The anti vax playbook was indistinguishable from the playbook they ran on trans youth healthcare and I'm never going to forget those who carried water for the latter and acted surprised when the former gaoned control of the country. - ThreadSky

evanurquhart.bsky.social • 1 day ago

The anti vax playbook was indistinguishable from the playbook they ran on trans youth healthcare and I'm never going to forget those who carried water for the latter and acted surprised when the former gaoned control of the country.

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RFK Jr. and his movement do not simply ignore the need for vaccination, Benjamin Mazer writes. They also trivialize and dismiss preventable child death. theatln.tc/dbdtuQVB

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emoscientist.bsky.social•1 day ago

Conservatives use the same playbook for every issue where the facts don't support their ideology. Mainstream publications need to stop faking for it.

renandpen.bsky.social•1 day ago

the parents that are key to each movement are also remarkably similar. reading articles where parents misgender their trans kids are eerily close to those with parents who speak of their autistic kid being an enormous burden. both feel they “deserved” a different kid. it’s so fucked up.

kahbn.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's just science denial. I remember first seeing these kind of arguments from flat earthers and creationists.

We need a class for teaching kids how to identify bullshit.

ghostwithashell.bsky.social•1 day ago

RFK Jr is insane. Ideally he'll go eat bats in Congo to prove they're healthy.

evanurquhart.bsky.social•1 day ago

The bad faith, fake concern, endless answered questions posed as if they haven't been answered, twisting good research to make it seem shady, pumping shady research with false legitimacy... It's all the same stuff and the Atlantic have been among the worst mainstream promoters of it, alongside NYT.

evanurquhart.bsky.social•1 day ago

You let them into the house to steal the silverware and now you're crying bloody murder bc you didn't expect them to light the place on fire.

nattygo.me•1 day ago

The trans healthcare issue had the extra bite of bigotry but they both used the tactics of a moral panic: Incite an emotional response so that people overlook your lack of existence.

solestria.bsky.social•17 hours ago

I will never get over how he and his kids are all vaccinated because he knows this is BS and doesn't actually believe what he spouts. Why all the stories about him don't lead with that is beyond me.

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