BREAKING: WHO Pandemic Treaty Dead in Water as Member States Fail to Reach Agreement

The Senate Homeland Security Governmental Affairs committee held a hearing and debate Tuesday morning regarding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing included two scientists who believe a zoonotic origin is the most likely explanation and two scientists who believe the virus was generated in a lab before leaking to the public. Gregory Koblentz…Continue reading Senate hearing examines ‘available evidence’ on the origins of COVID-19

A new study was released where the researchers inoculated raw milk with H5N1 (bird flu; avian flu), fed the milk to mice, and the mice became ill on the first day with “ruffled fur and lethargy.” The primary flaw with the study is that inoculated milk is different from milk that comes from an infected…Continue reading Study Linking Raw Milk to H5N1 Mutations Sparks Controversy Over Pandemic Risks and Research Methods

As House Oversight and Senate hearings have focused heavily on the origins of COVID-19 and the dangers of gain-of-function research, a familiar name has been revealed with potential ties to the current H5N1 virus that is being spread among dairy cattle and chickens. In 2009, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation provided a hefty $9.5…Continue reading Gates Foundation Funding: H5N1 Research, COVID-19 Origins, and Public Health Impact

The deregulation of gene-edited plants is on the USDA agenda, and the public comment period has been extended by 21 days. The comment page has yet to be posted on the Federal Register. CRISPR is a new technology that is being used in agriculture to modify plants. “New Gene Technologies” or NGTs are how big agricultural companies like Bayer are…Continue reading USDA Reopens Comment Period for Deregulation of Gene-Edited Plants

Texas farmers are suing the EPA for failing to regulate Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals in biosolids fertilizer, which has contaminated millions of acres of farmland. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), an environmental non-profit, is representing the farmer plaintiffs in the suit. The complaint alleges that the EPA neglected to provide regulations for…Continue reading Texas Farmers Sue EPA Over PFAS Contamination in Biosolid Fertilizers

Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder and journalist, was freed following years of captivity. In exchange for a plea deal on espionage charges, Assange will get credit for time served and has been released. He is now in Australia with his family. Assange leaked 250,000 documents that he obtained and started a massive conversation about whether…Continue reading Julian Assange Freed in Plea Deal, Rekindles Debate on Press Freedom