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TrollBuster9090

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38. That's one of the articles, yes.
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 05:27 PM
Aug 2025

There is another, much longer review paper that I saw in about 2010, that discussed all of the common vaccine conspiracy theories, including the Thimerosal one. Where 'mercury' is blamed for autism. If you chase down all the references, you see that the myth of thimerosal and autism comes down to just one case, which is tenuous at best.

Either way, they stopped putting thimerosal in vaccine vials years ago, to try and tamp down the conspiracy theory. But appeasing conspiracy theories never helps. If you disprove one theory, they just jump on to the next one. It's a feature of the paranoid mind. Trying to convince them of things with actual data never works.

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Sorry, I guess that's actually SIX words. (Been a long day) nt TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #1
Thanks for posting this. That explains the hysteria about mercury, too. yardwork Aug 2025 #8
Thanks! Of course, one of the features of a conspiracy theory is that if you disprove it, they'll just move on to... TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #22
Meh it's four main arguments, so close enough LearnedHand Aug 2025 #31
Thank you! nt TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #36
I just assumed he was mispronouncing midi-chlorian given his lack of medical knowledge EdmondDantes_ Aug 2025 #2
Thank You DET Aug 2025 #3
Yep. "I've done my research" doesn't mean you did any clinical trials. It translates as... TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #9
Very interesting. llmart Aug 2025 #4
There may be a reason for that. yardwork Aug 2025 #6
you're welcome! nt TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #10
Because he had high school biology misanthrope Aug 2025 #5
I doubt RFK, Jr. remembers anything from high school. yardwork Aug 2025 #7
Personally, I think he honestly believes it. But he has 'autodidact disease.' The true plague of the 21st Century TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #12
Agreed, but he's been grifting for a long time, too. yardwork Aug 2025 #32
Thank you. Everyone should be alert for "autodidact disease". It can strike almost anyone, especially self researchers. erronis Aug 2025 #42
His memory is obsessed with fathering and austic child. rubbersole Aug 2025 #13
It's a hard life. Very stressful, Ilsa Aug 2025 #23
I don't view him in a positive way. yardwork Aug 2025 #33
I figured he just got science mixed up with slightlv Aug 2025 #16
He Makes Money Off It. GB_RN Aug 2025 #20
I think he's been taking money from evildoers for a long time. yardwork Aug 2025 #34
No, but knowing about mitochondria in relation to vaccine misinformation ... TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #11
Well now... Maj. Dude Aug 2025 #14
Thank you for the informative OP and thread. nt PufPuf23 Aug 2025 #15
"I don't know what's going on in his head but it's not good" jfz9580m Aug 2025 #17
Fauci is actually one of my idols! He was a NATIONAL TREASURE! People don't realize how fortunate we were to have him TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #26
You raise a good point jfz9580m Aug 2025 #29
Very interesting. Thanks for the info. Hekate Aug 2025 #18
Thanks for this information. Mblaze Aug 2025 #19
The moment I heard the term BurnDoubt Aug 2025 #21
Very informative post newdeal2 Aug 2025 #24
Why does he know "Mitochondria"? He cheated once on NYT Friday crossword puzzle? marble falls Aug 2025 #25
Great post, thank you canetoad Aug 2025 #27
That's one of the articles, yes. TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #38
Actually, I think he's referring to mitochondrial biogenesis seleff Aug 2025 #28
No way does RFK, Jr. understand any of that. yardwork Aug 2025 #30
Great analysis and explanation. Thank you. The best ... Whiskeytide Aug 2025 #35
Yes! Exactly! TrollBuster9090 Aug 2025 #39
He doesn't Rebl2 Aug 2025 #37
This is the sort of info we need to know nuxvomica Aug 2025 #40
Excellent Primer Starbeach Aug 2025 #41
Wasn't RFK a personal injury lawyer before this? IbogaProject Aug 2025 #43
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