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5. RFK, Jr. is saying horrible things about people with autism.

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 10:47 AM

Apr 22

He pretends to care but his actions speak loudly.

Trump and his minions are targeting what they label "undesirables." Anyone who isn't white, straight, cis gender, Christian (preferably Protestant), and "able-bodied" is a target. Uppity women are targets. People with academic degrees are targets. Teachers are targets. Health care providers who insist on delivering health care based on best practices instead of folk remedies are targets. Artists and writers and historians are targets.

Listen to the words they say and watch what they do. They view anybody who is different from their Aryan ideal as enemies. We are "poisoning the blood" of "true Americans."

This is straight out of the Nazi playbook. Literally.

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RFK wants a new "disease registry" to track autistic people [View all] Nevilledog Apr 22 OP

He wants to enroll in a cohort study--which is VOLUNTARY with Human Subjects Review Protections but is to Ignorant hlthe2b Apr 22 #1

It's hard not to view this as very ominous. yardwork Apr 22 #2

To put an armband on them. mercuryblues Apr 22 #3

RFK, Jr. is saying horrible things about people with autism. yardwork Apr 22 #5

Post removed Post removed Apr 22 #17

Actually - the quote is from Jay Bhattachara head of NIH womanofthehills Apr 22 #15

I don't care who is quoted. That does not change hlthe2b Apr 22 #20

Somebody else got a mandatory registry. Fuck that. mn9driver Apr 22 #4

Why would MAGA want to register people with disabilities? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 22 #6

I don't know about MAGA, but I think RFK Jr wants to collect data to help him "prove" that vaccines cause autism. ShazzieB Apr 22 #23

Here are some links related to vaccines and autism, as well as RFK Jr's activities in this area. ShazzieB Apr 22 #24

THIS orangecrush Apr 22 #29

That man is SO GROSS. So gross. Maru Kitteh Apr 22 #7

A parent would have to be out of their mind to put their child on that registry. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 22 #8

You guys don't realize that Kennedy has a following of autism moms womanofthehills Apr 22 #22

I started a poll DemocratSinceBirth Apr 22 #25

You need to stop saying "autistic moms" because these are mothers of autistic kids, not moms with autism. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 22 #28

Cancer and other disease registries have been around for decades. While I don't trust trump or his henchman, an autism Silent Type Apr 22 #9

Post removed Post removed Apr 22 #10

Still don't have a problem with cancer and other registries. Heck, there have been Autism registries too. Research is Silent Type Apr 22 #11

I tend to agree, setting aside the autism stuff GusBob Apr 22 #16

Why did he leave out toenail fungus and jock itch? Ping Tung Apr 22 #12

Good Lord! Prairie Gates Apr 22 #13

He is stating a LIE, a lie that will hurt so many innocent people with autism. Passages Apr 22 #14

"registries" sound like waiting lists for concentration camps. UTUSN Apr 22 #18

Sounds like Hitler's T4 plan uponit7771 Apr 22 #19

He will just skip to the part where they just tattoo their arms and make them wear a big symbol on their clothes Johnny2X2X Apr 22 #21

My 19 yr old grandson with aspergers Tree Lady Apr 22 #26

Next up, "registries" of women who have had abortions. Diamond_Dog Apr 22 #27

This asshole is on the spectrum LetMyPeopleVote Apr 27 #30

Autism is NOT a disease but Measles are LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #31

Autism is NOT a disease but Measles are LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #32