Reminder: Repugs Defunded Child Cancer Research 🤡
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Samael — 1 year ago(March 06, 2025 09:44 PM)
Republicans Cut Child Cancer Research From Funding Bill After Musk’s Meddling
The House GOP has been in a state of chaos after the billionaire led a campaign to kill a bipartisan funding bill
By Nikki McCann Ramirez, Ryan Bort
December 19, 2024
Less than 48 hours before defaulting and triggering a shutdown, Congress is still scrambling to pass a stopgap funding resolution that will keep the U.S. government funded and functional through the next few months. After several starts and stops, Republicans were reduced to infighting on Wednesday after Elon Musk — Trump’s “first buddy” and government “efficiency” adviser — rejected a proposed funding deal and called for a legislative freeze and government shutdown until Trump’s inauguration in late January.
As a result, the new stripped-down funding bill proposed today is literally throwing out the baby with the bathwater:
It will exclude $190 million for the bipartisan “Give Kids a Chance” program for child cancer research
. Sam Stein of the Bulwark points out that the new bill also excludes funding for research on premature labor, sickle cell disease treatment, early detection of breast and cervical cancer, the Rural Broadband Protection Act, an anti-deepfake porn bill, and more.
“Fuck cancer. Especially pediatric cancer,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) wrote on X. “These people want to punish these previous little kids to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history.”
President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the new funding bill this afternoon, writing on Truth Social: “Speaker Mike Johnson and the House have come to a very good Deal for the American People. The newly agreed to American Relief Act of 2024 will keep the Government open, fund our Great Farmers and others, and provide relief for those severely impacted by the devastating hurricanes.”
“A VERY important piece, VITAL to the America First Agenda, was added as well — The date of the very unnecessary Debt Ceiling will be pushed out two years, to January 30, 2027,” Trump added. “All Republicans, and even the Democrats, should do what is best for our Country, and vote ‘YES’ for this Bill, TONIGHT.”
Democrats have been trolling Trump since Musk sank the original funding deal on Wednesday, referring to the billionaire as “President Musk” after he bent congressional Republicans to his will. Musk, like Trump, seems pleased with the new version of the legislation. He posted an image of the amount of pages of the now-dead deal compared to the substantially smaller number of pages of the new bill, adding a laughing emoji.
Democrats are not pleased. “The Trump-Musk-Johnson proposal [is] laughable,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told reporters.
“How this vile, disgusting, and immoral behavior has become normalized… is something our descendants will study.” -
WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 12:07 AM)
Not at all if that “research” was going to be used in the torture of animals which is just a way for them to make money with no beneficial use for us.
The assholes are those who torture animals.
Cancer research and treatment is a huge money making scam for those who are in it.
Besides, we know how to prevent most cancers which starts with a plant based diet.
This was the right move.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 06:19 PM)
Post your proof of animal torture. Non-biased and from a neutral source.
A plant-based diet will not guarantee anyone will be cancer-free.
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WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 06:26 PM)
Here is something from the NIH.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4594046/
I know but it does reduce the risk greatly from getting certain types of cancer compared to the Standard American Diet (SAD) where your odds of getting cancer are greater.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 06:57 PM)
That is a paper written in 2015, and as the author clearly states it is an oninion.
I am deeply indebted to David DeGrazia, Tom Beauchamp, and John Pippin for their careful review and helpful comments. The opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not represent the official position of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the U.S. government.
Environment also can cause cancer.
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WarrenPeace — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 07:48 PM)
That’s just a disclaimer so that those facts can get published on a NIH site that supports animal torture.
You asked for something from a non biased site and I gave it to you.
If you’re just going to ignore it then why bother asking?
Since you cannot counter act any of the facts that show and prove that animal testing is bogus you just reach for the lowest hanging fruit in a lame attempt to argue to keep yourself in denial.
Here is another one.
Also from a non biased source:
https://coopersquared.com/2024/04/11/animal-testing-is-inaccurate-and-scientists-should-use-alternative-methods/
Yes it’s true there are other things that can cause cancer but a lot of health problems, I would even say the majority, all have to do with what we eat.
And we can avoid other things that are not directly related.
For example:
Vegans have a much lower risk of catching covid because a plant based diet strengthens our immune system.
Vegan smokers reduce their risk of getting lung cancer.
Etc etc.
Most, if not all, of the risks of health issues are related to what we eat.
We are actually herbivores according to biology.
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 07:57 PM)
Another opinion, and nowhere does it state its torture. It mentions unnecessary suffering for monkeys on an HIV drug which also harmed humans and made them more prone to contracting HIV. The article calls for testing appropriately with subjects more aligned to human physiometry .
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Yermom_Is_God — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 08:25 PM)
Here, I'll help you speed this argument to the end, save you both some time. The next thing he gives you proof just respond with this:
"I demand proof but I will refuse to accept any and all proof that I personally disagree with. I am fully committed to my already formed opinion on the matter and I have absolutely zero interest in entertaining the idea that I might be wrong. Also, I am gay."
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
Yermom_Is_God — 1 year ago(March 07, 2025 08:40 PM)
Just use it next time he responds. It'll end the argument for you both. And don't worry, you're not the only one, nobody on here accepts proof when they ask for it, you always get the long version of "Nuh-uh." That's why I don't bother anymore, I just tell people to assume I'm lying.
And remember, when you do send that response to him, you MUST include the "Also, I am gay." part. That's the most important line.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
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