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The Icarian (@The_Icarian@federated.press) (Mastodon)
Conservatism is killing us. Shorter life spans brought to you by the allegedly pro-life (just not YOUR life) GQP. Deaths from chronic illness are mostly concentrated in Red States. What a surprise! The Party of Death blocks national health care, regulations on ultra processed food and stricter rules on pollution. And not to mention a gun-fueled suicide epidemic no one wants to talk about. An epidemic of chronic illness is killing us too soon https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/american-life-expectancy-dropping/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjk2MzA1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjk3Njg3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTYzMDU2MDAsImp0aSI6ImJjMGZhMTg3LTBmOWMtNGExOS1iNTIxLTE4MjU5ZWFkMTVkNiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy9hbWVyaWNhbi1saWZlLWV4cGVjdGFuY3ktZHJvcHBpbmcvIn0.vCKJiPGbDj-VP5a7_WbJXUNG3nTBGbupQJjHOA03loA&itid=gfta Gift link. Read it and weep.