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Collected Item: “Questions on California Coronavirus Standards”

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Questions on California Coronavirus Standards

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Screenshot of a Tweet

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When the coronavirus first hit California, there was immediate public discussion about what should be done about one of the potentially most at-risk populations: prisoners. Although there was an initial outpouring of sympathy around less-minor releases, the cries of law and order quickly went out, accompanied by the calls that civilization was about to end. How we keep these, and other at risk populations, safe is still a question that is up in the air.
This item was added TAGS v6.1.9.1. I originally searched under the hashtag #california. Within that search, I have chosen to add the following tweet because it branches off on one of the arguments against wearing masks: their efficacy.

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#HST, #485, #ASU, #california, #coronavirus, #prisons, #masks, #public, #healthy

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https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1282157502834937856

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Twitter user @MoeDelonn retweeted the original tweet, which was created by Twitter user @charliekirk11

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2020-07-11
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