Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the nation's health secretary

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

Another win for common sense: Another long time Democrat politician working for Trump in a high position. Reaching across the aisle.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the nation's health secretary

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent lawyer and vocal vaccine critic, as the nation's health secretary, controlling $1.7 trillion in spending for vaccines, food safety and health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

Back to common sense:

Say it aint so · Feb 13, 2025

Why anyone would think a conspiracy theorist appointed as the head of the health department as a win is beyond me.

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN · Feb 13, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
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Back to common sense:

That's a phony picture of Robert. He's not muscular in the other picture, that I seen of him . And he's a conspiracy nut, when it comes to vaccination .Robert has no history of health education. The other person does have history of health education.

essentialsaltes · Feb 13, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
Another win for common sense:

Certainly not a win for science based medicine or relevant expertise in running a government agency.

Always in His Presence said:
Another long time Democrat politician

Running for six months as a Democrat (and then a year as an independent) does not a long-time Democratic politician make.

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
That's a phony picture of Robert. He's not muscular in the other picture, that I seen of him . And he's a conspiracy nut, when it comes to vaccination .Robert has no history of health education. The other person does have history of health education.

Uh huh -

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

essentialsaltes said:
Certainly not a win for science based medicine or relevant expertise in running a government agency.

If you are speaking of the same science that says it is needed to do mastectomies' on teens, or puberty blockers on children - I'm glad.

essentialsaltes · Feb 13, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
If you are speaking of the same science that says it is needed to do mastectomies' on teens, or puberty blockers on children - I'm glad.

It is not 'needed' for everyone, but it improves outcomes for appropriate patients.

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But we can return to "societal stigma, discrimination, and family rejection" if that's the 'common sense' approach.

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

essentialsaltes said:
It is not 'needed' for everyone, but it improves outcomes for appropriate patients.

Hogwash -

The first four words are correct and then the rest were not even part of our thought process ten years ago.

Less than 1% have the mental dysphoria - and we have changed society and spent multiple millions - that is why Trump is in office - it's time to get back to common sense.

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

Thank God! we have a man like RFK Jr. in.

SavedByGrace3 · Feb 13, 2025

CRAZY_CAT_WOMAN said:
That's a phony picture of Robert. He's not muscular in the other picture, that I seen of him . And he's a conspiracy nut....

Yeah.. and there is nothing false or odd about this picture, either! ^_^

Just saying..

essentialsaltes · Feb 13, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
Hogwash -

The first four words are correct and then the rest were not even part of our thought process ten years ago.

An artificial pancreas was not 'part of our thought process ten years ago', but now that we have studied it scientifically, we know its value for appropriate patients.

Aryeh Jay · Feb 13, 2025

I'm hoping for mandatory brain worm injections for the military.

MotoToTheMax · Feb 13, 2025

Aryeh Jay said:
I'm hoping for mandatory brain worm injections for the military.

Don't they already have Fox News an OAN blasting on most bases?

Aryeh Jay · Feb 13, 2025

MotoToTheMax said:
Don't they already have Fox News an OAN blasting on most bases?

24/7

The IbanezerScrooge · Feb 13, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
If you are speaking of the same science that says it is needed to do mastectomies' on teens, or puberty blockers on children - I'm glad.

95% of "mastectomies on teens" are done to cis gender boys who want excess breast tissue removed so that they... get this... feel affirmed in the gender to which they identify, i.e. male. Also known as "Gender affirming care." The rest are almost exclusively cis gender teen girls who undergo breast reduction surgery for a variety of reasons but mostly because the size of their breasts is negatively affecting their quality of life.

The IbanezerScrooge · Feb 13, 2025

Aryeh Jay said:
I'm hoping for mandatory brain worm injections for the military.

Don't forget the heroin.

Aryeh Jay · Feb 13, 2025

The IbanezerScrooge said:
Don't forget the heroin.

Get those Pink Floyd records out.

Always in His Presence · Feb 13, 2025

The IbanezerScrooge said:
95% of "mastectomies on teens" are done to cis gender boys who want excess breast tissue removed so that they... get this... feel affirmed in the gender to which they identify, i.e. male. Also known as "Gender affirming care." The rest are almost exclusively cis gender teen girls who undergo breast reduction surgery for a variety of reasons but mostly because the size of their breasts is negatively affecting their quality of life.

Surgical options for a psychological disorder we not the answer until the disorder became cause celeb

essentialsaltes · Feb 13, 2025

Always in His Presence said:
Surgical options for a psychological disorder we not the answer until the disorder became cause celeb

The 7th century Byzantine Empire?

The breast reduction for men with gynecomastia was first introduced in Byzantium. Later, although Al-Zahrawi seemed to base his descriptions of surgery for gynecomastia upon those of Paulus of Aegina

Surgery for Gynecomastia in the Islamic Golden Age: Al-Tasrif of Al-Zahrawi (936–1013 AD)

The breast of some males may swell on the attaining puberty so as to resemble the female breast, and they remain permanently swollen and ugly. If this is abhorrent, [i.e. a psychological reaction] a semicircular incision should be made on the breast like the figure from b to g (Figure 3), then dissect away all the fatty tissue and pack the wound with a cicatrizing compound and sew the lips together and dress until healed.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as the nation's health secretary

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