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InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

Trump surgeon general pick, Casey Means, praised unproven psychedelic therapy, said mushrooms helped her find love. She's also pro raw milk.

I looked at her Wikipedia page for all of ~15 seconds and I found this gem.

Means has spoken in support of raw milk, stating, "When it comes to a question like raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, understand his integrity, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Means

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InevitableSwing [none/use name] @hexbear.net

The GOP wants to massively cut food stamps (aka SNAP).

NYT

Republicans Target Federal Anti-Hunger Program as They Prepare Trump Tax Package

Limiting funding for SNAP could help defray the costs of President Trump’s tax plans, but could result in millions of low-income families losing access to aid.

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As part of their forthcoming package to cut taxes and reduce federal spending, Republicans proposed expanding the existing work requirements to cover food stamp recipients up to age 64, including those with children who are at least age seven.

That amounts to a significant expansion of existing law, which currently only requires beneficiaries up to age 54 to work in exchange for SNAP, and excludes those with dependents. Studying similar Republican proposals in recent years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that work requirements and other rules could result in millions of enrollees losing access to the program. (The budget watchdog has not yet released an analysis on the party’s newest pr