2026-10-10 15:01:54
Why does the Tuskegee Syphilis Study come to mind?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr?CMP=share_btn_url
Why does the Tuskegee Syphilis Study come to mind?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr?CMP=share_btn_url
Why does the Tuskegee Syphilis Study come to mind?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr?CMP=share_btn_url
2 more Pennsylvanians die with measles, reigniting fight between RFK Jr. and Josh Shapiro (Sophie Gardner/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/15/measles-deaths-reignite-rfk-jr-shapiro-fight-01078324
http://www.memeorandum.com/260915/p168#a260915p168
RFK Jr. Suggests Pennsylvania Measles Deaths May Have Been
'Fabricated' By Governor Josh Shapiro's Staffers
The health and human services secretary is one of the most prominent vaccine skeptics in the country.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-j…
And #RFKJr is fully behind this, backing dodgy Danish "researchers"
And it turns out there may already be a lot of data on this question: "In Denmark, infants born to hepatitis B-negative parents do not receive the shot, there is widespread testing for and low incidence of the virus, and the robust healthcare system can track health outcomes and provide timely and comprehensive me…
And #RFKJr is fully behind this, backing dodgy Danish "researchers"
And it turns out there may already be a lot of data on this question: "In Denmark, infants born to hepatitis B-negative parents do not receive the shot, there is widespread testing for and low incidence of the virus, and the robust healthcare system can track health outcomes and provide timely and comprehensive me…
Taco Bell exposed RFK Jr.’s food-safety failure - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2026/09/13/taco-bell-exposed-rfk-jr-s-food-safety-failure/
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines
It's always the ones you most expect…
As of 24 September, a total of 3,659 measles cases have been confirmed by the CDC,
with the two deaths having been confirmed on Tuesday.
The confirmation did not specify in which states the deaths had occurred.
The CDC is not including deaths in Pennsylvania in its national data.
Pennsylvania is the hardest-hit state, having reported more than 900 cases and four deaths from measles,
Differences in the federal measles death figures compared with those from Penns…
RFK Jr. to headline Children's Health Defense conference in D.C. (Nathaniel Weixel/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6088845-rfk-jr-scheduled-chd-keynote/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260914/p102#a260914p102
US Health Secretary RFK Jr. says AI can offer "a second opinion that is much better informed than any doctor in the country" and "free us from medical tyranny" (Sheryl Gay Stolberg/New York Times)
https://www.nytim…
Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent
An unvaccinated resident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was confirmed to have died from measles, according to an announcement by the state Health Department Wednesday.
The death marks the fifth measles-associated death in the Keystone State this year, per state statistics.
At least 943 measles cases have been reported within the state so far.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were, comp…
"Taylor Fresh Foods "donated millions to political organizations aligned with the President, including more than $1 million directly to MAGA Inc., and has hired a former Trump White House official to lobby on its behalf." The donations came less than a week after the Trump administration's change to food traceability rules."
Elizabeth Warren names 'darker shadow' behind Trump's 'calamitous' food safety mess - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/elizabeth-warren-rfk-jr/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that it had
suspended diagnostic testing for a slew of viruses, including for rabies and a group of pox viruses that encompasses smallpox and mpox.
The CDC has provided diagnostic testing for decades,
offering federal testing services for dozens of illnesses to state and local public health laboratories that are unable to do so independently.
The agency began a review of its offered tests in 2024,
"Cassidy says he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general: 'I will be criticized for this vote'
Senator Bill Cassidy, the last Republican who was undecided about Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, said he would vote to confirm Blanche."
Didn't learn from his #RFK_Jr vote, it seems. And yes, he should be criticized for this vote.
"Cassidy says he will vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general: 'I will be criticized for this vote'
Senator Bill Cassidy, the last Republican who was undecided about Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, said he would vote to confirm Blanche."
Didn't learn from his #RFK_Jr vote, it seems. And yes, he should be criticized for this vote.
That the US has a health problem isn’t controversial.
The Make America Healthy Again movement, led by US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, has highlighted soaring rates of obesity, diabetes and chronic disease.
The movement’s public face isn’t scientists or doctors,
but influencers posting videos from saunas, gyms and parks talking about better choices and individual discipline.
Eat more red meat. Do more push-ups. Drink raw milk. Avoid vaccines and boost your na…
RFK jr shut down Indian Point, which—at 2GW of power—supplied 80% of NYC's clean energy (that's why there is so much more pollution in the area now).
More than 12 GW of very large loads, including data centers, are waiting to connect to New York’s grid. NY only has 41 GW capacity right now.
Cyclospora in leafy greens,
E coli in frozen blueberries,
salmonella in jalapeños
– multiple food-borne illness outbreaks in the US,
alongside massive cuts to food assistance programs
and to the federal agencies charged with food safety,
are showing the limitations of the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement, experts say.
“The policies that we’re enacting are the exact opposite policies one might look to to help people eat healthier,”
sai…
Trump and RFK Jr. try again to upend vaccines for kids (Rob Stein/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/10/nx-s1-5927313/trump-rfk-jr-vaccines-autism-executive-order
http://www.memeorandum.com/260811/p69#a260811p69
Every accusation is an admission:
RFK Jr. accuses Democrats of turning federal government into ‘child trafficking ring’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-gop-convention-dallas-b3048323.html
Calls for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation are growing
after two unvaccinated people died from measles in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
There have been 393 confirmed measles cases in 28 counties in Pennsylvania this year,
and 2,777 total cases nationally
—a 35-year high.
These are the first measles deaths in the United States this year, and in Pennsylvania in more than three decades.
“RFK Jr.’s lies and conspiracy theories are making …
Donald Trump is pushing the longtime vaccine opponent and current health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to be more aggressive on cutting vaccines in the US, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal.
Trump has a long record of anti-vaccine statements,
but the White House recently put a hold on vaccine changes after polling indicated they were a losing issue in the midterm elections.
Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, recently…
FDA Orders Food-Ingredient Disclosure, Delays RFK Jr.'s Ultraprocessed Crackdown (Liz Essley Whyte/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-jr-american-food-ingredients-3f9d922b
http://www.memeorandum.com/260810/p56#a260810p56
Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary,
Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year,
when he told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines”.
Letters obtained by the Guardian and the Associated Press contradict that testimony.
In one he wrote to the Samoan prime minister before the trip, Kennedy explicitly said he wanted to study the measles, mumps and ru…
Reporting Indicates RFK Jr. Directly Intervened To Keep PA Deaths Off CDC Measles Report | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/08/reporting-indicates-rfk-jr-directly-intervened-to-keep-pa-deaths-off-cdc-measles-report/
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has invited ridicule by announcing
he is “looking at chemtrails” and their adverse impact on public health,
reviving a long-debunked conspiracy theory.
RFK Jr was addressing the anti-vaccine group "Children’s Health Defense" at an event in Washington, D.C., Thursday
when he assured his audience
“you have a strong and steadfast friend at the White House”.
The health secretary, who chaired the…
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau (Melody Schreiber/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/vaccine-trial-guinea-bissau-rfk-jr
http://www.memeorandum.com/261010/p2#a261010p2
The past 18 months have seen more measles cases than the last 25 years combined.
The vast majority of infected people
—93 percent
—were unvaccinated, according to the CDC.
The number is expected to only grow higher, as new outbreaks have been reported in Wyoming, Delaware, and Arizona.
It doesn’t help that the CDC hasn’t had a permanent director for most of Trump’s second term,
and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is skepti…
RE: https://thepit.social/@20002ist/117209681733218886
RFK Jr. should go back to snorting cocaine off of toilet seats
The US health secretary,
Robert F Kennedy Jr, has said the ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis
– the illness caused by the cyclospora parasite that causes watery and explosive diarrhea
– is “under control”.
Kennedy made the remarks one day after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did an about-face on a 27-state recall of shredded iceberg lettuce, calling the reported product a “false positive”.
Thirty-four states have reported cyclosporiasis cases this sum…
After a year and a half in the cross hairs of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s drive to remake public health policy,
the C.D.C. is a skeleton of the powerhouse it was.
The Trump administration’s widespread layoffs in early 2025 cut 18 percent of the C.D.C.’s staff.
But new personnel data, compiled by a group of former federal scientists and reported here for the first time,
indicate that the agency’s staff has dwindled far more,
as large numbers of empl…
RFK Jr. rips L.A. homeless agencies, endorses faith-based alternatives - Los Angeles Times
https://archive.ph/hAUvg
"Secretary of Measlesland":
Dr. Paul Offit Slams RFK Jr.'s Handling of Deadly Measles Outbreak
2026 is already the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.
Four people died over the last month in Pennsylvania amid an ongoing outbreak in the state,
which had not seen a measles-related death in at least 35 years.
All four victims, including two infants, were unvaccinated (children do not receiv…
RFK Jr.'s Sickening Measles Victory Lap (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jr-sickening-measles-victory-lap-pennsylvania
http://www.memeorandum.com/260906/p21#a260906p21
RFK Jr. Wants Your Medical Records | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/04/rfk-jr-wants-your-medical-records/
RFK Jr finally admits that measles was the cause of infant’s death in Pennsylvania | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-measles-death-pennsylvania-b3045323.html
MAHA loyalists accuse Trump administration of 'broken promises' (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-rfk-jr-maha-promises-scorecard-pesticides-food-safety-rcna601905
http://www.memeorandum.com/261008/p138#a261008p138
RE: #ignobel
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya says "I trust the science" on childhood vaccines amid measles outbreak - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jay-bhattacharya-vaccines-rfk-jr/
Fear of lettuce is making RFK Jr.'s food messaging harder for consumers to swallow (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/08/cyclospora-outbreak-rfk-maha-realfood-01027408
http://www.memeorandum.com/260808/p43#a260808p43
The Trump administration has paused more than $1bn in Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota,
citing “suspected fraud and noncompliance”
– withholding of funding that follows a $243m pause in Medicaid payments to Minnesota earlier this year.
“If those states want that money, they need to provide documentation that these payments are legitimate,”
said Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), at a press conference on Tue…
Watchdog Group Ties RFK Jr. To Russian "Plague" Lab - Joe.My.God.
https://www.joemygod.com/2026/10/watchdog-group-ties-rfk-to-russian-plague-lab/
RFK Jr. Wants to AI-ify Health Care. Claude Says He's Full of Sh*t. (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/rfk-jr-wants-to-ai-ify-health-care-claude-says-he-is-full-of-crap
http://www.memeorandum.com/261004/p13#a261004p13
Russian plague lab project reportedly received $800k in research funding from RFK Jr's Health and Human Services (Stephen M. Lepore/Daily Mail)
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16191937/RFK-Russian-plague-lab-funding-NIH-HHS.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/261008/p70#a261008p70
#MAHA, reluctantly...
RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak | Robert F Kennedy Jr | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/02/rfk-jr-measles-vaccination
"of the seven cited articles, two appeared to be "entirely made up and three others did not exist in the journals they were attributed to.""
Judge humiliates RFK Jr. over filing loaded with AI-generated studies that don't exist - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/rfk-jr-2677804529/
RFK Jr. targets Fauci and pushes medical misinformation in fiery CNN interview (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/02/politics/rfk-jr-fauci-medical-misinformation
http://www.memeorandum.com/260802/p45#a260802p45
RFK Jr. tells CNN host that constitutional rights take priority over public health (Cheyanne M. Daniels/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/02/rfk-jr-dana-bash-cnn-covid-01021641
http://www.memeorandum.com/260802/p31#a260802p31
We better hope we stay healthy until he is gone...
RFK Jr. tells CNN host that constitutional rights take priority over public health - POLITICO
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/02/rfk-jr-dana-bash-cnn-covid-01021641
RFK Jr. faces yet another round of ethics questions, adding to brutal pattern (Steve Benen/MS NOW)
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/robert-kennedy-jr-ethics-controversies-rfk-jr-cabinet
http://www.memeorandum.com/260924/p92#a260924p92
RFK Jr blames media and ‘demagogic politicians’ as he downplays ‘so-called measles deaths’ amid outbreak fears | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-measles-vaccine-pennsylvania-b3041627.html
RFK Jr.'s Push to Revamp American Food Runs Into White House Resistance (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-jr-s-push-to-revamp-american-food-runs-into-white-house-resistance-d26fe9f6
http://www.memeorandum.com/260928/p127#a260928p127
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate | Trump administration | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines
Trump Turns Up the Heat on RFK Jr. to Cut Back Childhood Vaccines (Liz Essley Whyte/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-rfk-jr-cut-vaccine-children-78582411?st=e6gp3u
http://www.memeorandum.com/260727/p158#a260727p158
'So much fringe science': RFK Jr's advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research (Ed Pilkington/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/28/rfk-jr-autism-research
http://www.memeorandum.com/260828/p60#a260828p60
RFK Jr quietly changed ethics pledge sparking new scrutiny over financial dealings | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-ethics-pledge-conduct-b3056490.html
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report (Michelle R Smith/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-investigation
http://www.memeorandum.com/260827/p105#a260827p105
Vaccine misinformation spreads as RFK Jr suggests two measles deaths were 'fabricated' (Melody Schreiber/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/vaccine-misinformation-rfk-jr-measles-deaths-pennsylvania
http://www.memeorandum.com/260828/p40#a260828p40
Death #5, too.
Pennsylvania Nears 1,000 Measles Cases as RFK Jr. Remains Silent | The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/post/216055/pennsylvania-1000-measles-cases-fifth-death-robert-f-kennedy-jr
'Real-life consequences': Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro, RFK Jr. spar over measles-associated deaths (Arthur Jones II/ABC News)
https://abcnews.com/Politics/real-life-consequences-pennsylvania-gov-shapiro-rfk-jr/story?id=136013785
http://www.memeorandum.com/260827/p122#a260827p122
RFK Jr. Launches a Cooking Show Mixing 'Healthy' Recipes With MAHA Talking Points (Angie Orellana Hernandez/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/health-science/rfk-jr-cooking-show-maha-talking-points
http://www.memeorandum.com/260730/p79#a260730p79
"Sen. Warren grilled Kennedy about the money he’s made in the private sector from lawsuits against vaccine makers and accused him of planning to profit from potential future policies making it easier to sue.
“Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in.”"
**Promises Made, Promises Broken: RFK Jr. Keeps COVID Vaccines From Children** | Techdirt
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/09/24/promises-made-promises-broken-rfk-jr-keeps-covid-vaccines-from-children/
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate (Michelle R Smith/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-hearing-testimony-vaccines
http://www.memeorandum.com/260827/p31#a260827p31
A newborn and child reportedly died of measles; CDC isn't counting them - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/09/cdc-reported-then-deleted-two-measles-deaths-that-were-questioned-by-rfk-jr/
Shapiro Clashes With RFK Jr. After Pennsylvania Measles Deaths (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/shapiro-clashes-with-rfk-jr-after-pennsylvania-measles-deaths
http://www.memeorandum.com/260826/p116#a260826p116
RFK Jr. Loses It After CNN Fact-Checks ‘Budget’ Meal Plan | HuffPost Latest News
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr-cnn-erin-burnett-meal-cost_n_6a8855dbe4b0f5925a14da46
RFK Jr.'s movement is in disarray (Amanda Chu/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/04/rfk-kennedy-maha-tony-lyons-healthy-01105844
http://www.memeorandum.com/261004/p25#a261004p25
RFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-vaccine-autism-cdc-website-b3021275.html
RFK Jr.'s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office (Liz Essley Whyte/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-jr-hhs-security-cost-minority-health-office-f1c7b62a
http://www.memeorandum.com/260922/p146#a260922p146
Trump administration to dispense $600M for vaccines RFK Jr. held up (Carmen Paun/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/29/gavi-vaccines-rfk-rubio-thimerosal-autism-01016663
http://www.memeorandum.com/260729/p148#a260729p148
RFK Jr.'s 'Medical Freedom' Comes With a Body Count (Jonathan Cohn/The Bulwark)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/hhs-secretary-robert-kennedy-rfk-jr-medical-freedom-comes-with-body-count-chop-measles-philadelphia-anti-vax-conference
http://www.memeorandum.com/260920/p12#a260920p12
Vance, RFK Jr. and Iron Mike to headline MAHA Summit (Carmen Paun/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/28/vance-rfk-tyson-hines-maha-summit-01095218
http://www.memeorandum.com/260928/p102#a260928p102
Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing? (Dhruv Khullar/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-rfk-jr-winning-or-losing
http://www.memeorandum.com/260825/p7#a260825p7
State Department will dispense $600M for vaccines RFK Jr. held up, Collins says (Carmen Paun/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/vaccines-rfk-collins-gavi-rubio-01013690
http://www.memeorandum.com/260728/p133#a260728p133
RFK Jr. unlocks federal funds to help parents battling addiction keep children out of foster care (Washington Examiner)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/4691151/rfk-jr-help-parents-battling-addiction-keep-children-out-foster-care/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260818/p100#a260818p100
A cure for 'medical tyranny': RFK Jr. puts a positive spin on AI (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/rfk-maha-summit-artificial-intelligence-01098696
http://www.memeorandum.com/260929/p165#a260929p165
RFK Jr.'s future aides say they disagree with his vaccine views (Carmen Paun/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/rfk-hhs-fda-overton-vaccines-trump-01092514
http://www.memeorandum.com/260926/p49#a260926p49
Corporate America is paying for access to RFK Jr. (Amanda Chu/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/20/maha-rfk-summit-walmart-anthropic-openai-01084806
http://www.memeorandum.com/260920/p29#a260920p29
RFK Jr. signals vaccine skepticism will continue (Caitlin Owens/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/17/rfk-vaccine-safety-anti-vaccine-gathering
http://www.memeorandum.com/260917/p107#a260917p107
GOP gambles on midterm dividends from RFK Jr.'s MAHA (Nathaniel Weixel/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6058532-trump-maha-midterm-impact/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260830/p23#a260830p23