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   Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 09:05:12 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

   It's official: Mask ban in Nassau County, New York passes along party lines, 12-0 (7 abstentions). It makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor (with unclear health and religious exceptions) and gives police the power to fine people wearing a mask $1,000 and sentence them to jail time.

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     Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 09:05:11 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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     Here's the Nassau County mask ban bill language. Health and religious exceptions are noted, but leaves it up to the judgement of the police officer. As written, the ban applies to all public spaces, not just protests. There will be many legal challenges.

     https://nassaucountyny.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/3192?fileID=247452

     Minoru Saba and Jay Baker repeated this.
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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 09:11:24 JST mark

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     @mastodonmigration @luckytran I'm hoping they didn't want to legitimate this by even considering it

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     Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 09:11:25 JST Mastodon Migration

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     @luckytran

     12-0 with 7 abstentions. Guessing the abstentions were because they were afraid for their physical safety. This is not only the stupidest of times, it is getting pretty dangerous.

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     Mastodon Migration (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 09:12:01 JST Mastodon Migration

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     @ATLeagle @luckytran

     You may be right.

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     mark (atleagle@mastodon.online)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 11:03:43 JST mark

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     • Christopher Masto

     @masto @mastodonmigration well, that's less commendable.

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     Christopher Masto (masto@masto.masto.com)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 11:03:44 JST Christopher Masto

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     • mark

     @ATLeagle @mastodonmigration @luckytran That's not it at all. They abstained because they were too cowardly to take a position that the pro-genocide faction would use to label them anti-Israel, a Long Island political death blow.

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     Dr. Lucky Tran :verified: (luckytran@med-mastodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Aug-2024 11:58:26 JST Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

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     If you are in Nassau County, please keep wearing mask. The mask ban bill does still include a health exception, so you have the right to assert that you are wearing a mask for health reasons. But the bill gives cops power to intimidate people wearing a mask, so please be careful.