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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRFK 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:

nitpicked
(1,219 posts)highplainsdem
(56,296 posts)hlthe2b
(109,956 posts)Maybe the least bizarre thing about him and his...
karynnj
(60,280 posts)CrispyQ
(39,714 posts)>> 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
erronis
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spanone
(139,157 posts)milestogo
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RandomNumbers
(18,636 posts)But took kids to do that?
As we already knew, he's a twisted / sick person.
bronxiteforever
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Solly Mack
(95,037 posts)Hekate
(97,838 posts)Solly Mack
(95,037 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(7,968 posts)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)....even though everyone who plays has a 5 out of 6 chance of surviving a round.
Hekate
(97,838 posts)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)lots of chemicals, sewage, and other waste water finds it's way into Rock Creek. So good luck with that.
bluestarone
(19,831 posts)ALLOW this? Holy shit.