Retiring Guy's Digest

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approves this message: Make America Spotty Again (Utah measles outbreak edition)

In southwest Utah, where measle cases are flourishing, Trump won more than 75% of the vote in teh 2024 presidential election.

Graphics: Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Headline: Dailyfly, 4/4/2026

Alixel Cabrera reports for the Idaho Capital Sun:

The number of people infected with measles in Utah has grown to 559 in nine months, with hundreds of cases being reported in less than a month and several exposures in high-traffic spots, including the state’s flagship university.

Now, with 318 cases so far this year, Utah has the second-highest count of measles cases in the country, after South Carolina, which counted 668 infections, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The 559 figure is something Utah hasn’t witnessed in more than 40 years, Dr. Leisha Nolen, the state epidemiologist, said on Thursday. The disease had been practically eliminated thanks to the wide distribution of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. However, as vaccination rates drop nationwide, measles has appeared in multiple communities across the state. [emphasis added]

Related posts:

April 2026

Measles rampant at Trump's West Texas concentration camp. (4/3)

January-March 2026

Greetings from Camp East Montana, measles Petri dish. (3/26)

Dear Utah residents, Please send your measles thank-you notes to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. @HHS. Best, Retiring Guy. (2/21)

Crazy in America: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and MAHA work overtime to insure the spread of preventable diseases. (2/17)

At this rate, the number of measles cases in 2026 will be 11,686% higher than in 2023. (2/16)

Measles outbreaks: 2025 is just the start if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. MAHA congregation continue to get their way. (1/20)

October-December 2025

Hire a antivaxxer clown @HHS, expect a measles circus. (12/15)

First measles, now whooping cough: Lotta nasty shit goin' 'round since the inept Robert F. Kennedy became head @HHSGov. (11/11)

August-September 2025

Reviews are in for the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Clown Show @HHS. (9/27)

Remember when Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate not to confirm RFK jr. They should have taken her advice! (9/9)

Robert Kennedy Jr. parties like it's the early 20th century in the Nelson extended family. (8/12)

This is what life looked like before childhood vaccinations. (8/2)

March-June 2025

Robert Kennedy Jr., snake oil salesman. (6/6)

Anti-vaxxer Robert Kennedy Jr. is visiting Texas. Will he apologize for being hazardous to Texans' health? (4/6)

Hazardous to your health RFKjr @HHS has a cure for the accelerating measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. (3/10)

Antivaxxer RFKjr @HHSGov: Hazardous to your health and taste buds (cod liver oil edition). (3/6)

Antivaxxer RFKjr @HHSGov: Hazardous to your health (measles outbreak edition). (3/5)

Make America Spotty Again (MASA). (3/2)

Millennials and Gen Z fuel an uptick in church attendance

Graphics: Churchtrac

Headline: New York Times, 4/5/2026

Matthew Payne reports for Churchtrac:

What Church Leaders Should Take Away in 2026

Church attendance in the United States has declined over the long term, but those declines have slowed and stabilized. Recent data shows participation leveling out at lower but more consistent levels than in the years immediately following the pandemic.

For church leaders, this means attendance numbers should be read as context, not verdict. Weekly church attendance alone no longer captures the full picture of engagement, discipleship, or spiritual formation within a congregation. Healthy churches in 2026 may look different than they did a generation ago, and that difference does not automatically signal failure.

Rather than aiming to recover past benchmarks, leaders are better served by focusing on faithfulness, clarity of mission, and meaningful engagement in their local communities. The data does not point to the end of the church, but to a season that requires adaptability, patience, and renewed focus on how people connect with faith today. [emphasis added]

MISCREANT PREACHERS: Sexual abuse of a minor in the Name of the Lord (#293 in a series)

Photo and headline: Bring me the News, 4/1/2026

According to a criminal complaint, the Hutchinson Police Department met with a witness this past January, who disclosed the abuse of a young girl.

Investigators were able to meet with that victim, who told them when she was under the age of 7, Demenge would make her and her sibling take cold showers when they got in trouble and would watch the victim take a shower.

After the showers, Demenge would touch the victim’s genitals. This happened at least ten times, according to the victim, who also told police she felt uncomfortable, but did not know what he was doing at the time. The abuse allegedly occurred between 2013 and 2018.

"Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry." (Colossians 3:5)

Other miscreant preacher posts (which cover a multitude of sins):.

April 2026

Lawrence Turnbull. (4/4)

Robert Glossenger. (4/3)

Andrew Showers. (4/2)

Luke Cunningham. (4/1)

March 2026 (29, a new monthly record)

Alex Montealegre. (3/30)

Marcus Davy Jeffrey. (3/29)

Misi Tagaloa. (3/28)

Da'Qwone Hill. (3/27)

Zachary King. (3/26)