Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to an accusation that he sexually assaulted a family babysitter at his home by brushing off the incident, asserting that he is not a “church boy” and had a “very rambunctious youth.” In a wide-ranging report by Vanity Fair, the former employee accused the independent …
Read More »Is Nicole Shanahan Flirting With QAnon and Christian Nationalism?
Nicole Shanahan — the running mate to independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — is warning about a supposed luciferian influence on the national government. Shanahan is a billionaire anti-vaxxer who, like RFK Jr., is no stranger to conspiracy theories. But Shanahan has recently embraced language common to …
Read More »RFK Jr. Keeps Pushing Bigoted Covid Conspiracy
Maybe it’s the way his mind works — or maybe it’s the brain worms — but presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a moth to the flame of conspiracy theories. Here’s another one he just can’t seem to quit: the notion that Covid-19 was targeted to spare the Chinese …
Read More »RFK Jr., Parrots Trump, Says Guilty Verdict Is 'Weaponizing the Courts'
After the hush money verdict was announced Thursday, Donald Trump was not the only presidential candidate to criticize the court’s decision — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a jab, too. “The Democratic Party’s strategy is to beat President Trump in the courtroom rather than the ballot box,” Kennedy said in …
Read More »The Boos Have It. Trump Ruled Ineligible for Libertarian Nomination
Despite his begging that they “nominate me or at least vote for me,” the Libertarian Convention has rejected Donald Trump for the party’s nomination. The party’s chair ruled the former president is ineligible because he failed to submit the proper paperwork, according to CNN. Libertarian Party Chair Angela McArdle determined …
Read More »'SNL': RFK Jr.'s Brain Worm Visits Weekend Update
Following a week dominated by resurfaced revelations about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s brain worm, the parasite itself made a guest appearance during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update. The worm — played by Sarah Sherman — first talked about what drew it to RFK Jr.’s brain. “Look at this guy, what …
Read More »RFK Jr. Says He Had a Dead Worm in His Brain
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a doctor once suspected a worm literally ate part of his brain, according to a new report from The New York Times. According to the Times, in a 2012 deposition related to divorce proceedings against his second wife, RFK Jr. detailed a …
Read More »Could a Worm Really 'Eat' Part of RFK Jr.'s Brain? We Talked to a Neurologist
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sold himself as the younger, healthier alternative to Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, but he once suffered a medical ailment so bizarre it has become an internet shorthand for delusional and disordered thinking: a brain worm. On Wednesday, The New …
Read More »RFK Jr.'s Family, Friends, and Former Colleagues Want Him to Drop Presidential Bid
Seemingly everyone in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s personal life is coming out of the woodwork to urge him to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, warning that his spoiler campaign could siphon votes off from President Joe Biden and potentially hand victory to Donald Trump. The Natural Resources Defense …
Read More »RFK Jr. Seeks Endorsement of Political Party He Once Called a 'Treasonous Cabal'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appalled— appalled! — to learn in 2008 that Sarah Palin, then-GOP nominee John McCain’s running mate, once had ties to the Alaskan Independence Party. In a HuffPost op-ed titled “Alaskan Independence Party: The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel,” Kennedy excoriated Palin for continuing to “‘pal …
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