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https://www.youtube.com/@StrongMed
I’ve played the audio only from this clip for some of my physician colleagues, and asked who they think is speaking. The most common response is some version of “a crazy conspiracy theorist on Rogan”.
It's so interesting to me how Makary conspiracy code switches when he talks to podcasters vs national news. This is the kind of stuff MAHA hears from the FDA Commissioner.
December 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I’ve played the audio only from this clip for some of my physician colleagues, and asked who they think is speaking. The most common response is some version of “a crazy conspiracy theorist on Rogan”.
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The FDA is no longer a credible institution.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The FDA is no longer a credible institution.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
The FDA is no longer a credible institution.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The FDA is no longer a credible institution.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
The current FDA cannot be trusted to protect public safety.
I will not risk my patients by prescribing any new drugs that are approved during RFK and Makary’s “leadership”.
What a toxic combination of bigotry and pettiness.
A taxpayer funded federal employee is spending their time on this BS…😡😡😡
A taxpayer funded federal employee is spending their time on this BS…😡😡😡
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
What a toxic combination of bigotry and pettiness.
A taxpayer funded federal employee is spending their time on this BS…😡😡😡
A taxpayer funded federal employee is spending their time on this BS…😡😡😡
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There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
There isn’t much for our Supreme Court to hear, the Constitution is already clear. And just to be absolutely clear: the Supreme Court does not have the power to overrule or rewrite our Constitution.
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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You're going to see a lot of pixels about today's CDC ACIP meeting. The most important thing to keep in mind is that it's all a sham, it's not on the level. CDC no longer works for the American people. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is stocked with snake oil sellers and quacks.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
You're going to see a lot of pixels about today's CDC ACIP meeting. The most important thing to keep in mind is that it's all a sham, it's not on the level. CDC no longer works for the American people. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is stocked with snake oil sellers and quacks.
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From @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: a plan to further erode determination of safety & efficacy prior to drug approval. Robust evidence links expedited approval to increased number of safety issues. It's wrong & risky to prescribe drugs based on limited data.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
FDA to lower number of trials required for approval of drugs, other medical products
The FDA plans to begin requiring one clinical study, instead of the standard two, for medical products before consideration for approval.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
From @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: a plan to further erode determination of safety & efficacy prior to drug approval. Robust evidence links expedited approval to increased number of safety issues. It's wrong & risky to prescribe drugs based on limited data.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure war crimes count as an impeachable offense for a Secretary of Defense.
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure war crimes count as an impeachable offense for a Secretary of Defense.
This might be the most absurd HHS nomination/appointment yet (aside from RFK himself of course).
At least with Bhattacharya, Makary, and Prasad, they have CVs that are vaguely consistent with their roles.
But Hoeg as head of CDER makes as much sense as appointing me the Commissioner of the NBA.
At least with Bhattacharya, Makary, and Prasad, they have CVs that are vaguely consistent with their roles.
But Hoeg as head of CDER makes as much sense as appointing me the Commissioner of the NBA.
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This might be the most absurd HHS nomination/appointment yet (aside from RFK himself of course).
At least with Bhattacharya, Makary, and Prasad, they have CVs that are vaguely consistent with their roles.
But Hoeg as head of CDER makes as much sense as appointing me the Commissioner of the NBA.
At least with Bhattacharya, Makary, and Prasad, they have CVs that are vaguely consistent with their roles.
But Hoeg as head of CDER makes as much sense as appointing me the Commissioner of the NBA.
Only the Trump administration could use war crimes as a distraction from a president’s child rape scandal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Only the Trump administration could use war crimes as a distraction from a president’s child rape scandal.
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If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Serious ?:
With Trump's cognition so obviously impaired, who is the person behind the curtain deciding which billionaires & politicians get pardons?
No way is Trump making these decisions on his own.
Is the person calling the shots even a member of the admin, or is it just one of his kids?
With Trump's cognition so obviously impaired, who is the person behind the curtain deciding which billionaires & politicians get pardons?
No way is Trump making these decisions on his own.
Is the person calling the shots even a member of the admin, or is it just one of his kids?
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Serious ?:
With Trump's cognition so obviously impaired, who is the person behind the curtain deciding which billionaires & politicians get pardons?
No way is Trump making these decisions on his own.
Is the person calling the shots even a member of the admin, or is it just one of his kids?
With Trump's cognition so obviously impaired, who is the person behind the curtain deciding which billionaires & politicians get pardons?
No way is Trump making these decisions on his own.
Is the person calling the shots even a member of the admin, or is it just one of his kids?
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“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The only people who get angry when hearing service members being told to ignore illegal orders are people who intend to issue illegal orders.”
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News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
Since Vinay Prasad is back in the news again today, let me reshare a video I made over the summer discussing how he went from respected albeit controversial academic to a useful idiot of RFK Jr's antivax machine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPZ...
Vinay Prasad and the Audience Capture of a Contrarian
YouTube video by Strong Medicine
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Since Vinay Prasad is back in the news again today, let me reshare a video I made over the summer discussing how he went from respected albeit controversial academic to a useful idiot of RFK Jr's antivax machine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPZ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXPZ...
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I can't read this as anything other than a direct assault on the vaccine industry. Full stop. They are laying the groundwork to prevent all vaccine R&D. Not directly, but by requiring study designs for approval that are scientifically unnecessary and financially inviable.
Here's Prasad's full email, if you'd like to read it for yourself: www.washingtonpost.com/documents/30...
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
And I jotted down a few thoughts on my substack, including how the strategy of "asking more evidence" — which on the surface, sure, everyone wants more data — can lead to red tape.
FDA's big change to how vaccines will get approved
We obtained an internal email laying out the planned shift in strategy.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I can't read this as anything other than a direct assault on the vaccine industry. Full stop. They are laying the groundwork to prevent all vaccine R&D. Not directly, but by requiring study designs for approval that are scientifically unnecessary and financially inviable.
The most San Jose interview ever. The "Mexican Spiderman" gives his eyewitness account of the Black Friday Valley Fair Mall shooting.
Sounds like it was total chaos, but fortunately no fatalities.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRoHVrA...
Sounds like it was total chaos, but fortunately no fatalities.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRoHVrA...
undefined on Instagram: "lavozdeanzaCristian Rodriguez, who was inside Bowlero at Westfield Valley Fair on Friday when the shooting began, said he smashed t…"
lavozdeanzaCristian Rodriguez, who was inside Bowlero at Westfield Valley Fair on Friday when the shooting began, said he smashed the same window shown in our earlier video with a bowling ball to help himself and others escape.**UPDATE** According to the San Jose Police Department, the shooting happened on the second floor outside the Macy’s next to Bloomingdale’s, not inside Bowlero. The shooting caused mass panic throughout the mall, prompting people inside the Bowlero to also panic. There is currently NO CONFIRMATION from authorities on the description of the suspect, who is still at large. See our other videos from the scene for more information, including an interview with the San Jose Police Department’s public information officer.Video by Gavin Rust La Voz staff.#valleyfair #valleyfairshooting #blackfriday #shooting #sanjosecalifornia #mexicanspiderman
www.instagram.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The most San Jose interview ever. The "Mexican Spiderman" gives his eyewitness account of the Black Friday Valley Fair Mall shooting.
Sounds like it was total chaos, but fortunately no fatalities.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRoHVrA...
Sounds like it was total chaos, but fortunately no fatalities.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRoHVrA...
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While Makary spreads bullshit about the origin of HIV.
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
![PDB: "if I were to ask you where did AIDS come from, what would you say?
Makary: The film 'thank you Dr Fauci' explores a non-tradi narrative which has not gotten the attention it deserves and that is that [HIV] may very well have come from a lab in Africa"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wojva3mvygznfwpmkdyujvul/bafkreignvi7dtc7q2t2ae23ya7v3qqnaqjxpxc3uzb5xaxad4ii3x375y4@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
While Makary spreads bullshit about the origin of HIV.
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
When Casey Means finally has her Surgeon General nomination hearing, I'm hoping a senator asks her to comment on Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's actions to unilaterally deregulate the release of carcinogens and other toxins into our environment and food supply.
time.com/7336883/epa-...
time.com/7336883/epa-...
EPA Is Embracing PFAS Pesticides. These Are The Health Risks
The dangerous 'forever chemicals' could be causing still more contamination of crops.
time.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
When Casey Means finally has her Surgeon General nomination hearing, I'm hoping a senator asks her to comment on Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's actions to unilaterally deregulate the release of carcinogens and other toxins into our environment and food supply.
time.com/7336883/epa-...
time.com/7336883/epa-...
On this Thanksgiving, I'd like to thank little 5 year old Resolved White for making it through that first year so the Strong Family could be here 400 yrs later!
It's easy to miss the discordance between that first Thanksgiving and how horrific conditions were for the Mayflower settlers.
It's easy to miss the discordance between that first Thanksgiving and how horrific conditions were for the Mayflower settlers.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On this Thanksgiving, I'd like to thank little 5 year old Resolved White for making it through that first year so the Strong Family could be here 400 yrs later!
It's easy to miss the discordance between that first Thanksgiving and how horrific conditions were for the Mayflower settlers.
It's easy to miss the discordance between that first Thanksgiving and how horrific conditions were for the Mayflower settlers.
For anyone who needs a fun distraction for a few minutes, this is the coolest 1 person project I've seen on the internet in a long time: floor796.com
Floor796
A huge animation scene with many references to memes, games, films, series, anime, music groups
floor796.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
For anyone who needs a fun distraction for a few minutes, this is the coolest 1 person project I've seen on the internet in a long time: floor796.com
Given that Surgeon General nom Casey Means discusses the dangers of PFAS-contaminated water in the book that made her famous, I'm sure she'll speak out against this!
🤣 Who am I kidding? When speaking honestly to the American people could sacrifice WH & RFK support, I'm sure she'll stay quiet.
🤣 Who am I kidding? When speaking honestly to the American people could sacrifice WH & RFK support, I'm sure she'll stay quiet.
"The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Given that Surgeon General nom Casey Means discusses the dangers of PFAS-contaminated water in the book that made her famous, I'm sure she'll speak out against this!
🤣 Who am I kidding? When speaking honestly to the American people could sacrifice WH & RFK support, I'm sure she'll stay quiet.
🤣 Who am I kidding? When speaking honestly to the American people could sacrifice WH & RFK support, I'm sure she'll stay quiet.