MAGA Bloodbath? Or Just a Reminder That Bureaucrats Aren’t Kings?

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by Jeff Childers

Speaking of sold-out, politicized federal workers—nobody saw this coming. It took all the so-called “science experts” by surprise. And now they are as nervous OnlyFans influencers in church. About mid-day yesterday, the Daily Mail ran the fascinating story under the headline, “Trump orders ‘blackout’ at CDC, FDA, NIH as agencies prepare for MAGA bloodbath.” A MAGA bloodbath! Hopefully the CDC doctors will issue guidelines for treating that condition. First, place mask on face…

On Tuesday morning, Stefanie Spear, HHS’s newly hired deputy chief of staff and longtime Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ally, arrived at the office and promptly ordered the three big health agencies (CDC, FDA, NIH) to pull the plug on all external communications. The ban included regular CDC reports, like the bird flu running totals, press releases, published studies, and specific actions like grant approvals.

By cutting off their external voice, Spear put the agencies in a Daniel Penny-style chokehold. They can’t spin a narrative, signal for help, or plead their case to the public. It was like duct-taping their mouths shut while simultaneously handing them a performance review clipboard.

Bloodbath.

By banning their external communications, the Trump Administration is sending a clear, humiliating internal message: We’re in charge now. For the agencies’ arrogant whitecoats accustomed to wielding massive “expert” influence with virtually no oversight or accountability, it’s like being sent back to kindergarten. A strict kindergarten. Remedial kindergarten.

No talking without raising your hand!

Presumably, the officials who are terrified were hoping for Biden pardons and didn’t get them.

Speaking of arrogant whitecoats, Dr. Lucky Tran, who the Daily Mail described as “a Democrat-leaning science communicator at Columbia University,” blasted the order as “the beginning of censorship.” Outrage! And more outrage! And then there were even more overwrought headlines like this one, from McKnight’s:

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Crippling! Hopefully the effects will be crippling, but that is probably too much to ask for. There’s another crippling condition for which they need CDC guidance. Bureaucrat, heal thyself.

The Administration played it cool. Stephanie Spear told CBS simply, “HHS has paused mass communications and public appearances that are not directly related to emergencies or critical to preserving health. This is a short pause to allow the new team to set up a process for review and prioritization.”

Maybe. But President Trump singled out the public health agencies in his inaugural address, accurately observing they “do not deliver in times of disaster,” referring obviously to the covid disaster and how badly the agencies handled that — if not caused it to start with.

So this pause, however long or short, isn’t just about communication bans or grant freezes; it’s a recalibration of power, the restoration of a basic chain of accountability, a rebuilding of trust in agencies nobody trusts anymore. For far too long, the CDC, FDA, and NIH have acted like they were the only adults in the room, swanking their emergency health powers into our living rooms, telling everybody else what to do while ignoring their own rules, all the while totally untouchable by any political oversight because pandemic.

Now, they’re being reminded they’re part of a system with a chain of command that ultimately answers to the voters—and nothing terrifies bureaucratic termites more than that. That’s why these silly wannabe martyrs are hopelessly overreacting with bloodbaths and crippling censorship.

The CDC, whose director must be confirmed by the Senate, remains directorless. Which brings us to the slow-motion confirmations.

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Jeff
In 1937 an actor from KINGS ROW said for the firs time – To my knowledge – “GOVERNMENT CAN NEVER SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS … GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM!”! I would vote for him 9 times; much later.
Your wordy essay could be summarized by Ronny with
Government is the problem

Has been true for 6,00years;6,000 years from now still be true!

Jeff
Sorry for the word “wordy” its negative connotations are not my point. I am not a wordsmith! Deeply regret my word choice!

Bloodbath, this will be hell on the towels, just soak in cold water with a bit of Oxy-clean make sure the stain is removed before you toss it in the dryer.
While leaderless they cant cause a panic on bird flu, common big pharma is in its counting house, counting on treating the side effects.
Being told to shut up and be still, I guess that will cost nose bleeds.