"The fact that RFK Jr. is right about a few things, such as the need to address childhood obesity—remember when the right practically called Michelle Obama a Nazi for her advocacy on this issue?—doesn’t change how overall batshit he is." @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-pick... - ThreadSky

thebulwark.com • 75 days ago

"The fact that RFK Jr. is right about a few things, such as the need to address childhood obesity—remember when the right practically called Michelle Obama a Nazi for her advocacy on this issue?—doesn’t change how overall batshit he is." @cathyyoung63.bsky.social: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-picks-anti-vax-nut-robert-kennedy-rfk-jr-to-run-hhs

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johnbalash.bsky.social•75 days ago

Further evidence that one of the greatest threats facing this nation is party-controlled media narratives and polarization. Truthful journalism can exist but people will ignore or believe if it’s not for the right “team”.

laub87.bsky.social•75 days ago

Americans are all going to die (sooner rather than later) now!

lunkp.bsky.social•75 days ago

childhood obesity? Isn't that ALL
Michelle Obama talked about and tried to address??????

barbroz.bsky.social•75 days ago

We will trace the decline of health in this country to Feb 13, 2025. Years of diligent, unwavering dedication to eradicate disease and suffering will be undone. All for political "pay back". The cruelty and pettiness are almost too much to bear.

dixiemuffymom.bsky.social•75 days ago

After seeing how unhealthy his followers are in general, these chickens are definitely coming home to roost.

carbonatedobserver.bsky.social•75 days ago

And it will be a lot of them doing the dying.

carbonatedobserver.bsky.social•75 days ago

And it's why we MUST remind everybody who is responsible and hold them accountable.

The tiny coffins that will be filled in the next four years will be all on Trump and his chumps. Innocent blood on their hands!

technausea.bsky.social•75 days ago

ibemurf007.bsky.social•75 days ago

Another woefully unqualified nut! Holds no medical degrees! Talks like he's in the Twilight Zone. I got a worm in my head. We don't need a basket case near nothing that prevents death.

andyknudsen64.bsky.social•75 days ago

The only thing preventing me from having a cow over this guy is the real possibility that Kash Patel is going to head the FBI. Hoy crap!

odonata73.bsky.social•75 days ago

And don't forget that wrestling lady doing education.

franksoc.bsky.social•75 days ago

Wrestling lady doing education might be the best of it. holy shit

harryfabian.bsky.social•75 days ago

The entire party was like "I'll be fat if I want to."

pino-fotus.bsky.social•75 days ago

csapidus.bsky.social•75 days ago

Yes, yes I do.

madison88.bsky.social•75 days ago

@thebulwark.bsky.social this is scary as hell to me! I hate to say it! But I think the world needs to close its borders to American citizens unless they’re vaccinated! With the current bird flu outbreak! The TB outbreak that we all know Trump has silenced the CDC I think should be a global concern

cindymichels.bsky.social•75 days ago

God help us! 😱

dlb52.bsky.social•75 days ago

Blind squirrel

sabinstargem.bsky.social•75 days ago

His solution to childhood obesity is to eliminate funding for school meals and SNAP. Only children who aren't born have a right to life.

This dude sucks. 😠

civilm.bsky.social•75 days ago

Anyone who questions whether HIV causes AIDS at this point can immediately be dismissed as a poor source of science advice.

minkysma.bsky.social•75 days ago

Correct. Forest and trees, people. Don't get em confused.

markbrandriss.bsky.social•75 days ago

As long as the right-wingers want to talk about Nazis, recall that Hitler was a passionate advocate for exercise and a harsh critic of smoking, but his other policies killed roughly 40 million people, including 7 million Germans, so in the end he was a complete catastrophe for public health.

robinvetskeptic.bsky.social•75 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/robinvetskeptic.bsky.social/post/3li35shosr22j

harryfabian.bsky.social•75 days ago

Other kidney. I'll remember that.

virnalisiv.bsky.social•75 days ago

“NOT TO SUBMIT means that I don't allow myself to be paralyzed with fear. I don't allow myself to be boiling with rage, and I don't isolate myself.”

Stay connected, speak up, and do not submit in advance. 💙

#WeThePeople #NOTmyPresident #FreeAmerica

https://open.substack.com/pub/anandwri...

betsyj9578.bsky.social•75 days ago

They treated Michelle Obama like se was Nazi because the right can only accept these type of things because they want the credit as their idea only.

daschip76.bsky.social•75 days ago

Well she had 3 strikes against her (female, African American and a democrat).

talentedripley.bsky.social•75 days ago

Republicans would approve Jeffrey Dahmer. And I’m serious, they’d set up a special release program if Don wanted a serial killer.

4theluvoflyle.bsky.social•75 days ago

Too bad he was murdered in prison

mogtx.bsky.social•75 days ago

That is how you write a headline. Nicely done!

ccesco.bsky.social•75 days ago

anti-zionistump.bsky.social•75 days ago

Michelle pushed for healthier school lunches. The right called it “government overreach.” But today, 1 in 5 U.S. children is obese, and childhood Type 2 diabetes has risen by nearly 95% since 2001. Now RFK Jr. says the same thing, and suddenly it’s a serious issue? It was never about health

nonajabiznez.bsky.social•75 days ago

Oh they probably aren't going to help low income people access healthier food. They're likely just going to impose taxes on many of the low-cost high-calorie foods that many poor families buy to make their food budget go further. They'll claim it's to discourage unhealthy eating.

anti-zionistump.bsky.social•75 days ago

Exactly. Instead of making healthy food affordable, they’ll tax cheap, high-calorie foods and call it “fixing obesity.” Fresh produce stays out of reach, but billionaires keep cashing in. Punish the poor, reward the rich. Same playbook, different issue.

nonajabiznez.bsky.social•75 days ago

Yes, that's exactly what I said.

ehasemeyer.bsky.social•75 days ago

And the only way to curb obesity is for MAGAs to step away from the buffet table.

How is RFKJr going to address that??

anti-zionistump.bsky.social•75 days ago

RFK Jr. wants to fight obesity with "lifestyle changes," but the states leading in obesity—Mississippi, West Virginia, Louisiana—aren't exactly known for swapping fried chicken for kale. Same folks who lost it over Michelle Obama's school lunches. Funny how that outrage disappeared.

ehasemeyer.bsky.social•75 days ago

I hear you. It’s much easier to blame big pharma than your own food choices.

elizabethrivian.bsky.social•75 days ago

This is going to be interesting.

bacongrease.bsky.social•75 days ago

RFK Jr is the very definition of broken clock.

bonesofbohemia.bsky.social•75 days ago

His own family members warned us about him. Just like Trump's own handpicked cabinet warned us he shouldn't be president again.

delightw2023.bsky.social•75 days ago

You want to address childhood obesity then start with poverty.

jinxiebinxie.bsky.social•75 days ago

I'll never take or follow health advice from a delusional heroin addict...fuck that FREAK!

salongroupnyc.bsky.social•75 days ago

Hey, Hitler was a vegetarian and loved animals but I don’t think that PETA would put that on their websites.

lwlove.bsky.social•75 days ago

Also, how much crack does one have to smoke to fry the vocal cords this hard? Good Gawd the man is the color of someone eternally condemned to wander the desert . It’s a tsunami of bad brains.

heishalley.bsky.social•75 days ago

Listen America
Decapitated whale head juice spraying on your daughter is just crazy
Your kids are next

benelson12.bsky.social•75 days ago

Need vaccinations available at the duty free area between borders.

antigonesmom.bsky.social•75 days ago

RFK gave the country hope. RFK Jr gave the country herpes.

maxyamy.bsky.social•75 days ago

I continue calling/emailing elected.
Today’s vote for #RFKjr is brutal. RIP Science 🧬 Sad but true.
We will keep fighting for humanity & facts.
But he does recognize childhood obesity as a problem. So did Michelle Obama🤷🏽‍♀️
⛑️🦠🧪🧫🔬🩺🩻🚑⛑️☠️

laureltaylor.bsky.social•75 days ago

Making children aim to have smaller bodies rather than focusing on the underlying chronic conditions was just as bad a take under Michelle Obama as RFK Jr though his methods of approaching it will be far worse.

loriwilde.bsky.social•75 days ago

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

ottawapaul.bsky.social•75 days ago

Let’s open with the fact that RFK is right … how very Bulwark of you … oh but still crazy. But right.

pxmorris.bsky.social•75 days ago

Please recall that Melania then plagiarized parts Michelle Obama’s Move campaign. And 45 did nothing with the initiative. But we can believe him this time. He’s changed.

themidge.bsky.social•75 days ago

That was very insulting to actual batshit.

pcta1129.bsky.social•75 days ago

😭😭😭😭

infinitelyloopy.bsky.social•75 days ago

The Nazis had a point on building infrastructure. Not sure I’d vote for or confirm any of them.

commonarc.bsky.social•75 days ago

Why does it feel like Congress reports to the Executive branch now? These confirmations are insane.

pokeweed.bsky.social•75 days ago

Trump picks and Senate Confirms.

If and when we get through this, I would like to update the dictionary definition of "cluster fuck" to include the 118th Congress.

nobswilly.bsky.social•75 days ago

The bottom line at this point is FelElon47 cultists don't care what journalists have to say and Dems don't have enough votes to stop anything. The battle is now between the Thin Blue Line of courageous organizations and their attorneys and if Judges will support our Constitution or the Fascists.

thedadknowsall.bsky.social•75 days ago

Bobby Jindal was the harbinger - They have become the party of stupid.

joed313.bsky.social•74 days ago

There will be outcries from Republican house and senate members to stifle Kennedy's actions quickly. Does anyone remember in 2011 when congress wanted pizza deemed a vegatable so it could be served as a 'healthy' lunch item for school children?

joed313.bsky.social•74 days ago

I honestly don't believe he will hold this position for long. Republicans count on large donations from Big Pharma and the large producers of processed foods. Once his agenda is being applied, the forementioned groups will apply pressure when their profit margins are harmed.

carolannete.bsky.social•75 days ago

Technically, they called Michele Obama a communist.

twwf-bsky.bsky.social•75 days ago

Can we at least not say that he was picked, as if it was a normal process. He knew he couldn't win and agreed not to run against president #2 in SOME STATES, in exchange for this position.

diebesbeute.bsky.social•75 days ago

I’m not sure a resurgence of polio, measles, etc is the best way to combat childhood obesity…. 😬

laura76574.bsky.social•75 days ago

He needs to address addiction and dangerous overexposure to the Sun!

genejockey57.bsky.social•75 days ago

Even a blind pig finds the occasional acorn.

geralynomarra.bsky.social•75 days ago

"I'm not a doctor. I don't even play one on TV but I have several diseases and an opinion."

ajdnyc82.bsky.social•75 days ago

The guy literally said SARS-CoV-2 was “engineered” to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.

carbonatedobserver.bsky.social•75 days ago

Exactly. This guy is going to get a lot of innocent children killed.

atlantisrec.bsky.social•75 days ago

Everything

danielmdeilgat.bsky.social•75 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/danielmdeilgat.bsky.social/post/3li3cyv52mk2q

euantaylor.bsky.social•75 days ago

I honestly think that Europe should be asking to see Americans vaccination record upon entry.

eddies01.bsky.social•75 days ago

Well, we have our fair share of anti-vaxxers here too, as they prefer to seek medical advice via Google.

madison88.bsky.social•75 days ago

Yes but we don’t have a lunatic anti vaxxer running our health departments

pigwife.bsky.social•75 days ago

The republicans are going to kill us all.

loriwilde.bsky.social•75 days ago

I think that's the point.

marsha257.bsky.social•75 days ago

Just wait… he is going to recommend that obese individuals to be penalized by the health care industry!

mgeschwind.bsky.social•75 days ago

And you have to use real finesse when addressing childhood obesity, just to avoid encouraging bullying, eating disorders and depression/suicide. RFK Jr. is most definitely not going to be able to - or even interested in - walking that line.

jlindy.bsky.social•75 days ago

The fact that Hitler loved and cherished his dogs doesn't make him a good person.

dood78.bsky.social•75 days ago

Well, even a broken clock is correct twice daily. Folks this is going to have to get really really bad before the fever breaks in the USA. I just hope it can be repaired when Americans finally wake up and decide to take matters in their own hands.

oigevolt.bsky.social•75 days ago

And Sudan is answering
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-13/russia-gets-sudan-agreement-to-build-naval-base-tass-reports

wderon.bsky.social•75 days ago

Voltaire in 1734(ish). And, we're still doing this?

cookiesforbfast.bsky.social•75 days ago

There's a typo in your headline. Ruin not Run. Please fix it.

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