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The CDC is locked in a power struggle with key states and agriculture players as it tries to better track the virus and prevent another potential pandemic.

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White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has taken a personal interest in the bird flu response. Since taking over that role, the former Covid response czar has periodically stressed to officials that the administration must closely monitor public health threats, for fear of the damage another national crisis would do to the American psyche and Biden’s political standing.

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A big reason for the resistance: Farms don’t want to be identified publicly as potential hotspots for the virus, nor do they want to draw scrutiny to their workers, a significant proportion of whom are undocumented immigrants and fearful of government officials.

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[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago

we've misunderstood Biden this whole time, it's not "listen to the science." he was saying "listen to the Zients"

[–] buttwater@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

You know what would really alleviate our ailing psyches? Another government cover up of a health crisis that needlessly kills countless people

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So he's going to have a well thought out, comprehensive, and open response to this, right?

lmao

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

"This time, we're going to do nothing while forcing everybody to continue working in person otherwise the economy might not do well."

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shock troops and death squads to summarily execute anyone who refuses to work in person

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And the maskers because they remind people of the thing they are choosing to ignore for the sake of corporate real estate.

A big reason for the resistance: Farms don’t want to be identified publicly as potential hotspots for the virus, nor do they want to draw scrutiny to their workers, a significant proportion of whom are undocumented immigrants and fearful of government officials.

Ah, so they want the right to defraud consumers and normalization of breaking labor law. Is Lisa Khan going to bring another half-baked suit that fails and gives them precedence?

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Biden's standing is already underground, so just let it rip and kill everyone, Mr. Zients

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

all the news around this has been playing PR are they actually doing anything beyond "monitoring" and telling the public not to worry?

[–] Runcible@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

hey, that worked for COVID. Don't fix what isn't broken, amirite?

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."

-~~Goebbels~~ Genocide Joe Brandon

[–] Pentacat@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Biden’s “Political standing?” Man’s six feet under.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago
[–] marxisthayaca@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
A big reason for the resistance: Farms don’t want to be identified publicly as potential hotspots for the virus, nor do they want to draw scrutiny to their workers, a significant proportion of whom are undocumented immigrants and fearful of government officials.

Lmao

[–] EmoThugInMyPhase@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Normal, functioning country where government and health officials refuse and/or unable to enforce anything on powerful firms because it would topple down the entire system that’s unrelated to your responsibilities