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maeve harris<p><a href="https://girlcock.club/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a>, Jr expected to lay off entire office Of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy. Part of his Make America Healthy Again initiative, apparently. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025/03/29/rfk-jr-laying-off-entire-office-of-infectious-disease-and-hivaids-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2025</span><span class="invisible">/03/29/rfk-jr-laying-off-entire-office-of-infectious-disease-and-hivaids-policy/</span></a></p>
Rob Pegoraro<p><strong>This rite of a Washington spring is now 20 years&nbsp;old</strong></p><p>Thursday was not like any other day this week–but it did fit into a pattern that set in starting in 2005. Meaning, I once again had no other choice but to <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2018/04/05/playing-hooky-for-home-openers/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">take off work to go to the Washington Nationals’ home opener</a>. </p><p>My first 15 years of <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2019/08/29/three-decades-of-d-c-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-district/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">life in and around the District</a> did not include that rite of spring, because major-league baseball (as opposed to intern softball on the Mall) was <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2019/06/15/ballparks-ive-visited-17-and-counting/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">an other-cities proposition</a>. But I cleared my afternoon for <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/robpegoraro/23986484148" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">the Nats’ home opener at RFK that April</a>, and the experience was epically worth the work avoidance.</p><a href="https://robpegoraro.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nats-home-openers-over-the-years.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><p>My wife and I have stayed in the same 20-game partial-season-ticket group ever since, so almost every March or April has treated us to this seasonal event.</p><p>Parts of it have changed immensely–especially with the team’s move from <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2017/10/21/its-been-real-rfk/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">RFK and the peeling paint inside that concrete donut</a> to Nats Park in 2008. </p><p>Where RFK had no neighborhood bars and restaurants for pregame and postgame enjoyment, the blocks north of Nats Park have filled in with residential, office and hotel buildings. To the south, D.C. has replaced the ugly metal hulk of the former Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge with the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/robpegoraro/52640023866" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">soaring arches of its successor</a> over the Anacostia. And to the west, Audi Field hosts the other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_beautiful_game" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">beautiful game</a> as played by D.C. United and the Washington Spirit. </p><p>The <a href="https://www.jdland.com/dc/index.cfm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">neighborhood</a> has overall improved so much since I was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/04/18/tears-for-fears/1fa12903-bacc-49f7-8bb8-5b50ad374d50/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reviewing the occasional concert at the Capital Ballroom</a> almost 30 years ago, and I love that. </p><p>Inside and just outside Nats Park, some traditions have held while others have flown in the breeze like the <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2019/10/31/a-world-series-title-comes-home-to-washington/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">World Series championship</a> flag that has graced our ballpark since 2019. </p><p>On one hand, hearing the aptly-named <a href="https://wtop.com/local-sports/2019/08/how-dc-washington-became-the-voice-of-washington-sports/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">D.C. Washington</a> sing the national anthem every year is a treat that fans of no other MLB franchise get. And no other team gets flyovers of <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/robpegoraro/54414820351" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">F-16s</a> from <a href="https://www.jba.af.mil" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Joint Base Andrews</a>.</p><p>On the other hand, I thought in 2005 that presidents throwing out a ceremonial first pitch would be a regular feature for Nats home openers. But after George W. Bush’s high strike in 2005 and Barack Obama’s comparable throw in 2010, other people have done the honors. </p><p>(Thursday featured <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/03/27/first-pitches-baseball-tom-boswell/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Washington Post sports columnist Thomas Boswell</a>, who has more than earned that recognition on his way to <a href="https://baseballhall.org/news/sabathia-suzuki-wagner-elected-to-hall-of-fame-by-bbwaa" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cooperstown</a>.) </p><p>I get that Joe Biden and Donald Trump don’t have the arms to keep the ball out of the dirt–and that Trump’s fragile ego couldn’t stand being booed by Nats fans who rightly disapprove of <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2024/11/07/the-worst/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">his authoritarian garbage</a>–but we do need to bring that tradition back. </p><p>And, yes, the Nats have been wildly uneven in their home openers. Thursday was no exception, even between innings: MacKenzie Gore <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/03/28/mackenzie-gore-nats-opening-day-start/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">struck out 13 and allowed only one hit and zero walks in six innings</a>, but then the Nats <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/03/27/mackenzie-gore-nationals-phillies-opening-day/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">squandered that standout start to lose 7-3 to the Phillies</a>.</p><p>That’s not a great beginning of the season. But I will, of course, be in the stands on Sunday. </p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/ballpark/" target="_blank">#ballpark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/baseball/" target="_blank">#baseball</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/first-pitch/" target="_blank">#firstPitch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/flyover/" target="_blank">#flyover</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/home-opener/" target="_blank">#homeOpener</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/mlb/" target="_blank">#MLB</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/nationals/" target="_blank">#Nationals</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/nationals-park/" target="_blank">#NationalsPark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/nats/" target="_blank">#Nats</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/nats-park/" target="_blank">#NatsPark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/opening-day/" target="_blank">#openingDay</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/rfk/" target="_blank">#RFK</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/stadium/" target="_blank">#stadium</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/washington-nationals/" target="_blank">#WashingtonNationals</a></p>
G Kearney<p>Measles cases in Kansas more than double in one week. <a href="https://c.im/tags/kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kansas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>measles</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cartoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartoon</span></a></p>

#RFK - ⚠️ "This man does NOT care about the #TRUTH. He cares about what is making him #FOLLOWERS."

ℹ️ FDA's top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks resigned under pressure Friday.

He warns:
⚠️ "Undermining confidence in well-established vaccines is irresponsible, detrimental to PUBLIC HEALTH, and a clear DANGER to our nation's health, safety and security."

nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigned Friday.
The New York Times · Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’By Christina Jewett

"The top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration who was forced out of the agency announced his resignation Friday, and sharply criticized his boss at the Health and Human Services Department: Robert F. Kennedy Jr."

"it has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies."

Top FDA Vaccine Advisor Forced Out Cites RFK Jr’s "Missinformation and Lies"
npr.org/sections/shots-health-

Great read

"Why RFK Jr.’s pick for a vaccine-autism review may be familiar to Retraction Watch readers"

"While there’s irony in the retraction of a paper on conflicts of interest for issues with conflicts of interest, the key part of that story is that the journal replaced it with a new version of the paper with an updated conflict of interest statement and changes throughout — and this paper remains intact. "

#retractionWatch #RFK #vaccine #antivax #AcademicChatter

retractionwatch.com/2025/03/27

Retraction Watch · Why RFK Jr.’s pick for a vaccine-autism review may be familiar to Retraction Watch readersDavid Geier and his father Mark speak to Fox News in 2022. When it comes to conversations about vaccines and autism, we always have plenty to write about. And the latest news that the Trump adminis…

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“We aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement. “This Department will do more – a lot more – at a lower cost to the taxpayer.”

Yeah, RFK, Jr. Good luck with that. Does that come with fries?

David Geier is the long-time anti-vaccine grifter who RFKJr. has appointed to head an 'investigation' into the fully debunked link between autism and vaccines.

Geier is not a scientist. He is not a doctor.

Geier and his father set up 'clinics' and 'treated' children with chelation therapy and Lupron that caused...

"real hormonal disruption, developmental delays, and long-term endocrine risks. "

"Let me say this plainly: David Geier administered medications to chemically castrate children..."

Call your Congressfolk to protest against Geier's appointment that will put more of our country's children in danger from vaccine refusal and dangerous quack therapies.

news.immunologic.org/p/david-g

ImmunoLogic · David Geier is NOT a vaccine skeptic. Stop calling him that. He’s anti-vaccine.By Dr. Andrea Love