Barbara Hall 😷 Vax Up!

Retired airline pro. Climate action, women's issues, consumer + animals advocate; aviation, history + arts buff. Hopes FL survives.

[Barbara Hall 😷 Vax Up! @barjhall]

@Fahrenthold @realDonaldTrump A FL senior, I began my own voluntary home lockdown on 08MAR not because I'd been exposed or was sick, but as a precautionary measure. Doing fine, will continue UFN because #Florida #Trump #COVID19

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

I look forward to testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on the importance of passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act tomorrow, 4/20, at 10am ET.

The #VRAA is critical to combatting state-level attacks on voting rights. Tune in here: https://t.co/OvNX3eBokg

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced the introduction of the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act. The legislation aims to strengthen public housing communities, improve living conditions for residents, and create jobs.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The New York Times examined vaccine data for nearly every U.S. county and found that willingness to receive a vaccine and actual vaccination rates to date were lower, on average, in counties where a majority of residents voted to re-elect Donald Trump. https://t.co/Lkhy8JUXpJ

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

The new “double mutation” variant from India 🇮🇳 #B1617 is surging fast in UK—5x increase in % of #COVID19 cases in just 2 weeks. Same with the South Africa 🇿🇦 #B1351 variant. When did they increase? After schools reopened.

And keep in mind—it’s rising despite high vaccinations.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

"It’s the hottest market I’ve ever seen.” Pandemic home sales are at levels not seen since before the last housing crash, but this time nearly everything is different. https://t.co/l2Qmo5VHZd

[Barbara Hall 😷 Vax Up! @barjhall]

FLORIDIANS:

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Duke Energy:
3-year income: $7.9B
3-year tax rate: -15.5%

Nike:
3-year income: $4.1B
3-year tax rate: -18%

FedEx:
3-year income: $6.9B
3-year tax rate: -12.8%

Dish Network:
3-year income: $6.6B
3-year tax rate: -0.2%

This is what a rigged tax code looks like.

[Craig Pittman @craigtimes]

Scientists say #pollution dumped from #Florida's #PineyPoint site will linger in Tampa Bay for months. https://t.co/uT8RNkwLxg via @kerrsheridan

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Right now, the United States ranks 13th in the world in infrastructure — but we have the power to change that. The American Jobs Plan will modernize our roads, fix our bridges, invest in public transportation, and make our infrastructure more resilient to climate change.

[Bobak K. Persis @BobPersis]

@POTUS 50 yrs of tax cuts failed to trickle down

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[Peter Baker @peterbakernyt]

Up to 45% of Republicans say they would avoid getting vaccinated if possible, raising the question of whether the country will be able to achieve herd immunity without a stronger push from GOP leaders to bring their voters on board. @GioRussonello https://t.co/S42QBjgcXA

[kathryn lanthier @apuchine]

@jimsciutto I still can’t believe that we have received no official press conference from @FBI and DOJ about Jan 6 for months. No wonder polls say Republicans think it was not a big deal. Unprecedented attack on Capital and nothing. Only reports from Court docs. Why?

[Scott Maxwell @Scott_Maxwell]

Hi America.

You're probably here b/c of the Matt Gaetz story - and the connections to Central Florida's Joel Greenberg.

Well, the @orlandosentinel has written a lot about Mr. Greenberg thru the years.

Below is just a sampling of headlines

For us, it was basic beat coverage...

[Larry Levitt @larry_levitt]

Shifting 60-64 year-olds from private insurance to Medicare would result in a 41% decrease in the prices paid for health care.

That's one reason why it's attractive.

It's also one reason why it's controversial and opposed by the health care industry.

https://t.co/YVV75O8Db3

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

Wow. Kenya is planting trees with seed balls covered in charcoal dust to keep animals from eating them and to fight #climatechange and combat #deforestation.

We have the solutions, let's get busy and #ActOnClimate.

#ClimateAction #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal

[Miami Herald @MiamiHerald]

Small ship company Windstar Cruises will require passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The company announced the requirement Tuesday as it plans to restart cruises in the Caribbean and Mediterranean in June after more than a year out of operation. https://t.co/FogqTe43Lb

[Harry Litman @harrylitman]

The supposed DOJ official extorting Matt Gaetz was David McGee, a career guy in DOJ who served as a 1st AUSA. Not someone in a position to extort. He says, "This is a blatant attempt to distract from the fact that Gaetz is apparently about to indicted for sex trafficking girls."

[Barbara Hall 😷 Vax Up! @barjhall]

Biden’s Chance to Save the Everglades https://t.co/BcuWjVXbGs

[CDC @CDCgov]

#COVID19 cases remain high across the US.

As of March 9, 28,992,598 total cases were reported. The 7-day moving average of new cases is 55,557, a 12.2% decrease from the previous week. Slow the spread. Wear a mask. Stay 6 feet apart. Avoid crowds. More: https://t.co/YT7LKio43C.

[Tim Hogan @timjhogan]

Every Republican screaming about re-opening schools just voted against money needed to re-open schools.