I'm at the point where I don't know WHAT to believe now. Is this story bullshit? Maybe. Maybe not. Seems about as legit as anything else in this timeline. We've already gone through global pandemics, murder hornets, toilet paper shortages, Los Angeles best being described as "on fire", and during the presidential debate, they asked trump if he has a concentrated well thought out plan. His response? "I have concepts of a plan". THAT GUY then proceeded to win the election.
This was exactly the goal the entire time. The flood of conspiracy nonsense broke the public's trust in almost every single reliable institution or source of news. Once that's done people will believe whatever they agree with and if you flood them with enough narrative supporting your cause they'll choose to believe you. Welcome to the Russian, Fox News and Republican propaganda strategy, this is how they converted half of voting age Americans into voters for a bankrupt "businessman" who'll tear apart our entire govt, society and public for a profit.
Edit: this is why "fake news" was so alarming back in 2016, you've got journalists and competent trustworthy people presenting facts then political authorities pop off with "oh that's fake news, just trust me" and all of a sudden truth no longer matters when it's inconvenient for your party. Not that truth has mattered much in US politics for the last 75 years, govt and capitalist propaganda has clashed with the reality of life for so long that something like this was inevitable.
I've known a couple of people who had really bad reactions to Wellbutrin after brand switches. Both of them found it necessary to get a medical necessity exemption so they could get branded prescriptions. There's more variability in a lot of these drugs across mfgr's than people are aware of and you should talk to your Dr about switching to another brand or manufacturer if you're having an adverse reaction.
They're just pulling the ladder up behind themselves. Flagrantly breaking the law and then insisting it be enforced to prevent competition is like American business 101
In the US a sizable chunk of the population watched those anti littering campaigns and said "you're not the boss of me!" then made it a point to litter more. You tell an American what to do and you've got a 50/50 chance that they'll do the opposite purely out of spite, even if they otherwise agree with you.
If this admin can wreck govt funded services and replace them with billionaire owned private businesses they will. The entire goal of their govt slashing approach is to privatize as many necessary public services as possible so they can be captured for maximum profit instead of run as low cost, necessary, public services. Expect basic research to be privatized, mail and package service, the majority of hospital services, etc. If a billionaire wants a long term income stream from a necessary public service this admin will attempt to hand it to them.
But one of the greatest triumphs of his presidency has gotten far too little attention, including from journalists like myself. That triumph is the reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP).
The phrase “reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan” feels like it was concocted by an AI instructed to design the most boring string of words in the English language, but bear with me. This action, taken by Biden’s Department of Agriculture in 2021, resulted in a 21 percent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or “food stamps” colloquially) benefits. The safety net program that is most precisely targeted at America’s poorest and most vulnerable people got a substantial, ongoing increase.
This was exactly the goal the entire time. The flood of conspiracy nonsense broke the public's trust in almost every single reliable institution or source of news. Once that's done people will believe whatever they agree with and if you flood them with enough narrative supporting your cause they'll choose to believe you. Welcome to the Russian, Fox News and Republican propaganda strategy, this is how they converted half of voting age Americans into voters for a bankrupt "businessman" who'll tear apart our entire govt, society and public for a profit.
Edit: this is why "fake news" was so alarming back in 2016, you've got journalists and competent trustworthy people presenting facts then political authorities pop off with "oh that's fake news, just trust me" and all of a sudden truth no longer matters when it's inconvenient for your party. Not that truth has mattered much in US politics for the last 75 years, govt and capitalist propaganda has clashed with the reality of life for so long that something like this was inevitable.