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[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy said.

Well then, the next questions should be, "what is your job title?" and "what exactly is it that you DO here?"

[–] TheThrillOfTime@lemmy.ml 9 points 58 minutes ago

I think that's a great idea, but maybe don't be assigned in charge of health.

[–] 96VXb9ktTjFnRi@feddit.nl 22 points 4 hours ago

Thinks people shouldn't take medical advice from him,

...proceeds to give medical advice to people.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, I already am ignoring the medical advice he gives me.

I sadly can't ignore the medical advice he is giving the country as a whole.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

So when he says you shouldn't take medical advice from him, you would not listen?

/j

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 35 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

People gotta remember this guy has been as desperate as Trump his whole life to be accepted as a legitimate member of elite society. You factor that in, you factor in that Trump also wanted to be a crime boss like his mob affiliates from the early part of his career, the motives become more clear, the outcomes become more predictable.

Also remember, some of this is engineered by both parties to distract us from the everyday realities we are facing.

Don’t take your eye off the prize. We want a centrally planned economy, we want universal healthcare, we want federally funded infrastructure projects, and we’re gonna take that money from the wealthy.

Beware “abundance” grifters…

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Also remember, some of this is engineered by both parties to distract us from the everyday realities we are facing.

Funny how one party seems to push this sort of shit way way more than another party.

Don’t take your eye off the prize. We want a centrally planned economy, we want universal healthcare, we want federally funded infrastructure projects,

I just want a functioning democracy, one with less fascists and corruption in it.

and we’re gonna take that money from the wealthy.

And how are you going to do that? Are you willing to take it by force? Because that's the only way it's going to happen. You have to take it by force.

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago

He doesn't want you to take medical advice from him, but he does want to dictate what kind of medical advice your actual doctor is legally allowed to give you.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago

its more or less a distraction of the tariffs, and trumps own doge who is run by vought now.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 64 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

So shut the fuck up about it, then.

[–] Franklin@lemmy.ca 25 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

For real, I'd respect the self-awareness if it wasn't preceded by years of non-stop medical misinformation.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago

Honestly hoping he gets ball cancer.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 22 points 10 hours ago

I do.occasionally agree with RFK

[–] CocaineShrimp@lemm.ee 338 points 15 hours ago (11 children)

I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me

Right... so why did you take the position of Secretary of Health, again?

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 130 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Exactly. That's like SecDef being like "idk, I'm really not in a position to give military advice". I say that fully aware of the irony, but it's hard to pick a non-busted example since Trump's cabinet is just completely full of "meritocracy".

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 29 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

since Trump's cabinet is just completely full of "~~meritocracy~~".

Mediocrity.

Ha, if only. I wish it could be that rosy :'(

Maybe midiocracy?

[–] _core@sh.itjust.works 16 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
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don't do my MIDI interfaces and keyboards like that :(

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 21 points 13 hours ago

For those of us like me that can step back. This timeline is absurdly funny.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 39 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

He took it because he’s a narcissist who’s convinced he’s right about everything because of his last name and his money. Sound familiar?

Trump’s entire cabinet was picked for two reasons: Loyalty To Trump and Pissing Off Anyone Who Doesn’t Kiss Trump’s Ass. RFK fills that second one.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

Don't forget he went to Harris and she turned him away, and he went to Trump. Trump "allegedly" gave him the position in exchange for dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump. Which happened directly after.

People claimed at the time that would be illegal as it would fall under quid pro quo.

Edit: had to update it because the timeline was unclear which he went to first. One source reports he went to Trump first, then Harris after. Either way the result was the same. Harris didn't respond, and Trump did. Getting the endorsement

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

“Illegal” is a word that only applies to poor people.

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 40 points 15 hours ago

We live in the dumbest timeline.

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

It's literally just a game to them.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

The resign your commission, wormbreath

[–] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 98 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

That's not "sidestepping". That's him straight up admitting he's grossly unqualified for the role he's been given.

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[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago
[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 11 points 11 hours ago

Useful idiots; remember that.

The Heritage Foundation is the one enacting the policies. White supremacist billionaires with the idea that they know what's best because.

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 54 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

FUCKING GET HIM OUTA OFFICE NOW!

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[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 39 points 15 hours ago

Woah something I can agree with him about. Maybe we can find common ground here.

[–] MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Maybe the brain worms will save us after all... I was so confused about the brainworms, and finally I read an article that said that he licked His hand after sticking it in a dead deer's mouth and got brain worms.

Not the type of guy I'd take advice on anything from... Well, that's not true. Maybe were to o score some...Nose beers.

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[–] MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 21 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I wouldn't take ANY advice from him.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 12 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

I dunno, he's prob the go-to guy for techniques about chainsawing the head off a dead whale

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I'm actually that kinda guy. It would never occur to me that chainsawing the head of a whale corpse I found on the beach would be a no-no. It's already dead! Not like I killed it. I'm also dumb enough to keep bird feathers I find. Yeah. That could be a problem given the wrong cop.

"SWEET! Giant skull! I'm hanging that shit at camp! (After the ants do their thing.)"

I really do hang skulls I find on the shed door. Got a deer, a small mammal with pointy canines, a box turtle and pieces of something the raptors left (rabbit?). One time the local dogs dropped a deer skull on my tent. Coughed loudly and scared hell out of 'em.

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 15 hours ago

What people are missing from the article and headline is that he had vaccinated his children when they were little and the question was whether he would vaccinate his children if they were young today. That's the question he sidestepped. Yes, I bet he would is the reason for the sidestep. He's a con man too.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday sidestepped a question about vaccines and whether he would choose to vaccinate his children today against a number of diseases, saying, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

[–] Audacious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

Self aware wolf? That title made me laugh, and question what he's doing in that position, to administer eugenics only?

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 8 hours ago

Is that stuff on his face removable?

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago

Remember to kick a republican in the balls.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 11 points 14 hours ago

Brain worm guy has a point there

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