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I wish I could say this wasn't a thing...
Source: CDC banned from using 'evidence-based' and 'science-based' on official documents: report
http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/healthcare/365204-trump-admin-bans-cdc-from-using-evidence-based-and-science-based
OphelianAshe
Doesn't this violate that free speech thingy that Americans have? Can't they just go "Fuck you, Trump, gonna use those words anyway"?
Butwhataboutsecondbreakfast2
I dont want to live in this country anymore
VenDei
You think this is stupid? The way things are going in Trumpmerica I expect this will sound rather tame and sane by comparison by next week.
fdr2104
Trump voter: ‘yeah! See, told you Trump would get shit done!’
orangecicle
Why isn't this Cheeto fuck dead yet?
IconicM
I don't understand why Trump doesn't want them to say "fetus?"
VinnieJonesDiary
Because fetus-killer doesn't sound as good as baby-killer when you are screaming it at some poor Planned Parenthood nurse.
BlackIC
I... really want more than an unnamed source before I believe this. Mostly because why would the GOP be bothered by the word fetus?
VinnieJonesDiary
You have obviously never had to deal with a hardcore "pro-lifer". They want them called "unborn" or just a baby, to humanise them.
HolyNipplesBatman
Ye are making North Korea sound reasonable with each passing day.
Gantzz321
every time it make me glad I live in the home of the Free an Brave !!! OHHH, CANADA!!!!
HooahDO
This administration is such a flaming cluster fuck
DrunkenMarineBiologist
You act like you're surprised
C0mtraya
Did I really just read what I read?
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Fardays
There's a good book called Unspeak, which discusses similar issues under the Bush administration
Dememehunter
Climate change can't be a thing of we no use the wordy words to splain the true true.
CardboardStomach
Doubleplusgood
CandidGamera
But it's the librul SJWs that want us to prevent us from using logic and rationality, right imgur reactionaries? Ah well, they also ban ->
CandidGamera
<-degenerate SJW terms like transgender and diversity so WE WON and THE LIBRULS LOST and that's all that counts, right?
CardboardStomach
Turns out extremists on both sides of the spectrum don't like logic and rationality. Who knew...But the "diversity" ban was likely b/c 1/2
CardboardStomach
species diversity in ecosystems is often used as an indicator for the overall health of the system. Low diversity=unhealthy
RenaissanceFaireMan
This just in - The banned list for the CDC had a few more words added: lead, carcinogen, communicable, preventable, emergency and obesity.
WeatherWeaver
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MistressLyda
You might not want to give them ideas.
Gingerbread322
Sauce? Or is that a joke? I really couldn’t find anything about those ones online... sorry for my possible stupidity.
RenaissanceFaireMan
I'd answer this question, let me check to see what words I can use to form a response.
elecvette
Banned words? What's next, a good old fashioned book burning?
ChomskyWouldnt
don't give them any ideas
overcookedchickennugget
Censorship on EPA articles or WH reports on global warming is a "modern" auto-da-fé of books.
SingularPing
This is some Fahrenheit 451 shit
TheWorldIsATollFreeToilet
Yeah. Hard drive burning. People burning.
vorodar
At the very least, they would be warm for the rest of their lives.
ViciousOtter
I think the next step for him si to stay president as long as possible, Poutine style.
amp99
"People who are offended by words are snowflakes. Also, you scientists can't use the term "science-based" because it makes us uncomfortable"
Spitfire2865
The problem with that word is in its usage, it has become akin to a racial slur. They use it to divide and strawman any opposition to them
Noblert
I dont understand which side of the rails this argument is on.
Spitfire2865
Im on no side. I hate everyone. Fucking typos.
CardboardStomach
Or in the case of Ted Cruz, address 80% of Americans.
Spitfire2865
Those two conditions arent mutually exclusive sadly....
TooMuchPandas
They also banned transgender, diversity, and fetus... what do you think is the intent here?
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
Make them instead say "unborn human" and use it as a BS argument against abortion, amongst other things.
CilantroGirl
The GOP is an attack on poor, uneducated masses.
JamesTrickington87
They really attack the poor and rally the uneducated with hate and fear mongering
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
They want a land that fears an imaginary all-powerful force again, makes people easier to control.
joyjumper
It’s a ploy to show how bad government can be, and how we should be more conservative, by literally being the worst they can think of
PiggyWobbles
thats long been their strat: "government is dysfunctional and if you elect me I'll show just how dysfunctional it can be!"
TypeIV
Eastasia?
ZombieStriker
It has always been Eurasia!
DaniaAudax
The cuts to education are heart-rending. Civics classes have disappeared from the curriculum, as are history, art, and music.
dropbear128
First steps to Newspeak.
CandidGamera
Plusgood! Science closewise crimethink, doubleplusungood. Unscience Trumpwise, doubleplusgood. Trumptrust strength, victory.
JackOfPizzas
Funny thing about Newspeak is that the book was hard to translate into certain languages that already use that kind of language structure.
fr1080f
American language is at least a third of way there already.
ShittyAdmiral
I thought cellphone shorthand texting was newspeak already. Though, I see it can always be worse.
Selerox
Not actually anything like that. Read 1984 and you'll see what I mean.
ShittyAdmiral
I just know that I struggle with texts I receive from family because the shorthand is so illegible. I wonder if it's only me...
vorodar
Ur 2thinking. Dat +ungood.
PoliticalWanderer
1) As someone who just completed a health care related degree, HOW DARE these stupid fucks try to screw with our knowledge of medicine and
PoliticalWanderer
2) the science that makes it possible to satisfy their stupid fucking political agenda. Every one of the loathsome chucklefucks needs a kick
PoliticalWanderer
3) in the ass so hard that 100 years from now their ideological descendants will still be afraid to crawl back out of their caves and try
PoliticalWanderer
4) this bullshit again. Every single one of them must pay a goddamn price for this.
thegreatalan
biotechonista
The fuck is wrong with the word fetus? The fuck am i supposed to say in reports, "10% hecka young bovine serum was used"?
EpicSalmonKing
Uterine human parasite has a nice ring to it.
iamthewalruskookookachoo
I prefer to use the term "underwater shrimp larva" thank you very much
PoliticalWanderer
I'm sure the theocrats want to replace fetus with "unborn person" or something like that. So we stop thinking of a fetus as not a person.
peteyboo
semi-developed embryo. there we go. Or, just say "fuck you" to Trump and say fetus
AntaNce
not all fetuses are people, are they? fetus is a stage in the prenatal development of viviparous organisms. like animals that are born alive
VinnieJonesDiary
They want to just call it a baby, that way they get to call anyone who has an abortion a baby-killer
PoliticalWanderer
Ultimately, yes. Loves the username, by the way. +1
VinnieJonesDiary
Yeah,sadly I know the anti-choice tactics too well, we're working hard 2 get abortion legalised in Ireland (ridiculous I know) & those cunts
VinnieJonesDiary
2. are trying everything to stop us. But it looks like science and medical facts are turning public opinion against them. Yay Science!
overcookedchickennugget
But using "electrolytes" is highly recommended.
TargaryenLoyalist
It *is* what plants crave, after all.
overcookedchickennugget
*Throws hand forward*
deadonmyfeet
That’s some Orwellian shut right there. Your country is becoming more of an embarrassment everyday.
WarpPig
hey fuck off we fucked it up we can talk shit about it but fuck you if you want to step all over us you're not exactly sharkles either.
Iceheart125
Help us.
InaraSerra
Can we please be a colony again? Like. Pretty please??
happytreeleaf
Republicans, spewing their ‘freedom’ on us.
YourBiologicalFatherWhoIsProud
Oh, we know. We. Know.
tesseract4d2
I cry myself to sleep most nights.
ShamelessIndignation
We are aware.
vorodar
First thing I thought of. I'm happy and scared this is the top comment.
Romans116
DefinitelyNotMundo
You guys got any room for a computer programmer?
StarshipHector
And what paragon of liberty do you hail from?
deadonmyfeet
North Korea
nopenononope
IRateYourChristmasSelfies
HobbesAP
And 0 days is his high score. Ugh.
AnIrishLegendaryPhotographer
Such is the way of the world when people are divided and refuse to work together. Reach out to others. Be kind. Work together. Find peace.
Misplacedtesticle
It’s worse than that, should things go too bad other not so friendly countries will do some nasty stuff that could screw everyone over fast
Niggulon
The US of A is one of those ‘not so friendly countries’ though. Has been for decades.
MeatFlappers
The rest of the world is constantly feeling the backlash of the US.
gonzar09
We seriously need help. This is already out of hand.
RatElemental
Didn't the florida governor literally ban the phrase "global warming" from being used by state officials a few years ago or something?
IDeclareBANKRUPTCYYYY
Climate change. But yes, yes he did. His name is Rick Scott, and he looks like Voldemort.
nurycat
Saw him at Whole Foods one time. Can confirm.
Resz7
I'd leave if I could.
Syntaxserror
All instances of "embarrassment" must be replaced with non-derogatory phrases for 2018Q2
CheetahFart
How the fuck is this not propaganda? I thought this type of censorship was totalitarian regime stuff. country of freedom smh
TheWizardOfRoz
During Bush 2 era NASA was not allowed to use the term "Global warming" which is why climate change is scene in more US documents.
molestmymonkey
More reason for USA to change their "freedom" symbol to someone in bondage with a gag.
waynebradybitch
deadonmyfeet
*shit
alpacasaurusrex
Thanks, Trump, you orange tampon.
Snowf1ake
I can't believe you'd say something so horrible. Tampons are useful.
Thephedora
our GOVERNMENT is becoming more of an embarrassment everyday.
superanth
The President, not the country. I for one am pretty thrilled at how everyone is standing up to the Net Neutrality debacle.
YourBiologicalFatherWhoIsProud
United finally.
sweetmyownURL
"everyone"
Lilshadow48
A massive majority of people. When people say everyone they rarely mean literally everyone. Semantics are dumb.
pandajack
LOL. Congrats
Dreigiau
https://cached-assets.patriotpost.us/images/2015-07-29-6ba74fa4_large.jpg
TrijezniMujo
At this point, Russia invading the US would be a good thing.
number14
Germany survived worse leadership
potshot
Germany, among others, is a shining example as to why Americans should be fucking worried. You're not nearly there yet, but heading there.
Anhor
What kind of argument is that? It's not that bad because a World War will fix it? Just gotta power through killing multiple million people.
frostybox
Poland didn't
DaniaAudax
Oh, is that the line? Exterminating the poor, the foreigners, and the outsiders? He’s already made moves in that direction.
deadonmyfeet
It only took a fucking world war
everyusernameitakeisnolongeravailable
only time will tell...
superanth
Technically, it didn't.
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
Tell that to the Germans who didnt.
OnlyLikesRanchGuy
How
deadonmyfeet
Ouija board?
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
What a weird sense of humour
CheetahFart
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
The perfect gif. A cunt for a cunt
overcookedchickennugget
Idiocracy was chosen in 2016. This is the beginning.
OldFriendForDinner
Spongybunny
Except it started a long time before the election. We're just seeing it now because it's in the mainstream.
Cartagenacat
Just watched that movie. It's scary
StupidIdeaMaschine
Its not a movie. It is a prophecy now. A document in the future.
deadonmyfeet
What movie?
RaynebowDeathtrap
Idiocracy
ThisIsTheLastTimeIChangeUsernamesIPromise
"Was chosen in 2016. This is the beginning"
deadonmyfeet
Thanks, I’m going to watch it.
flamingflamingo
Help us
inspiringandfunnyusernamecoolheh
Help yourself, vote shitheads out of office next time, no matter how much they try to manipulate you.
Andolomar
You've got guns, don't you? Nothing says you are unhappy with the government like seizing control of a State Capitol.
nurycat
Rijtjeshuis
Help yourselves!!!
flamingflamingo
:(
CallMeRif
HAHAHAHAHAHAH no
pipicacaboudin
You voted.
flamingflamingo
I did vote. My state voted for Bernie in the primaries (caucus). My state also voted for Hillary in the presidential election. My party >
flamingflamingo
voted AGAINST repealing net neutrality. They voted AGAINST the GOP tax bill. What else am I supposed to do?
pipicacaboudin
Idkatbhidc
hauntedjuan
Gather your people, march to the white house and coup the crap out of this shithole
MisterOp
God save America, land that I love. Stand beside Her, please guide Her, through the rancid shitmuck underfoot.
DaniaAudax
KobeBurger
Hey man, it's not my country... I just live here, was born here, and have never been anywhere else...
Snooj
WE KNOW AND WE ARE SORRY
IgniaEternale
Aren't we all glad that we spent so much on our military? If we go we're taking a lot of people with us.
bigusdigus
Orwellian? That's hilarious, Orwellian is political correctness, its the media publishing opinions and leaving out important details.
WatsonDynamite
oh no! the evil liberals are trying to get people to treat each other as human beings! THE HORROR!
Selerox
Have you ever fucking READ Orwell?
AustrailanSecurityIntelligenceOrganisation
Denial of truth and misinformation associated with Orwellian seem pretty dead on in situation
deadonmyfeet
Orwellian is not ‘political correctness’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orwellian
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
Heard of George Orwell? 1984? Newspeak?
bigusdigus
Yupp, let's call them undocumented citizens because illegal aliens is double plus ungood
bigusdigus
Dreamers have every right to be here too. They are just follow their dreams
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
Tell me, how did you earn your privileged citizenship on this planet? did falling out of the right vagina take much skill?
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
Not sure if you're from the UK, or even most of Europe, but we're doing a good job at following them..
Spaghettip
... No.. You're not: well be enjoying our Internet rights along with acknowledging climate change in the Eu
myloveforyouislikeatruckberserker
Thats true, the US has really gone pro at fuckery... but things are looking pretty orwellian here too these days
am0k
Just because Trump administration banned it does not make it enforceable. This is American "journalism" at its best.
PaulVolckerWithLipstick
The CDC is housed within the Department of Health and Human Services, under a Cabinet Secretary who reports to the President. 1/2
PaulVolckerWithLipstick
The Executive (President) is in charge of Executive Branch policy. He's not the first to ban agencies from using certain language. 2/2
creaturefeature16
Care to expound?
Markodgt
AMERICA WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
51CorgisInABar
A lot of us don’t know and are even more concerned than you are
swedeonamoose
or judging by your voter turnouts, just done give a single fuck about anything.
51CorgisInABar
What are your turnouts like?
swedeonamoose
last major election 85,5%
ZachsAnomaiy
A lot of US citizens are old and confused, others are underage or can't vote by some technicality. They wouldn’t let me vote because 1/2
ZachsAnomaiy
I "moved states within the last year and have to be disqualified" for voting until next election. Rip.. 2/2
st3ll4rz4n3
I did not realize science was a belief system or a religion.
gewalt
thats the new republican smear method. pretending science is competing against religion and attacking it as an equal
CardboardStomach
Definitely not new. Anti-intellectualism has been a pretty big part of republican tactics for quite a while now.
ICarpeYourDiems
Of course it is. Imagine how much evidence one would have to observe to understand all humans have discovered. It's why flat-earthers exist.
RandomImgurian
A surprising amount of people do seem to think it is, as opposed to an objective method to find and explain the most likely truth.
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sadnessforhire
Can you explain this viewpoint a little more for me? Genuinely curious.
baguetteDuFromagee
the problem is that most of these models have a pretty substantial error margin. example being the one used by algore.
NaughtButOne
Science is a method, a pursuit for answers that might never come. "Science", to some, is an idol from atop which they lash out at anyone >
sadnessforhire
But, reading your whole reply, why offer another option if all the evidence points to one solution? Isn’t that Occam’s Razor?
NaughtButOne
> they deem "ignorant", or that disagrees with their viewpoint. If tomorrow, we found irrefutable proof that climate change was caused by >
NaughtButOne
> something other than man-made activity, scientists would adjust their thinking. To even suggest that possibility today, however, is >