Published 3 years ago

Greene Tries to Compare Covid-19 and HIV

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) questioned why the “fascist NBA won’t let Kyrie Irving play for refusing a vaccine. But yet they still let Magic Johnson play with HIV.”As the Daily Beast notes, she entirely “ignores the fact that Covid-19 is airborne and spread through respiratory droplets, while HIV is passed through direct contact with certain bodily fluids, including blood and semen.”

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The Independent

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked after comparing Aids to Covid

The far-right Republican sparked anger when she echoed longstanding myths about how HIV spreads in defence of basketball player Kyrie Irving

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

Conservatives are comparing unvaccinated Kyrie Irving to Magic Johnson and HIV. Critics say that’s rooted in myth.

The Brooklyn Nets point guard not wanting to get the coronavirus vaccine is not at all similar to what the Los Angeles Lakers great did after announcing he had contracted HIV in 1991, players, coaches and commentators say.

3 years ago

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Newsweek

Marjorie Taylor Greene says "fascist' NBA "let Magic Johnson play with HIV' amid Irving ban

Greene's Twitter account was temporarily suspended in August after she posted that COVID vaccines and masks are failing and do not protect against the virus.

3 years ago·United States

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HuffPost

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Anti-Vax Kyrie Irving And People ‘Just Can’t’

“This is a whole new level of stupid,” one Twitter user responded to the Georgia Republican’s rant about the “fascist NBA” and Magic Johnson.

3 years ago·United States

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Raw Story

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks 'fascist' NBA with scientifically illiterate comparison of COVID-19 and HIV

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is lashing out at the Brooklyn Nets for telling star point guard Kyrie Irving that he can't play or even practice with the team unless he gets vaccinated against COVID-19.In a tweet posted Thursday afternoon, Greene accused the NBA of hypocrisy because they still let Magic Johnson play even after he'd contracted HIV."The fascist NBA won't let Kyrie Irving play for refusing a vaccine," she wrote. "But yet they s…

3 years ago·United States

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Political Wire

Greene Tries to Compare Covid-19 and HIV

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Greene Tries to Compare Covid-19 and HIV

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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked after comparing Aids to Covid

Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked after comparing Aids to Covid

Conservatives are comparing unvaccinated Kyrie Irving to Magic Johnson and HIV. Critics say that’s rooted in myth.

Conservatives are comparing unvaccinated Kyrie Irving to Magic Johnson and HIV. Critics say that’s rooted in myth.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says "fascist' NBA "let Magic Johnson play with HIV' amid Irving ban

Marjorie Taylor Greene says "fascist' NBA "let Magic Johnson play with HIV' amid Irving ban

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Anti-Vax Kyrie Irving And People ‘Just Can’t’

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Defends Anti-Vax Kyrie Irving And People ‘Just Can’t’

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks 'fascist' NBA with scientifically illiterate comparison of COVID-19 and HIV

Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks 'fascist' NBA with scientifically illiterate comparison of COVID-19 and HIV

Greene Tries to Compare Covid-19 and HIV

Greene Tries to Compare Covid-19 and HIV

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