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Eric J in MN

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19. RFK Jr also tweets videos of interviews where he says...
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:01 PM
Feb 2026

..."When my uncle was president" we spent $0 on chronic disease and now we spend $4.3T/year.

Chronic disease includes cancer and diabetes. We spent money on those in the early 1960s. Even if one just considers federal spending we spent money on those for military members and veterans and prisoners.

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He meant the lid not the seat so it's not that weirdly unhygienic . Marcuse Feb 2026 #16
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So basically RFK Jr re-enacted the Village People video for the song Macho Man? 😆 Crowman2009 Feb 2026 #18
RFK Jr also tweets videos of interviews where he says... Eric J in MN Feb 2026 #19
RFK, Jr., thinks that wearing jeans while exercising is important to show masculinity. John1956PA Feb 2026 #20
This is the guy who recently said he snorted cocaine off toilet seats so there you go vapor2 Feb 2026 #21
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