Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack.

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    Stuff like this happens. They are monitoring it. Actions unbeknownst to us are happening. If we get rid of the FDA and CDC, what do you think replaces it? You trust the Cabinet of Trump-supporting billionaires to “think of the people” when coming up with a replacement?

    It’s not like Trump would have done anything different than Biden, given Trump’s history with COVID-19.

    I don’t trust Trump or his cronies to do anything that doesn’t benefit them and their wallets.

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      I’m not saying get rid of them, I’m saying strengthen them so they can stand up to corporate interests. I also don’t understand how you could read my post as somehow an endorsement for Trump. Of course he’s going to make things worse, it’s what Republicans do.

      The dynamic has been a ratchet effect since FDR died: Republicans roll back the New Deal, and Democrats just stop the rolling back while they’re in power without managing to reinstate anything because enough of them are also beholden to campaign money.