THE REAL ALEX JONES | PART 2

Just two weeks after a devastating car accident, a Long Island family is battling Nassau University Medical Center to keep their son, Tony Gestone Jr., on life support as doctors push to administer a brain death test that could trigger removal of care within hours. Parents Angel and Tony Gestone Sr. describe signs they believe show their son is still present, including pupil reactions and pain responses, yet the hospital moved to rush him to testing even after a judge signed a restraining order blocking the brain death determination. Siri & Glimstad attorney Jessica Wallace joins Del to break down the legal and ethical battle families face when hospitals appear to have already made up their minds.

Airdate: April 23, 2026

In a landmark moment for medical freedom, United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a new Pentagon policy ending the mandatory flu vaccine requirement for all U.S. service members, giving America’s warriors the right to choose what goes into their own bodies. Del reflects on years of ICAN legal battles fought on behalf of military members who were kicked out for refusing COVID vaccines, and what this policy shift signals for the broader informed consent movement. Could this be the opening of a door that changes how the military approaches vaccine mandates altogether?

Airdate: April 23, 2026

Today on The HighWire, a Long Island family is battling Nassau University Medical Center to save their 23-year-old son, Tony Gestone Jr., after a devastating car accident. Tony’s parents and their attorney join Del live from the hospital room.

Then, we break down a major announcement from the U.S. military ending the flu shot mandate.

Also, a new study is raising serious questions about the effectiveness of blockbuster Alzheimer’s drugs, challenging whether billions of dollars in treatments are providing meaningful benefits to patients and families.

Finally, Del sits down in the studio with Dr. William Shaw, founder of one of America’s most prominent diagnostic laboratories in the world. Shaw reveals shocking new discoveries linking autism to the most ubiquitous pesticide affecting our gut biome.

Plus, Zen Honeycutt of Moms Across America joins ahead of The People vs. Poison Rally, Sunday, April 27th.

Guests: Angel & Tony Gestone, Dr. William Shaw, Zen Honeycutt

Airdate: April 23, 2026

We have a big show in store this Thursday on The HighWire!

The military just made a major announcement about vaccine mandates, signaling a shift toward allowing service members to choose whether to receive the flu shot. Del breaks down what it means and why it matters.

Then, one of America’s top journalists is investigating the dramatic rise in cancer and covering every possible cause except the one hiding in plain sight. Del gets into what she is missing and why.

A new study is challenging the entire approach to Alzheimer’s drugs, raising serious questions about whether billions of dollars in treatments are actually doing anything for patients or their families.

Plus, Del sits down in studio with Dr. William Shaw, founder of one of the largest urine and blood testing laboratories in the country. His work identified patterns in autoimmune disease and autism years before they entered mainstream discussion. He shares how he believes autism can be detected through a urine sample and reveals what may be connecting it all.

Make sure you tune in tomorrow for all of this, and more!

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📅 April 23, 2026
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It’s World Homeopathy Awareness Week, and Del Bigtree sits down with classical homeopath and founder of the global initiative, Gabrielle Traub, to examine one of the most debated healing systems in modern medicine. Traub explains the foundational principle of homeopathy, “like cures like” (similia similibus curantur), and how the system developed more than two centuries ago continues to guide practitioners today.

Del and Gabrielle discuss homeopathy’s growing use in children’s health, fertility, mental and emotional wellness, pain management, and even agriculture, where homeopathic preparations are being studied as potential alternatives to toxic pesticides. Traub also discusses the historical battle between homeopathy and organized medicine, current regulatory pressure on homeopathic products in the United States, the study Americans for Homeopathy Choice Act (HR 750), and her documentary Introducing Homeopathy.

AIRDATE: April 16, 2026

Every measles headline follows the same script, cases spike, anchors alarm, and the solution is always more vaccines. Jefferey cuts through the noise to ask the questions corporate media won’t. The original goal of the measles vaccine program wasn’t just individual protection, it was global eradication. Decades later, measles continues circulating in predictable cycles, and blaming a handful of unvaccinated children ignores a far more complicated scientific reality that the public health establishment has little incentive to acknowledge.

The science on vaccine-induced immunity tells a more nuanced story than the “97% effective” soundbite. A peer-reviewed study tracking children’s antibody levels after two MMR doses found that within a few years, 25–50% of vaccinated children drop into a medium-to-low antibody range, making them susceptible to subclinical infection and capable of transmitting measles without symptoms. Jefferey draws a direct parallel to the COVID vaccine efficacy debate: high initial protection, followed by significant waning that public health messaging never adequately addressed.

This raises a question Jefferey argues officials are actively avoiding: if vaccinated individuals can be asymptomatic carriers, why aren’t community-wide antibody tests being conducted during outbreaks? Instead, focus stays on unvaccinated individuals — who, when symptomatic, are visibly sick and kept home, while generating lifelong natural immunity. Jefferey calls on federal health officials to publicly release antibody testing data during outbreaks to get an honest picture of what’s actually driving transmission.

The peer-reviewed literature is hard to ignore. Studies on measles reemergence in developed countries found that 2–10% of two-dose recipients never develop protective antibody levels. During the 1989–1991 US outbreak, 20–40% of cases had been previously vaccinated. In a 2011 Canadian outbreak, 52% of cases had received two doses. Jaxen also flags the political dimension, South Carolina recently tried to eliminate religious vaccine exemptions during a local outbreak, a bill killed only after parents flooded the statehouse.

AIRDATE: April 16, 2026

A wave of new science is exposing what for decades was dismissed as background noise and Jefferey is connecting the dots. A new study on erythritol, the zero-calorie fermented sugar alcohol found in keto products and sports drinks, finds it crosses the blood-brain barrier and disrupts the brain’s vascular function in ways that may increase stroke risk. It entered the food supply under the FDA’s broadly permissive “Generally Recognized as Safe” designation, meaning it was never rigorously reviewed. For now, Jaxen’s advice is simple: read your labels.

Harder to avoid are forever chemicals, and new research is raising urgent concerns about their impact on developing babies. A study on PFDA, a common PFAS compound, finds it may disrupt the liver enzyme CYP26, which regulates vitamin A levels in pregnant women. That disruption, researchers warn, could interfere with a critical signaling pathway for fetal development, potentially contributing to craniofacial birth defects like cleft palate and craniosynostosis, which already account for roughly a third of all congenital birth defects worldwide. Scientists are calling this a significant mechanistic finding.

On the food side, a major new study finds that every 10% increase in ultra-processed food calories during pregnancy is linked to an 11% higher risk of preterm birth and a 5% higher risk of preeclampsia, two of the leading causes of maternal and newborn death in the US. The kicker: the old USDA food pyramid was actively steering Americans toward these same foods for decades, a problem compounded by the fact that RFK Jr. inherited a 453-page food directive largely written by food industry lobbyists when he took office.

Jeferrey ties these findings to the broader MAHA Initiative, noting that the Trump administration directed HHS to examine environmental toxins, particularly their effects on pregnant women and children, from day one. He argues that the political resistance Kennedy faces in doing this work stands in stark contrast to the silence of previous administrations, which approved forever chemicals, bisphenols, fluoride, and artificial dyes without serious scrutiny. Practical takeaways from the segment: filter your drinking water, ditch nonstick cookware, and check ingredient labels for erythritol.

AIRDATE: April 16, 2026

The battle over America’s public health future is intensifying. Jeffrey reports that Dr. Erica Schwartz, former Deputy Surgeon General during Trump’s first term, is now the White House frontrunner to lead the CDC. Her record includes crafting mandatory vaccination policies and coordinating the seriously flawed federal COVID response, prompting serious questions about whether this pick represents the institutional reset many had hoped for.

Across the Atlantic, the UK’s independent COVID Inquiry formally acknowledged that COVID vaccines caused serious injury and death in some recipients, calling for urgent reform of the nation’s vaccine damage compensation scheme. A striking admission in the report: the compensation program was so poorly publicized that many injured people never knew it existed, a pattern that will feel familiar to anyone who has followed the US Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

A new Politico/Public First poll of nearly 4,000 Americans finds that more people now doubt vaccine safety than trust it, with a plurality supporting fewer vaccines and prioritizing bodily autonomy over mandates. Jefferey argues this reflects a long-building shift in public sentiment that Washington has been slow to acknowledge.

The week’s biggest development may be the ACIP charter overhaul. After a judge blocked RFK Jr.’s restructured committee, ICAN urged Kennedy to amend the charter before the April 1st deadline, and he delivered. The updated charter now mandates expertise in toxicology, pediatric neurodevelopment, and recovery from vaccine injuries, while adding non-pharma-funded organizations to balance industry influence.

AIRDATE: April 16, 2026

Food activist Vani Hari (Food Babe) joins Del Bigtree to discuss the growing national fight over glyphosate and the push to shield pesticide manufacturers from liability. With more than 170,000 cancer lawsuits already filed against Bayer/Monsanto over Roundup exposure, Hari is organizing a major rally at the U.S. Supreme Court called ‘The People vs. Poison,’ taking place April 27 in Washington, D.C.

Hari explains why activists, farmers, scientists, and health advocates from across the political spectrum are joining forces to oppose legislative efforts that could grant pesticide companies immunity from future lawsuits. Toxicologist Alexandra Muñoz also weighs in, outlining scientific evidence linking glyphosate exposure to DNA damage and cancer.

As Congress debates liability protections and the EPA prepares its next glyphosate review, organizers are calling on the public to show up, speak out, and join the rally demanding transparency, accountability, and an end to corporate immunity for chemicals linked to serious health risks.

AIRDATE: April 16, 2026