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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 58 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 40 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Gonna take years to rebuild.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] sampao@lemmy.ml 28 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Why is it that the senile white men are in charge of things? I think ageism might be needed to set age limits for elected officials. They don't have the best interests of anyone younger than them in mind

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 hours ago

There's that problem, plus the problem that the current crop of old white men are also Nazis.

[–] aubeynarf@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 4 hours ago

A big part was “progressive morality” trolls dividing the Democratic party vote and discouraging voters from voting for Harris.

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 12 points 5 hours ago

Brain worms are winning.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 22 points 7 hours ago
[–] NotAGamer@lemmy.org 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours 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 3 hours ago (1 children)

There's something to be said for natural selection.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 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, and get healthcare others can't access. Poor people are more vulnerable but not because of some natural disadvantage.