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DONALD TRUMP IS THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD

To quote a 2020 book by Tedd Levy:   Donald Trump is the Worst Person in the World .  He has discombobulated the world on just about everything.  Have you looked closely, for example, on how your personal health will be affected? First, Trump selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become your Secretary of Health and Human Services.  Through intense pressure from the White House, the Senate begrudgingly confirmed him. Trump likes non-threatening types who once opposed him, but now worship him.  RFK Jr qualifies for that alone, certainly not his sterling background in this field.  Further, Trump enjoys the company of successful people.  RFK Jr is the the son of Robert F. Kennedy, and nephew of JFK, POTUS 35. RFK Jr has a law degree, but no medical or public health training and experience. Furthermore, he is a vaccine disbeliever and promoter of medical misinformation, as for example,  Wi-Fi causes cancer, childhood vaccines makes them autistic and c...

COVID and PAXLOVID

Before I re-enter the world of diseases, first, a couple of updates on another one, the first cabinet meeting President Donald Trump presided over yesterday: He said he wants school policy to be left to the states, so the  Department of Education will be abolished . Of course, he needs congressional approval to do this, and education secretary, Linda McMahon, was hired to do just that. Like most of Trump's dictatorial announcements, this created confusion and alarm. Democrats expressed huge concern. The Education Department distributes funding for K-12 schools serving more than 50 million students in almost 100,000 public and 32,000 private schools Project 2025 advocated this, and to end  Title 1  funding in phases.  Title 1: Was created in 1965, and reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The act emphasizes equal access to education, aiming to shorten the   achievement gaps   between students by providing federal funding to support schools wi...