Mia Wong

So we talked about Angie Wakefield on this show, and there is weirdly a Wakefield connection here too. So Wakefield's the doctor who originally cooked up a connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. Gear is from a slightly different faction of these cranks.

So we talked about Angie Wakefield on this show, and there is weirdly a Wakefield connection here too. So Wakefield's the doctor who originally cooked up a connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. Gear is from a slightly different faction of these cranks.

This is the faction that's the most closely aligned with RFK Jr., and this is the faction that thinks that weird methylmercury or whatever the fuck in some older vaccines was causing autism, which no, it wasn't. But he, you know, he and his dad, Mark here, like did a whole bunch of work to try to sort of establish this evidence. I'm going to read this from NBC just describing their work.

This is the faction that's the most closely aligned with RFK Jr., and this is the faction that thinks that weird methylmercury or whatever the fuck in some older vaccines was causing autism, which no, it wasn't. But he, you know, he and his dad, Mark here, like did a whole bunch of work to try to sort of establish this evidence. I'm going to read this from NBC just describing their work.

This is the faction that's the most closely aligned with RFK Jr., and this is the faction that thinks that weird methylmercury or whatever the fuck in some older vaccines was causing autism, which no, it wasn't. But he, you know, he and his dad, Mark here, like did a whole bunch of work to try to sort of establish this evidence. I'm going to read this from NBC just describing their work.

Quote, the Gears conducted research from a makeshift laboratory in their in their carpeted wood paneled suburban Maryland basement. So get there. They're doing this shit from their basement. Yeah.

Quote, the Gears conducted research from a makeshift laboratory in their in their carpeted wood paneled suburban Maryland basement. So get there. They're doing this shit from their basement. Yeah.

Quote, the Gears conducted research from a makeshift laboratory in their in their carpeted wood paneled suburban Maryland basement. So get there. They're doing this shit from their basement. Yeah.

published several studies, many of which were retracted, and promoted an unproven treatment for autism that cost families tens of thousands of dollars and included injections of Lupron, a drug used for prostate cancer in early puberty. In children, it's only approved for precocious puberty and comes with side effects including bone damage, heart issues, and seizures.

published several studies, many of which were retracted, and promoted an unproven treatment for autism that cost families tens of thousands of dollars and included injections of Lupron, a drug used for prostate cancer in early puberty. In children, it's only approved for precocious puberty and comes with side effects including bone damage, heart issues, and seizures.

published several studies, many of which were retracted, and promoted an unproven treatment for autism that cost families tens of thousands of dollars and included injections of Lupron, a drug used for prostate cancer in early puberty. In children, it's only approved for precocious puberty and comes with side effects including bone damage, heart issues, and seizures.

They diagnosed kids with precocious puberty without proper testing and misled parents into thinking they were signing up for an approved autism therapy. A 2011 Maryland Board of Physicians investigation found the girls had violated standards of care. So, to back up for a second, right? A, they claimed that mercury in vaccines is causing autism.

They diagnosed kids with precocious puberty without proper testing and misled parents into thinking they were signing up for an approved autism therapy. A 2011 Maryland Board of Physicians investigation found the girls had violated standards of care. So, to back up for a second, right? A, they claimed that mercury in vaccines is causing autism.

They diagnosed kids with precocious puberty without proper testing and misled parents into thinking they were signing up for an approved autism therapy. A 2011 Maryland Board of Physicians investigation found the girls had violated standards of care. So, to back up for a second, right? A, they claimed that mercury in vaccines is causing autism.

B, they claimed to be able to treat it with puberty blockers? Like, they can cure autism with a puberty blocker? Yes. Which is also extremely funny, given, like... All of these people are trying to ban puberty blockers now.

B, they claimed to be able to treat it with puberty blockers? Like, they can cure autism with a puberty blocker? Yes. Which is also extremely funny, given, like... All of these people are trying to ban puberty blockers now.

B, they claimed to be able to treat it with puberty blockers? Like, they can cure autism with a puberty blocker? Yes. Which is also extremely funny, given, like... All of these people are trying to ban puberty blockers now.

Unfortunately, this is one of the other problems. This is like... You get a lot of sources that are just fucking making shit up about these fucking diseases.

Unfortunately, this is one of the other problems. This is like... You get a lot of sources that are just fucking making shit up about these fucking diseases.

Unfortunately, this is one of the other problems. This is like... You get a lot of sources that are just fucking making shit up about these fucking diseases.