Crackpots

The Associated Press reports: A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential function of a public health department. Of the more …

The Associated Press reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent proponent of debunked public health claims whom Donald Trump has promised to put in charge of health initiatives, said Saturday that Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office. Fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by replacing minerals lost during normal wear and …

The Washington Post reports: Florida’s top health official, whose tenure has been marked by his warnings against vaccines, threats to TV stations for running abortion ads and frequent clashes with public health experts, has emerged as a candidate to run the Department of Health and Human Services in a potential Trump administration. Joseph A. Ladapo is on a list of …

The Huffington Post reports: Nicole Shanahan, the former running mate of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appeared to promote a conspiracy theory about government-led child abuse Thursday during an event featuring GOP nominee Donald Trump. “The parading of Jill Biden in a panda suit yesterday — right in front of our eyes,” Shanahan said in her speech at …

“Well you know, brother, in the wrestling business, when you’re getting ready to draw some big money, you got to shoot an angle, put some hot spice on the feud. And when I had Trump in the back at the Garden, I said, ‘You know something? This Robert Kennedy Jr, he’s onto something with nutrition.’ But if you tag team …

CNN reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters on Monday that former President Donald Trump has promised to give him “control” of several public health agencies, including the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture, if he wins a second term in November. “The key that I think I’m – you know, that President …

“The Supreme Court has unfortunately today sided with the Secretary of State of Michigan and Wisconsin, both Democrats, to undermine election integrity and leave my name on the ballot in both those states. “It is a purely political move in the hope that folks who would have otherwise voted for Trump will throw away their vote by voting for me …

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s emergency appeal to remove his name from ballots in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin. The former independent candidate endorsed Republican Donald Trump after dropping out of the race and argued that retaining his name on ballots would compromise his support for the former president. “Kennedy …

The New York Times reports: On a quiet, leafy street of multimillion-dollar properties, one stands out: a 14,400-square-foot mansion that looks like a villa plucked from the hills of Tuscany and transplanted to Austin, Texas. Mr. Musk has told people close to him in recent months that he envisions his children (of which there are at least 11) and two …

The Daily Beast reports: Podcaster Joe Rogan says Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris offered to sit with him for an hour-long interview, but he refused to travel to her and wanted the chat to take place at his Texas-based studio over the usual three hours. While almost every other interviewer on the planet would have jumped at …

“FDA’s war on public health is about to end. This includes its aggressive suppression of psychedelics, peptides, stem cells, raw milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamins, clean foods, sunshine, exercise, nutraceuticals and anything else that advances human health and can’t be patented by Pharma. If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I …

Courthouse News reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to remove his name from Wisconsin’s presidential ballots, claiming that his support for former President Donald Trump is being compromised. “In just the same manner as Kennedy has a right to access the ballot, he has a concomitant right to get off the ballot,” the former independent candidate …

NBC News reports: Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition, announcing Saturday that his pro-Trump super PAC would be awarding $1 million to a random signee every day from now until the election. Musk said Saturday the goal is to get between 1 million and 2 million voters in …

“It’s kind of a paradox that Democrats see themselves as the party of tolerance. And, I think, you know, there is the intolerance, there’s vitriol, there’s poison, there’s anger on both sides, but I’ve found that it’s more that the Democrats are much less tolerant of somebody holding different political beliefs. “There is a tribalism and the orthodoxies are much …

“When you have mail-in ballots and no proof of citizenship, it’s almost impossible to prove cheating. Statistically there are some very strange things that happen that are statistically incredibly unlikely. There’s always this question of, say, the Dominion voting machines. It is weird that, I think, they were used in Philadelphia and in Maricopa County [in Arizona] but not in …

The Independent reports: Russell Brand has appeared in a bizarre advert for a “magical amulet” he claims protects people from Wi-Fi and “other evil energies”. The controversial comedian urges viewers to buy a $240 charm which he says will prevent wearers being “corrupted” by “lethal signals”. “As you know, airports are places full of Wi-Fi and all sorts of evil …

Media Matters reports: The California Republican Party has been backing the state Assembly campaign of Denise Aguilar Mendez, a commentator who has a history of pushing far-right conspiracy theories. Aguilar shared a bizarre and antisemitic conspiracy theory essentially claiming that the power grid was turned off in parts of California in 2019 not to prevent fires but to stop the …

CNBC reports: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke directly to Elon Musk Friday on the billionaire’s X platform, part of an effort to counter false conspiracies about federal disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Helene that Musk spread on X, where his follower count stands over 200 million. “No one is shutting down the airspace and FAA doesn’t block legitimate rescue …

Mediaite reports: At least three women are claiming to have had romantic relationships with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in just the last year, as he pursued a long-shot bid for the presidency, Mediaite has learned. People close to Kennedy now fear the revelation of those alleged relationships could jeopardize his standing in Donald Trump’s orbit, particularly as the former president …

The Daily Beast reports: The forbidden love between New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been chronicled in a new report that reveals even more details of their dalliances. The Page Six report, which cites only anonymous sources, claimed Friday the 31-year-old Nuzzi fell “madly in love” with the Kennedy scion, 70, after he “love …