[thread] RFK Jr. | RFKjr | Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
* politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, conspiracy theorist
* promoted anti-vaccine misinformation public-health conspiracy theories
* deeply devout Catholic
* advisory personnel for Trump2
[thread] Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110622836476539878
#RFKjr #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #disinformation #DHHS
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What happens when vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/13/nx-s1-5188676/trump-election-2024-vaccines-rfk
* Trump will let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. go wild on health
* pediatricians nervous re: RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine rhetoric
* vaccine skeptic Joseph Ladapo became FL surgeon general
* vaccine hesitancy worsened
RFK Jr.: Trump will recommend ridding fluoride in drinking water
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113437373800447856
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#RFKjr #JosephLadapo #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #disinformation #antiLGBT
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No Surprise RFK Jr. Endorsed Trump: Both Backed by Billionaire Timothy Mellon
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113018599390724885
RFK Jr.-Aligned SuperPAC Draws Heavily f. 2 Megadonors [Tim Mellon]
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110821492931716296
RFK Jr. , Foe of COVID Lockdowns, Wants to Lock Out Economic Migrants
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110869664145345186
RFK Jr. Sucks Up to Musk on Twitter
Gives Away Game at Moms for Liberty Summit
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110622863210048094
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#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025
Trump taps anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trump-chooses-anti-vaccine-activist-robert-f-kennedy-jr-as-health-secretary-1.7110591
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5188411/robert-kennedy-trump-administration-health
* anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. to lead Dept. Health & Human Services
What to know about RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for health sec.
https://apnews.com/article/robert-f-kennedy-jr-rfk-things-to-know-explained-who-is-hhs-5288a4a7277d1a0b4a7ede8f57a971ce
* defies scientific consensus on vaccines/other issues
* wants to overhaul HHS staff
#RFKjr #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #disinformation #DeptHealth #DHHS
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #Project2025 #antiLGBT
Trump Officially Gives RFK Jr. Chance to Destroy U.S.' Health
https://newrepublic.com/post/188456/trump-robert-f-kennedy-rfk-jr-health-hhs-secretary
*Trump formally offered brainworm-infested, vaccine truther Robert F. Kennedy Jr. role in Cabinet
RFK Jr. isn't the only one. More than a billion people have parasitic worms
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/11/15/g-s1-34344/rfk-jr-parasitic-worm-nominee-trump-health-and-human-services
#RFKjr #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #disinformation #DeptHealth #DHHS
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #Project2025
#Christofascism #antiLGBT #homophobia #transphobia
#parasites
Trump HHS pick RFK Jr.'s views on vaccines, abortion, LGBTQ+ issues
https://19thnews.org/2024/11/robert-f-kennedy-hhs-vaccines-abortions-lgbtq
* DHS: vast power/influence
* disease prevention/monitoring, LGBTQ+ health access, reproductive health
* fringe views could undo decades of progress against spread of infectious diseases
* transphobia/anti-LGBT conspiracy theories
#RFKjr #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #disinformation #DeptHealth #DHHS
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #Project2025
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77 Past Nobel Prize Winners Tell Senators to Reject RFK Jr. HHS Nomination
https://truthout.org/articles/77-past-nobel-prize-winners-tell-senators-to-reject-rfk-jr-hhs-nomination
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/health/kennedy-hhs-nobel-laureates.html
https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/dc76bcf7a85102f7/81adbc30-full.pdf
“Placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put public’s health in jeopardy”
* RFK Jr. presumptive Dir Dept Health & Human Services
* noted conspiracy theorist
* peddles debunked claims against vaccines
#USpol #RFKjr #HHS #DHHS #ConspiracyTheorists #disinformation
#Trump2 #GOP #fascism #authoritarianism #Project2025
#PublicHealth #NobelLaureates
“The Dr. Who Fooled the World”: Author Slams RFK’s Embrace of Disgraced Anti-Vaxxer Andrew Wakefield
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/31/andrew_wakefield_vaccine
* author/investigative journalist Brian Deer
* debunked disgraced ex-doctor Andrew Wakefield’s fraudulent claims vaccines linked to autism
* Wakefield & Trump2 nom. Sec. Health & Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. major leaders of anti-vaccine movement
* “They basically run this movement together”
#AndrewWakefield #RFKjr #antivax
#Trump2 #fascism #DHHS #HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed Trump2 health secretary
https://19thnews.org/2025/02/robert-f-kennedy-jr-confirmed-health-secretary
* anti-vaccine activist
* will shape U.S. fed. abortion policy
* conspiracy theorist
U.S. Senate confirms vaccine opponent RFK Jr. as health secretary
https://www.science.org/content/article/senate-confirms-robert-f-kennedy-jr-vaccine-opponent-health-secretary
* responsible for U.S.’ public health/biomedical research agencies
#RFKjr #ConspiracyTheorists #antivax #VaccineHesitancy #disinformation #DHHS #HHS #NIH #FDA
#Trump #Trump2 #GOP #fascism #Project2025 #Christofascism #antiLGBT #transphobia