COVID Update April 12: Special Sunday thread tonight.

Have an online memorial service to attend— the best friend of @ASlavittsMom. Then probably a toast first.

If you haven’t see my past Sunday threads to decide if you want to follow tonight. 1/
While much did happen I reserve Sunday for some of the things during this period that represent #thebestofus.

It’s a hashtag started by @PiperPerabo & my mom ( @ASlavittsMom). It’s incredible stuff but if you’re looking for news you can skip until I tweet later. 2:
Who says Congresspeople don’t do anything? 3/

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Anonymous donor, reveal yourself! 4/

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(Revealed) 5/

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Seems real. 8/

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Pacing out the Abes

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I https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💙" title="Blue heart" aria-label="Emoji: Blue heart"> these amazing people. 9/

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MORE GOOD FOOD STORIES! (I am a sucker for these)

Please support our restaurants so they can support us. 10/

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So many entering harm’s way. Let’s have their backs. 11/

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Here comes anonymous again. Tyler!? Is that you? 12/

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We know who this is.

Seriously this is nice. 13/

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All the elements— our health care workers, food, genorosity. Doesn’t even need Tyler Perry. 14/

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Twice as good because he carried the parcels (it’s in England so I said parcels). 15/

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This is seriously beautiful. 16/

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Teenagers are so ... wait, what? OK. Like this generation. 17/

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Yeah, I have a tip. YOU ARE AMAZING!

18/

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This is the lead anyone who can should try to follow. It’s how we build cohesion back. 19/

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This is a lonely illness. I’m with anyone who brings companionship to the sick. 20/

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There are a lot of good people. I have a thing in my eye. 21/

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Rally around New York. New York will rally around you. 22/

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To protect and SERVE 23/

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Bar Rescue.

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We’ve gone international. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😃" title="Smiling face with open mouth" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth">
I don’t know what this means. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😒" title="Unamused face" aria-label="Emoji: Unamused face">

26/

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Neighbors we never new could be friends.

27/

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It’s a read but worth it. 28/

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But I won’t let you pay the rent. 29/

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Chicago’s ha d a lot of mayors. @ASlavittsMom ha seen them all. This one she likes the best. 30/

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We are one nation.

31/

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This is Easter. Passover. Towards the start of Ramadan. We miss our families, our rituals.

Yet there is goodness. There is hope. The country is strong. 32/
First thing tomorrow posts a quick conversation I had with someone in Italy on #IntheBubble. Not the pope but someone sick with & reporting on COVID-19.

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