Biden's last-minute pardon of Fauci was meant to be protective, but it's also generating a fresh round of conspiracy theories about the elderly scientist. It's also very clear Republicans in Congress plan to keep pursuing an investigation against him. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... - ThreadSky

annamerlan.bsky.social • 51 days ago

Biden's last-minute pardon of Fauci was meant to be protective, but it's also generating a fresh round of conspiracy theories about the elderly scientist. It's also very clear Republicans in Congress plan to keep pursuing an investigation against him. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/bidens-preemptive-fauci-pardon-generates-fresh-conspiracies/

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mort-dtw.bsky.social•50 days ago

The pardon didn't change anyone's mind or tone. It just guaranteed that the mob of the mentally challenged wouldn't be able to make Fauci's life miserable by pursuing him in court. Those people already were convinced of all sorts of stupidity and falsehoods.

centristsisyphus.bsky.social•51 days ago

With their endless, overhyped and mostly baseless pursuits of Hunter and Hillary, Repubs have seen the benefits of those types of efforts.

cgeist.bsky.social•51 days ago

Having to pardon a true hero dedicated to savings lives is an indication of little intelligence that the evil incarnate Republican Party is a they continue to pursue this man. But yet, tRump, with intelligence of a rotted oyster and a felon, pardons insurrectionists.

isabellasmom.bsky.social•51 days ago

They will pass.

cabuendia.bsky.social•51 days ago

feel like would have been way more prudent if they (i.e. the admin) was a lot louder about these pardons being specifically a product of trump's vindictiveness, the way these were pushed through at the end relatively quietly makes it easier/juicier target for conspiracists imo

meritricula.bsky.social•51 days ago

They’re pathetic.

gonecoastalms.bsky.social•51 days ago

Nothing these insane hateful people do is the fault of Democrats. Absolutely nothing.

secretoriginz.bsky.social•51 days ago

Yes, it was the pardon made these people crazy. Without it they'd have been perfectly content to let bygones be bygones. Sure, okay.

baxie71.bsky.social•49 days ago

Trump pardons a drug kingpin who sold a BILLION dollars worth of heroin on the dark web and also hired hit men to take out enemies, but THIS is what MAGA Congress is outraged about. They are despicable.

natashafionalawson.bsky.social•51 days ago

Et tu @motherjones.com?

Can you not stick to news instead of sensationalism, or is the pull of garbage take headlines just too irresistible?

hkishigobenese.bsky.social•51 days ago

Of course bc they underestimated Biden and Republicans will waste more tax dollars working to tear down/get around these pardons.

americantype.bsky.social•51 days ago

He can just Jim Jordan any subpeona.

jonathanswifty.bsky.social•51 days ago

Nothing will stop the conspiracies until idiots stop believing their conspiracies.

silyenko.bsky.social•51 days ago

F..k those idiots, Rand Paul first of them. The pardon was an appropriate tool under the circumstances. Anthony Fauci, a distinguished scientist and public servant, deserves spending his retirement without being harassed by morons.

vglntgrandma.bsky.social•51 days ago

Fauci can handle it. He’s a scientist.

chekovsgunman.bsky.social•51 days ago

Sure, they can go ahead and try that. I hope it lines right up with bird flu so he can tell them they are idiots for being anti vax and withdrawal from WHO

sheonabelle.bsky.social•50 days ago

What conspiracy theories? There’s publicly available evidence anyone can access?

What in the propaganda is this? And why frame a serious, totally non-partisan issue this way?

The article you’re sharing is the worst reporting I’ve seen all year. Embarassing really.

annamerlan.bsky.social•51 days ago

Previously: I wrote about the ways covid conspiracy theories led to a resurgence in AIDS denialism, and how both find common cause in hatred towards Fauci and distorting his long career in public health https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/08/07/1095762/covid-conspiracies-hiv-aids-denial-public-health/

zachhensel.bsky.social•51 days ago

Thanks for re-sharing this. I missed it while writing this review and I should’ve read your article first… https://www.the-gallop.com/from-fauci-to-fiction-doc-promises-covid-origins-delivers-hiv-lies/

zachhensel.bsky.social•51 days ago

That movie was shocking to me despite coming in with low expectations. Then more shocking to see the incoming heads of FDA and NIH give full endorsements of lies about infectious disease rather than decry them. Amazing to see Redfield one-up his role in House of Numbers as well.

dominiondem.bsky.social•51 days ago

Fauci is an angel. Trump/GOP is the devil!

Who would you go to get medical/public health information? Trump? GOP leaders?

And what a freaking disaster for America to leave the World Health Organization. Instead, we have VooDoo Trump appointees to "protect" us. We clearly are Doomed!

tryingagain2.bsky.social•51 days ago

Great fodder for the terrorist right wing Fox News organization

jlgoldenberg.bsky.social•51 days ago

Yeah, he's a favorite punching bag because he's smarter, wants to save lives rather than kill, has friendships with people who live with HIV, he has integrity, reminds science deniers of Covid and death, reminds God-fearing people that one day, from Covid or something else, they too will die.

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