c/hackernews · by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se · 1y

Wellness influencer with no medical license proposed for US Surgeon General

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/07/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means

118 points · 14 comments · view on lemmy.world

14 Comments

Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 25 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Wasn't the ex reality TV star who became president and put a news reader in charge of the military and anti-vaxxer in charge of healthcare, just talking about and glorifying meritocracies the other day? I thought these people were so against DEI because they care that much about having the right person for the job?

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y

Everything out of their mouth is either a straight-up lie or earnestly deranged.

RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I would be stunned if it WASN'T someone wildly unqualified. The only thing that matters is if you can sufficiently lick a boot.

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y

i feel like there's a point to selecting specifically anti-qualified people though, sorta like how scammers will send messages that are obviously nonsense in order to only get replies from gullible people.

JandroDelSol@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm surprised it's not Elizabeth Holmes

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y

Too qualified

array@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 1y

Clown world

altphoto@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 1y (5 replies)

I want to lead NASA! I've seen a ton of rocket and space ship movies!

MehBlah@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I've seen all those plus I've played a lot of kerbal space program.

altphoto@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Can you be my second officer and focus on Alien life forms?