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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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[-] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

He already “knows” what it is. It’s been a shame from the start he doesn’t give af

[-] staph@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 hours ago

It’s all a theater play with them, they’re dumb but only in a very myopic understanding of intelligence. They’d managed not just to outwit, but to run circles around half the population of the US.

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