This article neglects to mention the longtime bizarre and false QAnon theories trying to link Tom Hanks to Epstein. So if it’s “just” his support for Biden, that’s the best case for the embarrassing cancelation of this ceremony. [www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/06/tom-hanks-west-point/ ) [West Point alumni group cancel...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/06/tom-hanks-west-point/ )
X reactions to the hearing were strongly in Kennedy’s favor via posts from prominent (monetized) influencers over there. Threads is hard to gauge but it seemed very strongly pro-vaccine —lots of physician creators establishing themselves there! Majority illusion/divergent realities by platform now. RE:
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Brandy Zadrozny (@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social)
Kennedy on a media tear to make it seem like he’s got widespread support. The anti-vaxx movement has been very very good at using social media to...
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Just a master class in how to announce a win, own your opponent (Bill Ackman’s Money), and put out a call to action, all in one…while being extremely likeable. RE:
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social)
I am once again asking you to stop sending us money. But we do need your time. ⏰ zohranfornyc.com/events
I went to NatCon yesterday. 🇺🇸 🦅 Saw 3 talks: 1) Mike Benz Cyber: 35 min of babbling on “AI censorship superweapons”. The guy knows nothing ab AI; sounds like your crazy uncle. He said *my team* used AI to censor 800M tweets. I LOL’d; got looks. He got escorted offstage for going waaaay over time.
I wrote a book ab this. It isn't evenly distributed. It happened gradually over a decade. Recommendation engines helped. But mostly it's the product of a propaganda campaign that made being anti-vax an article of *right wing identity*. 📖 Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies Into Reality. RE:
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Support for vaccinating kids against infectious diseases dropped from 81% in 1991 to 51% last year We are getting dumber as a society
RFK Jr. hearing with Senate Finance happening now. Big themes from Dems will be corruption, incompetence, and chaos at HHS. It remains to be seen if any Rs will acknowledge just how bad this is actually going... [www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLy0...]( ) [LIVE: RFK Jr. Testifies on Tru...]( )
It’s really past time for a movement of belligerent normalcy. Just showing up for the basics of civic life with the same intensity that extremists bring to tearing it down. RE:
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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)
Preventing polio in schoolchildren is slavery. Florida parents, pushback is on you. Freedom measles. Freedom polio, now. Get mad — you don’t ...
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You have a baby too young to vaccinate, and your older kid is exposed to Freedom Measles or Populist Polio in their classroom. You don’t have kids,but you may be impacted if you have cancer. Herd immunity is the point. The silent majority needs to get loud; make this a political liability for Ron. RE:
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Adam Rogers (@jetjocko.bsky.social)
Kids are going to die. Needlessly. Because some other kid's parents are listening to these people. It's monstrous. https://www.washingtonpost.com/h...
Preventing polio in schoolchildren is slavery. Florida parents, pushback is on you. Freedom measles. Freedom polio, now. Get mad — you don’t have to be polite with extremist nutjobs like this. [www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/03/florida-vaccine-mandates-ended/ ) [Florida moves to end all schoo...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09/03/florida-vaccine-mandates-ended/ )
Show me the incentives, I'll show you the outcome RE:
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WIRED (@wired.com)
Under Elon Musk's leadership, X has become the perfect platform to supercharge the spread of dangerous disinformation during breaking news events. ...