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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 26 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That dude is talkin a lot of shit for a guy standing in the "get pushed in front of subway" zone.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 13 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Personally I'm expecting him to get shot, not even necessarily for being a shitstain but because he is a Kennedy. If some dumbass can try to kill Reagan to impress Jane Fonda(?) for some reason then someone will want to kill RFK Jr for the meme.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 hours ago

Is there a Sirhan Sirhan Jr?

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[–] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 28 points 13 hours ago

I like this guy. He's on track to finally pin lung cancer on the tobacco industry. Any day now.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 14 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

From the mouth of a wannabe Mengele.

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[–] the_frumious_bandersnatch@programming.dev 51 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Why are these people so desperate to find some external factor for autism?

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 56 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

Because the anti-vax people who have autistic kids hate their children. They hate that they're not perfect and "normal". And they hate that they have to deal with a child that requires more care than other people's children do.

I think we should make banners and say it out loud to every single person who can hear.

#Anti-vaxxers HATE autistic children

#Especially if that autistic child is their own.

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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 20 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Sigh… here goes: because then they could “fix” it.

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[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 36 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Because they can't cope with random chance, there has to be a cause. They need a villain.

[–] mateofeo85@lemmy.world 19 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

They don’t wanna blame god.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Why blaming gods for random bullshit is easier on the mind? Random bird take a massive shit on my cars hood? Clearly Odin needs to reign in his ravens.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 hours ago

Muninn refuses he WILL poop on your car

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[–] WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 30 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

I'm confused where this zeitgeist about Tylenol being bad for you is coming from. I remember working in pharmacy that taking Acetaminophen was the least reactive painkiller with the least number of long-term issues, but I'm hearing a lot more people talking about how bad it is for you.

The studies I've seen have been correlative at best, and, considering that NSAIDs and opioid painkillers are far worse over time, I don't understand the dissonance in advice that seems to be appearing.

Is this more "seed oil" nonsense?

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

A lot of common over the counter drugs like Tylenol are more risky than people assume, so the idea of one having negative effects on fetal development isn't out of left field. At the same time, not a single study pushed by this anti science ideologue can ever be trusted without corroboration by independent researchers. The risk of having a bad reaction to common medication nobody bats an eye at is often higher than the vaccines this dumbass rails against, so it's not like a stopped clock being almost right makes up for his bullshit.

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[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 19 points 14 hours ago (7 children)

It's pretty easy to overdose on Acetaminophen, Wikipedia suggests >100k a year in the us (it's in so many OTC medication, stuff like cough syrups and the like, really easy to hit the 4g/day max dose)

I'll still use it, just use it responsibly.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

To add to this I've heard professionals in my field say if acetaminophen was discovered today it would likely be a controlled substance for this reason alone. The overdose potential is too high. That always seemed like an extreme measure but i can understand it.

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[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago

Not as easy as aspirin.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 172 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Wow, autism turns out to be not only bad but also women's fault. Amazing what an investigation under the impartial leadership of misogynist neo-Nazis can discover.

[–] KarlHungus42@lemmy.world 55 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

The makers of Tylenol are about to sue the shit out of this clown.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 46 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Sadly theyre going to sue the shit out of the US government, which we will all be paying for with tax dollars when they win… direct consequence courtesy of the morons who voted for this

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Wouldn't surprise me if Trump or someone else in this admin is good friends with executives at Johnson and Johnson and the whole point is to just give the company massive gift by doing a legal case with high damages and guaranteed loss

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 18 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Can they please just sue Jr. directly instead? Maybe if we ask nicely they will?

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[–] waddle_dee@lemmy.world 48 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

What a fucking joke. Tylenol is literally like, the only painkiller you can take while pregnant. Our OB said only Tylenol. To attack this, that is in such broad use, is to clearly state that this study is bunk and they're just making shit up

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 12 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Have they tried investigating water? Most criminals have water. Most pregnant mothers whose kids turn out to have autism drink water.

[–] Runaway@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Real murican mother's drink only beer and good ol whiskey

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The dangers of dihydrogen monoxide are well known 🤣

[–] JollyBrancher@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

Makes me get up at night!

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

Turns out they have investigated water, and it's fucking toxic here in the states. 100 or so chemicals are regulated and tested for out of many thousands.

Based on the data of the chemicals that we regulate and test for, the reality points to our water as being a potential environmental cause to seriously look into.

https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/map/

Capitalism and the byproducts of the industrial revolution are driving chronic disease in a general sense, at the very least.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Gosh, I've read about the water situation in places like Michigan. It didn't occur to me that parts of the USA have water that could be to blame. I should have said bread! Although that might trigger the gluten crowd.

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 18 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

In the article it says folinic acid is a treatment for autism. Like....what?

[–] JollyBrancher@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 hours ago

...and they aren't even calling it Vitamin B9. Big science words. Aren't they the ones that want to ban any words in food that sound scary? I mean, it's folic ACID! ACID!!!

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 147 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well as long as we can blame women, that's what's really important. Remember moms, if your child is neurodivergent it's entirely your fault you irresponsible hag.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 39 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (4 children)

This sounds like satire, as though this isn’t exactly what these people actually think.

100 years ago, when these people think was the ‘golden age’, women were actually blamed for their children’s issues. They blamed nearly everything on women. Yeah, let’s go back to that: MAGA women, how does that sound to you? Do you think you’re one of the good ones?

Let’s bring back lobotomies for women who have too many opinions, too. The world was better when only men were allowed to have opinions and women were the root of all evil, like the bible says.

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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 92 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

There were no autistic people before the 70s, of course 🙄

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 18 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There were no planets before telescopes either.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 71 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

So my wife who can't take Tylenol yet my son is on the spectrum, I am doubting this finding.

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 45 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

While this has been a serious inquiry of study, there is no causitive relationship yet. Also I'm fairly certain we would have a significantly higher population of autistic individuals.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 23 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Microplastics in the air caused by brake and tire dust seem to be the most compelling link I've seen. But that would mean a rethink of way too much, so blame a generic drug no one will bother defending.

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[–] HumanoidTyphoon@quokk.au 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

We DO have a higher population. But most of us are so used to masking our divergent behaviors that we have no idea that there is an explanation for why our thought processes differ from neurotypicals. We don’t know we’re autistic. But now that I know, I can confidently say that I like myself, I like how my brain works, and I do not have a disorder, or an illness, or any kind of affliction. I’m wired differently and I’m good with that, and I would not change even if I could. Bobby Kennedy and his brainworm can be forcibly drowned in a vat of molecular acid as far as I am concerned.

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[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 38 points 18 hours ago

For fucks sake, someone please stop this brain-worm-demented menace. He’s gonna kill so many people.

[–] return2ozma@lemmy.world 80 points 20 hours ago (2 children)
[–] bigfondue@lemmy.world 57 points 20 hours ago (8 children)

Why do the worst Kennedys live the longest?

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[–] militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 20 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

No one ever looks at DuPont or 3M. Major producers of forever chemicals.

[–] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (6 children)

Which probably cause a variety of cancers, but not autism. The increased rates are almost entirely the result of better diagnosis criteria.

When JFK's nephew hears 1 in 36 kids is diagnosed, his mind jumps to someone more disabled than his Aunt Rosemary after Walter Freeman was through with her.

But almost all of the increase in diagnoses is made up of people who have a favorite train livery, want their food to have a specific texture, and get pretty upset about the itchy tag in their shirts.

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