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RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms (www.bloomberg.com)
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Nevermind the very real harm from air pollution

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 44 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Did you know small airplanes still dump lead into the air? I don’t see RFK getting upset about that actual MAHA problem.

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-determines-lead-emissions-aircraft-engines-cause-or-contribute-air-pollution

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 19 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

That's because it creates Republican voters.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

poor people downwind dont pay RFK Jr lots of money. Rich people fly airplanes

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Rich people eat food and take protein powder contaminated by the lead that has fallen over crops. I guess they are too stupid to realize they’re affected too. 🤷‍♂️

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 days ago

I like the idea of drawing a clear line between MAHA problems and actual problems.

[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 18 points 5 days ago

Historic announcement from the department of health in 2026: wind turbines cause gay

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)

How does an offshore wind farm relate to health and human services in any way? Even if you believe the lie that the turbines cause cancer for people who live near them, these are offshore, so there shouldn’t be any health impact.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 5 days ago

It hurts the profits of the people paying bribes

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Donald Trump is a real life Don Quixote and and RFK Jr is his Sancho Panza.

Except I read the book and Quixote could be charming and Sancho always had something witty to say.

[–] TomMasz@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Next up, 5G and WiFi. Because why stop at just one moronic conspiracy theory?

[–] Jiggle_Physics@piefed.zip 4 points 5 days ago

5g and WiFi are in the interests of RFK's connections, and the oil industry losing out to renewable is not

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

I try to avoid turning everything into a generational conflict, but they make it difficult.

[–] JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Disease control...