RFK Jr.'s 'Seeds of Truth'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is poised to lead the Department of Health and Human Services under President-Elect Donald Trump. He has said “there’s no vaccine that is safe and effective,” but Dr. Rachael Bedard, a pro-vaccine and left-leaning physician, says opponents should still seek common ground with him.
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'like criticizing that process, um" I feel like I'm listening to two 7th graders at a sleepover.

[@ollintzin]

They are highly educated but young. Get used to it.

[@ollintzin]

Loved the conversation!

[@ryankessler9528]

“False claims” same people who had “false claims” about OxyContin being “non-addictive”

[@russbianchi8120]

IF YOU BELIEVE UNCLE SAM IS YOUR FRIEND, ASK AN AMERICAN INDIAN

[@jennysteves]

Valuable conversation. Thank you.

[@lauracohen4914]

Thoughtful discussion. I am grateful to the scientific community and public health professionals. I will continue to listen to them.

[@marthabrown8534]

Terrible description of what epidemiology is

[@RsSooke]

Can’t even get through the first 6 minutes. Journalists wonder why people say they feel alienated by modern day reporting.

[@MercuryRisingFast]

all paid by big pharma.

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[@RsSooke]

@@RPerez-cf9pl I don’t even mean the topic, the host and the guest just sound like a gossip dating show not a serious news piece. I am cringing.

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@@RsSooke Perez is a bot. Lol

[@omarlocke4351]

whoa!ima dyed in the wool, bluer than blue Democrat and i like RFK. in addition, mandates have to go. there can be no more mandates of any kind in any setting. you might dislike that as a medical or public health professional but that’s where this is going. there is no discussion anyone can have on this issue this is going to happen.

[@gaylemullen4021]

Let's remember the MILLION US citizens who died of covid during Trump's presidency. He didn’t give a crap. Instead of life saving vaccine, he said inject bleach.

[@russbianchi8120]

Watch the TED TALKS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH WHAT WE EAT by MARK BITTMAN, as well as RON FINLEY - THE URBAN GUERRILLA GARDENER

[@czander4826]

This doctor thinks all Chad guests and Mom's were white?

[@NatisParker]

Jeffery Goldberg called Jimmy Carter an antisemite while he was still alive. Cmon Atlantic, hold ypur editors feet to the fire, lets see him apologize! Cmon Jeff we see you on Washington Week, show some magnamity!

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[@ethanddog31]

I was a waiter during Covid and was fired for asking a guy waiting at the bar to put on a mask. I hate those people. They are the least of us.

[@terribell6697]

Masks that have been proven to have no effect whatsoever ??

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[@MercuryRisingFast]

lol... good. You hate free thinkers that don't go along with government bs? Did you wear masks that are nothing more than a petri dish for Cladosporium, Fonsecaea, Mucor, Trichophyton, Rhodotorula, Microsporum, Malassezia, Aspergillus, Fusarium, or the "world's deadliest disease" SARS Cov-2? Only fools went along with the government nonsense.

[@MercuryRisingFast]

@@RPerez-cf9pl automaton that kisses the arse of government and their big pharma cronies. People like him that made all the crap happen; weak sycophants.

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❤❤❤ love this! The while department needs reform

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these podcasts are terrible - they are horrible, against all expectation. the atlantic sucks at it

[@Bestlifesofar]

WAY TOO OLD! We don’t need more of this - old fart needs to start thinking about his golden years.

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Lmao yes let’s have trump put in everyone who matches his agenda instead of ppl from both sides bot comment

[@Bestlifesofar]

@@wethemboys133 you wish it was bot just trying to sound like you have credibility. Didn’t work kiddo

[@carlynbeccia7787]

Come on Atlantic. Get a journalist who doesn't sound like a valley girl. Like, like, like…like I am not listening to this unprofessional crap when there's a million other videos with interviewers who can speak.

[@Bestlifesofar]

Memorial pic lol , he is old quacks and needs to focus on his health.

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[@jellyfishbrained]

​@RPerez-cf9pl i was going to comment the same thing. lol I think that there's probably been one of the largest domestic disinformation campaigns ever happening against Bobby rn.

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​@@RPerez-cf9plyou have repeatedly misspelled "butt" on several comments. Only a butt would reflexively reply in such a silly way. U r a butt. If it wasn't clear.

[@Bestlifesofar]

It’s obvious and trying. So hard to change the narrative- HE IS TOO OLD, FRAGILE, OFF COGNITIVELY AND NEEDS TO FOCUS ON HIS HEALTH. END OF STORY

[@Mark-gg6iy]

First, I find the doctor a bit difficult to understand, she speaks very fast most of the time. She is also one of these females that allows the gravely voice to creep in; I forget the common term for this. I could not listen to this. Her voice sounds as though she is 13 to me. Her cadence is too fast and uneven for me. Second, the little I did listen to I take issue with. The problem as I see it is people with no qualifications are passing judgment on medicine based on very limited knowledge, sometimes none at all. I have met these people they have no idea what the difference between RNA and mRNA is nor do they know the difference between the mortality rate of influenza and Covid-19. That is just an example. Third, IMO many people do not understand what anecdotal evidence is and this includes the despicable American president-elect Donald Trump.

[@metatrongroove2824]

Condescending and arrogant, to say the least!

[@WeBeGood06]

Yeah, she was a Fast Talking Progressive, from a Prison Environment, who has misplaced trust in one Government Official while ignoring what the Head of the Center of Disease Control had to say. Infecting the World with a Bioweapon Virus, then forcing "mandating" everyone participate in a Grand mRNA Experiment is highly Unethical.

[@calicoquilter4472]

I think the term you're referring to is "vocal fry". I turned on the captions to understand her better because her stop-and-start cadence was difficult to listen to.

[@Mark-gg6iy]

@@calicoquilter4472 Yes, that's it, thanks. I just learned that term this week. I was trying to listen while in bed.

[@MercuryRisingFast]

Well, did you take Donald Trump's failed operation warp speed mRNA injections? Do you take advice from big pharma with a vested interest to make money? Do you use appeal to authority fallacy arguments, or do you do your own research? You can read, right? Did you wear masks that are nothing more than a petri dish for Cladosporium, Fonsecaea, Mucor, Trichophyton, Rhodotorula, Microsporum, Malassezia, Aspergillus, Fusarium, or the "world's deadliest disease" SARS Cov-2? But do tell us what the "m" stands for in mRNA, and what happens when injected with this technology?

[@thelearnedman3148]

Rfk is bro coded? Are you kidding me? lol

[@utahredrock1]

This piece is not worthy of the Atlantic. Absolutely sane washing. Also her take of "he's getting confirmed anyway, let's all get on board!" I mean WTF?

[@AL-lh2ht]

Hey what’s wrong with someone being antivax and running American health departments? Bigot!!!!!!&&&’n

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[@thelearnedman3148]

Hey! May I ask why you responded like this? Can you explain your position? Thank you!

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​@RPerez-cf9pl you sound totally normal and cool, awesome point.

[@ollintzin]

RFKJ 2028!!

[@ardybb]

This is as nuts as he is.

[@boulevard14]

What makes him nuts? You have been lied to ma'am.

[@muliefriend4785]

He’s a nutcase.

[@heidipecuzok938]

Why?

[@fastenit27]

Please, offer greater depth or evidence in your conclusion. According to this journalist, "most college educated, liberal people, have a knee-jerk reaction" to Kennedy's positions on health. Please leverage your educational background and support your claim with evidence. Please engage to help solve narrow the divide our country is now suffering from. I believe it is undermining our democracy and may destroy our country. I am a lifelong liberal, environmental health activist from the greater Boston area, who has voted Democratic since 1980. I never voted for Trump.

[@thelearnedman3148]

Hey! May I ask why you believe that? Thanks!

[@danielstankiewicz3975]

​@heidipecuzok938 you have KZbin access, but not Google. I'm kidding, you do have Google. Google the phrase "sealioning" and piss down your own leg. Either the warmth of your own newfound knowledge or the literal piss will sustain you until spring.

[@RPerez-cf9pl]

You won't get a reply because he's a Big Pharma bot.

[@ronaldcarrel5388]

I’m not going to listen to children discussing the ridiculously complicated reality of healthcare!

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[@MercuryRisingFast]

lol... yes... just go along with government, and their big pharma cronies.

[@JAYDUBYAH29]

…and the normalization edges further forward. Alarming but predictable.

[@thelearnedman3148]

Hey! Any chance you can articulate your position that leads you to leave such a comment? Would love to talk about it. Thanks!

[@RPerez-cf9pl]

Totally blind and deaf. Hence the fear.

[@jamiesray]

Jerusalem has been shifting right since episode one. I loved her YIMBY coverage since her days at Vox but when she was making excuses for COVID mask protestors I realized something was going wrong or I had misunderstood her.

[@donnad7426]

What are you saying specifically? After paralysis from a flu shot, you never get the flu shot again, BUT if your brother or friend gets one, your sense of danger or ability to evaluate personal risk ??? I take that as meaning that person should not only not have another flu shot, but also avoid being near individuals who were recently vaccinated ... Yes? No?

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The Atlantic has fallen hard. Btw are you 15?

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