"Mandate vegetables” is a saying that has been printed on many images. during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, vaccine mandates became a major public issue.
“Mandate freedom” is a related saying.
Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
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Classical liberal (not a democrat, look it up)
@DoctorClassy
Someone make a “Mandate vegetables not vaccines!” shirt please.
9:15 AM · Sep 2, 2021·Twitter for Android
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mew
@heymelll
I saw a little kid with a mask wearing a “mandate vegetables” shirt and he’s got a good point
12:08 PM · Sep 13, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
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conspiracybot
@conspiracyb0t
(A person holds a sign that reads, “MANDATE VEGETABLES.”—ed.)
6:01 PM · Nov 26, 2021·conspiracyb0t
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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