there is no conspiracy these people won’t slop up and embrace. they have completely abdicated their duty to exercise judgment and discretion - ThreadSky

jamellebouie.net • 7 days ago

there is no conspiracy these people won’t slop up and embrace. they have completely abdicated their duty to exercise judgment and discretion

Reposted from Timothy Burke

2012: Republicans who got rid of fluoride in water ousted by voters
2025: Republicans ban fluoride in water statewide

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mrnuclear.monster•7 days ago

we have no fluoride in our water here in Hawaii, statewide, unless you live in a military base. I gotta give my kid fluoride vitamins because they don't put it in. Meanwhile, I wonder if my teeth are worse without it, too.

bob-t.bsky.social•7 days ago

Looks like Florida is taking medical advice from a cultist who said you should not take medical advice from himself.

ngoma.bsky.social•6 days ago

Republicans never learn
Remember that always

jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social•7 days ago

It's alright, Generation X has a plan B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOP6w2H_TU

jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social•7 days ago

Next? Cavities.

pidxr.bsky.social•7 days ago

Just use some mouthwash, take pills like my mom when she was pregnant

bunnyjadwiga.bsky.social•7 days ago

The FDA is pulling prescription fluoride drops and pills off the market:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-fluoride-pull-drops-tablets-prescription-supplements-rcna206514

pidxr.bsky.social•7 days ago

Good bunny

edwinmix.bsky.social•7 days ago

Jamelle, do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk... ice cream. Ice cream, Jamelle, children's ice cream.

cleverhandles.bsky.social•7 days ago

We fluoridate the frogs and that's what makes them gay! I'm being fluoridated right now, and I'm loving it!

agita2024.bsky.social•6 days ago

Taking fluoride out of water will cause bad teeth, and rotten teeth leads to many health issues,bacteria spreads throughout the body, and it can even lead to death,of course this will only effect the poor who can’t afford a dentist,DeathSantis has no problem killing off poor people

litzz11.bsky.social•6 days ago

In any cult, the first victim is critical thinking.

beagleantics.bsky.social•7 days ago

Buckley’s quip about preferring to be governed by the first 2,000 people in the Boston telephone directory has been turned on its head. Instead of deference to the sober, common sense judgment of ordinary citizens, today’s GOP is openly hostile to established knowledge and professional expertise.

breadlesscitizen.bsky.social•7 days ago

The Republican party should not exist

ianday.bsky.social•7 days ago

arbitrary AND capricious? Why, thank you! [Gaston voice]

ianday.bsky.social•7 days ago

this one goes out to all the lawyers with small children (and/or a love of Beauty and the Beast)

chimaera.bsky.social•7 days ago

Long history of anti-fluoridization from fascists in the US.

jh1791.bsky.social•7 days ago

chimaera.bsky.social•7 days ago

And we are so grateful

jh1791.bsky.social•7 days ago

Ha!

c0nfluence.bsky.social•7 days ago

I hate that it turns out that movie was more of a documentary than a satire.

jh1791.bsky.social•7 days ago

amyblufrog.bsky.social•7 days ago

When does the Make Americans Smart Again movement start?

jamie-piscitelli.bsky.social•7 days ago

I dunno, but despite the need, MASA doesn't sound good. NASA, yes. MASA, no.

amyblufrog.bsky.social•7 days ago

Agree, which is why I didn’t go with the acronym

clementmangin.com•7 days ago

The overriding judgement is that if it is sensible, it is woke and therefore anathema.

kimphilbywasbad.bsky.social•7 days ago

My theory is if you believe one CT you believe all CT and probably trade crypto

ericmgarcia.bsky.social•7 days ago

This is also how you wind up getting RFK Jr. raving about DEI yesterday at the Senate hearing.

seamiracles.bsky.social•7 days ago

I don't even think that's a theory. It's just truth. Depressing, horrifying truth.

timcarvell.bsky.social•7 days ago

My favorite detail I think about all the time is that studies show people who believe one conspiracy theory are likely to believe others *even if they contradict each other*.

rundog.bsky.social•7 days ago

not my employer doing headlines like this

mickey-buntzestes.bsky.social•7 days ago

He doesn't give a fuck

tony-nielsen.bsky.social•7 days ago

Fools. Keep giving them rope…

mudlock.bsky.social•7 days ago

Love how they can lose locally but then undo all that at the state level.

I know we shouldn’t hate red states, because lots of blue people live in them.

And this is what they do to them.

chrisfumo.bsky.social•7 days ago

very important to understand, though, that people like Desantis aren't actually stupid enough to believe in this; he's just trying to appeal to the hogs

infernodrakon.bsky.social•7 days ago

Cue “Biden made my dang teeth fall out.”

steelwererat.bsky.social•7 days ago

Being a conservative means never having an original idea. It's a defining trait.

bgm32.bsky.social•7 days ago

Republicans mistake indoctrination for knowledge and struggle with independent thought, as they preach conformity and assimilation as virtues without questioning their moral implications. They make illogical associations that result in confounding conflations, often confusing religion with morality.

bgm32.bsky.social•7 days ago

Republicans are conditioned to believe in conspiracy theories because they value belief over intellectual inquisitiveness. They believe in power and often interpret brash nonsense as a sign of both strength and truth.

sbpnw.bsky.social•7 days ago

Americans have no use for institutional knowledge.

joe-knows.bsky.social•7 days ago

Yes but fluoride increases water quality. It's better. So I'd take this one to court and see which experts win (hint: it's fluoride).

robkellycreative.bsky.social•7 days ago

ctc3d.bsky.social•7 days ago

Psst... the movement to take the fluoride out of our water is a conspiracy! Spread the word...

grungehamster.bsky.social•7 days ago

So when does the conspiratorial mindset finally bend back on itself: do the kooks convince themselves that The Powers That Be are banning fluoride and vaccines and efficient appliances because THEY don't want you to have them?

outerspacewaysinc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Republican relatives have been talking about moving to Florida for the political climate. I will have to ask them if they want their grandchild to grow up with a mouth full of cavities. They may not yet be THAT crazy.

pnk1.bsky.social•7 days ago

Lordt. GEEbus... 😣

spiderresearcher.bsky.social•7 days ago

MAGA ppl arrive at conclusions in fascinating ways. I know a guy who said 'scientists lied about smoking causing cancer, so I don't trust any studies'

When I asked why 'studies' shouldn't be trusted, and not the cigarette companies funding them, he basically said 'well everyone's gotta make money'

spence16.bsky.social•7 days ago

🎯

partoftheproblem.bsky.social•7 days ago

Can someone tell me why they hate fluoride? It can’t be the “calcified pineal gland” thing, right?

jacob-ogre.bsky.social•7 days ago

This is one of the reasons I'm really serious that a Truth and Reconciliation process is needed. Yes, so much crime and abhorrent actions, but we also have to have reconciliation as a society about facts and the social contract of telling the truth. We're at a loss until the tide shifts on this...

ccandd.bsky.social•7 days ago

Fluoride bad, raw sewage swim time, good.

vr2ltch.bsky.social•6 days ago

And fail to learn from.

joez58.bsky.social•6 days ago

They live in the most bizarre alternate universe.

wbaker14.bsky.social•7 days ago

Some people never learn.

jay-trotter.bsky.social•7 days ago

And this is one of the conspiracies from Dr. Strangelove

mickey-buntzestes.bsky.social•7 days ago

GREAT flick

invisiblelad7.bsky.social•7 days ago

Just tilting at every single windmill at the taxpayers expense.

snidleywhiplash.bsky.social•7 days ago

Tooth loss is what comes next……

slwkrt.com•7 days ago

GOP: Fluoride in water, bad. Lead in water, good.

…I would call it a death cult, but I think that misses the point. This is a murder cult and their preferred victims are the lower and middle classes.

masamoon.bsky.social•6 days ago

And of course, once the side effects and consequences become apparent, it’s win-win for them because they get to play the blame game AND fear-monger for control at the same time.

slwkrt.com•6 days ago

True. That’s what they tried up in Flint.

eaglebeaverman.bsky.social•7 days ago

This is a big difference between US fascism and Putinism. Putin embraces grand historical conspiracies but those are ephemeral and generally unrelated to governing and don’t impede state functions. Republicans embrace tangible conspiracies with tangible impacts. I wonder if that may help save us.

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