Authors Jonathan Koomey
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Here's a thread documenting the epic incompetence of the Trump administration + the GOP in dealing with the pandemic. Some Democratic politicos deserve severe critiques also (Cuomo and DeBlasio being the poster children there) but a national problem requires a national response.
Remember, that for pandemics as well as for climate change, "Speed trumps perfection". Stop obsessing about "optimality". There is nothing optimal about responding to a pandemic or to climate change, just move as fast as you can.
Hey look, the GOP (not Trump) hamstrung the Obama Administration's effort to build up strategic reserves to fight pandemics going as far back as 2011:
Hey look, there was a pandemic response plan developed by national security officials in 2016, which Trump and the GOP ignored:
Hey look, Trump and the GOP disbanded the pandemic response unit in 2018:
Remember, that for pandemics as well as for climate change, "Speed trumps perfection". Stop obsessing about "optimality". There is nothing optimal about responding to a pandemic or to climate change, just move as fast as you can.
Wow
— Jim Richards SHOWGR\U0001f399M (@JIMrichards1010) March 15, 2020
This man is the global authority on the spread of disease. If you are a leader (in any capacity) watch this. If you are not, watch it too. pic.twitter.com/bFogaekehM
Hey look, the GOP (not Trump) hamstrung the Obama Administration's effort to build up strategic reserves to fight pandemics going as far back as 2011:
Hey look, there was a pandemic response plan developed by national security officials in 2016, which Trump and the GOP ignored:
EXCLUSIVE: White House national security officials prepared a \u201cpandemic playbook\u201d \u2014 a step-by-step guide to ensure testing, check on workers\u2019 equipment, even consider the Defense Production Act.
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) March 26, 2020
The Trump administration ignored it. https://t.co/tykOlbW5Nh with @nahaltoosi
Hey look, Trump and the GOP disbanded the pandemic response unit in 2018: