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[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago

RFK Jr entered into a tontine with himself. He's the only member.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Steve-O can't compete with this man

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Steve was admittedly stuffed to the gills with booze and every drug available, and still is somehow more reasonable than this clown

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[–] diffusive@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Go Darwin! 🎉

[–] SupaTuba@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

That man deserves dysentery

[–] LostWanderer@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

ROFL What is this worm driven host doing?! Doesn't the worm know that E. Coli infections can be deadly for the elderly? (Yes, I am being super facetious because reading about a Germ Theory Skeptic in the modern age has effectively broken my brain. The evidence that proves microorganisms like bacteria, parasites, and viruses are real is truly a massive amount. That's a lot of knowledge that this dumb, incompetent human being is simply ignoring). Ugh, this wasn't on my bingo card for this month. A small part of me hopes that E. Coli proves to him that germ theory isn't something that can be dismissed, and he dies from his foolishness.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is crazy that the director of health services doesn't believe in germ theory. I don't care what your political beliefs are but the health secretary should have some medical background.

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[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 1 week ago

Let him swim in the Seine!!!

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

If there's any upside to this man being an idiot by 14th century standards it's that he's more likely to get deathly ill.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

One day is no big deal. If he really wants to make his point, he should do it every day for a month.

(Leave the grandkids at home, though.)

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

O... Ok! The situation in taking care of itself.

[–] NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

In my state if you swim in any body of water it's almost always tainted somehow, maybe not with sewage but perhaps some other toxic pollutant. The only exception I can think of is the man-made reservoirs used for drinking water that people swim...

and pee in.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ what happened to water just being normal, dirty, outside water? How did we fuck it up this badly?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

Because that's environmentalist extremism. You have to be reasonable and allow the rich to rob everyone at least a little. /s

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] pinheadednightmare@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So brain worms are back on the menu?

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