Mastodawn

Here’s the Vanity Fair article:

Late last week, amid mass purges of key personnel at the nation’s #health agencies, a Florida attorney with a surprisingly slim résumé was named acting deputy commissioner for human #foods at the #FDA.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/food-safety-donald-trump-jr-kyle-diamantas-hunting-buddy

America’s Food Safety Is Now in the Hands of Donald Trump Jr.’s Hunting Buddy

As federal health agencies are gutted with abandon, a Florida attorney with a history of hunting with the president’s son has been put in charge of food safety at the FDA, overseeing the nation’s food supply, infant formula, and more.

Vanity Fair

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Josh (open until closed again)Feb 25, 2025

@Nonilex @knittingknots2 I just wanna know where the eff Dick Cheny is now; is he too old to shoot people in the face when America really needs him?

Super glad he was on the side of the angels in this last election, but sometimes you just need the mf'er to show up and be there for you with a good face shot like the good ol' Bush Administration days.

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DoNotPunchDown Feb 26, 2025

@josh @Nonilex @[email protected]

Chaney? I'm sure he's sitting back with the dough rolling in. Don't forget who you're talking about. Halliburton, Blackwater, illegal wars, etc.

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Nonilex Feb 26, 2025

The role, which is NOT subject to #Senate approval, is an important one. In it, Kyle Diamantas, 37, will be responsible for ensuring the safety of ~80% of the nation’s food supply. The already-overtaxed division is vital to #PublicHealth, responsible for everything from overseeing the complex manufacturing of #InfantFormula to responding to deadly bacterial #contamination & managing food supplies in the wake of hurricanes & floods.

#FDA #HHS #Trump #loyalists
@knittingknots2

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Nonilex Feb 26, 2025

Diamantas’s LinkedIn profile is a study in brevity. He received a #law degree from the University of Florida in 2013. He started his next-listed job, as an atty at the law firm Jones Day in Miami, in 2021, ascending to partner last year.

…Diamantas’s limited experience for such a major #regulatory position…appears to have been offset by another significant qualification. …[He] is a friend & hunting buddy of Donald Trump Jr., #Trump’s firstborn son….

#FDA #HHS

@knittingknots2

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