Oct 13, 2025 2-4pm ET
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Hour 1
Top Doctor Says He Was ‘Silenced’ and Demands U.S. Apologize for COVID Vaccine Mandates: ‘Safety Was Ignored’ Cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a former chief medical adviser for the Make America Healthy Again movement, has called for a formal public apology from governments and medical institutions over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, arguing they violated medical ethics and eroded public trust. In a commentary co-authored with psychologist Dr. Andrea Nazarenko and published in Science, Public Health Policy and the Law, Malhotra contends that informed consent—the foundation of ethical medicine—was abandoned during the pandemic. The authors write that mandates and censorship of dissenting views “silenced truth seekers” and discouraged open scientific debate. They propose a global moratorium on mRNA COVID vaccines until full transparency and independent safety reviews are achieved. The paper cites emerging evidence of myocarditis and other adverse events among low-risk populations, claiming policymakers ignored evolving data and continued broad vaccine recommendations beyond their justified scope. Malhotra argues that younger, healthy adults received “close to no benefit” compared with their risk of potential harm. Federal and state mandates, many lasting through 2023, required vaccinations for employees and military personnel, while unvaccinated individuals faced job losses and social restrictions. The commentary asserts that such measures fostered unprecedented public distrust, with CDC confidence dropping from 73 percent in 2020 to 61 percent in 2025, and urges renewed accountability, transparency, and apology to restore legitimacy in public health.
Microplastics Are Changing Your Insides in Unexpected Ways A recent study led by the CBmed research center in Graz, Austria, found that exposure to microplastics can alter the gut microbiome in ways that mirror patterns linked to depression and colorectal cancer. Using fecal samples from healthy volunteers, researchers cultured gut microbiota in bioreactors and exposed them to common plastics (e.g. polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, PET). They observed consistent drops in pH—indicating increased acidity—and shifts in bacterial species abundance. The microplastic-treated samples showed modifications to metabolic activity and production of bacterial chemicals compared to control cultures. Scientists proposed mechanisms including microplastics binding nutrients and releasing chemical residues that disrupt microbial communities. While the authors cautioned that causation cannot yet be established, they argued the results warrant further investigation given continual human exposure via food, water, air, and packaging. They estimate some individuals may consume the equivalent of a credit card’s mass in plastic particles weekly. The research underlines the gut microbiome’s critical role in mental and physical health and suggests environmental factors like microplastics might influence disease risk. The authors advocate for expanded biomonitoring, epidemiological studies, and regulatory attention to plastic pollution.
PFAS Chemicals Detected in Blood of 20 EU Politicians in ‘Forever Chemicals’ Study A recent investigation found that 20 European politicians tested positive for PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in their blood, revealing widespread exposure even at high political levels. The study, part of a broader European biomonitoring effort, measured PFAS concentrations including PFOS and PFOA, which are persistent environmental pollutants linked to adverse health effects like liver and kidney damage, hormone disruption, and increased cancer risk. None of the tested individuals exceeded existing EU safety thresholds, but every sample showed measurable PFAS levels, indicating continuous background exposure through sources such as food, water, consumer products, and environmental contamination. The researchers emphasized that detection in high-profile figures underscores the ubiquity of PFAS and challenges assumptions that exposure is limited to communities near industrial sites or contaminated areas. The report reignites pressure on EU regulators to enforce stricter limits, expand monitoring programs, and expedite the phase-out of remaining PFAS uses in consumer products and industrial applications. It also may influence upcoming chemical policy reforms, including the EU’s proposed PFAS restriction under the REACH framework, which aims to regulate entire classes of these substances rather than individual compounds.
Atrazine Banned in 60 Countries — Yet Trump Administration Says It’s Safe The article reports that atrazine, one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S., is banned in around 60 nations, yet under the Trump administration the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared it poses no extinction risk to any protected species. According to the piece, the EPA had previously determined in 2020 that atrazine was likely to harm over 1,000 imperiled species, but recent assessments now assert that existing mitigation plans will prevent species-level harm. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service supports this more lenient stance, a shift that critics say reflects industry influence. Advocates from the Center for Biological Diversity dispute the conclusion, releasing analyses suggesting that the EPA’s mitigation strategy would still permit high atrazine levels in more than 11,000 watersheds. They argue this could impact one-eighth of the continental U.S. land area. The article highlights concerns over the herbicide’s established links to hormone disruption, birth defects, cancer, fertility impairment, and contamination of waterways. It also points to the role of deregulation under the Trump administration, citing rescinded safety protections previously in place to safeguard children. The piece frames this as symptomatic of broader “poison policy” under the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) initiative, which it says has replaced earlier warnings with industry-friendly messaging after agricultural lobbying pressure. Finally, the article notes that a court-mandated timeline requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize biological opinions about atrazine and simazine by March 31, 2026, under a legal agreement with environmental groups.
An Inconvenient Study An Inconvenient Study is a forthcoming documentary produced by Del Bigtree that claims to expose long-suppressed evidence comparing health outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated populations. The project centers on an alleged 2016 study conducted by a researcher affiliated with a major medical institution, which the producers say was rejected for publication due to political and financial pressures within the scientific community. According to the filmmakers, the data revealed significant differences in chronic illness, developmental disorders, and immune dysfunction between the two groups, but the results were deemed too controversial to release. The website presents the film as a “groundbreaking revelation” that will challenge mainstream vaccine policy, alleging that corporate influence, censorship, and institutional bias have suppressed independent vaccine safety research for decades. It features a trailer, donation and merchandise links, and a signup for hosting local screenings to expand public access. The producers also highlight related organizations such as the Informed Consent Action Network and The HighWire, framing the project as part of a larger transparency and health sovereignty movement. The film positions itself as a catalyst for public debate on scientific accountability, medical ethics, and the future of vaccine policy worldwide.
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Hour 2
Breaking: MAHA Goes Global with Launch of ‘Make Europe Healthy Again’ [MEHA] The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement is expanding internationally with the launch of Make Europe Healthy Again (MEHA), set to debut October 15 at the European Parliament in Brussels. MEHA presents itself as a health sovereignty initiative aiming to shift control away from centralized authorities and toward individual citizens by promoting autonomy over food, medical, and wellness choices. Key organizers include Sayer Ji, Maria Hubmer-Mogg (MEHA founder and president), and Andrea Lamont-Nazarenko (Chief Strategic Officer), who argue that Europe must “reclaim power, health, and traditions” by restoring systems they believe support natural living and bodily sovereignty. The launch emphasizes values such as clean air, water, food, respect for tradition, and decentralized health decision-making. MEHA is presented as aligned with MAHA and other global movements resisting what organizers call “top-down health governance.” The announcement frames MEHA not merely as a campaign but as a participatory commission to unite Europeans who disagree with institutional health policies and wish to advocate for alternative approaches. The authors stress that this moment marks a “planetary shift” toward systems rooted in local control and individual freedom in matters of health.
Pharma Giant, AstraZeneca, Slashes Drug Prices for Americans President Trump announced that AstraZeneca has agreed to reduce the cost of several of its drugs in the U.S., aligning prices with the lowest rates paid by other developed nations—often termed “most-favored-nation” pricing. Under the new deal, AstraZeneca must offer discounted rates when selling directly to American consumers and extend these preferential prices to all state Medicaid programs. The move is part of a broader initiative in which Trump previously secured a similar agreement with Pfizer as he pushed to bring U.S. drug prices roughly in line with international benchmarks. The price cuts will affect chronic disease treatments, notably inhalers for COPD and asthma, including products such as Bevespi Aerosphere, Breztri Aerosphere, and Airsupra, which will receive deep discounts. Supporters claim the agreement will benefit millions of Americans—particularly vulnerable and Medicaid populations—by reducing out-of-pocket costs and lowering systemic healthcare spending. Skeptics, however, may question whether such pricing concessions are sustainable for the pharmaceutical company and whether they reflect long-term structural reform or a temporary political maneuver.
Common Medications Continue Altering Your Gut Years After You Stop Taking Them Researchers analyzing data from 2,509 participants in the Estonian Biobank’s microbiome cohort found that 42 percent of commonly used medications leave detectable and lasting alterations in the gut microbiome, persisting more than a year after discontinuation. The study led by the University of Tartu revealed that beyond antibiotics, drug classes including antidepressants, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), beta-blockers, and benzodiazepines produce distinct microbial “fingerprints” long after use. Follow-up measurements in a subset of subjects showed that both initiating and ceasing certain drugs was associated with predictable shifts in specific microbial taxa, reinforcing a plausible causal link between drug exposure and microbiome change. Notably, even members of the same drug class (e.g. different SSRIs or PPIs) can differ in their impact on microbial diversity and composition. The authors argue that medication history—even from the distant past—must be considered in microbiome research and clinical interpretation, because such legacy effects confound attempts to link gut microbes to disease states. The work also adds to accumulating evidence that non-antibiotic medications may contribute to gut dysbiosis, alter metabolic pathways, and influence individual responses to drugs. Researchers urge more longitudinal and mechanistic studies to determine how long these changes last, whether they are reversible, and how they influence health outcomes beyond the microbiome itself.
Can the Polyface Approach Feed the World? Joel Salatin argues that the Polyface farming model—centered on regenerative practices, multispecies integration, soil health, and ecology-first management—can indeed contribute to feeding the planet in a sustainable way. He challenges traditional studies comparing conventional chemical agriculture to organic methods that use sterile, degraded soils and monocrop systems, contending that such comparisons misrepresent what true regenerative systems can achieve. Salatin asserts that healthy, living soils operate synergistically, with microbial communities working in balance (“quorum”) when managed organically. He points to increased nutrient density in Polyface products (citing dramatically higher folic acid in eggs) and contends that broad food waste and distribution inefficiencies, not absolute production limits, are a primary obstacle to feeding more people. He also warns of accelerating soil degradation and water scarcity globally, arguing that current industrial models deplete essential ecosystem services faster than they can be replenished. Though Salatin acknowledges that Polyface’s methods scale incrementally and need time to rebuild soil biology (often measured in years), he holds that if food producers globally adopted ecological protocols—diversified species, composting, pasture rotation, water retention—these practices could reverse soil decline, improve resilience, and sustain human populations without reliance on synthetic inputs.
Nutrient-Depleted Soil and What It Means for Your Food Modern agricultural practices have driven a progressive decline in the vitamin and mineral content of staple crops by prioritizing yield, storage, and uniformity over nutrient density. Over the past 50–70 years, studies show steep drops in essential minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium, and calcium in fruits, vegetables, and grains, an effect partly caused by the “dilution effect”—when plants bred for higher carbohydrate yield allocate less to nutrient storage. Heavy reliance on synthetic fertilizers, pesticide use, monocropping, and soil‐tilling has degraded microbial soil communities that facilitate nutrient uptake, further impairing plants’ ability to absorb trace minerals even when present in the soil. Postharvest storage and transportation also contribute to nutrient loss, compounding the deficit between what plants initially absorb and what ultimately reaches consumers. Many people today may consume adequate calories yet still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies—sometimes called “hidden hunger”—because food is less nourishing. The article argues that restoring nutrient density will require a shift toward regenerative farming practices (cover cropping, composting, integrated livestock, minimal tillage) and a reintroduction or promotion of heirloom or heritage crop varieties that maintain stronger native ties to soil microbiomes. It encourages consumers to support farmers who emphasize soil health, diversify their diets, and reduce dependence on ultra processed foods to counteract the decline of nutrition in the food supply.
Comment of The Day!
I just listened to yourself, Robert Bell, and Attorney Tom Renz speaking about medical kidnapping. My son was also medically kidnapped. When taken he was in excellent health, and now he is fighting for his life with glioblastoma. Initially they forced him to take Risperdal and then added on more and more medications, including vaccinations. Living at home with me, his mother, he would never have gotten the vaccinations because I learned the truth of vaccinations over 35 years ago.
I have documentation and proof of what has happened, but I do not have the wherewithal and knowledge to fight this alone. I would like to share my story in hopes it will make a difference.
It is my hope and prayer that others will rise up and speak out against this evil.
Fran
Question of The Day!
Thanks for all your hard work!
Are you still promoting the round item eg table placed in your living room to protect against emfs etc
Forget the name you said it helped your wife.
Thanks
GC
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