Rick Rapfogel
rapfogel.com
Rick Rapfogel
@rapfogel.com
Did I mention that those would be primarily Black babies?

Happily, the Africa Centers for Disease Control subsequently shut down the study. But as for RFK, Jr., one has to wonder, “Have you no decency, Sir?”
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 AM
The trial would provide the Hepatitis B vaccine to half of 14,000 newborns, but not to the other 7,000 assuring
that many of those babies would suffer the consequences of Hep B infection (liver damage, painful early death).
January 17, 2026 at 5:14 AM
No dispute: I'd take a Biden operating at half efficiency over the barely comprehensible fascist in office now...
June 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The White House spokesperson went out of her way to make clear that this was not about retribution. That might come as a surprise to Mark Elias. After a brief introductory paragraph, the entire second paragraph of the memorandum attacks him by name.
March 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It's particularly galling that all of the Social Security funding challenges could be resolved by raising the income cap for the Social Security Tax, currently $176,100. If wealthy people paid their fair share, the system would be secure and staffing could match the needs of recipients.
March 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM