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Traditional values. The crunchiest elements of my left-wing upbringing are back — except this time, on the right. The Make America Healthy Again movement, helmed by the science-avoidant Secretary for Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., purports to steer the country away from the ills of modern living toward a more natural way of being. I know this lifestyle well. Growing up in Boston’s then gentrifying Jamaica Plain in the 1990s, my family belonged to a community center where it was rumored that the Moosewood Cookbook brown glop served therein was occasionally spiked with the devil’s lettuce. Today’s...

The health secretary fired the original committee members in June, replacing them with some who have been critical of vaccines.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to nominate seven new advisers to a scientific committee that recommends which vaccines Americans should take and when, according to two former federal officials with knowledge of the matter. The panel, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, wields enormous influence. Insurance companies and government programs like Medicaid are required to cover the vaccinations it recommends. After Mr. Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, said he had received assurances that Mr. Kennedy...

For many Catholics, the Covid era was regarded as an illumination of sorts. Churches were shuttered, government slipped on an iron glove, and separations began to ensue. These could be seen as contractions, if you will, prior to the more serious birth pangs foretold in Matthew 24: “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom…Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me” (Matthew 24:7, 9). We also saw, in relation to the issue of Covid vaccination, a kind of secular division among friends,...

Since 2021, a concerning increase in pilot incapacitations and near-miss incidents has raised alarms among aviation and medical experts, leading to a heated debate over the safety of air travel and the potential link to COVID-19 vaccines. A retired airline captain and immunology specialist, Dr. Kevin Stillwagon, has presented compelling evidence suggesting a correlation between the rise in pilot health issues and the rollout of vaccine mandates. This trend has significant implications for aviation safety and regulatory oversight. Summary of Key Points: -Rise in incapacitations and deaths: Since 2021, there has been a 40 percent increase in early pilot deaths...

President Trump has just ORDERED all federal agencies to DELETE employees’ COVID-19 vaccination statuses They also must delete any records of vaccine non-compliance and exemptions FINALLY! NOBODY should be discriminated against for refusing the vax! .... never forget the amount of evil that took place during Covid ... It turned neighbors and family members against each other. . ... Crimes against humanity ... Never forget. ... US Employers must do the same. And any Employer who enforced the mandate must pay all vaccine injury related medical bills of past and present employees they forced to get a jab

When it came to COVID, we were lied to. On every level imaginable. From day one of the so-called pandemic, the American people were manipulated, censored, and coerced by a corrupt group of public health goons, Big Pharma execs, media vultures, and political tyrants. They told us this virus was “unstoppable” without lockdowns, flimsy masks, mandates, and worst of all, some untested, very rushed mRNA vaccine. A vaccine, by the way, that failed to stop infection. ... It also failed to prevent transmission… And a vaccine that, according to the evidence, may have actually prolonged the pandemic, making people sicker...

Actress Kelley Mack, known for her roles in “The Walking Dead” and “Chicago Med,” died Saturday in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mack succumbed to a battle with glioma, a form of cancer that affects the central nervous system, according to a blog on health platform Caringbridge about her health journey. She was 33. Mack, whose full name is Kelley Lynne Klebenow, said she first started noticing “persistent lower back pain” in October 2024. Her health issues escalated the night before Thanksgiving when she went to the emergency room and underwent an MRI, which revealed “an abnormal mass” in her...

James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII BREAKING: Johnson & Johnson Lead Scientist Confesses J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Was 'Not Safe and Effective,' Reveals “Lack of Research” From Rushing to Release Vaccine: “People Wanted It, We Gave It to Them” “Do you have any idea the lack of research that was done on those products [vaccines]?” “I mean we basically just had a race to figure out who could solve it best… At one point, we just canned it.” @JNJNews @joshuarys @HHSGov 11:00 AM · Jul 15, 2025

Bryan Braman, who spent seven years in the NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Eagles in February 2018, has been battling a “life threatening” and “very rare” cancer, according to a GoFundMe page.

Tips to persuade, and lead with empathy, in the dreaded vaccine conversationI am hearing a story repeated across specializations and practice settings: Clinicians and caregivers alike are avoiding -- or dreading -- vaccine conversations. Often, they leave conversations with feelings of resentment (instead of clarity) as well. For clinicians, the need to "debunk" myths or correct irrational statements can induce angst because they know the facts; they want to provide the best possible care. Yet, they can't seem to speak the right language. The experience can be draining and disheartening, and many of us grow weary of trying. Have you...

Good morning, C&C, it’s Saturday! We’re packing up the hotel room and will return to HQ tomorrow, so Monday’s roundup will be back to normal quality levels. That said, it’s still a terrific roundup for your Weekend Edition: C&C scores predictive win as Deputy Chief of Staff signals consideration of radical immigration policy shift; Trump defies gloomy expert predictions as US-China trade negotiations proceed; Administration scores early victory with preliminary UK trade deal; Trump team telegraphs astonishing, world-shaking tariff policy completely missed by corporate media; another prominent official arrest as New Jersey Mayor feels the J6 pain after making an...

A reengineered bacterial protein may finally pave the way for a human Lyme disease vaccine. It exposes a weak spot that our immune system can target, offering real hope after decades of failed attempts. For decades, scientists have searched for a way to outsmart Lyme disease, a stealthy infection that affects nearly half a million people each year in the U.S. Now, a breakthrough may be within reach. Researchers have zeroed in on a bacterial protein called CspZ that helps the Lyme bacteria hide from the immune system. By cleverly reengineering this protein to expose its most vulnerable part, they’ve...

University of Cincinnati freshman offensive lineman Jeremiah Kelly died “unexpectedly” Tuesday morning in his residence, the school announced. He was 18. A cause of death was not disclosed.

The Dogs of Berlin star reportedly underwent surgery just months before his passing.A popular bodybuilder and actor who starred in the Netflix original series Dogs of Berlin has died. Vittorio Pirbazari, who appeared as Daher Tarik in the 2018 series, passed away after collapsing while running on a treadmill at a gym. He was 44. Pirbazari’s cause of death has not been confirmed at this time, but announcing his passing in an Tuesday, April 1 Instagram post, his friend Said Ibrahim said it is believed the star may have died from a heart attack. Pirbazari underwent surgery three months ago...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a televised presidential cabinet meeting Thursday that his agency will investigate and identify the cause of rising autism rates in the U.S. by September, though scientists have said a large part of the jump in rates are linked to improvements in autism awareness and diagnoses. Kennedy said the Health and Human Services Department has started a “massive testing and research effort” involving “hundreds of scientists from around the world” that will allow the government to know by September the cause behind the jump in autism rates, adding “we’ll be...

Pharma stocks tumbled today after Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the agency within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responsible for authorizing vaccines, resigned under pressure from his new boss, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "If Peter Marks does not want to get behind restoring science to its golden standard and promoting radical transparency, then he has no place at FDA under the strong leadership of Secretary Kennedy," an HHS official said in a statement. Shares of Moderna, BioNTech, Novavax and Pfizer declined 11%, 7%, 6% and 2%, respectively, on the news, Fast...

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public... Dr. Marks resigned under pressure, according to a person familiar with the matter who said an official with the Department of Health and Human Services told Dr. Marks on Friday that he could either resign or be fired...

New Zealand is now facing the stomach-churning reality of a public health crisis after the government’s mass vaccination campaign led to the population being almost universally “vaccinated” for Covid. The nation is one of the most Covid-vaccinated countries in the world after administering a whopping 260.78 “vaccine” doses per 100 people. However, New Zealand is now faced with the grim reality of plummeting public health in the wake of the vaccinations. A major new study has found that adverse events are skyrocketing among New Zealanders, specifically those who received mRNA-based Covid “vaccines.” ... More importantly, however, serious adverse events like...

TAMPA — Brett Gardner’s youngest son, Miller, died on Friday at the age of 14, the family announced through the Yankees on Sunday. In a statement from the former Yankees outfielder and his wife Jessica, the Gardners said Miller fell ill “along with several other family members while on vacation.” “We have so many questions and so few answers at this point, but we do know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Friday, March 21st,” the Gardners said in the statement.

World-famous snowboarder Luke “The Dingo” Trembath has tragically died suddenly, .. TMZ reported Friday that Trembath was just 38 years old when he passed away unexpectedly. Social media has been flooded with posts in response to the news of his sudden death. However, Trembath’s cause of death has not been revealed. ... He was traveling all around the world with Team Australia by age 13.