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Donald Trump plans to discuss potentially ending childhood vaccination programs with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee for Health and Human Services.

Trump expressed openness to revisiting vaccine policies, citing concerns about autism rates, despite scientific consensus debunking links between vaccines and autism.

Critics warn reducing vaccinations could lead to outbreaks of preventable diseases like measles.

Kennedy, known for questioning vaccine safety, would oversee the CDC if confirmed.

Public health experts remain concerned about the implications.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

So they just want a mass die-off right?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Thank you USA if you do this, it will most likely show our crazies here in Europe why exactly it is we do it.
Of course I feel sorry for the children that will get needlessly sick.
We may see Darwin awards on a national scale for the ~~first~~ 2nd time in history.
Except this time is worse, because it's parents killing off their innocent children through stupidity. But A kind of Darwin award nonetheless, since they are ending their genetic line.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

First time in history? Did we forget about the Herman Cain awards already?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Enjoy your wiggly kids Republicans

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (4 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

RFK is insane. Trump hates the poor

[–] jballs 9 points 4 days ago

You also have to recognize that Trump is proudly stupid and yearns to be loved. If he thinks one more person will like him for getting rid of vaccines, he'll do it.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

It's interesting to see how much he will fuck up the country. I mean, terrifying, of course, but interesting too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think we are forgetting the rate at which Trump chews through allies. Kennedy is simply another useful idiot. He was useful to have his idiot base vote for the turd. They will (maybe) look at the numbers, pharma will say that stocks will go down, and Kennedy will be substituted by another useful idiot. Wash, rinse, repeat.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

That’s the only thing I can hope, is that the pharmaceutical and insurance industries will tell him to bury rfkj in a hole in the desert

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This has such "Doctor Strangelove" vibes, although the idiocy on display in that movie was meant to be satirical and absurd, yet here we are

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh? Sounds like someone wants my precious bodily fluids. You. Cant. Have them!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Well at least all the historians will get to see what the collapse of the Roman Empire was like in realtime.

Was cool while it lasted.

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