“This can all be preventable” he says & then goes on about vaccines b/c he is CLEARLY all about that #vaxAndRelax

& of course back to that “sweet old Grandma” 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

I would have ended w/ something like “just like that sweet old lady who died from “RSV” YOU too could be her if you don’t protect yourself & your community by getting the vaccine & wearing a proper fitting respirator b/c we are all vulnerable & life is short as it were

Instead of some garbage altruism b/c he lives in LalaLand🙄

Of course, these conversations take time and energy - something not all of us have at our disposal all the time. They also aren't always successful or productive! It is important for us to listen to our needs and put up boundaries when needed.

However, I do think these conversations about #CovidSafety can help our loved ones change their practices over time. A lot of people have drank the #VaxAndRelax kool-aid, but that doesn't mean they're immovable.

When my mom was here, I think the most impactful conversation we had was when she mentioned how school uniforms help create equality in schools.

My opinions on school uniforms aside, I pointed out that #Ventilation and #UniversalMasking is an issue of creating health equality in schools (and other public spaces). So many families who are doing their best to avoid #COVID19 are forced to send their kids to schools with terrible ventilation, no #HEPA and no mask policies. Their kids are exposed every day. Teachers are exposed as well because they don't have any other choice.

Universal masking and proper ventilation creates a space that is accessible to all of us. Lack of these policies push people out of these spaces, or worse, actively put them at risk of #COVID and #PostCovidComplications because they can't NOT be in these spaces.

This comparison seemed to really help my mom understand the importance of #CovidSafety a bit better.

It gave me some hope.

We all live with internalized abelism, racism, sexism etc.

But if we are confronting this within ourselves and working to unlearn that, it is much easier to see how the governments #CovidDenial / #VaxAndRelax campaign is an extension of the state's willingness (and eagerness tbh) to continue to not only push the vulnerable out of society, but abandon them completely.

This alone is the case for wearing a mask, even amid social pressure, even when the state tells you it's okay.

The state has proven time and time again they do not care about our health - they don't even pretend to by providing #HealthCareForAll.

Why would they bother protecting us from #COVID19 ?

@Sky @mehdihasan @keramikslu
Took me 2 yrs to finally do it,but cancelled cable. Will miss #MSNBC but had only been watching a yr & same w/ little over yr
It served its purpose #politics #Ukraine #CovidNews but think I’ve a good sense of #trend & not much more to be gained

#irrespective of what my fav show is, I’m going to say Mehdi💕💗is my fav anchor b/c he is #truthful about #CovidIsNotOver has😷 consistently AND been the ONLY one to push back on #vaxAndRelax