Germ-theory skeptic RFK Jr. goes swimming in sewage-tainted water
When you don’t believe in germ theory, the world is your oyster—or maybe your bathtub.
Over the weekend, America's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., shared pictures on social media of himself fully submerged in the sewage-tinged waters of Rock Creek in Washington, DC. His grandchildren were also pictured playing in the water.
The creek is known for having a sewage overflow problem and posing a health hazard to any who enter it. The National Park Service, which manages the Rock Creek Park, strictly bars all swimming and wading in Rock Creek and the park's other waterways due to the contamination, specifically "high levels of bacteria."
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So you're telling me there's a chance
The tanks will help with overflows but specifically this creek is adjacent to failing sewer lines. There are highly elevated bacteria counts on days without rain, it's just raw sewage seeping into the creek.
I hope the kids don't get sick.
Proof that only the good die young.