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Comment by legitster

3 days ago

The dude literally got a brainworm from eating roadkill.

The idea that people want to take him seriously as a food safety crusader is wild.

The idea that he got brainworm from roadkill is literally a lie.

  • I'm being flip, but it's not a lie. He doesn't know where the brainworm came from, and it was revealed later that he has been eating roadkill meat his whole life.

    Exotic parasites is a known risk when eating roadkill. It's not a difficult connection to make.

    • More lies. He didn't eat roadkill. You need to stop.

      https://apnews.com/article/rfk-new-york-ballot-access-lawsui...

      Speaking to reporters in a hallway after court ended Wednesday, Kennedy was asked whether he picked up other roadkill.

      “I’ve been picking up roadkill my whole life. I have a freezer full of it,” he said, eliciting laughter.

      Kennedy campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear later said by text that he wasn’t joking. She said that’s how Kennedy — a falconer who trains ravens — feeds his birds. She added that he no longer has the 21 cubic foot (0.59 cubic meter) refrigerator, which had been in New York’s Westchester County suburbs.

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He's not even really a food safety crusader, he's just a vocal proponent of the "whole foods movement". Other than that, he's a former heroin addict Kennedy dynasty failson.