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  "path": "/archives/2026-jan-apr.html#20_April_2026_(cdc_rfk_jr_leadership_positions)",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T08:39:21.000Z",
  "site": "https://stallman.org",
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    "leadership positions"
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  "textContent": "The CDC is nearly paralyzed, as 80% of the group leadership positions are vacant. This adds to a lot of other damage — 1/5 of the staff were fired (or quit).\n\nThe previous acting director, Bhattacharya, was previously infamous for advocating allowing Covid-19 to spread unhindered and advising old people to protect themselves by avoiding contact with other people.\n\nEither RFK jr is nuts or he is committing intentional sabotage — I can't see any way around it. But neither alternative fully makes sense.",
  "title": "CDC leadership vacuum"
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