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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFired Florida data scientist reports Florida is withholding ICU bed capacity #s & is deleting deaths
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Rebekah Jones aka #Insubordinate #scientist
@GeoRebekah
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BREAKING: 1 OF 3: Florida announced yesterday they're not counting the icu bed availability anymore, a key element in keeping things open, so the state can proceed to the next phase by July 4.
Rebekah Jones aka #Insubordinate #scientist
@GeoRebekah
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9h
BREAKING 2 OF 3 I have multiple sources at DOH who have just told me they have been instructed this week to change the numbers and begin slowly deleting deaths and cases so it looks like Florida is improving next week in the leadup to July 4, like they've "made it over the hump."
Link to tweet
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Edit to add more info:
@GovRonDeSantis
is guilty of falsifying documents and data!
Link to tweet
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Fired Florida data scientist reports Florida is withholding ICU bed capacity #s & is deleting deaths (Original Post)
flamingdem
Jun 2020
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Demovictory9
(37,113 posts)1. omg
flamingdem
(40,831 posts)2. Here's another @GovRonDeSantis is guilty of falsifying documents and data!
Link to tweet
?s=20
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)3. July 4? They want a big turnout for the holiday? Insanity.
Hugin
(37,622 posts)6. Gee, I wonder who could possibly own tons of bed bug ridden resorts in FL?
Who could it be?
Hugin
(37,622 posts)4. Just for that FL doesn't get any of my McSally Vacay Moneys!
No holidaze there. Nope. Not gonna do it. Never.
Instead, I'm planning on driving my auto through a car wash 400 times.
Dem2theMax
(11,005 posts)5. Why don't they just put up signs?
'Americans!
Sacrifice yourselves for the greed of your country!'
Sacrifice yourselves for the greed of your country!'
MoonlitKnight
(1,585 posts)7. 3rd quarter starts July 1
Concerted effort to make sure 3rd quarter GDP and other numbers look good prior to election. So whatever must be done to fully reopen by first week of July, Trump and Republican governors will do it. They figure they can deal with the fallout after the election.
Essentially trading lives for votes.
progree
(12,805 posts)9. Yup, and the first estimate of Q3 GDP is in late October. nm
blogslut
(39,110 posts)8. Here's her third tweet
Link to tweet
Rebekah Jones aka #Insubordinate #scientist @GeoRebekah
BREAKING 3 OF 3 I've independently verified they've deleted at least 1200 cases in the last week.They're only reporting all these cases now so they can restrict reporting next week to make everyone think it's over. I've had two DOH employees in different offices confirm
Not sure who that other person is in your above, embedded tweets.
captain queeg
(11,780 posts)10. Is anyone surprised at this?
MoonlitKnight
(1,585 posts)11. Not surprised
And its most likely not the only state doing so.
