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patphil

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24. The sad thing is that it will take time to see the devastating result of gutting these agencies.

Sat Feb 15, 2025, 12:08 PM

Feb 15

And it'll take even more time to fix what these assholes are breaking. Thousands will probably die each year as a result.
The survivors of these precipitous mass firings will find that thousands of man-years of talent and experience are no longer there. It will make it very hard for them to maintain a high degree of effectiveness in their agencies.
God help us if bird flu morphs into a covid-like epidemic. They're preventing us from having any chance at being ready for such an eventuality.

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The sad thing is that it will take time to see the devastating result of gutting these agencies. patphil Feb 15 #24

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