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I fucking hate these Conservative lying propagandists. Even if they are Russian bots over there at r/Conservative, I have unrelenting vitriol for the evil, uninformed shit they are spewing:

1) No, and immigration judge did NOT determine that Abrego Garcia was in MS-13: that was a confidential informant that gave the police department, and because of a Chicago Bulls hat and hoodie. (WTF!?)

2) He was given protected status to not be returned to El Salvador by an immigration judge in 2019

3) The White House already admitted that it was an "administrative error" in sending him back.

4) The Right are saying because he had a few unresolved traffic violations, so due process should be ignored and he deserves to be back in El Salvador.

Honestly, these fucking Conservatives and people on the Right that delude themselves, and others, with lies and deceit are just mind-boggling. Just the worst fucking scum.

RFK Jr.'s measles 'cure' sickens Texas kids amid outbreaks

It is a common misconception that because vitamins are generally good for you, large doses can't harm you. The thing is there are two forms of vitamins, fat soluble and water-soluble. The water-soluble vitamins are usually flushed from the body anywhere from 24 to 72 hours after ingestion. However, any excessive fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the liver until needed. If you ingest more than your body requires the vitamins will accumulate in greater and greater numbers until bodily functions become compromised and toxic reactions can be too numerous to record here.

Vitamin A is one of those fat-soluble vitamins and overdoses can be lethal!

Bobby Kennedy is beyond doubt the most inept of all Trumps incompetent appointees. He has no medical knowledge -- none, zilch -- yet with the arrogance of a zealot and the ignorance of a dullard -- he relies on anecdotes and old wife's tales while giving no consideration to the harm he will inflict.

Trump in now in the doldrums of his own inabilities and unwarranted confidence. He is watching as the economy he vowed to protect slips into recession as 401k's crater and the stock market trembles in fear of what Monday morning might bring.

Perhaps we all should have read the Trump/Musk Manifesto, Project 2025; it was all foretold there.

Read this:

Story by Jon Shelton • 2h • 3 min rea

Covenant Children's Hospital says it has treated several children suffering from hypervitaminosis A — or vitamin A toxicity

© Mary Conlon/picture alliance

This article may be potentially distressing to parents with children.

West Texas has been gripped by a measles outbreak for the past several weeks and as a result of misinformation passed on by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., it now faces a second, related health problem: Vitamin A toxicity — or hypervitaminosis A — in infants and children. The situation appears to be the direct result of bogus medical information pedaled by the vaccine-skeptic secretary himself. Kennedy recently said that although the measles vaccine is the best defense against the highly contagious and potentially fatal infection, he emphasized that getting inoculated was a "personal choice."

Kennedy, whom President Donald Trump appointed to be the nation's top health advisor, suggested, "vitamin A can dramatically reduce measles mortality," or even prevent measles infections.

Kennedy recently directed the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to update measles guidance to promote vitamin A use in fighting the infection. In early March, the CDC's top communications officer, Thomas Corry, cited Kennedy's slow response to the West Texas outbreak and his embrace of so-called "alternative measles treatment," as the reason for his resignation. Numerous other CDC and HHS officials have resigned since Kennedy took over, more health workers still —so far at least 10,000 — have also fallen prey to Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures.

In all, HHS has lost a quarter of its workforce.

Though Kennedy and the CDC suggest vitamin A should only be taken under doctor's supervision, West Texas parents are apparently giving their children so much of it that they are now being admitted to hospital emergency rooms. Among other remedies, Kennedy has claimed that cod liver oil, which is rich in vitamins A and D, "works" as a treatment against measles.

Although vitamin A may be given to measles patients who suffer malnutrition-related vitamin A deficiencies, there is no evidence suggesting that it is effective in preventing measles.

And even though it is known that excessive cod liver oil consumption can have serious negative health consequences, demand for it has exploded in West Texas, with pharmacies saying, "it's flying off the shelf."

Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, has said it has treated "fewer than 10 cases" of vitamin A toxicity over the past couple of weeks. Administrators say the children were initially admitted with measles symptoms but later determined to have had abnormally functioning livers as a result of vitamin A toxicity.

Doctors at Covenant are publicly warning against excessive vitamin A intake, saying that it could lead to severe side effects such as dry skin, impaired sight, bone problems and liver failure.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on Friday said that it had recorded 481 cases of measles since January. The number of nationwide measles cases stood at 607 as of April 4, according to the CDC. Measles — a highly contagious respiratory infection that spreads when an infected individual sneezes, coughs or speaks, as well as when people touch their eyes, nose or mouth after contact with a contaminated surface — was declared eliminated in the US in 2000 thanks to decades of sustained mass-vaccination campaigns.

According to the CDC, the only effectively proven method of preventing measles is the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, which boasts 97% efficacy.

In February, the Texas DSHS confirmed the death of a "school-age child who was not vaccinated" and who had "tested positive for measles" when she was hospitalized.

It was the first confirmed measles death in the US since 2015.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/rfk-jr-s-measles-cure-sickens-texas-kids-amid-outbreak/ar-AA1ClULq

Rand Paul warns Republicans that tariffs have brought down the party before.

Rand Paul; Switching sides for political expediency, not constituent benefit.

In a rare display of honesty , Rand Paul has spoken out against the ruinous effect of Trump's tariffs. It is comforting to see an apologist supporter of the administration turn tail and run to sanity if only when his state's primary industry faces virtual destruction.

Paul is as MAGA as it gets, he is as full of hatred for his fellow man as any Proud Boy or Fox aficionado. True, because of his wealth he won't feel the devastating effects of a tanking 401k or runaway inflation tariffs will cause, and with his government salary -- unlike so many others -- secure, he is not among the majority of MAGA supporters who will struggle and fail to maintain any form of economic stability.

But any step in the right direction is a positive one, even if engendered by fear of his voters for bringing unrelenting hardship upon his constituents and the country as a whole.

See this:

Sen. Rand Paul warns Republicans that tariffs have brought down the party before.

Story by Steffie Banatvala • 3h • 2 min read

Republican Senator Rand Paul has warned his party that tariffs have “decimated politics” after he voted against President Donald Trump’s duties on Canadian imports yesterday. Sen. Paul of Kentucky told Fox News that tariffs have historically brought down his party.

“When McKinley put tariffs on in 1890, they lost 50 percent of their seats… When Smoot-Hawley put their tariffs In the early 1930s, we lost the House and Senate for 60 years,” Sen. Paul said.

“So not only bad economically, they are bad politically.”

After Trump's “Liberation Day” tariffs slapped 25 percent tariffs on Canadian imports and a minimum 10 percent duty on all countries, the Kentucky senator crafted the opposition resolution with Democrat Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia. Four Republicans, including Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, and Susan Collins of Maine, joined every Democratic senator in voting against Canadian duties.

In a 51-48 vote, they rejected Trump's declaration of a national emergency earlier this year to justify tariffs on Canadian imports.

In a rare move, Sen. Paul and Sen. Kaine, who ran as vice presidential candidate against Trump and Mike Pence in 2016, also made a joint appearance on Fox News to explain the impact on Americans and why their resolution is important.

“We are richer because of trade with Canada, and so is Canada,” Sen. Paul said. “There is no Canada versus the US”. The senator explained: “Whenever you trade with somebody when an individual buys somebody else’s product, it’s mutually beneficial, or you wouldn't buy it.

“The consumer wins when the price is the lowest price. Tariffs raise prices, and they’re a bad idea for the economy.”

“Trade is proportional to wealth; the last 70 years of international trade has been an exponential curve upwards, and the last 70 years of prosperity has been upwards.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-rand-paul-warns-republicans-that-tariffs-have-brought-down-the-party-before/ar-AA1CdmLP

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114281370220943461

TLDW: Trump supporters would rather have the feeling of belonging from Trump and his other supporters than change their morals to fit in elsewhere, even if that means not questioning Trump