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Texas goes after toothpaste in escalating fight over fluoride (arstechnica.com)
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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Conservatives are fucking insane. They're about to get the chance to really wallow in their own shit now.

How long until we see goiters and pellagra making a comeback in Texas?

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 1 month ago

I don't even know how much longer we can trust any aspect of healthcare in the US. From mental health (autism registry) to unadulterated vaccines (RFK talking about "placebo testing" vaccines)

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 43 points 1 month ago

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[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago

Republicans are mentally defective degenerates.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Toothpaste manufacturers should concede and stop shipping their products to Texas. Then in about 10-20 years, after all the kids lose their teeth, they should put up billboards and other means of promotion pointing to Paxton for their poor dental health.

[–] GoodLuckToFriends 7 points 1 month ago

Ugh. I hate that the stupidity of the parents is always felt by the kids. It's even worse because the poor kids would be brainwashed and would never connect the dots. By that time they might have started a cult to paxton and abbot.

[–] sunglocto@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago

Alright america, be prepared to have teeth worse than the British

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey, Texas, how's that whole secession thing going? Need any help?

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

First Texas, but then the rest.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Wow. Now they are really heading to Stupid City.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Is this one of the drafts for Dr Strangelove?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

So they are going to buy the more expensive non flouride toothpaste out there, which has very questionable effects