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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 69 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is the end of modern medicine in the United States.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Gonna take years to rebuild.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The rebuilding will only start once we kick the fascists out of power for good.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, this is the most depressing thing about the move - we are only 11% through the term, and best case is we remove them in 2029, but even if we do, we're going to be digging ourselves into the hole until then.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

And god forbid they ever take power a few years later and destroy everything again. The sad thing is that it takes longer to build than to destroy.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 14 points 1 day ago

Brain worms are winning.

[–] NotAGamer@lemmy.org 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If bird flu kicks off, it may be tens or hundreds of millions of dead Americans to come.

[–] tla@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's something to be said for natural selection.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Except it won't be natural. It will be selection by wealth, since richer people can afford to eat better, keep more active, be less stressed, and get healthcare others can't access. Poor people are more vulnerable but not because of some natural disadvantage.