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MLWR

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9. RFK Jr. was put at the head of HHS, so that he would destroy all these programs and so trump could take that money
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 12:16 PM
21 hrs ago

which had been appropriated for those purposes and either put it in his own off-shore accounts or use it to fund his thugs in ICE or his invasions of sovereign nations to deflect from the EPSTEIN FILES.

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Kick SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #1
Double kick BlueWaveNeverEnd 21 hrs ago #7
Wanton, wholesale destruction Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #2
Great article LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #3
He is smearing the Kennedy name for new generations ! kimbutgar 21 hrs ago #4
That's why trump-putin brought him in. To damage the Kennedy name. erronis 20 hrs ago #14
So sad but true kimbutgar 18 hrs ago #45
K&R Solly Mack 21 hrs ago #5
;-{)..... Goonch 21 hrs ago #6
Please don't post AI art made using AI tools trained illegally on stolen intellectual property. AI slop highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #18
;-{)..... Goonch 19 hrs ago #34
This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #35
You know how I feel about how unethical genAI is. If you post AI slop in response to an OP I posted, I highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #40
;-{) Goonch 18 hrs ago #41
What's generated by AI is not the AI user's art. I've tried AI image generators myself enough to know highplainsdem 18 hrs ago #43
;-{) Goonch 18 hrs ago #46
While you were posting that, I was looking for an article to explain to anyone who hadn't tried AI image highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #48
The most relevant words Goonch 17 hrs ago #49
I support you with that. Doodley 17 hrs ago #51
;-{) Thank You Goonch 16 hrs ago #56
Agreed! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #52
LOL ShazzieB 18 hrs ago #42
Please stop posting AI SLOP. nt Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #47
Seconded.nt jfz9580m 7 hrs ago #70
Of all the clowns in the clown car, RFK Jr is the one who will do the most long-term damage in this shit show. Initech 21 hrs ago #8
The most unqualified cabinet member in history which is saying a lot.... NNadir 20 hrs ago #10
We are being run by a cabinet full of James Bond villains. Initech 20 hrs ago #11
Your last sentence recalls the line... NNadir 20 hrs ago #13
And the other plutocrat-owned and controlled "news" media are doing the same. erronis 20 hrs ago #15
Seriously. It's like watching the new Nazis take over in real time. Initech 20 hrs ago #32
They're evil and incompetent, but they're not smart enough to be James Bond villains. highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #19
James Bond villains are typically very intelligent Mysterian 14 hrs ago #59
I'm completely unqualified for the job and yet more qualified than him Layzeebeaver 20 hrs ago #12
The main qualification for an HHS Secretary is to listen to scientists, not to assume... NNadir 20 hrs ago #16
It might be a toss-up between him, Miller, and Noem..... AZ8theist 13 hrs ago #60
RFK Jr. was put at the head of HHS, so that he would destroy all these programs and so trump could take that money MLWR 21 hrs ago #9
I found this link to The Lancet to work better. YMMV. erronis 20 hrs ago #17
That's the same link I posted, and doesn't work directly from DU either because DU's software won't highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #20
Try this: hunter 20 hrs ago #23
Thanks! highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #25
For the record, eggplant beat me too it. hunter 20 hrs ago #26
Yes, I saw, and posted a thank you, and mentioned both your replies in the edited OP. highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #27
It's chilling to note that the word "promised" appears repeatedly in the passage shown. CBHagman 20 hrs ago #21
Try this url eggplant 20 hrs ago #22
Thanks! Didn't know that. I'll edit the OP again. highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #24
That crazy baboon is incredibly dangerous. Dave Bowman 20 hrs ago #28
They all are. The Trump regime would be one of the craziest sitcoms ever if the characters were just highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #30
Yeah, he sure would be ashamed of the ignorant fool who's playing with people's health. 🙁 Dave Bowman 15 hrs ago #57
If it wasn't RFK Jr it would have been another clown like Dr. Oz or some Covid Conspiracy nut maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #29
Look up "HTML encoding" to fix links that break like this in the future if you want :) AZJonnie 20 hrs ago #31
Thanks! highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #33
No problem sistah! 👍 AZJonnie 19 hrs ago #36
Yup. People will die because of this TexasBushwhacker 19 hrs ago #38
Trump chose well. dalton99a 19 hrs ago #37
Secretary Brainworm's thing about "shared decision making" for vaccines really irks me. 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #39
They're not wrong...nt Wounded Bear 18 hrs ago #44
Completely intentional orangecrush 17 hrs ago #50
There is no surprise about anything Kennedy does. Those that confirmed him have no excuse. Doodley 16 hrs ago #53
And a medical doctor cast the deciding vote for RFKjr... spanone 16 hrs ago #54
Means is an ally of RFK Jr. bmichaelh 16 hrs ago #55
I campaigned for his father ... Jarqui 14 hrs ago #58
SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME Skittles 11 hrs ago #61
Getting rid of people who might be on Social Security, Medicaid, or any government program repukes highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #63
but....fucking with vaccines Skittles 11 hrs ago #64
They assume they'll still have good medical care. That mostly the poor will suffer and die. highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #65
sounds so PRO-LIFE and CHRISTIAN Skittles 11 hrs ago #66
They're anything but true Christians. highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #67
sad to say but... Skittles 11 hrs ago #68
Most self-professed Christians I know don't follow Christ's teachings very well, either. highplainsdem 11 hrs ago #69
No worries, T💩p's Surgeon General nominee is a medical school dropout. OMGWTF 11 hrs ago #62
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