While of course the impact on medicine will be huge, the most dramatic impact will come from agriculture.
He will question glyphosate and GMOs, effectively banning those. This will result in an unprecedented food shortage in the US and on the globe.
If, let's say, he is convinced that glyphosate and GMOs cause cancer (which they do not!) he will ban the use of those in agriculture. Agriculture is on the very top of his list:
RFK Jr. believes glyphosate causes cancer & has ~$2.5M with Wisner Baum. Any cancellation proceedings would face significant legal challenges, but EPA can act independently. Environmental Appeals Board has influence, shifting genetic engineering regulations around 🤔 https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-tolerances/pesticide-cancellation-under-epas-own-initiative
Now, everything is possible.
Prepare for some Soviet style of actions.
People like Lysenko will be driving the decisions.
I hope I’m too pessimistic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofim_Lysenko
A little dark, but we are closer to 'wellness farms' free of that pesky FDA and I can recall speaking with a local about 'the great agrarian utopia' as visited a few years ago.
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He will question glyphosate and GMOs, effectively banning those. This will result in an unprecedented food shortage in the US and on the globe.
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-tolerances/pesticide-cancellation-under-epas-own-initiative
Prepare for some Soviet style of actions.
People like Lysenko will be driving the decisions.
I hope I’m too pessimistic.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofim_Lysenko
https://www.wwbl.com/2025/02/18/kennedy-confirmation-raises-red-flags-in-ag-community/