• RION [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Gee, this sure won't cause any future issues for trust in public health authorites when the next pandemic-causing pathogen thaws from the arctic

    Also

    Norfolk Southern claims it vented

  • Sea_Gull [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    Is there any US institution that's not horrifically evil? I never had much public trust in the US, but it's getting ridiculous.

    • Tachanka [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I'll never forget when I learned that the IRS, having had its budget slashed, opted to only go after small fish who were dodging taxes, claiming that it's "beyond the organization's capabilities" to go after billionaires stashing their cash in tax havens. :xi-reactionary-spotted:

    • chickentendrils [any, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      There's individual offices that occasionally do good things, but taking a summary of department or agency actions not really.

    • Dimmer06 [he/him,comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      the state is a tool for one class to oppress the others. Even the best parts of it are social democratic band aids that were part of a temporary truce. It's all working as designed.

  • LaughingLion [any, any]
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    2 years ago

    i have a theory that they were poisoned with this stuff BUT ALSO any 100 americans can get tested and 90 of them will have unhealthy elevated levels of these kinds of chemicals in them because we are all being poisoned in this country on a daily basis just they got it worse

  • KnockYourSocksOff [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    It’s weird how Project Ventrias or whatever the fuck will have terribly scripted “stings” but never cover any real stories

    • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Had an aneurysm listening to the news talking about how Veritas is campaigning against a pastor with a LGBTQ+ youth group and were framing the situation as if they aren't a propaganda arm of white supremacists.

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Center for Disease Control (we are controlling things such that there will be more disease)

  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Do you ever think that we're probably living with atrocities that would make Hitler blush but shit like this obfuscates what's going on?

  • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    Before going into my nursing career I was actually interested and in fact went in on studying public health and even though everyone within the academic field of public health understands the needs of the populace and how our current system is harming us, yet you still have shit like this in the upper levels.

  • rubpoll [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    At this point, anyone who's drinking bleach or horse tranquilizer, because they trust some sweaty con man more than they trust the CDC... :yea: