So I want to start with a story that in any other universe would have absolutely nothing to do with politics or anything even approximating controversy.

The kind of news, we all used to read or hear and accept.

But in the post-Trump era, this kind of news has become a sort of conservative

litmus test with potentially disastrous consequences for the health and the

well-being of thousands and thousands of Americans. I am talking about bird flu. I know.

Stay with me here. If you have been following the news recently, you may have seen

that the US is currently dealing with an outbreak of bird flu. Bird flu has spread to at least

80 cattle herds across over five states.

And because of that outbreak, the FDA, the Food and Drug Administration, has issued guidance

for how to stay safe and avoid exposure including warning Americans

against drinking raw milk. That's because raw milk has the potential to

spread animal-born diseases from one species to another.

This is pretty straightforward non-controversial scientific advice.

Don't drink raw milk.

It's non-controversial except if you are a conservative who follows the

influential pro-Trump youth organization Turning Points USA.

Milk is good for you, but here's what the American Dairy Farmers Association or whatever is

going to tell you is that that pasteurized milk crap you might as well be

drinking water, it does nothing, it's not even healthy. Ideally you need to be drinking water it does nothing it's not even healthy ideally you need to be

drinking raw milk that was Alex Clark a Torning Point USA host and one of the

organization's chief proponents of drinking raw milk.

Ms Clark is such a raw milk enthusiast

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