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[–] [email protected] 80 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So shut the fuck up about it, then.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

But... You're the.... I.... I hate this timeline.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

The smartest thing he has ever said and he doesn't even realize it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Must have been the brain worm talking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Elizabeth Holmes admits she was in control of Theranos

But Ms. Holmes... did you not start this company?

  "I swear to god, I was extremely incompetent. I had no clue what I did day in, day out. It's all just a blur. I'm not even sure why they hired me honestly."

  “Fuck if I know what I did on my years-long coke bender”

  "Not only am I a bad judge of who a good employee might be, but I'm also a bad employee. It's truly the worst situation, Your Honor."

  "I was self-employed and my boss was an incompetent jerk."

  "Seems to be a huge problem in self-employment. I’m self-employed, or was until my asshole boss got in a car accident in my car and somehow blamed the whole thing on me! Fucker is a procrastinator too."

  "I've already punished myself with a pay cut."

  "Look no reasonable person would have hired me, thus I'm clearly mentally unwell"

  "I’m gonna sue my ass for what I did to me!"

  “I am just a low-level CEO, I really just made the coffee.”

  "As I said, I was incompetent. I should never have hired me."

    She made the critical error of stealing from rich people

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’ll give him a slight amount of credit for saying that part out loud.

Let’s face it, his pushes are likely going to be cost cuts on anything the federal government is involved in, to try to make up on tax cuts and entitlement programs for the top 10%. Which will only, long game, make working class more unhealthy, angry, and desperate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My brother in christ you are the secretary for health

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Brain worm guy has a point there

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

That's a twist

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago

What people are missing from the article and headline is that he had vaccinated his children when they were little and the question was whether he would vaccinate his children if they were young today. That's the question he sidestepped. Yes, I bet he would is the reason for the sidestep. He's a con man too.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday sidestepped a question about vaccines and whether he would choose to vaccinate his children today against a number of diseases, saying, “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Remember to kick a republican in the balls.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Dude sounds like he’s just some confused fishing buddy that a friend hired.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wouldn't take ANY advice from him.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

I dunno, he's prob the go-to guy for techniques about chainsawing the head off a dead whale

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Shit ...I'm pretty sure you could figure it out.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 weeks ago

Woah something I can agree with him about. Maybe we can find common ground here.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

FUCKING GET HIM OUTA OFFICE NOW!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To whom are you conveying these instructions?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You!

Well, get on then. Hurry up. This is urgent.

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[–] [email protected] 376 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me

Right... so why did you take the position of Secretary of Health, again?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

It's literally just a game to them.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago

For those of us like me that can step back. This timeline is absurdly funny.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I don't disagree but this is a lot better than him giving false 'information'

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

When was the last time secretary of health was a qualified doctor?

Edit:

2017

Before that, 1989

Both republican

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He took it because he’s a narcissist who’s convinced he’s right about everything because of his last name and his money. Sound familiar?

Trump’s entire cabinet was picked for two reasons: Loyalty To Trump and Pissing Off Anyone Who Doesn’t Kiss Trump’s Ass. RFK fills that second one.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Don't forget he went to Harris and she turned him away, and he went to Trump. Trump "allegedly" gave him the position in exchange for dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump. Which happened directly after.

People claimed at the time that would be illegal as it would fall under quid pro quo.

Edit: had to update it because the timeline was unclear which he went to first. One source reports he went to Trump first, then Harris after. Either way the result was the same. Harris didn't respond, and Trump did. Getting the endorsement

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

I'm surprised Harris didn't respond, she seemed to like endorsements from shit headed right wingers

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

“Illegal” is a word that only applies to poor people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

It also is not held in politics. We have lost all integrity.

[–] [email protected] 150 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Exactly. That's like SecDef being like "idk, I'm really not in a position to give military advice". I say that fully aware of the irony, but it's hard to pick a non-busted example since Trump's cabinet is just completely full of "meritocracy".

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

since Trump's cabinet is just completely full of "~~meritocracy~~".

Mediocrity.

Ha, if only. I wish it could be that rosy :'(

Maybe midiocracy?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

It’s called that cause our government is lead by a bunch of KACKS

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

don't do my MIDI interfaces and keyboards like that :(

[–] [email protected] 44 points 3 weeks ago

We live in the dumbest timeline.

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