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No Shot: The Trump Nominee Pharma Feared, feat. Dr. Dave Weldon
Dr. Dave Weldon is a physician and former member of Congress. He was born in Amityville, New York, on August 31, 1953. After graduating from Stony Brook University in 1978, he earned his M.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Weldon served in the U.S Army from 1981 to 1987 and in the Army Reserve from 1987 until 1992. After his military service, he practiced medicine in Florida. Dr. Weldon represented Florida’s 15th congressional district in Congress from 1995 to 2009. He is a physician at Health First Medical Group in Malabar, Florida. President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Weldon in November 2024 to serve as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); however, his nomination was withdrawn by the White House on March 13, 2025, just hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. Dr. Weldon is married to Nancy Weldon and they have two children.
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Update from Washington: U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie entered Congress in November 2012 after serving as Lewis County Judge Executive. He represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, which stretches across Northern Kentucky and 280 miles of the Ohio River. U.S. Representative Massie attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering. During school, he invented a technology that enabled people to interact with computers using their sense of touch. He leveraged that technology to found SensAble Technologies, Inc., which raised over $32 million of venture capital, created 70 jobs, and obtained 29 patents. The hardware and software he developed are now used to design automobiles, jewelry, shoes, dental prosthetics, and even reconstructive implants for wounded soldiers. In Congress, Thomas serves on two committees: the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and the House Judiciary Committee. The House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure has jurisdiction over roads, bridges, mass transit, railroads, aviation, maritime and waterborne transit. The Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction over laws that affect intellectual property, industrial hemp, civil liberties, firearms, and other topics that were among the reasons he ran for Congress.
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Uncovering Chemtrails: Geoengineering, Weather Control, and Government Secrecy, feat. Peter Kirby
Peter Kirby is a researcher, writer, and activist based in San Rafael, California. Born in 1971 in San Francisco and raised in nearby Brisbane, California, he has a background in radio, television, and film, having studied at Cal State Long Beach and San Francisco State. Since 2009, Kirby has focused extensively on researching and writing about geoengineering. Kirby is the author of Chemtrails Exposed: A New Manhattan Project, a book in which he argues that a large-scale, covert scientific program—akin to the original Manhattan Project—is responsible for a plurality of projects that are impacting the earth’s climate. He asserts that this operation involves major institutions, and is backed by significant funding and numerous patents. His work suggests that these activities are hidden from the public through a mass-disinformation campaign. Kirby has collected significant evidence tying elevated levels of toxins like aluminum and barium in rainwater and air samples to geoengineering activities.
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Moratorium on mRNA & Restoring Honor in Public Health, feat. Dr. Kat Lindley
Dr. Lindley is a board-certified family physician with a direct primary care practice in Texas. She became a family physician out of love for the idea of taking care of the whole family and seeing the family grow. Later in her career, she became interested in helping find solutions to improve the overall healthcare system and is a passionate advocate for her patients, veterans, and healthcare and has been very involved with health policy on the state and national levels. She is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and is involved with many medical organizations, including the Global COVID Summit and AAPS. She is the Past President of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association and the Texas Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. In 2023, she co-founded the Global Health Project (GHP) and now serves as its president. She also serves as the Director of Independent Medical Alliance international fellowship program and last year she was elected to the Brock Independent School District school board and will serve 4 year role as a trustee.
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Update from Washington: U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy is a father, husband, combat veteran, patriot, and an entrepreneur. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2008 with a B.S. in History, Tim completed several deployments and hundreds of missions as a US Navy SEAL Officer and Team Leader, deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, South America, and the Pacific region. Tim was honored to serve alongside many American heroes and was involved in dozens of engagements with enemy forces, earning him multiple combat decorations. Additionally, Tim completed a joint tour with Army Special Operations forces where he was privileged to complete US Army Ranger School and serve alongside the 5th Special Forces Group, 75th Ranger Regiment and other units within US Army Special Operations Command. Tim completed his active duty service as a mini submarine pilot and navigator specializing in sensitive undersea operations. After his active duty service, Tim fulfilled reserve duty as a recruiter and assessor for future naval officers. Tim was honorably discharged from the Naval Reserve in 2019. In 2014, Tim founded Belgrade-based Bridger Aerospace with all of his savings and an all-veteran team. Under Tim’s leadership, Bridger Aerospace and its sister company, Ascent Vision Technologies experienced rapid growth and created hundreds of Montana jobs. Ascent Vision Technologies was acquired by CACI in 2020, and Bridger Aerospace went public on the NASDAQ in 2023. Today, Bridger Aerospace is a major Montana employer and one of only a few publicly traded companies in the state. In addition to founding Bridger Aerospace, Sheehy was an active firefighting pilot, completing hundreds of firefighting missions across the American West, protecting communities from devastation as a pilot of the CL415EAF Water Bomber and before that, as an Air Attack pilot in the AC690 Twin Commander. Tim remains a qualified FAA Commercial Pilot and a Certified Flight Instructor. Tim has also been the co-owner of a working cattle ranch and a cattle feeder operation, Little Belt Cattle Company and Yellowstone Cattle Feeders. Tim believes in strengthening America’s food supply chain. Tim was elected to serve the people of Montana in the U.S. Senate on November 5, 2024.
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