#1694 Unhealthy Discourse: RFK Jr. and the Anti-Science Movement Endangering Global Health

Air Date 3/4/2025 An old proverb says that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and we're all about to see how dangerous as know-nothings and science skeptics take over the government agencies staffed by doctors and scientists with the goal of keeping the population healthy. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email [email protected] Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: U.S. health agencies hit with mass layoffs by Trump administration - Way Too Early with Ali Vitali - Air Date 2-18-25 KP 2: Department of Health and Holy Sh*t: RFK Jr.'s MAHA Movement and What It Means for America Part 1 - Inside the Hive - Air Date 2-5-25 KP 3: Psychiatric Struggle w/ Danielle Carr - The Dig - Air Date 2-17-25 KP 4: MAHA Forever - The Dream - Air Date 2-16-25 KP 5: Republicans are Proposing Bills SO F***ing Stupid They'll Make Your Head Explode - The Humanist Report - Air Date 2-18-25 KP 6: Samoa's Health Chief Says RFK Jr. Spread Anti-Vax Misinformation Before Deadly Measles Outbreak - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-31-25 (48:15) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the tragedy of the mirror world DEEPER DIVES (57:25) SECTION A: HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS (1:15:51) SECTION B: RFK JR. (1:30:48) SECTION C: ANTI-SCIENCE DANGERS (1:55:19) SECTION D: PREDATORS AND PREY SHOW IMAGE Description: RFK Jr. speaks at the podium at a Trump-Vance rally while an out-of-focus Donald Trump watches him in the background. Credit: "Donald Trump & Robert F. Kennedy, Jr." by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped   Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X