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Eric J in MN

(35,632 posts) Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:07 PM 16 hrs ago

RFK Jr and Lee Zeldin are a Hell of a combination.

Trump officials include HHS Secretary RFK Jr and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

The former reduces a safe type of mercury in vaccines. The latter increases a dangerous type of mercury from coal plants.

The MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement did the opposite by putting Trump officials into power.

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RFK Jr and Lee Zeldin are a Hell of a combination. (Original Post) Eric J in MN 16 hrs ago OP

The crazy thing is that Zeldin's own area (Suffolk County, NY) Prairie Gates 16 hrs ago #1

anti-vaccine actions of RFK Jr include Eric J in MN 12 hrs ago #2

Prairie Gates

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1. The crazy thing is that Zeldin's own area (Suffolk County, NY)

Reply to Eric J in MN (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 02:13 PM

16 hrs ago

is on the receiving end of massive toxins from Midwest and PA/NJ industrial plants, and that mercury especially endangers one of its own industries: fishing. They punch themselves in the face over MAGA nonsense, these people.

Eric J in MN

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2. anti-vaccine actions of RFK Jr include

Reply to Eric J in MN (Original post)

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 06:31 PM

12 hrs ago

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In May 2025, the CDC stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy pregnant women and children, citing a "lack of clinical data" for repeat shots, despite evidence showing safety and efficacy in these groups.

.. He canceled $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine research in August 2025.

- Grok
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