RFK Jr took kids swimming in a creek with warning signs because of sewage runoff

[highplainsdem]

David Corn post on Bluesky this morning, commenting on RFK Jr's tweet yesterday:

Just what we want. The top public health official in the US government telling people it's okay to swim in a waterway with an extremely high bacteria count (due to sewage run-off) that has numerous warning signs declaring swimming and wading are unsafe and prohibited.

— David Corn (@davidcorn.bsky.social) 2025-05-12T13:53:50.109Z

[nitpicked]

1. The Hill pointed this out

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5295429-rfk-jr-rock-creek-swimming/

[highplainsdem]

6. Thanks! You should post it in LBN, if it hasn't been posted there already.

[hlthe2b]

2. He has a grandson named "Bobcat?" Umm okay...

Maybe the least bizarre thing about him and his...

[karynnj]

9. Likely a nickname and he, like his grandfather and great grandfather is Robert.

[CrispyQ]

3. Some of the comments...LOL

>> That explains the brain worm…. 🪱

>> The lonely brain worm needs a friend. Perhaps a nice amoeba.

>> As the Pestilence Horseman, it makes sense he would want to get in touch with his true nature

>> What's a little cholera among friends? A couple of syringes of pool cleaner and you're good as new.

>> It's cool. Darwin taught us about this.

And then someone remembered the late, great Carlin.

"Why do they bother saying "raw sewage"? Do some people actually cook that stuff?" ~ George Carlin

[erronis]

4. Loved that Carlin quote!

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[spanone]

5. Child abuse.

[milestogo]

15. Another way to build up your child's immunity.

[RandomNumbers]

17. Yeah I didn't care if the weirdo did it himself.

But took kids to do that?



As we already knew, he's a twisted / sick person.

[bronxiteforever]

7. Nothing like an enjoyable swim in Fecal coliform.

[Solly Mack]

8. Well, he doesn't seem to care who he gets sick or gets killed. Not even his own family is safe from him.

[Hekate]

12. Cousin Caroline tried to tell us so

[Solly Mack]

16. She did share the truth about him with everyone.

[OldBaldy1701E]

10. So, I am concerned about this.

The reason is, I used to swim in cow ponds on my father's farm all the time. I never even got an infection from an existing scratch.

If that family has similar vitality (which I doubt given his socioeconomic background), they might not be affected at all.

Which would suck, as I really want him to get something bacterial and live through it. I want it to be undeniable and the press cannot do anything to spin it differently.

But, wish in one hand and....

[Girard442]

13. You know, Russian Roulette is still suicidal...

....even though everyone who plays has a 5 out of 6 chance of surviving a round.

[Hekate]

11. The kids' nicknames are definitely family-related. "Kick" is an old, old nickname for Katherine...

Like, she’s such a kick to be with.

“Bobcat” makes perfect sense if the boy was named Robert Kennedy IV or similar. Helps to keep straight who you’re talking about. My family got overrun with Michaels at one point: Mike my old high school boyfriend, Mike my husband (met in college) and later ex-husband, Mike my sister’s son ( “Young Mike” ) , Mike my youngest brother (“Brother Mike” — what, you have a monk in your family?) , Mike one of my second and final husband’s nephews, plus assorted friends over the years.

[IronLionZion]

14. Urban waterways tend to have plenty of nasty stuff runoff into it

lots of chemicals, sewage, and other waste water finds it's way into Rock Creek. So good luck with that.

[bluestarone]

18. What parent in their right mind would

ALLOW this? Holy shit.