“Hope they allow us off lockdown by July 4th, so we can celebrate our freedom”

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Entry from April 14, 2020

“Hope they allow us off lockdown by July 4th, so we can celebrate our freedom”

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many people locked down in their homes. July 4th is the Independence Day holiday in the United States.

“I hope this lockdown ends by the 4th of July so that we can celebrate our freedom” was posted on Twitter by Christopher Boyle on April 10, 2020. “Hope they allow us off lockdown by July 4th, so we can celebrate our freedom” was posted on Twitter by Michelle on April 11, 2020.

Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.

Twitter
Christopher Boyle
@heychrisboyle
I hope this lockdown ends by the 4th of July so that we can celebrate our freedom
12:55 PM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Kalagias for Congress
@KalagiasforUS
Hope the lockdown is lifted by July 4th so we can celebrate our Freedom
1:02 PM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter Web App

Facebook
MemeAholics Anonymous
April 10, 2020 at 1:35 PM
Hope the lockdown is lifted by July 4th so we can celebrate our Freedom

Twitter
SirThinksAlot
@PatriotMilitant
Hope they let us out of lockdown by July 4th so we can celebrate our Freedom
5:30 PM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Matthew Lockwood
@MattLockwood7
I hope they ALLOW us off Lock-down by July 4th so we can celebrate our FREEDOM…..........
6:08 PM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter Web App

Twitter
Ed Rankin, PhD
@EdwinRankin
I hope they allow us off lockdown by July 4th so we can celebrate our freedom!
(An image is shown from the 1994 movie Dumb and Dumber.—ed.)
7:09 PM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

Twitter
Michelle
@rolandmichelle7
Hope they allow us off lockdown by July 4th, so we can celebrate our freedom
2:37 PM · Apr 11, 2020·Twitter for Android

Twitter
VaccineTruths
@Rectitude20
I wonder if on the Fourth of July we will be ordered to celebrate our freedom by staying home?🤷🏻‍♀️
5:19 PM · Apr 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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Ms. CocoMonroe
@Greekysimi
I hope we get to go out by July 4th to celebrate our freedom!
8:50 PM · Apr 13, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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