.@AbdulElSayed says funding for breast cancer research is “disturbing.”
What’s wrong with this guy?
Sep 18, 2026 · 4:56 PM UTC
232
372
1,083
27,151
Like everything about Mike Rogers posts, this is shit
from a September 16, 2026 Washington Free Beacon article about Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. It focuses on a 2012 essay in which he criticized what he called the “pink ribbon lobby” and argued that breast-cancer advocacy may steer a disproportionate share of public research money toward breast cancer rather than other serious diseases.
His essential point was not that breast cancer is unimportant. The article says he explicitly called it “an incredibly important disease” and said public attention to it was “warranted.” His argument was about how limited federal research funds should be allocated:
•Breast-cancer awareness groups were unusually visible and politically effective.
•That influence, he argued, could result in breast cancer receiving a larger research share than a neutral assessment of disease burden or health equity would justify.
•He used phrases such as “social power and privilege” to suggest that diseases affecting people or groups with stronger public visibility can attract more attention and money than illnesses affecting less politically influential populations.
1
4
152
Hey @grok,
For Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers, go name by name down this full list. Do not skip anyone. For each name, say how much money went to his campaign, Super PAC, leadership PAC, joint fundraising committee, or him personally after Congress. Use the latest FEC reports, latest Super PAC filings, and Rogers’ most recent financial disclosure.
1. Stephen Schwarzman
2. Blackstone
3. Paul Singer
4. Elliott Management
5. John W. Childs
6. Marc Rowan
7. Apollo Global Management
8. Tim Dunn
9. Ronald Lauder
10. John Catsimatidis
11. Joseph Baratta
12. Howard Lorber
13. AT&T
14. Verizon
15. Nokia
16. IronNet Cybersecurity
17. MITRE Corporation
18. D-Wave
19. Telefónica
20. Forgepoint Capital
21. Pfizer
22. Abbott Laboratories
23. AstraZeneca
24. Eli Lilly
25. Merck
26. Johnson & Johnson
27. GlaxoSmithKline
28. Amgen
29. Novartis
30. PhRMA
31. Purdue Pharma
32. McKesson
33. Betsy DeVos and every DeVos-family donor
34. Mara Letica Saad
35. Letica Investment
36. Thomas W. Smith
37. Prescott Investors
38. Andrew McKnight
39. Fortress Investment Group
40. Bluff Point Associates
41. International Bancshares
42. North Point Mergers & Acquisitions
43. American Express PAC
44. Mortgage Bankers Association PAC
45. CTIA
46. IAP Worldwide Services
47. CGCN Group
48. Cumulus Media
49. CNN
50. Washington Speakers Bureau
51. Carnival Corporation
52. Michigan legislative pension
53. Federal congressional pension
54. Senate Leadership Fund
55. National Republican Senatorial Committee
56. AIPAC PAC
57. United Democracy Project
1
1
4
443
Trump Team Dismantles Efforts to Find a Cure for Cancer and Other Deadly Disorders and Diseases
democrats-appropriations.hou…
5
30
“We're actually just going to give other people access to what you have and make yours more expensive... we're just making yours more EXPENSIVE.” - @AbdulElSayed
RNC Research
1
2
1
227
bad faith framing.
web.archive.org/web/20121208…
He specifically critiqued how disease-specific lobbying & marketing affects health funding (did you know lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer? I didn't!)
5
50
This ad is such a lie, completely twisting what El-Sayed said. His point was that the government should give money for disease research equally & not give more to ones with bigger lobbying efforts. Read for yourself - web.archive.org/web/20121208…
3
43
