The god damn FDA and its war on...
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Sunshine and Exercise!
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The god damn FDA and its war on...
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Sunshine and Exercise!
The FDA's policies have faced significant criticism for jeopardizing consumer safety. For instance:
Drug Approval Issues: Fast-track approvals have introduced drugs with limited evidence of safety, such as Aduhelm for Alzheimer's, which showed little benefit but posed risks. Harmful drugs are often slow to be withdrawn from the market.
Food Safety Loopholes: The GRAS designation allows companies to self-certify food additives without FDA oversight. Substances like potassium bromate, linked to cancer and banned internationally, remain in U.S. foods due to regulatory gaps.
Industry Influence: Close ties between FDA leaders and corporations raise concerns about conflicts of interest and impartiality in decision-making.
Weak Post-Market Oversight: The FDA lacks resources to monitor and act on safety issues after products are on the market, leaving harmful substances in circulation.
Some decision-makers should be held accountable for actions or policies that have negatively impacted public health and safety. A comprehensive overhaul of the food system is urgently needed to prioritize transparency, improve nutritional standards, and ensure consumer well-being.
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fucking morons are going to kill us all with raw stupidity
Apparently now conservatism is just constantly relitigating every minor perceived slight.
For the most part, liberals have moved past the fact that these assholes held the country hostage and killed a million people throwing their tantrum.
Meanwhile, conservatives are like "we haven't forgotten that you made fun of us for the horse dewormer thing."
Yeah, that is unfortunate. A broken clock is right twice a day though.
I predict he will be unseated within a year
He won't be confirmed
Hope you're right
any weed for us peons?!!!!?!?!?!
Can't wait for the war on sunshine to end!
The solar panels are sucking all the energy from the sun and not allowing anyone else to use it.
This is unironically the excuse that my dad gives solar vendors when they badger him about putting solar on his roof. Is it a right wing meme? Please tell me it isn't.
Ackchyually, I think you'll find it's Donald Trump sucking up all the sunlight and injecting it directly into people's veins
Big Sun will get its day in the … eh sun.
He's going to ban sunscreen isn't he
Don't give me hope RFK. Like you're really gonna legalize psychedelics for therapy.
It would suck for the rubes who can be fooled into taking poison, but it would be kinda based if RFK just legalized everything. Reality might turn to shit, but at least we can get high however we want!
I wonder how hard it will be to tell the good stuff from the poison. Depending on just how unregulated they go, labels might not even match contents.
Probably easier than now considering the decrease in stigma and increased impetus for testing as well as elimination of the black market.