Dana Sand

views expressed are my own.

[FLORIDA DOT @MyFDOT]

To help facilitate evacuations for #HurricaneMilton, Emergency Shoulder Use (ESU) plans are actively being put in place for Eastbound I-4 and portions of Northbound I-75. Law enforcement and signage will alert motorists on when to enter and exit the shoulder. Learn more about ESU by watching this video: https://t.co/dOOGclj61B

[Alex Forbes @AForbesWx]

The following evacuation shelters are opening in Georgia for Hurricane #Milton evacuees from Florida.

This is in addition to Atlanta Motor Speedway opening their campgrounds.

More info: https://t.co/xAP3oHlvxq

[trash jones @jzux]

i’m just a girl. standing in front of a ballot box. asking the government to please for the love of god not get any worse

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

After a gunman killed 21 people in Uvalde, Texas, students around the country wrote letters expressing their fear, sadness, and desire for change. “Please change the law I beg you,” one third grader wrote to Texas Governor Greg Abbott. https://t.co/PAPfFcJ22A

[Laura Bassett @LEBassett]

A teacher who was murdered in the Uvalde shooting last week, and her husband who died the next day of a grief heart attack, had their funerals today. Then 3 active shootings happened simultaneously tonight, and we had to decide whether to feature all 3 or focus on the deadliest.

[Aliza Aufrichtig @alizauf]

We crossed the awful threshold of a million people lost to Covid. To even begin to comprehend the enormity of one million gone, we must start by trying to understand a single death. My latest story shares the voices of grief that make up one million: https://t.co/EPrCqsd5qW

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The U.S. has hit the grim milestone of one million Covid-19 deaths. We asked readers to submit their final text messages from loved ones lost to the coronavirus. Here’s what they sent. https://t.co/aoPvof8vOC

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

ICYMI: As of today, the federal government is offering a 3rd round of free rapid COVID tests.

However, this time, they are offering each household 8 tests instead of 4 tests.

https://t.co/ON2O6rxjsp

https://t.co/8WH9gvEAla

[NPR @NPR]

A landmark study followed nearly 1,000 patients who sought abortions, interviewing them for years.

Patients who were denied an abortion had worse economic and mental health outcomes.

95% of those who received one said they made the right decision.
https://t.co/l2fXJ0TMeF

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Today’s front page of the New York Times: Each dot represents one death from COVID-19 in the United States.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

After the first person in the U.S. died from the coronavirus, it took 44 days for the country to reach 25,000 deaths. The most recent 25,000 deaths took a week. https://t.co/S8KQtzI6lZ

[Lillian Cunningham @lily_cunningham]

Really neat to be featured discussing presidential history and leadership in this week's 'Leading Off' newsletter from @McKinsey --

Read it here: https://t.co/WoPIyABJ5l

[Dana Sand @dnsand]

During the month of December, an average of about 1.7 people in the U.S. died from COVID-19 every minute.

Roughly 3.1 million Americans have lost a close relative to COVID-19.

https://t.co/NFMwCiu4uy

[Dana Sand @dnsand]

georgia, i ❤️ you

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

🚨BREAKING: 900,000 Georgians have requested their ballots for the January 5 runoff elections. Request yours today and help elect @ReverendWarnock and @ossoff to the U.S. Senate: https://t.co/xCyh7BhY3o. 🗳 #gapol

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

Winning Georgia was not one person's effort. It took hard work - particularly by women of color - for a decade to organize and mobilize voters. This was a team effort and a team victory, and we can do it again on Jan 5. #gapol
https://t.co/jhtQ00Y1Hn

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

Georgia, which has a Republican Secretary of State, has probably been the most transparent state in the country with respect to its vote counting process, with precise updates on exactly how many ballots were left to count in which counties. There is a lot of doublespeak here.

[Fair Fight @fairfightaction]

GEORGIA: The January 5 runoff elections for control of the U.S. Senate are fast approaching. Make your voice heard by requesting your ballot now at https://t.co/7mvF0m9IGx #LetsGetItDoneAgain #gapol

[Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams]

So many deserve credit for 10yrs to new Georgia: @gwlauren @fairfightaction @nseufot @NewGAProject @AAAJ_Atlanta @GALEOorg @BlackVotersMtr Helen Butler @GeorgiaDemocrat @RebeccaDeHart DuBose Porter @DPGChair. Always John Lewis. Charge any omissions to my head. My heart is full.💙