antiquarantine – Politics & Events

‘White privilege’: Twitter users believe armed lockdown protesters given too many passes

With #BlueLivesMatter trending Sunday, Twitter users pointed out just how much protesters fighting coronavirus stay-at-home orders sound like activists advocating for the basic human rights of Black people, minus the part about Black people of course. “MY RIGHTS DON’T END WHERE YOUR FEAR BEGINS,” one sign read at an anti-quarantine protest in California. “STOP TYRANNY,” another demanded. Those are…

5-year-old girl dies of COVID-19 in Michigan while armed protesters deem quarantine excessive

Her name was Skylar Herbert, a 5-year-old Black girl from Michigan and the daughter of first responders. She developed a rare type of meningitis and brain swelling after testing positive for COVID-19 and died Sunday in the state’s first confirmed case of a child dying of the virus, according to The Detroit News. In her final days, as…