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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
 • Walker Bragman
New CDC Director Has Questioned Vaccine Safety
Jay Bhattacharya’s recent new appointment may suggest more changes to the vaccine schedule.
 • Walker Bragman
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
 • Walker Bragman and Olivia Riggio
“Out Of His Depth,” “Sold His Soul,” “Clueless”: NIH Staffers Speak Out About Director Bhattacharya
Widespread dissatisfaction over the NIH’s “continuous free fall” has people speaking out.
 • Walker Bragman
Everything You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s NIH Pick
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a loud voice from the fringes.
 • Walker Bragman
Jon Stewart Praises Attorney Behind Years of Anti-Vaccine, Anti-Public Health Lawfare
“You’re a civil rights attorney who has been canceled by both the right and the left, which means you must be doing something right.”
 • Walker Bragman
“I Believe It”: Bhattacharya Pushes Lab Leak Conspiracy At Contentious NIH Town Hall As Staffers Walk Out
Dozens of staffers walked out when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya promoted the unproven COVID origins story; others protested research cuts.
 • Walker Bragman
Big Mystery Donors Fund COVID Conspiracy Nonprofit
Nine large donations make up most of the 2021 budget of the Brownstone Institute, which is led by a man with a neo-Confederate past
 • Walker Bragman
Who is Funding the Brownstone Institute?
New tax filings provide some clarity about the funders of the prolific COVID-19 conspiracy outfit.
 • Walker Bragman
Rewriting Extremism: Right-Wing Seeks Nation to Mourn Charlie Kirk
The Right’s ‘martyr’ was an ideologue, a conspiracy theorist, a bigot, and an agitator who glorified violence.
 • Walker Bragman and Tina-Desiree Berg
Jimmy Dore's 'Very Pro-Employer' Work Contracts
An independent contractor agreement used by the YouTuber’s production company reveals anti-worker provisions.
 • Walker Bragman
A Canadian Province Released a COVID Report Full of Pseudoscience. Who Wrote It, and Why?
Donald Trump’s NIH pick was among the authors of a report that recommended discontinuing the widespread use of COVID-19 vaccines.
 • Nick Tsergas
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