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milestogo

(22,879 posts)
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 06:10 PM Tuesday

RFK Jr.: 'Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins'



Published: February 17, 2026

WASHINGTON—In a new claim challenging traditional pediatric norms regarding infant safety, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that being left in a hot car could “help babies sweat out toxins.” “Roll up the windows, park in a sunny spot, and let the sun do its magic—in a couple hours, your baby will have all the toxins flushed from its system,” said Kennedy, who leveled criticism at mainstream medical professionals for inflating the dangers of leaving a baby in a hot car and totally ignoring the multitude of health benefits.

“Doctors love to tell you statistics about how it’s dangerous to leave a baby locked in a 110-degree car, but they’re distorting the facts to serve their own narrative. What they don’t tell you is how detoxified and refreshed those little ones feel afterwards. Even just one hour in a hot car can have a huge impact on most babies.” Kennedy went on to state that organ failure and seizures while in the car were signs of poisonous substances leaving the infant’s body.

https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/

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RFK Jr.: 'Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins' (Original Post) milestogo Tuesday OP
I love how this kook has become the Onion's new punching bag Blue Owl Tuesday #1
He makes it so easy. milestogo Tuesday #3
This has to be The Onion's least satirical piece of satire in recent memory. sop Tuesday #2
I thought it was real until I scrolled down and saw the Onion link. raccoon Wednesday #38
Someone help me here. What part is satire and what part is what RFK Jr. really said Raven123 Tuesday #4
Held my breath there for a second NickB79 Tuesday #5
I didn't even check if it was the Onion RandomNumbers Tuesday #13
That's not going to stop stupid, paralyzingly incompetent parents Aristus Tuesday #24
Don't forget to let them eat roadkill and lick toilet seats dalton99a Tuesday #6
No no... we do coke off of the toilet seats. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #20
Wow, that lobster is done. nt eppur_se_muova Tuesday #7
LOL 2naSalit Tuesday #9
I finally figured out who... 2naSalit Tuesday #8
Build the immune system snorting coke off toilet seats during their terrible 2s. n/t flvegan Tuesday #10
The world we live in. Ferrets are Cool Tuesday #11
Onion... must you come so close to reality? sakabatou Tuesday #12
Actually- it's a real thing people do womanofthehills Wednesday #33
I was surprised to see it was "The Onion." It sounds like something Wormboy would come out with. Vinca Tuesday #14
You have to read carefully, cause I thought he really said it ashredux Tuesday #15
This is his formula: milestogo Tuesday #22
No shit! Escape Tuesday #16
Wouldn't put it past RFK Jr KarenNotKaren Tuesday #17
How about we try it with him first nt Javaman Tuesday #18
Actually, it's something lots of people do womanofthehills Wednesday #35
maybe because I live in Texas and this is considered insanity. nt Javaman Wednesday #39
I hate the fact that I believed it...In other times I would have laughed right away, but with these baffoons? Escurumbele Tuesday #19
I think the Satire alert should come FIRST. yorkster Tuesday #25
That is why one checks the link. niyad Wednesday #36
But the link is at the bottom... yorkster Wednesday #40
I had to check the link! niyad Tuesday #21
Satire: Still dead. Aristus Tuesday #23
Why does it seem so credible to believe he would say such a thing? Norrrm Tuesday #26
He's such a wackadoodle, he might just think this is a great idea tulipsandroses Tuesday #27
Oh good god--- I believed so much that this was real, Jack Valentino Tuesday #28
I was hoping that would be from The Onion, but with RFK Jr, you never know. Thank God it was The Onion highplainsdem Tuesday #29
I hate how long it took me to catch on. Iggo Tuesday #30
It's almost believable. Kennedy is weird. Emile Tuesday #31
I've said it before: The Onion is no longer funny. Sogo Tuesday #32
Caught Me AGAIN! 😳 But Is It On Me, Really---Or RFKJR?! ColoringFool Wednesday #34
Good satire is always just a little bit believable... QueerDuck Wednesday #37
I honestly could not tell this was the Onion until I saw the link LymphocyteLover Wednesday #41
Thank goodness we must post links. But the very fact that Onion can produce allegorical oracle Wednesday #42

milestogo

(22,879 posts)
3. He makes it so easy.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 06:17 PM
Tuesday

Who would tell the world that they snorted cocaine off a toilet seat?

Raven123

(7,707 posts)
4. Someone help me here. What part is satire and what part is what RFK Jr. really said
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 06:19 PM
Tuesday

It becoming so hard to tell nowadays.

RandomNumbers

(19,104 posts)
13. I didn't even check if it was the Onion
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:20 PM
Tuesday

until I saw the Onion mentioned in a comment subject line.

I mean, the guy is a kook ... who knows what crazy shit attributed to him is real or satire?

Altho I admit to being relieved, for the sake of defenseless babies, that this was made up.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,818 posts)
20. No no... we do coke off of the toilet seats.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:08 PM
Tuesday

The Director of Health and Human Services said so!

2naSalit

(101,474 posts)
8. I finally figured out who...
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 07:18 PM
Tuesday

He reminds me of...

Does anybody remember that hideous cartoon character, "Munchie Melon"? There was a coloring book, I can transfer an image of it but if you search for it you can see what I mean. He looks like Munchie Melon!

My younger siblings had a copy of the coloring book that someone gave them. My brother and I, somewhat older than the three younger, saw this hideous thing one day and somehow ended up laughing ourselves silly over it and decided it was to scary for our three younger siblings! I don't know if we let them have it or not but we laughed about it for years.

rfkjr looks like that cartoon character.

Just sayin' (Entertainment purposes only.)

Vinca

(53,647 posts)
14. I was surprised to see it was "The Onion." It sounds like something Wormboy would come out with.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:33 PM
Tuesday

milestogo

(22,879 posts)
22. This is his formula:
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:34 PM
Tuesday

“Doctors love to tell you statistics about how it’s blah blah blah blah blah, but they’re distorting the facts to serve their own narrative."

Escape

(420 posts)
16. No shit!
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 08:44 PM
Tuesday

If Wormy announced that strangling people to death eased their stress levels and lead to weight loss...I wouldn't think it was the ONION.

You can't parody absurdity.

womanofthehills

(10,835 posts)
35. Actually, it's something lots of people do
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:13 AM
Wednesday

AI -“Yes, people do sometimes use a parked car as an impromptu sauna by leaving it in direct sunlight with the windows rolled up (or mostly closed) on a hot day. This is a real thing discussed online—Reddit threads, TikTok videos, YouTube hacks, and articles describe it as a "free" or "DIY" sauna alternative, especially in summer when exterior temperatures hit 80–100°F+ (27–38°C+). The greenhouse effect inside a closed car can rapidly push interior temps to 120–140°F (49–60°C) or higher within minutes to an hour, causing heavy sweating similar to a traditional sauna session.

Some folks report doing short sessions (e.g., 10–20 minutes) after workouts for recovery, claiming it helps with relaxation, detoxification through sweat, or heat acclimation (like racecar drivers training for hot cockpits). There are even extreme examples, like Estonians converting old cars into actual wood-fired saunas with chimneys and sound systems.”

Escurumbele

(4,063 posts)
19. I hate the fact that I believed it...In other times I would have laughed right away, but with these baffoons?
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:02 PM
Tuesday

Everything unimaginable is possible. Damn!!!

Thank you milestogo for being explicit that it was satire, although I am sure I would have realized it when I saw the link, but nonetheless, we are in such a low that anything crazy like that could easily be true.

yorkster

(3,746 posts)
25. I think the Satire alert should come FIRST.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:40 PM
Tuesday

Things are so bad that the satire is all too
believable, especially where bobby the k is the subject of the "article".

yorkster

(3,746 posts)
40. But the link is at the bottom...
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 07:54 AM
Wednesday

I was already sputtering mad by the time I saw the link, at which point I sputtered even more at having been "Onioned".

I mean let's face it - if it's Bobby, it's believable, no matter how outrageous.

Someone upthread in effect asked L'Oignon to have mercy. There's the end times and the Wit's End Times. Feels like we're in 'em.

tulipsandroses

(8,214 posts)
27. He's such a wackadoodle, he might just think this is a great idea
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 09:48 PM
Tuesday

Will we ever be normal again??

Jack Valentino

(4,731 posts)
28. Oh good god--- I believed so much that this was real,
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 10:59 PM
Tuesday

I was about to post that we should put RFK Jr into a hot car,
along with all other MAGGOTS, to 'sweat the toxins out of HIM'
before I saw it was The Onion....


The thing he recently said about "snorting cocaine off of toilet seats"
SHOULD HAVE BEEN The Onion..... but it WAS NOT.....




highplainsdem

(61,154 posts)
29. I was hoping that would be from The Onion, but with RFK Jr, you never know. Thank God it was The Onion
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:02 PM
Tuesday

this time.

Sogo

(7,097 posts)
32. I've said it before: The Onion is no longer funny.
Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:57 PM
Tuesday

Life in the US is now beyond satire....

allegorical oracle

(6,373 posts)
42. Thank goodness we must post links. But the very fact that Onion can produce
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 11:16 AM
Wednesday

a satirical piece like this -- and readers can find it believable -- says much about the public's trust in RFK Jr's reputation.

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