Scott Jacob

grateful husband, father, and grandpa, obstetrician-gynecologist at Valley Women’s Health, Go Cougs, Jazz, and Cards

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Congresswoman Kim Schrier obliterates quack MAGA Health Secretary RFK Jr. during a viral public hearing by using her experience as a pediatrician to expose his staggering ignorance on vaccines.

This was an absolute masterclass in destroying Republican crackpots...

"Secretary Kennedy on May 27th you posted a 60 second video on your X account unilaterally changing vaccine recommendations without consulting the customary panel of experts," said Schrier. "As a pediatrician I find that extremely alarming so I thought we would talk a little about some vaccine-preventable diseases."

Kennedy is a well-known anti-vaxxer and regularly pushes anti-science beliefs to the American people. He was appearing before the House health subcommittee to testify on the administration's budget request which includes brutal funding cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services.

"Secretary Kennedy — and these are yes or no questions — have you ever treated measles?" Schrier asked him.

"Do I what?" asked RFK.

"Have you ever treated measles?"

"No," he admitted.

"Well, I have. Let me tell you how miserable it is. These kids have high fevers, struggling to breathe, and they are crying," said Schrier. "They suffer. Great news is that there is a vaccine to prevent it. Secretary Kennedy, again a yes or no question, have you ever treated bacterial meningitis?"

"No," he admitted again.

"Well, I have," said Schrier. "These babies are so sick. They come into the ER with high fevers. They are floppy and we have to figure out why. Do you know how we figure out if a baby has meningitis?"

"Excuse me?" said RFK Jr.

"Do you know how we figure out if a baby has spinal meningitis?" asked Schrier.

"How many babies?" he replied, seemingly mishearing the question.

"I'm going to explain how we figure out and determine if a baby has meningitis," said Schrier.

"Okay."

"We insert a needle between vertebrae until the fluid that surrounds the spinal cord drips out into a test tube. It's called a spinal tap," explained Schrier. "We used to do lots of them. Fortunately, we don't have to do very many of these any more because we have three vaccines that prevent childhood meningitis. These are miracles."

"Secretary Kennedy, yes or no, have you ever treated pertussis or whooping cough?" she asked.

"No. I've had it," said Kennedy.

"Well, I have and in infants, in fact the one I treated, weeks old, came in because the baby just stopped breathing and turned blue," said Schrier. "Let me tell you how scared those parents were. And I've treated a bunch of older kids with it. They cough so hard they vomit. They run out of air. They break ribs. And if you don't catch it before two weeks, antibiotics don't even work."

"They cough for months with broken ribs and that is why it is called a hundred day cough," she continued. "But you know what's great? There's a vaccine that prevents this. Of course, here's the thing, vaccines only work if you actually give them. And we know your record on this."

Kennedy couldn't argue because there is no argument to be made. His beliefs and those like him have caused once-dormant diseases like measles to spread like wildfire across the country. People are dying. This man is woefully unqualified for his position and if he had even an ounce of shame left he would resign immediately.

Please retweet and to thank Congresswoman Schrier for crushing RFK Jr!

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read

“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?

A few things spring to mind. Trump lacks certain qualities which the British traditionally esteem. For instance, he has no class, no charm, no coolness, no credibility, no compassion, no wit, no warmth, no wisdom, no subtlety, no sensitivity, no self-awareness, no humility, no honour and no grace – all qualities, funnily enough, with which his predecessor Mr. Obama was generously blessed. So for us, the stark contrast does rather throw Trump’s limitations into embarrassingly sharp relief.

Plus, we like a laugh. And while Trump may be laughable, he has never once said anything wry, witty or even faintly amusing – not once, ever. I don’t say that rhetorically, I mean it quite literally: not once, not ever. And that fact is particularly disturbing to the British sensibility – for us, to lack humour is almost inhuman. But with Trump, it’s a fact. He doesn’t even seem to understand what a joke is – his idea of a joke is a crass comment, an illiterate insult, a casual act of cruelty.

Trump is a troll. And like all trolls, he is never funny and he never laughs; he only crows or jeers. And scarily, he doesn’t just talk in crude, witless insults – he actually thinks in them. His mind is a simple bot-like algorithm of petty prejudices and knee-jerk nastiness.

There is never any under-layer of irony, complexity, nuance or depth. It’s all surface. Some Americans might see this as refreshingly upfront. Well, we don’t. We see it as having no inner world, no soul. And in Britain we traditionally side with David, not Goliath. All our heroes are plucky underdogs: Robin Hood, Dick Whittington, Oliver Twist. Trump is neither plucky, nor an underdog. He is the exact opposite of that. He’s not even a spoiled rich-boy, or a greedy fat-cat. He’s more a fat white slug. A Jabba the Hutt of privilege.

And worse, he is that most unforgivable of all things to the British: a bully. That is, except when he is among bullies; then he suddenly transforms into a snivelling sidekick instead. There are unspoken rules to this stuff – the Queensberry rules of basic decency – and he breaks them all. He punches downwards – which a gentleman should, would, could never do – and every blow he aims is below the belt. He particularly likes to kick the vulnerable or voiceless – and he kicks them when they are down.

So the fact that a significant minority – perhaps a third – of Americans look at what he does, listen to what he says, and then think ‘Yeah, he seems like my kind of guy’ is a matter of some confusion and no little distress to British people, given that:

• Americans are supposed to be nicer than us, and mostly are.

• You don’t need a particularly keen eye for detail to spot a few flaws in the man.

This last point is what especially confuses and dismays British people, and many other people too; his faults seem pretty bloody hard to miss. After all, it’s impossible to read a single tweet, or hear him speak a sentence or two, without staring deep into the abyss. He turns being artless into an art form; he is a Picasso of pettiness; a Shakespeare of shit. His faults are fractal: even his flaws have flaws, and so on ad infinitum. God knows there have always been stupid people in the world, and plenty of nasty people too. But rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid. He makes Nixon look trustworthy and George W look smart. In fact, if Frankenstein decided to make a monster assembled entirely from human flaws – he would make a Trump.

And a remorseful Doctor Frankenstein would clutch out big clumpfuls of hair and scream in anguish: ‘My God… what… have… I… created?' If being a twat was a TV show, Trump would be the boxed set.”
-Nate White

[ROGUE MIKE @CougMak]

Not sure what all the uproar is about. The new IH logo is hoppin'...

[Ilana Addis, MD, MPH, MBA (she/her) @iaddis]

This 👇👇👇@jfunkmd

[UTDemoLatterDaySaint @UTDemLttrDaySnt]

What if the Church isn’t bowing to political pressure? What if Church leaders just know that the pandemic is killing missionary work, temple work and gospel fellowship and they really just want it to end? #LDS

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

After many years, feels like some order has been restored to the universe

[ACOG @acog]

Health misinformation costs lives - and in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, it is unfortunately nothing new. We are grateful to @Surgeon_General for this important conversation about the real-life impact of misinformation and myths on patients. https://t.co/fjTRh39hfi

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

So proud of @slcc_wsoccer on a truly amazing season. NJCAA runner-up. Thanks for giving me so much to cheer for!

[Dan Crenshaw @DanCrenshawTX]

“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.”

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, June 6, 1944

D-Day. Never Forget.

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

Congrats @slcc_wsoccer Western Region champs. See you in Georgia. Go get a Natty!

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

👀 @slcc_wsoccer Region XVIII champs! See you Saturday

[Annie Agar @AnnieAgar]

This. ♥️

[JazzNation @JazzNationNews]

#DonovanMitchell #NBAAllStar

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[KSL Sports @kslsports]

The #NBAAllStar case for @UtahJazz guard #MikeConley.

(By the way, if you retweet this, it counts as an All-Star vote for Mike!)

#TakeNote

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[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

Vaccines do not save lives. Vaccinations do.

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

So grateful for this beautiful woman who loved me then and loves me now. Blessed to have her by my side in our amazing journey together. #GiveThanks

[Jeremy Roberts @JeremyBRoberts]

This weekend global leaders of my faith give us instruction. This was a quote from one of the speakers.

“Unity and diversity are not opposites. We can achieve greater unity as we foster an atmosphere of inclusion and respect for diversity.”

This means a lot to me.

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

A true bright spot in 2020

[Scott Jacob @ScottJacob6]

Thanks @RepJohnCurtis for the chance to meet with you today and for your work to keep Utah moms safe. #CLC2020