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Benjy Renton

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Benjy Renton

@bhrenton

Research Associate at @Brown_SPH. Formerly at @ariadnelabs/@HarvardChanSPH, @VermontDFR and @Middlebury. Views own.

Providence, RI

offthesilkroad.substack.com

Joined November 2012

Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Aug 21, 2024
For those who have asked…a table with every state and territory's song title and artist at tonight's #DNC2024 roll call.
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Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Jul 26, 2024
Bhutan so far wins the award for best boat. #OpeningCeremony
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Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Jan 9, 2021
It's here. Track account suspensions related to Trump's whack-a-mole on Twitter at this dashboard, part of a series of trackers on Trump's final days (including resignations and calls for the president's removal). Will be updated with new reports. public.tableau.com/views/WhiteHou…
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Aug 21, 2024
Presenting…a near complete playlist of songs played at tonight's #DNC2024 roll call. Making some tweaks here and there but currently at >90% complete. Enjoy!
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DNC 2024 Roll Call Playlist
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Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Jul 28, 2021
JUST IN: Vermont has become the first state in the nation to surpass the milestone of vaccinating 70% of kids ages 12 to 17 with at lease one dose. @GovPhilScott and his administration has made in-person schooling a priority and thanks to vaccines, schools will be much safer.
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Feb 16, 2022
Just how popular are indoor mask mandates? A recent poll from the COVID States Project (conducted end of December-end of January with 22,000+ respondents) found that 69% of Americans approve of indoor mask mandates, with majorities in all 50 states. covidstates.org/mask-mandates
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Sep 21, 2021
Number of people in Maine's two largest health systems who have quit over the vaccine mandate: 43 out of 43,000 — 0.1%. As one spokesperson notes, "many more staff workers have had to leave their jobs after catching COVID."
Few health workers actually quitting over vaccine mandate despite ongoing protests
From mainebeacon.com
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Aug 27, 2021
"Monoclonal antibodies do work, but what I always remind people is that these are synthetic, expensive and short-term antibodies," @ashishkjha says. "There's a way to get natural long-term antibodies for free and that's called vaccines. We can't scale up monoclonal antibodies."
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Mar 5, 2021
Ordered these Clorox wipes 349 days ago — on March 20, 2020. They finally came.
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Aug 27, 2021
An 88-year-old professor at UGA resigned mid-class after a student refused to wear a mask. “I had risked my life to defend my country while in the Air Force. I was not willing to risk my life to teach a class with an unmasked student during this pandemic.”
UGA professor resigns mid-class after student refuses to wear mask
From redandblack.com
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Jan 6, 2021
The Republican Governor of Vermont, Phil Scott, has called for the resignation or removal of the president.
Governor Phil Scott
@GovPhilScott
Jan 6, 2021
Replying to @GovPhilScott
The fabric of our democracy and the principles of our republic are under attack by the President. Enough is enough. President Trump should resign or be removed from office by his Cabinet, or by the Congress. 6/6
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Dec 11, 2020
Devin Nunes is now the 37th member of Congress and 28th Republican to test positive. 76% of Covid-19 cases in Congress are from Republicans. The virus knows no party, except when individuals typically from one particular party flout and mock health precautions.
Carla ‘Bluechecked’ Marinucci
@cmarinucci
Dec 11, 2020
New! Ca Rep @DevinNunes tells @KMJNOW he tested positive for COVID-19
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Dec 19, 2020
"People don’t just end up in the ICU because of COVID," @DrPhillipsMD says. "If you have a heart attack…and you need an ICU bed, you won’t have it because we’ll be rationing care. So, please stay home, because it's only going to get worse across the country over the next month."
Benjy Renton
@bhrenton
Sep 8, 2021
"We're not seeing a lot of pediatric hospitalizations in the Northeast," @PeterHotez says. "Why? Because all of the adults and most of the adolescents are vaccinated, and kids are often getting their infection from their unvaccinated parents."