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26. It's the callous cruelty

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu May 7, 2026, 12:29 PM

May 7

The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is supposed to inspect large vessels at least twice a year.

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RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 7 OP

It's not just negligence now. It seems like they are actively trying to make everything worse. Ocelot II May 7 #1

Trump and his gang are on a mission to dismantle, demolish, destroy our government dalton99a May 7 #5

And if Americans die or maim so be it....... Lovie777 May 7 #16

I think what you posted is the goal. It's a feature not a bug. Texin May 7 #21

AGREED! AZJonnie May 7 #29

I'll bet... GiqueCee May 7 #31

Civilized nations around the world popsdenver May 7 #36

Yup he's a sadist and a sociopath mucifer May 7 #41

We have some absolute fucking monsters running this country. Initech May 7 #2

Of course they're all monsters. They're Eugenicists. haele May 7 #46

Media will let him "worm" his way out of this. GreenWave May 7 #3

Of course he did. tanyev May 7 #4

I have no more interest in cruise lines RainCaster May 7 #6

Not only cruise lines, popsdenver May 7 #37

I have never understood the appeal Skittles May 7 #45

I took 2 week-long cruises on a 140-passenger sailing vessel maxsolomon May 8 #58

Why can't he be sued?? Damn it!!! a kennedy May 7 #7

Sovereign immunity. dalton99a May 7 #9

That was dumb 😑 I will never go on a cruise TommieMommy May 7 #8

Sounds like murder to me spanone May 7 #10

And EVERYONE who acquiesed is an accessory before or after the fact dickthegrouch May 7 #47

Jeezus. Was this anywhere other than CBS yorkster May 7 #11

Late winter -- early spring 2025 mahatmakanejeeves May 7 #14

Thanks. Just thought it would it have been yorkster May 7 #17

Seems like dereliction of duty. Kid Berwyn May 7 #12

Except for pure sociopathic amorality, PCIntern May 7 #13

The firings were in April 2025, so not exactly "just ahead". Still bad, though. TheRickles May 7 #15

The insanity never ends Grim Chieftain May 7 #18

Maybe it's junta-virus (nt) Pinback May 7 #32

I see what you did there. dickthegrouch May 7 #48

And the US cruise ship industry will sink sakabatou May 7 #19

Way to smoke, Bobby! no_hypocrisy May 7 #20

The entire KKKabinet... BurnDoubt May 7 #22

'Murica has no clue not fooled May 7 #23

Did this cruise visit a US port? maxsolomon May 7 #24

They think the virus was picked up in Argentina. LisaM May 7 #27

It was stuck in Cape Verde, now heading to Canary Islands. LeftInTX May 8 #56

No, it did not Jose Garcia May 8 #59

Trump did the same before COVID hit. rickford66 May 7 #25

It's the callous cruelty UpInArms May 7 #26

It seems to me we have a 5 alarm scandal every day. Passages May 7 #28

Rethuglicans want us dead. Especially us old, useless eaters. OMGWTF May 7 #30

It's gotten to the point that the only trips I will take now are by car only kimbutgar May 7 #33

The harm IS intentional !!!!!! JR. is an abuser who delights in harming anyone he can Ford_Prefect May 7 #34

RFKjr likes to torture animals Norbert May 7 #35

Of course he did. LoisB May 7 #38

Somebody needs to check his basement. Buddyzbuddy May 7 #39

Check out what happened with his first wife mucifer May 7 #43

Vulnerable To Intentional Biological Attack 2na fisherman May 7 #40

Well, Trumpy DID tell us RFK would be 'going wild' in the HHS. Yep. Goin' wild. n/t PatrickforB May 7 #42

Here's the odd thing: most people who take cruises are white and upper-middle-class FakeNoose May 7 #44

That stupid fucker Blue Owl May 7 #49

He needs to be committed. Joinfortmill May 8 #50

It isn't MAHA at all Jilly_in_VA May 8 #51

and the media kisses their golden squirrel's ass + ignore his shit EVERYWHERE. pansypoo53219 May 8 #52

He fired all the health officials. So who Emile May 8 #53

One of their objectives is The Wizard May 8 #54

On this day 59 years ago I was on a 22 day cruise The Wizard May 8 #55

I keep a list mgardener May 8 #57

I hope you will share that with us, eventually FakeNoose May 8 #60