Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he will direct the CDC to stop recommending fluoridated drinking water and form a taskforce to review health concerns.

His announcement follows Utah’s statewide ban on fluoride, the first in the U.S., despite warnings from dental and health organizations.

Kennedy praised Utah’s move and labeled fluoride a “dangerous neurotoxin.” The EPA, under Administrator Lee Zeldin, is reviewing new data on fluoride’s health risks.

Critics argue the effort is politically driven and will harm low-income communities by increasing cavity rates.

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    CDC should just ignore him. These people only have the power you give them. Every individual can just be simply disobedient. Keep doing your job and ignore what the Republican clowns in charge direct you to do.

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      6 days ago

      “I order you to end the fluoride recommendations!”

      “Sure thing, boss!”

      [Weeks pass]

      “Did you end the fluoride?”

      “Working on it! Gotta a lot of emails to send!”

      [Weeks later]

      “What’s the progress on the fluoride?”

      “Still trying to tie up a few loose ends!”

      Rinse and repeat until Kennedy’s worm-eaten brain falls out his ear

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        5 days ago

        Then they fire you and hire a sicophant

        Edit: ugh, leaving the misspelling to show my shame

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            “You wanted me to fire who? Oh sorry, i got that wrong, i fired that MAGA nepo-baby who was so incompetent, and now the person you want me to fire is doing that job, and we ccan’t have it be empty. I’ll tell you what. Give me a week or two to find a replacement, and I’ll fire…who was that again?”