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Is the CDC still a thing or did an executive order defund them too?

by Havoc 2y ago

malfist 2y ago
They were ordered to halt all publications, cancel trainings and not communicate with state health departments
- Havoc 2y ago
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  - krapp 2y ago
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    - hedora 2y ago
      It’s funny because they didn’t actually defund them. That would have saved taxpayer money, and allowing second order positive effects like that would prevent it from being an unmitigated disaster.
    - nejsjsjsbsb 2y ago
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      - hedora 2y ago
        Well done hanging this comment off an incorrectly flagged thread!
- api 2y ago
  What is the supposed rationale for this? Or is this just a general ideological purge of the government? This is going to be a crazy four years, if it’s only four.
  - lenerdenator 2y ago
    I'm going to guess that the rationale is a combination of: 1) state's rights 2) anti-science 3) a number of people in the administration (very possibly including Trump himself) thinking that the CDC is an example of "the deep state" that conspired to keep him from winning in 2020 But, hey, Joe made groceries more expensive and the administration didn't kiss enough rear on the left side of the Dems to get Kamala elected, so, here we are.
    - wat10000 2y ago
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      - jncfhnb 2y ago
        Perhaps that’s because it was batshit insane
  - malfist 2y ago
    Rationale is probably the same that the current president used to claim there'd be no covid 19 if we didn't test for it
  - twright 2y ago
    Since losing in 2020 the various think tanks and groups that make up the right-wing have settled on a unified, frightening, vision of what the US government should look like equipped with (extremely dubious) legal rhetoric and reason to back it up. Most notable of these is Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation[1] which is a keyhole glimpse into the chaos of this last week and in the years to come. The section relevant to this action is chapter 14 which describes each HHS division as maligned, woke, and in need of reform. A less nuanced answer is the HHS/CDC made Trump look bad in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and so they’re now ordered to say nothing about anything ever again. [1]: https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FUL...

Is the CDC still a thing or did an executive order defund them too?

by Havoc 2y ago

Is the CDC still a thing or did an executive order defund them too?

malfist 2y ago

They were ordered to halt all publications, cancel trainings and not communicate with state health departments

Havoc 2y ago
[flagged]
- krapp 2y ago
  [flagged]
  - hedora 2y ago
    It’s funny because they didn’t actually defund them. That would have saved taxpayer money, and allowing second order positive effects like that would prevent it from being an unmitigated disaster.
  - nejsjsjsbsb 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - hedora 2y ago
      Well done hanging this comment off an incorrectly flagged thread!
api 2y ago
What is the supposed rationale for this? Or is this just a general ideological purge of the government? This is going to be a crazy four years, if it’s only four.
- lenerdenator 2y ago
  I'm going to guess that the rationale is a combination of: 1) state's rights 2) anti-science 3) a number of people in the administration (very possibly including Trump himself) thinking that the CDC is an example of "the deep state" that conspired to keep him from winning in 2020 But, hey, Joe made groceries more expensive and the administration didn't kiss enough rear on the left side of the Dems to get Kamala elected, so, here we are.
  - wat10000 2y ago
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    - deleted 2y ago
      [deleted]
    - jncfhnb 2y ago
      Perhaps that’s because it was batshit insane
- malfist 2y ago
  Rationale is probably the same that the current president used to claim there'd be no covid 19 if we didn't test for it
- twright 2y ago
  Since losing in 2020 the various think tanks and groups that make up the right-wing have settled on a unified, frightening, vision of what the US government should look like equipped with (extremely dubious) legal rhetoric and reason to back it up. Most notable of these is Project 2025 by the Heritage Foundation[1] which is a keyhole glimpse into the chaos of this last week and in the years to come. The section relevant to this action is chapter 14 which describes each HHS division as maligned, woke, and in need of reform. A less nuanced answer is the HHS/CDC made Trump look bad in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and so they’re now ordered to say nothing about anything ever again. [1]: https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FUL...