Tag Archives: anti-vax

RFK Wins Anti-Vax “Censorship” Case Against Feds

Bloomberg Law reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won a preliminary injunction against the White House and other federal defendants in his suit alleging government censorship of his statements against vaccines on social media. The injunction, however, will be stayed until the US Supreme Court rules in a related case brought by Missouri and Louisiana. An injunction is warranted because Kennedy …

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Notorious NYC Anti-Vaxxer Charged In Capitol Riot

NBC News reports: Brooklyn man who had been arrested at anti-vaccine protests at a Burger King, an Applebee’s and a Cheesecake Factory in New York City was arrested by federal authorities Wednesday and charged with assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Mitchell Bosch, 44, was identified with the help of online “sedition hunters” …

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Infamous Anti-Vaxxer Launches Attack On Mumps Vax

The Daily Mail reports: Disgraced doctor Andrew Wakefield [photo] – whose fake anti-vax data has been blamed for the current measles epidemic – has set his sights on discrediting the mumps vaccine. The 67-year-old, who fled to the US after being struck off in the UK for fraudulently connecting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism, is seeking …

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RFK Accused Of Illegally Coordinating With Super PAC

The Washington Post reports: The Democratic National Committee accused third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday of violating federal election law by unlawfully coordinating with a supportive super PAC in a $15 million effort to collect signatures for state ballot access. “Put simply, to qualify for the ballot under state law, American Values 2024 must coordinate its activity with …

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Climate Scientist Wins $1M Judgment Against Fox Host

Axios reports: Leading climate scientist Michael Mann was awarded $1 million in damages after winning his defamation lawsuit against two conservative writers over their response to his pivotal work on global warming. The University of Pennsylvania professor sued Rand Simberg, a former adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Mark Steyn [photo], a contributor to National Review over their …

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Britain Sees “Alarming Surge” In Measles Cases

The medical website Medriva reports: Last week, England experienced a surge in measles cases with a total of 118 new instances confirmed in regions such as the West Midlands, London, Yorkshire, and The Humber. This sudden outbreak of the highly infectious disease has stirred considerable worry among health officials and underscores the critical importance of maintaining robust vaccination protocols and …

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Anti-Vaxxers Torment Woman Over Teen Son’s Death

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: The son of a grieving mother is being used as a poster child on anti-vaccine sites and she wants to clear up the false accusations. Janaye Creecy said several websites are using her story and family photos for political use, insinuating her son died from the COVID-vaccine. The Pulaski mother found the unsettling posts as she …

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CDC Issues Nationwide Alert Over Measles Outbreak

USA Today reports: U.S. health officials are warning clinicians to be alert for cases of measles following several outbreaks, largely among children who were eligible for the vaccine but did not receive it. The CDC urged vigilance among health providers across the U.S. following reports of nearly two dozen cases of the preventable virus since December. Most cases were in …

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NYC Midwife Fined $300K For Faking Childhood Vaccine Records Of 1500 Kids, Gave Them “Homeopath Pellets”

Gothamist reports: The state alleged that midwife Jeannette Breen falsified the immunization records for about 1,500 children statewide at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Breen was penalized $300,000 and permanently barred from administering vaccines reportable to the state, officials said. The state said the fabrications included records of vaccines for polio, chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella, but excluded …

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Philly Officials Report More Cases In Measles Outbreak

From the Philadelphia Enquirer editorial board: From so-called vaccine skeptics like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to anti-vaccine advocates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., some politicians are hoping to gain political power by exploiting the misguided fears of worried parents and the curdled selfishness of American individualism exemplified by the anti-vaxxer movement. Although these candidates’ chances of reaching the presidency are …

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Kimmel Threatens To Sue Anti-Vaxxer Aaron Rodgers For Suggesting His Name May Be On Epstein Client List

NBC Sports reports: Aaron Rodgers might soon add another title to his list of individual accolades. Defendant. Rodgers took another shot on Tuesday at Jimmy Kimmel, suggesting that Kimmel’s name might appear on the long-awaited Jeffrey Epstein client list. Kimmel fired back with a not-so-subtle threat of a defamation suit. “There’s a lot of people, including Jimmy Kimmel, really hoping …

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RFK Hires Notorious Anti-Vax Nut As Campaign Spox

NBC News reports: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-shot presidential campaign has a new communications director — prominent anti-vaccine activist Del Bigtree. In a letter to supporters, Bigtree called the appointment “my greatest opportunity to date.” Bigtree is the executive director of the Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), the country’s second best-funded anti-vaccine organization, after Children’s Health Defense, the group from …

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SCOTUS Rejects RFK’s Bid To Join “Censorship” Lawsuit

Courthouse News reports: Justice Samuel Alito dissented on Monday from the Supreme Court’s decision not to allow Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to intervene in a lawsuit claiming the Biden administration censored conservatives in its attempt to fight online misinformation. “Our democratic form of government is undermined if government officials prevent a candidate for high office from communicating with voters, and …

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CDC Warns Of Latest Rise In COVID Hospitalizations

The Messenger reports: Tens of thousands of Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, as the world braces for a fourth year dealing with the deadly virus. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, COVID hospitalizations are on the rise for the third straight week. COVID hospitalizations have increased by nearly 11%, resulting in almost 20,000 new hospitalizations …

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Fox News’ “Democrat Voter” Is NYC Anti-Vax Activist

Media Matters reports: Fox News has been presenting an anti-vaccine activist as a “Democrat voter” — despite her past public comments declaring that she actually votes Libertarian for president and for Republicans in other races, and that Democratic candidates are “an automatic no-no.” Stephanie Edmonds became an anti-vaccine political activist after she lost her job in the New York City …

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Accused Vermont Shooter Is An Anti-Vax Conspiracist

NBC News reports: Burlington police released a booking photo of Jason Eaton, 48, the man alleged to have shot three students of Palestinian descent. NBC News reviewed social media profiles and websites that appeared to belong to Eaton. On a YouTube account that appears to belong to Eaton, playlists include videos with titles including “Expose Fauci,” and using brain crystals …

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STUDY: Unvaxxed 4X More Likely To Get Long COVID

The Messenger reports: Getting at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine before your first bout of infection can significantly cut the risk of developing long COVID, according to a new study. Researchers from Sweden, who published findings Wednesday on The BMJ, analyzed data from over half a million Swedes aged 18 and over, who registered their first COVID infection …

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Fox Corp Outlet Interviews “Sperminator” Anti-Vaxxer

“I mean, look, the shots are kind of like STDs at this point, right? Like if you sleep with someone that has a shot or vaccine, I mean, you could get some shedding from it. I know that it affects fertility. “There was a time when I was with somebody who did have the injections and I was actually affected. …

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Another Poll Shows RFK Siphoning Votes From Trump

Quinnipiac Polling reports: In a hypothetical 2024 general election matchup between President Biden and former President Trump, 47 percent of registered voters support Biden, while 46 percent support Trump, a virtual dead heat. When the hypothetical 2024 general election matchup broadens to include environmental lawyer and anti- vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who is running as an independent candidate, …

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DeSantis To Campaign With Anti-Vax Surgeon General

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Surgeon General is headed to the Granite State, hitting the campaign trail for the man who hired him next week. Dr. Joseph Ladapo will appear with Ron DeSantis Wednesday at an event hosted by the Never Back Down super PAC. “Dr. Ladapo will be attending in his personal capacity,” the super PAC notes, apparently recognizing the …

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