⬇️LIFE EXPECTANCY DROP—Global life expectancy average reached 73 years in 2019 — during the pandemic it declined to 71 in 2021… dropping the most in Europe and the Americas.
I expect it to drop further for 2022 when numbers come out. #CovidIsNotOver#Covid
CHILD LABOR—There is no universe in which ***dropping age verification for youth*** workers makes any sense, except a corrupt one to benefit companies who want to abuse cheap child labor. Shame on Governor @SarahHuckabee.
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When I took office, 18 million people had to rely on unemployment benefits.
Today, that number is less than 2 million.
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On the eve of Biden’s inauguration, the number of Americans collecting continuing unemployment insurance was a little under 4.9 million.
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What the hell are these people thinking? #DeltaVariant is damn serious: faster, more severe, more problematic for partially vaccinated, and transmits via fleeting exposure. 6 in 10 people don’t what the hell they are facing. Stay safe folks. #COVID19washingtonpost.com/politics/…
ICYMI earlier this month the @WSJopinion Editorial Board wrote an article criticizing the @AmerMedicalAssn for voting to call racism “the most serious barrier to the advancement of health equity and appropriate medical care.”
The AMA’s response:
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We believe that every person possesses inalienable #humanrights, and the right to recognize and exercise them. Everyone should be free from violence and infringement.
Read & sign on the Affirmation of Feminist Principles: feministaffirmation.org#GenerationEquality
ALT Image with Feminist Principle: ‘Universality of human rights, non-discrimination and freedom from violence’. Depicted with numerous puzzle people inside a yellow heart.