I was stationed at Camp Lejuene North Carolina (CLNC) in the early 2000s between overseas deployments. It was only later I learned of the of the bizarre and statistically significant rates of male breast cancer affecting Marines stationed at CLNC.
The documentary Semper Fi: Always Faithful (2012) and internet coverage of Marines who were stationed at CLNC gave a wider audience knowledge of their plight and diagnosis; male breast cancer.
In response, lawsuits against the government resulted in a settlement and a finding for military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1953-1987 were exposed to toxic chemicals known to cause cancer and under the President Biden PACT Act, several other diagnosed cancers were also covered.
Well, guess who has decided to disrespect and shit on Veterans, yet again; DonOld John Traitor Trump.
ProPublica obtained a September 30 Veterans Administration memo, which cities and relies on the toxic Trump EO,
“As of Sept. 30, the department no longer presumes service connection for male breast cancer,” press secretary Pete Kasperowicz wrote in a statement to ProPublica. He noted that veterans who’ve previously qualified for coverage can keep it. But for the roughly 100 male veterans who are newly diagnosed each year, the path will now be significantly harder. They will have to show their cancer was connected to their military service, a burden that has often been hard to meet.
Men don't have Breasts, libtard!!!
Remember it's a core pillar of the MAGA ideology that their biological ignorance and bigotry is received wisdom and an unchangeable fact of nature and the universe. The entire Republican outlook on life for the past 50 years has been a giant exercise in making their violent stupidity, active ignorance, and racist bigotry synonymous with Truth and using the awesome power of the Federal Government to force their fascist beliefs upon us.
As always the malignant Trump maladministration will rely on Corporate Media not covering their actions, the MAGA faithful to say 'Well, that's bad but... Biden and Obama were worse!!!'
But, remember under Project 2025, dramatically slashing Veterans benefits is one of the sneakier ways Republicans intend to enact "cost-savings" so they can funnel more money to their Billionaire backers. Already there has been dramatic cuts, to the VA, uncalled for and vile firings of VA workers, but Republicans know all they have to do I say, 'Oh we aren't cutting services! Actually our cuts and firings are making things better!' and their compliant and complicit media lick-spittles will nod along and dutifully say, 'tis true! 'tis true! Surely this is the best of all worlds."
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