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You thought that Texas outbreak last year was bad? South Carolina just said, "Hold my beer." Of 789 cases, only 20 are in people who are fully vaccinated, with the vast majority unvaccinated and a few partially vaccinated or unknown. 's plan to Make America Sick Again is working. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/south-carolina-measles-outbreak-grows-surpasses-west-texas-outbreak

After Sowing Distrust in Fluoridated Water, Kennedy and Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Fluoride Sources
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Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-supplements-fda-rfk-jr-ken-paxton-restrictions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

The admin froze $10 billion in for & assistance programs in 5 states purportedly because of “serious concerns about widespread fraud” in state-administered programs.

All 5 states targeted — , , , & — are led by .


https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/trump-freezes-child-aid-hhs-fraud.html

"Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), who previously cast a key vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary, said the CDC's reduction of the childhood immunization schedule will 'make America sicker.'" Buyer's remorse is tough, senator. But YOU did this to us. https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/119291

replied to petersuber's status

Update. Watch this division within the admin:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/climate/glyphosate-roundup-retracted-study.html

1. The Trump still considers to be safe for humans. "An EPA spokesman…said the agency was aware of the article’s [and] said the EPA’s assessment of glyphosate’s risks had not relied solely on the study."

2. But the Make America Healthy Again [] movement led by wants to ban glyphosate. RFKJr "once served as co-counsel in a lawsuit against over exposure to ."

Yikes! Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi's memoir, "American Canto," is a massive flop so far. It was savaged in reviews and according to NPDBookScan, has sold 1,164 hardcover copies in its first week on shelves. A book industry insider told @politico it was a “publishing debacle of epic proportions" and said the expectation would have been sales of at least 5,000 in the first week.

https://flip.it/KZt2Hu

The destruction of the world’s leading public health organization endangers us all. Congress has the power to stop it—if necessary, by impeaching and removing the most dangerous HHS secretary in U.S. history.

https://progressive.org/latest/rfk-jr-deepening-threat-to-public-health-jacobs-alwine-20251208/