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lapfog_1

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1. it is clear that as of right now
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 09:39 PM
Jan 2025

a number of states should create "shadow agencies" in coordination with each other... i.e. The Coordinated FDA, the Coordinated CDC, etc. These states would have a single entity paid for by the states which would have jurisdiction to apply a set of coordinated STATE laws to enforce inspections and drug trials, approval, etc. Yes, that means we are paying more for this multi-state run health and human services agency.

The reason for the shutdown is that when Corporate America comes to poison us with product or lack of inspection of food production, the Federal agencies won't be able to report on it. Instead the White House will issue their own propaganda ( think Trump with a sharpie for a Hurricane, only this time much slicker ) about bird flu, micro-plastics, chemicals, etc, etc.

But we must do this. Same for weather forecasts and the truth about Climate Change.

I hate that we must do this... but at least there will be no shortage of qualified applicants to run these agencies.

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