Trump cuts blamed as 'explosive diarrhea' outbreak spreads unchecked

Systemic Error Podcast · Aug 11, 2026 · 3m

The Outbreak Was Predictable. The Surveillance Collapse Was Chosen.Public Health Was Not Ignored by AccidentCyclospora is now documented in more than two dozen states, and the reporting says the source still has not been identified. That is the surface story. The real story is that the federal machinery meant to track outbreaks has been hollowed out, and the people doing the damage are not anonymous. The Trump administration, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running HHS, has made surveillance weaker, reporting optional, and day-to-day federal tracking unreliable.The People With Power Chose…