Cabinet officials in charge of two of America's biggest departments - including one dealing with health - don't believe germs are real. - ThreadSky

donmoyn.bsky.social • 2 days ago

Cabinet officials in charge of two of America's biggest departments - including one dealing with health - don't believe germs are real.

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brianstouffer123.bsky.social•2 days ago

Gross

glennklein.bsky.social•2 days ago

Humanity doesn’t deserve to survive this inanity.

demwriter.bsky.social•2 days ago

https://open.substack.com/pub/demwriter/p/kennedy-fiction-over-fact?r=3ozbwu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

boner.dad•1 day ago

DoD does plenty of health research as well

expatriot.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm joining the war on covid on the side of covid.

zachrabiroff.com•2 days ago

The thing about the RFK hearing is that everyone asked him these questions, and he answered them honestly and terribly, and then it turned out that nobody in power actually cared.

paulaptb.bsky.social•2 days ago

Au contraire. Cassidy said he voted for Kennedy because Kennedy assured him he would not change government vaccine recommendations. Given Kennedy's current actions, we need to demand Cassidy do his job as chair of the Senate Health Committee and exercise oversight. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/04/bill-cassidy-rfk-jr-vaccine-00202402

axels15.bsky.social•2 days ago

Sure, but let's be clear - it doesn't matter if Cassidy is a doctor. They're all spineless shits - there was no way Cassidy would ever cast a deciding vote against a trump appointee.

paulaptb.bsky.social•2 days ago

Regardless, he and other members of the Committee need to hear from us. We can't give up in advance. Cassidy needs to have his own words quoted back to him. https://www.help.senate.gov/about/members

paulaptb.bsky.social•2 days ago

And a reminder, McConnell voted against Kennedy.

zachrabiroff.com•2 days ago

By many accounts, the Cassidy and Collins might have voted against him in committee, but they wanted to cover from the pharma industry. But pharma decided not to oppose Kennedy, hoping to get what they wanted from him in office. Turns out that was a terminal error.

picklesofthecanoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Lol Cassidy is a complicit coward who won't even take voicemails now

paulaptb.bsky.social•2 days ago

Then we need to show up at his office.

ranglecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

Next you're going to tell me they don't wipe after pooping because touching any man's ass crack is gay.

ranglecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

On the plus side if anyone shoots Trump in the back he'll eventually die of sepsis from all the people shoving their hands in the wound to find the bullet

grandmache.bsky.social•2 days ago

OMG! 😳 That just about makes me vomit!🤮

lauracosta13.bsky.social•2 days ago

He inoculates himself? Wow. With vodka? Or whatever his alcohol of choice is.

prairieguy2623.bsky.social•2 days ago

Alcohol does kill germs, so it’s entirely possible Pete is germ-free.

bernardinpete.bsky.social•2 days ago

Periodic vodka spills about 6 times a day should do the trick, maybe

wneuhauser.bsky.social•2 days ago

And yet Hegseth says he’s inoculating himself against these things he says don’t exist. Chief Moron Trump and his administration of morons.

dsng480.bsky.social•2 days ago

Why stop there?

I renounce photosynthesis in every form - CAM, C3, C4: all bullshit. Oxygen is all in your mind. Just eat more beef tallow.

It’s your move, morons!

rsb1213.bsky.social•2 days ago

Cochino!

clwaryas.bsky.social•2 days ago

chriscat.bsky.social•2 days ago

So we are going back to the miasma theories of the Middle Ages, before Lister, Pasteur, van Leeuwenhoek, and Robert Hooke. Maybe we can reinstate burning incense, sniffing aromatic herbs & wearing these masks instead vaccines & antimicrobials:

jensparkly.bsky.social•1 day ago

*doTERRA enters the chat*

chriscat.bsky.social•1 day ago

LOL...indeed it does.

mrfphd.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just lock in a room with a bunch of pathogens. Won’t take long.

katepa.bsky.social•2 days ago

We are hosed.

itsnotbread.bsky.social•2 days ago

Well, we know Bobby Jr showers because unfortunately we've seen it. 🤢

grandetim.bsky.social•2 days ago

So Trump has a phobia of something that doesn't exist???

sanity56.bsky.social•2 days ago

They said the pee pee tapes couldn’t be real since trump was a germaphobe.
I smell something fishy.

brewlord.bsky.social•2 days ago

That would be a defense if Trump, who has unprotected sex with adult film stars, wasn't known to lie about everything.

johngage1.bsky.social•2 days ago

ireidani.bsky.social•14 hours ago

Hesgeth's statement is doubly weird, because germs aren't the only reason we wash our hands.

ubermitch.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm not looking it up but I imagine DoD, in itself, has to be one of the largest healthcare providers in the country

knittergamer.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, it is 💝

joshuaerlich.bsky.social•2 days ago

DHA is huge but Veterans Health Administration is even bigger

ubermitch.bsky.social•2 days ago

someone needs to ask VA Secretary Doug Collins whether he thinks germs are real

zoneleft.bsky.social•2 days ago

There’s also active duty care, which would also be one of the largest health systems in the world

ubermitch.bsky.social•2 days ago

luckily I assume Hegseth considers provision of healthcare woke and gay so he probably won't pay any attention to it

larelli.bsky.social•2 days ago

Professor Farnworth is never not an appropriate response to these monstrous idiots

I am really hoping to use the “to shreds you say” gif one day about these people’s insane policies

aronova.bsky.social•2 days ago

same minus the policies part

larelli.bsky.social•2 days ago

I rewrote that sentence to stick policies in to be honest- I am a very gentle person by nature but the utter cruelty of those people is really taking a toll on that part of me

aronova.bsky.social•2 days ago

I understand

nursegenius1019.bsky.social•1 day ago

RFK jr is now embracing Q insane conspiracy theories about pedophiles and sex trafficking. He is committing biological warfare ruining our scientific community has stripped any program that provides medical treatment support without question. He needs to be removed

greenhombre.bsky.social•2 days ago

mnjane.bsky.social•1 day ago

Chiropractic “medicine” influence. I had a college classmate with a degree in biology, became a chiropractor, and posted this shit during the COVID pandemic. Posted pictures of reading books exposing “the truth”.

What a grift.

akneuron.bsky.social•2 days ago

This reminds me of the ER episode where Jerry, the unit clerk, is tied to spread of infection in the ER. He was not washing his hands in the men's room. When confronted about his lack of hand washing, his response was "Every time?"

The takeaway? Do not shake hands with Hegseth

akneuron.bsky.social•2 days ago

As an aside, using voice recognition for my post, Hegseth morphed to: Hague Seth, then egg sith. I like the latter.

frambley1.bsky.social•2 days ago

Luckily for hegseth alcohol is an antiseptic.

utter-ly.bsky.social•2 days ago

I'm pretty sure Hegseth was 'joking around' https://youtu.be/FLTKM8fu6pU?si=kN5Opg5-WZLzX03W

tpo-asd.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

vee40below0.bsky.social•2 days ago

You can't really be considered a germ-denier unless you eat raw chicken.

Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr need to take the raw chicken challenge.

grandmache.bsky.social•2 days ago

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Oh yes! ASAP!

greencpa.bsky.social•2 days ago

velvetnmoon.bsky.social•2 days ago

Served with a side of raw pork and unwashed greens.

qldsteve.bsky.social•2 days ago

Washed down with lashings of raw milk.

docjoe1986.bsky.social•2 days ago

He already drinks raw milk. He says it’s why he’s so healthy!

docjoe1986.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hegseth does eat food off the floor.

laukc.bsky.social•2 days ago

If germs aren’t real, then why don’t they eat their own poop?

nancynaive.bsky.social•2 days ago

They do. And wash it down with their bath water.

kimoco.bsky.social•2 days ago

I would not be surprised to learn most of Trump's cabinet members also think the Earth is flat.

picklesofthecanoe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Kinda tired of being ruled by subplanaria morons

3fecta.bsky.social•2 days ago

They believe in AfD Germans, but not germ theory.

crazyvlad.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just the dork whose spaceships keep blowing up. The rest go along because he finances their scams.

sycamoreslim.bsky.social•2 days ago

Which is odd because Trump is a germaphobe, if I remember correctly.

Make it make sense. Oh, wait. They pledged their blind loyalty. Nevermind.

bradf0rdr.bsky.social•2 days ago

I wonder how Hegseth explains his belief in god

thomasimone.bsky.social•2 days ago

Mr. Moynihan: I typically applaud what you write. However, due to the incredulity, I actually checked the Whiskey Pete quote. Tweeting with Chris Hayes afterwards, it's apparent he was joking

Regards https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/11/fox-news-host-pete-hegseth-wash-hands-10-years/2835616002/

rjnerddad.bsky.social•2 days ago

It wasn't very funny

thomasimone.bsky.social•2 days ago

I didn't say it was. I am referring only to his dialog with Chris Hayes in the article

rjnerddad.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes. I understood.

clearspies.bsky.social•2 days ago

He wasn't joking. His bosses probably threatened to give him a breathalyzer.

thomasimone.bsky.social•2 days ago

If you read the article, it sure seems like Chris Hayes believed him. I mean, ask Chris himself if you like

clearspies.bsky.social•2 days ago

Journalists in America believe too much shit from Trump and his goons. That's a fact.

thomasimone.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe, but MSNBC's Psaki, Hayes, Maddow, O'Donnell and Wallace have a pretty good track record of exactly NOT doing that

clearspies.bsky.social•2 days ago

Except for this instance.

ljp713.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ewwww-
I would never shake kegseths hand. 🤮
How absolutely disgusting 🤢

rev-colleen.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wtf is he "innoculating himself" against if germs aren't real?

rev-colleen.bsky.social•2 days ago

And Jesus, does he hold his penis to pee and then not wash his hands? I'm honestly sure most men don't (beyond disgusting) but to just admit it like that. My god.

rev-colleen.bsky.social•2 days ago

Furthermore, there's so much other crap you can't see with the naked eye, like oxygen, does he not believe in it either? The dominoes are falling and it's a doozy of a set up.

dvlnd3.bsky.social•2 days ago

wait, germs are real ???

lilywight.bsky.social•2 days ago

He doesn't wash his hands -- like, ever? Does he bathe or shower? Wash his hair? Wash anything else (and I decline to be specific)?

Germs exist. So does dirt, sweat, skin oil, body odor ...

ajlm.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hegseth was joking:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pete-hegseth-germs-not-real/

semmiotic.bsky.social•2 days ago

Where does this come from? How long has this been going on?

skywomble.bsky.social•1 day ago

🤢

kaitlynburnell.bsky.social•2 days ago

Young earth creationists: "Why is the theory of evolution still a theory? Checkmate, liberals."

Scientists: "'Theory' is actually the highest level you can get in science, like the Theory of Gravity and Germ Theory."

RFK: "Time to reject Germ Theory."

blackcat1970.bsky.social•2 days ago

Next time they need medical intervention let’s just toss all protocol, no gloves, no masks, dirty hands to perform it…. Let’s the the germs decide

luvetta.bsky.social•2 days ago

Hegseth should know… but of course he doesn’t do any prep work …. from his forays into Afghanistan that the biggest killer of the Soviet’s in their occupation was germs.

captainabraham.bsky.social•2 days ago

Republicans also struggle with the concept of object permanence.

grandmache.bsky.social•2 days ago

Brilliant diagnosis! 😂🤣😂🤣 Let’s see. That puts them at about 2 1/2 years old? Maybe 3?

amandamarcotte.bsky.social•1 day ago

I do not, for the life of me, understand the hostility otherwise smart people on Bluesky have to sharing sources. Please put the link in posts.

cwharlow.bsky.social•1 day ago

the one on the left is from a piece on terrain theory in the conversation, I've posted a link to it before. Will find it

cwharlow.bsky.social•1 day ago

https://bsky.app/profile/cwharlow.bsky.social/post/3ljsjpzcsrk2d

cwharlow.bsky.social•1 day ago

actually I'm wrong maybe it's not the same

sassdroid.bsky.social•1 day ago

Look at the atls

helenkennedy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Drives me bananas that this has become normalized. They often don't even say when or where their screenshot was published. Could be three years ago! Could be some 2-reader blog!

ohbejoyful.bsky.social•1 day ago

Agree so much!

Here's the first one:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47201923

Not trying to be all lmgtfy, just had some extra time on my hands and want to be useful in the world. :)

julia.cool•1 day ago

could be a twitter habit cuz sharing links buries your post

helenkennedy.bsky.social•1 day ago

Ah. Right. I never understood the logic of that.

julia.cool•1 day ago

twitter needs you to stay on the app so you look at their ads and maybe even click them

helenkennedy.bsky.social•1 day ago

But I always went for the links, read the links, and then went back to Twitter for more. When they stopped having links, I lost interest.

kipwilliams.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bang on target for a party that wants to mandate validating the quickest and most superficial snap judgements from the most ignorant contrarians.

blazewarriorwolf.bsky.social•2 days ago

This also means he doesn't believe in the functionality of microscopes.

mfriedman803.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yuck.
Even if it was done for different reasons, one of Val Kilmer’s lines as Doc Holliday comes to mind -
"Forgive Me If I Don’t Shake Hands."

matzzzon.bsky.social•1 day ago

So, miasma theory is back on?

ken-lov.bsky.social•2 days ago

What would it matter if he could see them? We can see what we think are birds, but we know https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61618qS66mL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg

agadfly.bsky.social•2 days ago

boatpeeper.bsky.social•2 days ago

Look on the bright side these dudes might catch cholera or something stupid and be out of service sooner rather than later.

perigominas.bsky.social•2 days ago

Amazing shade thrown over Harvard and Princeton in the Hegseth piece. Brutal.

boatpeeper.bsky.social•2 days ago

I appreciate it because I'm tired of the ivory tower being used for decades dictating intelligence and mental fortitude in this country. Most clever people I've met in my life never went to those schools tbh.

sketchette.bsky.social•2 days ago

Dinosaurs on Noah’s arch is next. Gah!

sensualkazoo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Bizarrely RFK both rejects germ theory and does not understand what miasma theory is while claiming to believe it.

snarkypotato.bsky.social•1 day ago

What's the over/under on this government recommending balancing our humors by the end of the year

mattg.path.pub•2 days ago

George Washington knew more about disease than either of these idiots. Will suck for our soldiers to start losing battles because of dysentery.

josey76.bsky.social•2 days ago

Wow we’re going to go all the way back to debating Joseph Lister?

dls1028.bsky.social•1 day ago

Good thing I would never shake his hand anyway. Ugh.

ccb0512.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can’t see air, so why is Hegseth bothering with breathing? Certainly air can’t exist on c it can’t be seen with the naked eye.

rebafc.bsky.social•2 days ago

Can't see gravity either.

kipwilliams.bsky.social•2 days ago

He knows gravity exists because the floor hits him in the face.

maraleia.bsky.social•1 day ago

Just share the links Don.

lpetrich.bsky.social•1 day ago

Then they should give themselves big doses of organisms like . Those bugs won’t hurt them, right?

mt-dangler.bsky.social•2 days ago

I don’t understand how they’re this stupid.

ranglecat.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe there's something to the idea that everyone should be forced to deal with deadly diseases during childhood so they'll get first-hand knowledge of how medicine works.

davegmiller.bsky.social•2 days ago

It helps to be incapable of embarrassment.

davidkuchar.bsky.social•2 days ago

worms

jmbmn.bsky.social•2 days ago

A president died because too few doctors accepted the microbiology of germs. James Garfield was wounded in a D.C. train station by a disappointed office-seeker, but those caring for him did not understand how they were introducing into his body agents of the infections that ultimately killed him.

jmbmn.bsky.social•1 day ago

For the details, get them from Candice Millard: https://lib.ruthub.com/item/b9780385526265-destiny-of-the-republic-a-tale-of-madness-medicine-and-the-murder-of-a-president

nicholasbednar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Great book.

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