Trump vs Musk, HHS Mandates Nutrition Classes in Med School

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Health

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has mandated that medical schools incorporate nutrition courses into their curricula or risk losing federal funding, emphasizing the importance of nutrition in health education. Some medical schools have expressed concerns over curriculum overload and the practicality of implementing such changes.

The FDA has clarified its approved a new COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, shifting its stance by not recommending its use, leaving the decision to doctors and patients. This vaccine targets older individuals and those with conditions that increase their risk of severe COVID-19. The approval was based on a trial showing non-inferior immune responses compared to Moderna’s existing vaccine, with further studies planned for younger, healthy individuals. Dr. Vinay Prasad, head of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, emphasized that the FDA’s role is to make vaccines available, not to recommend them, marking a shift from previous FDA officials like Dr. Peter Marks, who actively recommended boosters.

US Politics

The U.S. political scene includes several notable developments:

  • The Department of Justice has reportedly targeted the Wisconsin Elections Commission for failing to comply with the Help America Vote Act by not providing a complaint procedure for voters, which could lead to the withholding of federal funds. The Wisconsin Elections Commission argues that the complaint process was in place but not well-publicized, and they are working to rectify this issue.
  • The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that discrimination against someone because of their race or sexual orientation is illegal under the Civil Rights Act.
  • President Trump has announced plans to terminate the Quiet Skies program, alleging it was used by the Biden administration to target political opposition.
  • Trump and Elon Musk have publicly disagreed over the “Big Beautiful Bill,” with Musk criticizing its potential to increase the deficit and going so far as to accuse Trump of being in the Epstein files. Recent developments suggest a possible dĂ©tente, with Trump hinting at reconciliation if the bill is amended. Trump has downplayed the conflict, suggesting that things are going well, and a call between Trump’s team and Musk is scheduled for Friday, aiming to broker peace and possibly discuss amendments to the bill.
  • There is speculation regarding a covert operation between Trump and Musk, with some suggesting their public disagreements might be “4d chess” or a strategic move to influence legislative outcomes. Elon Musk has responded to these allegations by stating, “I have no secret agenda with Trump or anyone else. My focus is on advancing human consciousness and technology.”

Economy

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone call discussing trade, agreeing to further talks and de-escalating tensions over their trade agreement. Following the news of the call, S&P futures surged, indicating a positive market response to the potential de-escalation of trade tensions.

In a recent discussion on Palisades Gold Radio, Greg Weldon, a financial market veteran, discussed the U.S. economy, noting that the debt has grown to match GDP, both now at approximately 100% of GDP. Including household debt, the total debt is 186% of GDP, implying that for every new dollar of GDP growth, $186 of new debt must be created. Weldon suggested that central banks might continue to reflate rather than face debt deflation, which could lead to currency debasement. He also indicated that this scenario might favor gold, predicting an increase in its value due to these economic conditions. Recent reports from ZeroHedge highlight a surge in gold prices, suggesting that investors are increasingly turning to gold as a hedge against currency devaluation, supporting Weldon’s predictions.

Geopolitics

The geopolitical situation has escalated as Russian retaliation against Ukraine intensifies following drone attacks. Kyiv has experienced significant damage from heavy Russian cruise missile strikes, with reports of civilian impact. President Putin has escalated his rhetoric, rejecting peace talks with Ukraine, labeling its leadership as terrorists, and promising retaliation at a time of Russia’s choosing. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has issued security alerts, preparing for potential major aerial attacks.

Energy

The role of coal in maintaining power grid stability is under review as electricity demand is projected to increase by 50% over the next decade, driven by server farms, AI, crypto-mining, and manufacturing. Bernard L. Weinstein, via RealClear Energy, has noted that while renewable energy sources like wind and solar are incentivized, their intermittent nature poses reliability issues. Since 2010, over 300 coal plants have closed, reducing coal’s share of generation from 45% to 16%. The remaining coal plants are seen as crucial for grid stability, acting as a bridge fuel during the transition to new, reliable energy sources. However, environmental groups like Greenpeace have criticized the continued reliance on coal, arguing that it delays the transition to cleaner energy sources and exacerbates climate change.

European Politics

In Germany, YouTuber Tim Heldt was reportedly fined €16,000 for allegedly mispronouncing the word “quality” during a livestream, which authorities interpreted as a Nazi salute. This incident has sparked debate over the enforcement of Germany’s speech laws, particularly section 86a of the German Criminal Code, which prohibits symbols and slogans associated with unconstitutional organizations like the NSDAP. Some critics argue that this case exemplifies an overreach in speech crime prosecutions, potentially stifling free speech.

Sources

Navigating the Debt Black Hole: Insights from Greg Weldon on Economic Realities and Gold’s Ascendance

“We live in a fantasy world now. Reality has been destroyed.”

Source | Submitted by rhollenb

DOJ Targets Wisconsin Elections Commission for Non-Compliance with Federal Voting Law

Wisconsin’s refusal to give complainants any recourse to report violations they may have observed or experienced while voting is a significant violation of federal law, and a betrayal of the confidence of the American people.

Source

Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Against “Reverse Discrimination”

The Supreme Court just ruled UNANIMOUSLY that “reverse discrimination” IS discrimination

Source

Gold’s Ascendancy Amidst the Dimming Lights of Private Equity

In short, the private equity sector, which thrived in artificially supported low rates, easy money and exuberant investors, will soon dive into a setting where capital costs are rising, credit is tightening, and investors are sellers rather than buyers.

Source | Submitted by rhollenb

Elon Musk Claims Trump’s Involvement in Epstein Files Delays Their Release

@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.

Source | Submitted by Barry Silverthorn

Musk and Trump: From Feud to DĂ©tente?

“Good advice. Ok, we won’t decommission Dragon.”

Source | Submitted by davefairtex

German YouTuber Fined €16,000 for Alleged Nazi Salute in Livestream Mispronunciation

I always think we have hit rock bottom when it comes to German speech crime prosecutions, but then somehow things always manage to get worse.

Source | Submitted by richcabot

Trump Plans to Terminate Quiet Skies Program, Citing Political Targeting

President Donald Trump plans to shut down the Quiet Skies terror surveillance program, according to reports.

Source | Submitted by Chris Martenson

Coal’s Crucial Role in Power Grid Stability Amid Rising Demand and Renewable Challenges

The era of tearing down existing, well-operating power plants before reliable replacement capacity is built and connected to the grid is over.

Source

FDA Approves New Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine but Leaves Recommendations to Doctors

“We are not, we don’t recommend shots to people,” Dr. Vinay Prasad, head of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said in a video released by the agency.

Source

Kyiv in Flames: Russian Retaliation Intensifies After Drone Attacks

Kyiv is burning right now, heavy fires all over the city

Source

Trump and Xi Jinping Discuss Trade in “Very Positive” Phone Call, Agree to Further Talks

The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries.

Source

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s Alleged Fight: A Covert Operation?

Are 47 and Musk Staging This Historic Fight As Part Of A Secret Agenda?

Source

Trump and Elon Musk: A 4D Chess Move to Tank the Bill?

“I think Trump might be working in tandem with Elon here to tank his own bill in a 4D chess move.”

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Mandates Nutrition Education in Medical Schools or Risk Funding Loss

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to require medical schools to incorporate nutrition courses into their curricula or risk losing federal funding.

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In addition to sources submitted by community members, the following were also used in the creation of this report: Bloomberg, Donald Trump, Dr. Vinay Prasad, Elon Musk, Greenpeace, Justice Clarence Thomas, Wisconsin Elections Commission, ZeroHedge.

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Schools also need to bring back gym classes. I get it that some kids are great at sports but there’s various types of physical activity that doesn’t involve dribbling a basketball or hitting a baseball. Moreover, when you get into working out/physical activity you don’t want to spoil the impact by eating loads of junk food.

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Really? The medical school near me has managed to work in courses on alternative medicine, including Native American customs and shamanic ceremonies. And there isn’t room in the curriculum for nutrition?

I just hope they don’t teach old school nutrition with the inverted food pyramid. Let’s get that cleaned up before we pass on bad information.

I’ve had nutritionists suggest all kinds of very processed foods, lower in fat and calories, over just smaller portions of the unadulterated thing. No nutritionist I’ve met has suggested organic produce or dairy is tastier and more satisfying, let alone more nutritious. Let’s retrain the nutritionists!

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Time for Chris to have Sasha on. She has been consistent throughout this and her criticisms of certain high profile “heroes” of the movement have been accurate.

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It’s interesting to realize, as a physician, why we were not taught nutrition and basic well being. We are basically the gate keeper for pharma and medical device sales and therefor we are taught that every ailments remedy IS a pharma and/or medical device product. The entire industry, including the education, is captured by this business relationship and revolves around this one goal. During my psychiatry rotation in my 3rd year of medical school I said to my attending “It seems like we simply prescribe drugs for all these psychiatric issues instead of offering things like therapy and lifestyle modification” He snapped back that I had a “very unsophisticated way of viewing things” and gave me a remedial grade for the rotation. I learned very quickly that questioning the “system” would not be tolerated and could jeopardize my chances of getting into the specialty of my choice.

You are unlikely to see much change in the current medical system. What is more likely is the rise of specialties like Naturopathic and Integrative medicine that don’t rely on pharma and medical device industries for their income. At least not yet…

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The indoctrination has been very successful.
Corruption starts with bad reviews.
Most pharma can be replaced with “stop drinking and smoking and go for a walk!”. You just can’t make money off of that.

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And even if you were, you were taught butter was bad, margarine was good. High carb diet was good, fats were bad. Cholesterol is bad… list goes on and on and on.

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That’s great you realized that early on (and that there is no reward for thinking outside the box!).

I agree we see increases in integrative and naturopathic practices. The problem is, the insurance industry is also captured by pharma, so most insurance policies (especially Medicare) will not cover their services.

The best situation, if one can afford it, is to have both an MD who has admitting privileges to a hospital and is covered by standard insurance for acute situations AND an integrative doc who can help you manage your health the rest of the time. I’ve been fortunate to find an MD who is unconventional and whose father and grandfather were doctors–he remembers old remedies and has even formulated vitamins and lotions that help arthritis. I do appreciate his breadth of knowledge and courage in defying the standard. He doesn’t take insurance, of course!

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We’ve a concierge physician.
My partner does, I treat myself.

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Howdy Lance! Good to hear from you.

CM

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All great points. This is why we need people like Chris (Hey Chris!) and information like what comes out of this site. Otherwise many times we can’t see past what we learned as dogma. I believe this site like PP will reshape our entire culture as the search for truth becomes, once again, necessary for survival.

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When I trained and asked questions, one of my supervisors told me I “think too much.” Thinking appears to be a sin in modern medicine. I migrated over from Child Psychiatry to Integrative Healthcare around 2000, thoroughly disgusted with the fraud and dishonesty in pharmacare. I now direct World Council for Health’s New England chapter, and we are trying to build a network of healers (very few of who will likely be physicians) so that people who want actual healthcare instead of “disease management” can more easily get it. Feel free to reach out if you are interested. markbrodymd@gmail.com

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Find a great practitioner. https://www.ifm.org/functional-medicine

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I remember how scary it was as a new nurse to dispense medications ordered by a doc. It was even more scary to prescribe when I became a nurse practitioner. Scary because of a fear of causing harm. I never felt good about statins but didn’t exactly know why. A few years ago I went down the metabolic health rabbit hole, starting with the keto diet. I became excited about patient care for the first time in my career, having finally found a way to truly help people. It is fun to deprescribe medications and reverse insulin resistance and high blood pressure. It is fun to help people get rid of their joint pain and interstitial cystitis through dietary changes. Unfortunately, my last bosses in a husband/wife family practice are strict guideline followers. I was told I had to prescribe statins, so I gave notice and became retired.

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Years ago, a endocrinologist told me to avoid statins at all costs. This was when they first introduced. Now, every doctor wants you on BP medication and statins. I avoid both.

I suspect my parent’s dementia is a combination of statin use and the CVD vaccine. They went downhill pretty quickly after the shots, but will not listen to me.

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This is absolutely the truth of modern medical practice. If one steps out of line, such as questioning the truthfulness of government’s narrative on the “safe and effective” Covid “vaccine,” the full weight of the medical regulators will come down on you. We doctors (and patients) are ruled by a global medical cabal- what happened to me in New Zealand was notified to all the English speaking regulatory agencies in the world: Australia, UK, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, and most especially, the USA, despite my otherwise blemish-free record 7 states. My career was destroyed by a Medical Council which paid no heed to Freedom of Expression. The dark money funding the Federation of State Medical Boards (Texas) and their close affiliate across the corridor, the International Association of Medical Regulatory Agencies, is an NGO that can levy fines and direct actions by the supposedly independent, statutory authories of state governments in their state medical boards.

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I see what the Medical Industrial Complex did to both my parents. From age 40 until the day they died they were constantly in and out of hospitals. They were lucky. One, their employer would hold their job for six months while they recovered from you name it. Second, their insurance covered it all. Try that today. You’d be thrown out on your ass by your employer within 30 days, unemployable, with over $500K in medical bills.

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I have an idea, don’t waste physical education entirely on sports. Actually educate kids about there physiological selves. Imagine if a 50 mins a day were spent on health, diet, fitness topics 2 times a week and three days were labs sessions where they did exercise of various types, not just sports. By time kids graduated high school they would know a lot about health, nutrition, exercise and sports medicine, in addition to knowing how to be bullied and play kickball.

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what was the practice’s financial bonus for scribing statins? As a patient, went down the deep statin rabbit hole and was appalled at what I found.

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My PE education back in the 80s was pretty good. The goal was to teach us enough so we could participate sometime in the future. There was a written test at the end of every unit that covered scoring and the basic terms and that was most of the grade.

I know enough about football, soccer, baseball, tennis, volleyball, badminton and even golf that if you said, hey, you want to come join us playing any of those , I could join the fun. I would be terrible but I could participate.

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