Torben Bernhard

Editor of A & E’s I WANT MY MTV, CHURCH & STATE, and more. Dir. of TRANSMORMON. OXYGEN TO FLY. THE SONOSOPHER. Traveler. Semi-retired rapper. Thai speaker.

[Torben Bernhard @torbenbernhard]

It has been 7 years since we released Transmormon alongside @radiowest. In that time, the documentary has surpassed 7 million views, been taught in colleges throughout the country, and screened throughout the world. https://t.co/J9KfVECuig #lgbtq #TransRightsAreHumanRights

[Kendrick Lamar @kendricklamar]

The Heart Part 5 https://t.co/DlnQO2g5nw

[Ryan Cohen @ryancohen]

Short sellers are the dumb stormtroopers of the investing galaxy

[Torben Bernhard @torbenbernhard]

@DylanCMcDonnell I haven't been on Twitter much, so I am just seeing this. All positive thoughts your way.

[Torben Bernhard @torbenbernhard]

My first grader has been back in school for five weeks and is sick for the second time (thankfully not covid) despite wearing KN95’s.

[Andrew Pavia @AndrewPaviaMD]

As of today, the 7 day incidence of COVID infection among children 5-10 years old in Utah is higher than at any time during the pandemic. 416 more reported today infections in school aged children - likely a significant underestimate

[Suzanne Harrison @VoteSuz]

This was disheartening. Jeering and mocking my work as a healthcare worker is not ok. We need more civility in the public sphere.

[Torben Bernhard @torbenbernhard]

One of my closest friends recently:

“The pandemic has highlighted what America is all about. All the personal freedoms, no matter how trivial or how serious, are insisted upon. And all the personal responsibility, no matter how trivial or serious, is completely abdicated.”

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1 in 500 Americans have died from COVID-19

[Robert Gehrke @RobertGehrke]

Great reporting by @erinalberty. School contact tracing is taking so long that parents aren’t being notified their child should quarantine until up to a week later. Some aren’t notified of exposures at all.

This isn’t going to cut it. #utpol

https://t.co/drVEmUyhqV

[CompassionCoalitionUT @CC_Utah]

“In Utah, during ‘the worst of last winter, about 12% of all infections were happening in children. Now it’s about 25%,’ Pavia said. ‘One in four cases is in school-aged children. And that’s in spite of the fact it’s fairly hard to get your child tested.’”

[Robert Gehrke @RobertGehrke]

School-age breakdown:
• 5-10: 210 cases
• 11-13: 155
• 14-17: 179

Below is the chart showing cases in 5-11 this year vs. last. For the week, 1,373 kids in that age group tested positive, compared to *95* last year. (14.5x as many). #utpol

[Robert Gehrke @RobertGehrke]

It’s Friday's Covid report:
🌡 2,189 cases, ⬆️ 554 from last week.
🎓544 school-aged cases
😔 21 (!!) deaths, 2,724
🏥 529 hospitalized
🧪 14,445 people tested, 15.1% pos. 22,946 total tests, 9.5% pos.
📈 7-day avg, 1,511 cases/day, 12.2%/9.2% pos
💉 7,445 vaxxes given
#utpol

[Erin Alberty @erinalberty]

Utahns are still encountering a lot of difficulties getting tested for COVID, from hours-long lines to increasing waits for results. And doctors say those lag times may be interfering with efforts to contain the virus. https://t.co/HYIUo4ipcc

[Discount Derek Hough (now exclusively on Disney+) @bwad_pwofo]

I believe @GovCox is genuinely frustrated and wants to do the right thing. We need him to just do it, political consequences be damned. He might be pleasantly surprised how many would support him in an EO and carry that support into the next election. #utpol

[Torben Bernhard @torbenbernhard]

@ballerinaX Why must we even have to say it?

[Courtney Tanner @CourtneyLTanner]

NEW: Utah’s top elected education leaders decline to take a public position on masking in schools

https://t.co/OBai2z0cfx

[Torben Bernhard @torbenbernhard]

Everyone should listen to @LittleSimz

[Pitchfork @pitchfork]

.@LittleSimz raises broadly relatable questions about the craving for validation https://t.co/Vq5MHVsquK

[Dylan McDonnell @DylanCMcDonnell]

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[Dylan McDonnell @DylanCMcDonnell]

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