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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That. (www.propublica.org)
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  • Slashed Autism Funding: RFK Jr. promised to identify the causes of autism but has eliminated parts of his agency actively investigating them and has cut millions in funding for autism research.
  • Silent on Rollbacks: Once an ardent environmentalist who took on big polluters, RFK Jr. has been silent on Trump’s dismantling of efforts to combat climate change and pollution.
  • Conflicting Priorities: RFK Jr. helps lead an administration that is reversing regulations on pollution and chemicals, including some linked to autism.
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[-] Tedesche@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

Plague Carrier Kennedy is a religious whack job who is functionally the Disease variant of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. He is as close a thing Christians have to a living Antichrist as exists IRL.

[-] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Pretty sure tRump would be the antichrist.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

tRump

Ah, this I like. Lately I'm finding it difficult to bother pressing the shift key when I type his name. It just seems to show a tiny modicum of respect and I don't want that.

[-] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

He's got the head wound. Anyone see The Omega Code?

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