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May be relevant to note that there is a long, close association between right-wing activism and medical quackery 1/ https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1246959742855102465

https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1246959742855102465

Rick Perlstein documented "mail-order conservatism" long ago 2/ https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-long-con

The Long Con

Mitt Romney is a liar. Of course, in some sense, all politicians, even all human beings, are liars. Romney’s lying went so over-the-top extravagant by this summer, though, that the New York Times…

https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-long-con

Alex Jones peddled conspiracy theories as a vehicle for peddling nutritional supplements. Ben Shapiro, who is apparently the right's idea of an intellectual, is also in the patent medicine business 3/ https://brickhousenutrition.com/pages/benshapiro

Worth finding out whether, in addition to the desire for a miracle cure, there are some financial incentives for Trump to hawk a particular drug 4/

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