin Appelbaum @BCAppelbaum]

Perhaps you’re wondering: which are the big companies where workers can’t take paid sick leave?

Well, we made a list for you!

https://t.co/I7v7lJZfJ8

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

More than 2 in 5 U.S. adults (41%) say the #coronavirus outbreak has made them more likely to support universal health care. That figure includes 1 in 4 Republicans.
https://t.co/LuO9yyFyUK

[VelvetBIade 🧃🍥 @VelvetBlade]

@GovInslee @Jim_Brunner People are confused because of federal disinformation, but it’s a global issue.

https://t.co/UF87QESmNd

[Jack Goldsmith @jacklgoldsmith]

I’ve been thinking whether in American presidential history there’s ever been an act of cowardice and impotence as brazen as @realDonaldTrump's “I don’t take responsibility at all” comment, followed by his efforts—3+ years into his term—to blame his predecessors. 1/

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

This is disastrous. Sign of hastily made, poorly planned, terribly executed policy.

[@hayesbrown.bsky.social @HayesBrown]

The most terrifying part of today has been realizing just how many people for any multitude of reasons don’t realize how real this is yet

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

What’s happening tonight with international arrivals at many U.S. airports is a microcosm of the Trump administration’s response to #coronavirus: It simply doesn’t seem to have occurred to anyone that this late-breaking travel ban would create a huge surge of returning travelers.

[Jason Kander @JasonKander]

Biggest reason people are still gathering and partying and spreading the virus is because most American leaders haven’t had the guts to tell them the truth about the severity of the situation.