Idiocracy

The New York Times reports: The Trump administration has delivered its latest blow to vaccines, canceling a nearly $600-million contract to the drugmaker Moderna that was intended to develop a shot for humans against bird flu. The decision also forfeited the U.S. government’s right to purchase doses ahead of a pandemic, and canceled an agreement set up by the Biden …

The Hill reports: The top health authorities of the U.S. and Argentina are launching what they call an “alternative international health system” separate from the World Health Organization (WHO). On the first day of his second term, President Trump signed an executive starting the yearlong process of withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO. In February, Argentinian President Javier Milei followed …

ABC News reports: The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn’t familiar with the position and had to look it up online. Frank Bisignano, a former Wall Street executive, said during a town hall with Social Security managers from around …

Florida Politics reports: Fluoride wars continue between the Florida Governor and the American Dental Association (ADA), with Gov. Ron DeSantis deriding the trade group. “They don’t trust people to take care of themselves,” DeSantis said on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.” DeSantis was responding to a statement the ADA released condemning Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s opposition to fluoride being added to …

NewsNation reports: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) doubled down Tuesday on blaming progressive politics for the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail. Half of the escapees remained at large as of Wednesday morning, after a fifth was captured Tuesday evening. Landry, a staunch conservative and ally of President Trump, has repeatedly pointed to billionaire Democratic donor George …

The Hill reports: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy signed an order on Tuesday requiring commercial truck drivers to be fluent in English. Under the new guidance, drivers who fail to comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s English-language proficiency requirements will be placed out of service. “America First means safety first. Americans are a lot safer on roads alongside truckers …

The Daily Beast reports: Tim Petit said he shelled out $640 to buy his wife a pink “limited edition” timepiece from GetTrumpWatches.com. Yet upon closer inspection, the watch he received read “RUMP” on its face, NBC 10 News reported. “With the president’s voice hawking the watches. I was curious, so I went on to the website,” he said. “I just …

“I don’t know how many of you have ever been out driving a vehicle before. You wondered what’s wrong with it, right? It’s jerky. It doesn’t turn right. It’s going slow. It seems like something is broke and then you look down and you have your emergency brake on. Anybody ever do that before? I have. You drive around and …

The Hill reports: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday it will be moving to take ingestible prescription fluoride products for children off the market, citing concerns that the mineral alters the gut microbiome of children. Ingestible fluoride products are prescribed for children who are at a high risk of tooth decay. The majority of municipal water systems in …

The Independent reports: A former Bush administration official has made startling claims, alleging that the United States government has built an extensive underground network of bunkers worth $21 trillion. The bunkers, as the official said, were constructed from 1998 till 2015 and with “unauthorized spending.” Catherine Austin Fitts, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until 1990, under …

Mediate reports: Critics mocked Trump Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy over a social media post featuring the hashtag “#LatinaWife” — which also happens to link to posts featuring hardcore pornography. Duffy heads a department that has grappled with a series of high-profile air disasters and a crisis at Newark airport that has many questioning the safety of the hub after …

The Miami Herald reports: Thirty-two people were rescued from a sinking yacht off Miami Beach this weekend, officials say. The rescue happened around 5 p.m. Saturday near Flagler Monument Island, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The small man-made island houses a 110 foot-tall obelisk monument that was built decades ago to honor Henry Flagler, a key developer of Florida’s …

From one of X’s most prominent QAnon accounts: Trump posted himself as the Pope — My thoughts and it’s connection to Q. “Godfather III” is mentioned in Q drops quite a few times… The Godfather III’s plot revolves around Michael Corleone discovering the Vatican Bank’s ties to organized crime, symbolizing real-world allegations of money laundering by the Vatican for globalist …

The Delco Times reports: The mysterious “Delco Pooper” was identified and charged Thursday with indecent exposure and related offenses. She is accused of defecating on a car hood during a dispute with another driver this week in Prospect Park. Christina Marie Solometo, 44, of the 700 block of East Chester Pike in Ridley Park, is also charged with disorderly conduct, …

MAGA outlet Florida’s Voice reports: The Florida House passed a bill Wednesday that bars geoengineering and weather modification activities in the state and sent it to the governor for final approval. SB 56 prohibits intentional geoengineering and weather modification activities within Florida’s borders, establishing felony penalties for violations. The bill outlaws the injection, release, or dispersion of substances into the …

The Houston Chronicle reports: A lawmaker pushing to ban non-human behavior in schools says he based his bill on a conversation with a school administrator, who has since denied so-called furries are a problem in her district. During an at-times tense hearing Tuesday night, Republican state Rep. Stan Gerdes said he filed the bill after hearing “reports of the presence …

“I grew up in Oregon where they had great drinking water, no fluoride added, and I don’t remember having any people I knew had autism. I don’t know if that’s just my own exposure, but this will be easy to parse out. This has been around since the mid-40s. Think about all the people who have been affected. The financial …

The New York Post reports: Connecticut cops arrested a 22-year-old influencer this week for a risky and reckless motorcycle ride — at 192 mph — he took last year across two of the Nutmeg State’s busiest highways. Showboating YouTuber Brice Bennett would likely have gotten away with his death-defying joyride, had he not shared the frightening footage with his 220,000 …

Fast Company reports: On a panel this week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the former WWE CEO who is now charged with making sweeping decisions for 100 million American school children, repeatedly referred to AI technology as “A1.” For McMahon, who was speaking at a summit for educators, it was an embarrassing mistake. But for Kraft Heinz’s A.1. steak …

Axios reports: Elon Musk escalated his war of words with Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday, calling him “truly a moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” over comments about Musk’s businesses. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, asked for comment on the Musk-Navarro spat at the daily press briefing, replied with a smile: “Boys will be boys, …