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This July Fourth, beachgoers face flesh-eating bacteria — thanks to Trump
The Right Wing’s Favorite Trick: Break the Sensor, Then Deny the FireThe Decision Was PoliticalThe immediate story is simple: researchers found dangerous Vibrio vulnificus in coastal waters, Florida has recorded infections this year, and health officials are warning people to take precautions. But the real story is who made the system weaker before the warnings arrived. The Trump administration cut disease surveillance, dismantled health capacity, and then tried to describe the resulting risk as an abstract problem of “limited resources.” That is not a natural disaster. It is an…
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