soloPFLAug 27, 2025
Ars Technica
CDC stopped actively tracking 6 foodborne infections amid budget cuts
"If you want to make foodborne disease go away, then don’t look for foodborne disease."
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/cdc-stopped-actively-tracking-6-foodborne-infections-amid-budget-cuts/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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Show threadCameron PurdyAug 27, 2025
@arstechnica In unrelated news, the CDC has rescinded approval for all anti-worm medicine currently on the market. When pressed for comment, a spokesperson admitted that they were directed to add "pork tapeworms" to their protected species lists, but were not at all sure why or where this directive originated.
Show threadLeisureguyAug 27, 2025
@arstechnica I call this approach "bending the needle": the gauge's needle moves into the red zone, the fastest, easiest, and cheapest "fix" is to bend the needle to point to the green zone again. It is a popular move by people in charge — see https://leisureguy.ca/?s=bend+the+needle
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Show threadLuna chanAug 28, 2025
@arstechnica The Trump administration is not a legitimate government.