#rfk jr can’t speak

[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

These hearings going on now and RFK is trembling, shaking, stuttering, and flailing as he is being ripped to shreds. Sheldon Whitehouse, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders are on fire exposing this fraud. He has an arrangement where he gets a cut of any successful lawsuit against medical companies and under questioning from Warren he refused to say he would stop profiting in this unscrupulous manner.

There’s something wrong with this guy that’s not being shared. The way he’s physically and audibly flailing is indicative of a serious medical condition. This man is grossly unqualified, deranged, and mentally ill. Decades of lifelong drug addiction have taken its toll. He makes Ozzy Osborne look like a model of good health.

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[magpiemagica]

Disability in the US: A Masterpost

DISABLED AMERICANS CAN’T EVER CATCH A F*CKING BREAK?!

Sorry for yelling; just very scared and upset at the state of my nation right now. And the fact that the only people I see standing up for the disabled community right now is teachers, doctors, and adults of disabled children! I will be using this post to document and educate on disabled issues.

Note from March 25, 2025: Some stuff near the top might be out of date, specifically regarding the state of The Department of Education. I will however still keep those (pre-closure) links up as they are still relevant. Just be aware of the timeline while reading; I started dating my updates around Early March.

(Note: In this post, I will be going over a bunch of stuff concerning the disabled community. I am an adult diagnosed with autism (and some other stuff) who although being Lv1, needs support. These issues will obviously affect more than just Americans with developmental disabilities (autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, etc.) and I will try to be as inclusive as I can to ALL disabilities in this post. This is just the personal experience I am bringing in.)

RFK JR. (he is a whole pile of worms, no pun intended)

17 states are in a lawsuit to eliminate section 504 of of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, this would allow public schools to discriminate education against disabled students. This includes removable of disability accommodations. 504 applies to other government assisted services as well such as hospitals and doctor's offices. This possible removable is a big civil rights issue.

Below are Section 504 itself and the lawsuit.

Speaking of disability and education, the dismantlement of the Department of Education. Just like stated in GOP plan Project 2025, Donald Trump plans to eliminate the Department of Education. This is a horrible idea for so many reasons but especially for disabled students and their parents. The DOE funds special education or "SPED" programs in schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, (in 2022-23) 7.5 million students in America receive special education or related services.

Obviously, the pulling back and demonization of DEI will be a big negative for the disabled community, one that already struggles with finding employment, belonging, and support. But most people are already aware of it.

Problem Presidential Actions/Executive Orders. There are many; some linked below. These are specifically ones that impact disabled Americans; lots of ones not mentioned are just as if not more concerning for other reasons.

KEEPING EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE AND ENDING COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES IN SCHOOLS: will endanger communal health, especially that of the immunocompromised

AMERICAN HEART MONTH, 2025: Magpie, wanting to raise awareness for heart disease is obviously a good thing! Why put this in here? "And we will fulfill our pledge to investigate what has caused the decades-long increase in health problems and childhood diseases — including obesity, autoimmune disorders, infertility, and autism." Yes and, my main concern is their inclusion of "autism". Ignoring the fact that they referred to it as a heath problem or childhood disease, I am autistic adult who has lived on this earth for around 20 years now. For me, this screams Autism Speaks. Autism is a genetic disorder and there have been many studies about its potential causes. This administration has rejected and censored the medical world; this will only result in misinformation being spread.

Update: April 6, 2025: more autism stuff.

WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: This one should be self explanatory.

There is more.

There's more concerns I have but I'm tired :/. So tired. Just wanted to raise awareness. I'll post something fun next.

UPDATE: MARCH 11, 2025

Soo...it gets worse, like it always seems to do nowadays.

CDC is planning on doing a nation wide study, studying "the link" between autism and vaccines. The link that seems from the debunked and medically controversial 1998 Wakefield study. Anyone who has a valid medical degree, did basic research on the topic, or is educated on autism can tell you that you cannot "get" autism from vaccines. It is important to note that developmental, neurological, and mental delays due to things like lead poisoning, injuries to the brain, and medical issues like diseases or strokes. However, this is not the case for autism. Autism is a condition you are born with, similar to other developmental disabilities. It seems to be only really questioned because unlike other disorders like down syndrome and fragile X syndrome, autism does not display any physical deformities or traits. You cannot tell if a baby is autistic at birth, only later on as it goes through stages of development. Autism is a genetic disorder with some suspected environmental risks.

So, why is the CDC spending this amount of energy on a theory from a disgraced man who got his medical license revoked and has been fact checked by the medical community multiple times? Short answer, money. I talked on this weeks ago in the American Heart Month section. This is plan to transfer money away from important services and spend it on something meaningless. I don't want to call it embezzlement but that is what it is currently looking like to me :/.

I would be incredibly upset if this happened anytime but now?? The worst time. Antivaxx has been gaining more and more popularity over the years and I have seen a sharp increase of medical misinformation since the confirmation of RJK Jr. The United States government themselves pursuing this theory only validates medical denialism. And with the very real threat of a nationwide Measles outbreak; people need to be vaccinated against MMR more than ever. No more kids need to die because their parents didn't give them the proper vaccines.

Oh and also big Medicaid cuts.

Ugh. Signing out for now <3

UPDATE (March 31st)

UPDATE: MARCH 21, 2025

So, it’s happened. The Department of Education I mean. Not surprised, I’m one of the few who sat down and read Project 2025 (Section 11 linked). But God.. it doesn’t feel real. I’m scared, especially for disabled kids, especially in poorer areas. These families. I don’t know what else to say. I don’t know what to do. God bless the teachers of America.

UPDATE: MARCH 25, 2025

Back to bullshit. Sorry if that's too harsh; I'm just not really in the mood for pleasant formalities. Due to the Department of Education being destroyed (including OSERS), as mentioned above, the responsibility of Special Education will be transferred to Robert F. Kennedy in The Department of Health and Human Services. He and his department not qualified to handle SPED at all. In fact, looking back at when I originally wrote this post, he was one of the leading threats I identified in this administration relating to disability justice.

UPDATE: MARCH 28, 2025

So, about the The Department of Health and Human Services...

Another link. And another link, more specifically about disability and these cuts (from Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund).

Sorry that there is no description on this update; hopefully I will fix that in the future. I am writing this in a hurry.

UPDATE: APRIL 17, 2025

RFK Jr. Another link. This shit is really bad. I'll add more details when I have the energy.

UPDATE: APRIL 24, 2025

Fuck.

Update (April 26): It’s been refused

Update: April 28, 2025: The Section 504 lawsuit threat seems to be dropped for the time being, at least the argument in it that 504 is unconstitutional and should be removed from 17 states. Instead they are going to just argue to remove gender dysphoria from the list of protected conditions. Here's the updated case.

[nerdgirlnarrates]

I feel a lot of dread and despair when I consider what my job will look like with RFK Jr as HHS secretary. What will happen with slashes in funding to medicaid, the NIH, NSF. What will happen with certain types of research banned and a gag on the CDC. I fear that medicine as an institution will dissolve—we’ll lose all our centralized knowledge and institutions, we’ll lose our scientific foundation, and we’ll be back to the days of people doing whatever the hell they want and getting to call it medicine. I fear we’ll lose our ability to regulate our own profession (as we began to during covid—see the Tennessee medical board being barred from disciplining doctors who spread misinformation). I fear the most depraved, greedy, and dishonest among us will be rewarded while those most committed to evidence-based medicine and health equity will be punished or driven out. I fear we’ll let it happen—I can’t for the life of me understand why the AMA and other physician organizations didn’t speak out against this, arguably the biggest threat to medicine this century. There’s some hope: several organizations called for the CDC data to be restored, ACOG put many of the guidelines on their own website. But I’ve still been incredibly disappointed with the impotence of what should be a very powerful lobby. Mostly, I’m trying to figure out what the hell I’m going to do. All of this feels so far beyond me. I know I can’t change the world alone, but I just want to make a dent, and I’m not sure where to start.

[mariacallous]

TEL AVIV — Ilana Decker, who moved from Israel to New York three years ago, says she doesn’t agree often with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Arguing, as he does, that the government should not make health mandates, she said, makes her “sound like an anti-vaxxer, which I’m not.”

But there is one issue, she said, where she and Kennedy do line up: The man whom Donald Trump has picked as the next secretary of health and human services has publicly floated ending the decades-long policy of encouraging cities to inject fluoride into the American water supply.

Decker supports the change — and she’s speaking from personal experience: Her former home, Israel, stopped fluoridating its water a decade ago.

“I hate to align with RFK Jr. in any way, shape, or form, but I really do agree that it should not be in the water,” she said. Citing concerns about the risk to children, she even switched her 4-year-old to fluoride-free toothpaste, though she didn’t rule out its use fully.

“I have a deep distrust in the government taking away individual health choices ‘for our own good,’” Decker said. “I can use toothpaste with fluoride, but I can’t decide to not drink the water coming out of my faucet.”

The nomination of Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and harsh critic of government health agencies, has cast a spotlight on debates over the role the government should play in public health — and over the degree to which mounting distrust in science should guide policy-making.

Fluoridation offers a case study in those debates. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fluoridation in water has been shown to reduce cavities in children and adults by about 25% over a lifetime, with the organization dubbing it “one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century.”

Critics of fluoridation point to studies showing that very high levels of the mineral — beyond what is normally present in fluoridated water — are associated with developmental problems in children; they also cite an array of conspiracy theories, including that the government is seeking to control citizens through fluoride use.

Kennedy has called fluoride “an industrial waste” and “dangerous neurotoxin” and said that he would seek to end fluoridation on “day one” after taking office. (Water is managed locally, so the federal government can only advise and incentivize changes.) As with vaccines, he has said the use of fluoride should be up to individuals, not the government.

“I think fluoride is on its way out,” he said on NBC News shortly after Trump’s election last month. “I think the faster that it goes out, the better.”

Those same debates lay at the root of the decision in 2013 by Israel’s health minister to end water fluoridation. Now, Israel’s policy change could act as a case study for how defluoridation could affect Americans. And the discourse is ongoing, with Israeli public health experts and some parents agitating for fluoride to be reinserted in the water — citing worsening dental outcomes for children — at the very moment when the United States may move in the opposite direction.

“The success of water fluoridation serves as a beacon for public health in general, and by extension, opposition to it should serve as a warning,” said Shlomo Zusman, who served as Israel’s chief dental officer for over two decades and was a vocal critic of the 2014 policy change.

He said modern water purification methods mean that fluoridation is far from the only way the modern water supply is altered. In addition, he noted that because 75% of Israel’s potable water is desalinated, it has no natural fluoride levels at all.

“The idea that water without added fluoride is ‘natural,’ as if it comes straight from a spring, is mistaken – there’s no such thing, it’s all manipulated,” he said. Referring to a story in the Bible, he added, “The days of Rachel pumping water from the well are long gone.”

Israel began mandating fluoridation in nearly all municipalities decades ago, following the first local American fluoridation efforts. An Israeli Health Ministry webpage calls fluoridation “the most efficient, safest, simplest, cheapest, and most equal measure, by a significant margin, among all methods for preventing dental diseases in the general public.”

But in 2013, the health minister, Yael German, pledged to stop requiring fluoridation the following year, citing unnamed doctors who she said had personally told her that fluoridation presents risks to pregnant women, people with thyroid problems and the elderly. Like Kennedy and his followers, she also cited the importance of individual choice.

“All things considered, and balancing all the interests, I feel that continued massive fluoridation of 100% of the water was an incorrect act,” German wrote to an association of pediatricians that was one of several groups to publicly oppose her plan. “And many even believe it infringes on fundamental rights and freedom of choice.”

The government that succeeded German’s term in office pledged to reintroduce fluoride — prompting legal action from German — but it has not been mandated again in Israel.

Since discontinuing fluoride in tap water, Israeli dentists have observed a significant rise in children’s cavities and have urged its reinstatement, even as some parents remain firmly against the idea.

A study published in September found a significant increase in dental restorations and crowns among Israeli children ages 3 to 5, attributing the rise to fluoride’s absence. The researchers, from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, concluded that the results provided “further proof of the need to restore community water fluoridation in Israel.”

Another study, published in January 2022, analyzed six years of data from dental clinics affiliated with a national Israeli healthcare network, showing that children ages 3 to 12 required nearly double the number of restorative treatments compared to before fluoridation ended. Researchers emphasized that even Israel’s expansion of free dental care for all children failed to offset the worsening dental health.

With fluoridation the subject of widespread misinformation as well as ongoing research, Israel is not the only place to adjust its approach over time. Juneau, Alaska, saw pediatric dental health worsen after eliminating fluoride in 2007, according to a study that examined the cost and frequency of dental treatment for poor children. So did the Canadian city of Calgary, which recorded higher rates of cavity-related treatments under general anesthesia among children after it stopped adding fluoride to its water in 2011. Calgary has now decided to resume fluoridation. But dozens of municipalities across the United States have moved away from fluoride use in recent years, including some whose voters made the choice on Election Day last month.

Most of Europe, meanwhile, has either dropped fluoridation or never introduced it in drinking water. Many of those countries offer fluoridated salt and milk, mitigating the potential costs of not including the mineral in water.

Not everyone in Israel is convinced that reintroducing fluoride is a good idea. In one Israeli mothers’ group on Facebook, several women posited that the country’s cavity epidemic has less to do with the absence of fluoride in water and more to do with poor hygiene habits and children’s consumption of sweets and sugary snacks.

“Kids subsisting on white bread and chocolate spread isn’t helping,” wrote one, naming a popular Israeli snack.

Another, who identified herself as a teacher with 25 years of experience, agreed that there has been a significant decline in nutrition.

“I can say with 100% certainty that children’s diets have deteriorated immensely and it just so happens to coincide with the removal of fluoride,” she said.

Several cited a recent study from the National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program that suggests that high levels of fluoride exposure may be linked to lower IQ in children. The report does not question the dental health benefits of fluoride.

The program reviewed more than 500 studies over nearly a decade and concluded with “moderate confidence” that fluoride exposure at concentrations above 1.5 parts per million is associated with reduced cognitive development in children. But the study, which drew criticism from the American Academy of Pediatrics, also noted that that number was far above the recommended fluoride level in U.S. drinking water of 0.7 parts per million.

Another study from May of this year found that prenatal exposure to fluoride was linked to behavioral problems, with children of mothers in areas with higher fluoride concentrations showing symptoms of autism, anxiety and other disorders by age 3, though the authors stopped short of establishing causation.

Zusman dismissed many of the concerns about health risks as a fad.

“There was a time when they claimed fluoridation caused hip fractures, then cancer, and later stunted growth in boys” caused by osteosarcoma, he said. “Now the fashion is ADHD and IQ, so they blame fluoridation on that.”

He said that just like parents who oppose fluoridation, the issue is personal to him, too.

“Believe me, if there were serious, professional studies showing harm, I’d be the first to say, stop fluoridating the water,” he said. “I have eight grandchildren to think of.”

[itssnailcomics]

There are many things that pissed me off about RFK Jrs speech about Austin, but above all else- it was the idea that autism ruins families.

No it doesn’t. You ruin families Robert.

When you say how scary autism is, how some people can’t use the bathroom without having a supervisor with them, when you say they’ll never be able to hold a job (note- he didn’t say “some of them won’t be able to hold a job” which- is infuriating as an autistic who’s been working at retail for half a decade now), you end up demoralizing parents, and make them doubt their own abilities.

You should be offering encouragement. It shouldn’t need to be said that spouting off how “autism ruins families! Oh it’s horrible!” isn’t going to fix anything. You don’t actually care about the families- lest you’d be offering services to help raise autistic children. You just hate autistic people.

Autism speaks is the same way btw.

[marta-bee]

News of the Day 4/30/25: 100 Days In

Paywall be gone.

That's the good news. Today will be Trump's 100th day in office, and there's a tradition in American politics of taking stock of the new presidency. So there's a lot of new polls and to describe them as "not good" is an understatement. He's actually got the worst approval rating of any president 100 days into his term. The next-worst number? Trump in his first administration.

Paywall free.

.... and there's the other shoe, I'm afraid.

But there is little sign that this disgruntled public is ready to turn to Democrats instead. Approval ratings for Democratic leaders in Congress are even lower (27% approve, a record low for the party in CNN polling back to 2008) and nearly half of adults (46%) say they disapprove of leaders from both parties. The top two Hill Democrats — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — are also underwater in favorability (20% favorable to 27% unfavorable for Jeffries; 17% favorable to 44% unfavorable for Schumer, his worst rating in CNN polling back to 2017). Gregory Victorianne, a 65-year-old Democrat from Los Angeles who took the poll, expressed frustration with his party’s response to Trump’s return to office. “The Democrats need to wake up. They need to put this man in check, put this party in check and let us know in real time what they’re doing so we can stay on top of it and fight and take control of the House, the Senate and the White House again.”

While I think a lot of Dems are finding their voice and more creative ways of getting it heard, when you talk about like well-known Congressional Dems, that megaphone is really all they have. They're too far out of power, Republicans are too intransigent, and Trump is just too dictatorial and outrageous in his approach. They need better tools to fight him than they have. Pair that with a public that's scared, angry, and hungry for immediate change, being told the people who are supposed to fix this can't do much about it is damned frustrating and apt to leave you feeling abandoned. Even when it's true.

The only solution I have is to cultivate an awareness of what's actually being done to push back. Even in small things. So let's run with that. Specific examples of what Dems and other members of the pro-democracy crowd are doing, and more analysis of Trump's awful poll numbers. Because we all could use a little candy.

Democratic Resistance to Trump

What have the Democrats achieved in Trump’s first 100 days?

Trump Barely Defeats Challenge to His Tariff War in Senate (X)

Nineteen states sue Trump over school funding threat (X)

Trump’s Tariffs Prompt Wave of Lawsuits as States and Businesses Fight Back (X)

Michigan Democrat files articles of impeachment against Trump

The Rev. William Barber arrested in Capitol Rotunda after praying against Republican-led budget (X)

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Cory Booker host a sit-in on Capitol steps over the GOP budget plan (X)

Who best reflects values of Democratic Party? It’s not Kamala Harris, poll says (X)

D.C. and 24 states sue over Trump cuts to AmeriCorps. Here’s what to know. (X)

‘Won’t have anywhere to hide’: Democrats are eager to pick apart the GOP megabill (X)

Van Hollen Makes Personal Appeal to Trump to Return Deported Immigrant (X)

Boston vows to stay 'safe for everyone' despite new executive order targeting sanctuary cities (X)

How California Sanctuary Policies Are Faring Under Pressure From Trump (X)

Trump can’t withhold funds from ‘sanctuary’ cities, federal judge says (X)

Civil Servants Push Back

Top NIH scientist speaks out, says research was ‘censored’ under RFK Jr (VIDEO)

Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts. Civil rights division director Harmeet K. Dhillon has redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.” (X)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members

Individuals and Other Institutions Pushing Back

US army suspends commander after Trump and Hegseth portraits flipped to face wall

Elite Universities Form Private Collective to Resist Trump Administration (X)

What it takes to make courage contagious. As we have seen lately, publicly drawing a moral line inspires others to hold it. (X)

No new autism registry, HHS says, walking back NIH director’s claim (X)

After criticism, HHS reverses plan to cut funds for a landmark study on women’s health (X)

Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI 'stood up' for her community, state lawmaker says

Unions, local governments sue to block Trump administration’s workforce cuts (X)

The White House threatens sanctuary cities in another EO, but courts are skeptical

To my husband, Mahmoud Khalil: I can’t wait to tell our son of his father’s bravery

Jewish Student Says Mahmoud Khalil Protected Them More Than Columbia (X)

Young Men Are Already Souring on Trump (X)

After Pro-Israel Crowd Assaults Woman, Protesters Rally in Brooklyn (X)

Donald’s No Good, Horrible Awful Poll Numbers

Are things falling apart for Trump? About 100 days in, the signs are almost uniformly negative for the second-term Trump project. (X)

Trump’s 100-day approval rating at historic low compared to predecessors: ‘He has broken his own record for being the worst’ (X)

Four Perspectives on Trump’s Weak Poll Numbers. It’s not easy to burn this much good will so fast, and it doesn’t usually get any easier from here. (X)

100 Day Poll: Trump and Harris Voters Say They Would Not Change Vote (X)

How Americans describe Trump's term so far in 1 word: POLL (X)

Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds

Trump lashes out against "fake polls" as his approval ratings sink (X)

Fact-checking Trump’s claims at 100-day rally in Michigan (X)

[kastlestud]

Poor RFK Jr.

He has an actual mind virus, can’t be easy for the poor guy to think too much.

That being said, this mind virus afflicted individual isn’t very good at pretending to be intelligent. In fact every time this thing wearing RFK Jr.’s skin speaks it manages to appear even stupider.

Poor dude.

PS; backhanded insults/malicious pity is an effective way of ticking people like him off. They like to appear strong. Yet they always fail. Reiterate this fact over and over again; demolish their self esteem.

[darkmaga-returns]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially been confirmed and sworn in as the 26th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). But the ladies of The View are in full panic mode, warning of dire health consequences in the coming years.

Referencing “health expert” Bill Gates, Sara Haines warned, “There’s a 10% chance in the next four years we could do 2020 all over again.” She said she got this figure after speaking with Gates off-air during a commercial break when he appeared on The View.

“Bill Gates was here, and he warned us we’ll have another pandemic. And I remember asking him during commercial, what happened to the once-in-a-lifetime pandemic? Because I thought we could check that box off. And he was like, no, because there’s a lot of things happening in regard to environmentally, people being more in touch in certain areas of the world with animals, which is where these viruses come from.

“And then he went on to say, and there’s a high chance of bioterrorism. So he’s like, there’s a 10% chance in the next four years we could do 2020 all over again. So I think that’s the part that’s getting me is, you know, the pandemic leading into RFK Jr., leading into all the numbers we’re seeing. That’s where I’m kind of concerned right now,” Haines said.

[a-walking-fandom-reference]

rfk jr is so disgusting he is showing again and again that eugenics is his response to autism because he sees higher support needs autism as a thing that destroys families and countries that if you can’t work or live alone or need a caretaker or need 24/7 support that your life is not worthy of living…. if he cared about autism/ autistic people and our families/caretakers like some say he does, he would be putting in the work to make support more accessible and for autism to not be seen as a thing that makes you inhuman. but he’s not he’s fear mongering just like we saw from autism speaks in the early 2000s… autistic lives are not worth less then others and pushing that they are only leads to further dehumanization and eugenics.

[larkiethings]

AND ANOTHER THING ABOUT DUMBASS STUPID FUCKING RFK JR TALKING ABOUT PLACEBO STUDIES FOR MEDICATIONS

Like yes. It’s increasingly ghoulish the more serious the treatment is. A person suffering from a disease should not be lied to about whether or not a treatment might work. If it’s something like a cold, it’d be kinda fucked up. Something like cancer, absolutely inhumane to lie to someone about whether or not they’re actually receiving treatment. This also goes for preventions, as lying to someone about whether or not they have real protection might encourage more risky behavior.

but it also just demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of how biomedical research WORKS. Like!!!! Double blind studies have their place. This isn’t saying that they’re a bad thing. I myself participated in a double blind study about infant formula and its effect on development. Did I get the formula that was already established to be safe and effective, or the potentially improved formula? Who can say! But that was a study about improving something that was ALREADY safe. (and also I wasn’t a very good test subject. I didn’t want to eat the formula. Breast milk only!!!!)

and the thing is, especially if you’re talking about treatments for diseases….there is already SO MICH RESEARCH that has to happen even BEFORE anything gets to human trials. There is already trial and error in various models, including at least two different animal models, before it gets to humans. If something doesn’t actually work, the rats can’t lie and say that they feel their symptoms have improved. The data must speak for itself. And then it must be reviewed carefully. And then it has to go into dogs or rabbits or monkeys and speak for itself again.

and even if something DOES make it into human trials, most of the people running tests and evaluating the results of the treatments don’t know the patients. A vial of blood sent through the mail isn’t personal. You’re not going to lie about assay results because you really really want to impress this random batch of tissues. Patients can’t placebo their way into not having leukemia anymore.

it’s just. The epitome of someone who took 7th grade biology and learned about the scientific method in baby blocks and now thinks they’re an expert. And it’s a fucking joke that our government can put someone so incompetent in such a position of power and like. So many people are going to die because of this. Like we have the option to stop people from dying and he’s decided that actually, we don’t want to do that. I’m insane.

[strryhaze]

Girl…..

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889465497197871424?s=46&t=IEgx3t5v3pGgH9GXuatA7Q

Maybe Jack had a point about gatekeeping his grandfather 💀 bc tf is this?

my eye genuinely just started fucking twitching. jfk and jfk jr i am so sorry.

it’s truly frustrating that their memories are constantly twisted and diminished to this. can’t imagine how it must feel for the family, most especially caroline. on one hand, they must feel the urge to speak out (as caroline had wanted to do for so long with rfk jr.) but on the other hand, it would also add fuel to their fire, which would only encourage them more.

such an impossible situation and it shouldn’t even be happening.

[jangillman]

Posted by Wisconsin Right Now on FB...

I'm not sure who is going to win this, but I’d rather be #Trump right now than #HarrisWalz because he’s peaking at the right time, and the issues people rank highest (economy, border) favor him. He’s surging and it feels like she’s cratering.

But the Democrats have made so many mistakes this election season. James Carville can rant and rave all he wants, but that’s just a fact. The key mistakes include:

-Not reaching out to #Elon Musk, and instead unfairly villainizing a guy with $240B and making it clear that this election will be existential for him personally;

-Charging Trump criminally with a series of novel legal theories that pushed the envelope of the law. If you’re going to go after the king, you better not miss or he gets stronger and, in this case, they turned him into a martyr and the well-worn Hollywood archetype of the underdog fighting the system and elites. People don’t like it when people don’t play fair and criminally charging your political opponent over 94 (or whatever) half-baked accusations (at best) was not playing fair;

-Not admitting Biden’s severe cognitive issues earlier so there could be a competitive primary on the Democratic side rather than foisting an untested and clearly unserious VP on voters. They would have been better off choosing a nominee who could run against the Biden-Harris administration’s worst policies and promise a new course (probably a governor). Harris has had the unenviably impossible task of promising a new future when she’s part of the current administration. Minimally when the Hur report came out, they should have bailed on Biden. She can’t plausibly separate herself from Biden enough no matter how hard she tries.

-Choosing Walz as VP because Josh Shapiro wasn’t acceptable to the pro Gaza wing.

-Not ensuring Trump had adequate and effective secret service protection. The near misses of the 2 assassins (especially the first one) turned him into the aforementioned archetype all the more. And it was just wrong.

-Not reaching out to black and Hispanic male voters until the last minute, at which point it seems pandering and desperate. Having no plan to reach out to men, period, until the last minute and instead emphasizing the gender gap (ie turning Kamala into Hillary 2.0, pantsuit and all, talking about “reimagining masculinity,” the girls’ sports issue etc);

-Not giving even the slightest nod to parental rights. They’re underestimating the power of that issue.

-Not reaching out to RFK Jr and bringing him back into the fold (all they had to do was care about children’s health) and instead trying to destroy him through undemocratic lawfare and insults;

-Putting Harris on the media circuit after the debate. She’s clearly not up to it. As pathetic as it is, they would have been better off keeping her in bubble wrap.

All that being said, it’s amazing they’re still in it. And really the biggest challenge for them - all of the above aside - is the core fact that people believe they were better off four years ago. That’s “event memory” so to speak. No matter what you tell people in ads about their own lives, they know what they pay for groceries.

I miss anything? #trump #breaking #ElectionDay #Wisconsin

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First, quick shout out to Chris, @SpeechDude, for his incredibly eloquent response to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s recent statements about high support needs autistic people. I highly recommend that everyone go listen to it. But it also inspired me to make a statement of my own.

Before I get to the speech I initially planned, I need to address a misunderstanding I've seen in some online discussions.

Some families with level 3, high-support-needs autistic children are happy that RFK Jr. is speaking about their experiences, because they have spent years feeling overlooked, ignored, and silenced. They are struggling, and they feel like no one is trying to help them, and now somebody at the national level is talking about looking for answers, and I understand why this is so appealing, and why it raises people’s hopes.

If you are in this group, I want to acknowledge that your frustration is valid, because you are absolutely right: our society has failed you. It has not given you or your children the support you need and deserve. But, and I’m very sorry to tell you this, what RFK Jr. is talking about will not actually help autistic people and their families.

Look, I’m not against everything he does. I’m actually very happy that he’s fighting the food additive industry and trying to get artificial colors banned. That’s fantastic. But the way he talks about autism is not just outdated and inaccurate, it’s actually dangerous, and I’ll explain why in a moment.

First, here is exactly what RFK, Jr. said:

"Autism destroys families, and more importantly, it destroys our greatest resource, which is our children. These are children who should not be suffering like this. These are kids who will never pay taxes. They'll never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date. Many of them will never use a toilet unassisted."

Please think carefully about his wording. He refers to children, human children, your children, as a “resource.” The first things he says they won’t do are pay taxes and hold a job – that is, they will not contribute financially to our nation. And right now, our nation is very concerned with finances. Our current leaders want to run this country like a business, and whether or not you agree with that approach, think about this:

When people are focused on efficiency and cutting costs, they are going to ask questions like:

“Why are we paying for the education of children who will never pay us back?”

They will ask, “Why are we funding services and healthcare for children who will never hold a job? Never contribute to society?”

You and I know that your children are lovable and worthy even if they never play baseball or go to college or get married. But everyone else? The majority of Americans, who know nothing about autism except what they just heard describing how your kids will never do anything worthwhile? How they will never participate in so many aspects of life?

Are those people going to believe that your kids deserve support, and schooling, and accommodations, and speech therapy, and health insurance? Or are they going to wonder why our nation spends money on caring for kids who aren’t going to give them a return on that investment?

Using language that identifies disabled people in terms of what they can’t do is dangerous. Describing their lives as tragic and miserable and lacking in meaning, is dangerous. It opens a door to conversations we should never have: conversations about the worthiness of human lives.

I’ll come back to that.

Here’s where I wanted to start: I have spent over a decade working as a professional caregiver. The majority of my clients are high-support-needs autistics. I've dedicated my career to helping people who, in some cases, will never have a career of their own. Some of them will never speak. They will not live independently. For the rest of their lives, they will need another person, someone like me, present 24/7 to ensure their safety and help meet their basic physical needs. My clients are the people that RFK Jr. described.

And at first I was going to make a speech about how wonderful they are and how much joy and richness they have brought to my life, how much I have learned from them. And maybe I'll do that later. But I want to make a far more important point, which is that I should not have to make that speech at all, ever. I should not have to prove to anyone that a person is wonderful or special or lovable, in order for them to be discussed and treated with respect.

The philosopher Immanuel Kant said that human beings are intrinsically valuable. That each individual, unique, person has immeasurable value simply for being human, for existing. When we talk about people in terms of what they contribute, what they produce– whether it’s paychecks or poetry– we take something away from the inherent value of that person’s humanity.

People with profound, severe, level 3, high-support-needs autism – and other serious disabilities – have the right not to have their lives judged as tragic because of their limitations. They have the right to dignity, to privacy regarding their personal care needs. They have the right to get the care they need to survive and thrive.

Those are basic human rights. They are not conditional. Nobody should have to earn them. Not by being wonderful, not by having special skills, not by overcoming challenges, not by living independently, and not by contributing financially to society. My clients, and your children, have the right to exist without judgement, and without strangers making assumptions about their quality of life based on whether or not they can use a toilet unassisted. They have the right not to have the value of their lives questioned.

The other Robert F. Kennedy, RFK Sr, said in 1968:

“Our Gross National Product… does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.”

And to that I will add, that the things that make life worthwhile are, in fact, available to all human beings. Joy and beauty and courage and wisdom are not limited to people who can speak or work or feed themselves. My clients are profoundly disabled, but that doesn’t mean they are doomed or miserable or worthless. Some of them may one day write poetry or play baseball or find romance, because even people with severe disabilities can do these things sometimes. Or they may live happy lives without doing any of those things.

And no matter what they do or don’t accomplish, they deserve all the same rights, and the same respect, as anybody else.

- Lyzardcraft, posted 26 April 2025

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Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed his clear stance on figures such as Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.What Happened: Kennedy Jr. in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine published on Wednesday vowed to pardon them on his first day in office if elected as president. Additionally, he expressed interest in reviewing the case of Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road, to determine the fairness of his conviction and sentence.Former Central Intelligence Agency contractor Edward Snowden, a self-proclaimed whistleblower, as well as Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, have been pursued by the U.S. government for years over accusations they leaked confidential and sensitive information.Kennedy Jr. stated, “Yeah, I will pardon Julian Assange on day one, and probably Snowden as well. And I will look at other cases… I’m gonna look at Ross Ulbricht's case, to see if he was justly convicted, or if he was being made an example of in order to discourage, you know, Bitcoin or the industry.”Ulbricht is serving a double life sentence for his role in creating the Silk Road marketplace on the dark web that allowed users to purchase almost anything, including illegal substances, with Bitcoin. The Silk Road website was created in 2011 and was eventually shut down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2013.Kennedy Jr.’s interest in Bitcoin stems from witnessing the trucker strike and the government’s response to peaceful demonstrations. He explained, “I understood that we need a currency that is a freedom currency… independent and that can’t be controlled by the government.”When asked about concerns regarding government influence or restrictions on Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, RFK Jr. expressed his worry about government attacks on the cryptocurrency. "I’m very concerned about all the government attacks on Bitcoin. You know, what I would like to do is to at least provide some issuance of treasury bills, that it’s backed by hard currency.He proposed issuing treasury bills backed by hard assets, including Bitcoin, platinum, gold, and silver, to provide greater stability and independence from government control.Will The SEC Finally Approve Long-Awaited Bitcoin Spot ETF? secure early bird discounted tickets now!A Stay At The Floating Palace From James Bond's ‘OctopussyWhy It Matters: However, he made it clear that he opposes central bank digital currencies, fearing they would become instruments of power and control, giving the government complete authority over people’s lives. He specifically mentioned events in China, where digital currencies were tied to social credit systems and obedience to government mandates.Kennedy Jr. continued, “I’m gonna make sure that Bitcoin is protected, that people can get their own wallets… and the current White House war on Bitcoin will be over. And I’ll look ultimately at treating it as a currency rather than a commodity, particularly for smaller Bitcoin owners.”Although Jr. provided a general direction for his approach, he acknowledged the need to consult with experts and industry specialists, such as Stanley Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones, to develop the best strategies that uphold individual freedoms and promote the reindustrialization of America, benefiting working Americans.He has publicly declared his support for Bitcoin. "I bought two Bitcoin for each of my seven children," Kennedy disclosed during an interview in July. He made this investment shortly after speaking at the Bitcoin Conference in May. Price Action: At the time of writing, BTC was trading at $27,362.22, down 0.86% in the last 24 hours, according to Benzinga Pro. Here’s How Much You Should Invest In Shiba Inu Today For A $1M Payday If SHIB Hits 1 Cent?

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To add to this I want to clarify: this narrative that not voting for Kamala is the trade off for helping Palestinians is a big fat lie. Let’s get a few things straight here: Someone will win this election. Most third party candidates have trouble even getting certified to be on the ballot in every state let alone winning an election. Also, your choices are like Jill Stein who is a Russian asset and RFK Jr who literally had part of his brain eaten by a worm, so it’s not like they’re the kind of people you want in charge anyway. So, realistically, the only two outcomes are Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Historically speaking, the democrats do better with higher voter turnouts. That’s how Trump got into power in the first place. It’s not that a majority of people wanted Trump to win, it’s that too many of people on the opposing side weren’t willing to support Hilary. So if you as a non-Trump supporter don’t vote or vote third party, you are essentially granting Trump a vote. Because for every one of you oh so passionate leftists who can’t stomach voting for Kamala, there’s an insane Trump supporter who is gunning to get to the polls and vote for Glorious Leader Trump.

So, again, practically speaking, either Kamala or Trump will win, and if you choose not to vote, you are actively increasing the odds that Trump wins. So that leaves you with two options: live under Kamala or live under Trump. Now, you say you’re not willing to support Kamala Harris because of her policies on Palestine, and in your minds it’s worth sacrificing the rights of us marginalized Americans in order to free Palestine. But here’s the thing: Trump? He’s going to be even worse about Palestine. He is friends with fucking Netanyahu. He has talked about helping Israel “finish the job”. And I know in your minds we have to get to the absolute breaking point to foment this magical “revolution” that will fix everything. But here’s the thing: while things are worsening here, they’re also going to be getting worse for Palestine, and probably at a much faster rate. By the time we have this revolution, depose Trump and get a new government set up, it will likely be too late for the people of Palestine. On top of that, Trump has consistently shown to be extremely Islamophobic, and it showed in his rhetoric and policy. So, by letting Trump win, not only are the people in Palestine going to be suffering, the Palestinians who live here will also suffer (on top of that, good luck getting Trump to let in Palestinian refugees). If you are sacrificing the rights of us Americans for the “revolution”, you are also sacrificing the rights of Palestinians both at home and abroad. If you think the trade off is worth it, fine, but don’t pretend you’re doing it for Palestine. If you truly cared, you’d want to make sure Trump isn’t given access to the US military again.

This whole Kamala Harris debacle has shown me how many leftist talking points are coming from privileged people whose only connection to politics is the (usually surface level) theory they’ve looked up.

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This country lost it’s government long before they murdered JFK, they just quit trying so hard to hide that fact from the public after they openly killed off all the leaders of that time. We have a murderous fascist mafia pretending to be a government. They will control you and scam you out of your money as long as you will let them. By the way that is real fascist as in Hitler fascist.