#rfk-jr — Public Fediverse posts

The purge of scientific expertise from #NIH continues. #RFKJr won't stop till all U.S. #health agencies are filled with cranks and grifters. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01558-w

#science #impeachRFKJr

More #RFKJr malfeasance: "A staffing shortage is making it difficult for the US National Institutes of Health (#NIH) to spend its US$47-billion budget by awarding research grants.

"It is missing dozens of staff members, called grants management specialists (GMSs), who are crucial to handling the business and administrative aspects of issuing grants." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01537-1

HHS Is A Chaos Engine: Marty Makary Out At FDA

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/hhs-is-a-chaos-engine-marty-makary-out-at-fda/

Antidepressants Under Scrutiny: Complex Debates Erupt Over Efficacy and Prescription

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump's comments spark debate on antidepressant use. Experts explain why it's complex.

#antidepressants, #mentalhealth, #SSRIs, #RFKJr, #Trump

https://newsletter.tf/antidepressant-use-debated-after-political-statements/

New calls to re-evaluate antidepressant use follow statements from political figures. Experts say the issue is more complex than just overmedication.

#antidepressants, #mentalhealth, #SSRIs, #RFKJr, #Trump
https://newsletter.tf/antidepressant-use-debated-after-political-statements/

In addition to the fact that the sperm count issue is neither as bad or nor as simple as Murder Jerky is making it out to be (see link), Dr. Nisha Patel made this great point:

https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/no-cause-for-panic-as-sperm-counts-found-to-be-steady

#RFKJr #FDA

#rfkjr #racoondick

@APBBlue O God. Then I read the article:

“[RFKjr made] the highly dubious claim in October that American teenagers now have less sperm and testosterone than 65-year-old men.”

It is hard to be this creepy, and they do it so effortlessly. We want young women to have more babies and old men have the most sperm. We see where you’re going with this. Gross!

#rfkjr #uspol

Amy Siskind: "RFK Jr.'s Department of Health and Human Services has no:
* FDA commissioner,
* CDC director,
* NIH director,
* surgeon general,
AND as of today
* HHS spokesperson."
#RFKjr #extremism #incompetence #mismanagement #healthcare #politics

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == Democracy Now! 5/13/26: Trump #FDA Chief Pushed Out in Latest Sign of Public Health Chaos Under #RFKJrhttps://youtu.be/5Eu90jrkyOg?si=050AWrGxGX8mxzbp#news #war #peace #uspol #geopolitics #antiwar #journalism #independentmedia #democracynow #AmyGoodman #JuanGonzález #Ne1rmeenShaikh #vsn #radio #SupportIndependentMedia #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #Resist

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116569039972052851

#news #arts #left

#rfkjr
#brainwormdude

NOW PLAYING == Democracy Now! 5/13/26: Trump #FDA Chief Pushed Out in Latest Sign of Public Health Chaos Under #RFKJr

https://youtu.be/5Eu90jrkyOg?si=050AWrGxGX8mxzbp

#news #war #peace #uspol #geopolitics #antiwar #journalism #independentmedia #democracynow #AmyGoodman #JuanGonzález #Ne1rmeenShaikh #vsn #radio #SupportIndependentMedia #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #Resist

#HHS Secretary Kennedy lies about flu #vaccines and endangers military readiness. The latest #RFKJr Whopper of the Week from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social https://www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whopper-week-rfk-jr-places-flu-freedom-above-military-readiness

#ImpeachRFKJr

#RFKJr wants fewer people to take #antidepressants. There can be legitimate reasons for "deprescribing," a psychiatrist writes, but some of what Kennedy says is dangerously wrong. https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/antidepressant-deprescribing-kennedy-ssris/

Take that, LIBERAL!

https://piefed.social/c/political_memes/p/2057906/take-that-liberal

"The firing or resignation of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is more intra- #MAHA chaos at a beleaguered and battered Department of Health and Human Services.

"When you don’t have a #CDC Director, an #FDA Commissioner, or a Surgeon General, the obvious question is: Why do you have this #HHS Secretary? Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is the cause of much of the chaos that has resulted in these job vacancies. HHS is rotting from the head."

https://www.cspi.org/statement/chaos-reigns-hhs-fda-gets-acting-commissioner

#RFKJr

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == The David Pakman Show 5/12/26: Inflation spikes, Trump doesn’t care, but #RFKJr wants more spermhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5qT17OfOcU #news #uspol #geopolitics #iranwar #trump #commentary #progressive #left #DavidPakman #Democrats #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116563608266823570

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community

NOW PLAYING == The David Pakman Show 5/12/26: Inflation spikes, Trump doesn’t care, but #RFKJr wants more sperm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5qT17OfOcU

#news #uspol #geopolitics #iranwar #trump #commentary #progressive #left #DavidPakman #Democrats #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

@aaron.rupar

Wasn't it #RFKjr who swam in a stream known to be contaminated with sewage? He let his grandkids swim in the sewage stream with him.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rfk-jr-swimming-in-polluted-creek/

RE: https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/116562116098559015

RFK JR licking everything and everyone....

#RFKJr #Hantavirus

Trump Admin Appeals ACIP Court Ruling So RFK Jr. Can Continue Fucking With Vaccines

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/11/trump-admin-appeals-acip-court-ruling-so-rfk-jr-can-continue-fucking-with-vaccines/

The #FDA hides research that contradicts #RFKJr's pathological dislike of #vaccines, and we all suffer. A detailed examination here: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-op-ed-why-fda-tried-bury-studies-showing-vaccines-are-safe

The work is raising alarms among some #vaccine scholars & critics of #RFKJr, who have long accused the secretary of cherry-picking data & misinterpreting studies to claim that #vaccines are unsafe & to limit their use. They fear RFKJr will use the findings to further erode confidence in vaccines, which the World Health Organization estimates saved 154 million lives over the past half-century.

#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth

The wide-ranging inquiry is a top priority for #RFKJr, who sees #vaccines as a “potential culprit” in various #neurological &#autoimmune disorders, including #asthma & #allergies [absurd]. It resurrects research into a number of ideas RFKJr has espoused, including whether vaccines are linked to #autism & whether thimerosal, a preservative that has largely been removed from vaccines in the #US but remains in some flu shots, is dangerous.
#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #disinformation #Health

#Health Secy #RFKJr has said little publicly about #vaccines in recent months, at the behest of a #Trump WH worried that his unpopular stance will hurt #Republicans in November’s midterms. But he has not abandoned his quest for “evidence” they are unsafe.

Working behind the scenes, RFKJr is spearheading an intense push, across health agencies under his purview, for govt scientists & federal data contractors to examine his theory that vaccines are helping to fuel an epidemic of chronic disease….

#RFKJr Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into #Vaccines Despite Recent Public Silence

“Health” Secy Robert F Kennedy Jr has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside the #HHS, a sprawling “research” effort is top priority.

#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #HealthInsurance #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #PublicHealth #Health #science #medicine #policy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/kennedy-vaccine-safety.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Kennedy Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into #Vaccines , Despite His Public Silence

#Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the #WhiteHouse. But inside his department, a sprawling research effort is a top priority.
#rfkjr #rfk #vaccine #medicine

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/kennedy-vaccine-safety.html

From one of the few pages I still watch on FB. Arcane Bullshit. They produce some absolute winners sometimes.

#hantavirus #rfkjr