"Germ-theory skeptic"
this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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Wtf did i just read? The US health secretary swimming in shit water???????
In images shared on social media, Kennedy can be seen getting fully underwater, including his head, and then splashing around with several of his grandchildren. Kennedy, who does not have any background in medicine or science, was a long-time anti-vaccine advocate before President Trump appointed him to be health secretary. In a 2021 book, Kennedy indicated that he does not believe in germ theory, the fundamental concept that microscopic pathogens, such as those abundant in sewage, are the cause of disease.
Prions have the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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Welcome to America era 2025!
Its sure to historical, one way or the other....
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RFK Jr entered into a tontine with himself. He's the only member.
numerous century-old municipal sewer lines that run under the park. These lines have cracked over time and leak sewage
This is easy to fix.
Shame the article doesn't say how much the municipality is being fined every day they continue to leak raw sewage into the watershed.
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THIS IS NOT ROCK CREEK FFS
Everyone including major media sources is parroting what RFK Jr. said in his instagram account as if it's gospel. Go to google maps. Look at Rock Creek. Look how big it is. This is not Rock Creek.
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If he gets some insane new parasite from this what are the odds it kills the one driving his brain now and takes over with a more normal personality?
Its like season 5 of Dexter when they start just re-spinning the same more and more absurd plot lines.
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Wouldn't it be an absolute riot of a "leopards ate my face" situation if he ends up croaking because of this?
To clarify: I don't wish any harm on his grandchildren, but this man's level of willful ignorance and sheer recklessness makes it hard for me to sympathize with any negative outcome he may suffer personally.
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During similar conditions in the past it has had around 100x the EPA standard of bacterial colonies.
And he's hypocritical enough that I bet he started an antibiotic cocktail before he went there.
In my state if you swim in any body of water it's almost always tainted somehow, maybe not with sewage but perhaps some other toxic pollutant. The only exception I can think of is the man-made reservoirs used for drinking water that people swim...
and pee in.
even in a natural body of water, they have parasites in them, like amoebas, gardia, parasitic eggs,,,etc. because animals die and shit in the water too. and parasites love using aquatic hosts like snails and crustaceans, and amphibians.
Jesus Christ what happened to water just being normal, dirty, outside water? How did we fuck it up this badly?
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Iowa. Right?
Close, Indiana.
So brain worms are back on the menu?
he needs to replenish his intestinal e-coli with pathogenic e-coli probiotics.
Hope natural selection does its thing.
To him: yes. To his grandkids: no. They don't deserve to get sick and possibly die just because their grandpa is an idiot.
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That little girl looks like she's even sick of grandpa's shit. Hair is bone dry in every photo and the only one of her actually in contact with the water, she's kicking it in his face. She honestly looks visibly upset when he's dangling her brother over it.
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Let him swim in the Seine!!!
this guys gonna get the fucking Darwin award if he keeps doing this 🤦
He's got kids and grandkids.
Darwin award doesn't apply here.
He gets the Herman Caine award.
the creek's bacterial counts—particularly E. coli counts—were dangerously high all the time.
Sorry for those children.
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The water is now less clean for having him in it
Don't worry, he put a spiritual spin on it (probably) so it's ok, it's actually cleansing you see!