JD Vance spearheaded a federal ban on mask mandates. He said it was “a massive victory for personal freedom in this country.” So wear a mask because JD doesn’t want you to. Wear a mask to make them harder to ban. Wear a mask as a form of community care, solidarity and resistance. - ThreadSky

broadwaybabyto.bsky.social • 27 days ago

JD Vance spearheaded a federal ban on mask mandates.

He said it was “a massive victory for personal freedom in this country.”

So wear a mask because JD doesn’t want you to.

Wear a mask to make them harder to ban.

Wear a mask as a form of community care, solidarity and resistance.

Comments

snowy67.bsky.social•27 days ago

This is dumb. Wear a mask cuz our government is going to be throated and no regulation over illness or food safety will exist.

oldassnerd.bsky.social•27 days ago

I wear one because of my illnesses and the fact covid damn near killed me

cwlorente.bsky.social•26 days ago

BWVan: A thing to do.

taraj26.bsky.social•27 days ago

Wear a mask so the digital facial recognition doesn't work.

Other ppl can recognize ppl. I was recognized a market in a different city from my hometown by someone I hadn't seen since elementary school (25yrs+ ago), while wearing a N95 respirator.

forestcalling.bsky.social•27 days ago

I mask for me, because I don’t want any added health issues.

broadwaybabyto.bsky.social•27 days ago

That’s an excellent reason as well!

dotter.bsky.social•27 days ago

It might have something to do with Microsoft's new invention. They use face scan ID to "dynamically price" groceries, (or whatever the store sells.) That means the store sets a (probably higher) price Just For You!

dj1au.bsky.social•27 days ago

How is controlling people's right to choose to mask “a massive victory for personal freedom in this country.”?

Such hypocrisy.

personal freedom for we not for thee.🙄

kuromibatwings.bsky.social•27 days ago

insane to see this while i'm wearing a mask because i've been sick for two weeks and i couldn't miss any more days.

alisonpalk.bsky.social•27 days ago

Only Republicans would think banning masks is somehow promoting freedom

mybfflolly.bsky.social•27 days ago

Readying themselves for the next global pandemic

justthewinddrake.bsky.social•27 days ago

Who is gonna die from the next pandemic, the people with enough money to access quality healthcare? 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭

deefleemeta.bsky.social•26 days ago

Trying to comprehend how a "ban" provides more freedom 🤔🤔

ruhamah07.bsky.social•26 days ago

He was banning mask mandates, because Republicans like telling others what to do but don't like being asked to care about other people.

hivemindx.bsky.social•27 days ago

I guess this means nobody can tell people they need to wear masks in the ICU then? Seems like a big case of freedom for me (and my arsehole fellow travellers) preventable infectious diseases for thee. You all have the sort of gold plated health insurance Vance and his billionaire pals have right?

megaholt.medsky.social•26 days ago

I guess we should make sure those patients with active TB in Kansas get all up close and personal and give him nice, long hugs sans masks, eh? 😈

broadwaybabyto.bsky.social•26 days ago

For more on mask bans, medical exemptions & why they don’t work… I wrote an article about it when the ban passed in Nassau County.

TL:DR. Police are not doctors. They shouldn’t be the ones deciding who’s “sick enough” to wear a mask.

Bans will disproportionately harm marginalized people as well:

rootie2shoes.bsky.social•26 days ago

JFC. I still wear a mask to the grocery store! I like not catching everything going around. In Portland, OR, I notice many workers (at stores, cafes) mask. They also prefer not to catch everyone’s cold. It’s a win for everyone.

lyns84.bsky.social•26 days ago

I wear a mask to protect myself as well as to protect those with chronic illness. These bans amount to a head in the sand approach - they are a visible symbol that there are dangerous pathogens around, and that is bad for business.

menoiti.bsky.social•26 days ago

Not just dangerous pathogens but dangerously polluted air. If I don't have a mask, half (or more) of the year I can't go outdoors because it looks like this:

broadwaybabyto.bsky.social•26 days ago

Exactly! When people see masks they’re reminded of the pandemic … and they don’t want to be. They want to stay in their comfortable bubble of denial.

madre21.bsky.social•27 days ago

Don’t need to be told. I have been wearing a mask since 2020.

mybfflolly.bsky.social•27 days ago

Just bought three more sets of KN95s🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

amber2024.bsky.social•27 days ago

They hate masks because it stops ID of people. We have been saying that since the start. Now with non-white skin colors being targeted, a mask helps hide those people from others and let them blend in with white people. It's why the right still hate masks.

thecrisses.bsky.social•27 days ago

Except certain non-medical masks. Or do they call them hoods?

broadwaybabyto.bsky.social•27 days ago

Bingo. Those are totally fine and not at all a problem /s

amber2024.bsky.social•27 days ago

They don't need to wear hoods anymore. Elon made sure of that.

thecrisses.bsky.social•27 days ago

Here in the US it’s part of the tradition, tho.

tyrotcm.bsky.social•27 days ago

*glances at my PAPR and wonders how they feel about HAZMAT gear*

ravenonthill.bsky.social•27 days ago

The part of the face that is least changing over time is the area that the standard medical masks don't cover.

pyrebomb.bsky.social•27 days ago

Disabled people have sacrificed so much for 5 years trying to preserve what is left of our health. I can live like a hermit and avoid social events. I can't avoid the doctor. Most telehealth options are already gone. We are begging you to support us and not let them rip away our last safety tool.

luxindulgences.bsky.social•18 days ago

And wear a mask to tell the rest of the world that you don't have to rape couches to get laid.

tsotate.bsky.social•27 days ago

What kind of weird doublethink goes through the heads of people that believe (as JD undoubtedly doesn't) that restricting people's sartorial choices is a victory for personal freedom?