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If you’re not fighting against mask bans because you think they “only” apply to those committing crimes… consider the following:
Who decides who’s committing a crime? The police. POC who mask will be disproportionately targeted.
Who decides if your medical exemption is “good enough”? Police
The police aren’t doctors. It shouldn’t be up to them to determine who has a valid reason for masking.
Many disabilities are invisible. We struggle to convince healthcare workers that we’re sick. What chance do we have with law enforcement?
Non disabled people also need the right to mask.
Finally, anti mask sentiment is at an all time high.
Before COVID, no one cared if you wore a mask in public. The worst that would happen is you might get a strange look.
Now there’s an entire segment of the population who see it as political virtue signalling.
There’s others with unresolved pandemic trauma who get irrationally angry when they see someone wearing a mask.
It’s (sadly) no longer a non event. Now it’s controversial. Adversarial. Political.
As a result, criminalizing masks will only further embolden those who seek to harm maskers
We need to normalize masks as a public health tool before it’s too late.
If you care about social justice, disability rights, fighting fascism or your health… you should be wearing a mask. Ideally an N95 or better.
The more of us wearing them, the harder they will be to ban.
Don’t make the mistake of assuming these bans are “no big deal”.
They are a very big deal. They will cost lives. Both due to Covid spread and also violence at the hands of law enforcement or vigilante anti-maskers.
Call and email your elected officials. Tell them no mask bans.
#maskbans #uspoli #noNYmaskban #uglylaws #ableism #discrimination #covidisnotover #covidisairborne #disability #wearamask
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If you’re not fighting against mask bans because you think they “only” apply to those committing crimes… consider the following:
Who decides who’s committing a crime? The police. POC who mask will be disproportionately targeted.
Who decides if your medical exemption is “good enough”? Police
The police aren’t doctors. It shouldn’t be up to them to determine who has a valid reason for masking.
Many disabilities are invisible. We struggle to convince healthcare workers that we’re sick. What chance do we have with law enforcement?
Non disabled people also need the right to mask.
Finally, anti mask sentiment is at an all time high.
Before COVID, no one cared if you wore a mask in public. The worst that would happen is you might get a strange look.
Now there’s an entire segment of the population who see it as political virtue signalling.
There’s others with unresolved pandemic trauma who get irrationally angry when they see someone wearing a mask.
It’s (sadly) no longer a non event. Now it’s controversial. Adversarial. Political.
As a result, criminalizing masks will only further embolden those who seek to harm maskers
We need to normalize masks as a public health tool before it’s too late.
If you care about social justice, disability rights, fighting fascism or your health… you should be wearing a mask. Ideally an N95 or better.
The more of us wearing them, the harder they will be to ban.
Don’t make the mistake of assuming these bans are “no big deal”.
They are a very big deal. They will cost lives. Both due to Covid spread and also violence at the hands of law enforcement or vigilante anti-maskers.
Call and email your elected officials. Tell them no mask bans.
#maskbans #uspoli #noNYmaskban #uglylaws #ableism #discrimination #covidisnotover #covidisairborne #disability #wearamask
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Mask bans are ableist, discriminatory ugly laws.
Disabled advocates have been warning for years that if people didn’t help normalize masking, bans would follow
Please call legislators in New York and tell them No mask bans!
Medical exemptions aren’t enough, everyone needs the legal right to mask
The police are not doctors. They can’t determine who’s “sick enough” to wear a mask.
Many people with invisible illnesses struggle to get healthcare workers to take us seriously. We don’t want to be questioned by police.
Everyone should be allowed to mask up to prevent covid.
#nomaskban #noNYmaskban #CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #uglylaws #fascism #ableism #eugenics #disability
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Mask bans are ableist, discriminatory ugly laws.
Disabled advocates have been warning for years that if people didn’t help normalize masking, bans would follow
Please call legislators in New York and tell them No mask bans!
Medical exemptions aren’t enough, everyone needs the legal right to mask
The police are not doctors. They can’t determine who’s “sick enough” to wear a mask.
Many people with invisible illnesses struggle to get healthcare workers to take us seriously. We don’t want to be questioned by police.
Everyone should be allowed to mask up to prevent covid.
#nomaskban #noNYmaskban #CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #uglylaws #fascism #ableism #eugenics #disability
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Time is running out to fight the New York mask ban!
They’re to sneak it into the budget, and once again folks are claiming it’s “fine” because there’s a medical exemption
These bans criminalize masks, Including medical masks like N95s
Medical exemptions are NOT the answer
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/nassau-county-ny-makes-masking-illegal
#noNYmaskban #maskbans #uspoli #fascism #uglylaws #ableism #eugenics #disability
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Time is running out to fight the New York mask ban!
They’re to sneak it into the budget, and once again folks are claiming it’s “fine” because there’s a medical exemption
These bans criminalize masks, Including medical masks like N95s
Medical exemptions are NOT the answer
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/nassau-county-ny-makes-masking-illegal
#noNYmaskban #maskbans #uspoli #fascism #uglylaws #ableism #eugenics #disability
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New York Governor Hochul is trying to sneak a mask ban into the budget, despite the opposition of many disabled & high risk people who NEED masks to safely access public spaces.
Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.
Call and email elected officials and tell them you oppose mask bans and that medical exemptions are NOT sufficient
https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-is-pushing-a-last-minute-subway-mask-ban-in-state-budget-talks
#maskban #noNYmaskban #ableism #eugenics #uglylaws #newyork #uspoli #covidisairborne #covidisnotover
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New York Governor Hochul is trying to sneak a mask ban into the budget, despite the opposition of many disabled & high risk people who NEED masks to safely access public spaces.
Criminalizing masks during an airborne pandemic, while measles is on the rise, is dangerous, ableist & eugenicist.
Call and email elected officials and tell them you oppose mask bans and that medical exemptions are NOT sufficient
https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-is-pushing-a-last-minute-subway-mask-ban-in-state-budget-talks
#maskban #noNYmaskban #ableism #eugenics #uglylaws #newyork #uspoli #covidisairborne #covidisnotover
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New York lawmakers are attempting to ban masks. This proposed ban is alarming, especially as COVID-19, other viruses, and pollution continue to threaten our health and safety.
This ban would infringe upon our First Amendment rights and endangers everyone, particularly the ill, immunocompromised, disabled, and those exercising caution.
No possible “health exemption” is workable when everyone must have a right to protect themselves and others. As seen in North Carolina, mask bans can lead to harassment and assault of mask wearers even before such laws are enacted. New Yorkers have already been subject to physical attack due to mask usage, and a ban will only increase this danger.
Please let your electeds know you oppose a mask ban in NY. You can use this call tool: https://www.jewsformaskrights.com/resources/mask-ban-call-script
One of the justifications for a mask ban is to protect the Jewish community from antisemitism, so if you are Jewish, please sign onto this open letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1mHUKDluXyMeBMLD4x8sG_b1Yw6UkVikGIO2L0EpLBC8pcA/viewform
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New York lawmakers are attempting to ban masks. This proposed ban is alarming, especially as COVID-19, other viruses, and pollution continue to threaten our health and safety.
This ban would infringe upon our First Amendment rights and endangers everyone, particularly the ill, immunocompromised, disabled, and those exercising caution.
No possible “health exemption” is workable when everyone must have a right to protect themselves and others. As seen in North Carolina, mask bans can lead to harassment and assault of mask wearers even before such laws are enacted. New Yorkers have already been subject to physical attack due to mask usage, and a ban will only increase this danger.
Please let your electeds know you oppose a mask ban in NY. You can use this call tool: https://www.jewsformaskrights.com/resources/mask-ban-call-script
One of the justifications for a mask ban is to protect the Jewish community from antisemitism, so if you are Jewish, please sign onto this open letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1mHUKDluXyMeBMLD4x8sG_b1Yw6UkVikGIO2L0EpLBC8pcA/viewform
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Covid is not over and masks are one of our best tools to avoid infection. Mask bans are ableist, discriminatory and would mark a return to ugly laws.
Anyone willing to shove someone in front of a train is not going to reconsider just because their mask is illegal.
Ritchie says “Wearing a mask for the purpose of committing crimes against innocent New Yorkers or for the purpose of intimidating & harassing Jewish students on college campuses should be prohibited by state law”
Who decides that? The police? People masking for health get caught in the crossfire
A criminal is not going to avoid committing a crime just because there’s an extra charge if they wear a mask while doing it.
Whereas disabled people will feel pushed out of public spaces due to the legitimate fear of being harassed, stopped or arrested for wearing a mask
People who drum up support for mask bans by talking about violent criminals and “pre covid bans” are ignoring many salient points:
- most criminals aren’t wearing a respirator
- sunglasses obscure identity better than masks
- pre covid no one CARED if you wore a medical mask
- they care nowPeople are so angry about mask mandates that they regularly lash out at maskers. They cough on us, spit at us and scream profanity & threats.
Painting maskers as criminals or “lunatics” (did not appreciate Ritchie’s sanest language) only encourages this behaviour.
It emboldens them.
Medical exemptions aren’t enough. They leave too many people behind.
Mask bans tell us that there’s something inherently wrong with protecting oneself from covid. They send a strong message that the pandemic is over. They WILL cost lives.
If you stopped masking - please start again now. If more of us masked it would help normalize them as a public health tool.
Solidarity and representation make it harder to pass mask bans.
Call or email your elected officials and tell them you don’t support these ugly laws 🧵 1/3
#maskbans #NoNYMaskBan #nyc #pandemic #n95 #publichealth #sarscov2 #covidisairborne #covidisnotover
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Covid is not over and masks are one of our best tools to avoid infection. Mask bans are ableist, discriminatory and would mark a return to ugly laws.
Anyone willing to shove someone in front of a train is not going to reconsider just because their mask is illegal.
Ritchie says “Wearing a mask for the purpose of committing crimes against innocent New Yorkers or for the purpose of intimidating & harassing Jewish students on college campuses should be prohibited by state law”
Who decides that? The police? People masking for health get caught in the crossfire
A criminal is not going to avoid committing a crime just because there’s an extra charge if they wear a mask while doing it.
Whereas disabled people will feel pushed out of public spaces due to the legitimate fear of being harassed, stopped or arrested for wearing a mask
People who drum up support for mask bans by talking about violent criminals and “pre covid bans” are ignoring many salient points:
- most criminals aren’t wearing a respirator
- sunglasses obscure identity better than masks
- pre covid no one CARED if you wore a medical mask
- they care nowPeople are so angry about mask mandates that they regularly lash out at maskers. They cough on us, spit at us and scream profanity & threats.
Painting maskers as criminals or “lunatics” (did not appreciate Ritchie’s sanest language) only encourages this behaviour.
It emboldens them.
Medical exemptions aren’t enough. They leave too many people behind.
Mask bans tell us that there’s something inherently wrong with protecting oneself from covid. They send a strong message that the pandemic is over. They WILL cost lives.
If you stopped masking - please start again now. If more of us masked it would help normalize them as a public health tool.
Solidarity and representation make it harder to pass mask bans.
Call or email your elected officials and tell them you don’t support these ugly laws 🧵 1/3
#maskbans #NoNYMaskBan #nyc #pandemic #n95 #publichealth #sarscov2 #covidisairborne #covidisnotover
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@antiaall3s
People keep telling me that me wearing a mask brings them 'into a bad mood' cause it reminds them of #covidHell yes!
It bloody should!
Concerning the #NY #Mask #Ban: Preventing to catch a disease isn't criminal behaviour!
And it makes no sense at all to ban masks, even if you are a surveillance fan:
In #China it took the tech industry + authorities just a blink to have developed programs that can identify masked people…
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@antiaall3s
People keep telling me that me wearing a mask brings them 'into a bad mood' cause it reminds them of #covidHell yes!
It bloody should!
Concerning the #NY #Mask #Ban: Preventing to catch a disease isn't criminal behaviour!
And it makes no sense at all to ban masks, even if you are a surveillance fan:
In #China it took the tech industry + authorities just a blink to have developed programs that can identify masked people…
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My latest article is about the shooting of CEO Brian Thompson and how NYC Mayor Adams seems poised to use it as an excuse to bring in a ban on masks (which he’s wanted to do for awhile).
Mask bans are discriminatory, ableist and put lives at risk.
We are still IN an airborne pandemic. Everyone - whether disabled or not - should have the legal right to protect themselves from infection.
People need masks for all kinds of reasons. Pollution, wildfire smoke, allergies AND Covid. No one should be forced to risk their health because a necessary medical device has been criminalized for absolutely no reason.
Make no mistake - these bans won’t stop crime. Studies have shown that sunglasses obscure identity more effectively.
The only reason to ban masks is to pander to those on the right still angry about mask mandates - and to make it easier for the government to surveil its citizens.
Ironically those who screamed the loudest about freedom and bodily autonomy during mask mandates are eerily quiet about mask bans - despite the fact that they represent escalating fascism and government overreach.
We really are on our own.
Please - mask up. Do it in solidarity with disabled people who NEED masks in order to safely access public spaces. Do it to support the Covid aware people who just want to avoid infection. Do it to send a message to the government that you don’t believe anyone is expendable. Do it to protect our right to mask in the future.
It’s not too late - but we must get loud, work fast and wear our masks.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/nyc-mayor-wants-to-ban-masks-in-the
#maskbans #nomaskbans #noNYmaskban #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #wearamask #respirator #brianthompson #luigimangione #ableism #discrimination #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #maskup
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My latest article is about the shooting of CEO Brian Thompson and how NYC Mayor Adams seems poised to use it as an excuse to bring in a ban on masks (which he’s wanted to do for awhile).
Mask bans are discriminatory, ableist and put lives at risk.
We are still IN an airborne pandemic. Everyone - whether disabled or not - should have the legal right to protect themselves from infection.
People need masks for all kinds of reasons. Pollution, wildfire smoke, allergies AND Covid. No one should be forced to risk their health because a necessary medical device has been criminalized for absolutely no reason.
Make no mistake - these bans won’t stop crime. Studies have shown that sunglasses obscure identity more effectively.
The only reason to ban masks is to pander to those on the right still angry about mask mandates - and to make it easier for the government to surveil its citizens.
Ironically those who screamed the loudest about freedom and bodily autonomy during mask mandates are eerily quiet about mask bans - despite the fact that they represent escalating fascism and government overreach.
We really are on our own.
Please - mask up. Do it in solidarity with disabled people who NEED masks in order to safely access public spaces. Do it to support the Covid aware people who just want to avoid infection. Do it to send a message to the government that you don’t believe anyone is expendable. Do it to protect our right to mask in the future.
It’s not too late - but we must get loud, work fast and wear our masks.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/nyc-mayor-wants-to-ban-masks-in-the
#maskbans #nomaskbans #noNYmaskban #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #wearamask #respirator #brianthompson #luigimangione #ableism #discrimination #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #maskup
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Everyone has the right to wear a mask for their health and safety, no questions asked.
You can use this script in #NY (or tweak it elsewhere) to call your representatives and advocate against mask bans: bit.ly/no-mask-ban
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Everyone has the right to wear a mask for their health and safety, no questions asked.
You can use this script in #NY (or tweak it elsewhere) to call your representatives and advocate against mask bans: bit.ly/no-mask-ban
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I'm gonna keeping banging on this drum cause this pisses me off so much.
Everyone has the right to wear a mask for their health and safety, no questions asked.
Oppose mask bans by calling your representatives or adding your name: JewsForMaskRights.com.
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I'm gonna keeping banging on this drum cause this pisses me off so much.
Everyone has the right to wear a mask for their health and safety, no questions asked.
Oppose mask bans by calling your representatives or adding your name: JewsForMaskRights.com.
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New York is proposing mask bans under the guise of "Jewish safety," but these policies put Jews and all New Yorkers in danger.
Real solutions to antisemitism involve education, not mask bans. Help protect the health of all New Yorkers: https://www.jewsformaskrights.com
#NY #maskup #jews #antisemitism #covid19 #NoNYMaskBan #StopMaskBans
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New York is proposing mask bans under the guise of "Jewish safety," but these policies put Jews and all New Yorkers in danger.
Real solutions to antisemitism involve education, not mask bans. Help protect the health of all New Yorkers: https://www.jewsformaskrights.com
#NY #maskup #jews #antisemitism #covid19 #NoNYMaskBan #StopMaskBans
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Graphic by virgoakahater
#mask #masking #MaskBan #disability #covid #NoNYMaskBan #CovidIsNotOver
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Graphic by virgoakahater
#mask #masking #MaskBan #disability #covid #NoNYMaskBan #CovidIsNotOver
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A must-read on the Nassau County August 5 hearing to criminalize masks: “The hearing fostered the very hate and vitriol the bill claims to combat, targeting disabled individuals and others who dared to oppose it. It was not just a debate over a mask ban; it was a chilling display of hatred, intolerance, and disregard for vulnerable people.” #NoNYMaskBan
https://www.jewsformaskrights.com/resources/anti-mask-harassment-nassau-countys-mask-ban-hearing
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A must-read on the Nassau County August 5 hearing to criminalize masks: “The hearing fostered the very hate and vitriol the bill claims to combat, targeting disabled individuals and others who dared to oppose it. It was not just a debate over a mask ban; it was a chilling display of hatred, intolerance, and disregard for vulnerable people.” #NoNYMaskBan
https://www.jewsformaskrights.com/resources/anti-mask-harassment-nassau-countys-mask-ban-hearing
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The Nassau County mask ban hearing is happening now and Nassau County Legislators are cutting off people speaking against the mask ban, and security officers are intimidating people wearing masks. Here's a video of one of these incidents.
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The Nassau County mask ban hearing is happening now and Nassau County Legislators are cutting off people speaking against the mask ban, and security officers are intimidating people wearing masks. Here's a video of one of these incidents.
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UPDATE: Nassau County mask ban passes the public safety committee meeting, 4 in favor, 3 abstentions. It will now go to the full session of the legislature for consideration on August 5th.
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UPDATE: Nassau County mask ban passes the public safety committee meeting, 4 in favor, 3 abstentions. It will now go to the full session of the legislature for consideration on August 5th.
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Here's how you can take action to stop the Nassau County mask ban.
📢 Testify at Nassau County Legislature Committee
Meeting: Monday, July 15, 1 pm✉️ Email public comment before Monday:
[email protected]More details: http://covidadvocacyny.org/nassau
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It sounds like Nassau County legislators could be convening as early as Monday to move their mask ban bill (that would fine $1,000 for wearing a mask) forward.
You can use this directory to contact them and say you oppose the bill: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/504/Legislators
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It sounds like Nassau County legislators could be convening as early as Monday to move their mask ban bill (that would fine $1,000 for wearing a mask) forward.
You can use this directory to contact them and say you oppose the bill: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/504/Legislators
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the boba place’s restroom aesthetic vs your athleisure goth nbf’s aesthetic
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the boba place’s restroom aesthetic vs your athleisure goth nbf’s aesthetic
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Y'all masking!!! And no one is gonna stop us ✊
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Y'all masking!!! And no one is gonna stop us ✊
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Due to the fireworks, New York City's air quality is the worst in the world tonight.
When AQI is low, it's a good idea to wear a mask to protect your health.
But this could soon be a crime, as one of the mask ban bills prohibits masks at "lawful assemblies."