RFK Jr. says "cell phones produce electromagnetic radiation, which has been shown to do neurological damage to kids when around it all day and can cause even cancer."
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You know what also produces EM radiation? The sun, light bulbs, you, and just about everything you encounter. This guy has no clue what radiation is, so it doesn't surprise me that he can't differentiate between harmless and harmful radiation.
Decades of No Child Left Behind, the Republican destruction of public education, and a culture that prioritizes religious belief over fact-based reality, results in national science illiteracy.
There is no peer-reviewed evidence that non-ionizing radiation causes cancer.
without cellphones, how are kids supposed to tell their families they love them in their last minutes? since all that's done about school shootings is thoughts and prayers.
this may get my step kids batshit crazy mom to stop buying them iPhones at 9, 10, & 11 so while RFK is a huge fucking joke, there may be an unintended side benefit lol
I think he’s onto something. Brain tumors are caused by cell phones. Research in Scandinavia proves it. The US trusts research done by cell phone companies.
Are liberals pro greedy corporations now?
If this had a shread of truth in it, you would have seen an exponential rise in kids getting cancer and suffering unexplained neurological problems for years.
My 9 year old read this and immediately had a Patrick Henry moment gripping a WiFi extender and a tablet and yelling something about liberty. Teachable moments, man.
I guess that’s one way to get phones away from kids. But parents could also stop being pushovers to their kids and help schools pass bell to bell phone bans.
Send an email to #Verisons President asking him to fight RFK Jr lies about cellphone safety.
“To email Verizon's President, Hans Vestberg, you can find his contact information on the Verizon investor relations page, where you can find his email address, which is [email protected]”
Why has he not visited the measles outbreak yet? Isn't it his job to visit all those people in W. Texas and tell them how well being unvaccinated works?
But without cell phones, how are fourth graders going to text their parents "goodbye and I love you" when the bullets start flying at their elementary school?
"Hey mobile phone companies time to kiss trump & elon's nepobaby robber barron welfare queen ped* n*azi fascist butts with loads of $$$ or we'll put the screws to ya."
he's kinda a liberal on some things, food dyes removed? uh, ok!
cell phones, computers, etc . are required to meet standards for emi radiation w testing in anechoic chambers.. liberals/scientists pushed for that to protect consumers.. it's good to be concerned, gop typically would do the opposite
You know what causes neurological damage to kids? Riding around with plastic bags over their heads to keep the juice from the whale's head on the roof from getting in their eyes.
He thinks (or just claims?) the vaccine is worse than the disease. He points to the MMR's causing the same adverse events and skims over markedly lower rates and lesser severity for the vaccine vs the wild type infections. The meaning of the attenuated part of live attenuated might elude him?
Yeah, I am aware of his beliefs and where his expertise lies. It certainly isn't medicine or immunology. I do think he truly believes all his woo stuff. Most ppl I know in that community are true believers but you never know he is selling "cures". I guess that makes him suspect.
He has such a horrible personal history, and there's so much $ in the antivax industry, that it's hard to give him the benefit of the doubt, as one of its top producers. That said, he espouses so many incorrect medical views that it could just be Dunning-Kruger at work on a grand scale.
Whoever uses it will become the dominant cultural force against Trump, because it will attract over the misanthropic types that currently gravitate towards the right.
It sticks too well. The GOP main Twitter account posted an instance of Kamala laughing at someone who called him that, and had to delete it because it hurt him more than it damned her.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST YOU IRREDEEMABLE FUCKFACE “ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION” IS RADIO—THAT’S HOW CELL PHONES ^WORK^ YOU SERPENT-BRAINED REPTILE AND EVEN IF THEY DIDN’T LITERALLY EVERYTHING AROUND US GENERATES RADIATION OF SOME KIND YOU MELTED POPSICLE OF A MAN
So the teacher instead of barricading the door needs to call? Is the phone under her desk? Kids don’t need to be able to have that one last text with their parents? What about kids who are being bullied that need their parent’ advice to get through the day? What about kids with medical issues?
Then why wouldn't you just ban cell phones Bobby? If they're that dangerous, ban them.
In fact, in light of this data, I think we should propose the "Radiation Free Kids" Act (RFK Act for short) that bans cell phones country-wide for being a hazard to children.
‘Record what the teacher says or does’. Why would you want kids worrying about that? What exactly do you think happens in the typical classroom? And I wasn’t able to contact my parents unless I went to the office….I don’t think I’ve been irreparably harmed.
I am 83 and survived without a cell phone. My kids survived too. If parents want to know what is going on in classroom, be home when kids get home and ask how their day went. I did and learned a lot.
Well at least your recognizing that there are massive changes that mean cell phones are crucial. But mainly our children our facing constant school shootings. I also didn’t reply to you lol
This is what America has been reduced to in only a two month period.
drumpf and his equally crazy sycophants displaying complete and utter disregard to facts and spewing any shit that they find on the internet.
They baffle you with BS to hide their own lack of intellect and comprehension of reality
I don't think I'd ever heard RFKjr speak before today, and just on that basis, it is legitimately bananas that ANYONE would trust their health to him, wowza!
And I don't even mean the absolutely bullshit that pours out of his mouth. This is exclusively on raspiness and speech patterns that would sound natural on someone either astonishingly high or the victim of a recent stroke.
It's neurological so even though it makes me cringe to listen, I'm still blaming that on the absolute bullshit, not the condition. But I'm not above speculating that the worm and/or his early drug (ab)use might have caused it. 🤔 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279176/rfk-voice-spasmodic-dysphonia
I have to admit i had second thoughts after posting, wondering if this might be an actual disability, but eventually I landed on "the point stands. This guy should NOT be anyone's health standard."
And it's shameful that his understanding of what he will be doing to others with disabilities is not informed in the least by his own. All he has is willful ignorance and contempt.
No worries. You're absolutely correct about his lack of credentials for anything he has been put in charge of. And I only knew about it because I looked after the first time I heard him speak myself. His words are plenty ugly no matter his voice.
The same conspiracy spinners that got to him 20 years ago online were saying “in 5,10,20 years you’ll see. You’ll see that cancer will show up near where we hold our phones in our pockets. Just wait.”
It’s been 20 years.
No it doesn’t.
Does he think people frequently hold their cell phones up to their ears for long periods of time? That hasn’t been true for over a decade. And we would have seen clear evidence of this by now if it was true.
Ugh why am I bothering to even critique this it’s so fucking dumb.
Cell phone free schools are a good thing. I think both sides can agree on that. We don’t need the wacky ass conspiracy theories that are unproven though. This guy can’t even properly promote a bipartisan issue
Que le den mucho por el cucu a este pendejo.
Cuando se confirme lo de su cáncer -tiene toda la pinta-, que se cure con los extraterrestres de la tierra plana.
Gosh!! With all that electromagnetic cell destroying radiation wouldn’t that also be affecting other body parts? We need a federal ban on using pants pockets to carry cell phones in as well!! That’s why the drop in babies/family has happened over the years!!
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/fox-news-to-pay-787m-settlement-to-dominion-voting-systems-over-stolen-election-lies
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet#:~:text=Cell%20phones%20emit%20radiation%20in%20the%20radiofrequency%20region%20of%20the%20electromagnetic%20spectrum.&text=In%202015%2C%20the%20European%20Commission%20Scientific%20Committee,of%20the%20head%20and%20neck%20region%20(9).
He is such an idiot.
But there is a concern about long-term exposure, especially to kids. Surprised nobody's followed this up.
There is no peer-reviewed evidence that non-ionizing radiation causes cancer.
Are liberals pro greedy corporations now?
If he wants to prevent cancers, how about funding the cancer vaccine research?
It’s NOT about curing cancer. It’s about controlling cell phone use.
You remember your freshman year, don't you? That glorious first week and discovering daiquiris? It like that x 10.
https://bsky.app/profile/kenklippenstein.bsky.social/post/3lky4sfr2rs2t
https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet
“To email Verizon's President, Hans Vestberg, you can find his contact information on the Verizon investor relations page, where you can find his email address, which is [email protected]”
Is #Apple, #Samsung, #HTC, and #Motorola going to sue him.
Hi: #verison #att are you going to let this nonsense go unchallenged?
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THE SUN
Yep this is bullshit.
Wait until he finds out that all matter above absolute zero degrees emits electromagnetic radiation.
"Hey mobile phone companies time to kiss trump & elon's nepobaby robber barron welfare queen ped* n*azi fascist butts with loads of $$$ or we'll put the screws to ya."
cell phones, computers, etc . are required to meet standards for emi radiation w testing in anechoic chambers.. liberals/scientists pushed for that to protect consumers.. it's good to be concerned, gop typically would do the opposite
Show me something peer-reviewed and let’s talk.
People, here in this trailer park.
Maybe he should be commenting on what the administration that appointed him is doing instead.
Fact: Electromagnetic radiation can do neurological damage and cause cancer.
I guess in RFK's world, if you need to look inside your arm for a broken bone, you can just use your microwave.
In fact, in light of this data, I think we should propose the "Radiation Free Kids" Act (RFK Act for short) that bans cell phones country-wide for being a hazard to children.
I don’t like the odds.
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Also THERE WEREN’T SCHOOL SHOOTINGS BACK THEN
drumpf and his equally crazy sycophants displaying complete and utter disregard to facts and spewing any shit that they find on the internet.
They baffle you with BS to hide their own lack of intellect and comprehension of reality
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5279176/rfk-voice-spasmodic-dysphonia
It’s been 20 years.
No it doesn’t.
Ugh why am I bothering to even critique this it’s so fucking dumb.
Cuando se confirme lo de su cáncer -tiene toda la pinta-, que se cure con los extraterrestres de la tierra plana.
Most kids are texting or are on social media, not making many calls on their phones where they would be holding their phones up to their heads.
This is absolute horse shit.
Gotcha there don't I? hehe