@CalltoActivism
This is the terrifying reality. So many Americans don't care about any of this because they have impenetrable beliefs much as any run of the mill cult follower.
They are on a very different playing field than the rest of us.
Emotional day with legend Joan Baez who joined us in Ukraine. Here singing & dancing with highly traumatized, displaced kids at program we ( @ ) find called Recovery Camp in Lviv.
#CovidVaccine
The world owes much to
@PeterHotez
&
@MariaBottazzi
who developed great new Covid vax using well established technology. Widely sought globally, but held up in U.S.! Patent restrictions lifted so Corbevax can be made readily at low cost anywhere but here! FDA block?
Latest extreme right wing campaign is about rolling back child labor protections. Republican law makers across U.S. pushing to allow 14 year olds work in bars, meat plants, laundries, etc. until late evening after school...a disaster for kids in poverty, minorities and migrants.
.
@UkraineCAP
proudly welcomes world-famous country music singer & humanitarian
@BradPaisley
to its esteemed advisory board. As a dedicated advocate for Ukraine, Brad will help UCAP continue to improve the lives of children devastated by senseless aggression & ongoing war.
#Elections2020
#COVID19
Trump appears to have won 9/10 highest prevalence Covid states! People there facing brunt of Trump’s mismanagement of the pandemic, yet determined to rehire him. Incredible.
#COVID19
To my dear followers: We are NOT out of the woods. We may be facing a dangerous new phase. Get vaccine now! Avoid internet and social media BS and keep up the mask, distancing, etc. Please trust me and pass this on! And I will answer your questions.
#COVID19
Right after he’s sworn in, President Biden will ask all Americans to wear a mask, keep social distancing, practice hand hygiene for 100 days. This will really help us control COVID-19 spread. Vaccines are great - but not a magic bullet!
#Ukraine
️ Congress is stalling & putting conditions on funding that would allow Ukraine to keep defending themselves, the U.S. & all democracies from Putin's violent aggression. PLEASE tell your reps in Congress to pass, without delay, clean funding supplemental for Ukraine!
#COVID19
is coming back in force with fellow travelers RSV & Flu virus. Maybe not as lethal as during peak pandemic, but these viruses will kill many this winter. Message from doctors: Vaccines save lives. This is not "my" truth -it's "the" truth. Ignore the political BS...
#COVID19
#DeltaVariant
Get ready for a fast moving surge now. And as long we don’t share vaccines and resources with low income countries where the virus is festering & few vaccinated, expect surge after surge for foreseeable future. No way around this…
We’re now on track for seeing a million
#COVID19
cases/day by Election Day and 800,000 fatalities by end of year. Bad combo of the terrible virus, plus incompetent, ignorant leadership.
#pandemicoutbreak
#Covid
#culpability
Enough! DeSantis, Abbott and other electeds, IMHO, are responsible for the deaths of thousands because of willful disregard of life saving measures to stop spread of Covid. They must be legally held accountable.
Trump’s insistence on taking
#hydroxychloroquine
, not wearing PPE or separating from others, plus public musings about injecting bleach & inserting UV light makes him a personal public health hazard. Via
@MSNBC
@NicolleDWallace
Sincere thanks
@johncusack
& to all who support
@UkraineCAP
. With your continued help, we'll be able to quickly deliver resources to displaced and traumatized Ukrainian children/families facing extreme winter conditions. Our work continues!
@kredlener
We were so encouraged via yr hearts & generosity we can continue buying generators ,clothes ,boots -expanding camps & continue vital ongoing crucial work - providing lifesaving resources including mental health services for the 5 million displaced children
@IrwinRedlenerMD
#covid
#Fauci
Just asked by
@ChrisJansing
on
@MSNBC
abt Anthony Fauci portrait behind me painted by dear friend,folk singer legend & civil rights activist
@joancbaez
. Ck out her website to see this great tribute to Dr. Fauci!
#CovidFatalities
Coming soon! New report from Columbia University about the 130,000 (minimum) of the 220,000 Covid deaths that could have been avoided if U.S. response had been managed competently - as was the case with so many other nations!
#OmicronVarient
#TravelBan
White House wants to control spread of omicron by travel bans & increased testing. Not enough! Nobody should be allowed to board a plane anywhere going to any destination without being vaccinated- plus tested before departure.
UCAP board member & legend
@joancbaez
joined us in Warsaw yesterday, singing to kids at a program supporting refugee children from war-torn Ukraine. It's an iconic song that's been identified with Joan since she marched with MLK in the 1960s. Our team heads into Ukraine today.
#FauciHero
#trumpfaucifeud
Trump exploits Fauci in a political ad. Fauci furious. Trump publicly attacks Fauci. Trump is nuts. Fauci needs to disconnect from Trump. Probably won’t because for almost 5 decades he has served our interests. Sigh...
Please VOTE!
Another wrenching day interviewing traumatized, displaced kids & moms at Recovery Camp in Lviv. This mom & son overwhelmed telling us what they had gone through, people they lost. Still they want every Russian out of their country. They were weeping; so were we.
#HAPPYNEWYEAR2022
Yes! It can happen. Hopefully we’ll end 2022 happier, healthier, heartier than when it began!Get vaxxed, take care of each other and save our democracy! We’re all worth it!!
Wild couple of hours in shelter where we heard & felt missile impacts. But not as distressing as seeing Russian destruction of Borodianka or especially hearing horror stories of severely injured children in Lviv hospital.
@johncusack
@joancbaez
@UkraineCAP
@kredlener
Thanks Igor
#Debate
#Maui
After absurd, politically driven, Republican criticism of Biden's trip to Maui, not one of the Republican debaters mentioned a word about the unprecedented disaster, the role of climate change or the persistent suffering of so many people. Breathtaking hypocrisy...
We have at least 10-20M people in Ukraine, many of whom are children suffering from ferocious cold winter temperatures.
@johncusack
& I talked on
@MorningJoe
about
@UkraineCAP
and how we are helping deal with this traumatic humanitarian crisis unfolding.
So let's get this straight. Not caring for a frozen embryo, called a "human baby" by the Alabama Supreme Court, is a criminal offense, but a real life kid whose family is struggling with poverty so severe that they can't afford rent and food gets disdain and the back of our hand?…
🔊 Listen as I talk with Michael Moore about
#COVID19
. We are at a crossroads, either it will run its course which will cost us 1 million lives, or we are going to get control of this by following some basic rules.
@MMFlint
Are you ready for this week’s double dose of pandemic RUMBLE? I have with me on today’s podcast my other Anti-Covid hero, the feisty truth-teller from Columbia University, Dr. Irwin Redlener. Listen to RUMBLE on Apple: and
Spotify:
Sagan was iconic voice of reason and influence, genius scientist who spoke with power and clay. We were close friends. Miss him personally and miss him on behalf of planet Earth. Read Pale Blue Dot & Demon Haunted World!
#CovidIsNotOver
If you follow me, you’re probably vaccinated. Good! But if you don’t have the full four (4) shots you just aren’t fully vaxxed in light of dangerous new variants here and more coming. And we still need masks and separation at times. Pls be smart - get the 4!
At children's hospital in Lviv, talking to 13-year-old boy recovering from a severe head injury, burns & PTSD resulting from a direct hit on his modest house in Eastern Ukraine some 10 mos ago. Heartbreak & hope everywhere.
@UkraineCAP
stepping up support.
#AR15s
#schools
#Ukraine
️ How about every American who owns an AR15 donates it to the Ukraine military who are fighting for their lives and their country against the Russian invaders? Would reduce mass murders in U.S. and mass murderers killing kids in Ukraine. How about that?
Brazil President Bolsonaro may face “crimes against humanity” charges for lethal mistakes for managing Covid outbreaks. Fl. Gov DeSantis, TX Gov Abbott & others deserve the same. When will they be held accountable for Covid deaths in their states?
HHS Sec Alex Azar's edict that he alone must approve every policy and protocol from CDC, FDA, etc. must be approved by him personally is more evidence that Trump is hellbent on making sure all Covid messaging ignores science and supports his reelection narrative. Scary stuff.
Yesterday in Lviv,
@joancbaez
&
@kredlener
of
@UkraineCAP
met with children at a local facility of our partner Ridni, where at-risk youth are provided housing, critical services, & psychological support, empowering them to thrive and play an integral role in Ukraine's future.
#CovidVaccine
Unless federal agencies and manufacturers have a magical time-shrinking machine, there is no way efficacy and safety of a new vaccine can be established pre-2021! They can proclaim no politics, but it’s just pre-election BS. Beware!
Fantastic! Rest assured that funds raised by Igor's great new program will go directly to help kids & youth impacted this terrible war. Karen & I are at JFK airport right now heading back to Ukraine , our 6th trip! We check out every program we support & demand accountability!
Please consider following me on Payphone! Get ready for a plethora of exclusive content, engaging Q&As, personal anecdotes, and even...rubber ducks
All of the profits go to
@UkraineCAP
@IrwinRedlenerMD
THANK YOU!
#UkraineRussiaWar
Impossible to understand Putin’s Ukraine genocide. Is there a rationale for outright slaughter & horrendous trauma for survivors, especially children? Putin takes his place now among history’s worst despots. Why are Russia’s leaders not stopping the madness?
Legendary music artist, philanthropist, & longtime friend
@PaulSimonMusic
has joined
@UkraineCAP
's distinguished advisory board. Paul brings his concerns about children who must deal with major adversity,his wisdom, & considerable influence to our efforts.
#COVID19
#bidenharis2020
May be a shock to the system after these Trump years of chaos and incompetence, but Biden and Harris will take on Covid with transparency, honesty and policies based science, informed by experts. Can you imagine?
#BirdFlu
The culprit is a dangerous virus, H5N1.
I'm trying to resist being an alarmist here. I really am. But truth is I am seriously concerned that we are facing a major threat of a new pandemic, even deadlier than Covid-19 & heavily targeting the elderly and young children.…
#COVID19
#MandatoryVaccination
Are there lawyers willing and able to find legal grounds to explore civil and criminal liabilities of governors whose actions or inactions result in more Covid deaths? Just asking…
#COVID19
Let me be the latest to remind you: COVID is NOT over. A surge of this acute disease and long COVID to follow coming our way. Though far less than the peak, there will be hospitalizations and deaths & hospitals are unprepared. Don't be a victim of stupid anti vax BS!
Today,
@GovKemp
woke up and decided he was going to one up
@GovRonDeSantis
in sheer incompetence and he succeeded. This “leader” BANNED the ability of cities to MANDATE masks in their jurisdictions. What is wrong with you, “Governor?” Dr
@Surgeon_General
@US_FDA
what say you?
#COVIDVaccination
Enough with challenges, legal & otherwise, to mandating vaccines for ALL school staff! Failure to demand vaccines for all eligible people in school is major threat to health of kids and all of us. Testing, religious exemption NOT ok options!
Thanks much, John. We are abt intense vetting of local partners,transparency & speed in getting help where it's needed. Like now! This is a world class humanitarian disaster caused by Putin's terror bombing of civilians, with special pain & suffering for kids and the elderly.
Some close family friends and I are launching a program with the esteemed Dr. Irwin Redlener to help children in the Ukraine. This work is critical and ongoing and transparent . If you’d like to join our mission, please help at following link ⬇️
#CovidVaccine
So
@GovRonDeSantis
WAS a strong promoter of vaccines, but now is an anti-vax, anti-science jerk and a real threat to the lives of too many people gullible enough to believe the BS he's spouting about vaccines. What a craven political hyper-Trump hack...
#covid
#fox
@TuckerCarlson
So this Putin loving, anti democratic, conspiracy paranoid, Trump boot licking,liar is criticizing me, science and public health. Hysterical! I hereby challenge him to public debate…
Many thanks from our hearts to
@johncusack
! The recovery camps he supports for these traumatized, but super brave, kids are amazing. Plus we need to help every kid get through the winter of hell caused by Russian attacks on the grid.
#CovidIsNotOver
New Covid vax is approved. There's already some weird controversy; ignore it and get vaccine soon as available! Good for all> 6 months of age. But if >70, pregnant, immunocompromised, have multiple chronic conditions or live in group setting - sooner the better...
#Covid19
Think we're rid of Covid? Think again. Every week about 1,000 Americans are dying from the disease & some 15,000 hospitalized. Almost all of us know people sick with SARS-CoV-2, most older & unvaccinated, but plenty of small kids, too!
PLEASE get vaccinated!
#TexasSchoolMassacre
#UkraineRussiaWar
Day I heard about Texas, I was at a children’s hospital in Lviv, Ukraine seeing kids targeted by Putin’s war, with legs blown off and severe head trauma. I felt like it was just fucking open season on children. AR15s in Texas? Just surreal…
#TrumpFauci
Trump calling his scientists “idiots” is all you need to know about the dumbest POTUS in history. I hope every R and independent voter understands how much Trump has betrayed our values and endangered our lives.
#Covid_19
We have 2 Americas: the vaxxed and the unvaxxed. The vast majority of triple vaxxed will be protected from bad Covid illness or death. The unvaxxed? You’re playing Russian roulette! Why would anyone take such risk when vax is safe and works. Why??
#Jan6
You know I am focused on controlling the pandemic and keeping us all healthy. But I am deeply concerned about the 1/6 insurrection and what it says about where our country is going. Are the attacks on our democracy even more of an existential threat than the Coronavirus?
#COVID19
I wish my colleagues would stop making definitive predictions beyond next few weeks. Omicron waning fast some places, yet to peak in others. Becoming “endemic” soon? Who knows. Vicious new variants coming? Maybe. Try this: hope for the best, prepare for the worst!
#COVID19
Pandemic over, eh? Yes, numbers are improving but 35,000 fatalities from Covid since January 1! Probably hit 100,000 before year's end. Not trivial! Take care and follow vaccination & booster recommendations. Our grandparents and compromised contacts are vulnerable!
As the circumstances in Ukraine worsen,
@UkraineCAP
-funded Recovery Camps will host expanded summer programs for kids & moms impacted by flooding in the Kherson region, providing vital social and mental health support to those displaced.
@johncusack
My latest dispatch after recently returning from the 5th visit to war-torn Ukraine with
@kredlener
. This time joined by legendary singer/social activist
@joancbaez
.
@UkraineCAP
#COVID
Breaking News: U.S. fails international IQ Test! New data shows that U.S. has highest per capita Covid death rate AND lowest vaccination rate among all high income nations. Why are so many Americans straight up addicted to online misinformation & ignorance. Why?
#COVID19
Well here we go. The omicron BA2 is surging in China & on the rise in Europe. Can the U.S. be next? Of course!
We’re doing away with masks & we have an embarrassingly low # of fully vaxxed & boosted Americans. Is this a wake up call or another snooze alarm?
#Ukraine
️ To
@johncusack
and his incredible fans. Know that whatever you give will be turned around fast to help these wonderful children of Ukraine. Remember: UCAP is "on the ground, hands on and transparent".
#CovidVaccine
PfizerBioNTech claiming their vaccine ready by mid-Oct! Less than 30K people been tested with brand new mRNA tech, impossible to declare safe so soon. Could make Covid worse. Politics & $ driving this game. Reckless! Pass it on...
#OmicronVariant
This is potentially very contagious and dangerous. And in a few weeks we’ll know if there is some resistance to vaccines. That’s a scary possibility. But our fears may not materialize! Meantime- just be sure you get vaxxed & boosted!
Making final plans this weekend to move 6 refurbished school buses from Poland to Chernihiv Ukraine where Russians stole/ destroyed most working vehicles. At least 10,000 kids been unable to attend school. Thanks to our donors, UCAP buses will help!
"Beyond the direct trauma of war, children are also experiencing the "additional trauma" of a disruption to their lives, including to their education and their daily routines"
@kredlener
@UkraineCAP
@axios
@ElleDubG
#TexasSchoolMassacre
Showing kids at the school AR15s, grossly incompetent law enforcement response, insane gun policies and stupid politicians in Texas are a formula for more massacres of children. A total, disgraceful shit show making us, yet again, an international pariah.
#MandatoryVaccination
This is clearly a true wildfire pandemic. Time to limit all plane & train travel to those who can show proof of full Covid vaccination. Plus testing. And we need to pull out all stops, getting all people in every country on earth vaccinated!
#COVID19
Very uncertain where we’re headed. But we could be looking at a very rough few months ahead. Cld be wrong, but I’m concerned. Time now for mature adult role modeling. Must find ways to adapt and make the best of a very challenging time. We can do this! Follow this space!
#TrumpPressConference
#Trump
POTUS in mental health free fall. He needs a psychiatrist, not just a lawyer. Unless he tries to do something dangerous (& he might), media must turn away: no covering rants & conspiracies. Even his supporters must get it by now.
It’s impossible to overstate what this crisis will mean for the
#pandemicgeneration
. This prolonged, unpredictable & contagious disease is upending children's education, family lives, social relationships, resiliency & opportunities.
@kredlener
@chfund
OMG! This is exactly, precisely the absolutely relevant level of indignation & anger that has been justifiable for a long, long time. Every responsible member of Congress, & every state government rep should join this fight. Enough BS pussyfooting around. Thank you Rep Bowman!!
Holy shit. Rep. Jamaal Bowman is directly calling out Republican members of Congress as they walk out of the Capitol building right now. We need to confront & expose every one of them. Make them answer. This is leadership and truly amazing.
#Election2024
Here's my take: no matter who else is running, Trump won't win in November. Impossible. Here's why. DJT runs a cult of true believers and has overt support of elected officials who are too terrified to run against him, or want to be in a Trump government. But no…
Over the past two weeks, more than 75 internally displaced kids took part in the inaugural
@UkraineCAP
-funded Nadiia Camp in the Skole region of the Carpathian mountains, offering a variety of child development & summer camp activities. Learn more at
#gasping
#TrumpCovid19
Pres Trump is sick! He is gasping for breath and looks terrible after climbing stairs to WH balcony on return fr. Walter Reed. So irresponsible to have been discharged! I predict he’ll be back to hospital soon.
#Covid
So Gov DeSantis' surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, is trying to ban the most common kind of COVID vax based on ignorant disregard of medical research. He is instead promulgating a bunch of BS misinformation. He should be ashamed- & he should be personally liable for…
#TrumpCovid19
Is there no end to Trump’s ignorance and reckless endangerment of everybody that comes near him? He’s responsible for daily supers-spreader events and forcing dedicated secret service agents to ride with him today on a joy ride in DC is madness.
#Omicron
#TravelBan
Forget useless “travel ban” that excludes Americans! Omicron already spread. Time to mandate vaccinations and Covid testing before boarding any plane to any destination - domestic or international. Should have this a long time ago…
#CovidIsNotOver
I'm not toasting end of Covid just yet. Yes, slight reductions in hospitalizations-but avg. daily Covid fatalities up 10% to 489 deaths from Covid every single day in U.S.! And most casualties not vaxxed & not boosted. How did so many of us get so freaking stupid?
@StephMillerShow
@IrwinRedlenerMD
@TheRealTBone
@RadioGuyChris
Please thank “Dr. Doom” for all of the facts that he presents everyweek re:COVID. Bc of what I learned from him, I was able to provide facts to my unvaccinated ex-coworker, as a result:She sent me a picture of her vaccine card two days ago! 🥰🙏🏼
#covidmeds
New Pfizer and Merck oral meds for treating early onset Covid are game changers! But they’re absolutely not replacements for vaccines. Pills and vax can both save lives, but vaccines can really slow down, maybe end, the pandemic!
#Covid
It's back! Lots of us getting sick, missing work or school. For young otherwise healthy folks you will just feel lousy. BUT:
1 you could spread the virus to a to older or at risk person.
2 you could get nasty case of long Covid
So get vaxed + free home tests from feds!
#Ukraine
Ukraine Pres Zelenskyy is brave & inspiring- so are the extraordinary citizens. This year, Tvorchi, a very talented Ukrainian group will represent their country in Eurovision contest this Spring with their great song Heart of Steel. Go Tvorchi! Check it out on YouTube.
#UkraineRussiaWar
So while our ally Ukraine, one of Eastern Europe's strongest democracies, was getting revenge attacked repeatedly - aimed at infrastructure and civilian targets, Congress went on break without funding what Ukraine needs to fend off Russia. Shameful...
#TexasReopening
“Ready to reopen fantasy” promulgated by delusional govs of TX & MS is beyond reckless. People alive tonight will be dead in a matter of weeks b/c of their unconscionable directives. Don’t they get that this is still a deadly pandemic?
@Lesdoggg
Hi, Leslie!
I think you’re seeing a tripod accidentally in my extremely sophisticated backdrop. Anyway I hope you’re doing ok in this crazy freaking time!
Stay in touch. Irwin
Wild couple of hours in shelter where we heard & felt missile impacts. But not as distressing as seeing Russian destruction of Borodianka or especially hearing horror stories of severely injured children in Lviv hospital
@BradPaisley
.
@johncusack
@joancbaez
@igornovikov
#COVID19
#TrumpVirus
Trump’s new senior advisor, Dr. Scott Atlas is an ignorant Trump suck-up who is promoting a policy of reckless neglect, “herd immunity”, that will kill even more Americans than already predicted. What the hell is wrong with these people?
#COVID19
cases WILL reach 200,000/ day by end of next week. This pandemic is raging. Pay attention to guidance from experts, tamp down any expectations for a normal holiday season, now or in December. Hang in, we’ll get thru this! I promise...
While stopping the fighting is the first priority, making sure that Ukrainian’s vulnerable children don’t become the world’s largest lost generation is of extraordinary importance, too.
@UNESCO
@kredlener
#COVID19
Frat partiers, spring breakers & governors who declare “normal” and open everything prematurely are flat out irresponsible & reckless. Puts everybody at risk by proactively prolonging the Covid nightmare and ensuring more unnecessary deaths.
#COVID19
Folks keep asking: Are we done with Covid? Is it near endemic? Well we’re still seeing too many deaths and hospitalizations. Omicron BA2 variant & maybe other variants lurking. Predicting beyond 2-3 weeks is risky. My fallback? Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
In collaboration with Nataliya Pipa, a member of the Education Committee of the Ukraine Parliament,
@UkraineCAP
has purchased 8 interactive electronic whiteboards, providing a vital resource to help educate more than 500 seventh-graders in the Lviv region.
Dr. Redlener refutes Trump's claim of a "broken test" for the virus. He says that
@WHO
& Germany offered the US testing equipment & materials, which we decided NOT to take. Via
@janestreet
@NBCNews
#COVID19US