North Carolina just made medical masks illegal - the Republicans overrode the Governor’s veto. Protecting your health & the health of others is now a crime & people can demand you unmask in public.

The “exemption” is vague & problematic. This will lead to arrests & infections. It further isolates disabled people from society. It will disproportionately harm marginalized individuals and people of colour.

Also can we stop calling people in masks “sheep” yet? They’ve been in the overwhelming minority for years - and now they will literally be committing a crime while trying to protect their health. Masking has become an act of resistance - it’s simply laughable to lambast people as “sheep” for wearing a mask in 2024.

https://ncnewsline.com/briefs/republican-led-nc-house-overrides-gubernatorial-vetoes/

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Republican-led NC House overrides three gubernatorial vetoes • NC Newsline

Republicans in the North Carolina House made short work of three of Governor Roy Cooper's vetoes on Wednesday afternoon.

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