“We need to default to time outdoors, positive views of sunlight, freedom and resources to produce food the old ways, minimizing the use of toxic chemicals in processed foods, relying on pharmaceuticals when necessary, not when convenient or as a first resort. “
Here https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians is a wise and very insightful take on how the tyrant billionaire oligarchs (fake "populists") in power are using people like RFK Jr. to throw us a bone and lure us into tne empire's fold. People like RFK Jr. (or Tulsi Gabbard is another example) who say a couple things we like, but who overall go along with the ruthless life-destroying abusive and war-mongering program of our oligarch rulers for the surveillance and technocratic imprisonment of humanity for the sole purpose of the domination of the few over the many and for the concentration of the planet's wealth in the hands of the 0.1% and for the pitting the 99% against each other. A highly recommended (short) reading https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians
IMHO, the way we do lose is by believing the billionaires' propaganda story that the only two options we have is one or the other of the factions of the elite.
The way we do lose is by falling for the traps of these scumbags, getting excited by the crumbs our jailors and abusers throw at us, viewimg them as our saviors and going along with their oligarchic anti-life program. This is all detailed in the essay above (as well as rhe profoundly important links leading out from it).
This post is the only one that makes sense and is based in reality...and the only one Mr Masterjohn didn't like....it's called "Hopium" .. I understand the addiction to it..As the alternative is not pleasant to say the least....
Precisely, and without massive $ fines for resting in public landspace between sunset and sunrise for even short periods of time. Here in my community (Moreton Bay Region City, Australia) I could be fined $8,600 for stopping to rest at a park, sitting down in my deck chair, and accidentally falling asleep for a few hours.
At present I'm recovering from a mild stroke. I have to rest frequently during a day out, and get into a deep restorative sleep as I progress my recovery.
I want this to be outdoors in my favourite ocean front parkland which has a magnificent breeze, a safe place to surf/swim, an outdoor shower. All of these things hasten the rate of my recovery.
How could any sane person disagree with finding the root cause of our childhood health epidemic right now?
The sick people in this country are the ones taking Western medicine and eating Western foods. The healthy people are the ones avoiding them. And we will bet anyone $100,000.00 to prove it
That’s totally false it’s just a quaint or trite saying that based on nothing but emotion.
Noome is disputing looking into these things, they’re disputing having a the Least credible science denying kook spearheading this investigation, I genuinely ask though, is that better than nothing? Maybe, but you won’t be able to trust any of his findings.
Which is why he in the hearings floundered and did NOT speak what he knows to be true about that ALL vaccines never did what they were claimed to do and most cause if not immediate harm...definitely weaken all who have had them and it's a fact the polio vaccine introduced cancer in the human population.....there is not way our rulers will allow him to be appointed..no way. And if in the spirit of theater that is all politcs is they do for a minute..like his uncle the former Pres and his father they will murder him so fast it isn't funny...
1. “ALL vaccines never did what they were claimed to do” → This is blatantly false.
• Smallpox was eradicated entirely because of vaccines. Before vaccination, smallpox killed 30% of those infected.
• Polio cases dropped from 350,000 per year (1988) to just 6 cases worldwide in 2021 thanks to vaccines.
• Measles deaths have declined by over 90% since the introduction of the MMR vaccine.
• Saying “all vaccines never worked” ignores overwhelming real-world evidence.
2. “Most cause if not immediate harm…definitely weaken all who have had them” → Pure fearmongering with no evidence.
• Rigorous studies have shown vaccines do not “weaken” the immune system. In fact, they prime it to fight off serious diseases.
• The WHO, CDC, and virtually every major medical body have analyzed vaccine safety data for decades—serious side effects are exceedingly rare.
• If vaccines truly weakened people, we would see higher death rates in vaccinated populations, but the opposite is true.
3. “The polio vaccine introduced cancer into the human population” → Half-truth twisted into conspiracy.
• This claim is based on SV40, a virus contaminant found in some polio vaccines in the 1950s-60s.
• Multiple large studies have found no causal link between SV40 exposure and cancer in humans. (NIH study)
• Modern polio vaccines do not contain SV40 and are extensively tested for safety.
4. “Our rulers will never allow him to be appointed” → RFK Jr. is not being blocked because of some grand conspiracy—he is simply unqualified.
• He has no medical, epidemiological, or public health credentials.
• He has spread documented misinformation about vaccines, 5G, COVID, and more.
• His views are so extreme that even his own family disavows him.
5. “If they do, they will murder him like his father and uncle” → Baseless conspiracy theory.
• Claiming without evidence that a political figure will be assassinated is not an argument—it’s paranoia.
• The Kennedy assassinations were investigated extensively—jumping from historical assassinations to “they’ll kill RFK Jr. too” is pure speculation, not fact.
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Conclusion
RFK Jr. floundered in the hearings because his claims fall apart under scrutiny. He didn’t “hold back”—he simply could not provide credible evidence for his anti-vaccine stance.
His disqualification for HHS is not due to “rulers stopping him” but because he has a long history of spreading medical disinformation, contradicting scientific consensus, and aligning with fringe conspiracies.
You don’t need a shadowy “they” to explain why someone who denies basic medical science should not be put in charge of public health.
Science is fraudulant at best...How did I possibly make it to 69 on no medications? I haven't gone to a "Doctor" in 44 years. Emergency care ? Have nothing but respect for the "practice of medicine" (and they are and do practice on people"..NOT allowed to question the supposed gospel science when it makes no scientific sense in medical school...and THOSE doctors, well many have left profession when they clearly saw they were hurting not helping...and God forbid they recommended common sense like clean foods, herbs or anything "against the standard of care" that care that is average 8 side effects each pharmaceutical drugs, chemo and radiation or surgery" Gotta take that Norwegian cruise and buy that 3 home now you see....It's a joke, and falling apart rightfully so.....
So, let me get this straight—science is “fraudulent at best”, yet here you are using a phone or computer (built through science), relying on electricity (discovered through science), and benefiting from clean water, sanitation, and food safety (all thanks to science). If science were a scam, none of that would exist.
As for making it to 69 with no meds—good for you! But that’s not proof that medicine is useless. Some people live to 100 smoking cigars and drinking whiskey—does that mean alcohol and tobacco are health foods? No. Your experience is a mix of genetics, luck, and lifestyle choices, but millions of people need medication to stay alive—whether it’s insulin for diabetes, antibiotics for infections, or chemo for cancer.
Now, don’t get me wrong—I’m no fan of doctors. A lot of them are completely unaware of the gaps in their knowledge, blindly trust flawed medical models, and dismiss patients with complex conditions. But if we’re going to criticize them, let’s make it accurate so we don’t just sound like conspiracy nuts who contradict themselves.
The idea that “doctors aren’t allowed to question science” is just… wrong. Medicine constantly evolves because doctors and scientists challenge outdated ideas. We used to think ulcers were caused by stress, then we discovered bacteria (H. pylori) was the culprit, and the treatment changed. That’s how science works—it improves when new evidence comes in.
Doctors leaving the profession? Sure, some leave—because of burnout, hospital bureaucracy, or insurance companies—not because they suddenly realized medicine was fake. That’s just conspiratorial thinking.
And yeah, medications have side effects—so does everything. Even water can kill you if you drink too much (hyponatremia). The real question isn’t “are there side effects?”—it’s “do the benefits outweigh the risks?” If you had a serious infection, would you rather take antibiotics (with potential side effects) or risk dying from sepsis?
Also, I see this all the time—Americans assuming their healthcare system is “the world.” The U.S. system is not representative of global healthcare. In places like Japan, Germany, Australia, and the UK, people get medical care without going bankrupt, and doctors aren’t as restricted by corporate interests the way they are in the U.S.
So even if your criticism of the American system were correct (which, in some ways, it is, because the U.S. system is deeply flawed), that still doesn’t mean medicine itself is fraudulent. But instead of recognizing this, you jump straight to “science is a scam” and “doctors are all corrupt.” You didn’t even follow your own logic to its endpoint—if the U.S. system is broken because of corporate greed, that doesn’t prove medicine itself is a scam, it just proves the American healthcare system is a bad business model. That’s not a global conspiracy—it’s a policy failure.
And the whole “doctors just want their third home and a cruise” argument? That’s just cynical nonsense. Most doctors work insane hours, take on massive debt, and deal with high levels of burnout. Sure, there are wealthy doctors, just like there are wealthy YouTubers and alternative health influencers making a fortune selling detox teas and unregulated supplements. Should we dismiss them too?
Science isn’t a joke, and it’s not “falling apart.” It’s the reason we live longer, healthier lives than ever before. If you truly believe science is fraudulent, then I assume you’re ready to ditch your phone, electricity, modern sanitation, and every medical advancement that made it possible for you to reach 69 in the first place? Didn’t think so.
Thank you immensely for this post. My prayers are with RFK Jr., and everything he could bring to the task. I'm a lifetime Democrat who has had her eyes opened over the last four years. There are many, many of us. I'm grateful for scientists like you who are speaking up.
I agree this is not a time for black pilling. The system needs a serious shaking, and RFK has the potential to be the man to do it.....IF Trump doesn't try to shackle and gag him. In full light of his shortcomings and failures that all of us have, I believe he is our best chance of moving us towards needed reform of our public health agencies.
wow. i'm actually shocked. i am a physician. polio killed or paralyzed over 500,000 per year before the vaccine and in the 100s currently with the vaccine. do you think that's coincidence? both the salk and sabin vaccines were tested extensively for safety and effectiveness. over the decades the rates of death in the few countries without vaccination remained high, then dropped precipitously when the vaccines were introduced. you want a randomized control trial? are you kidding? i don't think you understand how clinical trials work for serious diseases. you don't do randomized controlled trials for seat belts, home fire extinguishers, sprinklers in office buildings, reinforcing concrete, cigarettes on airplanes, swimming pool safety gates, speed limits. do you also want randomized controlled prospective trials for providing food to children in countries with famine? the issue kennedy doesn't understand is that vaccines are about public health, not individual. you don't get a vaccine based on your willingness to take a risk on your own health. you get a vaccine to decrease the risk of infecting others and killing others. if you care about anybody's welfare beyond your own.
I haven't studied the western vaccine history, but this is not at all the case for the vaccines currently used in South Asia, where their efficacy is demonstrated by negative stool tests for type 1 and 3 polio in a bunch of children who are all equally paralyzed.
"As a physician" also, vaccines don't get an automatic promotion to the status of "life saving" interventions to justify your comparison with seat belts. Like other drugs they should be properly tested. Scientific proof of the safety and efficacy of many of the vaccines is lacking.
no, it involves assigning clusters of cars to accidents. kids would still die unnecessarily. i don't think you understand which studies can pass human subjects committee scrutiny and which cannot. you simply are not allowed to run studies in which many more subjects will almost certainly die than if the study were not run just to document efficacy. when a drug is being studied, and after 3 months, the treatment group is all alive and half the control group is dead, the clinicians are REQUIRED to stop the study early and give everyone the treatment.
how about 83 kids dead of measles in samoa since the prime minister, inspired by his friend rfk, banned the measles vaccine. is that enough of an "experiment" for you? samoa has a population of 225000, so, if rfk bans the measles vaccine in the u.s., we will likely see about 125,000 kids die of measles over the following 5 years.
Here https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians is a wise and very insightful take on how the tyrant billionaire oligarchs (fake "populists") in power are using people like RFK Jr. to throw us a bone and lure us into tne empire's fold. People like RFK Jr. (or Tulsi Gabbard is another example) who say a couple things we like, but who overall go along with the ruthless life-destroying abusive and war-mongering program of our oligarch rulers for the surveillance and technocratic imprisonment of humanity for the sole purpose of the domination of the few over the many and for the concentration of the planet's wealth in the hands of the 0.1% and for the pitting the 99% against each other. A highly recommended (short) reading https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians
If blackpilling is correct, we lose either way. If it's wrong, something could get better, or maybe we win. Blackpilling is in general the art of preaching learned helplessness.
In any case, we will see whether we went through more wars or fewer wars in four years.
IMHO, we don’t “lose” by removing from power the anti-life tyrant oligarch abusers, bullies and jailors (whether they call themselves republicans or democrats)n their global murder, initimdation and bullying machine and their technocratic prison for their domination over us.
But rather, the way we do lose is by believing their story that the only two options we have is one or the other of the factions of the elite.
The way we do lose is by falling for the traps of these scumbags, getting excited by the crumbs our jailors and abusers throw at us, viewimg them as our saviors and going along with their oligarchic anti-life program. This is all detailed in the essay above (as well as rhe profoundly important links leading out from it).
PS. The american corporate-banking billionaire’s empire (and its puppet represebtitives in tne fake right and fake left) is in a perpetual state of global war, bullying, intimidating and encircling the entire planet with their global execution force for the sole purpose of stealing and concentrating the planet's wealth in tne hands of the 0.1% and for tbe purpose of cementing the domination of the few over the many.
The perpetual division, hostility and war that the elites have moved us into is how the oligarchs billionaires and their propaganda media (including numerous paid jnfluencers in tne mainstream "alternative media) divide and rule us and pit tje 99% of humanity againat each other (and then selling it to gulluble people as ‘bringing freedom and prosperity to the world’). So to say "we'll see in four years if there's more wars" shows a profound level of ignorance of how the billionaires' global empire functions..
PPS. And just to clarify, I think RFK Jr is great on some limited issues and i actually used to passionately campaign for him before waking up to the bigger picture and what he is being used for and what he is a part of..
He's not perfect, but do you have anyone that's better and stronger to fight for our health? Just like Trump, he's not perfect. But they could be the best choice at a specific time.
I hear you and understand. However, my comment was NOT about whether he is perfect or not (i personally think RFK Jr is great on some limited issues and i actually used to passionately campaign for him before realizing the bigger picture of what he is being used for abd what he is a part of), but rather my comment was about something different entirely. Kindly read the comment again (as well as my reply afterwards to Chris) if there’s an interest to understand what i am saying.
I am not convinced by RFK either. He has a history of too many goofy claims and still not over his bias about vaccines after the whole Samoa incident in 2019. I agree with some of his positions and it may yet be a net positive but I remain sceptical as he has a tendency to oversimplify complex issues. It provides good sound bites for the common man but not often backed by evidence. Time will tell
Read his book “the real Anthony Fauci” every single statement, carefully referenced and backed up with evidence. This is a polite way of saying I don’t agree with what you’ve written.
counter disagree. I also don't beleive RFK jr is good (either by lack of competency and/or DGAF about health of people).
This strong position came from that (received clear science claims against covid and was enthusiastic - and then complete flip and ignore like it never happened, not even replying a "your wrong", because it would only incriminate hin more ...) :
> Blackpilling is in general the art of preaching learned helplessness.
The worse is that hopeless mentality, changes can be done, as long as there is will / engergy to change.
and I would certainly want someone better than him (like someone that doesnt seems like wanting to maintain the conflict so that he can maintain influence in his role of mediator - but instead someone that truly want to resolve the conflicts where health wins)
But I also certainly wouldn't want someone worse that will hinder even more health progress.
So I wont propose giving-up just because its not the best option, or even worse destroy the little positive points he might give just because we become so bitter we prefer to burn it all rather than get the little things.
But instead keep finding better ways to do things, and keep increasing the progress
I’ve been a follower or RFK Jrs work for over 20 years and am a fan. I’m excited at the prospect of him in this role, HOWEVER, I lost respect for him when he hitched his wagon into this felonious, greedy, coup-attempting, rapist grifter president. Seriously, WTAF?
Occam's razor is that the best information we had at the time regarding a novel virus was imperfect, and at times turned out to be wrong, but it needed to be shared due to the urgency of the disease spreading while people were getting sick and dying. Lockdowns, masking, vaccine advocacy, and misinformation control are all rational responses in the face of a threat of an unknown degree. The government isn't competent enough, especially on such a short time scale from when the virus began spreading, to pull off a massive conspiracy leveraging a crisis to line the pockets of big pharma. Credible leaks would be everywhere, not just the ramblings of RFK Jr. I mean, the guy claims in an offhand remark that wi-fi destroys the blood brain barrier. Really?
I get the frustration of corporate capture, but the analogy above is spot on, "RFK Jr is like burning down your house in order to get rid of a mouse."
Here's what a scientist like you, Chris, should be saying in response to RFK:
No, he’s the only good think in this entire administration. I WISH he’d be allowed to do what he knows is best but my fear is that all the maga donors who profit from the corruption and crap he wants to shut down won’t allow it anyways.
Anyone here making a case to sabotage or not support this MAHA effort is part of the problem. Full stop. It must start somewhere our children are the sickest in the western world and I live it daily.
If anyone is wondering about RFK Jrs vax stance, I would recommend listening to the first hour of his interview on Joe Rohan’s podcast (and I say that even tho I am not a fan of Rogan, but he literally gives the mic to RFK almost uninterrupted the entire time) and he explains exactly how he reluctantly opened the Pandora’s box on the vax issue, and his exact process he followed, the (very high up) people he asked questions of at that time, the uncomfortable facts he uncovered, and how he ended up in this position at all. It’s telling! Anyone who cares about the issue or his nomination should really spend the 1 hr. hearing him speak in detail about it. It’s episode #1999.
Love this:
“We need to default to time outdoors, positive views of sunlight, freedom and resources to produce food the old ways, minimizing the use of toxic chemicals in processed foods, relying on pharmaceuticals when necessary, not when convenient or as a first resort. “
Here https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians is a wise and very insightful take on how the tyrant billionaire oligarchs (fake "populists") in power are using people like RFK Jr. to throw us a bone and lure us into tne empire's fold. People like RFK Jr. (or Tulsi Gabbard is another example) who say a couple things we like, but who overall go along with the ruthless life-destroying abusive and war-mongering program of our oligarch rulers for the surveillance and technocratic imprisonment of humanity for the sole purpose of the domination of the few over the many and for the concentration of the planet's wealth in the hands of the 0.1% and for the pitting the 99% against each other. A highly recommended (short) reading https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians
IMHO, the way we do lose is by believing the billionaires' propaganda story that the only two options we have is one or the other of the factions of the elite.
The way we do lose is by falling for the traps of these scumbags, getting excited by the crumbs our jailors and abusers throw at us, viewimg them as our saviors and going along with their oligarchic anti-life program. This is all detailed in the essay above (as well as rhe profoundly important links leading out from it).
Wow! I never looked at it this way. This piece makes a lot of sense and hits hard.
This post is the only one that makes sense and is based in reality...and the only one Mr Masterjohn didn't like....it's called "Hopium" .. I understand the addiction to it..As the alternative is not pleasant to say the least....
Precisely, and without massive $ fines for resting in public landspace between sunset and sunrise for even short periods of time. Here in my community (Moreton Bay Region City, Australia) I could be fined $8,600 for stopping to rest at a park, sitting down in my deck chair, and accidentally falling asleep for a few hours.
At present I'm recovering from a mild stroke. I have to rest frequently during a day out, and get into a deep restorative sleep as I progress my recovery.
I want this to be outdoors in my favourite ocean front parkland which has a magnificent breeze, a safe place to surf/swim, an outdoor shower. All of these things hasten the rate of my recovery.
How could any sane person disagree with finding the root cause of our childhood health epidemic right now?
The sick people in this country are the ones taking Western medicine and eating Western foods. The healthy people are the ones avoiding them. And we will bet anyone $100,000.00 to prove it
https://joshketry.substack.com/p/the-sick-people-in-this-country-are
That’s totally false it’s just a quaint or trite saying that based on nothing but emotion.
Noome is disputing looking into these things, they’re disputing having a the Least credible science denying kook spearheading this investigation, I genuinely ask though, is that better than nothing? Maybe, but you won’t be able to trust any of his findings.
RFK? A lone voice for integrity in a shark infested pond of
vested interests, jingoism and a nasty smell of corruption. He may not be perfect, but he’s a damn site closer than the piranhas he’s up against.
Which is why he in the hearings floundered and did NOT speak what he knows to be true about that ALL vaccines never did what they were claimed to do and most cause if not immediate harm...definitely weaken all who have had them and it's a fact the polio vaccine introduced cancer in the human population.....there is not way our rulers will allow him to be appointed..no way. And if in the spirit of theater that is all politcs is they do for a minute..like his uncle the former Pres and his father they will murder him so fast it isn't funny...
What absolute nonsense, emotion over fact.
1. “ALL vaccines never did what they were claimed to do” → This is blatantly false.
• Smallpox was eradicated entirely because of vaccines. Before vaccination, smallpox killed 30% of those infected.
• Polio cases dropped from 350,000 per year (1988) to just 6 cases worldwide in 2021 thanks to vaccines.
• Measles deaths have declined by over 90% since the introduction of the MMR vaccine.
• Saying “all vaccines never worked” ignores overwhelming real-world evidence.
2. “Most cause if not immediate harm…definitely weaken all who have had them” → Pure fearmongering with no evidence.
• Rigorous studies have shown vaccines do not “weaken” the immune system. In fact, they prime it to fight off serious diseases.
• The WHO, CDC, and virtually every major medical body have analyzed vaccine safety data for decades—serious side effects are exceedingly rare.
• If vaccines truly weakened people, we would see higher death rates in vaccinated populations, but the opposite is true.
3. “The polio vaccine introduced cancer into the human population” → Half-truth twisted into conspiracy.
• This claim is based on SV40, a virus contaminant found in some polio vaccines in the 1950s-60s.
• Multiple large studies have found no causal link between SV40 exposure and cancer in humans. (NIH study)
• Modern polio vaccines do not contain SV40 and are extensively tested for safety.
4. “Our rulers will never allow him to be appointed” → RFK Jr. is not being blocked because of some grand conspiracy—he is simply unqualified.
• He has no medical, epidemiological, or public health credentials.
• He has spread documented misinformation about vaccines, 5G, COVID, and more.
• His views are so extreme that even his own family disavows him.
5. “If they do, they will murder him like his father and uncle” → Baseless conspiracy theory.
• Claiming without evidence that a political figure will be assassinated is not an argument—it’s paranoia.
• The Kennedy assassinations were investigated extensively—jumping from historical assassinations to “they’ll kill RFK Jr. too” is pure speculation, not fact.
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Conclusion
RFK Jr. floundered in the hearings because his claims fall apart under scrutiny. He didn’t “hold back”—he simply could not provide credible evidence for his anti-vaccine stance.
His disqualification for HHS is not due to “rulers stopping him” but because he has a long history of spreading medical disinformation, contradicting scientific consensus, and aligning with fringe conspiracies.
You don’t need a shadowy “they” to explain why someone who denies basic medical science should not be put in charge of public health.
Science is fraudulant at best...How did I possibly make it to 69 on no medications? I haven't gone to a "Doctor" in 44 years. Emergency care ? Have nothing but respect for the "practice of medicine" (and they are and do practice on people"..NOT allowed to question the supposed gospel science when it makes no scientific sense in medical school...and THOSE doctors, well many have left profession when they clearly saw they were hurting not helping...and God forbid they recommended common sense like clean foods, herbs or anything "against the standard of care" that care that is average 8 side effects each pharmaceutical drugs, chemo and radiation or surgery" Gotta take that Norwegian cruise and buy that 3 home now you see....It's a joke, and falling apart rightfully so.....
So, let me get this straight—science is “fraudulent at best”, yet here you are using a phone or computer (built through science), relying on electricity (discovered through science), and benefiting from clean water, sanitation, and food safety (all thanks to science). If science were a scam, none of that would exist.
As for making it to 69 with no meds—good for you! But that’s not proof that medicine is useless. Some people live to 100 smoking cigars and drinking whiskey—does that mean alcohol and tobacco are health foods? No. Your experience is a mix of genetics, luck, and lifestyle choices, but millions of people need medication to stay alive—whether it’s insulin for diabetes, antibiotics for infections, or chemo for cancer.
Now, don’t get me wrong—I’m no fan of doctors. A lot of them are completely unaware of the gaps in their knowledge, blindly trust flawed medical models, and dismiss patients with complex conditions. But if we’re going to criticize them, let’s make it accurate so we don’t just sound like conspiracy nuts who contradict themselves.
The idea that “doctors aren’t allowed to question science” is just… wrong. Medicine constantly evolves because doctors and scientists challenge outdated ideas. We used to think ulcers were caused by stress, then we discovered bacteria (H. pylori) was the culprit, and the treatment changed. That’s how science works—it improves when new evidence comes in.
Doctors leaving the profession? Sure, some leave—because of burnout, hospital bureaucracy, or insurance companies—not because they suddenly realized medicine was fake. That’s just conspiratorial thinking.
And yeah, medications have side effects—so does everything. Even water can kill you if you drink too much (hyponatremia). The real question isn’t “are there side effects?”—it’s “do the benefits outweigh the risks?” If you had a serious infection, would you rather take antibiotics (with potential side effects) or risk dying from sepsis?
Also, I see this all the time—Americans assuming their healthcare system is “the world.” The U.S. system is not representative of global healthcare. In places like Japan, Germany, Australia, and the UK, people get medical care without going bankrupt, and doctors aren’t as restricted by corporate interests the way they are in the U.S.
So even if your criticism of the American system were correct (which, in some ways, it is, because the U.S. system is deeply flawed), that still doesn’t mean medicine itself is fraudulent. But instead of recognizing this, you jump straight to “science is a scam” and “doctors are all corrupt.” You didn’t even follow your own logic to its endpoint—if the U.S. system is broken because of corporate greed, that doesn’t prove medicine itself is a scam, it just proves the American healthcare system is a bad business model. That’s not a global conspiracy—it’s a policy failure.
And the whole “doctors just want their third home and a cruise” argument? That’s just cynical nonsense. Most doctors work insane hours, take on massive debt, and deal with high levels of burnout. Sure, there are wealthy doctors, just like there are wealthy YouTubers and alternative health influencers making a fortune selling detox teas and unregulated supplements. Should we dismiss them too?
Science isn’t a joke, and it’s not “falling apart.” It’s the reason we live longer, healthier lives than ever before. If you truly believe science is fraudulent, then I assume you’re ready to ditch your phone, electricity, modern sanitation, and every medical advancement that made it possible for you to reach 69 in the first place? Didn’t think so.
"MORE NATURE, MORE EVIDENCE!" Preach
Human beings need hope. That is what RFK Jr. represents. Cynicism is not helpful. I hope he is confirmed.
Thank you immensely for this post. My prayers are with RFK Jr., and everything he could bring to the task. I'm a lifetime Democrat who has had her eyes opened over the last four years. There are many, many of us. I'm grateful for scientists like you who are speaking up.
I agree this is not a time for black pilling. The system needs a serious shaking, and RFK has the potential to be the man to do it.....IF Trump doesn't try to shackle and gag him. In full light of his shortcomings and failures that all of us have, I believe he is our best chance of moving us towards needed reform of our public health agencies.
wow. i'm actually shocked. i am a physician. polio killed or paralyzed over 500,000 per year before the vaccine and in the 100s currently with the vaccine. do you think that's coincidence? both the salk and sabin vaccines were tested extensively for safety and effectiveness. over the decades the rates of death in the few countries without vaccination remained high, then dropped precipitously when the vaccines were introduced. you want a randomized control trial? are you kidding? i don't think you understand how clinical trials work for serious diseases. you don't do randomized controlled trials for seat belts, home fire extinguishers, sprinklers in office buildings, reinforcing concrete, cigarettes on airplanes, swimming pool safety gates, speed limits. do you also want randomized controlled prospective trials for providing food to children in countries with famine? the issue kennedy doesn't understand is that vaccines are about public health, not individual. you don't get a vaccine based on your willingness to take a risk on your own health. you get a vaccine to decrease the risk of infecting others and killing others. if you care about anybody's welfare beyond your own.
I haven't studied the western vaccine history, but this is not at all the case for the vaccines currently used in South Asia, where their efficacy is demonstrated by negative stool tests for type 1 and 3 polio in a bunch of children who are all equally paralyzed.
"As a physician" also, vaccines don't get an automatic promotion to the status of "life saving" interventions to justify your comparison with seat belts. Like other drugs they should be properly tested. Scientific proof of the safety and efficacy of many of the vaccines is lacking.
It would have been ideal to do randomized cluster trials of seat belt policies at the outset.
How many GM Corvairs full of children would they have had to ram into a wall for you to give your blessing on seatbelts?
I don't think you understand what I just said, at all. A cluster RCT of a new policy does not involve randomizing individual cars to accidents.
no, it involves assigning clusters of cars to accidents. kids would still die unnecessarily. i don't think you understand which studies can pass human subjects committee scrutiny and which cannot. you simply are not allowed to run studies in which many more subjects will almost certainly die than if the study were not run just to document efficacy. when a drug is being studied, and after 3 months, the treatment group is all alive and half the control group is dead, the clinicians are REQUIRED to stop the study early and give everyone the treatment.
It does not involve randomizing anyone to an accident. Geez.
how about 83 kids dead of measles in samoa since the prime minister, inspired by his friend rfk, banned the measles vaccine. is that enough of an "experiment" for you? samoa has a population of 225000, so, if rfk bans the measles vaccine in the u.s., we will likely see about 125,000 kids die of measles over the following 5 years.
Have a look at the link between DDT and polio. They used to spray it all over the children to treat head lice. It’s a neurotoxin.
It’s not only about what’s in the vaccine, but how it is administered.
https://substack.com/@rationalspirituality/note/c-50604018?r=3oos29&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action
Here https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians is a wise and very insightful take on how the tyrant billionaire oligarchs (fake "populists") in power are using people like RFK Jr. to throw us a bone and lure us into tne empire's fold. People like RFK Jr. (or Tulsi Gabbard is another example) who say a couple things we like, but who overall go along with the ruthless life-destroying abusive and war-mongering program of our oligarch rulers for the surveillance and technocratic imprisonment of humanity for the sole purpose of the domination of the few over the many and for the concentration of the planet's wealth in the hands of the 0.1% and for the pitting the 99% against each other. A highly recommended (short) reading https://johnspritzler.substack.com/p/our-rulers-will-give-us-politicians
If blackpilling is correct, we lose either way. If it's wrong, something could get better, or maybe we win. Blackpilling is in general the art of preaching learned helplessness.
In any case, we will see whether we went through more wars or fewer wars in four years.
IMHO, we don’t “lose” by removing from power the anti-life tyrant oligarch abusers, bullies and jailors (whether they call themselves republicans or democrats)n their global murder, initimdation and bullying machine and their technocratic prison for their domination over us.
But rather, the way we do lose is by believing their story that the only two options we have is one or the other of the factions of the elite.
The way we do lose is by falling for the traps of these scumbags, getting excited by the crumbs our jailors and abusers throw at us, viewimg them as our saviors and going along with their oligarchic anti-life program. This is all detailed in the essay above (as well as rhe profoundly important links leading out from it).
PS. The american corporate-banking billionaire’s empire (and its puppet represebtitives in tne fake right and fake left) is in a perpetual state of global war, bullying, intimidating and encircling the entire planet with their global execution force for the sole purpose of stealing and concentrating the planet's wealth in tne hands of the 0.1% and for tbe purpose of cementing the domination of the few over the many.
The perpetual division, hostility and war that the elites have moved us into is how the oligarchs billionaires and their propaganda media (including numerous paid jnfluencers in tne mainstream "alternative media) divide and rule us and pit tje 99% of humanity againat each other (and then selling it to gulluble people as ‘bringing freedom and prosperity to the world’). So to say "we'll see in four years if there's more wars" shows a profound level of ignorance of how the billionaires' global empire functions..
PPS. And just to clarify, I think RFK Jr is great on some limited issues and i actually used to passionately campaign for him before waking up to the bigger picture and what he is being used for and what he is a part of..
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Very well said!!
He's not perfect, but do you have anyone that's better and stronger to fight for our health? Just like Trump, he's not perfect. But they could be the best choice at a specific time.
I hear you and understand. However, my comment was NOT about whether he is perfect or not (i personally think RFK Jr is great on some limited issues and i actually used to passionately campaign for him before realizing the bigger picture of what he is being used for abd what he is a part of), but rather my comment was about something different entirely. Kindly read the comment again (as well as my reply afterwards to Chris) if there’s an interest to understand what i am saying.
And BTW, I also just published a short note about this, and you are also welcome to see my posts for further elucidation, if there’s an interest. https://substack.com/@headandheart1/note/c-89589245
I am not convinced by RFK either. He has a history of too many goofy claims and still not over his bias about vaccines after the whole Samoa incident in 2019. I agree with some of his positions and it may yet be a net positive but I remain sceptical as he has a tendency to oversimplify complex issues. It provides good sound bites for the common man but not often backed by evidence. Time will tell
Read his book “the real Anthony Fauci” every single statement, carefully referenced and backed up with evidence. This is a polite way of saying I don’t agree with what you’ve written.
counter disagree. I also don't beleive RFK jr is good (either by lack of competency and/or DGAF about health of people).
This strong position came from that (received clear science claims against covid and was enthusiastic - and then complete flip and ignore like it never happened, not even replying a "your wrong", because it would only incriminate hin more ...) :
https://josephyleemd.substack.com/p/open-letter-to-president-trump-and?triedRedirect=trueisagree
But also complety agree that
> Blackpilling is in general the art of preaching learned helplessness.
The worse is that hopeless mentality, changes can be done, as long as there is will / engergy to change.
and I would certainly want someone better than him (like someone that doesnt seems like wanting to maintain the conflict so that he can maintain influence in his role of mediator - but instead someone that truly want to resolve the conflicts where health wins)
But I also certainly wouldn't want someone worse that will hinder even more health progress.
So I wont propose giving-up just because its not the best option, or even worse destroy the little positive points he might give just because we become so bitter we prefer to burn it all rather than get the little things.
But instead keep finding better ways to do things, and keep increasing the progress
I’ve been a follower or RFK Jrs work for over 20 years and am a fan. I’m excited at the prospect of him in this role, HOWEVER, I lost respect for him when he hitched his wagon into this felonious, greedy, coup-attempting, rapist grifter president. Seriously, WTAF?
RFK Jr is absolutely ridiculous, and the idea of him gaining this position is so preposterous it sounds like a SNL skit.
In another timeline, you would be writing well-informed essays debunking his claims.
I don't see how we got here.
I can tell you exactly how we got here: lockdowns, mask mandates, vaccine mandates, and censorship.
There is absolutely a middle ground between those things and RFK Jr.
Very easy to find a person who both likes/understands science and values freedom.
RFK Jr is like burning down your house in order to get rid of a mouse.
You don't get middle ground after that.
Occam's razor is that the best information we had at the time regarding a novel virus was imperfect, and at times turned out to be wrong, but it needed to be shared due to the urgency of the disease spreading while people were getting sick and dying. Lockdowns, masking, vaccine advocacy, and misinformation control are all rational responses in the face of a threat of an unknown degree. The government isn't competent enough, especially on such a short time scale from when the virus began spreading, to pull off a massive conspiracy leveraging a crisis to line the pockets of big pharma. Credible leaks would be everywhere, not just the ramblings of RFK Jr. I mean, the guy claims in an offhand remark that wi-fi destroys the blood brain barrier. Really?
I get the frustration of corporate capture, but the analogy above is spot on, "RFK Jr is like burning down your house in order to get rid of a mouse."
Here's what a scientist like you, Chris, should be saying in response to RFK:
https://youtu.be/sugCJNAPF9o?si=NCSq0ppFk1sV6CSs
No, he’s the only good think in this entire administration. I WISH he’d be allowed to do what he knows is best but my fear is that all the maga donors who profit from the corruption and crap he wants to shut down won’t allow it anyways.
More nature, more evidence. Now if that isn't a perfect rallying cry...
Yes, RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard and all the others to come must be confirmed.
Anyone here making a case to sabotage or not support this MAHA effort is part of the problem. Full stop. It must start somewhere our children are the sickest in the western world and I live it daily.
If anyone is wondering about RFK Jrs vax stance, I would recommend listening to the first hour of his interview on Joe Rohan’s podcast (and I say that even tho I am not a fan of Rogan, but he literally gives the mic to RFK almost uninterrupted the entire time) and he explains exactly how he reluctantly opened the Pandora’s box on the vax issue, and his exact process he followed, the (very high up) people he asked questions of at that time, the uncomfortable facts he uncovered, and how he ended up in this position at all. It’s telling! Anyone who cares about the issue or his nomination should really spend the 1 hr. hearing him speak in detail about it. It’s episode #1999.
Great point Jackie. People hear a sound bite or read a headline and make huge assumptions and uninformed judgements.
https://youtu.be/sugCJNAPF9o?si=qcWdJs1EFFlMcQxE
Please watch and let us know what you think.
Thanks! Senators Blackburn and Hagerty of TN contacted.