{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4593","number":"4593","name":"F O","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-26T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-16T04:00Z","body":"Why are you science-illiterate dimwits spending taxpayer resources on an extensive scientific investigation that's already been conducted by the WHO?\n\nhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2025.109751\n\nOf all the things that are actually of vital concern to Americans, this, given all of the other things that are in desperate need of scientific inquiry, is, to quote Lewis Black, one level beneath \"are we eating too much garlic as a people?\" You know what I want our tax resources spent on? HIV and AIDS. But what do you ignorant homophobes do? You canceled research funding for it, and now Australia is leading the world in AIDS research. I also want it spent on vaccines, and on the implementation of public health initiatives that target the social determinants of health, and mental health. These programs have a dramatic return on investment for the governments that implement them, and are the primary reason why all other developed nations have better health outcomes than the United States, at a fraction of the cost. How about researching the detrimental effects that toxic masculinity is having on the Department of Defense (only the most fragile of male egos would even consider naming it the \"Department of War\"), or what impact live-streaming a public execution will have on our society (you might want to crack a book by Foucault... I'll give you a hint, it doesn't go so well for those in power).\n\nWhat would I know about this? I have a Master's of Science, a degree that nobody in leadership roles at the DHHS seems to hold. Ideally, I want Ph.D.s or M.D.s leading the DHHS, not a delusional, roadkill-eating conspiracy theorist who dodges the most basic questions about public health.\n\nRFK Jr., You are failing the American people and the world. The United States should be the hub of scientific research, not the laughing stock of it. Nobody should be dying from the measles. You are responsible for these tragedies. Lack of funding in research has resulted in an exodus of scientists, who are being poached by other countries by exploiting your incompetence to entice them to move their labs to a country that will support and fund their research without having to jump through homophobic, racist, bigoted, and pseudoscientific hoops to do so. RESIGN IMMEDIATELY.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4593","tags":["research-evidence"],"source_hash":"06804fa2967e50e1a2fb5c3aa3b7b81c674536f396ed6e84e3cf67a730deddc6","slug":"research-evidence-comment-4593","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-4593","body_sha256":"2dedca6ed881d471d85390122fb5db1d1bc2461d03b05e8ef34804514a2049eb","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"research","topics":[{"id":"research","evidence":" do you ignorant homophobes do? You canceled research funding for it, and now Australia is leading the world in AIDS research."},{"id":"other","evidence":"Why are you science-illiterate dimwits spending taxpayer resources on an extensive scientific i"}],"summary":"Opposes spending on the inquiry, cites a WHO review, advocates research funding for other health priorities, and criticizes HHS leadership.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-26T22:22:05Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"5cba11e26b2a898cdbd0fb55dd0bc2e646e974023ec7aac307225e8530dd0fdd","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["research","other"],"primary_topic":"research","forum_title":"Opposes spending on the inquiry, cites a WHO review, advocates research funding for other health prioriti…"}