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Marjorie Taylor Greene Promotes “Measles Parties” for Kids Amid Deadly Outbreaks (meidasnews.com)

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a prominent Republican congresswoman and a staunch ally of Trump, suggested a return to "measles parties" for children. She criticized contemporary attitudes towards vaccination, stating, "Now, they demonize parents who refuse to vaccinate their kids."

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So what's her deal, anyway?

TL;DR: 10 pounds of crazy pressed into a 5 pound sack.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Greene has promoted antisemitic and white supremacist views including the white genocide conspiracy theory, QAnon, and Pizzagate. She has amplified conspiracy theories that allege government involvement in mass shootings in the United States, implicate the Clinton family in murder, and suggest the attacks of 9/11 were a hoax.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Reading from the russian script she was given to.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

She is, indeed, a blivet