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riversedge

(70,007 posts)
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 06:46 PM Sep 2020

SD dismisses 'elite class of so-called experts,' carries on w/ state fair after Sturgis rally fuel

The gov. loves Trump.




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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/03/south-dakota-covid-19-sturgis-rally-state-fair-kristi-noem/5709042002/


...................Inside the numbers:The coronavirus spread is slowing in some states. It's getting worse in others.

Those larger events have been made possible by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's steadfast resistance to restrictive measures aimed at slowing the spread of the virus. She has discouraged schools from requiring masks, instead promoting hand-washing as the best way to prevent infections, and railed against an "elite class of so-called experts" whose opinions impact individuals' liberties.

But as cases surge in the state, public health officials are grappling with the impact of the Sturgis rally, which gained national attention as one of the largest events to be held since the onset of the pandemic............................................................................................



.............Gov. Kristi Noem 'remains focused on our hospitalization rate,' not state's case count

While the rally's impact ripples across the nation, a spike in cases in South Dakota is also gaining national attention.

The Mount Rushmore State has recorded the nation's third-highest rate of coronavirus cases per capita over the last two weeks, according to The Associated Press, and the highest per-capita rate in the nation for the past seven days, according to New York Times data. ...........
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SD dismisses 'elite class of so-called experts,' carries on w/ state fair after Sturgis rally fuel (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2020 OP
Vote Noem for more disease and death gratuitous Sep 2020 #1
This woman is literally murdering her own citizens she is supposed to be protecting. Somebody help u riversedge Sep 2020 #2

riversedge

(70,007 posts)
2. This woman is literally murdering her own citizens she is supposed to be protecting. Somebody help u
Fri Sep 4, 2020, 06:54 PM
Sep 2020



This woman is literally murdering her own citizens she is supposed to be protecting. Somebody help us here in South Dakota....

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