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IronLionZion

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8. The dumbest irony is that the reason many children's programs were started 100 years ago

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 12:58 PM

19 hrs ago

was so that we would have healthy strong soldiers to fight wars who weren't sickly, malnourished, etc. MAGA decided drones and missiles can get the job done so f the kids.

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I'm a critical care doctor. I've never seen the US harm its children this deliberately [View all] erronis 21 hrs ago OP

;-{) THIS Goonch 20 hrs ago #1

This is an intentional, political calculation dlk 20 hrs ago #2

They want the poor to die and they think that will be mainly black and brown inner city people. ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #5

Not enough to rape them. Now they kill them with diseases and starvation. wnylib 18 hrs ago #12

The mean-spiritedness of all these actions... 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #3

Malnourished children can't develop optimally BeneteauBum 20 hrs ago #4

The Trump people are TRASH people 19 hrs ago #6

FUCKING Republicans ! dave99 19 hrs ago #7

The dumbest irony is that the reason many children's programs were started 100 years ago IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #8

But trump's boss doesn't want the US to have healthy and strong soldiers. erronis 19 hrs ago #9

Or seniors mgardener 19 hrs ago #10

As someone who has a deep respect for history and the lessons that it teaches... OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #11

Pro- life, yeah right.🖕 Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #13