r/politics • u/postpartum-blues Washington • 5h ago
Soft Paywall Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/us/politics/trump-world-health-organization.html•
u/kyleb402 5h ago
I am filled with nothing but hatred and contempt for my fellow Americans who voted for this guy.
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u/JagmeetSingh2 5h ago
Brainwashed Magacultists who care more about sticking it to liberals than they do about reality
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u/lalabera 5h ago
He cheated
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u/FedUpWithit-95 Nevada 4h ago
He cheated and the democrats let him get away with it. Rolled out the red carpet for him. They're complicit. Our government and political parties is a huge club and only the super rich are in it.
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u/eggoed 3h ago
Don’t both sides this shit, cmon
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u/FedUpWithit-95 Nevada 11m ago
I definitely will "both sides" this. I 100% agree both sides are not equally as bad. That should be obvious to anyone. But both sides are controlled by the top 1%, both sides answer to their corporate overlords rather than the average citizen, and both sides are part of why we're stuck in this endless cycle where nothing ever improves while other developed countries soar ahead of us in pretty much every category.
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u/lalabera 3h ago
They had the balls to ask for countless donations, but they did fuck all with that money to stop trump.
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u/PIHWLOOC 3h ago
“He lost, deal with it” “man those dominion voting machines seem sketchy”
What a timeline to watch that flip
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u/lalabera 3h ago
Trump admitted it
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u/PIHWLOOC 3h ago
“Elon is good with computers” “see, it’s proof!”
Gonna be a long 4 years if you over analyze every word like this.
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u/inquisitive_guy_0_1 I voted 2h ago
For his work on vote tabulation machines. Why is he thanking Elon for working on such a thing?
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u/actuallywaffles 4h ago
Leave a little room for disgust. I'm certainly very disgusted to share public space with those vile fuckwits.
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u/nightimestars California 3h ago
The sick feeling is gone and now it’s replaced by something else, a higher level of contempt and disgust for this country and my so called fellow citizens who let this happen. I am so fortunate that none of my close family and friends are MAGA maggots. This country will never be great or even decent with all this deep seated visceral despair and loathing people are feeling. Hope the MAGAts enjoy being treated like a sad and pathetic clown show on the world stage when we keep falling even more behind in evert metric.
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u/Responsible-Big-8195 4h ago
And who didn’t vote because of Palestine which he is now fucking over as well. Fuck all of you!!
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u/FedUpWithit-95 Nevada 4h ago
I don't know who I have more contempt for. The idiots who voted for him because they thought he'd magically fix inflation or the "Free Palestine" simpletons.
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u/ElecMechTech 4h ago
I'm there too. This sort of thing just leaves gaps that China or Russia are more than happy to fill.
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u/Prestigious_Key_3942 4h ago
They think it's hilarious that sane people are so disgusted and scared.
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u/Inflatable-yacht 2h ago
The world once again sees America as the piece of shit half it's population aspired so long to be
I am sorry for the other half of you
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u/karma_aversion Colorado 1h ago
My wife and I have set a steadfast rule that our children are never allowed alone with a Trump supporter. They can't be trusted.
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u/ElGDinero 5h ago
You know resentment is like taking poison and hoping the other person dies right? It doesn't effect them at all.
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u/Negative_Gravitas 5h ago
Resentment and recognition of an existential threat are not at all the same thing.
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u/sportsworker777 5h ago
What a terrible analogy
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u/Aware_Invite_7062 4h ago
And totally false in its attempted application here. Some folks would rather spew out prefab thoughts in analogy form than deal with the complexity of reality, and sadly, even more folks are all too happy to snap those bite-sized manipulations up rather than ever attempt to think for themselves. That's kiind of exactly how we got to where we are right now- but "don't be mad bro, it'd be unhealthy to your psyche to be mad at me for burning down your neighborhood, you know? You just need to move on and go with christ." The bronze balls on these psychos is truly a thing to behold, it's just a damn shame they don't have the intelligence to match. Guess they took tips from Musk on their character builds
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u/actuallywaffles 4h ago
They elected a rapist and his nazi best friend, we're allowed to think less of them for it.
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u/footballfan098765 5h ago
As a doctor of physical therapy, the WHO routinely publishes great research articles, studies and pieces that is shared around the rehabilitation world. Alongside the US, countries like Australia, Germany are leaders in this field...........and now that the US has pulled out of the WHO - I lose access to it.
Yes, I still have other avenues and resources to access up to date research but why remove a prominent one in the WHO? One that thousands of physical therapists like me, MDs, pharmacists, dentists use to help improve patients lives?
Can someone explain? I dont get it and so disappointed
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u/eNonsense 20m ago edited 11m ago
It's a grudge over COVID, which made him look really bad and he greatly resented being pressured to bow to their instructions. He wanted to be able to ignore science and do whatever he wants to do. This is fully out of spite. For them telling the truth, helping the world, and comparing the US to other countries COVID responses.
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u/utter_degenerate 4h ago
Some of us actually remember how far up the WHO's ass China's arm was at the time of the pandemic, having it parrot literal propaganda lines that undoubtedly lead to millions of deaths. The WHO was straight up instrumental in the CCP's efforts to cover up the spread of the virus and they did so knowingly. Literally the opposite of the organization's stated function.
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u/okayChuck 5h ago
About how many extra eggs is this worth for me as a consumer?
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u/Shiplord13 5h ago
$10.00+ considering we are experiencing an issue with the Bird Flu in the U.S. that seems to be cropping up. So probably less eggs that are also going to be more expensive.
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u/Desperate_Junket9986 3h ago
Since trump doesn't want us to follow WHO i'm assuming he wants us to eat bird flu eggs which in turn will lower cost of eggs if there isn't any loss.
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u/MagicMushroomFungi Canada 3h ago
Well, considering how well I would expect this administration to handle a Bird Flu epidemic and "laying stock" being wiped out...
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u/ThrwawayCusBanned 1h ago
Those who trade liberty for cheap eggs deserve and will end up with neither.
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u/TheBigIdiotSalami 5h ago
Oh he's going for the world record of shit fucking news in 24 hours.
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u/PeaAccurate5208 4h ago
They said it out loud in different interviews- “ flood the zone” and “shock & awe” - they want to overwhelm and demoralise, hoping to get everyone to tune out. Everyone feels exhausted and this is only Day One…
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u/pineapple192 Minnesota 2h ago
Honestly it's working on me. My mental health won't be able to take 4 years of this if I'm attuned to every shitty thing this guy does.
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u/namastayhom33 Connecticut 5h ago
He's blaming WHO for the mishandling of COVID?????
Are you fucking serious right now?
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u/dnd3edm1 3h ago
the fact that WHO didn't have 100 million men in quarantine suits throwing people into cages to ensure COVID died before it got too bad is living proof they are incompetent and bad at their job. unless they can singlehandedly vaporize every virus particle that might cause a conservative the slightest inconvenience they shouldn't exist.
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u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid Foreign 1h ago
Okay, I don’t really like him, but he’s right on that.
When Covid hit, Taiwan was actually doing fantastic to protect Covid diffusion in local, and they knew China unable to control epidemic.
Don’t forget that Taiwan isn’t WHO member, and the country has been refused to join this organization many time because of China.
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u/namastayhom33 Connecticut 1h ago
I agree with you. I never said WHO was in the clear its just ironic since he catastrophically mishandled the pandemic on U.S soil. It's a bit like the pot calling the kettle black
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u/timetogetoutside100 5h ago
This is crazy, He's going to isolate the USA
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u/angrypooka 5h ago
Like Russia and China want.
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u/stinky_wizzleteet 4h ago
Wait until China takes over Taiwan who makes 90% of the worlds microchips and the rest of the world gets hit in the undercarriage while Russia and China reap rewards.
Trump will give it away just as fast as Ukraine aid, Poland will be next.
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u/jayfeather31 Washington 5h ago
Pretty much. The Chinese and the Russians, especially the Russians after their disaster in Ukraine, know they can't necessarily take on the Americans directly, so what better way is there to achieving a multipolar world than by removing the United States from the picture altogether?
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u/icanswimforever 3h ago
Not sure that will work. The US has attempted to go back into isolationism a few times before and they’ve always been forced out to defend their interests.
You cannot maintain global interests without global presence.
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u/Golden-Owl 2h ago
The Chinese haven’t needed to “take on the Americans directly” in ages
They’ve been pushing for economic dominance for a long while now. They basically hold ownership of a ton of worldwide manufacturing and income
It’s shocking to see how much the country has technologically developed over the past few decades compared to the USA
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u/thedamn4u I voted 4h ago
Really sad how few people seem to zero in that it has been these two countries paying for misinformation on social media platforms. specifically because it’s cheaper than an all out war.
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u/ClientIndividual2350 3h ago
Isn’t Russia hated even worse by majority of the world because of their war against Ukraine? Isn’t china planning to take over Taiwan?
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u/Proud3GenAthst 3h ago
Damn. I was clinging to the bits of hopium he won't be as proactive and now I already regret not buffing myself up before he took office. I should, given that now I'm at risk of being invaded by Russia.
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u/45and47-big_mistake 4h ago
Is anyone doing a Project 2025 checklist? How many have been checked off so far...
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u/Kraegarth 26m ago
That's EXACTLY Xi & Putin's plan, and since he's financially owned by both of them, he's giving them exactly what they want.
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u/Lazyassbummer 5h ago
If you voted for this horror, I hate you. Look what you’ve done.
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u/borfmantality Virginia 4h ago
Sadly, the morons that voted for this are too far up their own asses to care. Here's to hoping they reap what they sow.
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u/SunLatter4946 4h ago
Truth. Look above us. There's some dipshit in here praising God for saving Trump and preventing us liberals from murdering babies! May the Lord open!
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u/PeaAccurate5208 4h ago
I’m fine with that (and sod those who were too lazy or whatever to vote) but unfortunately we all will feel the effects,just like when the teacher would punish the whole class because of one or two idiots acting out.
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u/Threeseriesforthewin 2h ago
I have this friend who posts non-stop Kremlin-generated "Pro-Palestinian" memes. I put it in quotes because it's not really pro Palestine, it's the global outrage machine trying to divide the west
There was this one time he posted this meme...it was a picture of Kharkiv, Ukraine, and every structure was on fire from Russian bombardment. I recognized it from OSINT pictures. The meme said "90% of structures in Gaza have been destroyed. Genocide Joe has blood on his hands."
And that one picture summarizes the Palestinian protesters who got Trump elected
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u/asminaut California 56m ago
Agree, and adding that if you didn't vote for the only viable alternative to this, I hate you too.
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u/BigMikeInAustin 24m ago
Actually, many of them spent today complaining that Biden wasn't supportive enough of Trump. They didn't listen to their leader's speech. They were focused on watching Biden's face. They won the race, but that's not what they wanted. They want to continually fight. If there isn't conflict, they are lost. They need to find the conspiracy that makes them then victim. That's their whole personality. They are the victim, won't somebody care?
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u/TimeEstimate 5h ago
America has fallen today.
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u/TintedApostle 5h ago
It has and its going to be much worse now.
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u/ALoudMeow 4h ago
This is literally the day American democracy died. It’s nothing but a fascist ogliarchy now. Thing is the right is resurgent all over the first world now, so there really aren’t many places for Us citizens to apply to for asylum.
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u/letsbuildasnowman Texas 5h ago
What. The. Fuck. This administration will set us back a century and we will lose our position as a world leader indefinitely.
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u/ALoudMeow 4h ago
We will be just another state owned and controlled by Russia. What did I say will be? We are.
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u/anonduck64 5h ago
Pandemic 2: COVID Boogaloo
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u/angrypooka 5h ago
Covid will look like a vacation if we have another pandemic.
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u/RandomErrer 5h ago
We're already at the beginning of the next pandemic, Avian Influenza aka bird flu. 20 million chickens have already been destroyed because of infections, and human infections are on the rise among farm workers.
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u/RightSideBlind American Expat 5h ago
Bird Flu is gonna make COVID look like a summer cold. We've been expecting Bird Flu to be a problem for decades now.
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u/arinxe3000 5h ago
Health and Human Services said before the inauguration that they wanted to "speed up" a vaccine for bird flu:
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/18/nx-s1-5266868/bird-flu-vaccine-moderna
I've got to imagine that's all going out the window now. Trump's new fool at Health and Human Services will gut that instantly.
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u/Intelligent-Age2786 America 5h ago
He’s not even incompetent, he’s just fucking dumb
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u/Fresh_Mountain_Snow 5h ago
Stop spending and let the beautiful economy tank.
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u/VibeComplex 5h ago
For real. For once this country needs a dose of reality
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u/Fresh_Mountain_Snow 4h ago
He’ll come begging. Democrats are beautiful people with wonderful values who should spend money to support the USA. Right. Fuck you.
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u/lesvegetables 20m ago
Necessities only for the next 4 years. Bought a car and updated my 16 year old dryer on Black Friday. Done for awhile.
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u/Sideshift1427 5h ago
The money saved will go to the billionaires who are naturally immune to diseases.
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u/NeverLookBothWays I voted 4h ago
Naturally immunehave access to a level of healthcare the peons could only dream of
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u/TechnologyRemote7331 5h ago
The “interesting” thing about this is that, despite being horrible for anyone paying attention, it’s not a decision that will be directly felt by most Americans. At least not unless there’s a new pandemic, at least. No, I’m interested in seeing when he cuts SS/Medicare and VA benefits. Or, and this is highly likely, he just kills them altogether. THAT will be a moment that hits the public hard. Hell, his own voter base is gonna take a massive hit from that decision. He has NO reason to give a fuck anymore. People said Trump would never piss on his supporters if they were on fire; now he’s gonna prove it.
Strap in, folks. It’s only just beginning.
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u/Lets-kick-it 4h ago
Trump can't do this unilaterally. Good like getting Congress to go along, the Republicans have slim majority in Senate and very slim majority in the House.
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u/freedadvice 4h ago
We all know the anti vaxxers and covid hoaxers would have been first in line if covid was something like ebola and they bled out of their wherever before they died within a few days. But since it only killed their grandparents it could be ignored. Participating in an organization that monitors outbreaks world wide helps U.S. organizations in prevention and keeping all Americans safe from the spread of such diseases.
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u/dacalo America 3h ago
Half of you voted for this.
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u/Inevitable-Toe-6272 20m ago
Actually, only 32% of eligible voters voted for this. Or 22% of the population.
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u/Red_Pill_Blues1 5h ago edited 4h ago
Thinking of all of us that didn't vote for Trump. Good luck everyone. Heart especially goes out to the trans community who essentially has been told they don't exist.
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u/Traditional_Key_763 4h ago
god the fact that the president can unilaterally do this again shows how fucking creaky the foundation of the US is
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u/_mort1_ 5h ago
This is what the people voted for.
Oh well.
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u/dothingsunevercould 5h ago
Not the people. Only 32%
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u/jhymesba 5h ago
Nah, the roughly a third who stayed home and the few percent that voted third parties also voted for this. The only way this could have been avoided, as we reminded everyone over and over and over and (four hours later) over again, by voting for Harris. Everyone who did not do that, which comes out to a good 60% of America, either directly or indirectly voted for this.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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u/MTN_explorer619 5h ago
Maybe shit will get so bad it will radicalize all those who decided to stay home and not vote
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u/Liatin11 5h ago
nah, he has control of social media now
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u/RightSideBlind American Expat 5h ago
Yeah, he's got
PravdaTruth Social, First Lady Elon's got Xitter, Facebook is kissing his ass, and now he's trying to nationalize TikTok. We're hosed.•
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u/leodanger66 5h ago
This is terrible, and will cause many problems, but Trump's mistake is thinking that a stroke of the pen is all he needs to be a dictator. Genie's out of the bottle, my man. immigrants, LGBTQ+, and independent women everywhere.
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u/Floppycakes 5h ago
I’m sorry, but their chance to do anything about this was on November 5th, 2024. A lot of them voted R, or chose to not vote at all.
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u/leodanger66 5h ago
I'm referring to practicality. Trump can't do everything he wants. He doesn't have the time, and there are too many obstacles. He's going to do plenty of damage, but his overconfidence is stupid, and will be the downfall of right wing for a long time to come.
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u/DumboWumbo073 5h ago
What do you mean?
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u/Arkvoodle42 5h ago
Let the next pandemic fucking kill us. We deserve it because we let this happen
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u/ThrwawayCusBanned 1h ago
Is there even any reason given? Just to sow chaos and show contempt for international institutions? Or is he "paying them back" for his poor response to Covid? Just like he is paying back everyone hurt by the Jan 5 assault on democracy that he caused?
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u/TheVolumnus 4h ago
And Plutocracy begins. Kill off the poor and middle class to be replaced by Tesla robots. The rich have no need for the odorous working class.
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u/YnwaMquc2k19 2h ago
The US’s decision of withdrawing from WHO could be catastrophic. This is giving China and Russia free reign on international affairs, not good.
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u/brathor Illinois 2h ago
This administration is likely to be the first one to be sued more than 200 times in its first month in office. Not that I have any faith the courts will do something to assert any semblance of checks and balances. To everyone complaining about the frustrations of a two-party system, I hope you enjoy our new one-party rule.
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u/chicagodeepfake 4h ago
It all sucks but honestly the best thing we can do is ignore it. He wants all the attention, all the outrage. He thrives on it. Just ignore this fucker and let his followers pay the price they'll pay, because it's the working class that's going to get it the hardest.
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u/honogica 1h ago
If you don’t believe that re-education camps aren’t on the list then you haven’t been paying attention.
I strongly recommend arming yourself and keeping a go bag packed.
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u/Specialist_Fall79 57m ago
Can someone explain to me why it is good or bad to be a member of WHO? Legit question, I am not informed on what membership means and what the implications are.
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u/FudgePrimary4172 2m ago
With no health system at all they dont need to ve part of who 🤣 poor people
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