Amateur skydivers have no choice but to rely on professionals to safely navigate their airborne journey safely back to terra firma.
But one woman might have opted out of her decision to jump out of a plane if she discovered beforehand her instructor held diametrically opposed views on science and health.
Tracy Sefl—who according to Indy 100 is a communications strategist and consultant for Democrats–discovered after the skydiving instructor with whom she entrusted her life wore a helmet with a decal, advocating, "Arrest Fauci."
The phrase is used by far-right conservatives who strongly oppose Dr. Anthony Fauci—the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and medical advisor to President Joe Biden's research on COVID-19 prevention and vaccinations.
While many on the left championed Fauci as a hero during the COVID-19 pandemic, critics on the right accused him of touting inconsistencies, goalpost moving, and hyper-caution. Many conservatives still deny the science and have accused the medical expert of lying.
Sefl took to Twitter and said of her dismaying discovery with the skydiving instructor:
"I literally put my life in this guy's hands, and we all loved him, but I didn't read the writing on his helmet until… you've got to be f'king kidding me."
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Sefl removed the tweet after she was mocked for admiring the instructor until seeing he was not a fan of Fauci.
Right-wing journalist Jack Posobiec managed to get a screenshot of Sefl's tweet before it was deleted, and he shared it on Twitter.
Posobiec tagged Sefl and asked:
"Why did you delete this?"
Hi @tracysefl! Why did you delete this? https://t.co/J0TTM0oWr1— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸) 1633962353.0
Since he didn't receive a response, his inquiry prompted many far-right users to fill in the gaps with their interpretations.
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl @tracysefl looks like some receipts were found 😂— Jesse Lee (@Jesse Lee) 1633962457.0
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl Because it was obviously a sefl-own.— Jimmy Flinders (@Jimmy Flinders) 1633962461.0
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl We can take the risk in skydiving but not the risk with covid survival rate lol— mackmamma (@mackmamma) 1633968276.0
I’d trust this guy. https://t.co/vjH6GxvnNH— BSully (@BSully) 1633966292.0
And just like that, I want to sky dive. https://t.co/ZN5CHDNkBD— BetsyRoss2024 (@BetsyRoss2024) 1633966949.0
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl I made her notice she wasn't wearing a mask with no social distancing. I'll take the credit.— 😎 (@😎) 1633964541.0
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl That’s the ultimate troll, unbelievably great!— Philosophic remedy (@Philosophic remedy) 1633962580.0
Some accused her of having a double standard.
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl She actually jumped out of an airplane without wearing a mask? O my, the horror, she could… https://t.co/Z0wxJudUup— Zmickinho (@Zmickinho) 1633962789.0
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl Bet she deleted it because she realized she wasn't wearing her mask— Mr Crush (@Mr Crush) 1633965616.0
@JackPosobiec @tracysefl Wait. You can skydive maskless, with a non household member strapped to your back, but Chr… https://t.co/nyDMFC8kHE— Shdw 👻 (@Shdw 👻) 1633965903.0
Sefl has not responded when reached out for a comment.