Lied to by all of those crazy enough and cynical and mean enough (since these decisions affect OTHERS, not just yourself) to want to dump science and all it offers us.
#measles #Texas #vaccines #vaccinations #science #medicine #healthcare #MAGA #RFKJr
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Kiley and Carrollyn Timmons had chosen not to vaccinate their children.
Now Timmons says he feels like he's been lied to — by those who say measles are a piece of cake, those who say vaccination is harmful for children and adults, those who say you can contend with serious infectious illness with nostrums, simples, prayers, and supplements, etc.
#measles #Texas #vaccines #vaccinations #science #medicine #healthcare #MAGA #RFKJr
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Then, though measles had been eliminated in the US twenty-five years ago, parents refusing vaccination for their children brought it back, with a big outbreak in west Texas, and Timmons and his wife and children all got measles — and were all very, very sick. The whole family had to be hospitalized, with Timmons texting a friend to say he felt like he was dying.
#measles #Texas #vaccines #vaccinations #science #medicine #healthcare #MAGA #RFKJr
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They wanted to "do their own research" and rely on nostrums and simples and faith to keep well and get well. He was of the same mind. He had been told measles is a piece of cake: you can get over it easily, with few harmful symptoms, especially if you beef up your body with supplements.
#measles #Texas #vaccines #vaccinations #science #medicine #healthcare #MAGA #RFKJr
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Eli Saslow's report is a fascinating (and ominous) must-read report on a medical worker in west Texas (a chiropractor who treats other illnesses), Kiley Timmons, and his family's experience with measles.
His medical work had catered to people who were skeptical of conventional medicine, vaccines, etc.
#measles #Texas #vaccines #vaccinations #science #medicine #healthcare #MAGA #RFKJr
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Way too many people are happy to believe comfortable lies as long as it suits them
If it allows them to avoid taking responsibility, adapting behaviour or caring about other people?
They will happily gobble anti-vaxx rhetoric
They want to believe sickness and disability can’t happy to them
They need to believe it’s a moral failing
They won’t “get it” until it happens to them. Some remain in denial even after falling ill
This anti vaxx chiropractor got measles and his four children all landed in the hospital
His kids suffered because he couldn’t face the truth
#measles #vaccines #ableism #chronicillness #disability #eugenics #publichealth #rfkjr #uspoli
Here we go again. Time for live-fact checking, this time for #RFKJr. Tune in Tuesday and remember: #RFKlies #truthmatters. Spread the word https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-hearing-the-fiscal-year-2026-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget
They're deliberately teaching lies. Who does that?
"HHS ‘FAQ’ Distorts Data on COVID-19 Vaccination During Childhood and Pregnancy"
#RFKjr entschied am Expertenrat der CDC vorbei, dass #COVID19 #Impfungen für Schwangere nicht mehr empfohlen werden sollen. Er führte drei Studien an, die aber das Gegenteil des von ihm Behaupteten belegen. Paul Offit schrieb darüber.
Ich frage mich, ob RFKjr so deppert ist, oder ob er uns für so deppert hält.
https://open.substack.com/pub/pauloffit/p/rfk-jrs-letter-to-congress
"We’ve outgrown the low-fat era of the 90’s (thank goodness!) but there is still a fair amount of confusion that exists around dietary fats, specifically what types of oils to choose. Some are good for you, some…not so much. When you’re choosing oils to cook with, it’s also important to consider the flavor and smoke point, which is the temperature where the oil starts to smoke and the fat starts to break down.
“The best cooking oil depends on what you're cooking and how you're preparing the food. For example, some oils offer more flavor, whereas some are more neutral,” says Sarah Anzlovar, M.S., RDN, LDN. She adds, 'From a health perspective, I look for oils that are rich in unsaturated fats—especially monounsaturated fats, like those in olive and avocado oils, and some polyunsaturated fats, like those in canola oil. These fats support heart health and may lower inflammation.'
There are quite a few options to choose from when it comes to cooking oils. How do you weed through what is fact and what’s made up by influencers on the internet? We took a closer look at the science to help you choose the best oils to cook with, and ones to limit in your diet."
https://www.eatingwell.com/healthiest-cooking-oils-and-what-to-avoid-11756453
@ProPublica Don't worry, that #idiot #RFKjr will break everything anyway. 🙄
"I'm hearing Republican donors. I'm hearing senators and members of Congress and staffers expressing deep concern about the direction we're going in. Many people embrace the chronic disease focus that RFK said he was going to bring, the focus on nutrition and physical activity, but so far, it's been vaccines, vaccines, vaccines. And any progress we make on chronic disease is going to pale in comparison to the harm done if we see the return of measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough, and we see 50,000 people a year continuing to die from COVID-19."
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/06/19/trump-vaccines-criticism
#COVID #Vaccines #USPol #HHS #RFKJr #Measles #Health #Medicine #Science
RFK Jr. swims in DC creek with high fecal bacteria. Is this a green message? #Environment #RFKJr #Pollution
Curious what data #rfkjr has used to back up his claims about food dyes 🤔
@PBSNewsHour @health-PBSNewsHour Yeah, how about that #RFKjr ? Best thing since the #PlagueDoctor 🙄
#Measels #Outbreak #GiveRFKjrMeasels
MAHA warriors are coming for mom-and-pop snow cone shops after RFK Jr. announced that he wanted to get rid of all artificial food dyes in the US.
#SouthAfrica Built a #Medical #Research Powerhouse. #Trump Cuts Have Demolished It.
The #budget cuts threaten #global progress on everything from #HeartDisease to #HIV — & could affect American #drug companies, too.
#law #science #medicine #SoftPower #Humanitarian #DOGE #Musk #RFKJr #eugenics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/health/south-africa-medical-research-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Andy Borowitz mentioned that RFK Jr.'s worm is now living in Kristi Noem's brain.
I f it is, she's putting it to better use, evidenced by her opposition to US involvement in the Israel/ Iran conflict.
It must be tough for her, being a MAGA, but not having Trump's ear.
#DHS #KristiNoem #Fascism #RFKJr
