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26. It's the callous cruelty

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 12:29 PM

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The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is supposed to inspect large vessels at least twice a year.

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RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

It's not just negligence now. It seems like they are actively trying to make everything worse. Ocelot II Thursday #1

Trump and his gang are on a mission to dismantle, demolish, destroy our government dalton99a Thursday #5

And if Americans die or maim so be it....... Lovie777 Thursday #16

I think what you posted is the goal. It's a feature not a bug. Texin Thursday #21

AGREED! AZJonnie Thursday #29

I'll bet... GiqueCee Thursday #31

Civilized nations around the world popsdenver Thursday #36

Yup he's a sadist and a sociopath mucifer Thursday #41

We have some absolute fucking monsters running this country. Initech Thursday #2

Of course they're all monsters. They're Eugenicists. haele Thursday #46

Media will let him "worm" his way out of this. GreenWave Thursday #3

Of course he did. tanyev Thursday #4

I have no more interest in cruise lines RainCaster Thursday #6

Not only cruise lines, popsdenver Thursday #37

I have never understood the appeal Skittles Thursday #45

I took 2 week-long cruises on a 140-passenger sailing vessel maxsolomon Friday #58

Why can't he be sued?? Damn it!!! a kennedy Thursday #7

Sovereign immunity. dalton99a Thursday #9

That was dumb 😑 I will never go on a cruise TommieMommy Thursday #8

Sounds like murder to me spanone Thursday #10

And EVERYONE who acquiesed is an accessory before or after the fact dickthegrouch Thursday #47

Jeezus. Was this anywhere other than CBS yorkster Thursday #11

Late winter -- early spring 2025 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #14

Thanks. Just thought it would it have been yorkster Thursday #17

Seems like dereliction of duty. Kid Berwyn Thursday #12

Except for pure sociopathic amorality, PCIntern Thursday #13

The firings were in April 2025, so not exactly "just ahead". Still bad, though. TheRickles Thursday #15

The insanity never ends Grim Chieftain Thursday #18

Maybe it's junta-virus (nt) Pinback Thursday #32

I see what you did there. dickthegrouch Thursday #48

And the US cruise ship industry will sink sakabatou Thursday #19

Way to smoke, Bobby! no_hypocrisy Thursday #20

The entire KKKabinet... BurnDoubt Thursday #22

'Murica has no clue not fooled Thursday #23

Did this cruise visit a US port? maxsolomon Thursday #24

They think the virus was picked up in Argentina. LisaM Thursday #27

It was stuck in Cape Verde, now heading to Canary Islands. LeftInTX Friday #56

No, it did not Jose Garcia Friday #59

Trump did the same before COVID hit. rickford66 Thursday #25

It's the callous cruelty UpInArms Thursday #26

It seems to me we have a 5 alarm scandal every day. Passages Thursday #28

Rethuglicans want us dead. Especially us old, useless eaters. OMGWTF Thursday #30

It's gotten to the point that the only trips I will take now are by car only kimbutgar Thursday #33

The harm IS intentional !!!!!! JR. is an abuser who delights in harming anyone he can Ford_Prefect Thursday #34

RFKjr likes to torture animals Norbert Thursday #35

Of course he did. LoisB Thursday #38

Somebody needs to check his basement. Buddyzbuddy Thursday #39

Check out what happened with his first wife mucifer Thursday #43

Vulnerable To Intentional Biological Attack 2na fisherman Thursday #40

Well, Trumpy DID tell us RFK would be 'going wild' in the HHS. Yep. Goin' wild. n/t PatrickforB Thursday #42

Here's the odd thing: most people who take cruises are white and upper-middle-class FakeNoose Thursday #44

That stupid fucker Blue Owl Thursday #49

He needs to be committed. Joinfortmill Friday #50

It isn't MAHA at all Jilly_in_VA Friday #51

and the media kisses their golden squirrel's ass + ignore his shit EVERYWHERE. pansypoo53219 Friday #52

He fired all the health officials. So who Emile Friday #53

One of their objectives is The Wizard Friday #54

On this day 59 years ago I was on a 22 day cruise The Wizard Friday #55

I keep a list mgardener Friday #57

I hope you will share that with us, eventually FakeNoose Friday #60