Washington Area Secular Humanists

CNN reports RFK Jr. is putting together a big fishing expedition—and the “guest list” could include just about everyone.

"U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects."

"In private meetings, some public health leaders have objected to giving Kennedy’s team access to such data, raising doubts that it’s legal or that the information would even be useful … HHS has offered no insight into how it will protect or handle the personal health information it obtains."

RFK Jr. seeks to peek at Americans’ medical records for clues on autism and vaccines | CNN U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pursuing federal government access to most Americans’ medical records, in a quest to research a link between vaccines and autism — a connection the medical establishment studied for decades and flatly rejects.

News broke earlier this week that the Department of Defense has “Officially Drop[ped] 180 Faiths From Military's Recognized Religion List.” Religion News Service notes that the truncated recognition list “reportedly exclud[es] atheists, pagans, humanists and New Age faiths.”

"The reduction of recognized faith groups represents the first time the military has revised the list since 2017, when it vastly expanded the list of recognized faith groups to about 211. The new list includes 31 recognized faiths, as first reported by Military.com on Thursday (June 4)."

Defense Department to drop atheists, pagans, 175 others from list of military faiths (RNS) — The new list includes 31 recognized faiths, most of them Christian denominations.

From a new report in JAMA Network Open:

"Between January and March 2025, America’s Poison Centers reported a 38.7% increase in vitamin A exposures. This trend may have been influenced by public figures who have increasingly promoted vitamin A to treat measles."

Internet Searches for Vitamin A During the 2025 US Measles Outbreak This cross-sectional study examines changes in US internet search trends for alternative treatments for measles following the 2025 outbreak.

Department of Defense Removes "Atheist" Designation from Recognized Faith and Belief Systems | American Atheists The exclusion of millions of Americans and countless members of our military make it crystal clear that this is about sending a signal about who counts as a “real” American to Hegseth and the extremists aligned with him.