The media created a monster with their coverage of Ebola, and people everywhere are scared. Whether those fears are justified remains to be seen. In the meantime, Americans are taking to Twitter to ask questions and express their feelings on Ebola. Sadly, most of these people don’t seem like they’ve read one news story on topic. Brace yourself, […]
http://twitter.com/#!/zachlogan/status/519811160594743296 This story out of Spain is making news today: Meet Excalibur: Spanish officials want to euthanize him over fears that he could spread Ebola http://t.co/JJtu5Bn6Lg pic.twitter.com/RpxGlutBnQ — Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 7, 2014 With a petition that’s already reached 300,000 signatures to spare “Excalibur”: Petition opposing euthanasia order for #Ebola patient’s dog now […]
http://twitter.com/#!/Daryl16519C/status/422867215503732736 Wait … not a crappy YouTube video?! Who would have thunk it? More from Fox News: Minutes after the American consulate in Benghazi came under assault on Sept. 11, 2012, the nation’s top civilian and uniformed defense officials — headed for a previously scheduled Oval Office session with President Obama — were informed that […]
http://twitter.com/#!/CBSMMiller/status/527040453074771968 Did the first domino just fall in the debate over whether or not countries should impose full travel bans to countries in West Africa affected by the Ebola outbreak? Maybe so: #Australia stops visas from West African nations affected by #Ebola — CCTV Africa (@cctvnewsafrica) October 28, 2014 Australia implements freeze on visas from […]
http://twitter.com/#!/babradeys/status/517787128089305089 It can seem callous but humor is the great American defense mechanism. There’s probably some complicated psychological explanation but a lot of people cope with stress and fear by laughing at what they’re afraid of. Clearly Ebola is on people’s minds. In the age of social media, the reaction plays out with memes and […]
http://twitter.com/#!/HunterHSpoon/status/517693324518756353 The Ebola outbreak has already been blamed on “climate change,” and you might be able to guess who’s next in line for scapegoating: Ebola in the US and according to @CeasefireUSA that means you should be outraged at the #NRA. https://t.co/G0A7Tlf0mp — CamEdwards (@CamEdwards) October 2, 2014 Really? According to States United to Prevent […]
http://twitter.com/#!/FricosisGuy/status/524592383309393920 Can anybody explain why these just released and completely reasonable travel restrictions forcing passengers from the countries affected by Ebola to go through a limited number of U.S. airports were not put into place weeks ago? UPDATE: Travelers to U.S. from Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea must enter through 1 of 5 airports, including O'Hare. http://t.co/ZWZZvAWFV5 […]