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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

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

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

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4.63.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 148 minutes

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Summary

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.

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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


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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

 

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0:00.0

Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of a Life podcast.

0:07.3

An old proverb says that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and we're all about to see how dangerous,

0:14.7

as no-nothings and science skeptics take over the government agencies staffed by doctors and scientists

0:20.4

with the goal of

0:21.4

keeping the population healthy. For those looking for a quick overview, the sources providing

0:25.8

our top takes in about 50 minutes today includes way too early, inside the hive, the dig,

0:32.9

the dream, the humanist report, Democracy Now, and some more news.

0:38.3

Then in the additional deeper dives half of the show, there will be more in four sections.

0:42.3

Section A, health organizations, section B, RFK Jr., section C, anti-science dangers, and section D, predators and prey.

0:58.8

Thank you. And Section D, Predators and Prey. Hey, everyone.

0:59.7

Amanda here with your weekly roundup of activism actions.

1:02.8

There's a lot going on.

1:04.0

So remember to do what you feel is most impactful and what is possible in your life.

1:08.1

All right?

1:08.6

All right.

1:09.1

Let's dive in.

1:10.1

First, I want to talk about defying

1:11.5

overwhelm. In these times, it's helpful to have a repeatable plan of action to turn to. Women's

1:16.1

March recently amplified queer nature's 2020 podcast about a decision-making framework called

1:20.8

Uda Loop. This framework was born out of the U.S. Air Force, but is applied across industries

1:25.3

and situations and in activism. Uda stands for

1:28.6

Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. So, for example, when you see something new and threatening in the

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