Also, more SNAP junk food bans
| | | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | 🏥 HHS is investigating discrimination against faith providers. The Department of Health and Human Services launched "a major investigation into a State health department" for allegedly requiring faith-based organizations to facilitate procedures, including abortions and sex changes, against their religious beliefs. | 🍎 Six states approved junk food bans from SNAP. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins approved waivers for Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee to restrict processed foods from food stamp purchases. This brings 18 states to MAHA SNAP reforms, preventing taxpayer dollars from funding foods that contribute to chronic diseases. | 🎬 Liam Neeson narrates vaccine-skeptical documentary. Actor Liam Neeson narrated "Plague of Corruption," a documentary backed by RFK Jr.'s Children's Health Defense, calling mRNA vaccines "dangerous experiments." His representatives denied editorial input, claiming he remains supportive of vaccination through his UNICEF work. | 💰 Conservative group launches ads supporting healthcare price transparency. Save Our States announced a television campaign backing Trump's executive orders requiring hospitals and insurers to disclose prices upfront. The ads argue that hidden pricing protects medical institutions from competition while leaving families vulnerable to surprise bills. |
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| | | INSIDER RADAR | RFK Jr. takes on Lyme disease | | Insiders behind the paywall: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Linda McMahon, and Bill Cassidy. |
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| | | QUICK AND IMPORTANT | Walmart joins the MAHA movement | |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | How left and right outlets frame the latest junk food SNAP bans | | | Mentioned behind the paywall: How the Left casts junk food SNAP bans as stigma and control, and how the Right frames them as taxpayer accountability and state reform. |
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| _THE DAILY DEBATE_ | 📊 Should individuals be allowed to purchase junk food using SNAP?Want your comment to be featured? Be sure to include your name. | |
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| POLLS RESULTS FROM LAST WEEK | Is the deregulation of risky chemicals worth the economic benefits? | 🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 👍 Yes (228)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 👎 No (625)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🤔 Unsure (168) | 👍 Yes: "Green catastrophizing and chemical hysteria are not supported by the evidence. People can and should make their own decisions. We need less nanny state, not more." — Josef 👎 No: "We'll just end up spending more on health care with cancers and diseases that chemicals cause." — Marlene | | | | 1,021 votes |
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| | | COMMENT OF THE DAY | From MAHA and the EPA Clash Over Pesticides | "Deregulation of EPA protections is exactly how this world got poisoned by Monsanto with their Roundup and it's partner product GMO seeds! Let's not double down on such a bad move as that yet again." | | | | Claude C. |
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| _POP QUIZ_ | Who narrated the documentary "Plague of Corruption"? | |
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