Public Health on Life Support: RFK Jr. and Florida Go Full Anti-Science
RFK Jr.’s Senate Hot Seat
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. strutted into today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing like a wellness grifter at Coachella. Senators grilled him over firing CDC Director Susan Monarez, purging the vaccine advisory board, and restricting COVID shots for kids and pregnant people. Over 1,000 HHS employees signed a letter begging him to resign. When your own staff want you gone, that’s not leadership—it’s a hazard suit in human form.
Florida Nukes Vaccine Mandates
Governor Ron DeSantis and his medical hype man Joseph Ladapo announced Florida will end all vaccine mandates, including those for kids in public schools. Ladapo actually compared mandates to “slavery.” The AMA and AAP are screaming that this will invite measles, mumps, and polio outbreaks back like it’s 1925, not 2025. Sunshine State? More like Outbreak State.
The National Fallout
Taken together, Kennedy’s CDC sabotage and Florida’s vaccine free-for-all mean one thing: preventable disease is about to get a comeback tour. Public health experts warn the damage won’t stay in red states—tourists, schoolchildren, and anyone with a vulnerable immune system are about to be collateral damage. Anti-science extremists are winning policy battles while the rest of us are left dodging microbes.
Featured Resister: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Refusing to stay silent, warning parents and policymakers that ending vaccine mandates is a direct threat to children’s lives. Pediatricians: the real superheroes without capes.
Today’s To-Do List
- Watch or read clips from today’s RFK Jr. hearing and call your Senators demanding stronger oversight of HHS.
- Flood Florida’s governor’s office with calls, letters, and boycott pledges. Money talks—make it hiss.
- Share verified info from AMA and AAP on social media to counter disinformation.
- If you’re in a state with science-friendly lawmakers, push them to join alliances like the West Coast Health Alliance.
- Boycott Florida tourism until they value human lives over political stunts.
Final Rallying Call from Resistance Kitty
The fascists are clawing at science and treating your kid’s immune system like a political pawn. Don’t let them. Vaccines save lives—period. Kennedy and DeSantis want disease to spread faster than their campaign speeches. Time to scratch back hard. Stay loud, stay organized, and let’s keep humanity from sliding into a plague pit.
Sources
- CBS News – RFK Jr. Senate Hearing
- AP News – Kennedy Fires CDC Director, Reshuffles Panels
- Axios – GOP Skepticism of Kennedy Grows
- ABC News – Senate Demands Transparency
- Reuters – Florida Ends All Vaccine Mandates
- Washington Post – Vaccine Policy Fallout
- Guardian – AMA Condemns Florida Move
- AAP – Statement on Florida Vaccine Rollback