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Zorro

(17,243 posts)
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 05:25 PM Apr 8

RFK Jr. Orders Removal Of Sinks From HHS Bathrooms

WASHINGTON—As part of a sweeping overhaul of the building’s plumbing system, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly ordered the removal of sinks Tuesday from all bathrooms in the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters.

“People across the world lived for thousands of years without sinks, and they were just fine—healthier, even,” said Kennedy, who noted that the cuts would not only save taxpayers thousands of dollars in maintenance and water bills each year, but be better for the environment as well.

“They never should have been installed in the first place. Numerous studies have shown that licking your hands clean can actually improve your immune system. Soap dispensers will remain, but only so you can drink from them.”

At press time, sources reported that Kennedy had eliminated toilets and was urging staffers to dispose of their waste by simply throwing it out the window.

https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-orders-removal-of-sinks-from-hhs-bathrooms/

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RFK Jr. Orders Removal Of Sinks From HHS Bathrooms (Original Post) Zorro Apr 8 OP
Robert. Fucking. Kennedy.... Blue Owl Apr 8 #1
This moron is going to kill people. Soon he'll be calling for herd immunity... brush Apr 8 #29
Pretty sure he already has. dchill Apr 8 #35
I hate it when I have to stop to think whether something is from the Onion or real. Biophilic Apr 8 #2
I hate it when I'm in the 3rd paragraph... WinstonSmith4740 Apr 8 #13
Yes, lol Biophilic Apr 8 #26
I know, right? ShazzieB Apr 8 #15
I was surprised that was the Onion. It sounds so like him. Srkdqltr Apr 8 #3
Wow, I had to get two and a half paras through to realize it was acidic satire. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 8 #4
Satire: Still dead. Aristus Apr 8 #5
Worm head, bat shit crazy Walleye Apr 8 #6
That is what finally gave me a "heads up". efhmc Apr 8 #19
I love the Onion LetMyPeopleVote Apr 8 #7
lol, the problem is people will actually believe this Bev54 Apr 8 #8
What a lunatic. iemanja Apr 8 #9
You had me going for a second. louis-t Apr 8 #10
Caught this goofy Tweet which filtered through the social media platforms: Collimator Apr 8 #33
Gardez l'eau! markodochartaigh Apr 8 #11
The Onion strikes again! Paladin Apr 8 #12
Believable. CountMyVote4Reality Apr 8 #14
Before clicking on the topic title, I actually assumed this WASN'T The Onion. Karasu Apr 8 #16
It's getting ridiculously hard to tell satire from reality these days! Initech Apr 8 #17
Probably part of the Wakefield study - I must have missed that part. Permanut Apr 8 #18
He can outdo this. Wait for it. twodogsbarking Apr 8 #20
OMG SidneyR Apr 8 #21
Paging Pete Hogsbreath: Emrys Apr 8 #22
kHegsbreth is that guy you don't want to be following in the buffet line. Prof. Toru Tanaka Apr 8 #28
Someone more technologically talented than I Chellee Apr 8 #23
Here's the sink image! AdamThePhantump Apr 8 #34
Thanks! Chellee Apr 9 #38
Heh AdamThePhantump Apr 9 #39
What's wrong with a hole in the ground for your dumps/pee? erronis Apr 8 #24
You know what? At first I didn't know it was the onion. NNadir Apr 8 #25
Okay. You got me. underpants Apr 8 #27
Holy shit, you got me on that one. ffr Apr 8 #30
I had to check the link. niyad Apr 8 #31
Not in the mood to waste time reading satire. Satire today is real news tomorrow, regrettably. . Pepsidog Apr 8 #32
You know things are bad when you're pleading "Let this be the Onion" as you scan for the source link. /nt spudspud Apr 8 #36
That was satire? ananda Apr 8 #37

brush

(59,597 posts)
29. This moron is going to kill people. Soon he'll be calling for herd immunity...
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:49 PM
Apr 8

Last edited Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:24 PM - Edit history (1)

for measles and every other health threat that comes along.

He's also calling for water districts to stop adding fluoride to water systems. Rotten teeth for the younger generations coming up.

ShazzieB

(20,308 posts)
15. I know, right?
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:33 PM
Apr 8

I was extremely relieved when I saw that this was from The Onion.

At one time, I wouldn't even have had to wonder, but in these messed up times, hardly anything seems completely impossible.

iemanja

(55,852 posts)
9. What a lunatic.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 05:36 PM
Apr 8

Unreal.

ETA: Given the absurdity of this administration, I didn't realize this was the Onion at first.

louis-t

(24,263 posts)
10. You had me going for a second.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:02 PM
Apr 8
"RFK Jr. Bans Hand Washing from Government Offices. Says Prehistoric People Didn't Wash Their Hands and They Survived."

Collimator

(1,894 posts)
33. Caught this goofy Tweet which filtered through the social media platforms:
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:58 PM
Apr 8

Paraphrasing--

The news today is like,


" America banning wheelchair ramps because they weren't in the Bible.

Meanwhile, Finland makes ice cream free."




markodochartaigh

(2,688 posts)
11. Gardez l'eau!
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:19 PM
Apr 8

All sarcasm aside, probably one of the most useful phrases with the current administration.

Paladin

(30,211 posts)
12. The Onion strikes again!
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:20 PM
Apr 8

God bless and keep The Onion---for many years to come. Lord knows, we're going to need it....

Karasu

(978 posts)
16. Before clicking on the topic title, I actually assumed this WASN'T The Onion.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 06:35 PM
Apr 8

Last edited Wed Apr 9, 2025, 01:39 AM - Edit history (1)

Kinda says it all.

Emrys

(8,583 posts)
22. Paging Pete Hogsbreath:
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:14 PM
Apr 8
Fox News’ @PeteHegseth admits, unprompted, that he hasn’t washed his hands in 10 years.

“Germs are not a real thing,” Pete says. “I can’t see them, therefore they’re not real.” pic.twitter.com/9hsAb9YA9j

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 10, 2019


Yes, you heard that correctly. On the Fox and Friends segment attached to the Tweet, Hegseth claimed, "I don’t think I’ve washed my hands for 10 years.” Not 10 minutes, not 10 hours, not even 10 days. Ten years.

He reemphasized this by saying, “Really, I don’t really wash my hands ever,” which is even longer than 10 years.

Not exactly the type of thing that you want to hear at a party, or at a meal, or at work, or pretty much any situation on the Planet Earth.

Why on Earth would you not wash your hands ever? Hegseth explained, “I inoculate myself. Germs are not a real thing. I can’t see them. Therefore they’re not real.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/02/11/why-fox-news-pete-hegseth-hasnt-washed-his-hands-in-10-years/

Chellee

(2,244 posts)
23. Someone more technologically talented than I
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:20 PM
Apr 8

needs to add that picture of Musk carrying a sink around. There has never been a thread that needed it more.

erronis

(19,136 posts)
24. What's wrong with a hole in the ground for your dumps/pee?
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:23 PM
Apr 8

My sister is known to tell me frequently that people in other lands squat and do their business.

This is probably because she and I (as a young lad) shared a toilet. She painted on the seat "Don't Pee On Me!"

NNadir

(35,624 posts)
25. You know what? At first I didn't know it was the onion.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:33 PM
Apr 8

That piece of shit is that batshit crazy.

ffr

(23,177 posts)
30. Holy shit, you got me on that one.
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:50 PM
Apr 8

The level of crazy is hard to recognize. What is truth and what is fiction.

FUCK!

Pepsidog

(6,334 posts)
32. Not in the mood to waste time reading satire. Satire today is real news tomorrow, regrettably. .
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 07:58 PM
Apr 8

spudspud

(588 posts)
36. You know things are bad when you're pleading "Let this be the Onion" as you scan for the source link. /nt
Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:22 PM
Apr 8
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