The New Republic – Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / June 11, 2025 Bill Nye Asked RFK Jr. to Stop Texting Him: “Okay, No More” Bill Nye the Science Guy revealed the miles of texts he kept getting from the health secretary. Nye showed the magazine “miles and miles” of texts from RFK Jr. in an old exchange that only ended when Nye put his foot down with the virulent conspiracist: “Okay, no more texts,” he told Kennedy. Those texts included links to conspiratorial articles focused on vaccines, but the missives weren’t effective at changing Nye’s mind. Instead, they only convinced him that Kennedy is “not suited for this job.” “Just no self-awareness,” Nye said.
POLITICO – There’s one vice RFK Jr. isn’t talking about The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking. By Danny Nguyen and David Lim 06/10/2025 06:59 PM EDT “Attempting to combat chronic disease without tobacco control is like attempting a triathlon without a bicycle,” said Brian King, whom Kennedy pushed out of his job as the Food and Drug Administration’s top tobacco regulator in April. “You’re destined for failure before leaving the starting line.”
WIRED – David Gilbert Jun 9, 2025 1:57 PM The Bleach Community Is Ready for RFK Jr. to Make Their Dreams Come True – Online communities dedicated to the use of a toxic bleach solution to treat everything from cancer to autism believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is interested in their cause. While Kennedy has a long history of promoting anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, he has not explicitly promoted chlorine dioxide as a treatment. However, in January, during his Senate confirmation hearing, he referenced chlorine dioxide while praising Trump for “looking at all of the different remedies” for Covid, using it as an example of the open-mindedness that Kennedy characterized as a “demonstration of leadership.” Since Kennedy mentioned chlorine dioxide, groups dedicated to chlorine dioxide use on platforms like Telegram and Facebook are filled with new members and increased activity. (Telegram did not respond to a request for comment; Meta said it was reviewing the groups WIRED flagged and would remove any it determines violate the company’s policies.) Activists who have spent years fighting to highlight the dangers of chlorine dioxide are now deeply concerned that the Trump administration could seek to approve its use as a cure for a wide variety of ills. “The bleachers are back, making connections with powerful people, reaching RFK and Trump,” says Fiona O’Leary, an Ireland-based activist who has autistic children and has spent years trying to highlight the dangers of toxic bleach solutions being sold as an autism cure. “Bleachers want RFK to approve chlorine dioxide as a treatment for autism, cancer, and other conditions. It is like watching a horror show.”