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Anybody else in the same boat? (lemmy.world)

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[–] Birch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't worry, most of those deaths are no longer preventable at this point, maybe they were preventable 10 or 20 years ago, but we're past multiple points of no return now.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Diseases, definitely. But I'm also thinking of friends and allies who will be shot to death when we pull our support out of places like Ukraine and Taiwan, innocent people trying to make a better life for themselves drowning in the Rio Grande, or committing suicide due to being banned from healthcare when they require lifesaving medications they can no longer get. Not to mention climate-related weather that Trump will slow walk support for, or will make worse through industrial deregulation or weakening of FEMA and NOAA.

The picture looks grim for many going forward.