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Retired child and adolescent psychiatrist and American expatriate in New Zealand. In 2002, I made the difficult decision to close my 25-year Seattle practice after 15 years of covert FBI harassment. I describe the unrelenting phone harassment, illegal break-ins and six attempts on my life in my 2010 book The Most Revolutionary Act: Memoir of an American Refugee.

Disgraced Pentagon still insists Iranian Nuclear Facilities ‘Destroyed’

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The Isfahan Nuclear Research Center is an atomic scientific center and a key uranium conversion facility located southeast of Isfahan, a historic city in central Iran. The Natanz Nuclear Facility is Tehran’s main uranium enrichment complex, situated approximately 120 kilometers north of Isfahan.

And last but certainly not least, the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, a heavily fortified uranium enrichment facility buried deep into a mountain approximately 30 km northeast of Qom, another historic city in northern Iran (you get a lot of those in a country whose history spans millennia). Expectedly, the Fordow facility is the main point of contention, as the US insists that it was destroyed, although irrefutable evidence for that is sorely lacking. Precisely this notion enraged Trump, who even pointed out that B-2 pilots were supposedly “upset by all the fake news”.

“Secretary of Defense (War!) Pete Hegseth, together with Military Representatives, will be holding a Major News Conference tomorrow morning at 8 A.M. EST at The Pentagon, in order to fight for the Dignity of our Great American Pilots. These Patriots were very upset!

After 36 hours of dangerously flying through Enemy Territory, they landed, they knew the Success was LEGENDARY, and then, two days later, they started reading Fake News by CNN and The Failing New York Times. They felt terribly! Fortunately for them and, as usual, solely for the purpose of demeaning PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, the Fake News (Times and CNN) lied and totally misrepresented the Facts, none of which they had (because it was too soon, there were no Facts out there yet!). The News Conference will prove both interesting and irrefutable. Enjoy!” Trump posted on Truth Social.

The controversy was also exacerbated by a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report leaked to CNN. Namely, the agency’s assessment strongly suggested that Operation “Midnight Hammer” fell flat after the US airstrikes failed to destroy Iran’s nuclear program.

CNN cited “two of the people familiar with the assessment” who allegedly said that “Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium was not destroyed”, one of whom concluded that “the centrifuges are largely intact”. In addition, several other sources reported that Tehran moved the enriched uranium out of the three facilities before the US sent the B-2 strategic bombers to attack them. The DIA’s report also claims that Iran’s nuclear program was “set back maybe a few months, tops”. In the meantime, these assessments were dropped in favor of Trump’s claims, with Israeli and top US spy agencies (including the CIA) backing him.

However, even their reports still question the validity of Trump’s claims that Iranian nuclear facilities were “totally obliterated”.

Namely, CIA Director John Ratcliffe stated that his agency “obtained a body of credible evidence [that] indicates Iran’s Nuclear Program has been severely damaged”.

Obviously, we could simply dismiss this as pure semantics, but “totally obliterated” and “severely damaged” are two very different outcomes. Trump’s rather “colorful” way of expressing his opinions can certainly add to the general confusion, but a matter like this requires 100% accurate damage assessments. And yet, top officials of the Trump administration continued to use similar ways to describe the supposed “success” of Operation “Midnight Hammer”. For instance, Hegseth used terms such as “decimating, obliterating and destroying Iran’s nuclear capabilities”.

Worse yet, instead of providing the alleged “irrefutable” evidence that Iranian facilities were “totally obliterated”, the press briefing largely focused on very detailed accounts of what American troops in the Middle East are “going through” (as if anyone is forcing them at gunpoint to participate in the all-encompassing US aggression against the world). In addition, just like Trump himself, DoD and Pentagon officials appointed by him stressed the strain of flying 37 hours from Missouri to Iran. And while Hegseth mostly relied on emotions and cheap jingoism, General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, focused more on the specifications of the GBU-57A/B MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) 14-tonne “bunker buster” bombs that were dropped on Fordow and Natanz facilities, insisting they “functioned as designed, meaning they exploded”.

However, Caine himself effectively invalidated his own briefing by saying that

“the Joint Force does not do [battle damage assessments]”, adding that “by design, we don’t grade our own homework” and that this is done by intelligence services. However, those same agencies initially denied the facilities were destroyed and changed their assessment only after massive political pressure to do so. Worse yet, Caine cited one of the B-2 pilots, saying that “the blast from the initial bombs was so big as it was like an overwhelming flash of daylight”.

This goes entirely against Caine’s explanation of how the MOP works, when he stated that it explodes underground, meaning there are little to no visible explosions on the outside. To make matters worse, Caine also admitted that the Iranians built a concrete cover that further reinforced the Fordow facility.

And yet, the matter of potential radioactive fallout has never been addressed by anyone in the Trump administration or the Pentagon.

Namely, the uranium used as fuel in nuclear power plants is enriched at 3.67%, which is considered far below the 90% or higher used in nuclear weapons. It should be noted that the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters used precisely this sort of nuclear fuel, which still resulted in massive radioactive contamination. On the other hand, the Fordow facility had uranium enriched at 60%, meaning that radioactive fallout would’ve been far worse. Given the fact that no radiation was detected in the aftermath of the US strike, the only logical conclusion is that the reactors weren’t destroyed. Some have tried to explain this by claiming that this is because the Iranians moved the uranium several days or weeks before the US attack.

However, Trump himself refuted those claims, insisting that the cars and trucks seen at Fordow were moving the concrete that was used to reinforce the facility. In the meantime, the mainstream media are citing “European capitals” as the source of the claim that Iran supposedly “moved the enriched uranium elsewhere” (although nobody seems to know where exactly). Financial Times insists that

“Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile remains largely intact following US strikes on its main nuclear sites, European capitals believe, calling into question President Donald Trump’s assertion that the bombing ‘obliterated’ the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme”. Further citing two anonymous sources, FT claims that “Iran’s stockpile of 408kg of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels […] had been distributed to various other locations”.

And yet, despite all the uncertainty, the Trump administration keeps insisting that the facilities are at least “no longer operational”. Bizarrely enough, Trump has even suggested US investment in a “peaceful Iranian nuclear program”. Namely, according to CNN, the Trump administration “has discussed possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program”. The report also suggests that “America’s Arab partners would foot the bill”. This is yet to be confirmed, but if true, it could reveal that Trump’s motivation for the strikes was at least partially economic and financial. Namely, Iran’s nuclear facilities were built with Russian, Chinese and North Korean assistance, so bombing them (after 15 years of planning) was a good way to get Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang “out of business” in Iran.

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Via https://www.globalresearch.ca/disgraced-pentagon-still-insists-that-iranian-nuclear-facilities-were-destroyed/5893087

 

 

WEF Scientists Develop Bird Flu Strain with “100% Kill Rate”

WEF scientists develop bird flu strain with 100 percent kill rate.

Sean Adl Tabatabai

WEF-backed scientists at Brazil’s Butantan Institute have developed a terrifying new bird flu strain with a “100% kill rate,” engineering chimeric H5N1 viruses through reverse genetics, according to a peer-reviewed study. These lab-created pathogens, unprecedented in nature, raise chilling concerns about the risks of such experiments under the guise of pandemic preparedness.

The study reveals that the creation of these deadly viruses was justified as a means to develop vaccines, effectively crafting both the threat and its supposed solution. Critics argue this dual role fuels suspicions of orchestrated crises, as the generation of such lethal pathogens in a lab heightens global fears of accidental release or deliberate misuse, demanding urgent scrutiny.

Modernity.news reports: Brazil’s efforts mirror NIH-funded gain-of-function work in the U.S. and Japan that reconstructs pandemic-capable bird flu viruses and drives mammalian adaptation and drug resistance.

It also mirrors recent work in South Korea, where scientists combined three separate bird flu viruses into a single lab-built chimera using reverse genetics, engineering heat resistance, altered host targeting, and enhanced human cell entry.

The new Brazil study, titled “Production and Immune Response Against Pandemic Influenza Candidate Vaccines as Preparedness Against the Circulating H5N1 Influenza Viruses,” was published June 8 in the journal Vaccines.

It outlines how scientists combined genetic material from multiple bird flu strains with a lab-adapted influenza backbone to create three novel virus constructs intended for vaccine development.

“All of them were produced in a PR8 influenza strain backbone by reverse genetics,” the authors explained.

This technique—reverse genetics—is widely recognized as a powerful gain-of-function–style method that allows researchers to build new viruses from plasmids, reassembling them in host cells to generate live, replication-competent viruses with custom properties.

What They Did: Novel H5Nx Viruses Built from Scratch

The study’s authors engineered three recombinant “candidate vaccine viruses” (CVVs):

A/Astrakhan/3212/2020 (H5N8), Clade 2.3.4.4b
A/duck/Vietnam/NCVD-1584/2012 (H5N1), Clade 2.3.2.1c
A/Anhui/1/2005 (H5N1), Clade 2.3.4
Each virus was artificially constructed by inserting surface protein genes (HA and NA) from known H5 strains into a 1934 lab-adapted virus backbone (A/Puerto Rico/8/1934, or PR8), creating entirely new viral entities.

These combinations do not exist in nature and were generated solely through laboratory manipulation.

The chimeric viruses were then mass-produced in over 1 million embryonated eggs under industrial conditions and tested in live rats for immunogenicity.

Why It Matters: Gain-of-Function by Another Name

Although the term “gain-of-function” is not used in the paper in reference to the authors’ own work, the study involves constructing novel viruses with pandemic potential using the same tools and techniques that have fueled global controversy over high-risk pathogen research.

According to U.S. biosecurity definitions, a lab-created virus qualifies as an enhanced potential pandemic pathogen (ePPP) if it is likely highly transmissible and highly virulent in humans, and is genetically manipulated or selected to confer such properties.

This study’s authors acknowledge the dangers explicitly, writing:

“Events observed in gain-of-function experiments… may occur through natural evolution processes… Four mutations… increased transmissibility to ferrets.”

They also note that circulating H5N1 strains are showing natural mutations identical to those previously introduced in controversial 2012 ferret GOF experiments, raising concerns that both nature and the lab may be converging on high-risk outcomes.

Hemorrhaging Embryos & Clade-Specific Immunity

The study also reports that chicken embryos inoculated with these lab-created viruses developed hemorrhagic lesions, an abnormal result not seen with seasonal influenza viruses.

“The recovered embryos displayed hemorrhagic lesions… These features were not observed with seasonal influenza strains. The reasons… are unknown.” (p. 8)

Meanwhile, vaccine effectiveness was poor unless paired with a squalene-based adjuvant (IB160) and administered in two doses.

Even then, immune responses were clade-specific, meaning the vaccine only worked against the exact virus it was built from, offering no protection against other circulating H5 variants.

Lab-Made Viruses with Pandemic Potential

In the name of preparedness, the Butantan Institute has built entirely new influenza viruses in the lab, then scaled up their production and tested them against real-world bird flu threats using gain-of-function–style reverse genetics.

While described as a vaccine development study, the methodology and implications suggest these experiments are functionally identical to high-risk pathogen research, with no indication of outside oversight and no safety assurances for the populations potentially affected by intentional or accidental release.

The viruses tested in this study did not exist until scientists built them—raising serious questions about what exactly is being prepared for, and at what cost.

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Via https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/wef-scientists-develop-bird-flu-strain-with-100-kill-rate/

June 30,2025

Texas Bans Bill Gates’ Lab-Grown Meat

Baxter Dmitry

Governor Greg Abbott has signed a new law banning the sale of lab-grown meat statewide—citing major health concerns and a firm commitment to protecting Texas ranchers and the state’s proud, traditional meat industry.

In 2023, Biden’s Department of Agriculture gave the green light to the nation’s first lab-grown chicken—meat manufactured from chicken cells in a laboratory bioreactor, no farms or natural processes involved.

Supporters, including billionaire investor Bill Gates, claim lab-grown meat is the future: a solution to climate change, disease, and environmental destruction. But behind the shiny sales pitch lies a deeper agenda—one that replaces real food with synthetic substitutes and puts control of the food supply into the hands of tech billionaires and unelected bureaucrats.

Critics aren’t buying it. In states like Texas, where ranching is more than an industry—it’s a way of life—lawmakers are pushing back, citing threats to public health, food sovereignty, and rural economies.

Because when meat is no longer raised, but “engineered”, the question isn’t just what’s on your plate—it’s who gets to decide.

“This ban is a massive win for Texas ranchers, producers, and consumers,” said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. “Texans have a God-given right to know what’s on their plate, and for millions of Texans, it better come from a pasture, not a lab. It’s plain cowboy logic that we must safeguard our real, authentic meat industry from synthetic alternatives.”

Texas is not the first US to legislate against Bill Gates’ lab-grown meat products. Florida and Alabama have passed similar laws, with many states set to follow suit with legislation in the pipeline to protect citizens.

Violations of the new Texas law, which goes into effect in September, could result in a felony charge and/or a fine of up to $25,000.

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Via https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/texas-bans-bill-gates-lab-grown-meat-texans-have-god-given-right-to-know-whats-on-their-plate/

June 30, 2025

Florida Becomes First State to Ban Chemtrails and Jail Perpetrators

Florida becomes first state to ban chemtrails.

Sean Adl-Tabatabai

Florida has become the first state to ban chemtrails, enacting a pioneering law effective July 1, 2025, that prohibits weather modification activities and imposes jail time on perpetrators. Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation positions Florida as a stronghold against geoengineering practices like chemtrails, which critics argue endanger health and the environment.

DeSantis, touting Florida as the “Free State,” emphasized that the state will not tolerate reckless climate manipulation experiments. The law targets shadowy geoengineering efforts, responding to widespread concerns about their impact, and sets a precedent for other states by enforcing strict penalties, including imprisonment, for those who violate the ban.

Infowars.com reports: This historic legislation, Senate Bill 56, makes it a third-degree felony to engage in geoengineering or weather modification, with penalties including up to five years in prison and fines up to $100,000.

Florida’s bold step follows years of public outcry and mounting evidence suggesting that geoengineering—deliberate interventions like stratospheric aerosol injections (SAI)—poses severe risks. The state’s Department of Environmental Protection will establish a hotline and online form for citizens to report suspected geoengineering activities, signaling a proactive approach to enforcement.

Other States Follow Suit

Florida is not alone in this fight. Tennessee passed a similar law in 2024, banning the release of chemicals into the atmosphere, and other states are taking notice. Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Arizona have introduced bills to curb geoengineering, with Louisiana’s House passing a “chemtrails” ban in June 2025.

Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano has also proposed legislation targeting these practices, reflecting a growing nationwide skepticism about unchecked atmospheric tampering. This wave of legislative action suggests a broader awakening to the dangers of geoengineering, fueled by grassroots movements and independent researchers.

Dane Wigington’s Alarming Research

At the forefront of exposing geoengineering’s dark side is Dane Wigington, lead researcher at GeoengineeringWatch.org.

Wigington’s decades-long investigations reveal how practices like ice nucleation, stratospheric aerosol injections, and radio-frequency transmitters wreak havoc on the environment.

Ice nucleation, used in cloud seeding, involves dispersing chemicals like silver iodide to induce precipitation, often disrupting natural weather patterns and contaminating soil and water. Stratospheric aerosol injections, which spray reflective particles like aluminum or sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, are touted as a climate fix but may deplete ozone, alter rainfall, and increase global temperatures in unintended ways.

Wigington’s research also highlights the use of radio-frequency transmitters to create “heat domes”—high-pressure systems that trap heat and manipulate the jet stream. These artificial weather barriers can steer storms or exacerbate droughts, destabilizing ecosystems.

“What we’re seeing in our skies are not condensation trails,” Wigington has stated, pointing to lab tests showing elevated levels of aluminum and other metals in soil and water, correlating with heavy aerial spraying.

His findings, echoed by figures like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., underscore the urgent need for transparency and accountability.

Official Admissions Fuel Concerns

The veil of secrecy surrounding geoengineering has begun to lift, with high-profile admissions lending credence to long-standing suspicions.

In a 2016 speech at the Council on Foreign Relations, former CIA Director John Brennan openly discussed stratospheric aerosol injection as a potential tool to counter climate change, describing it as “a method of seeding the stratosphere with particles that can help reflect the sun’s heat.”

This rare acknowledgment from a top official confirmed what many had dismissed as conspiracy theory: governments have explored and, in some cases, deployed these technologies.

A Call to Action

Florida’s ban is a victory for those who have long warned about the perils of geoengineering, from environmental degradation to potential health risks like respiratory issues linked to aerosolized particles.

As Wigington notes, “the damage is cumulative, and we’re running out of time to stop it.”

With other states following Florida’s lead, the momentum is building to halt these experiments before irreversible harm is done.

As Florida demonstrates courage, other patriots nationwide are demanding similar protections to ensure American skies remain free from manipulation and the planet’s natural systems are preserved.

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Via https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/florida-becomes-first-state-to-ban-chemtrails-and-jail-perpetrators/

June 30, 2025

Lincoln: Expanding the Franklin/Hamilton “American System” to Make US World’s Leading Industrial Power

Who We Are: America’s Fight for Universal Progress, From Franklin to Kennedy Volume II 1830s-1890s

By Anton Chaitkin (2025)

Book Review

(Part 1)

In Volume II, Chaitkin carefully traces the crucial role of American advocates for the Franklin/Hamilton “American System” (see Hidden History: How Ben Franklin and Friends Created Britain’s Industrial Revolution) in making the US the world’s foremost industrial power.

For me the most interesting parts of Volume II concern Lincoln’s career as an ardent supporter of the American System of political economy and the legacy of Benjamin Franklin’s Philadelphia Philosophical Society in 1) trying to industrialize the South during Reconstruction; 2) fostering Thomas Edison’s role in bringing cheap electrical energy to America’s poor; and 3) using American System economic concepts and inventions to spur industrialization (and thwart British imperial ambitions) in Germany, Russia and Japan.

Lincoln joined the pro-industrialist movement started by Benjamin Franklin (see Hidden History: How Ben Franklin and Friends Created Britain’s Industrial Revolution) in the 1830s. The former was an ardent supporter of pro-industrialist Henry Clay, who represented Kentucky in both the House and Senate and ran (unsuccessfully) as president against incumbent Andrew Jackson in 1832.

Significant milestones in Lincoln’s career include

  • 1834 – elected to Illinois legislature for eight years, where he champions legislation (the construction of the Illinois and Michigan canal and a rail link-up to Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad). After Presidents Jackson’s and Van Buren’s anti-tariff policies triggered the Panic of 1837, Illinois  was forced to sell the railroad to private interests. Completed in the 1850s, the canal would ultimately make Chicago the center of the world’s greatest industrial complex.
  • 1840 – successfully campaigns for Whig (pro-industrialist) President William Henry Harrison, who dies mysteriously after a month in office.
  • 1846 – elected to House of Representatives as a Whig candidate. I
  • 1847-49 – Lincoln’s first motion after taking his seat is to declare President James Polk’s (1845-1849) war against Mexico unconstitutional, on the basis Polk deliberately lied to the public about the reasons for the war.*
  • 1854 – participates in formation of Republican Party, dedicated to preventing the spread of slavery to the West.
  • 1858 – narrowly defeated by incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas as a Republican candidate for Senate.
  • 1860 – elected 16th president of US.
  • 1861-65** – A strong supporter of the “American system” of protective tariffs, Czar Alexander II frees 23 million Russian serfs one day prior to Lincoln’s inauguration. As seven Southern states had already seceded, Republicans gain control of the Senate and speedily passes Lincoln’s protective tariff legislation. The later enabled Philadelphia’s industrialists to build the country’s first steel and oil** industries as well as the Pennsylvania-New York railroad loop. The latter would prove vital to transporting and supplying Union troops.

Lincoln and his economic advisor Henry Carey (son of Matthew Carey – see History of the Long US Battle to Industrialize) also pushed through legislation to:

    • address Southern soil depletion (the main driver behind the push to expand slavery westward) by creating a U Department of Agriculture and enacting the Morill Land Grant College Act (donating federal land for colleges)
    • pass the Pacific Railway Act to build a transcontinental railroad
    • industrialize the South
    • issue $450 million dollars of government currency known as Greenbacks after Wall Street collaborates with British banks to stymie funding of the Union war effort

*The Southern slave owners instrumental in Polk’s election had a desperate need to expand slavery westward as bad farming practices had badly depleted Southern soil. Mexico declared war on the US after they illegally annexed the Mexican territory of Texas. Many officers serving in the war against Mexico subsequently joined private armies organized by Southern plantation owners to conquer Latin American and Caribbean countries in an effort to expand slavery there. Ten years later these private mercenaries would assume leadership of the Confederate army. Because the Union had no military leaders to train recruits, it lost most battles in the early years of the Civil War. Another disadvantage was that Britain was primarily responsible for funding and arming the Confederate Army (while the British Navy served as the Confederate Navy – sinking US merchant marine ships).

**Chaitkin includes a fascinating appendix documenting how Teddy Roosevelt’s Anglophile uncle financed the Lincoln assassination via British intelligence in Montreal.

***The Pennsylvania Railroad organized and developed the US petroleum industry in the 1850s, with many Civil War veterans joining in oil prospecting at the end of the war. In part by deliberately shrinking the money supply to trigger a global depression (1873-79), J P Morgan and John D Rockefeller, with the support of of British financiers, essentially bankrupted the Philadelphia railroads, enabling Morgan to gain total control of most railroads and Rockefeller of oil mining and distribution.

June 30, 2015

HPV Vaccine Increases Risk of Autonomic Dysfunction and Menstrual Irregularities in Young Women

woman with cramps and hpv vaccine

After adjusting for age, girls and young women in the study cohort had a 23% higher chance of being diagnosed with autonomic dysfunction and a 30% higher chance of being diagnosed with menstrual irregularities, TrialSite News reported.

Adolescent girls and young women who get the HPV vaccine face an increased risk of developing both autonomic dysfunction, such as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and menstrual irregularities, researchers from the University of Maryland found.

“These risks are not insubstantial,” the authors wrote. After adjusting for age, girls and young women in the study cohort had a 23% higher chance of being diagnosed with autonomic dysfunction and a 30% higher chance of being diagnosed with menstrual irregularities, TrialSite News reported.

Lead authors Linda Wastila, Ph.D., director of research for the university’s Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging, and Yu-Hua Fu, PharmD, published their findings Tuesday in the peer-reviewed journal Drugs – Real World Outcomes.

Dr. Sin Hang Lee, a pathologist and expert in molecular diagnostics and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine researcher, told The Defender the study is significant because it’s the first self-controlled case study in the U.S. showing an association between HPV vaccination and autonomic dysfunction and menstrual irregularities.

“As we know, this kind of research has been suppressed in the past for a variety of reasons,” Lee said. Lee, an expert witness in the ongoing lawsuit against Merck, presented his research on Gardasil’s effects on the immune system. The lawsuit alleges Merck misrepresented the safety of its Gardasil vaccine.

Children’s Health Defense Senior Research Scientist Karl Jablonowski, Ph.D., said this new study provides strong evidence for its findings. The study was well-designed with a large cohort size, he said, and “no data source is perfect, but claims data are among the least biased.”

“These results validate the millions of Americans who were injured by the HPV vaccine while the media, the public health agencies and the doctors dismissed the possibility that the vaccine could injure,” Jablonowski said.

The authors said their robust methods offer valuable insights into HPV vaccine safety and indicate that providers should pay careful attention to symptoms in patients up to six months after vaccination.

“Our findings suggest that patients should be encouraged to consult with their primary healthcare providers to discuss the potential risks and benefits of HPV vaccination,” they concluded.

Their advice contradicts HPV vaccination advocates and public health agencies, which encourage physicians to use the “announcement approach,” which leads to greater vaccine uptake.

In this approach, providers skip any discussion of the risks and benefits of the HPV vaccine. Instead, they presume the family wants their child vaccinated and simply announce that they will receive it as part of their routine office visit.

Study adds to growing body of research on Gardasil’s dangers

The University of Maryland researchers analyzed insurance claims data from 78,238 commercially and publicly insured young women, ages 9 through 26, who received a first HPV shot between 2016 and 2020.

Using a self-controlled case series method — where each individual functions as its own control — they compared the young women’s conditions during the six months before they were exposed to the shot with a post-vaccination risk window of up to 36 months.

They identified 1,654 women with autonomic dysfunction and 3,140 with menstrual irregularities, both of which were statistically significant safety signals.

The younger cohort was at higher risk for menstrual irregularities than the older cohort. They hypothesized that the difference may be because the rapid and significant changes associated with puberty make younger girls more vulnerable to the vaccine.

The researchers said that although “a large body of evidence supports the efficacy and safety of HPV vaccination,” their study was motivated by “emerging work” that “has begun to question long term adverse effects.” [ED: a recent review of the relevant research reveals Gardisil DOES NOT prevent cervical cancer – see https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/gardasil-on-trial-did-merck-mislead-the-public-on-cervical-cancer-prevention/%5D

They said there has been limited research investigating the safety of the vaccine, but that in recent years, a growing body of research has linked the vaccine “to chronic and potentially disabling side effects, such as those affecting the autonomic and reproductive systems.”

Safety signals evident during Gardasil clinical trials

A link between the HPV vaccine and premature ovarian failure, also known as primary ovarian insufficiency — of which irregular menstrual patterns is a key symptom — has long been suspected.

Although many vaccine recipients have reported symptoms of these disorders, research into the link has been limited, particularly in the U.S. The studies that do exist showed no elevated menstrual risks associated with the vaccine. However, the authors said these studies had “notable limitations.”

Previous research has also linked the HPV vaccine to autonomic dysfunction, including one of the most prevalent types — POTS. POTS is a chronic and disabling condition characterized by dizziness, chronic fatigue, brain fog, chest pain, tachycardia and other symptoms.

Research into the relationship between the HPV vaccine and POTS — including research by Merck, which makes the only HPV vaccine available in the U.S. — has provided mixed results.

Concerns about the link between the HPV vaccine and autonomic dysfunction have circulated among researchers, regulators and vaccine-injured people for well over a decade.

Safety signals were already evident during Gardasil’s clinical trials. By 2013, researchers were noting the “unusually high frequency of adverse reactions related to HPV vaccines reported worldwide.”

Regulators who looked into the issue and declared no link between Gardasil and POTS, among other neurological conditions, were accused by The BMJ in 2015 of mishandling the investigation.

Multiple lawsuits allege Merck knew about risks, failed to warn public

Over the last several years, hundreds of plaintiffs who suffered debilitating injuries after taking the Gardasil shot have filed lawsuits against Merck in state and federal court.

Using one of the few legal mechanisms allowing injured people to sue vaccine-makers directly, the lawsuits allege that Merck knew Gardasil carries multiple risks, including ovarian failure and POTS, but failed to warn the public.

The first case to go to trial in state court in California is on hold. The lawsuits in federal court were combined into a multi-district litigation. In March, a federal judge ruled in Merck’s favor before the trial even got underway, saying the company didn’t have the authority to add warnings to its label. Plaintiffs are appealing the ruling.

Expert reports made public in both trials, however, showed that Merck and regulators cherry-picked data to claim there was no link between Gardasil and POTS. They also showed that the company did not disclose an additional, aluminum-based adjuvant, present in the vaccine.

Another expert report from Danish physician and world-renowned research methodologist, Dr. Peter C. Gøtzsche, concluded that Merck manipulated its data to such an extent that it would be “difficult if not impossible” for any independent scientist — or even government regulators — to accurately assess the vaccine’s harms.

Gardasil is recommended for all boys and girls starting at age 11 and through age 26, although it can be started at age 9, and for some adults ages 27 through 45.

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Via https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/hpv-vaccine-risk-autonomic-dysfunction-menstrual-irregularities-young-women/?utm_id=20250622

After Years of Silence, New CDC Vaccine Panel to Vote on Mercury in Flu Shot

flu vaccine and word "mercury"

The committee will also vote on RSV vaccines for pregnant mothers, babies and young children at its meeting next week — the first since HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped eight new ACIP members, just days after removing all 17 former members in what he called a “clean sweep.”

The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee will vote next week on the mercury-based flu vaccine, according to an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting agenda draft posted today on the ACIP website

The committee will also vote on RSV vaccines for pregnant mothers, babies and young children.

This will be the first meeting since U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tapped eight new ACIP members — just days after removing all 17 former members in what he called a “clean sweep … needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science.”

Before they vote, ACIP members will hear presentations on respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV vaccines, including Merck’s new RSV shot for newborns. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the new shot, even though clinical trials showed an 11.71% rate of serious adverse events, including death.

Discussions, but no votes, are slated for other vaccines, including COVID-19, Chikungunya, Anthrax and MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella).

ACIP decides which vaccines should be recommended to the public, who should take them and how often — recommendations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) typically rubber stamps and publishes on its immunization schedules.

The committee will meet June 25-26 in Atlanta, Georgia.

ACIP to discuss thimerosal after years of silence

Thimerosal is a mercury-based preservative used in multi-dose vials of the flu vaccine, according to the CDC. Most single-dose vials and pre-filled syringes of the flu shot don’t contain the preservative, as they’re intended for single use.

Over 25 years ago, vaccine industry leaders and public health officials concealed evidence from the CDC’s own database that linked thimerosal to neurodevelopmental disorders in children, including autism, according to transcripts from a meeting in Norcross, Georgia.

The U.S. government has long said thimerosal poses no harm to children. However, in 2001, out of what the agency said was an abundance of caution, the CDC said the ingredient would no longer be used in childhood vaccines.

A recent investigation by journalist Sharyl Attkisson proved both statements untrue.

Thimerosal’s potential to harm kids has been on Kennedy’s radar for over a decade. In 2014, he edited a book on the topic: “Thimerosal: Let the Science Speak: The Evidence Supporting the Immediate Removal of Mercury — a Known Neurotoxin — from Vaccines.”

The CDC webpage for flu shot safety considerations during pregnancy makes no mention of thimerosal, nor does it encourage pregnant women to be sure they get a flu shot from a single-dose vial or prefilled syringe to avoid mercury exposure.

Next week, ACIP members will hear a presentation on thimerosal in vaccines and a presentation on proposed recommendations for flu vaccines that contain thimerosal. The names of the presenters were not listed on the agenda at press time.

The committee will also vote on flu vaccines that don’t contain thimerosal.

Dr. Meryl Nass, who has attended many past ACIP meetings, said, “There is no need for thimerosal, a known neurotoxin, as it is not used in single-dose vials. Its use should be ended.”

Critics weigh in on ACIP agenda

Reactions to the ACIP meeting agenda were mixed. Some said it signaled that the CDC is veering off course, while others called for even more change.

Brian Hooker, Ph.D., Children’s Health Defense’s (CHD) chief scientific officer, said that although he was encouraged by Kennedy’s selections for the new ACIP members, he was disappointed in the slate of meeting presenters and moderators.

“It is the same old cast of CDC characters (from the National Center for Infectious and Respiratory Diseases) who present a very biased viewpoint,” Hooker said. “CDC’s culture is vaccinology as a religion, straight up. ACIP committee members desperately need an alternative view that is based on the very stark reality of vaccine ineffectiveness and the extremely high prevalence of vaccine adverse events.”

Dr. Jeremy Faust, editor of Medpage, said in a Substack post critiquing the ACIP meeting agenda that the planned vote on thimerosal “revives and elevates a longstanding anti-vaccine conspiracy theory.”

“Removing the compound will do nothing to improve vaccine safety,” Faust wrote, “but it certainly will undermine confidence in other existing vaccines.”

Faust also criticized the CDC for failing to put a COVID-19 vaccine vote on the meeting agenda, writing that the move will leave “fall policies unclear.”

HHS officials last month changed the recommendation for COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, recommending “shared clinical decision-making” — meaning parents should discuss the risk-benefit profile with their child’s doctor and jointly make the decision. The guidance for pregnant women changed from recommended to “no guidance.”

‘This could mark a turning point’

James Lyons-Weiler, Ph.D. is president and CEO of the Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, an advocacy group that pushes for accuracy and integrity in science and for biomedical researchers to put people’s health before profits. He said the ACIP meeting agenda suggested that the CDC was making progress in “structure, balance, and transparency.”

“If public comment is taken seriously and if safety data are rigorously and honestly evaluated — then this could mark a turning point,” Lyons-Weiler said.

Lyons-Weiler said it’s also important that the CDC be “fully open” about its Evidence to Recommendations framework.

When ACIP makes a vaccine recommendation, it’s accompanied by what’s called an Evidence to Recommendations framework that describes the information the committee used in making its decision.

In the past, the CDC took shortcuts in showing this evidence, Lyons-Weiler said. He said he hopes the next ACIP meeting shows that the CDC is moving forward “with the full light of science, skepticism, and civic trust.”

ACIP guidelines don’t address full scope of possible vaccine injuries

Historically, states use ACIP recommendations to help shape vaccine policy and doctors use them in making decisions.

Some states consider the ACIP’s “General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization,” which lists examples of contraindications and precautions for each vaccine, as the only acceptable authority when deciding whether to grant a child’s medical exemption request to a school-required vaccine.

However, ACIP’s list of contraindications isn’t exhaustive, according to attorney Sujata Gibson, who said:

“Right now, states like New York and California are overruling treating physicians and rejecting medical exemptions when they don’t see the condition listed in the ACIP best practices guideline as a contraindication or a precaution.

“But the guideline doesn’t provide an exhaustive list of all the reasons a child may be at risk of serious harm…. The way that New York, California and other states are treating these guidelines is reckless and dangerous, and children are being severely harmed as a result.”

In other words, it doesn’t matter how many doctors confirm that a particular child will likely be harmed by a certain vaccine, states like New York and California give medical exemptions only for conditions specified in ACIP’s guidelines.

The Defender reached out to the CDC to ask if the new ACIP committee will clarify that its guidance is not a substitute for clinical decision-making and should not be used as a standard for clinicians or schools in deciding whether to grant medical exemptions. The CDC did not respond by the deadline.

Update:  This article was updated to note that COVID-19 vaccines remain on the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule, but the recommendation has changed to “shared clinical decision-making.”

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Via https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/after-years-silence-new-cdc-vaccine-panel-vote-on-mercury-flu-shots/?utm_id=20250622

Rethinking modern medicine: Dr. Mayer Eisenstein boldly critiques conventional healthcare practices

Rethinking modern medicine: Dr. Mayer Eisenstein boldly critiques conventional healthcare practices in his book

Dr Eddy Betterman


  • Dr. Mayer Eisenstein critiques widely accepted medical practices such as hospital births, routine vaccinations and antibiotic overuse, arguing they may cause harm. His book advocates for evidence-based, natural alternatives.
  • He claims medicalized childbirth (e.g., inductions, C-sections) introduces unnecessary risks, citing data that home births can be equally safe for low-risk pregnancies. Standard procedures like episiotomies are criticized as overused.
  • While not anti-vaccine, Eisenstein demands rigorous long-term safety studies and individualized schedules. He warns against antibiotic overprescription, linking it to resistance and gut health damage.
  • Eisenstein’s book highlights the underpublicized risks of hormonal treatments (e.g., oral contraceptives, HRT) and stimulants like Ritalin, promoting non-drug alternatives (e.g., diet, lifestyle changes).
  • His philosophy prioritizes “First, do no harm” and scientific rigor, accusing the medical industry of profit-driven practices. The book urges patient empowerment through skepticism, research and rejecting dogma.

In an era where medical advancements are often hailed as unquestionable progress, one physician is challenging the status quo with a provocative new book. Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, a seasoned doctor, lawyer and public health expert, argues in “Safer Medicine Towards Clinical Scientific Evidence-Based Medicine” that many widely accepted medical practices – from hospital births to routine vaccinations – may do more harm than good.

His critique, grounded in decades of clinical experience, urges both medical professionals and the public to demand stronger evidence before embracing conventional treatments. With over 35 years of experience, including delivering thousands of babies at home without vaccines, Eisenstein presents a scathing assessment of 20th-century medicine’s greatest failures. His book identifies 10 key areas where he believes modern healthcare has gone astray, advocating instead for natural, evidence-based alternatives.

Eisenstein contends that hospital births, often accompanied by interventions like induced labor and cesarean sections, disrupt the natural birthing process. Citing data suggesting that home births can be equally safe for low-risk pregnancies, he argues that medicalized childbirth may introduce unnecessary risks.

Episiotomies, fetal monitoring and other standard procedures come under fire for being overused. Eisenstein asserts that many such interventions stem from outdated protocols rather than robust scientific evidence.

The book criticizes the medical establishment for failing to promote breastfeeding adequately, despite its proven immunological and nutritional benefits over formula. Eisenstein argues that corporate influence and insufficient education have led to a decline in breastfeeding rates.

While not outright rejecting vaccines, Eisenstein urges caution, emphasizing the need for rigorous long-term safety studies. He questions whether current vaccination schedules account for individual health risks, particularly in children.

Eisenstein warns that the overprescription of antibiotics fuels resistance and disrupts gut health. He instead advocates for stricter guidelines and greater reliance on natural immune support.

Oral contraceptives, he argues, carry underpublicized dangers, including heightened risks of blood clots and cancer. Eisenstein encourages women to explore non-hormonal alternatives. He points out that the widespread use of stimulants like Ritalin in children is fraught with risks, including addiction and stunted growth. Behavioral and dietary interventions are often overlooked.

Eisenstein links HRT to increased breast cancer and heart disease risks, suggesting that lifestyle changes should precede pharmaceutical solutions for menopause symptoms. Challenging decades of dietary dogma, he asserts that low-fat, high-carb eating contributes to insulin resistance and obesity, advocating instead for balanced, whole-food nutrition.

Processed low-fat foods, often packed with sugar, have misled consumers. In contrast, Eisenstein insists healthy fats are essential for metabolic health.

Eisenstein’s philosophy hinges on two principles: “Primum Non Nocere“ (“First, do no harm”) and “Show me the scientific evidence.” He accuses the medical industry of prioritizing profit and tradition over patient safety, urging a return to rigorous, independent research.

While his views are controversial – particularly on vaccines and home births – they resonate with a growing movement skeptical of institutionalized healthcare. Critics argue that some of his claims lack consensus support, but supporters praise his willingness to challenge entrenched norms.

“Safer Medicine: Towards Clinical Scientific Evidence-Based Medicine” is more than a critique; it’s a manifesto for patient empowerment. Whether readers agree or disagree with Eisenstein’s conclusions, his book forces a reckoning with uncomfortable questions about modern medicine’s foundations. In an age of increasing medical skepticism, his work underscores a universal demand: Healthcare must prioritize transparency, evidence and above all, the oath to do no harm.

For those seeking to navigate the complexities of medical decision-making, Eisenstein’s challenge is clear: Question boldly, research thoroughly and never assume that conventional always means correct.

Watch this video about Dr. Mayer Eisenstein’s book “Safer Medicine Towards Clinical Scientific Evidence-Based Medicine.”

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Via https://dreddymd.com/2025/06/28/dr-mayer-eisenstein-critiques-conventional-healthcare-practices/

Red Sea ships faking links to Russia and China to dodge attacks

Red Sea ships faking links to Russia and China to dodge attacks – Reuters

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Iran has threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz over the US strikes, while the Houthis previously targeted Western ships in the region

Ships traveling near the Red Sea and Persian Gulf have begun transmitting false Russian and Chinese affiliations to avoid potential attacks, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing maritime risk analytics firm Windward and vessel tracking data.

Tehran, which controls the Strait of Hormuz – a key route for global oil – threatened to close it if the US joined Israeli strikes on its nuclear sites. Iran’s parliament reportedly approved the move on Sunday, though the final decision lies with the Supreme National Security Council.

Meanwhile, the Iran-backed Houthis have attacked ships in the Red Sea since late 2023, citing solidarity with the Palestinians during the Gaza conflict. While US President Donald Trump brokered a deal in May to halt the attacks in exchange for a pause in Western airstrikes, the group has since warned that it would target US ships if Washington backed Israeli attacks on Iran.

Although a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Iran earlier this week, Ami Daniel, the CEO of Windward, said shipping companies remain skeptical about vessel safety in the area.

“The perception among shipowners is that due to the convoluted nature of shipping it’s hard to know or ascertain clearly a chain of ownership to nationalities which may be under higher threat in shipping, namely the UK, US and Israel,” Daniel told Reuters.

Windward said 55 vessels sent a total of 101 atypical ID messages, such as “China owned” or “Russian crude,” between June 12 and 24 in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea. The firm said these were likely used to reduce the risk of being mistaken for Western or Israel-linked ships. A Panama-flagged ship en route to Pakistan signaled “PKKHI all Chinese,” while a Singapore-flagged vessel transmitted “Vsl no link Israel.”

Daniel added that under normal circumstances vessels transmit destinations or neutral terms such as “For Orders,” while some use “Armed Guards on Board” in high-risk zones. But after Israel’s strikes on Iran, the use of non-standard messages spiked and spread from the Red Sea into the Persian Gulf.

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Via https://www.rt.com/news/620713-red-sea-ships-fake-russia-ties/

12,000 German companies have gone bust in six months

12,000 German companies went bust in six months – economic tracker

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Corporate insolvencies have hit their highest level in a decade, a new study indicates

Germany endured the highest wave of corporate bankruptcies in a decade in the first half of this year, a study by economic tracking agency Creditreform has suggested.

The first six months of this year saw some 11,900 German companies go bust, the study released on Thursday indicates. The figure represented a 9.4% increase over the same period last year,  according to the agency. Some 141,000 employees worked at the companies affected.

“Despite some signs of hope, Germany remains mired in a deep economic and structural crisis. Companies are struggling with weak demand, rising costs, and persistent uncertainty,” Creditreform chief economist Patrik-Ludwig Hantzsch said.

The situation is expected to remain difficult as Germany continues to struggle with a recession that has dragged on for two years already. The wave of bankruptcies might ultimately increase in the next six months, given that the “persistently high level of insolvencies is increasingly triggering chain reactions,” Hantzsch warned.

While German GDP grew by a slight 0.2% in the first quarter of 2025, weak global demand and uncertainty in trade policies continue to take a toll on its economy. According to a new survey conducted by the Ifo economic institute released this week, expectations have worsened among German exporters this month over uncertainty regarding a potential trade war with Washington. The US was Germany’s top trading partner in 2024, with bilateral trade in goods totaling €253 billion (around $280 billion), according to official data.

Earlier this year, US President Donald Trump imposed 20% tariffs on all EU goods, with 25% on steel, aluminum, and cars. When Brussels signaled its readiness to retaliate, most of the levies were put on hold for 90 days to allow for negotiations. A 10% base tariff and the 25% targeted duties remained unchanged.

“The tariff threats from the US are still on the table. An agreement between the EU and the US has yet to be reached,” Klaus Wohlrabe, head of Ifo surveys, said, adding that the uncertainty has lowered exporters’ expectations, with the respective index falling to -7.4 points in June from -5.0 in May. The index measures how optimistic or pessimistic German manufacturing companies are about their prospects for selling abroad over the next three months.

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Via https://www.rt.com/news/620721-germany-corporate-insolvencies-record/