BroadwaybabytoMay 3

It’s time to boycott the Kennedy Center.

Trump has taken a great American arts institution and started destroying it (like he does with everything he touches)

The Center announced an employee mask ban today, putting the lives of staff and patrons at risk.

Employees must obtain a doctor’s note if they feel their disability merits wearing a mask. They will be forced to divulge medical information to their employer.

Even if they successfully jump through all the hoops, they will be removed from a public facing role.

Everyone needs the right to protect their health. You shouldn’t need to already be disabled to be “allowed” to avoid COVID.

This is about optics and control. They want to promote the narrative that COVID is over, even though they know it’s not true.

This is an inevitable consequence of failure to normalize masks. Please if you can wear a mask, wear one now.

It won’t be long before the fascists ban them altogether.

#maskban #uspoli #fascism #trump #kennedycenter #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #wearamask #nomaskban

Show threadMask Bloc ParisMay 2

Aux États-Unis, les camarades luttent contre les #MaskBan : des lois qui interdisent officiellement le port du masque dans l'espace public.

Ces lois sont validistes, eugénistes, racistes, mortifères.

La France n'est pas à l'abri de les voir arriver un jour, surtout si on ne se masque qu'en manif ! Il sera alors plus simple pour le pouvoir de prétendre que le masque ne sert qu'à cacher le visage des vilains black blocs représentant un danger pour la vie des pauvres vitrines innocentes 😱🥺

Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 27

@MarionDonnelly @luckytran I'd say this as a matter of #PublicHealth.

I guess having Pre-Boomers die of old age is the problem because many #Boomers got raised by #Polio #survivors flexing the #trauma of loosing up to 75% of their classmates by threatening to disown them if they didn't #Vaccinate their children!

Show threadNonilexApr 18
In recent weeks & days, the #Trump admin began a review of $9B in federal contracts & grants to #Harvard; called for restrictions including a #MaskBan & *#DEI* removal; threatened to strip Harvard of its #TaxExempt status; & demanded info on some #visa holders at Harvard w/ a threat to take away its ability to enroll #foreign #students.
Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands that it said would cede control to the govt. The Trump admin subsequently said it was freezing $2.3B in funding.
#law
SamaraApr 3

Veterinarians Working on #BirdFlu, Pet Food Safety Fired in HHS Purge

#CatHealth #RFK #N95 #MaskBan #PublicHealthAttack
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/02/bird-flu-fda-veterinarians-laid-off/

Veterinarians working on bird flu, pet food safety are fired in HHS purge

Among those laid off were employees in a center that has played a key role in the response to the bird flu outbreak, according to three FDA staffers.

The Washington Post
DavvaApr 1
#Theatre
#NYC
#COVID
#covid19
#maskban
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-news/2025/03/31/wake-up-and-smell-the-covid/
“Wake Up and Smell the C*VID: An evening without Eric Bogosian”: new play takes aim at NYC mask ban and more

“Wake Up and Smell the C*VID: An evening without Eric Bogosian”: new play takes aim at NYC mask ban and more from Canary on 31 March 2025

Canary
SamaraMar 23

Trump Targets #Disabled with #MaskBan

- #AI can ID perps with masks: no legit reason to ban
- Masks collect DNA: benefit to police
- Trump cronies ban masks to forbid disabled from protesting
- #N95 🖕
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/columbia-university-mask-ban-trump-administration-demands/

Columbia University to comply with Trump administration demands for mask ban, special officers, more

Columbia University has announced a new mask ban, the hiring of special officers and other new policies in response to the Trump administration's list of demands.

CBS News
Show threadahimsaMar 22

Apparently Columbia University has agreed to Trump administration demands:

https://abc7ny.com/post/trump-columbia-university-work-stops-researchers-funding-pulled-antisemitism-campus/16064110/

But I'd still urge US folks to call their congress rep to say these kind of research funding cuts are unacceptable.

You can remind your congress rep that ME/CFS research is badly underfunded.

You can also say ME/CFS patients are against mask bans because masks are needed to protect our health!

@mecfs

#MEcfs #LongCovid #Research #Resist #USPol #MaskBan #CovidIsNotOver

Columbia University agrees to Trump administration demands to restore funding

Columbia's response is being closely watched by other schools that became flashpoints for pro-Palestinian protests last year.

BroadwaybabytoMar 21

New York Governor Hochul is trying to sneak a mask ban into the budget, despite the opposition of many disabled & high risk people who NEED masks to safely access public spaces.

Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.

Call and email elected officials and tell them you oppose mask bans and that medical exemptions are NOT sufficient

https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-is-pushing-a-last-minute-subway-mask-ban-in-state-budget-talks

#maskban #noNYmaskban #ableism #eugenics #uglylaws #newyork #uspoli #covidisairborne #covidisnotover

Gov. Hochul is pushing a last-minute subway mask ban in state budget talks

The governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their identities to avoid retribution.

Gothamist
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 21
@thetyee it also taught governments that #democide and #genocide by criminal #neglect and action (i.e. #MaskBan) is acceptable and won't result in #accountability or #consequences...