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Return of the Next Pandemic Script Yaffa Shir-Raz argues that the recent media attention around the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak follows a familiar “next pandemic” script shaped by fear, uncertainty, internationalmonitoring, and cruise-ship imagery reminiscent of early COVID coverage. The article emphasizes that hantavirus is not epidemiologically comparable to SARS-CoV-2 because it is typically transmitted from rodents to humans and is not readily spread through airborne human-to-human transmission. Yet the story quickly became framed in ways that evoked pandemic anxiety, arriving just as the World Health Organization faced another delay in negotiations over the PABS annex of the Pandemic Agreement. Shir-Raz connects the timing of the outbreak narrative to broader disputes over WHO authority, global pandemic governance, pathogen access, genetic sequence data, technology transfer, and emergency-response systems. The larger concern is that limited outbreaks can be used to reinforce permanent emergency infrastructure, expand centralized authority, and accelerate vaccine and medical countermeasure platforms under the banner of preparedness.

Special Guest Dr. Leonardo Faedo

Dr. Leonardo Faedo is an Agronomist and Sociologist (PhD dual-award) from Brazil, working at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR) at Coventry University in the United Kingdom, where he conducts multidisciplinary research in three main areas:

• Environmental Practices, Agroecology and Health;
• Agroecological Farming Innovation;
• Biodiversity, Ecology and Society.

Since 2013, his work has focused on Nature-Based strategies for food systems, including the use of biofertilizers, plant extracts, biodynamic and homeopathic preparations. His work bridges agricultural sciences, ecology, and systems thinking to advance sustainable pathways in global food systems.

Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Doryphora decemlineata, the Colorado Potato-bug.

Boericke places the center of this remedy’s action in the urinary organs, especially where urethral inflammation, difficult urination, gleet, burning sensations, and severe pain during urination are present.

Its picture also includes trembling of the extremities, prostration, swelling of the body, and pain in the back and loins.

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Hour 2

This Isn’t Rebellion. It’s Survival. Michael Boldin’s Path to Liberty episode revisits one of the most important but often overlooked documents of the American Revolution: the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 6, 1775. Boldin frames the Revolutionary generation as facing two brutal choices: “unconditional submission” or “resistance by force.” Less than three months after Lexington and Concord, figures such as Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson helped explain why the colonies believed they were not rebelling for rebellion’s sake, but fighting back against arbitrary power and a government that had left them no peaceful option. The episode connects that forgotten document to founding principles, natural rights, self-defense, gun control, and the broader constitutional tradition of resisting centralized abuse of power.

This Isn’t Anti-American. It’s a Right and a Duty. Michael Boldin’s Path to Liberty episode argues that the Declaration of Independence does not merely describe apast revolution, but lays out a continuing framework for resisting abusive power. The episode focuses on the phrase “alter or abolish,” emphasizing that the founders believed people have both the right and, under certain conditions, the duty to resist governments that violate natural rights and abandon their legitimate purpose. Boldin pushes back against the modern establishment claim that resistance to centralized power is “anti-American,” arguing instead that the founders placed resistance to tyranny at the very heart of the American political tradition. The episode draws from founding-era sources including the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, Cato’s Letters, Samuel Adams, John Locke, Thomas Paine, and others to show that self-preservation, liberty, and the creation of “new guards” for future security were not radical departures from American principles, but core expressions of them.

Compliance Isn’t Safety. It’s Surrender. Michael Boldin’s Path to Liberty episode argues that American independence was built on the principle that obedience to arbitrary power is not peace or safety, but surrender. The episode focuses on the revolutionary understanding that laws made outside constitutional limits are not legitimate law and should not be treated as such. Boldin connects this idea to the foundation of the American Revolution, showing how colonial resistance grew from a long tradition of rejecting unauthorized power, unconstitutional acts, and imposed compliance. Drawing from figures and writings including Oliver Ellsworth, Algernon Sidney, Patrick Henry, James Otis, John Dickinson, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Samuel Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Benjamin Franklin, Cato’s Letters, and Thomas Paine, the episode frames non-compliance as a core American principle when government exceeds lawful authority.

Socialists Are Reaping a Bountiful Political Harvest while They Create Havoc William L. Anderson argues that socialist and progressive candidates are gainingpolitical momentum in the U.S. not because their policies produce better economic or social outcomes, but because economic instability creates fertile ground for promises of free services, redistribution, and government intervention. The article points to the rise of figures such as Graham Platner in Maine, Zohran Mamdani in New York City, Katie Wilson in Seattle, Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as evidence that the Democratic Party is moving further left. Anderson contends that progressive nonprofits, advocacy networks, unions, and ideological organizations are increasingly shaping candidate selection, policy priorities, and legislative agendas. He argues that the economic disorder caused by Federal Reserve manipulation, government intervention, inflation, debt, and housing distortions has helped fuel public appetite for socialist answers, even though those answers, in his view, worsen the underlying problems.

The Cost of Money: Coinage, Fiat Power, and the Quiet Corruption of Value Justin M. Ptak argues that the rising cost of producing U.S. coins, especially the penny and nickel, reveals a deeper problem with fiat money and the modern monetary system. The article notes that the penny has cost 3.69 cents to produce and the nickel costs 13.78 cents, creating a basic contradiction where the government spends more to make money than the money is worth. Ptak uses this as a symbol of how fiat currency has become detached from intrinsic value, market discipline, and real production costs. He contrasts today’s coinage with earlier monetary systems based on silver and gold, where material value imposed limits on debasement and monetary manipulation. The article argues that the Federal Reserve and modern fiat policy allow these contradictions to persist because monetary expansion can absorb inefficiency instead of forcing correction.

Question of The Day!

Hi Super D,  I had heard RSB talk with a gentleman who has a book named Clear Minds or something like that .  I do not remember his name.  I believe the episode I had heard them talk was in the last two months (I have no clue what his name is… ) Sorry I do not have more info.  I hope i have given enough info to you to be able to find him.  I do believe the man wore glasses and may have a shaved head(?).
Thank you
Susan

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Special Guest: Jonathan Emord

For the past 37 years, Jonathan W. Emord has litigated against the federal bureaucracy, winning over and over again. Ron Paul calls Jonathan “an expert in constitutional theory and history” and “an expert litigator with a long string of legal victories over the federal bureaucracy.” George Noory calls him “a Knight in Shining Armor” and “a warrior out to save our rights.” Congressmen Dan Burton and John Doolittle describe him as “an intellectual warrior for the rights and freedoms of people in America.” Jonathan has a unique, detailed knowledge of the federal bureaucracy, the deep state. He knows how to defeat it. Jonathan graduated from the University of Illinois (BA, political science and history, 1982) and DePaul University College of Law (JD, 1985). He served as an attorney in the Federal Communications Commission during the Reagan administration. A leading constitutional law and litigation expert, he is the author of five critically acclaimed books. He has won more cases against the Food and Drug Administration in federal court than any other attorney in American history, earning him the nickname “FDA Dragon Slayer.” He is a columnist for Townhall.com, PJ Media.com, Americangreatness.com, and the U.S.A. Today Magazine. He frequently appears on national radio and television programs. He is married to Sheryl Emord, and they have two children, twins Justice and Angelica. They reside in Clifton, Virginia.

CIA Whistleblower: Fauci Led Multi-Agency Cover-Up of COVID Lab Leak Evidence CIA whistleblower James E. Erdman III, a senior operations officer who led the Director’s Initiatives Group investigation into COVID-19 origins from March 2025 to April 2026, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chaired by Sen. Rand Paul that Dr. Anthony Fauci intentionally orchestrated a multi-agency cover-up of evidence pointing to a laboratory leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology involving U.S.-funded gain-of-function research on coronaviruses. Erdman stated Fauci provided investigators with a “curated list” of scientists who promoted the natural zoonotic origin theory, many of whom were co-authors of the influential 2020 Nature Medicine paper “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was later used to dismiss lab-leak concerns as conspiracy theories. He detailed how Fauci’s interventions shifted the CIA from leaning toward a lab-leak assessment in August 2021 to a neutral stance, coinciding with key regulatory decisions including full FDA approval of Pfizer’s mRNA COVID vaccine and military mandates. Erdman reported ongoing retaliation against CIA analysts supporting the lab-leak hypothesis, including illegal surveillance of whistleblowers and resistance to full declassification of origins documents. Sen. Paul emphasized the lack of accountability and called the pandemic one of the most consequential events in history, while Children’s Health Defense CEO Mary Holland described the hearing as breaking the long-held COVID narrative. No Senate Democrats attended the hearing, and the CIA reportedly expressed displeasure with the proceedings. Erdman warned that public health policy would have differed significantly if Americans had known the virus likely originated in a Chinese lab funded in part by U.S. research. The testimony adds to ongoing congressional scrutiny of pandemic-era decision-making and calls for greater transparency on gain-of-function research oversight.

Flawed Fluoridation Study Fails to Debunk Kennedy IQ Reduction Claim A newly published study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims that community water fluoridation has no negative effect on IQ or cognitive function later in life, but the Alliance for Natural Health USA argues it relies on flawed methodology and old data that cannot reliably debunk stronger evidence linking fluoride exposure to reduced IQ in children, which contributed to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change the agency’s stance on fluoridation. The study used data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study cohort born in the early 1940s, inferring exposure from county-level records rather than measuring actual individual fluoride levels in urine, blood, water, or dental fluorosis, introducing the ecological fallacy where group data is assumed to reflect personal exposure. It also combined naturally occurring fluoride in well water with added fluoridation chemicals as a single category despite their chemical differences, and measured confounding variables after exposure had already occurred, potentially adjusting away real effects. The cohort predates widespread modern fluoride sources like toothpaste and processed foods, making it poorly suited to assess today’s cumulative exposures. This contrasts with more recent analyses, including the National Toxicology Program’s 2024 review finding moderate evidence of IQ reduction and a 2025 JAMA Pediatrics meta-analysis of 74 studies showing inverse associations. ANH-USA notes the study’s policy framing as a defense of fluoridation amid state rollbacks and a 2024 federal court ruling identifying unreasonable risks, suggesting it prioritizes advocacy over rigorous science. The organization emphasizes that public health decisions affecting millions, especially children, require the best evidence, including individual-level data, and calls for continued scrutiny rather than accepting one study as definitive.

Federal Government Withholds $1.3 Billion in Medicaid Reimbursements to California, Citing Fraud The Trump administration is withholding $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California due to potentially fraudulent billing patterns, Vice President JD Vance announced on May 13 as part of a broader nationwide crackdown on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid systems. The action targets suspicious claims and improper payments in the state’s program, which serves millions of low-income residents and has faced ongoing scrutiny for compliance issues. Vance highlighted the move as a necessary step to protect taxpayer dollars and ensure program integrity amid efforts to root out systemic problems across federal health entitlement programs. The withholding aligns with other recent enforcement actions, including halting enrollments for certain hospice and home health care providers suspected of fraud. California officials have not yet issued a detailed public response, but the state has historically pushed back against federal audits and payment adjustments, arguing they could disrupt care for vulnerable populations. The development comes as the administration continues aggressive oversight of Medicaid expansion states, where critics have long alleged inflated enrollment, improper eligibility determinations, and billing abuses that drive up federal costs. Supporters view the withholding as a strong signal of fiscal responsibility and accountability, especially given Medicaid’s massive scale and the billions in annual improper payments reported nationally. The announcement fits into larger efforts to reform entitlement programs, reduce waste, and redirect savings toward other priorities, while underscoring tensions between federal oversight and state administration of jointly funded health programs. Observers expect further actions as audits and reviews expand, with potential implications for other high-volume states. The Epoch Times report frames the decision as a decisive step in restoring integrity to programs that have been plagued by fraud for years.

COVID Vaccine Skeptic Targets Pfizer Officials After Trump Admin Pays Him for Biden’s Censorship Former New York Times drug industry reporter Alex Berenson, a prominent COVID-19 vaccine skeptic, received a $150,000 settlement from the Trump administration acknowledging that the Biden administration violated the First Amendment by exerting substantial coercive pressure on social media companies like Twitter to suppress his disfavored speech, while he continues appealing a lower court ruling dismissing claims against Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb for allegedly conspiring to get him deplatformed in 2021. Berenson said he almost rejected the deal because the Justice Department initially resisted language explicitly admitting censorship, but held out after encouragement from NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and secured favorable wording citing Trump’s executive order ending federal censorship. The settlement preserves his claims against the remaining defendants as he appeals to the 2nd Circuit, arguing that unvaccinated Americans as a class have First Amendment rights and that Bourla and Gottlieb engaged in tortious interference through back-channel pressure on Twitter, including Gottlieb’s complaint about Berenson’s tweet questioning vaccine transmission efficacy. Berenson provided evidence from the Twitter Files and internal records showing he was labeled “ground zero for covid misinformation” in White House meetings. Gottlieb and Bourla countered that vaccination status is not an immutable characteristic qualifying as a protected class under relevant statutes. The case highlights ongoing litigation over government-tech collusion during the pandemic and Berenson’s reinstatement on Twitter after his ban.

Hour 2

Danish Study Confirms Findings by CHD Scientists: Children of Military Moms at Higher Risk of Autism A Danish study published May 12 in the BMJ journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine found that children whose mothers worked in the military had 59% higher odds of autism spectrum disorder diagnosis compared to children of non-military mothers, rising to 74% after adjusting for sociodemographic factors, confirming similar findings by Children’s Health Defense scientists on U.S. military children where maternal service was linked to 46% higher odds and paternal service to 43% higher odds of ASD. The Danish researchers examined 1,702 autism cases born 1973–2012 against 108,532 controls and attributed the elevated risk to pre-pregnancy occupational exposures including artillery lead, exhaust fumes, industrial solvents, and bioaccumulated environmental pollutants that can recirculate during pregnancy, while noting higher risks in other high-stress occupations like transportation, judicial, and public administration roles. CHD Chief Scientific Officer Brian Hooker and Senior Research Scientist Karl Jablonowski highlighted that their earlier U.S. study, which included vaccines among possible triggers alongside toxins, was rejected within 24 hours by BMJ Military Health, contrasting with the Danish study’s publication despite one co-author, Diana Schendel, having ties to former CDC scientist Poul Thorsen, recently extradited on fraud and money laundering charges related to CDC autism research grants. The Danish study made no mention of vaccines as a potential contributor, prompting CHD scientists to call for urgent comprehensive investigation into all military-related exposures including aggressive vaccination schedules. Hooker emphasized removing toxins from the military environment and noted Schendel’s history of publishing studies denying vaccine-autism links, including the 2002 NEJM MMR paper co-authored with Thorsen. The findings underscore the need for further research on gene-environment interactions and cumulative exposures affecting neurodevelopment in children of service members.

Why Is Everyone Ignoring This Autism Study? A newly published study analyzing more than 6.1 million linked maternal-child health records found that prenatal exposure to medications classified as sterol biosynthesis-inhibiting medications, or SBIMs, was associated with significantly increased autism risk in children. The study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, examined births from 2014 through 2023 using the Epic Cosmos database, representing nearly one-third of all U.S. pregnancies during that period. Researchers reported that mothers prescribed at least one SBIM during pregnancy had a 1.47-fold increased adjusted risk of later autism diagnosis in their children, with the risk climbing higher as additional SBIMs were prescribed. Exposure to four or more simultaneously raised the reported risk to 2.33-fold. The medications studied included widely prescribed antidepressants, antipsychotics, beta-blockers, anxiolytics, and statins such as fluoxetine, sertraline, propranolol, atorvastatin, and simvastatin. The concern centers on disruption of sterol biosynthesis pathways that are essential for fetal brain development, particularly cholesterol-related processes linked to T-cell and neurological development. The article argues that while the findings do not prove causation, the scale of the dataset, the biologically plausible mechanism, and the observed dose-response relationship make the results too significant to dismiss. It further criticizes federal health agencies, autism organizations, and major media outlets for failing to elevate the study into a broader public-health discussion and calls for immediate follow-up research, reassessment of prescribing practices during pregnancy, and greater public scrutiny of environmental and pharmaceutical contributors to autism risk.

Welcome back to another “Homeopathic Hits” episode on The Robert Scott Bell Show!

Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Damiana, sourced from the Turnera plant.

Boericke notes this remedy for sexual neurasthenia, impotency, sexual debility from nervous prostration, urinary weakness, prostatic discharge, and renal or cystic catarrh. Its picture centers on nervous exhaustion affecting the sexual, urinary, and reproductive spheres.

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Why MAHA Isn’t Breaking Through on Capitol Hill Despite the Trump administration’s aggressive Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) push against junk food — including voluntary industry commitments to remove synthetic dyes, restrictions on SNAP purchases of soda and candy in dozens of states, and new USDA rules requiring SNAP retailers to stock more real food — the movement is struggling to translate into legislative wins on Capitol Hill, where both Republicans and Democrats continue to side with the powerful processed food industry on key votes. The food and beverage sector has ramped up lobbying to a record $113 million since Trump’s return, a more than 30% increase, deploying tactics reminiscent of the tobacco industry’s playbook with heavy spending from Mars, Hershey, the National Confectioners Association, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and the American Beverage Association. Recent examples include the House defeating a farm bill amendment to block SNAP dollars from buying soda (238-186 vote, with 55 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition) and the Appropriations Committee voting against releasing a long-delayed FTC report on junk food marketing to children. Lawmakers cited concerns over consumer confusion, retailer burdens, and impacts on low-income families, while critics like Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz described the industry’s “stranglehold” on Congress. Even self-described MAHA supporters like Rep. Andy Harris have seen limited success, and broader bills on food dyes, labeling, and school meals remain stalled. The article notes tensions within MAHA, with the administration favoring voluntary measures over mandates, while consumer advocates question whether Republicans will truly challenge business allies. Industry groups argue restrictions are unnecessary or overly broad, and the piece highlights how entrenched political beliefs and lobbying cash continue to outweigh MAHA rhetoric on chronic disease and ultraprocessed foods in congressional action.

Welcome back to another “Homeopathic Hits” episode on The Robert Scott Bell Show!

Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Cineraria maritima, commonly known as Dusty Miller.

Boericke notes this remedy for cataract and corneal opacities, especially where the eye condition has followed trauma. Its reputation is centered on external eye use continued over time.

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Hour 2

The Weaponization of Everything Is Making Americans Sick James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, examines how the deliberate weaponization of nearly every aspect of daily life through sustained political polarization and identity sorting is driving measurable physiological harm across the American population, citing the American Psychological Association’s 2025 Stress in America survey where politics ranked as the second-highest stressor at 65 percent — higher than in election years and now functioning as a chronic baseline rather than an acute event. Among those reporting high loneliness tied to societal division, 94 percent experienced physical stress symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, and muscle tension, while 80 percent reported chronic illness, with the body’s stress response unable to distinguish abstract social threats from physical danger, leading to persistently elevated cortisol, disrupted sleep, impaired immune function, metabolic issues, cardiovascular strain, and reduced cognitive flexibility. The article traces this to strategic polarization dating back to Pat Buchanan’s 1971 memo advising to “cut the country in half” for political gain, now amplified by digital platforms optimized for engagement through fear, resentment, and moral emergency rather than persuasion or reflection. This extends beyond politics into medicine, food choices, parenting, education, and language, turning neutral domains into loyalty tests and making neutrality socially costly. Lyons-Weiler argues the system benefits concentrated interests — political organizations, media, and platforms — while diffusing costs onto individuals through ambient activation that requires no active participation, only exposure via feeds, workplaces, or news. The piece calls for reconstructing neutral spaces, prioritizing local reality over national narratives, restoring epistemic standards, and treating the phenomenon as a public health crisis rather than purely political, warning that a permanently mobilized population cannot be a healthy one and that recognizing these costs is essential for any meaningful response.

Fox News Comic Kat Timpf’s Dad Dies ‘Very Unexpectedly’ Fox News personality and comedian Kat Timpf announced that her father died unexpectedly, sharing the news publicly in an emotional message reflecting on grief, family, and sudden loss. Timpf described the shock of losing a parent without warning and expressed appreciation for the support she received from friends, colleagues, and viewers following the announcement. The article highlights her reflections on the emotional difficulty of processing an abrupt death while continuing public and professional responsibilities. Known for blending humor with candid personal commentary, Timpf reportedly spoke openly about the experience, emphasizing how unpredictable loss can force people to reevaluate priorities, relationships, and the fragility of everyday life. The piece also notes the outpouring of condolences from fans and media personalities who responded to the news online, underscoring the strong connection she has built with audiences through both comedy and commentary.

Alzheimer’s Drugs Slammed as ‘Ineffective’ in Major Review, but Critics Push Back A major Cochrane review analyzing 17 clinical trials involving over 20,000 participants with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage Alzheimer’s disease concluded that amyloid-targeting monoclonal antibodies, designed to reduce or remove amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, offer either nonexistent or extremely small clinical benefits on memory decline and dementia severity, with researchers stating there is now a convincing body of evidence showing no meaningful difference for patients despite statistically significant results in some trials. Lead author Francesco Nonino and senior author Edo Richard emphasized that lowering amyloid alone is unlikely to produce meaningful gains and highlighted safety concerns including higher risks of brain swelling and bleeding, though often asymptomatic and detectable only on scans, with unknown long-term effects. The review recommends exploring other biological pathways for treatment. The Alzheimer’s Association strongly criticized the analysis as “scientifically flawed,” lacking patient perspectives, and potentially harmful, pointing to real-world data showing clinically meaningful slowing of progression with modest side effects. Drugmakers Eli Lilly (donanemab/Kisunla) and Eisai (lecanemab/Leqembi) disputed the methodology for pooling unsuccessful and approved therapies, arguing it dilutes benefits and that individual drugs should be evaluated on their own merits, with extensive long-term data showing continued patient benefits. The controversy underscores ongoing debates over the amyloid hypothesis, high costs of these therapies, and the urgent need for more effective Alzheimer’s treatments amid growing prevalence.

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Makary’s Time Atop FDA Over, Diamantas Named Acting Commissioner FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is resigning Tuesday after 13 months leading the agency, with Kyle Diamantas, previously the top food official, stepping in as acting commissioner, according to administration officials. Makary’s tenure was marked by mass layoffs, persistent senior leadership churn, and policy fights with lawmakers, drugmakers, and President Donald Trump. A confluence of events led to his departure, including upsetting anti-abortion Republicans over telehealth access to the abortion pill mifepristone, facing pressure from Trump to authorize flavored vapes after initially raising concerns, and drawing criticism from biopharmaceutical companies over inconsistent drug reviews. While the White House signed off on the decision, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the call to move on from Makary. As of Tuesday morning, Makary still had public appearances scheduled and was quoted in agency releases, with some staff working as if nothing had changed. The gastrointestinal surgeon’s exit follows months of speculation and internal tensions. Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon known for criticizing COVID-19 policies, had earlier survived controversies but ultimately could not weather the accumulated pressures. The development reflects ongoing instability and realignment at the FDA under the current administration as it navigates competing priorities on regulation, public health, and industry relations.

Former CDC Autism Scientist Extradited to US on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges: Poul Thorsen Former CDC-funded Danish researcher Poul Thorsen, a key co-author on influential studies that helped shape U.S. public health policy on vaccines and autism, has been extradited from Denmark to the United States to face federal charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and embezzlement for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million in grant funds intended for autism research between 2000 and 2009. Thorsen served as the principal investigator on multiple CDC contracts examining links between vaccines, including the MMR shot, and autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders, most notably the 2002 Danish study that found no association between MMR and autism and was widely cited to dismiss vaccine safety concerns. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Thorsen diverted CDC grant money into personal accounts, used it for luxury purchases including a home, cars, and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and submitted false invoices and progress reports to conceal the misappropriation while continuing to receive payments. The charges, first brought in 2011, led to a lengthy international pursuit as Thorsen remained in Denmark despite an Interpol red notice. His extradition marks a significant development in a case long cited by vaccine safety advocates as evidence of conflicts of interest and potential data manipulation in CDC autism research, with critics arguing that Thorsen’s influence helped suppress findings that might have implicated vaccines. Children’s Health Defense noted the irony that a scientist central to denying vaccine-autism links now faces serious financial crimes, calling for re-examination of the studies he co-authored. The case highlights ongoing questions about oversight of federal research grants and transparency in vaccine science, especially as public trust in institutions remains low and demands for independent review of autism causes continue to grow under the Make America Healthy Again framework. Thorsen has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial in the U.S.

Welcome back to another “Homeopathic Hits” episode on The Robert Scott Bell Show!

Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Chenopodium Anthelminticum, commonly known as Jerusalem Oak.

Boericke highlights this remedy for marked scapular pain, auditory nerve disturbance, sudden vertigo, Meniere’s disease, and worm-related complaints, especially hookworm and roundworm.

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Hour 2

What Is Medicine When Everyone is Sick? In a provocative analysis, James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, questions the very nature of modern medicine when CDC data from 2013–2023 shows that 76.4% of U.S. adults (about 194 million people) report at least one of twelve selected chronic conditions and 51.4% (about 130 million) report multiple conditions, including hypertension, prediabetes, obesity, osteoarthritis, depression, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, and chronic kidney disease. Using the example of a typical 58-year-old American managing a long medication list, specialist visits, monitoring devices, and administrative burdens, the article asks whether this represents success (prevented strokes, delayed diabetes, managed risks) or failure (a life organized around compliance, metrics, and an administrative organism that converts risk into perpetual disease management). Lyons-Weiler argues that medicine has optimized for single-disease graphs while patients accumulate overlapping conditions, turning individuals into clinical projects where fatigue, side effects, and quality-of-life issues blur the line between treatment benefit and systemic burden. He stresses that not all “chronic conditions” are equivalent — a stroke differs from obesity, prediabetes is not diabetes, and a billing diagnosis is not always lived illness — yet the system treats them comparably for counting, coding, reimbursement, and guideline development. The piece challenges the assumption that widespread labeling reflects biological catastrophe rather than expanded definitions, risk-factor inflation, self-report limitations in surveys like BRFSS, and a payment model that rewards more diagnoses. It calls for separating true pathology from risk factors, labeling effects, and lived suffering before building policy, warning that without this distinction, medicine risks becoming a self-perpetuating system that manages chronicity rather than restoring health. The author urges a reevaluation of what constitutes meaningful care when nearly everyone is classified as sick.

Special Guest Dr. Michael Karlfeldt

Dr. Michael Karlfeldt, ND, PhD, is a board-certified Naturopath. He has devoted his career to practicing and promoting Natural Health. He is a high-demand speaker, author, and educator in this field.

Dr. Karlfeldt provides personalized naturopathic health care at his busy multidiscipline integrative medicine center, The Karlfeldt Center, in Boise, Idaho. He treats the root causes of diseases and strengthens the body’s ability to heal. Dr. Karlfeldt has practiced medicine for over 30 years and is one of the leading experts in treating cancer. Dr. Karlfeldt works to increase awareness about natural ways to treat cancer.

He was the host of the TV shows “Dr. Michael Show” and “True Health: Body, Mind, Spirit” and the radio show “HealthMade Radio”, where he connected with international leaders in the integrative health arena. He is also the hoshttps://twitter.com/Kimberly_NFN/status/1803194536430059604t of the internationally recognized podcasts “Integrative Cancer Solutions with Dr. Karlfeldt”, where he features cancer survivors and experts in the field sharing how they beat cancer, and “Integrative Lyme Solutions with Dr. Karlfeldt”, where he features people who have successfully conquered Lyme disease.

Not Everyone Appears Equally Vulnerable To Mercury: Genes May Explain Why A new study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology suggests that genetic variations in the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) protein, which regulates cholesterol and fat metabolism, may influence how the body handles methylmercury — the toxic form of mercury found in contaminated fish — with computer modeling showing that ApoE2 and ApoE3 variants can form stable chemical bonds with methylmercury via cysteine residues, potentially sequestering the toxin, while the ApoE4 variant lacks this capability and may leave more mercury free to cause damage. Led by researchers at the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil, the study combined in silico molecular simulations with an in vivo experiment using 97 young male mice, some genetically engineered to lack ApoE entirely. Mice without ApoE exposed to methylmercury in drinking water for 20 days showed greater liver damage, including elevated ALT enzymes, fat buildup in the liver, and higher cholesterol levels compared to normal mice, indicating a harmful interaction between disrupted fat metabolism and mercury exposure. Mercury distribution also differed, with ApoE-deficient mice accumulating more mercury in hair but less in liver and fat tissue, possibly due to altered clearance mechanisms or gut bacteria. The findings raise the possibility that individuals carrying the ApoE4 allele — already linked to higher Alzheimer’s and cardiovascular risk — could face elevated vulnerability to mercury’s effects on the liver and cardiovascular system, though the animal model used complete ApoE knockout rather than human ApoE4 variants, limiting direct translation. Researchers emphasize that the results are preliminary, based on high-dose exposure in male mice only, and call for further human studies to determine if people with ApoE4 or high cholesterol face meaningfully greater risks from dietary mercury. The study highlights mercury’s underappreciated impact beyond the brain, including liver and metabolic health, and suggests that genetic factors may help explain why some people appear more susceptible to low-level chronic exposure. Limitations include the short exposure duration, lack of female or older animals, and uncertainty around exact mechanisms. The authors recommend exploring nutritional strategies for higher-risk individuals while cautioning that findings do not constitute medical advice.

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Seniors Are Skipping The Doctor And Going To The Weed Dispensary Older adults are the fastest-growing group of cannabis consumers in the U.S., with many turning to edibles for pain, sleep issues, and anxiety or depression after exhausting other options like prescription drugs, over-the-counter remedies, physical therapy, and alternative treatments, often making these decisions with little or no input from their doctors, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers interviewed 169 adults aged 60-85 (average age 71) in Colorado who were interested in cannabis edibles, finding that most were women, White, and highly educated. Wanting to avoid pharmaceuticals due to side effect concerns, such as bleeding ulcers from NSAIDs, was the top motivation, with 46 participants viewing cannabis as a last resort after trying multiple failed interventions. Nearly 58% chose combination THC-CBD products as a balanced option, 29% selected CBD-only due to no psychoactive effects, and 14% opted for THC-only, though fears of impairment, anxiety, memory issues, dependency, ineffectiveness, cost, and drug interactions were common hesitations. Many relied on friends, online research, and dispensary marketing rather than physicians, who often feel unprepared to discuss cannabis. The study highlights risks with edibles like delayed onset leading to overconsumption and potential interactions with multiple medications common in older adults, while noting limitations including the sample’s demographics, focus on edibles only, and pre-purchase expectations rather than outcomes. Researchers conclude that healthcare providers need better preparation for informed conversations with older patients about cannabis to support safer self-management amid growing use for chronic conditions.

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Hour 1

White House Plans to Fire FDA Chief Marty Makary, Sources Tell WSJ The Trump administration has signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, amid mounting frustration over agency turmoil, complaints from the pharmaceutical industry, delays in approving flavored vapes and other nicotine products, decisions on drug approvals, vaccines, and allowing a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone. While the plan is not yet final and could change, top officials have grown convinced Makary needs to go after months of internal conflicts and perceived resistance to faster deregulation in certain areas. Makary, a pancreatic cancer surgeon and former COVID-19 policy critic who authored a book on medical groupthink, was confirmed in March 2025 and initially aligned with aspects of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. During his tenure, the FDA took steps on phasing out artificial food dyes, restricting unapproved fluoride supplements for young children, and limiting routine approval of COVID-19 shots for healthy adults under 65 and children without underlying conditions. However, many in the MAHA community criticized him for not fully removing mRNA COVID vaccines from the market. His potential departure would mark the latest high-profile exit of officials generally aligned with Kennedy’s public health reforms, following resignations or departures of figures like HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill, CDC principal deputy director Dr. Ralph Abraham, and FDA vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad. The move reflects ongoing tensions within the administration over the pace and direction of FDA reforms, balancing industry interests, public health shifts, and MAHA priorities on chronic disease and regulatory overhaul.

Special Guests: Paola Brown and Leslie Manookian

Paola Brown

Paola Brown is the founder of Americans for Homeopathy Choice Action. As a passionate advocate for natural health, Paola leads efforts to safeguard public access to homeopathy, working with stakeholders, policymakers, and grassroots supporters to advance federal legislation. Paola is a wife and mother of three, with extensive teaching experience, including over 13 years as a college English professor. She holds both a BA in English education and an MA in curriculum and instruction from Arizona State University, graduating summa cum laude. Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish, she also served as a health instructor for Care for Life, a nonprofit focused on sustainable community development in Mozambique.

Leslie Manookian

Leslie Manookian, MBA, M.L.C. Hom is president and founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund. She is a former successful Wall Street business executive. Her career in finance took her from New York to London with Goldman Sachs. She later became Director of Alliance Capital in London running their European Growth Portfolio Management and Research businesses.

Leslie is also an award-winning documentary filmmaker. In 2011 she released The Greater Good to rave reviews and awards; a documentary she wrote and produced, which explores the debate surrounding vaccines. This impactful film brings increased awareness to this issue and the importance of health freedom.

Protecting Americans medical and health freedoms inspired Leslie to found Health Freedom Defense Fund. After observing the trampling of our constitutionally protected, inalienable rights for the past two decades, she was filled with trepidation as 2020 unfolded, aware of various pieces of legislation in place which would facilitate further erosion of the rights of Americans. HFDF was the result.

Leslie’s and HFDF’s mission rests on the foundational principle that bodily autonomy is the most sacred and precious of human rights and must be fervently guarded. Leslie and HFDF endeavor each and every day to instill that notion in the public consciousness and codify it in law.

Welcome back to another “Homeopathic Hits” episode on The Robert Scott Bell Show!

Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Chelone glabra, commonly known as Snakehead.

Boericke highlights this remedy in liver affections, especially where there is pain or soreness in the left lobe of the liver extending downward, along with dyspepsia, hepatic torpor, jaundice, debility, and worm complaints.

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Hour 2

Hantavirus ‘Not COVID’: WHO Official + More A World Health Organization official stated that hantavirus cases on a cruise ship, which killed three people including a Dutch couple and a German citizen, do not pose a COVID-19-like pandemic threat, emphasizing that the rodent-borne virus spreads very differently and is not easily transmitted between humans. Infectious disease epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove told reporters it is not SARS-CoV-2 or the start of a new pandemic, noting hantaviruses have been known for a long time and require different precautions than respiratory viruses. The Defender’s Government NewsWatch roundup also covered other developments including a former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleading not guilty to charges of conspiring to obstruct investigations into COVID-19 origins and destroying federal records, anti-vaccine bills stalling in the New Hampshire legislature, the Trump administration granting Clean Air Act exemptions to major polluters via simple email requests, the EPA planning to weaken certain Biden-era PFAS limits in drinking water, an FDA Class I recall of Boston Scientific heart devices linked to four deaths and over 2,500 injuries, and mixed results on President Trump’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices. The compilation highlights ongoing federal agency actions, public health statements, and policy shifts affecting health and environmental issues.

Divided by Contagion: Health as Sovereign Responsibility Negotiations for the World Health Organization’s Pandemic Agreement have once again failed to produce a final text after six rounds of contentious talks, with deep divisions along North-South lines preventing consensus on key issues including pathogen access and benefit sharing (PABS), intellectual property, financing, and equitable distribution of vaccines and treatments. The provisional adoption in May 2025 postponed critical decisions, and the latest session ended without agreement on the PABS annex, leading to an extension of talks into 2027. The article argues that the proposed framework risks institutionalizing the governance failures of the COVID-19 response by concentrating power in the WHO without adequate accountability, overriding national sovereignty, and creating inequitable burdens where developing countries are expected to share pathogen data and commit resources while benefits flow primarily to pharmaceutical companies in the Global North. Developing nations, including the Africa Group and Group for Equity, expressed frustration that the deal protects industry interests over equitable outcomes, echoing historical patterns like the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty where promises of disarmament remained unfulfilled. The piece emphasizes growing recognition of health sovereignty as part of national sovereignty, citing African leaders calling for self-reliant health systems free from foreign aid dependency and initiatives like the International Reform Health Project’s reports on The Right to Health Sovereignty. It highlights stark regional differences in COVID-19 impacts and policy harms, urging a shift from centralized WHO-centric governance to affirming principles of beneficence, non-maleficence, informed consent, and localized responsibility to restore trust and legitimacy in global health. The author warns against rushing agreements for institutional success at the expense of substantive equity and sovereignty.

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EPA Moves on PFAS Drinking Water Standards Under Trump, Sparking MAHA Debate The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration is advancing changes to regulations on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called forever chemicals linked to cancer, immune dysfunction, developmental issues and other health problems, prompting mixed reactions from public health advocates and supporters of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda focused on reducing toxic exposures. The EPA is reviewing and potentially adjusting the Biden-era drinking water standards that set strict limits on several PFAS compounds, with officials citing implementation challenges, high compliance costs for water utilities, and the need for a more practical, science-based approach that balances health protection with economic realities. Environmental and health groups aligned with MAHA have expressed concern that any rollback could leave millions exposed to persistent contaminants found in drinking water, food packaging, nonstick cookware, firefighting foam and consumer products, while industry representatives and some states argue the previous limits were overly stringent and technologically difficult to achieve nationwide. The move fits into broader administration efforts to streamline regulations and prioritize cost-benefit analysis, but critics worry it conflicts with MAHA goals of addressing chronic disease drivers including environmental toxins. Supporters of the review point to the need for updated risk assessments and feasible remediation technologies rather than mandates that could raise water bills without proportional health gains. The article notes ongoing litigation, state-level actions, and scientific debates over safe exposure thresholds, with PFAS detected in nearly all Americans’ blood and linked to widespread contamination sites. The EPA has emphasized continued monitoring and enforcement against major polluters while seeking public input on revised standards. This development highlights tensions within MAHA between aggressive toxin reduction and pragmatic regulatory reform, as the administration navigates pressure from both public health advocates demanding stricter limits and utilities warning of massive infrastructure costs.

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FDA’s War of Words on Supplements The FDA is engaged in a quiet but far-reaching reinterpretation of the statutory definition of “dietary substance” under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994, potentially restricting thousands of traditional, global, and innovative supplement ingredients by limiting them to only those already commonly consumed as part of the typical American diet, according to the Alliance for Natural Health USA. Congress intentionally crafted a broad definition allowing “a dietary substance for use by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total dietary intake,” yet the FDA’s guidance narrows this to foods and components in the “usual diet,” which ANH-USA argues perversely uses dietary inadequacy and market convention as regulatory boundaries. This approach could exclude botanicals, fungi, algae, fermented foods, medicinal traditions from other cultures, and concentrated bioactive compounds, aligning U.S. policy more closely with restrictive European standards that view supplements primarily as micronutrient sources rather than tools for supporting health beyond basic nutrition. The article frames this as part of a broader FDA strategy favoring pharmaceutical interests — which fund much of the agency’s budget through user fees — while restricting natural health products that cannot be easily patented or turned into high-cost drugs. It highlights the legal trap where supplements cannot make disease-related claims without triggering drug classification and billion-dollar approval hurdles, silencing companies and leaving consumers uninformed. ANH-USA calls for respecting DSHEA’s expansive intent, recognizing dietary diversity, allowing innovation, and focusing regulation on genuine safety rather than arbitrary exclusions, warning that success for the FDA would reduce consumer choice, stifle innovation, and undermine options for addressing chronic disease at a time when such tools are most needed. The organization urges public engagement, comments to the FDA, and support to defend access to supplements.

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Oklahoma, Louisiana to Require Coroners Include Vaccine Records in SIDS Autopsies Oklahoma and Louisiana have enacted or advanced legislation requiring coroners and medical examiners to document any vaccines administered within 90 days prior to death on autopsy reports for children under age 15 who die unexpectedly and without explanation, amending existing public health laws that already mandate reporting of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, and similar unexplained deaths to the CDC. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed the bill this week, while Louisiana’s “A Voice for the Voiceless” bill passed the House 76-12 after unanimous Senate approval and awaits signature from Governor Jeff Landry, a vocal health freedom advocate. The measures aim to collect data on potential correlations between recent vaccinations and sudden child deaths, addressing concerns that medical examiners face pressure not to list vaccines as a contributing factor despite historical and emerging research suggesting links. Medical researcher and SIDS expert Neil Z. Miller emphasized that no child dies from “unknown causes” and that vaccines are often a plausible reason, but examiners hesitate due to professional pressure; the laws seek to relieve that pressure and improve transparency. The legislation builds on prior state efforts, including Louisiana sharing infant mortality and immunization data with Children’s Health Defense, which revealed higher mortality in vaccinated infants in their third month compared to unvaccinated peers. Critics of current practices note that the SIDS category emerged in the 1960s alongside expanded childhood vaccination schedules, and a 1979 change to ICD codes removed vaccination as an official cause-of-death category, potentially leading to misclassification. Supporters argue the new requirements will enable better investigation without presuming causation, while similar bills in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota have stalled. The developments reflect growing state-level efforts to examine vaccine safety signals in sudden unexplained deaths amid broader debates over chronic disease and medical transparency.

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