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Cancer treatment in America runs on a simple, brutal economic model: the sicker we stay, the more money gets made. Chemotherapy drugs approved by the FDA in 2012 were priced at over $100,000 per patient per year—eleven out of twelve of them. Some immunotherapy treatments run $15,000 per dose. The cancer industry generates hundreds of…Continue reading They Buried it for COVID. Now They’re Doing It for Cancer
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For decades, as if there are no consequences beyond potential death or dismemberment on the battlefield, our service members are asked to put their bodies on the line. What they aren’t told—what the government has known and consistently failed to disclose—is that the enemy isn’t always on the other side of the battlefield. Sometimes the…Continue reading Serve, Suffer, Submit Your DNA: How America Turned Its Veterans Into a Lifetime Experiment
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We are being watched. Most of us know it on some level, the way we sense a room has cameras before we spot them. What we tend to underestimate—badly—is just how many systems are running simultaneously, how much they already know, and how little any of it required our permission. A thread posted to X…Continue reading No Warrant Required: Eyes Everywhere in Surveillance America
By Jefferey Jaxen A recent Gallup poll revealed the pharmaceutical industry is the most despised industry in America. Very few people are likely surprised. On a weekly basis one can find national headlines exposing pharmaceutical industry corruption. Readers grow weary of editorials exposing the fraudulent marketing of drugs or medical devices, the manipulation and concealment…Continue reading Does Big Pharma Deserve Our Trust?
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Agence France Presse is reporting: “Switzerland was among the first countries to begin deploying 5G, but health fears over radiation from the antennas that carry the next-generation mobile technology have sparked a nationwide revolt. Demonstrators against the technology are due to fill the streets of Bern later this month, but already a number of cantons…Continue reading Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt
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The filing is a centerpiece of an agreement to settle thousands of cases against the company for its role in the opioids crises. But it is expected to be vigorously contested by many states. The New York Time writes: “Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, the drug widely seen as igniting the opioid crisis, filed for…Continue reading OFFICIAL: Purdue Pharma Files For Bankruptcy
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By Jefferey Jaxen It was reported last week that Jennifer Kent, the director of the state Department of Health Care Services which oversees the state’s massive Medi-Cal system, announced her resignation Tuesday. The SF Chronicle reports, “No explanation for her departure was immediately released…and it was unclear whether her exit had been previously planned.” Some…Continue reading When Discrimination is Accepted in America
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UPDATE: 5:15 PM PST: CA Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced the signing of SB276 & SB714 UPDATE: 4:24 PM PST: CA Legislature suspends rules to rush SB714 through the Assembly and Senate with no option for public comment UPDATE 1:30 PM PST: CA Legislature Fast-Tracking SB714 for Simultaneous Floor Votes SB714 is the companion…Continue reading Multiple Arrests Made As Californians Occupy State Capital in Protest of Medical Exemption Bill
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By Jefferey Jaxen After early hesitation about the bill and calls for amendments, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office appears to be signaling a direction. On Friday, the LA Times claimed that Senate Bill 276 (SB 276) amendments sought by Gov Newsom had been agreed upon. The article states: “The agreement between state Sen. Richard Pan…Continue reading Despite Arrests, Protests Continue As California Exemption Bill Awaits Gov Newsom’s Decision
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