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Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If RFK Sr. were still alive to see what his son's become, he'd shoot himself.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm reminded of a quote in, I think, a disc world. It's something like "[name] could make a man wish he'd never been born, or make a slightly smarter man wish that [name] had never been born".

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is that a reference to Lord Vorbis from Small Gods?

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Maybe, I don't remember and couldn't find the exact quote

[–] Zexks@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Every case of it going forward he should be charged with a murder. Any families that lose people because of these ass hats shenanigans need to be ready to sue them directly and personally. Preferably criminally rather than civilly.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 week ago

I don't expect that to go very far in the courts; they don't generally assign that kind of personal liability to government officials for policy decisions.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Yeah, all that effort to hold Trump legally accountable worked well, should be a piece of cake with his cronies /s

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

This man is absolutely batshit. Why does he want polio back?

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He had part of his brain eaten by a parasite. He's literally not all there.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

He's got as much brain left as his Uncle had on his last day as president.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

I think he was batshit before the worm.

For nostalgia of the time when JFK and RFK are still alive

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The USA's self-sabotage is starting to make Brexit look mild. But the USA's disease outbreaks will kill people worldwide.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

100% Expected.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So, are we supposed to watch as the US just sink under a sea of easily preventable diseases?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 week ago

No. Instead we can:

  • ask our Senators to reject the antivaxxers from positions where they have power over health
  • ask for our states to step up to protect vaccine availability
  • make sure people around us know how much good vaccines do
  • make sure we and our families get vaccines before they're taken away from us
[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 week ago

I would nullify if I was on the jury and Something happened to this dangerous idiot.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

The thought of polio coming back is just.... exhausting

He and Gwyneth paltrow should hook up

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Jesus Christ. Would someone please tell him that falcons can get polio? That's probably the only way he'd believe it's dangerous.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

And I'm sure he is vacced himself.