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Doctor leading Trump’s hantavirus response is a penile specialist who spread Covid conspiracies: ‘Erection Connection’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago

[–] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 days ago

After Musk and Trump fired most of the competent professionals and the rest bailed, this guy probably really is the most qualified choice left.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

Only the most qualified people!

[–] RegularJoe@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

𝄞 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥. 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 #𝅘𝅥. 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥. 𝅘𝅥 𝅗𝅥.

Someday we'll find it, the erection connection...

Kermit the frog and banjo

Sorry, Kermie.

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥 𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥. 𝅘𝅥 𝅗𝅥.

...and what's on the underside

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

A dick doc is who is heading this? We're doomed again.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

BREAKING: Americans somehow make Hantavirus a threat to humans

[–] Eh_I@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

He can still be funny, sometimes.