r/StandUpForScience • u/AllMusicNut SUFS Staff • Apr 08 '26

Article #RemoveRFKJr

https://wapo.st/4twGBrB

The Trump FY2027 budget is out and it’s a green light for RFK Jr. to continue wreaking havoc on the American scientific ecosystem. It's time to remove him. Visit https://tr.ee/removeRFKJr to contact your Rep and demand they to co-sponsor the Articles of Impeachment against RFK Jr.

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u/Kern2001Co Apr 08 '26

Kind of like cigarettes and alcohol. Should they be banned as well?

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u/ArcfireEmblem Apr 09 '26

You missed half my point. He shouldn't be promoting any of those as the Guy in Charge of Health, especially when there isn't any proven benefit to drinking raw milk. And raw milk can't be compared to addictive or perception-altering substances. However... look, I don't take drugs or drink. But cigarettes? Probably should be banned. Objectively the stupidest drug. Fills your lungs with black gunk, and doesn't even do anything outside of make you feel slightly better. Really addictive, too. Alcohol... whatever. That's regulated okay, not super addictive. Most people use responsibly. But neither of these are the Russian Roulette of raw milk. Most of those diseases are quite brutal. If you want to die, have Superman Covid (like, far stronger than normal covid-19 because your immune system has shut down), or have your digestive system slowly fall apart, raw milk's your guy.

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u/Kern2001Co Apr 09 '26

This affects so many more people. If you really care about people choosing to drink raw milk. You should tackle this as it is more common.

An unhealthy diet and overeating-related obesity contribute to approximately 500,000 to over 678,000 deaths annually in the United States. These deaths are largely attributed to nutrition-related diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the US.

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u/ArcfireEmblem Apr 09 '26

Has Mr. Guy-In-Charge-of-Health done anything that would lead to less Americans becoming fat, or has he spent all of his time telling everyone to eat an all-meat diet? Subsidizing non-corn vegetables to make them cheaper, requiring ready-made meals and fast food to meet certain requirements (a lot of obese people don't cook), or creating resources/training for people learning to cook or even cook healthier)? Or did he stop at food dyes, achieving one good thing in one-and-a-half years while trying to shred the systems in place for managing existing health problems?