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6. How can a man who lacks the basic knowledge of biology and medicine be in charge of our Health Care?
Sat Feb 14, 2026, 07:40 AM
Yesterday

RFK Jr., “I’m not scared of a germ.”

Modern Science, There are no such things as germs but we have bacteria, viruses, fungi, amoebas,
blue green algae aka Cyanobacteria, protozoans, and other things that are all around us by the
billions but we have no GERMS. They are called microbes.

If you wanted to fail microbiology @ The Ohio University you would talk about “germs.” Now
way back in the day of medical science with men called Leeuwenhoek who invented the microscope
and said, “Look @ all the little beasties” when he looked @ drop of water under his microscope
and a Dr. Joesph Lister who understood that having an antiseptic environment was critical for
people to survive surgery because people would survive the operation but would later die from some
kind of infection and modern “germ theory” was founded but we have moved on since then.

RFK Jr., “I’m not scared of a germ.” Good Kennedy skip your tetanus shot, your pneumonia vaccine, your
shingles vaccines, drink unpasteurized milk, and eat that 2 day old sushi that has been sitting out.

It is as if the rich fuckers like Tiel, Musk, Trump, and others want us to die.



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Geez.....he said 'used to'....... Red Mountain Yesterday #1
He probably meant 10 minutes before the interview as the last time he did it. travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #14
Iirc UpInArms Yesterday #2
Your memory is correct. niyad 22 hrs ago #13
Ewww. No wonder he has a brain worm Nululu Yesterday #3
Ewww. No wonder he has a brain worm ironman99 Yesterday #4
Hilarious that his wife was out trying to convince us what a normal guy he is maptap22 Yesterday #5
How can a man who lacks the basic knowledge of biology and medicine be in charge of our Health Care? Botany Yesterday #6
Stop the world. I want to get off. raccoon 21 hrs ago #20
The last sentence is spot on vapor2 19 hrs ago #33
"It is as if the rich fuckers like Thiel, Musk, Trump, and others want us to die." Dulcinea 10 hrs ago #45
and this... myohmy2 Yesterday #7
Big difference whether the toilet seat incident happened last week or 40 years ago. TheRickles Yesterday #8
I applaud anyone who successfully rehabs Dr. T 22 hrs ago #12
ummm, do you actually believe he is "working every day to control his addiction"?? niyad 22 hrs ago #15
I made that assertion in response to this quote: TheRickles 19 hrs ago #24
But these incidents are not from decades ago. The whale head he cut off and the bear travelingthrulife 22 hrs ago #16
Those examples imply hallucinogenic mushrooms. Dr. T 19 hrs ago #25
I don't see a lot of evidence supporting a "successful recovery from substance abuse" Torchlight 22 hrs ago #18
No, sorry Cirsium 15 hrs ago #38
Probably left the seat up afterwards, too Orrex Yesterday #9
Did this happen before or after he went swimming in polluted water? Vinca Yesterday #10
Come on guys. This is comedy gold. It's funnier than Trump shitting himself on tv. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #11
WHY would anyone "snort cocaine off a toilet seat"? I admit that I niyad 22 hrs ago #17
You get some in a nightclub, you need a flat surface in a somewhat private place to snort it drray23 12 hrs ago #43
brainworm said "toilet seats", not "toilet seat covers". niyad 11 hrs ago #44
I predicted Chump would fire him before the end of last year FakeNoose 21 hrs ago #19
The crazier his entourage is,the saner he thinks he appears to be. BattleRow 19 hrs ago #26
So proud of being a depraved imbecile!! Hope22 21 hrs ago #21
RFK Jr.: "Brown cocaine is best" dalton99a 20 hrs ago #22
What I don't get Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #23
Delicate flowers. Turbineguy 19 hrs ago #27
Resign? Never in a million years. ificandream 19 hrs ago #28
Most Repukes in Congress don't think he has killed enough Americans yet. Justice matters. 19 hrs ago #29
MEANWHILE, CBS is featuring him in an upsoming 60 minutes segment. CousinIT 19 hrs ago #30
COME ON, PEOPLE. He totally abandoned usonian 19 hrs ago #31
The rapid increase in measles should make him resign vapor2 19 hrs ago #32
He's proud of it. Arrested development and entitlement. Proud of his heroin use in college as well. We are fucked if we Evolve Dammit 18 hrs ago #34
What a freak. LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #35
and people sat in prison for smoking pot............ twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #36
Hmm, isn't losing your ability to realize you're saying things you shouldn't Rocknation 17 hrs ago #37
Rjr is a seriously sick person. I mourn for those who died from drug overdose. Clouds Passing 15 hrs ago #39
It makes me wonder where he's snorting from now? KewlKat 14 hrs ago #40
This is something you say at NA RainCaster 14 hrs ago #41
RFK Jr IS a toilet seat. calimary 13 hrs ago #42
He should but he won't. Initech 8 hrs ago #46
Trump's Health Sec Admits Doing UNTHINKABLE On Toilet Seat - Really American Rhiannon12866 8 hrs ago #47
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