Of all the terrible people Orange King Trump chose to help him destroy America, I thought, and have written, that RFK Jr was the least of our problems. I agree with Kennedy that America's population is not healthy. Living in Thailand reinforces that observation. As a Pharmacist (now retired) I am very aware that Americans are over medicated and overweight. Of particular concern are antidepressants, ADHD meds, opiods, and cholesterol lowering statins. Kennedy has correctly (and clumsily) identified that Americans suffer disproportionately from autoimmune diseases.

In addition, I have written (here) that the Covid vaccine is not particularly effective and too dangerous for general use. I have also written (here) that I do not believe the medical consensus that vaccines do not cause autism. The system is driven by a medical research complex that values profits more than science. Steve Kirsch's work (here) is compelling.

When the government's scientists began to realize that the vaccine was neither preventing disease acquisition nor preventing transmission, the reaction was more vaccines (boosters). I suspect the boosters were at best minimally effective.

I firmly believe that there are precious few long term studies designed to study long term vaccine injuries (autoimmune disorders) and long term side effects.

I think most people would agree that our food contains additives and impurities that should not be allowed.

However, I am changing my mind about RFK Jr. Like the rest of America, I am horrified that the Trump/Musk minions terminated so many Federal Government employees, mostly targeting them by loyalty and race (blacks and Mexicans need not apply). In addition, Kennedy's demeanor when explaining his actions is almost as narcissistic and idiotic as Trump himself.

Kennedy 's first mistake may have happened before his feet hit the ground. Musk's minions attacked the Federal government before Kennedy and other Cabinet secretaries could object. However, the terminations since then are beyond my comprehension. I believe that he needed to terminate some people because of their association with the Pharmaceutical industry but that does not justify the massive disruptions to science and to existing research. Just as Trump did, RFK Jr. continues to use a sledgehammer when a scalpel is needed.

Kennedy plans to cut approximately 10,000 federal HHS staff, shrinking the department from 82,000 to about 62,000 employees.

• FDA: ~3,500 job cuts

• CDC: ~2,400 job cuts

• NIH: ~1,200 job cuts

• CMS: ~300 job cuts

  Kennedy's father, Robert F Kennedy Jr, would be horrified by his terminations of Minority Health and Health Disparities Offices. These were particularly hard hit. Entire staffs—including directors—at offices across HHS agencies such as CMS, CDC, FDA, HRSA, SAMHSA, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) were reportedly fired.

Kennedy has terminated key personnel. Hannah Anderson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, was fired on July 16, 2025, as was Heather Flick Melanson, Chief of Staff. Susan Monarez, CDC Director was fired after she refused to resign under pressure from Kennedy, reportedly due to policy disagreements. Her firing triggered resignations of other senior CDC officials. Dr. Vinay Prasad – Director for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA was dismissed following pressure from right-wing activists; however, he was reinstated two weeks later after Kennedy intervened with the White House.

Kennedy could have released the critical data that Steve Kirsch and others have been asking for. If he did, he could prove some of his points by using science. However, there has been little or no scientific justification for most of his actions. Specifically, Kirsch argues that this level of transparency (raw, record-level, government-held data) should be matched by other countries, including the U.S., thus implying they are withholding comparable data.

Senator Ron Johnson then asked for this data in Sept 2024:

• One-year and two-year mortality rates after the second dose for Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, broken down by 5-year age categories.

• Mortality rate ratios for both vaccines during high vs. low COVID-19 months, including 95% confidence intervals and explanation of how they were determined.

• Clarification on whether the agencies are certain that Moderna and Pfizer are equally safe—and, if so, on what data or studies that conclusion is based.

• Any determination of COVID-19 mortality or other effectiveness differences between the two vaccines, with methodological details.

Kirsch has also been vocal about a broader “death-vax record-level” dataset, meaning individual-level linkage of vaccination records with mortality outcomes. In a February 2023 post titled “A worldwide call for data transparency: Show us the data!”, he laments that health authorities have withheld this data in every jurisdiction and urges states to release it, calling it the key to ending debate on vaccine safety.

Kirsch claims that claims that COVID vaccines have reduced life expectancy (or increased mortality), pointing to Czech data, New Zealand data, VAERS-based data, survey based data, and analysis of Medicare data.

So my question for RFK Jr. is, where is this data?

Freedom: I believe that those who want to be vaccinated should have that option. Kennedy's decisions regarding Covid vaccine have resulted in lost insurance coverage resulting in a out of pocket cost of around $200 for some. People should have the freedom to accept or refuse the Covid vaccine. Many American's objected to forced vaccinations for an experimental Covid vaccine. I now agree with them although I was supportive at the time. People should have freedom to choose either way.

One of my earliest concerns happened when he hired Dr. Mehmet Oz. Although I am aware that Oz has been unfairly smeared in the same way as RFK Jr, I also know he is a salesman not a scientist.

If you cannot find someone more qualified than him, then you are barking up the wrong tree.

Kennedy is credited with terminating 22 mRNA vaccine projects, but terminating research projects is not my idea of good management. Ensuring that the results are not financially influenced by Pfizer, Moderna, and other entities is good management.

Those supporting RFK Jr point to these successes.

1. COVID-19 shot no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

2. Removes all 17 members of the CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel

3. Pulls 8 billion dollars in U.S. funding for Bill Gates’ vaccine cartel GAVI.

4. Blocks WHO “Trojan Horse” emergency powers treaty.

5. Signs thimerosal ban in all U.S. flu shots

6. Removed American Academy of Pediatrics and several other major medical organizations from CDC vaccine work-groups..

I agree with the first point as explained before. The current Covid vaccine should be limited to high risk individuals. It has not been proven to increase life expectancy.

The CDC vaccine advisory panel is now populated by seven new members, with more to follow. It appears the new members have minimal association with the vaccine industry but this is very difficult to quantify, or compare to the past members.

It is unclear whether 8 billion dollars has been withdrawn from Bill Gates’ vaccine cartel GAV, as it is unclear if this is current or future funding. This will mostly affect children in poorer countries. This is ironic because those countries benefit the most from vaccine availability. As far as I know, these countries are not coerced into participating, but rather find value in Gate's efforts.

The WHO “Trojan Horse” appears to me to be a over-reaction as the treaty explicitly states that nothing in it authorizes the WHO Secretariat or Director-General to direct, dictate, or override national laws or policies, including actions such as lock downs, vaccine mandates, school closures, or border controls. Sovereignty remains intact.

The thimerosal ban is meaningless, since thimerosal had already been removed in 95% of shots. It only exists in multi-dose vials.

Kennedy removed these organizations from the CDC vaccine work groups: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). It is impossible for me to view this as a positive development.

• American Medical Association (AMA)

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

• American Academy of Family Physicians

• American College of Physicians

• American Geriatrics Society

• American Osteopathic Association

• National Medical Association

• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases

I find portions of John Oliver's take down of RFK Jr to be compelling, while other parts are simply a professional smear campaign. In one segment he ridicules Kennedy for having questions about 9/11! You can watch Oliver here.

John Potash Youtube, “Shots” is informative, as is his books on this subject. John Potash is the writer, director and producer of the new film, Shots: Eugenics to Pandemics, now available for free on Tubi TV, ad-less on Google Play and on DVD at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other outlets. Potash formerly wrote and produced the books and films, Drugs as Weapons Against Us: The CIA’s War on Musicians and Activists, as well as The FBI War on Tupac Shakur: State Repression of Black Leaders from the Civil Rights Era to the 1990s. John Potash did his graduate studies at Columbia University and has been featured on C-Span’s American History TV, The Reelz Channel, RT, and on the A&E television networks. He has also appeared on hundreds of radio programs and is a regular contributor to Covert Action Magazine. He has worked as a psychotherapist for over 30 years.

In the event of another pandemic, I would hope that the government attempts a more nuanced approach. Outdoor venues such as parks should remain open. Schools should not have been closed as children were not dying. The government should not have attempted to guilt trip the country into vaccinations based on the goal of “herd immunity”, or force any reluctant person to accept an experimental vaccine.

Conclusion: Robert F. Kennedy is on the right track but his methods are counterproductive. He would have been removed from office by now had not a fascist government taken power in America. At the same time, he may have disrupted the influence of the medical industrial complex (pharmaceutical industry) on the governmental agencies that are intended to protect us. Bottom line is that I believe Kennedy has the right instincts but the wrong approach.