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An overview of RFK Jr, including his unflattering biography and one med school professor's critique of his job to date as HHS Secretary.
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References:
Introduction and Summary of HHS
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EPA Deregulation: epa.gov ( epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history )
Life Expectancy vs. Healthcare Spending: Our World in Data ( ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure )
Prior HHS Secretaries: Wikimedia Commons
Biography of RFK
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Kennedy Family Tree: Useful Charts ( cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1835/6621/files/kennedy-family-tree_22c872da-a998-4366-9af1-3cc19e972334.png )
First arrest for drug possession: New York Times. Aug 7, 1970 ( nytimes.com/1970/08/06/archives/robert-kennedy-jr-and-cousin-shriver-son-in-marijuana-case-2.html )
Hyannis Port Terrors: New York Post. July 15, 2023 ( nypost.com/2023/07/15/if-only-the-walls-inside-the-kennedy-summer-compound-could-talk )
RFK's claim that heroin improved his grades: The Shawn Ryan Show. June 23 2024 ( youtube.com/watch?v=k8UExKRembY )
Caroline Kennedy accusing RFK of being a "predator": NPR. Jan 28, 2025 ( npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5278407/caroline-kennedy-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing )
Second heroin-related arrest: New York Times. Feb 18, 1984 ( nytimes.com/1984/02/18/us/robert-kennedy-jr-admits-he-is-guilty-in-possessing-heroin.html )
RFK's role in the Samoa measles outbreak: NBC News. Jan 24, 2025 ( nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rfk-jr-samoa-measles-vaccine-crisis-rcna187787 )
RFK's claim he isn't antivax: Senate confirmation hearing, Jan 29, 2025 ( youtube.com/watch?v=FRYKk18i1Z4 )
Copy of RFK's infamous "Deadly Immunity" article published and later retracted by salon.com: ( web.archive.org/web/20160328154622/http://www.robertfkennedyjr.com/articles/2005_june_16.html )
RFK stating, "There are no vaccines that are safe and effective": Lex Fridman podcast. July 6, 2023 ( youtube.com/watch?v=NPtBkw5uD-0 )
RFK's claim that drinking water changes kids' sexuality: CNN. July 13, 2023 ( cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs )
RFK's claim that antidepressants contribute to mass shootings: Axios. Aug 28, 2025 ( axios.com/2025/08/28/school-shooting-kennedy-antidepressants-claim )
RFK's skepticism that HIV does not cause AIDS: New York Times. July 6, 2023. (nytimes.com/article/rfk-conspiracy-theories-fact-check.html )
RFK's skepticism about germ theory: Wall Street Journal. Sept 5, 2025 ( wsj.com/health/rfk-jr-what-is-terrain-theory-66b4c660?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhulfZyLGiKbHz1tHUEi88hQcos8XGsB0tOuRYrVUCJH1cM5N5jkPpRgUb3kFA%3D&gaa_ts=68d760f0&gaa_sig=B2ZoOYDPF8tcZYkc31Qx2dt9-2jmiUXgM44xNG_c_5YAk3bCQYOj9AzKqUyJpymHxE13SZMYtO5cQkvUlWMk7Q%3D%3D )
RFK's claim that Lyme disease was created by the US military as a bioweapon: EE News/Politco. Dec 11, 2024 ( eenews.net/articles/bioweapons-and-cover-ups-the-untruths-behind-rfk-jr-s-disease-claims )
RFK's claim that COVID-19 was engineered to spare Jewish and Chinese people: New York Post, July 15, 2023 ( youtube.com/watch?v=MHyHQiKS3f0 )
RFK's belief in chemtrail conspiracy theories: The Guardian. June 12, 2025 ( theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/12/chemtrails-rfk-jr-truth-behind-conspiracy-theory )
Claim that RFK cut off the head of a whale with a chainsaw: The Independent. Aug 27, 2024 ( the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-head-chainsaw-kick-b2602236.html )
RFK telling his dead bear prank story: Reuters. Aug 5, 2024 ( youtube.com/watch?v=-oAjaACI4E0 )
RFK swimming with his grandkids in water contaminated with fecal bacteria: New York Times. May 12, 2025 ( nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/rfk-jr-rock-creek-bacteria.html )
RFK's divorce proceedings: Politico. May 8, 2024 ( politico.com/news/2024/05/08/rfk-jr-brain-worm-00156794 )
RFK's serial infidelity 1: The Independent. Jan 30, 2025 ( independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-mary-richardson-wife-cheating-recordings-b2688865.html )
RFK's serial infidelity 2: New York Post. Sept 20, 2024 ( nypost.com/2024/09/20/us-news/inside-rfk-jr-s-secret-sex-diaries-including-the-codes-he-used-for-women-while-grappling-with-his-lust-demons )
RFK's sexual assault allegation: Vanity Fair. July 2, 2024 ( vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history?srsltid=AfmBOorYm-P2B-EsGQF06SnQ6WjtYHqU_eQpkEp_UIfTmPY83c_mCAdk )
RFK's affair with political reporter: The Wrap. Oct 15, 2024 ( thewrap.com/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-jr-affair-ryan-lizza-complaint )
Remaining references to be added in the comments...
An overview of RFK Jr, including his unflattering biography and one med school professor's critique of his job to date as HHS Secretary.
=============
References:
Introduction and Summary of HHS
-------------------------------------------------------
EPA Deregulation: epa.gov ( epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-launches-biggest-deregulatory-action-us-history )
Life Expectancy vs. Healthcare Spending: Our World in Data ( ourworldindata.org/grapher/life-expectancy-vs-health-expenditure )
Prior HHS Secretaries: Wikimedia Commons
Biography of RFK
----------------------------
Kennedy Family Tree: Useful Charts ( cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1835/6621/files/kennedy-family-tree_22c872da-a998-4366-9af1-3cc19e972334.png )
First arrest for drug possession: New York Times. Aug 7, 1970 ( nytimes.com/1970/08/06/archives/robert-kennedy-jr-and-cousin-shriver-son-in-marijuana-case-2.html )
Hyannis Port Terrors: New York Post. July 15, 2023 ( nypost.com/2023/07/15/if-only-the-walls-inside-the-kennedy-summer-compound-could-talk )
RFK's claim that heroin improved his grades: The Shawn Ryan Show. June 23 2024 ( youtube.com/watch?v=k8UExKRembY )
Caroline Kennedy accusing RFK of being a "predator": NPR. Jan 28, 2025 ( npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5278407/caroline-kennedy-rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing )
Second heroin-related arrest: New York Times. Feb 18, 1984 ( nytimes.com/1984/02/18/us/robert-kennedy-jr-admits-he-is-guilty-in-possessing-heroin.html )
RFK's role in the Samoa measles outbreak: NBC News. Jan 24, 2025 ( nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rfk-jr-samoa-measles-vaccine-crisis-rcna187787 )
RFK's claim he isn't antivax: Senate confirmation hearing, Jan 29, 2025 ( youtube.com/watch?v=FRYKk18i1Z4 )
Copy of RFK's infamous "Deadly Immunity" article published and later retracted by salon.com: ( web.archive.org/web/20160328154622/http://www.robertfkennedyjr.com/articles/2005_june_16.html )
RFK stating, "There are no vaccines that are safe and effective": Lex Fridman podcast. July 6, 2023 ( youtube.com/watch?v=NPtBkw5uD-0 )
RFK's claim that drinking water changes kids' sexuality: CNN. July 13, 2023 ( cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs )
RFK's claim that antidepressants contribute to mass shootings: Axios. Aug 28, 2025 ( axios.com/2025/08/28/school-shooting-kennedy-antidepressants-claim )
RFK's skepticism that HIV does not cause AIDS: New York Times. July 6, 2023. (nytimes.com/article/rfk-conspiracy-theories-fact-check.html )
RFK's skepticism about germ theory: Wall Street Journal. Sept 5, 2025 ( wsj.com/health/rfk-jr-what-is-terrain-theory-66b4c660?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhulfZyLGiKbHz1tHUEi88hQcos8XGsB0tOuRYrVUCJH1cM5N5jkPpRgUb3kFA%3D&gaa_ts=68d760f0&gaa_sig=B2ZoOYDPF8tcZYkc31Qx2dt9-2jmiUXgM44xNG_c_5YAk3bCQYOj9AzKqUyJpymHxE13SZMYtO5cQkvUlWMk7Q%3D%3D )
RFK's claim that Lyme disease was created by the US military as a bioweapon: EE News/Politco. Dec 11, 2024 ( eenews.net/articles/bioweapons-and-cover-ups-the-untruths-behind-rfk-jr-s-disease-claims )
RFK's claim that COVID-19 was engineered to spare Jewish and Chinese people: New York Post, July 15, 2023 ( youtube.com/watch?v=MHyHQiKS3f0 )
RFK's belief in chemtrail conspiracy theories: The Guardian. June 12, 2025 ( theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/12/chemtrails-rfk-jr-truth-behind-conspiracy-theory )
Claim that RFK cut off the head of a whale with a chainsaw: The Independent. Aug 27, 2024 ( the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-head-chainsaw-kick-b2602236.html )
RFK telling his dead bear prank story: Reuters. Aug 5, 2024 ( youtube.com/watch?v=-oAjaACI4E0 )
RFK swimming with his grandkids in water contaminated with fecal bacteria: New York Times. May 12, 2025 ( nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/politics/rfk-jr-rock-creek-bacteria.html )
RFK's divorce proceedings: Politico. May 8, 2024 ( politico.com/news/2024/05/08/rfk-jr-brain-worm-00156794 )
RFK's serial infidelity 1: The Independent. Jan 30, 2025 ( independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-mary-richardson-wife-cheating-recordings-b2688865.html )
RFK's serial infidelity 2: New York Post. Sept 20, 2024 ( nypost.com/2024/09/20/us-news/inside-rfk-jr-s-secret-sex-diaries-including-the-codes-he-used-for-women-while-grappling-with-his-lust-demons )
RFK's sexual assault allegation: Vanity Fair. July 2, 2024 ( vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history?srsltid=AfmBOorYm-P2B-EsGQF06SnQ6WjtYHqU_eQpkEp_UIfTmPY83c_mCAdk )
RFK's affair with political reporter: The Wrap. Oct 15, 2024 ( thewrap.com/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-jr-affair-ryan-lizza-complaint )
Remaining references to be added in the comments...
