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More than one-third of adults (34.2%) and more than one-sixth of adolescents (18.1%) are on psychotherapeutic drugs or have been prescribed these drugs within the last year, according to the latest Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) numbers for 2025, which is a slight decrease from 2024. This includes pain relievers (mostly opioids),…Continue reading Psychotherapeutic Drug Use Declines, While Antidepressant Use Continues to Rise

Trump Executive Order Overhauls Childhood Vaccine Schedule: 11 Core Shots, MMR Split and Spacing Encouraged
“Eat Less Protein, Live Longer” Headlines Rely Heavily on Yeast, Fly, and Rodent Data
Ozempic, GLP-1s Cause Emotional Flattening, Loss of Enthusiasm For Life

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that, beginning on October 13, 2026, Medicaid and CHIP can no longer be used to cover “sex-rejecting procedures” for children, also known colloquially as “gender affirming care procedures.” Williams Institute estimates that approximately 276,000 transgender adults are enrolled in Medicaid, but numbers of transgender…Continue reading CMS To Halt Taxpayer Funding For “Sex-Rejecting” Procedures on Minors in October

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“Is Bill Going Rogue?”: Collins, Fauci, and the Gates Foundation’s Unseen Influence Over NIH
Senator Rand Paul released a trove of documents related to Bill Gates, his foundation, and his relationship with the NIH, including former NIH Director Francis Collins and former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Senator Paul flagged several items out of the 1,375-page release and suggested that Gates was trying to “secretly run a federal health…Continue reading “Is Bill Going Rogue?”: Collins, Fauci, and the Gates Foundation’s Unseen Influence Over NIH

Health & Nutrition

Psychotherapeutic Drug Use Declines, While Antidepressant Use Continues to Rise
More than one-third of adults (34.2%) and more than one-sixth of adolescents (18.1%) are on psychotherapeutic drugs or have been prescribed these drugs within the last year, according to the latest Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) numbers for 2025, which is a slight decrease from 2024. This includes pain relievers (mostly opioids),…Continue reading Psychotherapeutic Drug Use Declines, While Antidepressant Use Continues to Rise

Vaccines

“Is Bill Going Rogue?”: Collins, Fauci, and the Gates Foundation’s Unseen Influence Over NIH
Senator Rand Paul released a trove of documents related to Bill Gates, his foundation, and his relationship with the NIH, including former NIH Director Francis Collins and former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Senator Paul flagged several items out of the 1,375-page release and suggested that Gates was trying to “secretly run a federal health…Continue reading “Is Bill Going Rogue?”: Collins, Fauci, and the Gates Foundation’s Unseen Influence Over NIH

Science & Tech

Brain-Dead Man Receives Three Organs From Genetically Modified Pig
A study published in May 2026 reveals the first experiment in which a clinically dead man received two kidneys and a liver transplanted from a genetically modified pig. This is the first time multiple organs from a GM pig have been transplanted into a single person. Surgeons at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical…Continue reading Brain-Dead Man Receives Three Organs From Genetically Modified Pig

Environment

Petitioners Urge General Mills To Reject GMO Glufosinate-Resistant HB4 Wheat
23,000 consumers have signed a Friends of the Earth petition urging General Mills and other major food companies to publicly reject a newly approved strain of genetically engineered (GMO) wheat that is resistant to the herbicide glufosinate ammonium. The European Union banned the use of glufosinate in 2018 due to reproductive toxicity risks. HB4 wheat,…Continue reading Petitioners Urge General Mills To Reject GMO Glufosinate-Resistant HB4 Wheat

Policy

“Is Bill Going Rogue?”: Collins, Fauci, and the Gates Foundation’s Unseen Influence Over NIH
Senator Rand Paul released a trove of documents related to Bill Gates, his foundation, and his relationship with the NIH, including former NIH Director Francis Collins and former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Senator Paul flagged several items out of the 1,375-page release and suggested that Gates was trying to “secretly run a federal health…Continue reading “Is Bill Going Rogue?”: Collins, Fauci, and the Gates Foundation’s Unseen Influence Over NIH

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CUOMO OUT: Andrew Cuomo resigns as governor of New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation on Tuesday under threat of impeachment. following the release of a scathing state Attorney General report in which investigators concluded that he sexually harassed several women in violation of state and federal law. “I think that given the circumstances, the best way I can help now is if I step aside,” Cuomo said…Continue reading CUOMO OUT: Andrew Cuomo resigns as governor of New York
U.S. teachers’ union shifts stance to back vaccine mandate as COVID surges
Appeals court rejects Bayer bid to overturn Roundup trial loss; cites “reckless disregard” for consumer safety
Defense secretary to mandate COVID vaccine for US military by Sept. 15

The Pentagon is requiring members of the U.S. military to get vaccinated against coronavirus, a defense official has confirmed to Fox News. All military troops will have until September 15 to get vaccinated, according to a memo first reported by The Associated Press. It could be even sooner depending on developments regarding vaccine approval or…Continue reading Defense secretary to mandate COVID vaccine for US military by Sept. 15
Tony Fauci’s Campaign for Covid Vaccine Coercion Continues

“I believe mandates at the local level need to be done.”
23% of San Francisco Sheriffs Threaten Resignation Over City’s Vaccine Mandate

“If deputy sheriffs are forced to vaccinate a percentage of them will retire early or seek employment elsewhere.” was the response from The San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs’ Association (SFDSA) labor union to the city of San Francisco’s vaccine mandate. The city announced it would require all 35,000 city employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus…Continue reading 23% of San Francisco Sheriffs Threaten Resignation Over City’s Vaccine Mandate
Law professor sues George Mason University, challenging covid vaccine mandate

A law-school professor filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging George Mason University’s coronavirus vaccine mandate, arguing it is unnecessarily coercive and unconstitutional. The nonprofit New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the case against George Mason’s president and some of its other leaders in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of Todd Zywicki, a…Continue reading Law professor sues George Mason University, challenging covid vaccine mandate
Quebec Becomes First Canadian Province To Introduce Vaccine Passports

Quebec announced Thursday it will introduce a vaccine passport, the first in Canada, to counter a fourth wave of the coronavirus and the spread of the Delta variant. “The principle behind the vaccine passport is that people who have made the effort to get their two doses should be able to live a semi-normal life,”…Continue reading Quebec Becomes First Canadian Province To Introduce Vaccine Passports
Poll: Vaccinated adults are more concerned about delta variant of COVID -19 than the unvaccinated

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