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5 Reasons Pfizer’s Reply to President Trump Is Complete Rubbish

5 Reasons Pfizer’s Reply to President Trump Is Complete Rubbish

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Pfizer’s reply to President Trump’s very reasonable call for transparency of data regarding their latest edition of their modified-mRNA Covid injections is nothing less than an insult to the intelligence of every reader, including the President himself.

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Toby Rogers' to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

Toby Rogers’ Statement to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

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I changed my doctoral thesis topic to “The Political Economy of Autism” and spent the next four years reading and analyzing nearly everything that has been written on autism prevalence, causation, and cost.

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Savages in the Senate: Kennedy Ambushed in a Game of Dirty Politics

Savages in the Senate: Kennedy Ambushed in a Game of Dirty Politics

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What the hearing revealed was not Kennedy’s weakness but the desperation of his critics — senators clinging to captured institutions, hurling insults and posturing for the cameras. For all the talk of “science,” what unfolded was politics at its dirtiest.

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Response to Save HHS Letter: In Defense of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Response to Save HHS Letter: In Defense of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

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I respectfully disagree with the Save HHS letter calling for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation. While concerns have been raised, these must be balanced against the urgent need for bold reform and restoration of public trust in health institutions.

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Dissent Goes Mainstream

J. Crew-Anon and the Mainstreaming of Dissent

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The question is not whether J.Crew-Anon exists. It does. Whether its ascendance will be enough to quell the growing rebellion from working-class ranks who are not nearly as polite, elitely-educated, or establishment-adjacent as their J.Crew-Anon neighbors remains to be seen.

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Did the CDC Mislead Its Advisers on the RSV Antibody for Babies?

Did the CDC Mislead Its Advisers on the RSV Antibody for Babies?

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The seizure risk could apply to all RSV monoclonal antibodies now approved, potentially affecting millions of newborns. If the CDC presents safety data in a way that downplays clear signals of harm, the promise of a “reformed” advisory process collapses before it begins.

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Trump’s Art of the Deal Collides with Modi’s ‘India First’ Policy

Trump’s Art of the Deal Collides with Modi’s ‘India First’ Policy

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For the purposes of containing China’s influence and aggressive behaviour, there is no more important partner for the US than India. That strategic partnership is under threat from an explosive combination of American arrogance and unilateralism and Indian hubris and prickliness.

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