‘RFK Jr is a disaster’: Staff describe chaos in ‘anti-science’ regime
‘RFK Jr is a disaster’: Staff describe chaos in ‘anti-science’ regime
Officials in US health agencies fear ‘people will get sick’ as programmes are slashed and scientists are fired under the constant surveillance of Doge
Officials in US health agencies fear ‘people will get sick’ as programmes are slashed and scientists are fired under the constant surveillance of DOGE
Zoom meetings are avoided out of fear they are being secretly recorded. Conversations about budgets and policies are held in soundproof offices, as if they were matters of national security. Many employees carry small notebooks with them, jotting down notes instead of logging them on a computer. The desks of several sacked colleagues are empty — save for the few who have left family photos and possessions behind in case a judge rules they can return.
“There is a constant sense that we’re being watched and monitored,” the source said. “DOGE leadership are located several floors above but they have this omnipotent presence … We’re counted when we swipe our badges into the building.”
A reminder enough Democrats voted to approve this guy to be there. Everyone saw this coming.incorrect statement. (Edited)Holy fuck, it's literally every piece of news about what a disaster the trump admin is, someone has to butt in with a reminder "what about the democrats". Democrats are irrelevant, have been since November. Even if all of them voted against, the gop would have approved this guy and all the other guys anyway. This is a gop nomination, approved by gop politicians, implementing a gop agenda, voted for by gop voters.
approved by gop politicians
…and a shocking number of democratic ones. It SHOULD have been a party lines vote. But Democratic politicians did what they always do: extend an olive branch while they’re in the process of actively getting fucked over, and then portray theatrical shock and dismay when entirely predictable consequences issue from the situation.
Genuinely, I have a very hard time believing the Democratic Party and its leadership isn’t just controlled opposition at this point. They’re so consistently feckless and ineffective - and have been for so long - that it’s got to be intentional at some level.
Not if you're Israeli, which is all that counts. You got your boom boom tonight!
This is totally false. No Democrat voted to confirm him. It was 52 R for, 45 D, 2 I, and 1 R against. See https://ballotpedia.org/Confirmation_process_for_Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr._for_secretary_of_health_and_human_services#Confirmation_vote_roll_call for more details.
I will admit to being wrong here. I mis remembered.
A reminder that even if it is false in this case, many Dems did vote for many of Trump’s appointees. Kristi Noem comes to mind immediately.
Who are twenty people who downvoted the comment? As is the attribute of the party, there are always enough Democrats who are bootlickers and vote for oligarchic policies to keep the corruption going!
The 20 of us who looked up the vote record for his confirmation?
Democrats do bad things, but let's at least complain about the bad things they actually did.
Everything under this Chicken Taco Turd's shadow has been a disaster
Not quite. Israel is getting its wishes granted, and that's all that really matters.
Like that hasn't been happening for a while now
True, but I was making a reference towards everything in the US
If it's too much chaos for you, you need to buy a bunch of crystals, and place them in strategic places on your body, and let the crazy flow through you.
This way you adapt to your surroundings, and everything will make sense without even thinking about it. And you definitely don't want to read scientific papers, they will just confuse you.Hallelujah to the brave new world.
I don’t know. I’m leaning more towards a raw sewage bath, to strengthen their immune systems, and toughen them up.
Yes all Republicans should do that. It makes you STRONK!
probably need to spray some anti-parasiticals around you to keep worm brains out.
Don't end up like George!
His face really exemplifies my impression of the entire Boomer generation.
They're obsessed with chasing aesthetics of wealth (tanning their skin) but are also too arrogant to reconsider their values in light of all the new knowledge we've discovered (using sunscreen). So they just end up with avoidable consequences (extra wrinkly), pissed off, and don't even know why or how so they just take their angry out on everyone else.
You might enjoy the Kyle Dunnigan impression of RFKjr
I'm always so blessed to be in the presence of greatness on Lemmy. Now it's all clear exactly how an entire generation of people think and behave. Thank you 🙏
Rude
Why do I want to listen to King Crimson now?
Not terribly relevant - I'm crying today.
We did get beef tallow fries back in the United States again available at Steak 'n Shakes because of RFK Jr
Guess we gotta take the wins we are given
Yeah nothing says win like doing away with seed oils for no fucking reason.
Nothing like having "bro influencer science" being applied by the federal government...
Eicosanoids are created when polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as highly refined vegetable and seed oils, are oxidised. They increase oxidative stress on human cells. I'd err on the side of caution and avoid consuming more than necessary.
Ah yes. Eating deep fried food, for your health.
Fucking America.
RFK jr prefers finer things, like wild animal carcasses, with side dish of parasitic eggs. he would probably actively fight scavengers for the roadkill.
Even if we took that “win” which is just some junk science to make idiots think they got a win the net gain is still significantly into the negative. You can’t run a country on one false step forward and 100 real steps back
Duh