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rfhyde1 (R-Conn.)
@rfhyde1
@mgcanmore That would be bad news for you because your wife just left
Missed my #COVID19 telephone town hall on Monday? The full call is up on online. Check out my YouTube page to listen to health officials from @OHdeptofhealth @UHhospitals @metrohealthCLE & Lake Co. Gen. Health District answer your q's about #coronavirus. https://t.co/3kfJ04qI6k
@GOPLeader is exactly right! QT @GOPLeader: Neighbors helping neighbors. Communities supporting small businesses. People lending a hand to others. In the toug… https://t.co/4qrFCGMJnp)
DionForIndiana (R-Ind.)
@DionForCongress
RT @punmasterflash: Dear America, Myself and 3.5 million of my truck-driving brothers are hard at work bringing the things you need to… https://t.co/kIuCRwakVy
1) When I got into politics 3 years ago, I debated how to use social media. It's a great way to communicate directly. But it can also spread partisanship and misinformation. It can sow division, spread groupthink, and encourage our worst tendencies.
2) I've been happy to use my official accounts for congressional business and constituent services. But I've been trying to figure out how to put my personal account to good use.
3) During the Wuhan coronavirus crisis, these platforms are clearly spreading misinformation and amplifying the voices of hack partisans trying to score cheap political points. Some politicians are even fundraising off the crisis. That must stop. We must unite to Kill the Virus.
4) People are angry. I get it. I'm angry too. I have many questions. Why did we ignore Wuhan for so long? Where was the WHO? Why can't Congress stay in session to respond? How can't we exponentially increase testing? Why do so many supply chain failures lead back to Beijing?
5) What's in our strategic stockpile of supplies and why don't states have their own stockpiles? Why are so many useful idiots in the media parroting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) talking points like modern-day Walter Duranty?
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