The Daily Populous Monday May 24th, 2021 night edition
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Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Rep. Lauren Boebert on the House steps of the Capitol on Monday, January 4, 2021.

Rep. Lauren Boebert falsely claimed Texas hasn’t recorded a single COVID-19 death in two months.

“Since removing the mask mandate …Texas has not reported a single COVID death,” she claimed.

Data shows 3,600 Texans lost their lives to the virus since March 2, the day restrictions were lifted.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado falsely claimed that Texas hasn’t recorded a single COVID-19 death since it lifted mask restrictions two months ago.

Speaking to right-wing commentator Gina Loudon on “Dr.Gina Primetime” on Wednesday, Boebert ridiculed the House chamber’s mask mandate and said she “enjoys” telling Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “kiss my mask.”

“Leftists won’t even listen to the bureaucrats at the CDC, and it just goes to show that this party’s ‘Follow the Science’ slogan is a total joke, just like this entire administration, just like the entire Democrat Party,” Boebert said, according to Right Wing Watch. “They want to tell you to listen to science and listen to data and facts, but they haven’t done that for more than a year.”

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“Texas removed their mask mandate two months ago, and Sleepy Joe called it ‘Neanderthal thinking,'” she continued. “No, sir. Republicans are just following the science, and since removing the mask mandate two months ago, Texas has not reported a single COVID death. Not one.”

According to data published by the Texas Department of State Health Services, around 3,600 people have lost their lives to the virus since March 2, which was the day Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in the state.

More than 50,000 people have died in Texas since March 2020.

However, on May 16, the state did report its first day without recording any COVID-19 death since the beginning of the pandemic.

Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at Houston Methodist, told the Houston Chronicle that while this new milestone is encouraging, people must still remain vigilant and careful.

“We all want to be on the other side of the pandemic. And it’s OK to feel excitement about changes in mask mandates, or about decreasing case numbers and mortality,” Long said, according to the Houston Chronicle.

“But it’s important to remember how we got here,” Long continued. “A lot of the benefits we’re seeing now are largely driven by vaccines and compliance with safety measures such as masking and social distancing.”

Boebert represents Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District and ran her 2020 campaign on a pro-gun platform. She owns a restaurant in the state called Shooters Grille, where the staff is encouraged to openly carry firearms. She has previously expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory but denied that she is a follower of it, the Guardian reported.

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serenityfive on May 23rd, 2021 at 19:35 UTC »

Every time I see an article about her, I have to tell everyone what a piece of shit she is. A lot of you probably already know, but for those who don’t, here we go:

She tweeted “Save the date: Jan 6, 2021” on December 18, 2020 She gave guided tours the day before the Jan. 6th insurrection*** She live-tweeted Nancy Pelosi’s location during the insurrection*** She tried to use the recent Boulder, CO mass shooting to push her pro-gun agenda She was cited for reckless driving and driving an unsafe vehicle but never showed up for her court dates*** She has been arrested and screamed at the police that she “knew people at FOX News” She only finished her GED on the campaign trail, meaning she is uneducated but still in a position that makes legislative decisions for the whole fucking country She makes her whole personality about guns, even had a restaurant in Rifle, CO called Shooter’s Grill where employees and patrons are encouraged to open-carry She spreads rampant misinformation on everything every time she opens her mouth or tweets anything, as you can see in the article Her husband exposed himself to minors at a bowling alley and faced zero consequences (sure, not really her being a piece of shit, but it speaks volumes about what she considers okay and the people she associates with.)

Fuck Lauren Boebert. She is an absolute shitsmear on the state of Colorado and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Edit:

I went through the list again to make sure everything was fact-checked, and there are a few changes and specifications I need to make so I’m not the one spreading rampant misinformation.

House Democrats alleged that a GOP colleague gave guided tours the day before the insurrection, and despite nobody having even pointed fingers at her, she denied it by saying she did not “guide any outside groups of ‘insurrectionists’” So... she admitted to giving guided tours the day before the insurrection. Rep. Steve Cohen later gave an eyewitness statement seeing Boebert give guided tours. In regards to tweeting Pelosi’s location, she specifically said “The Speaker has been removed from the chambers.” This is still horribly inappropriate as any information to Pelosi’s location during the insurrection could have put her life in danger with the amount of people that were there with violent intentions. She did not have a DUI, which was my misunderstanding, I’m sorry for not checking this one beforehand. She was cited for reckless driving and driving an unsafe vehicle. She didn’t show up for her court date, was arrested for it, and plead guilty.

Twoweekswithpay on May 23rd, 2021 at 16:01 UTC »

> "Texas removed their mask mandate two months ago, and Sleepy Joe called it 'Neanderthal thinking,'" she continued. "No, sir. Republicans are just following the science, and since removing the mask mandate two months ago, Texas has not reported a single COVID death. Not one." 🤨

> According to data published by the Texas Department of State Health Services, around 3,600 people have lost their lives to the virus since March 2, which was the day Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lifted all COVID-19 restrictions in the state.

As someone who has lost a family member since this time, I can assure you, Lauren Boebert is wrong. Hearing her use my state to prop up a lie just adds more insult to injury. But I expect that from the GQP— Devoid of Moral Decency...Devoid of Truth! 😡😤

FusterCluck4 on May 23rd, 2021 at 15:52 UTC »

Just say stupid lies because the people that listen to her don't fact check.