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highplainsdem

(56,296 posts)
Mon May 12, 2025, 11:20 AM May 12

RFK Jr took kids swimming in a creek with warning signs because of sewage runoff

David Corn post on Bluesky this morning, commenting on RFK Jr's tweet yesterday:

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hlthe2b

(109,956 posts)
2. He has a grandson named "Bobcat?" Umm okay...
Mon May 12, 2025, 11:41 AM
May 12

Maybe the least bizarre thing about him and his...

CrispyQ

(39,714 posts)
3. Some of the comments...LOL
Mon May 12, 2025, 11:42 AM
May 12

>> That explains the brain worm…. 🪱

>> The lonely brain worm needs a friend. Perhaps a nice amoeba.

>> As the Pestilence Horseman, it makes sense he would want to get in touch with his true nature

>> What's a little cholera among friends? A couple of syringes of pool cleaner and you're good as new.

>> It's cool. Darwin taught us about this.

And then someone remembered the late, great Carlin.

"Why do they bother saying "raw sewage"? Do some people actually cook that stuff?" ~ George Carlin

RandomNumbers

(18,636 posts)
17. Yeah I didn't care if the weirdo did it himself.
Tue May 13, 2025, 08:47 PM
May 13

But took kids to do that?



As we already knew, he's a twisted / sick person.

Solly Mack

(95,037 posts)
8. Well, he doesn't seem to care who he gets sick or gets killed. Not even his own family is safe from him.
Mon May 12, 2025, 12:58 PM
May 12

OldBaldy1701E

(7,968 posts)
10. So, I am concerned about this.
Mon May 12, 2025, 01:33 PM
May 12

The reason is, I used to swim in cow ponds on my father's farm all the time. I never even got an infection from an existing scratch.

If that family has similar vitality (which I doubt given his socioeconomic background), they might not be affected at all.

Which would suck, as I really want him to get something bacterial and live through it. I want it to be undeniable and the press cannot do anything to spin it differently.

But, wish in one hand and....

Girard442

(6,644 posts)
13. You know, Russian Roulette is still suicidal...
Mon May 12, 2025, 02:00 PM
May 12

....even though everyone who plays has a 5 out of 6 chance of surviving a round.

Hekate

(97,838 posts)
11. The kids' nicknames are definitely family-related. "Kick" is an old, old nickname for Katherine...
Mon May 12, 2025, 01:47 PM
May 12

Like, she’s such a kick to be with.

“Bobcat” makes perfect sense if the boy was named Robert Kennedy IV or similar. Helps to keep straight who you’re talking about. My family got overrun with Michaels at one point: Mike my old high school boyfriend, Mike my husband (met in college) and later ex-husband, Mike my sister’s son ( “Young Mike” ) , Mike my youngest brother (“Brother Mike” — what, you have a monk in your family?) , Mike one of my second and final husband’s nephews, plus assorted friends over the years.

IronLionZion

(48,973 posts)
14. Urban waterways tend to have plenty of nasty stuff runoff into it
Mon May 12, 2025, 02:06 PM
May 12

lots of chemicals, sewage, and other waste water finds it's way into Rock Creek. So good luck with that.

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