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Rhiannon12866

(259,032 posts) Fri May 22, 2026, 10:25 PM 9 hrs ago

As an Ebola outbreak hits Africa, Dr. Vin Gupta says U.S. will 'bear the brunt' of intl. aid cuts - The Beat - MS NOW

MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton talks to MS NOW Medical Contributor Dr. Vin Gupta about how cuts in U.S. aid to Africa have contributed to the emerging Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. - Aired on 05/22/2026.

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As an Ebola outbreak hits Africa, Dr. Vin Gupta says U.S. will 'bear the brunt' of intl. aid cuts - The Beat - MS NOW (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago OP

This has my blood boiling. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #1

And I remember when Ebola broke out before, the Obama administration worked to have a plan in place! Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago #2

Yup. They knocked it down - they prevented a pandemic. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #3

The stupid shit coming out of Rubio's mouth could get us all killed. Cuba is 90 miles away. Oh dear! flashman13 8 hrs ago #4

yellow dahlia

(6,519 posts)

1. This has my blood boiling.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:34 PM

9 hrs ago

We knew it was going to happen. We hate it when we're right.

Rhiannon12866

(259,032 posts)

2. And I remember when Ebola broke out before, the Obama administration worked to have a plan in place!

Reply to yellow dahlia (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:37 PM

9 hrs ago

yellow dahlia

(6,519 posts)

3. Yup. They knocked it down - they prevented a pandemic.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:41 PM

9 hrs ago

flashman13

(2,571 posts)

4. The stupid shit coming out of Rubio's mouth could get us all killed. Cuba is 90 miles away. Oh dear!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 11:12 PM

8 hrs ago

The DOW is over 50,000. Oh my! And in the real world, Ebola is as near as your local airport. Good grief!

Has everyone already forgotten Covid? Oh yeah. Trump botched that too. We were lucky that time because we still had a functioning CDC. Now - not so much.

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