Sorry but my comment is on a different topic. My husband and I are very curious to know what is being done about the outrageous behavior of AGs in several states demanding that people’s private medical records be turned over to their offices. Patients who were seeking abortions, patients who are seeking gender-affirming care, etc. Are they being challenged? That has to be a HIPAA violation !!??
I have the same concern about HIPAA violations. Why isn't this being highlighted by the media, or at least by Rachel Maddow who spoke at length about this illegal taking of private medical records. I've written to her asking that she address this ongoing violation of a federal law intended to protect patients' privacy. https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html
Thank you for adding your concern to mine! And I hope your attention to this matter will spur others on to actually doing something to oppose this insane and unconstitutional legislation
I also hope that someone, somewhere will spur class-action litigation against Vanderbilt MC and any other medical center which hands over private medical records (en masse, even!) without permission from each and every patient whose medical privacy has been violated.
Robert, I totally disagree with you regarding RFK Jr. A few weeks ago I viewed him negatively until I took a step towards listening to him, then reading him. This direct experience allowed me to trust my gut and heart and recognize I had been unconsciously impacted by the prevailing narrative, a narrative that I now see has been manipulated from the top and echoed by mainstream mass media where there is massive corporate capture. I know I've been able to cleanse my lens because I have long turned off the media in a sustained effort to release the collective toxicity from my psyche. I've had to turn inward for sanity. 70 million on the right voted for Trump. I now see the tidal wave of vitriol aimed at RFK coming from the left as similarly delusional. I'm suddenly the outlier which is altogether new. Your description fails for me. It closes people's minds. If people choose to stay open and listen to him it's possible they'll at a minimum experience respect. They don't necessarily have to agree but the hit pieces do a disservice in a democracy.
There is an article about him in today’s i newspaper which includes: “He is a raging conspiracy theorist who makes Trump appear a bastion of dishonesty”. Just imagine: Kennedy becomes President and is so bad that we yearn for the return of Trump! Does not bear thinking about, so please you Americans get out there, follow the advice of Sky777 and stop him. If you don’t, we have a few acres so some of you can return to the motherland and live in tents till it all blows over😂
Thank you, Robert, for taking the time to unpack RFK Jr's remarks by checking his sources! Nice work! Someday we need to fix the educational system so that people can think their way out of a paper bag (is that a saying?) and that includes journalism. Couldn't agree with you and other readers in the comments more on the terrific amazing job Biden is doing - as a nation, we are incredibly lucky! And so is the crazy world we find ourselves living in today. Looks like tackling the climate crisis and mitigating its effects is next up, finally, as the top priority. The GOP is just distracting from the actual issues any way they can. They are totally dysfunctional. so great they like RFK, Jr. - good match.
And wow, what an awesome swing set! plus the telescope watching opportunity! - you and your loved ones lead a charmed life, inspirational!! thank you!
Good on ya for shining the light of truth on RFK Jr. and the danger he poses to Democracy and the Biden path. He is way beyond a disgrace to the Kennedy name. He IS the (idiot) fox in the henhouse and needs to be dealt with as what he is - a threat to what we stand up for. Once again, THANKS !
I agree 100% about RFK, Jr., and all the other observations -- except this one that I'm hoping I just misunderstood: "The RFK Jr. story is fascinating in a perverted way. It can sell a lot of soap and Musk-mobiles." Is this a suggestion that we Tesla-owning folks who are trying to do our small part to help save the world from climate change are, in fact, somehow supporting this loser (RFK Jr., not Musk)? What's the connection?
If the initials RFK represented in this case someone named Ralph Frederick Kumquat, everything this fool has said would be viewed as foolish if not insane. So why does a name lend credibility to a nut case?
Some of the Kennedys did some great things and led us well - sometimes. But they weren't gods. Joe, the old man was a shady Wall Street player with anti-semitism in his blood stream. Teddy was a powerful advocate for equality, education and healthcare. But he was a philandering, drunken jerk as well. Jack never really had a chance to be what he might have been. But what a flawed person he was, as well. Inspiring speaker, but hardly a moral role model.
And Bobby seemed like he was going to be "the one". How embarrassed and ashamed all the Kennedys must be of his progeny. But they have had a lot of practice.
It's just a name, folks. And I am a Massachusetts Democrat. A realistic one.
Sorry but my comment is on a different topic. My husband and I are very curious to know what is being done about the outrageous behavior of AGs in several states demanding that people’s private medical records be turned over to their offices. Patients who were seeking abortions, patients who are seeking gender-affirming care, etc. Are they being challenged? That has to be a HIPAA violation !!??
I have the same concern about HIPAA violations. Why isn't this being highlighted by the media, or at least by Rachel Maddow who spoke at length about this illegal taking of private medical records. I've written to her asking that she address this ongoing violation of a federal law intended to protect patients' privacy. https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html
Thank you for adding your concern to mine! And I hope your attention to this matter will spur others on to actually doing something to oppose this insane and unconstitutional legislation
It's not 'unconstitutional legislation', it's warrantless orders directly from the Attorney Generals' offices of 19 states.
I also hope that someone, somewhere will spur class-action litigation against Vanderbilt MC and any other medical center which hands over private medical records (en masse, even!) without permission from each and every patient whose medical privacy has been violated.
we don't know if Kennedy is clinically insane, but his recent rantings strongly suggest that possibility. Just asking.
I’m glad to see that members of the Kennedy family are speaking out about RFKJr’s remarks. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kerry-kennedy-rebukes-brother-rfk-jr-linked-covid-19-jewish-people-rcna94718
LOL about the swing set construction.
Kerry Kennedy, RFK, Jr.’s sister, denounced his statements: https://rfkhumanrights.org/press/statement-by-kerry-kennedy-on-robert-f-kennedy-jr-recent-remarks
Yes I saw that and young Joseph Kennedy did also.
Robert, I totally disagree with you regarding RFK Jr. A few weeks ago I viewed him negatively until I took a step towards listening to him, then reading him. This direct experience allowed me to trust my gut and heart and recognize I had been unconsciously impacted by the prevailing narrative, a narrative that I now see has been manipulated from the top and echoed by mainstream mass media where there is massive corporate capture. I know I've been able to cleanse my lens because I have long turned off the media in a sustained effort to release the collective toxicity from my psyche. I've had to turn inward for sanity. 70 million on the right voted for Trump. I now see the tidal wave of vitriol aimed at RFK coming from the left as similarly delusional. I'm suddenly the outlier which is altogether new. Your description fails for me. It closes people's minds. If people choose to stay open and listen to him it's possible they'll at a minimum experience respect. They don't necessarily have to agree but the hit pieces do a disservice in a democracy.
There is an article about him in today’s i newspaper which includes: “He is a raging conspiracy theorist who makes Trump appear a bastion of dishonesty”. Just imagine: Kennedy becomes President and is so bad that we yearn for the return of Trump! Does not bear thinking about, so please you Americans get out there, follow the advice of Sky777 and stop him. If you don’t, we have a few acres so some of you can return to the motherland and live in tents till it all blows over😂
Thank you, Robert, for taking the time to unpack RFK Jr's remarks by checking his sources! Nice work! Someday we need to fix the educational system so that people can think their way out of a paper bag (is that a saying?) and that includes journalism. Couldn't agree with you and other readers in the comments more on the terrific amazing job Biden is doing - as a nation, we are incredibly lucky! And so is the crazy world we find ourselves living in today. Looks like tackling the climate crisis and mitigating its effects is next up, finally, as the top priority. The GOP is just distracting from the actual issues any way they can. They are totally dysfunctional. so great they like RFK, Jr. - good match.
And wow, what an awesome swing set! plus the telescope watching opportunity! - you and your loved ones lead a charmed life, inspirational!! thank you!
I'm not sure what impresses me most, Robert. That you ...
1. Have 18 friends (Yes!!!)
2. Built a fantastic swing set for your little gkiddos
3. Called out RFK Jr. with such verve (based on detailed rabbit-hole research -- certainly far beyond the call of duty)
You rock!!!
Cut epic of the littles...I can't listen to one more thing about RFK Jr.
Good news about the swing set and have a wonderful look at the night sky! 😊
Good on ya for shining the light of truth on RFK Jr. and the danger he poses to Democracy and the Biden path. He is way beyond a disgrace to the Kennedy name. He IS the (idiot) fox in the henhouse and needs to be dealt with as what he is - a threat to what we stand up for. Once again, THANKS !
I agree 100% about RFK, Jr., and all the other observations -- except this one that I'm hoping I just misunderstood: "The RFK Jr. story is fascinating in a perverted way. It can sell a lot of soap and Musk-mobiles." Is this a suggestion that we Tesla-owning folks who are trying to do our small part to help save the world from climate change are, in fact, somehow supporting this loser (RFK Jr., not Musk)? What's the connection?
If the initials RFK represented in this case someone named Ralph Frederick Kumquat, everything this fool has said would be viewed as foolish if not insane. So why does a name lend credibility to a nut case?
Some of the Kennedys did some great things and led us well - sometimes. But they weren't gods. Joe, the old man was a shady Wall Street player with anti-semitism in his blood stream. Teddy was a powerful advocate for equality, education and healthcare. But he was a philandering, drunken jerk as well. Jack never really had a chance to be what he might have been. But what a flawed person he was, as well. Inspiring speaker, but hardly a moral role model.
And Bobby seemed like he was going to be "the one". How embarrassed and ashamed all the Kennedys must be of his progeny. But they have had a lot of practice.
It's just a name, folks. And I am a Massachusetts Democrat. A realistic one.
Robert- how can a person be a master builder and a master communicator? However, you seem to do it with such graceful aplomb !!! Bravo to you👏🏻👏🏻
This Ashkenazi Jew has been vaccinated and boostered...and had Covid 3 times. And yes, Ancestry.com confirms my DNA.