A classic: A van full of South Korean tourists got stranded and they knocked on the door of an Erie County dentist. Fortunately the dentist and his wife had a kitchen stocked with stuff to make Korean food, as well as enough room for everyone to crash.
"Kids should face fewer restrictions than their parents, not more. But after two years of telling parents to be afraid for their children, policy makers canโt simply turn around and tell them that kids are low risk and everythingโs fine."
WATCH: President Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Trump's Supreme Court pick Judge Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, during rally in Mississippi.
I marched with a bunch of kids. They wore swim goggles and bike helmets. They carried Rubbermaid lids as shields. It was like they were going off to war. And they were met with an army. They marched for their ideals. They wanted to be heard. The mayor & RPD spectacularly failed.
"Among Republicans who watch Fox News, 45 percent said they were hesitant or unwilling to get a Covid-19 shot, compared with 68 percent of viewers who watch the niche right-wing news channels Newsmax or One America News Network"
They're killing people.
Meet Penny. She waited a long time to find her furever home. She loves people, belly rubs and car rides. She doesnโt quite understand the stoop sitting tradition yet. Weโll get there.
#jackabee
#rescuedog
#Roc
Pixie had fluid around her heart and only weeks to live. We didnโt know. It was an honor to share her with you. Goodbye my sweet girl.
#ROC
#PixietheNeo
If youโre going to close schools, you better have the data and the evidence to show that your proposed solution to keep people safe will actually do that. And that the benefits outweigh the harms.
Case numbers alone without any analysis or context is not evidence.
"What you're about to hear from the President of the United States may not be in line with the facts, may be hazardous to democracy...This president will lie and lie and lie when it suits his purpsoes." - Jim Acosta on
@CNN
Slapping a warning label before he speaks.
Media really bombed on this issue. Exit polling showed abortion actually was the top issue for voters in many places, while reporters hammered inflation.
I want someone to write about
@BetoORourke
and swearing. I canโt say I mind his use of the โfโ word (most of us probably use it that way when not in public), but women candidates, black candidates just couldnโt get away with it the same way.
โThey will be paying for our generationโs decisions the rest of their livesโ:
@JanCBS
explains why she thinks 2021's biggest underreported story was the devastating impact of COVID policies on children
.
@Indiawaltonbflo
beautiful closing statement at debate. "More about my personal life has been on display than anyone else on this stage & I have been fully accountable. Things for me have not always been perfect. I grew up in Buffalo. I grew up poor. 1
Nixon is an actress, but sheโs not acting in debate. Sheโs doing her best to show sheโs knowledgeable & to hold Cuomo accountable. This is her FIRST debate ever. Stakes high. Sheโs definitely not perfect, but sheโs brave. And sheโs judged in a way her opponent isnโt.
#NYGovdebate
Cuomo sounds like a President. Seriously. Heโs laying out what the government, including federal government, must do. Itโs breathtaking in his command of situation and decisiveness.
I have a friend who could not get rapid-tested today. Tried everywhere. When people are struggling to get tested to see their families, itโs really tone deaf to announce 6700 rapid tests for a football game.
#ROC
This is the meteorologist fired for saying โMartin Luther ****โ on air, the one everyone said wasnโt racist and deserved our sympathy. I got death threats for pointing out he was spewing alt right crap after his firing. Heโs now down in DC, marching along with the Proud Boys.
"Being vaccinated, even with a booster shot, is not a license to let down our guards...All in-person student gatherings, formal or informal, are cancelled."
Meanwhile, I'm in my 40s, triple-vax'd and going out to eat tonight. Why are we doing this to college students?
The campaign's first event in New Hampshire attracted one voter. Now,
@AndrewYang
is driving national conversation about the changing economic landscape and has the resources to compete.
#YangGang
"Asian Americans are often invisible in American culture, and judging by the experience of presidential candidate Andrew Yang, even more so in politics."
Firefighter Jerrod Jones bravely came forward to detail how he was forced to attend - on duty - a shockingly racist and misogynistic party.
Courage is not just running into burning buildings.
#ROC
Iโm really worried someone is going to be killed. RPD must stand down and allow protests. Only intervene when absolutely necessary and not with a damn army. This was dangerous and unnecessary. We donโt have to follow the script every night.
#ROC
No it really doesnโt sum it up, and Iโm so tired of partisanship on this issue. My city is 7-1 Democratic and under 60% vaccinated. No MAGA hats around here.
I blame NYS for a lot of this. Governor announces 50% capacity at well-ventilated outdoor NYS Fair, but 75% in poorly-ventilated indoor offices. He has limits of 33% on outdoor venues and gatherings. This is not based on science or common sense. It's just theater.
We knew there were experts-for-hire known for defending police after in-custody deaths, but we did not know their ties to companies like Taser.
This is a โpolice exonerationโ industry - funded by us.
I'm only a few years younger. Our country loves to put a scarlet letter on women. We mock, shame, defame, objectify. Monica Lewinsky isn't to blame for what happened. She was a young woman victimized by her boss. So glad she's still speaking her truth.
This week is the 20th anniversary of the Bill Clinton scandal, formerly known as the Monica Lewinsky scandal. How does that feel to you, given what's going on right now?
Friend told me her weekend plans, which included a birthday party. I said, โSomeone is having a birthday party? Like a small dinner, right?โ No, but she said there would be โless than 50 people.โ
I donโt know who needs to hear this, but large gatherings are a very bad idea.
How can any progressives still not understand the educational and emotional harm to children from closing schools and remote learning? Kids are not just virus vectors; we have to consider their entire well-being, which is also health.
NYC schools should go remote starting Mon (should've been last week)
A no-brainer as we near recess
@NYCMayor
ends term proving he's still willing to take needless risks & hasn't learned enough lessons
@GovKathyHochul
should seriously consider the same
On the two year anniversary of school closures, we get some of the first journalism to really show that schools that reopened mostly-normally in Fall, 2020 had vastly better outcomes than their peers.
Really worth a read.
By
@PerryStein
:
I guess only in New York can a governorโs top aide call three young women lawmakers โfโโg idiotsโ for their rational and welcome call to end pay to play and he still has a job the next day without issuing an apology.
Friend has noted it's not fair that the boys' basketball championship is held at Blue Cross Arena, but the girls' basketball championship is held at Rush-Henrietta H.S. It really is a double standard, and I'm glad it's getting called out.
#ROC
@Wegmans
please choose to build another city store in Rochester. I appreciate that you support many charitable causes in the area, but figuring out a way to place a nice market in neighborhoods most affected by racism would be more effective than this sign.
#ROC
#antiracism
"I went to a concert last weekend with about 6,000 unmasked adults crammed into one of D.C.โs nicest music venues. Earlier in the week, my wife and I could not attend our oldest daughterโs holiday performance at school because no guests were allowed."
It should be illegal to not be able to cancel digital subscriptions online, and make customers call first. If you can sign up online, you should be able to cancel online.
Itโs our one-week anniversary. Sheโs such a good dog. Pennyโs former foster mom sent me an email today saying โThank you so much for giving her the life she deserves.โ
#ROC
Reasonable people can debate tactics and messaging. Itโs normal to be annoyed or inconvenienced if the grocery store is blocked off by protesters.
But I care more about Black lives than Wegmans. The protest will end. The store will reopen. The injustice will go on.
To hear the Democratic nominee for mayor of Buffalo stand on that stage & have to say to the world that she's a success broke my heart.
What was done to her in this campaign was ugly & awful.
Meet Prudy, a rescue puppy I adopted over the weekend. Penny had veto power, but signed onto having a new sibling. Who could resist that face? Not us! An adventurous summer with these two is in store.
#ROC
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โOutbreaks of scabies, shingles and chickenpox were spreading among the hundreds of children who were being held in cramped cells, agents said. The stench of the childrenโs dirty clothing was so strong it spread to the agentsโ own clothing...โ
We had a great night last night, because the police finally *didnโt show up in force.
Basically the opposite of how you want to handle protests.
#ROC
My Facebook page is a den of authoritarianism. People are totally okay with unlawful orders to disperse and mass police violence against citizens.
Theyโre proving why we need
#BLM
movement.
Since I've been asked about this numerous times, I'll address it here. More than two dozen Cayuga County restaurants and stores have been fined for violating COVID-19 rules. But there is one I get asked about more than any other: Wegmans.
We are fortunate in Upstate NY that Tops has continued to serve urban areas with high quality supermarkets.
To see the shoppers at one of these stores targeted for murderous violence - because of who they are and where they live - is heartbreaking.
A lot of folks are paying attention to
@mcfw
. It tweets a lot of scanner traffic. That traffic is often unverified (reporters cannot use it without other sources). So while itโs accurately tweeting the content, often prompted by 911 calls, that doesnโt mean itโs 100% true.
#ROC
When the 63-year-old governor of NY goes out to crowded bars without a mask, but mandates 2-year-olds (lower risk of severe illness than vax'd governor) wear masks all day long at daycare, it's time for some offramps.
If you're @-ing me that my piece is somehow reckless b/c I propose an off-ramp for school masking, but you haven't offered an alternative, you're kind of proving my point.
CDC is most at fault here: they set adult mask off-ramp (albeit w/ flawed metrics) but not one for kids??
Cuomo is killing me.
"Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes."
Again blames behavior. Sorry, but there is no way
#FLX
residents are behaving differently than Buffalonians, for example.
Stop blaming individuals. Start looking at what else is going on.
"Notably, for the third year in a row voters roundly rejected conservative candidates calling for increased scrutiny of library books and curricular materials related to racism and LGBTQ issues."
Great news to start the day. Thank you, Monroe County.
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Let's get this straight. Police chose to protect and serve. They must serve with transparency and accountability. They must prioritize the public, not themselves.
Police are public servants. They need to act like it.
#ROC
I rescued Penny two years ago today. She is a sweet little dog who has come so far. She was an anxious bundle of nerves who now is a lot more confident and can stay home alone (but not for toooo long). Yay, Penny! โค๏ธ๐พ
I noticed the same people refusing to wear a mask per Cuomo's order are many of the same ones really angry people weren't socially distancing at a vigil.
#ROC
.
@ABC
, lots of protesters were hurt by police. Can you tell their stories? This is biased reporting with the use of the term โaggressive protests.โ Thatโs just not accurate. Enough with the propaganda.
#ROC
Two protesters who took part in Saturday night's protest in Rochester have been charged for allegedly assaulting police officers, federal prosecutors say.
Penny is out of surgery. The hernia was compressing her spine badly. But there doesnโt appear to be much bruising. They said it is an excellent outcome. She has a 90-95% chance of recovery. She comes home in a few days for 6-8 weeks of bed rest. Quite an ordeal still ahead.
Freshened up dining room with new paint and rug. Table was my grandmothers. The bottom says itโs from Sibleyโs. Itโs probably 60-70 years old.
#ROC
I'm still floored that the city told the media the investigation into the Juneteenth spoof party incident is over.
Huh?
It's not over until you ID every public servant who was there.
#ROC
Great response from customers on the FB page. I wonder how many businesses will do this, and if this will lead to more young people - a group with many holdouts - getting vax'd.
#ROC
This is Richard, owner of Pane Vino, and Vietnam vet. Downtown location needs support. Theyโve had a tough road with pandemic and water main break. Amazing spot. ๐
#ROC
Yangโs Freedom Dividend dominated a portion of the debate. When other people are forced to talk about your idea, itโs a good night.
@AndrewYang
#YangGang
This is a civil rights movement. It will not be comfortable. It will challenge all of us to examine our beliefs and priorities. There is no need to bring in heavily armed police to confront people in sleeping bags.
#ROC