No one has grifted more from a once-respected family name. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is a conspiracy-theory crank who is a danger to public health, and every mention of him should be quite clear about that. slate.com/technology/2... - ThreadSky

laurahelmuth.bsky.social • 99 days ago

No one has grifted more from a once-respected family name. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is a conspiracy-theory crank who is a danger to public health, and every mention of him should be quite clear about that. https://slate.com/technology/2024/11/trump-rfk-jr-bird-flu-vaccines-raw-milk.html

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nananancy.bsky.social•98 days ago

Good grief.

cgorman.bsky.social•99 days ago

You’re preaching to the choir here. But am glad you’ve put it out there so clearly. Truth matters.

lilycordova.bsky.social•99 days ago

Sigh.

I came here to get away from politics. Please don't let this place turn into Twitter 2.0 for the love of God.

swino.bsky.social•98 days ago

Country deserves him

mcmooper.bsky.social•98 days ago

The Kennedy family was always overrated and RFK Jr just makes that obvious. It’s his gift to the world.

emhouston.bsky.social•98 days ago

Give Baron time

scapelliti.bsky.social•99 days ago

Wealth and a life insulated from the 99% encourages defiance to logic, science, and morality.

jhawkmtn.bsky.social•97 days ago

If ever a father was rolling over in their grave...

davidralin.bsky.social•98 days ago

Nobody willing to add abetting bank fraud in the 90s to his resume? The witnesses are all retired now so maybe someone will talk.

melodymb.bsky.social•98 days ago

Also! Kennedys are not even that rare. RFK Sr had THIRTEEN children. Stands to reason one was bound to be a crank and a misfit. AFAIK the others are accomplished and civic-minded.

markzecwrites.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's why I laughed out loud when I saw this "opinion" piece that argues he could be a good thing for US healthcare.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/21/can-rfk-tranform-healthcare-system-policy

terraformer.bsky.social•99 days ago

we see this dynamic everywhere: super-rich people born on third base

who think, by virtue of that position, that they know everything

who use that leverage to reach the heights of power and influence

and the rest of us who *know things* via EEE (education, expertise, experience) are ignored

richardlevangie.bsky.social•99 days ago

In my small neighbouring province, a measles outbreak has reached 50 people.

janetlinde.bsky.social•99 days ago

It's one of the dark secrets of our capitalist society that people are often afraid to challenge someone who's wealthy. That goes for Trump and Musk, as well as RFK Jr. Then they start to think they *really do* know it all, and we're off to the races. It's how we got here.

azulselene.bsky.social•99 days ago

Wealthy, famous narcissistic. Privilege without awareness of how to obtain it.

wohdin.bsky.social•98 days ago

fascism is the deification of unearned wealth

monewsdaily.bsky.social•98 days ago

Thank you for everything Laura.

veronikameduna.bsky.social•99 days ago

Thank you for writing this

enzomesiani.bsky.social•97 days ago

edgarb.bsky.social•99 days ago

So many families go through the cycle:

Gen 1 builds it
Gen 2 Honors it
Gen 3 gets destroyed by 1 or 2 of them

jakkb77.bsky.social•96 days ago

Frightening for every evidence based professional who is up against this 🤢⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️

photomotoman.bsky.social•99 days ago

The man is anything but lucid. His beliefs are ludicrous and dangerous. He shouldn’t be allowed out in public, never mind leading a government agency.

photomotoman.bsky.social•90 days ago

Be well, be safe.

dougmich.bsky.social•98 days ago

A whole generation will grow up with a completely different perspective on the Kennedy family name than their parents and grandparents.

jerrycope.bsky.social•99 days ago

Bobby used to be an ally in environmental issues especially water and MTR. What happened is a mystery but the resulting insanity scares the hell out of me.

mornba.bsky.social•98 days ago

I don't think his environmental stances were ever anchored in following scientific concensus. Without scientific grounding it can be a case of a broken clock that is right twice a day.

kitchencollective.bsky.social•98 days ago

And then you have the eugenics language being thrown around.

granitesnowman.bsky.social•98 days ago

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/19/bird-flu-cases-mutation-canada

julesclarke.bsky.social•99 days ago

Any family that continues politics as a lucrative meal ticket is obviously hoovering the system. That's my opinion

frakitall.bsky.social•99 days ago

The Republicans have been attacking Democrats like Hunter Biden for using the family name for financial gain. The only reason anyone even pays attention to either Trump Jr or RFK Jr is because of who their fathers are.

resistancechipmunk.bsky.social•99 days ago

I think the brain worm is (still) in charge. He'll bw recommending uncooked bear meat for all children under 3.

nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social•98 days ago

I was telling myself that Trump was just embracing RFK for the sake of picking up a little more of the wacko vote, but then I realized that RFK has the two characteristics Trump most respects in a man: Wealth and fame. Those are his core values.

nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social•98 days ago

He doesn't even have the tacky kind of wealth where he had to earn it. He has Trump's favorite kind of wealth, the kind you get by having "good genes" (a rich dad).

cacklingvoid.bsky.social•98 days ago

The man is an absolute lunatic. He allegedly transported the head of a dead whale from Massachusetts to New York years ago. His own daughter recalled he used a chainsaw to saw off the whale's head.

tk0455hopedale.bsky.social•98 days ago

He will fit in perfectly with Trump and his band of nitwits. Warren Buffett had a famous saying, invest in company that any idiot can run because one day an idiot will run the company. God help us for these next 4 years.

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