And while the rest of the world moves on ahead, #Gringoville concentrates on important local #priorities

> RFK Jr.‘s fluoride ban would ruin 25 million kids’ teeth, cost $9.8 billion https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/05/rfk-jr-s-fluoride-ban-would-ruin-25-million-kids-teeth-cost-9-8-billion/

#GOP #PartyOfStupid #health #HealthCare #retrograde

RFK Jr.’s fluoride ban would ruin 25 million kids’ teeth, cost $9.8 billion

The modeling estimates don’t account for other costs, like parents’ lost work.

Ars Technica

In the #BadEconomy. At this point, it is what it is. Once the US decided to say "fuck it" and outsource everything up to and including the kitchen sink, and made gringos addicted to cheap stuff, it was game over.

> Buying only U.S.A.-made goods can be 'next to impossible,' but some Americans find ways to get close to the goal https://irjci.blogspot.com/2025/05/buying-only-usa-made-goods-can-be-next.html

#Gringoville #AmericanEmpire

Buying only U.S.A.-made goods can be 'next to impossible,' but some Americans find ways to get close to the goal

Many items are no longer made in the U.S.A. (Adobe Stock photo) Even when consumers want to buy purely American-made products, it can be tou...

> China's biotech boom leaves U.S. playing catch-up https://www.axios.com/2025/05/29/china-biotech-boom-us-drug-trials

Meanwhile, in #Gringoville, we see " cuts to National Institutes of Health and university-based biomedical research...". Because #priorities, man.

#China #biotech #science #AmericanEmpire

China's biotech boom leaves U.S. playing catch-up

China has passed the U.S. in clinical trials, marking a turning point in the race to dominate life sciences.

Axios

In the #BadEconomy. This is as evil as #exploitation of the vulnerable can get. But #ThisIsAmerica where this sort of thing is normal in the worship of money and #greed.

> Predatory Lenders in the Operating Room https://prospect.org/health/2025-05-28-predatory-lenders-operating-room-medical-credit-cards/

#corruption #health #medical #Gringoville

Predatory Lenders in the Operating Room

Medical credit cards have gone mainstream, preying on sick people at their most vulnerable.

The American Prospect

And while #Gringoville spends its days doing stupid shit. . .

> China hosts Pacific Island nations in bid to bolster diplomatic, trade ties https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/28/china-hosts-pacific-island-nations-in-bid-to-bolster-diplomatic-trade-ties

#China #Pacific #diplomacy #BoycottUSA

China hosts Pacific Island nations in bid to bolster diplomatic, trade ties

Foreign minister Wang Yi is meeting top diplomats from 11 Pacific nations in the Chinese city of Xiamen.

Al Jazeera

US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/28/us-pauses-new-student-visas-what-it-means-and-who-it-will-affect

What it means: these international students can now choose and/or be recruited by other fine institutions in #academia and #HigherEd in safer countries without concern they may get sent to a Central American gulag.

#Gringoville #GOP #PartyOfStupid #BoycottUSA

US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect

The Trump administration has paused new visa interviews for international students set to attend US universities.

Al Jazeera

> How will Trump’s tariff policies impact college students? https://www.highereddive.com/news/tariffs-college-students-affordability-donald-trump/748842/

Well, if the poor American schmucks can't afford college, I am sure #Gringoville can import a few college educated folks on visas from abroad. Oh, they don't want to come here? Can't imagine why.

#Academia #HigherEd #ThisIsAmerica #BadEconomy

How will Trump’s tariff policies impact college students?

Higher prices on essential items like computers, food and transportation could harm low-income students and jeopardize their academic track, experts say. 

Higher Ed Dive

> Insurance Company Accused of Pressuring Medical Staff to Change Patients' Status to "Do Not Resuscitate" https://futurism.com/neoscope/unitedhealth-do-not-resuscitate

As the article does, I will give you all 1 guess which company it was.

#HealthCare #fuckery #corruption #ThisIsAmerica #Gringoville

Insurance Company Accused of Pressuring Medical Staff to Change Patients' Status to "Do Not Resuscitate"

Practitioners say that UnitedHealth pressed them to change patients' status to "do not resuscitate," The Guardian reports.

Futurism

> People are Betting On Capture of New Orleans Prisoners https://www.newsweek.com/people-betting-capture-new-orleans-prisoners-2075300

#ThisIsAmerica of course there is #betting on it. In #Gringoville people will bet on 2 roaches racing in the floor FFS.

#crime #gambling 💰 🎲

People are Betting On Capture of New Orleans Prisoners

Ten prisoners escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, and five remain at large.

Newsweek

> Air Force launches AI Center of Excellence to speed up AI adoption https://federalnewsnetwork.com/air-force/2025/05/air-force-launches-ai-center-of-excellence-to-speed-up-ai-adoption/

Well, shit, I feel safer already (/s).
Some of you may also want to see film 'Stealth.'

#AISlop #AI #military #Gringoville

Air Force launches AI Center of Excellence to speed up AI adoption

The department’s chief data and artificial intelligence office and members of the Data & AI Board will oversee the new center.

Federal News Network