Rfk Jr.'s Maha Wants to Make Chemtrail Conspiracy Theories Great Again
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s organization, MAHA, is promoting chemtrail conspiracy theories, sparking skepticism and criticism from the community, who question the scientific basis of these claims.
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But yeah, chemtrail people also think they're used for weather modification. These people don't think rationally.
Of course, funny how they don't modify it enough to put rain or snow where it's needed.
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
[1]https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/tennessee-lawmak...
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1668403778611-4f20c4afc816...
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/believing-misinforma...
Basically conspiracy heads like to be in opposition to the "establishment", and will look for and spread anything fitting this theme. It gives them sense of own worth, and a sense of community - a small circle of "people who have the secret knowledge".
But the medical regulatory establishment of the US being taken over by anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists is worth at least a single article, I think, and it does directly and obviously harm society. Funding for research, education, trust in and access to vaccines are all going to be negatively affected, the destruction of medical infrastructure and knowledge will have long-term consequences beyond a single administration.
RFK is a mixed bag. Some of his ideas are kooky. But he’s also getting harmful gook taken out of food, and he’s setting a good example of how aging adults can keep themselves healthy. ( Check out RFK and Pete Hegseth doing pull ups and push ups. They’re both obviously good about exercise. )
I’m giving RFK good marks for some, but not all, of his program. Some of what he’s pushing is good stuff.
RFK did, and he’s 71 years old.
Just curious if you, as a critic, can match it.
Well certainly after that little dust up this guy will have no pull with the administration
> In an April 28, 2025, appearance on Dr. Phil Primetime, an audience member asked Kennedy what he would do about “stratospheric aerosol injections,” which she claimed are “continuously peppered on us every day.” Kennedy responded: “It’s done, we think by DARPA [a research agency in the Department of Defense] and a lot of it now is coming out of the jet fuel. … I am going to do everything in my power to stop it.
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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_LAC
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudbuster
Basically a metal rod/pipe with a good earth ground pointed at the sky. How conductive are trees? Maybe trees already act as cloudbusters, so we should plant more trees! Someone should apply for an NIH grant to try this. Don't know if I'm being sarcastic, it might actually have health benefits, there doesn't seem to have been much independent research.