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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

The post above this in my feed is about how he rejects germ theory, so why the hell does he care about pharmaceutical drugs? If all diseases are caused by diet and "imbalances" why would we need any drugs?

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

The response is spot on and MAGA fucks will piss and moan about the situation they created.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 12 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

As one of the people who lost their job, doing important & worthwhile work, directly due to the funding cuts of this current administration, I only have a few words: FUCK YOU okay that's two. So, let's add PEDOPHILES to the end. FUCK YOU PEDOPHILES.

[–] Crystalbound@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

As the wise Ricky would tell them - Fuck, pretty easy to understand. Off, real easy to understand. Fuck off!

[–] lime@feddit.nu 4 points 7 hours ago

two technically counts as "a few", but i'll allow the addition

[–] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 11 points 8 hours ago

Kinda feels like he's angling to reduce FDA oversight with this one?

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, you have misunderstood his words, he doesn't want better drugs or safer drugs, he wants more drugs approved, fewer hurdles to sell his buddies snake oil

[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 hours ago

This is the point everyone misses. Hes not asking for more medical research to be done, hes asking for the standards for approval to be lowered or eliminated.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago

Break everything.

Blame others to get elected.

Break everything.

Blame others to get elected.

Break everything.

Blame others to get elected.

Break everything.

Blame others ot get elected.

The Republican way.

[–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 25 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

These people have the self awareness of a rock.

[–] Reginald_T_Biter@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

When are you going to realise they are completely self aware, completely disingenuous, and speak to gain power or achieve objectives rather than make a coherent point.

[–] DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

For the record, I fully do not believe that RFK Jr. is remotely self-aware, nor is Trump for that matter. There absolutely are self-aware individuals in the administration who are as you describe, no doubt, but I do not believe those two are among them.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

They also believe a rock can think like a human so...

[–] RamenJunkie@midwest.social 6 points 12 hours ago

Even trillions of dollars has yet to make the rocks actually think yet.

[–] glibg@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 hours ago

He looks like he sleeps in a tanning bed.

[–] Generica@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago
[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

So he's definitely a problem, but regardless of him China really do be faster at this right now.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 24 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I FIRED all our Scientists and DEFUNDED all our Research because I THOUGHT it would IMPROVE our Research Capabilities!

-NOT DEI hires!

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

Everyone in the administration is a DEI hire. Drunken Entitled Idiots.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 23 points 15 hours ago

LOL. This cunt shut down the NIH and now laments the lack of new drugs, coming from scientists forced by the US to move to China.

The raccoon penis isn't working, Bob.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 16 points 14 hours ago

China: Eats lunch

RFK Jr.: "THAT'S MINE!"

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 11 points 14 hours ago

If only our government encouraged drug research and funded studies and trials. Oh wait, we did that, and RFK, Jr cancelled them all.

Its all the Dems fault! They screwed us AGAIN!

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

God I hope China actually does create a virus to wipe out the antivax dumbasses.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I think covid might have put a pin in anyone planning to try to take the world using a virus. Two main problems:

  1. Once the virus is out in the wild, it is out of anyone's control. It will evolve in whatever direction it will. Maybe it will escape the vaccines developed to keep their side alive. Maybe it will just become less deadly before it kills off enough people to collapse the enemy's base.
  2. It looks like our immune systems are pretty good actually and those who get sick might just be the tip of the iceberg while most of the population gets immunity from asymptomatic infection.

These two items work against each other. If you try to make a virus that will infect the entire herd, it might be more likely to also be able to attack you regardless of what vaccines you have. If you try to make a virus that won't be able to escape your vaccine's immunity, then the herd might just develop immunity themselves and the virus dies out after only killing a small portion of the population.

So given that, I don't think a weaponized virus is an effective tool to eliminate enemies with because it's both too risky and too unreliable.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 13 hours ago

I know multiple people who had kids and they didnt get then any vaccines (religion).

I'm wary of even being around those kids.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Unfortunately most antivaxers are vaccinated. It's their children who will suffer

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 17 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Oh man. The US has lost its edge in everything. Its a real shit show.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Excuse me? We're still the best at mounting flags in the backs of pickup trucks.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Well ackshually...

Here in Australia our servos (seppo: gas stations) sell this little plastic flags that clip on to your window or door frame. Dickheads can easily self identify by attaching two of these to their fucktard conveyance machine.

I'm sorry to tell you that toxic patriotism technologies have progressed beyond flags in the backs of pickup trucks.

little plastic flags that clip on to your window or door frame

I don't mean to be all nationalistic, but I'm not talking about little clipped-on plastic flags. I'm talking full-on, massive Old Glories.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 8 points 16 hours ago

You don't need much from a government, but it doesn't work with a bunch of thieving criminals.

[–] arc99@lemmy.world 19 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This cunt is a child killer. Not through negligence, but deliberately and intentionally.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 23 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I think you can call him a mass murderer at this rate.

China isn't perfect, but they got some good ideas.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jul/11/china.jonathanwatts

[–] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Still do not support execution but the idea of there being consequences is still nice

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 11 hours ago
[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 9 points 14 hours ago

Sheesh, these Godless commies, judicially executing someone for corruption? In Maga America they extra judicially execute you for being brown/at a protest as god intended.

[–] percent@infosec.pub 6 points 14 hours ago

🤔 I wonder what they did to the people who offered the bribes

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