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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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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Genius.

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

I don't think he knows about second pandemic, Pip.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Guess we'll have to force anyone returning from the US to stay in quarantine.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Do you want another pandemic? Because that is how you get another pandemic.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Such a fantastic idea. This man is a genius.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

And a stable genius at that!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I made a joke about this in a German community and yet here we are. Satire is dead, murdered by the imbeciles in the Trump administration.

https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/17051036

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

are poultry prices going up like egg prices are in the states?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

No, they're different chickens and the virus has been spreading more through egg laying chickens. In part because they're in different locations.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've contracted covid twice. Both were when visiting the US. And that was before this numpty was in charge. This will not go well.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What is wrong with the man ?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Well for one, a worm ate his brain.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Do you want plague chickens? Because this how you get plague chickens.

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