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Defiance of Gov. Hochul’s mask mandate grows as all of LI refuses to enforce it
NY Post ^ | 17 Decmber A.D. 2021 | Bernadette Hogan

Posted on 12/17/2021 7:53:28 PM PST by lightman

The Democratic leaders of both Long Island counties have joined with dozens of Republican officials around the state to defy Gov. Kathy Hochul’s private-sector mask mandate — and boost the ranks of renegade county governments to nearly two-thirds the total.

“While we will not be actively enforcing the mandate, we will respond to complaints and assist businesses with education and compliance however we can,” Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran told The Post on Friday. ...

Among the Big Apple’s five northern suburbs, only Westchester County has said it will crack down on violators — although in extremely vague and gentle terms.

Democratic Westchester County Executive George Latimer — who tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday after receiving two doses of vaccine — said officials would enforce Hochul’s mandate “to the best of our ability and with great discretion and understanding,” the Yonkers Times reported Thursday. ....

A Post tally on Friday showed that leaders of 37 of the 57 counties outside New York City — or 64.9 percent — have said they won’t enforce Hochul’s order, with many citing a lack of resources.

Hochul also said that businesses without vaccination policies, “particularly outside of New York City,” should “just require everyone to wear a mask.”...

US Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island), who is challenging Hochul in next year’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, said Friday that her “lack of executive experience and lack of leadership is creating confusion and is dangerously ineffective.”

“It’s not just Long Island – it’s throughout the state, it’s dozens of counties! It’s really a breakdown in order. It’s not good for society that the governor’s guidance is being ignored,” he said.

“It appears the governor is floundering on efforts to address what she has deemed a crisis.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
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57 counties outside New York City — or 64.9 percent — have said they won’t enforce Hochul’s order, with many citing a lack of resources.

The sheeple have had it with being fleeced!

1 posted on 12/17/2021 7:53:28 PM PST by lightman
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To: lightman

New York at it’s finest.


2 posted on 12/17/2021 7:56:39 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: lightman

Even Nassau? That’s a surprise.


3 posted on 12/17/2021 7:57:07 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: lightman

Here in CA they reinstated the mask mandate Wednesday.

I live in El Dorado Hills which is more Right leaning.

Hardly anyone is wearing a mask.


4 posted on 12/17/2021 7:58:53 PM PST by Jayster (Legalize Marijuana )
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To: lightman

Wait...Just wait. The next thing they will try to do is what they are doing in Australia.

Us country folk are just gonna sit back and watch the show in the cities because they have about as much chance of doing that in the country as they have going to the nearest galaxy.


5 posted on 12/17/2021 8:06:06 PM PST by crz
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To: lightman
The Democratic leaders of both Long Island counties have joined with dozens of Republican officials around the state to defy Gov. Kathy Hochul’s private-sector mask mandate...

The two Democrat LI county execs are lame ducks. Surprised they are doing the right thing.

6 posted on 12/17/2021 8:07:52 PM PST by FreeReign
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To: lightman

PEOPLE! MASKS DON’T WORK!!!


7 posted on 12/17/2021 8:10:09 PM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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To: lightman

Gov. Kathy Hochul will learn quick that even the state of New York is not like New Zealand. Even that lady from Michigan learned the hard way and backed off since then.


8 posted on 12/17/2021 8:10:27 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: FreeReign
The two Democrat LI county execs are lame ducks. Surprised they are doing the right thing.

If it's a little like Staten Island, you probably have a lot of pissed off Italian Americans. They are not your ordinary hipster types that you see in Manhattan.

9 posted on 12/17/2021 8:12:12 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: HIDEK6; All

20. Masks don’t work. At least a dozen scientific studies have shown that masks do nothing to stop the spread of respiratory viruses.

One meta-analysis published by the CDC in May 2020 found “no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks”.

Another study with over 8000 subjects found masks “did not seem to be effective against laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections nor against clinical respiratory infection.”

There are literally too many to quote them all, but you can read them: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Or read a summary by SPR here.

While some studies have been done claiming to show mask do work for Covid, they are all seriously flawed. One relied on self-reported surveys as data. Another was so badly designed a panel of experts demand it be withdrawn. A third was withdrawn after its predictions proved entirely incorrect.

The WHO commissioned their own meta-analysis in the Lancet, but that study looked only at N95 masks and only in hospitals. [For full run down on the bad data in this study click here.]

Aside from scientific evidence, there’s plenty of real-world evidence that masks do nothing to halt the spread of disease.

https://off-guardian.org/2021/09/22/30-facts-you-need-to-know-your-covid-cribsheet/


10 posted on 12/17/2021 8:13:34 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: lightman

Lawn Guyland?

CC


11 posted on 12/17/2021 8:14:39 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: lightman; Vermont Lt; BobL; Kartographer; JRandomFreeper; Tilted Irish Kilt; Jane Long; ...
“It appears the governor is floundering on efforts to address what she has deemed a crisis.”

She's not floundering. She likely gave clear orders. It's just that most people don't want to put up with them anymore.

Coronavirus PING!

12 posted on 12/17/2021 8:17:46 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: Jayster

The Wal-Mart near the Navy base in Pensacola supposedly has a mask requirement, but lots of people don’t wear them, including some of the staff.


13 posted on 12/17/2021 8:18:56 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Florida: America's new free zone.)
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To: lightman

What if they gave a mandate and nobody cared?


14 posted on 12/17/2021 8:21:20 PM PST by bigbob
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To: bigbob

Happening now.

MASK defiance.

Karens and Chads are peeing their panties.


15 posted on 12/17/2021 8:23:18 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: BenLurkin

“For full run down on the bad data in this study click here.”

Did something not post?


16 posted on 12/17/2021 8:27:00 PM PST by goodnesswins (....pervert Biden & O Cabal are destroying America, as planned.)
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To: lightman

How are Soros DA’s approaching mandates?

Are they embracing them because conservatives aren’t?
Or are they not enforcing them because they are anti-rule of law?


17 posted on 12/17/2021 8:32:25 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: BenLurkin

Thank you for posting proof of the assertion that masks don’t work.


18 posted on 12/17/2021 8:33:01 PM PST by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump. )
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19 posted on 12/17/2021 8:40:14 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Jayster

I live in California and travel all over the state and everywhere I go ignore any mask rules. I’m not an imbecile. And I’m not a slave.


20 posted on 12/17/2021 9:04:32 PM PST by karnage
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