Rant The unfortunately necessary RFK Jr. thread

Jaskalas · May 31, 2025

You could say the FDA is a little... compromised.
Holistic foods to cure diabetics, doctors hate this one trick!

Is anti-insulin the next anti-vax movement?

RFK Jr.’s FDA chief says diabetics should take cooking classes instead of insulin

The head of the Federal Drug Administration under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that diabetics should get a recipe book instead of insulin.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary appeared on Sunday Futures on Fox News to make these comments.

"Maybe we need to treat more diabetes with cooking classes, not just throwing insulin at people," Makary, a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic, said.

esquared · May 31, 2025

Jaskalas said:
You could say the FDA is a little... compromised.
Holistic foods to cure diabetics, doctors hate this one trick!

Is anti-insulin the next anti-vax movement?

RFK Jr.’s FDA chief says diabetics should take cooking classes instead of insulin
The head of the Federal Drug Administration under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that diabetics should get a recipe book instead of insulin.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary appeared on Sunday Futures on Fox News to make these comments.
"Maybe we need to treat more diabetes with cooking classes, not just throwing insulin at people," Makary, a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic, said.

This guy needs to be sent out to the backyard and caned with 200 lashes.

Muse · Jun 1, 2025

Dr. Mike puts out video calling for RFK Jr. to immediately resign. This is good. Inspired me to email my congress woman, not something I'm prone to.

RalphTheCow · Jun 5, 2025

Before the election I was really looking forward to Lina Khan et al cracking down on quacks, but we have gone the other way. It is a pet peeve of mine that the tv networks make so much from neuriva and prevagen commercials, and those are just the tip of the iceberg.

Great article here.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-rfk-jr-maha-quacks.html

esquared · Jun 5, 2025

RalphTheCow said:
Before the election I was really looking forward to Lina Khan et al cracking down on quacks, but we have gone the other way. It is a pet peeve of mine that the tv networks make so much from neuriva and prevagen commercials, and those are just the tip of the iceberg.

Great article here.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-rfk-jr-maha-quacks.html

Paywall free link:

https://archive.is/lsLGT

hal2kilo · Jun 6, 2025

I have trouble getting to sleep so I have this radio program I set the sleeper on for about 30 minutes. The program is Coast to Coast AM although it's on the local FM station. Anyway, it's mostly conspiracy bullshit with a few (very few) good nuggets mixed in. Anyway, anything political is just crazy right wing conspiracy shit which I usually just turn off. The worst thing the program does is put out the most ridiculous health misinformation and the clowns are also selling their snake oil. The last one was about how the food industry is switching out our bodies copper for iron, or is it iron for copper through the use of super processed foods. Does it really matter? When it's just a bunch of snake oil bullshit. I just wonder if people are actually buying 1/10 of the bs they put out every night.
Misinformation on the media will destroy us if there is no critical thinking about what you are listening to.

ch33zw1z · Monday at 5:57 PM

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/kennedy-removes-all-members-of-cdc-panel-advising-on-vaccines

Oof, this guy

nakedfrog · Monday at 6:03 PM

ch33zw1z said:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/kennedy-removes-all-members-of-cdc-panel-advising-on-vaccines

Oof, this guy

Here's his op-ed on it:

Today, we are taking a bold step in restoring public trust by totally reconstituting the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP). We are retiring the 17 current members of the committee, some of whom were last-minute appointees of the Biden administration. Without removing the current members, the current Trump administration would not have been able to appoint a majority of new members until 2028.
...
A clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science. In the 1960s, the world sought guidance from America’s health regulators, who had a reputation for integrity, scientific impartiality and zealous defense of patient welfare. Public trust has since collapsed, but we will earn it back.

LOL
He does make arguments in favor of his action, but being as he's been shown to be full of shit in the past, I'm not taking any of those claims at face value from someone who eats roadkill and swims in sewage water.

https://archive.is/Y5WCM

ch33zw1z · Monday at 6:13 PM

nakedfrog said:
Here's his op-ed on it:

LOL
He does make arguments in favor of his action, but being as he's been shown to be full of shit in the past, I'm not taking any of those claims at face value from someone who eats roadkill and swims in sewage water.

https://archive.is/Y5WCM

Yea, and this:

See moment where RFK Jr. said he doesn't think people should take his medical advice for yourself

Kennedy made the remark during a House committee hearing.

www.snopes.com

In a twist of irony that only conservatives would believe, the guy who has been eroding trust in vaccine science is the guy who claims he will restore trust in vaccine science.

Its not surprising, its the play in other ways. Eg - trumps fascist america will restore america to its former glory.

Brainonska511 · Monday at 8:28 PM

ch33zw1z said:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/kennedy-removes-all-members-of-cdc-panel-advising-on-vaccines

Oof, this guy

Bill Cassidy winning the largest "Fell for it Again" award for trusting RFK Jr's assurances to not fuck with vaccines.

Fenixgoon · Monday at 8:42 PM

Brainonska511 said:
Bill Cassidy winning the largest "Fell for it Again" award for trusting RFK Jr's assurances to not fuck with vaccines.

I don't know why anybody would believe a person who has a history of being anti-vaccine and anti-science

Brainonska511 · Monday at 8:48 PM

Fenixgoon said:
I don't know why anybody would believe a person who has a history of being anti-vaccine and anti-science

Hence the winner of the "fell for it again" award. Just complete stupidity.

Fenixgoon · Monday at 9:16 PM

Brainonska511 said:
Hence the winner of the "fell for it again" award. Just complete stupidity.

I guess what I'm saying is he didn't fall for anything. He knew full well what he was voting for. It's more like (im)plausible deniability

Brainonska511 · Monday at 9:50 PM

Fenixgoon said:
I guess what I'm saying is he didn't fall for anything. He knew full well what he was voting for. It's more like (im)plausible deniability

Stupid or evil, the results are effectively the same here, and neither is a redeeming thing for Cassidy.

MtnMan · Tuesday at 8:42 PM

ch33zw1z said:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/kennedy-removes-all-members-of-cdc-panel-advising-on-vaccines

Oof, this guy

Trump has taken the country back to the equivalent of 1938 Germany.

RFK Jr. is taking the country's disease control back to 1346 in Europe.

outriding · Tuesday at 8:52 PM

ch33zw1z said:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/kennedy-removes-all-members-of-cdc-panel-advising-on-vaccines

Oof, this guy

So all the people who said RFK jr does not need to know about vaccines. Just got rid of the people who know about vaccines

So what are we left with? A fucking man that had a worm who ate part of his brains

MtnMan · Tuesday at 9:04 PM

ch33zw1z said:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-09/kennedy-removes-all-members-of-cdc-panel-advising-on-vaccines

Oof, this guy

This one is not behind a paywall

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/rfk-jr-cdc-panel-vaccines.html

So now Trump gets to appoint people to this panel! Let's see, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, the Texas 'Demon Sperm' doctor that said the COVID vaccine could be expelled by invoking the name of Jesus.
There must be some witch doctors that would love to serve, should they contact Trump or RFK?

Indus · Tuesday at 9:04 PM

MtnMan said:
Trump has taken the country back to the equivalent of 1938 Germany.

RFK Jr. is taking the country's disease control back to 1346 in Europe.

It's beautiful isn't it??

I fucking absolutely love them playing Russian Roulette.. the trick is not to get in the line of fire though!

Basically MAGA are gonna get sick and die and you don't have to do anything besides vaccinate yourself!

It's almost poetic justice.. how they wiped out natives with diseases.. hopefully something wipes them out and quickly!

MtnMan · Tuesday at 9:29 PM

Indus said:
It's beautiful isn't it??

I fucking absolutely love them playing Russian Roulette.. the trick is not to get in the line of fire though!

Basically MAGA are gonna get sick and die and you don't have to do anything besides vaccinate yourself!

It's almost poetic justice.. how they wiped out natives with diseases.. hopefully something wipes them out and quickly!

Until, getting vaccinated requires international travel, as they have been banned, or resorting to some back alley vaccine dealers.

Next thing we know, they are going to be tracking the vaccines we receive like they want to track the menstrual cycles of women from age 12 to 50.

uallas5 · Tuesday at 9:56 PM

hal2kilo said:
I have trouble getting to sleep so I have this radio program I set the sleeper on for about 30 minutes. The program is Coast to Coast AM although it's on the local FM station. Anyway, it's mostly conspiracy bullshit with a few (very few) good nuggets mixed in. Anyway, anything political is just crazy right wing conspiracy shit which I usually just turn off. The worst thing the program does is put out the most ridiculous health misinformation and the clowns are also selling their snake oil. The last one was about how the food industry is switching out our bodies copper for iron, or is it iron for copper through the use of super processed foods. Does it really matter? When it's just a bunch of snake oil bullshit. I just wonder if people are actually buying 1/10 of the bs they put out every night.
Misinformation on the media will destroy us if there is no critical thinking about what you are listening to.

Might I suggest listening to the Shipping Forecast from BBC4? It's a LOT more pleasant.

BBC Sounds - Shipping Forecast - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Shipping Forecast on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

There are also some recordings of this on youtube where people have stitched together hours of forecasts.

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