Thank you to @FAIR and Ari Paul for this very thorough debunking of the problematic New Yorker attack piece on the People's CDC.

https://fair.org/home/new-yorker-takes-aim-at-people-who-still-think-covid-is-a-problem/

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New Yorker Takes Aim at People Who Still Think Covid Is a Problem - FAIR

Corporate media’s overarching message is that it’s “time to move on,” and radicals holding on to precautions are impeding economic recovery.

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One of the quotes highlighted in the piece is mine on the connections between anti-masking and white supremacy. This isn't mere speculation, as the New Yorker piece dishonestly frames it. It's based on a long history of studies on how health inequities play out.

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Here's my original thread, which backs up the claims that white supremacy plays a role in the opposition to masking.

https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1592248419527299073

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Dr. Lucky Tran on Twitter

“This is also important: "White people who assumed the pandemic had a disparate effect on communities of color were less supportive of safety measures." Studies show white supremacy plays a role in the opposition to public health protections. (via https://t.co/uiL1O56928)”

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Down here in #NewOrleans you definitely see it play out in white discomfort to Black people who are masking. Anywhere I go in town, it is consistently Black (and other PoC) who mask up and white people standing around coughing on each other. The degree to which different misinformation (about covid, about race, about reality) spreads along the same channels is creating a society of ignorant monsters.
@CodexArcanum @luckytran just curious, do you see any difference between tourists vs locals?