Twitter today. pic.twitter.com/wLl42uEvcN
— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) April 19, 2022
Ah here.
Earlier…
The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) did not have the legal authority to impose a mask mandate for airline, bus and train passengers, and that the government broke the law by doing it without first seeking public comment, a federal judge has ruled
Last night/this morning.
Via The Guardian:
A federal judge in Florida has struck down Joe Biden’s national mask mandate covering airplanes, airports and other public transportation, prompting the White House to announce the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge’s order.
The ruling appeared to free operators to make their own decisions about mask requirements, with several airlines announcing they would drop mandates, but other transport networks including the New York City subway planning to keep them in place.
The mandate was overturned on Monday by the US district judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, who judged the rule as exceeding the authority of US health officials in the coronavirus pandemic.
She added that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had failed to justify its decision and did not follow proper rule-making procedures.
US judge strikes down Biden mask mandate for planes and trains (The Guardian)
Meanwhile…
Plane applauded as the stewardess announced the end of the mandate. She broke into tears as she got to take off her mask for the first time in 2 years 😭 pic.twitter.com/WlCpZk30QM
— Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) April 19, 2022
Meanwhile…
When I got on my United flight, masks were still enforced. When I got off, it wasn’t.
In the middle of the flight, the flight attendants cheered in the galley, “It’s over! Oh God yes!”
Then word spread across the plane. Row by row people took off their masks.
Let’s go Brandon.
— Aaron Ginn (@aginnt) April 18, 2022
Meanwhile…
Posting again because Twitter deleted (?)
The end of the #maskmandate has this plane singing
🎶 Throw away your masks 🎶 pic.twitter.com/BvvCNLE6Ts
— Guy P. Football (@Guy_P_Football) April 19, 2022
In fairness.
NBC
Meanwhile…
Do not be fooled by the latest ruling on mandatory masks…
– May 12, Global COVID submit to increase vaccination rates
– May 22-28, WHA meet in Geneva to vote on newly submitted amendments to the International Health Regulation
– WHO is advancing its global pandemic treaty
— Taylor Hudak (@_taylorhudak) April 18, 2022