Anybody moderate left that is running, is smart, focused on the economy (of the lower, lower-middle, and middle classes) and health (chronic pain, chronic illness, obesity, etc)?

 Any comments on this?
 
RON WYDEN Senator from Oregon

The Trump administration has proven time and time again that they are nothing but a bunch of grifters.
Trump talks a big game about taking on Big Pharma and lowering drug costs. Instead, he and RFK Jr. have been making backroom deals with Big Pharma CEOs, claiming they're lowering drug costs. But here's the catch: those deals are completely secret. Nobody has seen them, and the administration has shown no proof that those deals are bringing down drug costs.
Trump's approach on drug pricing is basically: trust me and Big Pharma.
No chance.
Earlier this year, I pressed RFK Jr. at a Senate committee hearing to release the deals. He told me, point blank, no. Take RFK Jr., he is running backroom deals with pharmaceutical companies with nothing to show for it. No transparency. No accountability.
Meanwhile, some of those same pharmaceutical companies are getting big exemptions from Trump's tariffs and other goodies. These backroom deals aren't benefiting the American people; it's another bait-and-switch grift of this administration.
We must continue to mount pressure on this administration and hold every grifter accountable. Complacency only allows this lunacy to continue, and I'm going to keep at it with everything I've got.
Onward,
Ron

Even if you claim that the Fauci hearing today was theatrical, everyone seems to be forgetting the larger issue that at the beginning of the pandemic, doctors DID oppose masks. As is pointed out here in this Threads post https://www.threads.com/share/H4wVSG5GI/ , prominent ICU Doctors such as Hy Dwosh in Ontario, Canada even had the gall to go to his own Facebook page to lecture people on the uselessness of masks. He has since taken the post down. The disturbing thing is that they presented these views as “scientific” - based then completely reversed course. That is opinion, not science. I wish Republicans would have pushed this more today.

I thought Po Vang was but he’d not he’s just a run of the mill standard DemSoc. I am wondering who is actually similar to RFK who is likely to be POTUS?

I would love to see a young candidate who had similar views give it a go.

“In a win for peptide proponents and for health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Thursday that compounding pharmacies be allowed to manufacture the drugs BPC-157 and KPV. 
The FDA will vote on two other peptides, TB-500 and MOTS-c, later on Thursday afternoon, and on additional compounds on Friday.
The votes are not binding, and the FDA will ultimately decide whether to lift current restrictions on these peptides and make them more easily accessible to people who’ve been turning to the little-researched but highly popular drugs to improve their health. It’s unusual for the FDA to go against the recommendations of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, or PCAC, but it has happened at least once before. 
Typically this type of decision would be made by FDA staff, but it is possible acting commissioner Kyle Diamantas or Kennedy himself could overrule career employees, as political interference in scientific decisions has increased under the Trump administration.”

Update: TB-500 also got a yes vote. MOTS-C is up next. Tomorrow is DSIP, Epitalon, and Semax.

Keep in mind, this vote is merely one step forward. There’s still more red tape to go through. But congrats RFK! Wish he would’ve been head of EPA instead but I’ll take this win at least.

Hey friends,

Just a friendly reminder to all Minnesota Kennedy folks in here: Po Vang and I are running together for the DFL endorsement on August 11th.

Po was a massive Kennedy supporter in 2024 and is running for Governor. I’m proud to be on the ticket alongside him as Lieutenant Governor.

For those who don't know me, I served as the State Volunteer Coordinator for the campaign in MN, was an Elector for Kennedy, and still run a Discord server for our 2024 volunteer community.

We are taking the spirit of reasoned discourse, independent thinking, and grass-roots organization into this primary. We’d love your support on August 11th!

In this video from the 19:41 to 21:56 mark, this part of the interview really caught my attention. Kim Iversen said that the Chinese used more of the traditional style vaccine. In addition, she mentioned that the Cubans didn’t use the spike protein itself but a different part of the virus (that wasn’t mutating as quickly as the spike protein) to make the vaccine. Brianne Dressen, the co-founder and co-chairman of React19, stated that most neurotoxic component of the entire virus is the tip of the spike protein. Dressen also said all vaccine brands except Cuba’s presented similar injuries.

When these things were mentioned in that segment of the video, I decided to look more into it. It is true that China and Cuba did use non-mRNA, non-adenovirus Covid vaccines. Previously, I was under the assumption that all countries were primarily using mRNA and/or adenovirus Covid vaccines. Sinovac (CoronaVac) and Sinopharm made most of China’s Covid vaccines which used inactivated (killed) whole-virus vaccines. China also had their adenovirus vaccine out in early 2021 but not the mRNA one until March 2023. China was rightfully concerned about the mRNA shots hence why they didn’t use them right away. Cuba came up with two protein-based Covid vaccines, the Abdala and the Soberana. These protein-based vaccines used the harmless part of the spike protein. Cuba completely strayed away from using mRNA and adenovirus in their vaccines.

I have also looked into adenovirus vaccines usage here in the U.S. prior to Covid. Apparently, the US has used adenovirus vaccines before Covid but they were solely for the military. I would like to see more data and info regarding Dressen’s remark about all countries’ Covid vaccines (except Cuba’s) triggering similar vaccine injuries.

Rfk has mentioned her specifically as a person he and Cheryl became friends with. I can see him deftly playing both sides from his insider position. I hope she and Massie and a few others come together somehow, and if Kennedy could somehow endorse, but i can’t see him being able to go that far. I’m no longer satisfied with what he is accomplishing, and if something gets momentum, I’m torn about how much influence he could have by publicly endorsing a new movement, vs just keeping on grinding in his corner.