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'It's not unusual': RFK Jr. comments on growing Texas measles outbreak (www.nbcnews.com)

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When questioned about a growing measles outbreak in West Texas that has claimed at least one life, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told reporters "we have measles outbreaks every year."

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

The CDC recorded 16 outbreaks in 2024.

Again, RFK Jr is a fucking clown and I wouldn't trust him to watch my dog but technically he's correct here.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fair. But that is using a different definition for outbreak that whats shown on CDCs definition page.

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

Are you surprised by the lack of consistency or frustrated that we have to live with it?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

That is a problem Democrats have. They have a holier-than-thou complex and then even when they are proven wrong, they refuse reality because they can't imagine ever being wrong.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I'm confused... You say Democrats but then go on to describe the behavior of conservatives.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was with you in your other comments and then you had to generalize an entire population of people. Hivemind idiots on the internet doesnt mean you can do that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Not every Democrat is a hivemind idiot, but a big enough percentage that It contributed to their loss. Harris was one as well. Biden, "you ain't black" definitely.

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

You have no idea the distribution of idiocy between Republicans and Democrats give me a break. Its all vibe based on your specific newsfeed.

With a constantly changing narrative for each party im not sure how people even associate themselves with either party outside of voting for president/congress/senate. The more specific you get the more irrelevant it becomes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

iF yOu ArEnT a CoMmUnIsT yOUr ScUm

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Because of two datapoints? You need more than two years, one of which isn't even done yet, to make that kind of determination.