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13. Your last sentence recalls the line...

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Fri Feb 27, 2026, 12:31 PM

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...in the original Wizard of Oz spoken by tge cowardly lion, "Ain't it the truth! Ain't it the truth!"

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The cover of The Lancet, and their article on RFK Jr. [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

Kick SheltieLover Yesterday #1

Double kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #7

Wanton, wholesale destruction Easterncedar Yesterday #2

Great article LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #3

He is smearing the Kennedy name for new generations ! kimbutgar Yesterday #4

That's why trump-putin brought him in. To damage the Kennedy name. erronis Yesterday #14

So sad but true kimbutgar 21 hrs ago #45

K&R Solly Mack Yesterday #5

;-{)..... Goonch Yesterday #6

Please don't post AI art made using AI tools trained illegally on stolen intellectual property. AI slop highplainsdem Yesterday #18

;-{)..... Goonch 23 hrs ago #34

This message was self-deleted by its author highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #35

You know how I feel about how unethical genAI is. If you post AI slop in response to an OP I posted, I highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #40

;-{) Goonch 22 hrs ago #41

What's generated by AI is not the AI user's art. I've tried AI image generators myself enough to know highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #43

;-{) Goonch 21 hrs ago #46

While you were posting that, I was looking for an article to explain to anyone who hadn't tried AI image highplainsdem 21 hrs ago #48

The most relevant words Goonch 21 hrs ago #49

I support you with that. Doodley 20 hrs ago #51

;-{) Thank You Goonch 20 hrs ago #56

AI is here to stay so we need to get used to it. KS Toronado 2 hrs ago #71

;-{) AMEN! Goonch 2 hrs ago #72

;-{) AI is here to stay so we need to get used to it. Goonch 2 hrs ago #73

If only data centers would limit themselves to renewables. Qutzupalotl 2 hrs ago #74

;-{).... Goonch 1 hr ago #75

That makes it all worth it! Qutzupalotl 1 hr ago #76

AI slop just wastes water and electricity. And it isn't ususual for users of AI image generators to highplainsdem 38 min ago #80

More AI slop. highplainsdem 59 min ago #77

;-{) I've asked you nicely twice to stop stalking me Goonch 29 min ago #81

You're baiting me, posting AI slop in this thread. I've helped you out when you posted misinformation highplainsdem 13 min ago #83

We don't have to accept what's wrong with it. Including unethical AI tools trained illegally on stolen highplainsdem 52 min ago #79

Can you ever accept the fact that AI is like McDonald's? KS Toronado 16 min ago #82

Would you eat at McDonald's if the business was built entirely on theft, as genAI is? highplainsdem 10 min ago #84

Agreed! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #52

LOL ShazzieB 22 hrs ago #42

Please stop posting AI SLOP. nt Wednesdays 21 hrs ago #47

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m 11 hrs ago #70

😊We're An Inclusive Big Tent😊 -- One Person's 'AI SLOP' Is Another Person's Assisted Artistic Endeavor MayReasonRule 53 min ago #78

Of all the clowns in the clown car, RFK Jr is the one who will do the most long-term damage in this shit show. Initech Yesterday #8

The most unqualified cabinet member in history which is saying a lot.... NNadir Yesterday #10

We are being run by a cabinet full of James Bond villains. Initech Yesterday #11

Your last sentence recalls the line... NNadir Yesterday #13

And the other plutocrat-owned and controlled "news" media are doing the same. erronis Yesterday #15

Seriously. It's like watching the new Nazis take over in real time. Initech 23 hrs ago #32

They're evil and incompetent, but they're not smart enough to be James Bond villains. highplainsdem Yesterday #19

James Bond villains are typically very intelligent Mysterian 18 hrs ago #59

I'm completely unqualified for the job and yet more qualified than him Layzeebeaver Yesterday #12

The main qualification for an HHS Secretary is to listen to scientists, not to assume... NNadir Yesterday #16

It might be a toss-up between him, Miller, and Noem..... AZ8theist 17 hrs ago #60

RFK Jr. was put at the head of HHS, so that he would destroy all these programs and so trump could take that money MLWR Yesterday #9

I found this link to The Lancet to work better. YMMV. erronis Yesterday #17

That's the same link I posted, and doesn't work directly from DU either because DU's software won't highplainsdem Yesterday #20

Try this: hunter 23 hrs ago #23

Thanks! highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #25

For the record, eggplant beat me too it. hunter 23 hrs ago #26

Yes, I saw, and posted a thank you, and mentioned both your replies in the edited OP. highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #27

It's chilling to note that the word "promised" appears repeatedly in the passage shown. CBHagman Yesterday #21

Try this url eggplant Yesterday #22

Thanks! Didn't know that. I'll edit the OP again. highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #24

That crazy baboon is incredibly dangerous. Dave Bowman 23 hrs ago #28

They all are. The Trump regime would be one of the craziest sitcoms ever if the characters were just highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #30

Yeah, he sure would be ashamed of the ignorant fool who's playing with people's health. 🙁 Dave Bowman 18 hrs ago #57

If it wasn't RFK Jr it would have been another clown like Dr. Oz or some Covid Conspiracy nut maxsolomon 23 hrs ago #29

Look up "HTML encoding" to fix links that break like this in the future if you want :) AZJonnie 23 hrs ago #31

Thanks! highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #33

No problem sistah! 👍 AZJonnie 23 hrs ago #36

Yup. People will die because of this TexasBushwhacker 23 hrs ago #38

Trump chose well. dalton99a 23 hrs ago #37

Secretary Brainworm's thing about "shared decision making" for vaccines really irks me. 3catwoman3 23 hrs ago #39

They're not wrong...nt Wounded Bear 22 hrs ago #44

Completely intentional orangecrush 20 hrs ago #50

There is no surprise about anything Kennedy does. Those that confirmed him have no excuse. Doodley 20 hrs ago #53

And a medical doctor cast the deciding vote for RFKjr... spanone 20 hrs ago #54

Means is an ally of RFK Jr. bmichaelh 20 hrs ago #55

I campaigned for his father ... Jarqui 18 hrs ago #58

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME Skittles 15 hrs ago #61

Getting rid of people who might be on Social Security, Medicaid, or any government program repukes highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #63

but....fucking with vaccines Skittles 15 hrs ago #64

They assume they'll still have good medical care. That mostly the poor will suffer and die. highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #65

sounds so PRO-LIFE and CHRISTIAN Skittles 15 hrs ago #66

They're anything but true Christians. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #67

sad to say but... Skittles 14 hrs ago #68

Most self-professed Christians I know don't follow Christ's teachings very well, either. highplainsdem 14 hrs ago #69

No worries, T💩p's Surgeon General nominee is a medical school dropout. OMGWTF 15 hrs ago #62