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Unofficial account for parody purposes | Unofficial Official News Source for all things HHS | Copy editor: Andrew Nixon

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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 21h
The new kafkaesque process of performance appraisal is meant to summon the Universe Eater, who will grant OPM Director Russell Vought the ability to not repulse women, per our reporters on the ground.
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New Performance Appraisal Process to Serve as More Efficient Means of Summoning Long Dormant Eldritch Horror, Claims OPM.
“If I get civil servants to suffer enough from their performance appraisals, the Dark Lord will grant me the power to not repulse women anymore,” claimed OPM Director Vought.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“If there is one thing I know laid off CDC employees yearn for, it’s that they yearn for the mines,” claimed Jackson.
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GA Republican Nominee Rick Jackson Plans to Help Former CDC Staff By Training Them to Work as Slaves in the Data Center Mines for New AI Overlords.
“If there is one thing I know laid off CDC employees yearn for, it’s that they yearn for the mines,” claimed Jackson.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
CDC’s Dr. Erica Schwartz shows clear evidence that plague can kill people and it is no fun, promising to handle the ongoing plague leak crisis in Russia “with really serious brains”.
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CDC Director Drops Bombshell Evidence that Plague is Deadly.
The evidence comes as the nation’s top public health agency responds to a potential leak of deadly Plague in Russia
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Are you fucking kidding me, Eric [Schmidt]?” said Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) when she learned the news from reporters, “Again?”
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Senate Committee Accidentally Advances Caitlin Clark Instead of Trump Nominee for Surgeon General
“I still won’t apologize - I am not wrong despite being wrong,” says Senator Eric Schmidt.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“One of the things that is going to change is that we’re never ever again going to be able to be dominated by public officials who tell us, ‘Trust the experts,’” Mr. Kennedy said during the Tuesday session, “And as a public official, trust me. I’m an expert in this”.
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A.I. Is ‘Better Informed’ Than Experts, Claims Man Who Collects Raccoon Penises for Fun.
The comments came at a corporate sponsored event on ways A.I. could benefit the government and particularly benefit A.I. companies.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Food might be unhealthy. To help prevent outbreaks, let me show you a good rock-based alternative to food” claims Kennedy
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To Manage Growing Outbreaks, RFK Jr. Recalls Food.
“Rocks are an effective supplement” claims RFK Jr.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hi - at the weekly needle we have been covering this story closely and this is no longer the case. All people must wear masks to hide how they really feel
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“I am a regular human like other human Ohioans, and as a regular human i’ve only eaten a few of my genetically inferior offspring,” explains Vance at an event in Ohio.
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JD Vance, Trying to Relate to Voters, Confirms He’s Only Eaten “Three or Four” of his Offspring.
“They couldn’t walk right away and couldn’t wield the regular human Qla’rax,” explained Vance.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Secretary Kennedy hope that a thorough investigation will reveal who should be in charge, and why it’s former President Joe Biden’s fault.
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RFK Jr to Investigate Chemtrails to Find Out Who is Supposed to Lead Nation’s Health and Human Services.
“Who is running this monkey farm, and I wanna know what the fuck they are doing with my time” stated Kennedy.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
CDC employees will now get extra stories before nap time as part of Dr. Erica Schwartz’s goal of improving staff morale.
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CDC Director Promises Psychological Safety, Juice Boxes for Employees Brave Enough to Ask a Question
CDC employees will be able to use the big kids' potty and stay up past their bedtime per Dr. Erica Schwartz’ efforts, by J.J. Walter
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“No longer will the government prevent parents from choosing whether or not to juice up their kids with ‘roids. We can focus on our main priority of preventing parents from giving vaccines,” claims Kennedy
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RFK Jr Clears Path for Minors’ Use of Steroids for Junior Muscle-Building Competition.
“This is more important that lettuce that makes you shit ,” claims Kennedy.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
HHS moves away from caring about measles deaths and towards how to make a more extreme tasting Dorito
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HHS To Stop High-Risk Life Sciences Research, Will Start High Octane, Totally Rad High-Risk Science Research.
“This is what this fucking country needs, man,” said one scientist focused on new Doritos flavor research.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
CDC Director Schwartz sits down with the Weekly Needle to strategically not answer questions
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The Weekly Needle’s Interview with CDC Director Erica Schwartz.
The Weekly Needle sat down to discuss measles, her ideas for leading the agency, a d how she is responding to major outbreaks.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Several CDC political appointees made clear they could not meet the new rigorous standards
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CDC Schwartz Follows FBI’s Leads, Requires Bestiality Requirements for Ebola Responders.
“We want to match FBI’s new rigorous recruiting standards,” claims CDC’s Schwartz.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last night’s ruling is the latest clash between the courts and the alleged being known as RFK Jr.
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RFK Jr. Defies Court Order by Continuing to Exist Despite Judicial Finding That He Has No Humanity
The latest defiance is the newest clash between the courts and the alleged being known as RFK Jr., by J.J. Walter
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The ruling comes as the latest court order that the alleged being known as RFK Jr. has defied.
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RFK Jr. Defies Court Order by Continuing to Exist Despite Judicial Finding That He Has No Humanity
The latest defiance is the newest clash between the courts and the alleged being known as RFK Jr., by J.J. Walter
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Kennedy to speak at Children’s Defense Fund conference as keynote speaker and to discuss the government’s role in preventing the spread of happy and healthy children
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Children’s Defense Fund to Defend Children from Living Healthy Long Lives.
Kennedy’s appearance as the keynote speaker at the Children’s Defense Fund conference this week will focus on how government can help save children from living long lives.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“RFK Jr. is the best HHS Secretary in my lifetime,” claims Measles
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Measles Voices Support for RFK Jr. Measles Response.
“RFK Jr. is doing a great job” claims Measles.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This comment is also satire. Who’s telling the truth now?
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
CDC Director Erica Schwartz heard asking "This Ebola outbreak in the DRC — would you recommend I just tell people to stand next to infected people to ensure they develop natural immunity, aka death?"
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CDC Director Schwartz Really Pumped to Be Able to Fuck Up First Public Health Crisis in New Role.
“I am at the steering wheel and I can’t wait to learn how to drive this thing off a cliff,” claims Dr. Schwartz
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Newly released GTA IV game elements show how long players can survive, and how many train-based missions will be available in the game.
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New GTA VI “MAHA Meter” Lets Players Contract Polio, Other Vaccine Preventable Diseases
New GTA VI game details reveal how getting vaccinated will impact players’ decisions to not die from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Kennedy suggests that squirrels should try to get “naturally vaccinated” from being eaten, and has requested the sudden rise of squirrel disappearances should not be included in the total number of squirrel that have disappeared this year.
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RFK Jr Claims He Definitely Is Not Responsible for Sudden Disappearance of Local Squirrel Population
Investigators are looking into where all the squirrels have gone, and why several squirrels appear to have bite marks of a 71-year-old man.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Dr. Schwartz has requested approximately $75 million to investigate claims she is supposed to do stuff.
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CDC Director Challenges Findings She is Director of CDC, Responsible for Nation’s Health.
RFK Jr, the health secretary, has suggested CDC Director’s role is “fabricated” while the CDC claimed it was reviewing if Schwartz is the Director.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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“Why do People Not Trust Public Health?” Asks RFK Jr. As He Actively Questions if Vaccines Cause Autism, Homosexuality.
“We need to find the guy behind this,” demands Secretary Kennedy.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“What are you, some kind of ‘coffee expert’? You think you’re better than me, Dana Bash?” Kennedy demanded, before claiming that the Starbucks employee was, in fact, Dana Bash.
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“You Want to Stand There and Attack Me?” RFK Jr Argues With Local Starbucks Employee About “Invasive Question”on What RFK Jr Would Like to Drink
The fight is causing major tension between HHS and locals who just want to get their coffee
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The release of Senator Mitch McConnell’s corpse fuels speculation about the health of the senator
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Mitch McConnell’s Office Accidentally Releases Senator’s Mangled Corpse on Side Street.
The release of McConnell’s corpse fuels speculation about the Senator’s health.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... Oregon Public Health and CDC are actively monitoring the Oregon Trail to ensure no more spread of dysentery to the other members of the wagon train named “Batman” and “FartShit”
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Popular Computer Game Oregon Trail Recalled Over Dysentery Risk.
A popular computer game from the 90’s is being pulled from shelves due to links to dysentery.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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CDC Updates Website To Include “Bill Cassidy Being A Bitch” as a Cause of Autism
Senator Cassidy expressed “concern” about the changes that alleged him of being a “punk ass spineless bitch”.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... Rumors of former Senator Mitch McConnell’s whereabouts were confirmed Wednesday at the Bada Bing strip club in Lodi, New Jersey
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Senator Mitch McConnell Spotted at Local News Jersey Strip Club to Join Less Corrupt Job in Organized Crime.
Senator McConnell has decided to leave the Senate for the “less corrupt career path” of being in the mafia, per his office
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... Avoid ultra processed foods like spinach, which take months of human intervention to become edible, claims RFK Jr.
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RFK Jr Tells Public “Greens Aren’t Real Food,” Encourages Public to Replace Leafy Greens With Beef Tallow.
“Avoid super processed foods like spinach, stick with foods that aren’t processed like creatine,” says RFK Jr
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Based on initial reporting from The Weekly Needle, 4.5 million CDC employees were spotted crying their eyes out after learning Jay Bhattacharya may not actually be the CDC Director. Those same employees didn’t know who Matt Buzzelli was. substack.com/@theweeklyne...
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CDC Staff In Emotional Disarray After Hearing News that Jay Bhattacharya is Not Actually the Acting CDC Director
“I cried all night into my Jay [Bhattacharya] body pillow” claimed one employee
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
HHS responds to ongoing crisis of feeling global sense of global community and humanity with everything it can, and worries that may not be enough. open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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HHS Deeply Troubled by Outbreak of Positivity, Global Solidarity at World Cup.
The Trump Administration tries everything at its disposal to stop the spread of happiness associated with the World Cup.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
substack.com/@theweeklyne... Secretary Kennedy celebrates one thing he was able to accomplish
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RFK Jr. Celebrates M&M Removing Certain Colors as Closest Things to a Policy Win.
“I can now point to M&M’s and say to myself ‘I am a big important man, I am not a failure’ in the mirror,” says Kennedy.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... Gone are complicated things like budgetary forecasts and compound sentences, in are applications submitted in crayon.
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HHS Launches “SimplestGrants.gov” to Match Comprehension Level of HHS Administration.
New grant applications must be submitted in crayon and remove complex jargon like numbers.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... “It’s an emergency to know how healthy he is, stop asking, he’s not actively decomposing,” claims rushed-out spokesperson Andrew Nixon
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President Trump Has Third Emergency Room Visit of the Day to Confirm How Extremely Healthy He Is.
“He isn’t actively decomposing, stop asking,” says communications spokesman Andrew Nixon.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... “If I reverse that, then I’ll have to reverse a lot of bad stuff that, to be frank, I am too busy for. I’ve been really getting into Stardew Valley, and I don’t want my Executive Time interrupted with changing stuff,” explained God.
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God Apologizes for Pressing the “Send a Bunch of Fucked Up Shit” Button
“I really need to stop accidentally pressing that thing,” states God.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... If CDC staff locate a pair of keys to a 2010 PT Cruiser with a “I Heart Seether” keychain attached, please report to CDC Incident Command.
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Acting CDC Director Sends Urgent Request to Staff on Locating Car Keys
“I need every CDC hand on deck so I can find my keys,” says Acting CDC Director Bhattacharya
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... Officials seem confident they have stopped the spread of karma by quarantining Bill Cassidy at home with a bottle of ivermectin
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Louisiana Department of Health Finds Rare Case of Karma
Louisiana officials warn the public of a reported case of karma that was first documented over the weekend.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... According to HHS spokesperson Steve McCarthy, Secretary Kennedy is only holding Jim Starling hostage because he is “a European Starling,” and therefore “an invasive species, which makes him eligible to be deported by ICE”.
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Bird Family Pleads to RFK Jr to Release Bird Kidnap Victim
WASHINGTON, DC - A local bird family has put out a public plea to RFK Jr to release a member of their family, after a viral image of RFK Jr holding a bird he claimed he “rescued” spread across the int...
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... “I just couldn’t believe it how could he be transformed into such a horrendous vermin?” Asked one eyewitness cockroach
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Local Cockroach Frightens Family After Discovering He Has Been Transformed into RFK Jr
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - Local cockroach Gregor Samsa woke up Thursday morning to discover he had been transformed into a hideous copy of US Health and Human Services Secretary RFK
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... “I want Americans to associate my face with hemorrhoids and sticking things up their asshole,” explained Kennedy.
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HHS To Feature RFK Jr on Limited Number of Commemorative Preparation H Suppositories
WASHINGTON, DC - After news broke yesterday that the US State Department is issuing a limited series of passports featuring President Trump’s face, HHS Secretary RFK Jr announce this morning he plans ...
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... There’s possible evidence that the report from the MMWR would have made it inconvenient for RFK Jr and Dr. Bhattacharya to promote alternative means of building immunity from Covid-19 in the immunocompromised, such as dying.
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The Weekly Needle Exclusive: the Censored Covid-19 Report
Earlier this month, The Washington Post broke the news that Dr.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... Hegseth was supposed to lay out the details of the new policy Wednesday morning, but had to cancel at the last minute due to suffering from a “very strong and manly” case of pink eye.
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DoW Hegseth Cancels “Absurd” Washing Hands After Making a Giant Mud Pie Requirement for “Brave Hunky Warriors” in Military.
WASHINGTON, DC - American service members will no longer be required to wash their hands after making a “giant dookie, giant mud pie, and a post-hangover poop run” under a new Defense Department polic...
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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OMB Director Russ Vought Demonstrates “Positive” Impact of USAID Cuts by Consuming Souls of 500,000 Children from Global South
WASHINGTON, DC - Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought testified Wednesday in front of the House of Representatives to demonstrate the “positive” impact that cutting USAID had on the Am...
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
substack.com/@theweeklyne... The Trump Administration declares the cause of Autism is directly linked windmills, prompting scientists with decades of research and experience to Simultaneously rip out their hair and go bald
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Trump Administration Announces an Unlikely Cause of Autism: Windmills
The Trump Administration helps solve the Autism crisis, prompting scientists who spent decades trying to better understand this condition to rip their hair out by Deasora Brightbuster
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... WOOPS! One misspelled word has landed HHS Secretary Kennedy in a world of controversy!
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Due to Typo, HHS Accidentally Releases Video of RFK Jr Wrestling Twinks
WASHINGTON, DC - After sharing a now-infamous and bizarre video of HHS Secretary Kennedy.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Wearing an uncharacteristic black outfit, HHS Secretary RFK Jr tries to boost staff morale by reminding everyone how pointless life is open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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HHS Tries to Reduce Staff Anxiety By Hosting Webinar About Our Inevitable Death and the Destruction of the Planet
Washington, DC - After a damning report about the state of HHS staff morale from the Partnership of Public Service, HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... New guidance from CDC leadership requires staff to report any makeout sessions with outside groups, and how many hunky boys will be present
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New CDC Guidance on Engaging with Outside Institutions Requires Policy Review Before Make Out Session Can Begin
ATLANTA, GA - CDC has issued new guidance for its staff about engaging in long, passionate, makeout sessions with individuals outside the agency and is requiring all staff to submit proposed makeout s...
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
substack.com/@theweeklyne... In an op-ed piece for The Weekly Needle, ancient demon god of child sacrifice Moloch shares how the Iran war could help the youth in America improve their overall health
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OPINION: The Best Way to Support the Health of our Youth is to Deploy Them to Iran, by Moloch
Opinions from contributing writers do not necessarily reflect the views of The Weekly Needle, and we continue to strive to include all perspectives at our satire news site.
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The Weekly Needle @hhssecinsidesec.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl... “Just go get measles. How contagious could it be?” Asked Secretary Kennedy, “Besides we have to pivot to our bigger concern: the overthrow of the Cuban government”.
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RFK Jr Demands Nation “Show Some Guts” by “Developing Natural Immunity” in Response to Rising Measles Cases
WASHINGTON, DC - As measles cases continues to rise and the nation faces the real prospect of losing its measles elimination status, a visibly frustrated HHS Secretary RFK appeared on Fox New Wednesda...
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