“Jim Jones refuses to keep vouching for food safety” is quite the headline. - ThreadSky

kenwhite.bsky.social • 4 days ago

“Jim Jones refuses to keep vouching for food safety” is quite the headline.

Food safety chief at the FDA quits saying Trump's mass layoffs make his job "fruitless"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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cjbush88.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hell I'm just surprised Trump didn't name actual Jim Jones head of the FDA.

matthewtarpy.com•4 days ago

Underrated comment.

notlinustorvalds.bsky.social•4 days ago

vought.bsky.social•4 days ago

I wouldn’t worry. Dude was just in charge of fruity drinks

rogerailes.bsky.social•4 days ago

Kool, kool, kool.

chrishanrahan.bsky.social•4 days ago

herne.bsky.social•4 days ago

"Why has Canada stopped buying our food?"

wa7iut.bsky.social•4 days ago

he quit rather than drink the Kool-Aid!

dougwar40k.bsky.social•4 days ago

We must wait to hear both cyanides of the story. Oh, yeah.

madre21.bsky.social•4 days ago

natslady.bsky.social•4 days ago

His name is really Jim Jones? Poor guy

wernherneumann.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'd write a headline with a little more punch.

johnmagolan.bsky.social•4 days ago

"How would you like a nice Hawaiian Punch?"

fairlycleanwindows.bsky.social•4 days ago

These people who are quitting are smart. They know that if they stay in leadership positions under this administration, eventually they will be asked to break the law, or be accused of the same if the administration ever changes. /1

fairlycleanwindows.bsky.social•4 days ago

They are lucky, in that they can afford to quit. Most are not so fortunate. They should document everything. /2

rocketsfriends.bsky.social•4 days ago

The jokes write themselves.

jjjessee.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's not like Kool-Aid is gonna kill ya.

3fecta.bsky.social•4 days ago

Puts down glass of FlavorAid. Dumps it down the sink.

wooble.geoffreyspear.com•4 days ago

Thank you for the accuracy; Kool-Aid doesn't deserve the slander it gets.

misskkitty.bsky.social•4 days ago

When Jim Jones won't drink the Kool Aid...

zendarva.bsky.social•3 days ago

"Jim Jones, has left the FDA. Some of you may remember his name from another Food Contaminant issue.

Yeah.

Don't drink the flavor aide."

reggie301.bsky.social•4 days ago

Folks!

fstuart.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’d be wary of the drinks too

madsweeneyhh.bsky.social•4 days ago

👀 “Republicans celebrate getting the FDA “fruitless”! Site growing voter support for vegetables and legumes!” -NYT (probably) 🙈

bluepurplehair.bsky.social•3 days ago

We need more government workers doing this! 🥰🥰

mark-darson.bsky.social•4 days ago

Or "rotting meatness"

starlitskyy.bsky.social•4 days ago

Are we healthy yet

kellywood.bsky.social•4 days ago

That certainly hits different for those of us of a certain age.

dashamarush.bsky.social•4 days ago

He wasn't willing to drink RFK's Kool-Aid?

Kool-aid now comes in baby formula flavor.

allthe2d.bsky.social•4 days ago

Haha!!
Well played, Ken.

megrosejoy.bsky.social•4 days ago

I had to do a double-take.

michaelkingram.bsky.social•4 days ago

Unlike the folks making simple jokes about his name, I'd like to note that Jim Jones is a gifted administrator, and we've been safer for having him at the FDA.

Don't know a thing about him personally, but dude was trusted to oversee beverage safety with the name Jim Jones so he must be outstanding.

michaelkingram.bsky.social•4 days ago

Which is a kinda complicated joke about his name.

mcmathketball.bsky.social•4 days ago

formertwtruser.bsky.social•4 days ago

And "fruitless" adds to it. Made me think of Koolaid.

thehip.bsky.social•4 days ago

The head off HSS has had no ill effects* from eating roadkill that is only inspected with a simple sniff test

*the brain worm did not eat ALL of his brain (only the part that does critical thinking)