we will continue our fight. this does not halt it at all. ainsley: so, ron, the actual deaths, nearly 13,000 womb mow reported just 8,000. but his lawyer, you heard the statement, says he did nothing wrong. there is no evidence to prove he did anything wrong. did he? , absolutely. cuomo clearly committed criminal fraud to personally profit from this pandemic. you know, while protecting his top donors by hanging out near blanket corporate immunity at the peak of this pandemic. the current d.a. that dropped the investigation didn t even look at those investigations. they are still open and pending investigation against the former governor so he is definitely not off the hook his lawyers and p.r. team want us to believe he has been absolved of all wrongdoing but that is far from the truth. ainsley: peter, so sad to watch all of these images of moms and dads behind the glass having to say goodbye to their children from their hospital rooms or nursing home rooms on
The Atlantic
January 2, 2021
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As the country plunged into a deep and unusual economic recession last year, it also plunged into a deep and unusual social recession: atomizing families and friends, evaporating hours of laughter and care and touch.
This phenomenon hit nobody as hard as America’s seniors, who are much more likely than their younger counterparts to live in care facilities and many of whom have struggled to connect in a socially distanced or virtual fashion. The elderly bore the brunt of the pandemic’s fatalities: COVID-19 has killed nearly 250,000 people over the age of 65. They also bore the brunt of its isolation. Many older Americans spent months discriminated against, frightened, and alone.