Thu
May 15 2025
06:47 am
By: bizgrrl
While testifying before a U.S. House subcommittee, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Health and Human Services secretary said, "I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”
This from an appointed agent of the Federal government who has nearly complete control of how our health care system works. Gee, thanks guys.
Update: then there is the administration’s surgeon general pick who has recommended "that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy.
No to vaccines but yes to psychedelic drugs? Be careful out there.
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