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A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists -- who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous.

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[–] _thebrain_@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I guess that would succeed in killing off a bunch of the elderly and infirmed, which be a huge savings to Medicare and social Security, so it's a win-win right?

/S if it wasn't implied already

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

also their largest voting base

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[–] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

That is exactly how the Nazis in charge are thinking about this. They assume they'll make it through because they're constitutionally superior, while the weak die and are no longer a burden on the Übermenschen.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago

Yeah, of we could just stop importing food from the USA, that would be greaaaaat

[–] jve@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Isn’t he worried one of his falcons will catch it?

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[–] Mvlad88@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

'Murica, I swear you guys really need a slapping.

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Please invade us. We need help

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Genius.

That’s just about got the whole zeitgeist sewn up.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 10 points 1 day ago

Anyone have the quotes handy on how they want to destroy the country and rebuild as feudal kingdoms?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

“The way we raise birds now, there’s not a lot of genetic variability,” Hansen said. “They’re all the same bird, basically.”

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

What's the worst that could happen?

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What is the stance of the department of agriculture on the bird flu?

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I knew he was just a huge shill for the reptile egg shadow industry. Before you know it, all US omelets will be made from factory-farmed sea turtle eggs.

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