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#1 6G at Light Speed, Wireless Safety at a Crawl - Tracy Beanz and Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, UncoverDC, Light Me Away, Ann Vandersteel, Shane Tews, Camp of Saints Rev 20.9, Anjali Wadhavane, and Robert on X
The federal government no longer boldly states that your cellphone is safe. Read that again. In late 2025, the FDA quietly scrubbed long-standing web pages aimed to assure the public that cell phone radiation poses no harm. The significant removal came with no announcement, no press conference. The information is just gone. The same week, in what appears to be a clear pivot, the Department of Health and Human Services—now under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—announced it will launch a new study to assess the safety of cell phone radiation.#2 Florida Expands Food Testing, Finds Herbicide in Popular Bread Products - Action News JAX, Ron DeSantis, Florida's Voice, Vani Hari, and Oliya Scootercaster on X
Gov. Ron DeSantis, First Lady Casey DeSantis, and Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Thursday announced new food safety findings under the state’s Healthy Florida First initiative, releasing test results that show the presence of glyphosate in several bread products sold in Florida. The Florida Department of Health tested eight bread products from five national brands commonly available in grocery stores statewide. Glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, was detected in six of the eight products tested, including Wonderbread and Nature’s Own Butter Bread, according to the results released Thursday....
#3 FDA Relaxes Labeling Rules on ‘No Artificial Colors’ Claims Amid Crackdown - Bonny Chu for Fox News, Thomas Sowell Quotes, Dr. Marty Makary, Healthbot, and U.S. FDA on X
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it will relax federal regulations regulating when companies may label products as free of artificial coloring. The FDA said businesses can now label products as having "no artificial colors" if the coloring is natural or plant-based. "Companies will now have flexibility to claim products contain ‘no artificial colors’ when the products do not contain petroleum-based colors," the FDA said. "In the past, companies were generally only able to make such claims when their products had no added color whatsoever — whether derived from natural sources or otherwise." Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised the policy shift, saying it will ease the transition for companies while advancing efforts to make food safer...
#4 Florida Agriculture Bill Causes Concern About Free Speech, Sponsors Defend It - Danielle Zulkosky for Fox 13, MAHA Action, Ann Vandersteel, Kelly Ryerson, MeatEater, and ’tis moi on X
A bill making its way through the Florida House and Senate has some water advocates concerned that it's violating the First Amendment. House Bill 433 (Section 47) and Senate Bill 290 (Section 48) spell out a new non-disparagement law for agriculture. This would mean that Floridians could be sued if they knowingly spread false information about agricultural products or practices. Advocates against the bill say this is a free speech violation, while the bill's sponsors say truth matters, especially with food supply...#5 Gavin Newsom Poses in Front of Freight Train to ‘Celebrate’ Nonexistent High Speed Rail - Hanna Panreck for Fox News/AOL, James Woods/Jere_Memez, Brian/Kevin Dalton, Carlos MAGAnifico, Kevin Kiley, and Joey - Master of Wit and Sarcasm
"The Daily Show" took aim at Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., on Wednesday, in a segment that presented the California governor as a possible 2028 contender while mocking his tenure as governor. The show’s "Daily Showography" series detailed Newsom’s rise to power, beginning with his launch of a winery, as the narrator said, "With nothing but his grit, his refined palate and the financial backing of an oil tycoon." After noting Newsom’s ascent from mayor of San Francisco to governor, the narrator also pointed to some of his "setbacks," specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. "But Governor Newsom has also faced setbacks, like having to hide half of his moneymaker during the pandemic and making some hard choices, like limiting public gatherings," the narrator said. "Well, most public gatherings."
#6 Nancy Guthrie Abduction: Feds Arrest Man Who Allegedly Texted Family About Bitcoin - TMZ, Bill Mulegin, L.H., USA Incident Tracker,
AMERICA FIRST WATCH DOGS, and Gina Milan on X
A Southern California man has been taken into custody after authorities say he sent a fake ransom message to the family of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. Derrick Callella was arrested Feb. 5 in Hawthorne, California, a city just south of Los Angeles International Airport, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Federal prosecutors say Callella is facing two charges: allegedly sending a message demanding ransom for the release of a kidnapped person, and placing a phone call without identifying himself “with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass.”
#7 11 Charged in “Marriage Fraud” Scheme for Allegedly Paying U.S. Service Members to Wed Chinese Nationals - Cara Tabachnick for CBS News, FBI, Byron Wan, First Coast News, and Patricia on X
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged 11 people in an alleged "marriage fraud" ring, accusing them of setting up sham weddings for immigration purposes. An indictment unsealed Wednesday in Florida accuses the suspects of engaging in a conspiracy to recruit Americans, preferably U.S. service members, for marriages with Chinese nationals. Prosecutors accuse Anny Chen, 54, who lives in New York, and another conspirator of recruiting U.S. Navy service member Raymond Zumba to marry a Chinese national, Sha Xie, 38. The court documents say the pair wed in Brooklyn in April 2024, with others attending a party and taking photos at the event. Prosecutors said the photos were included in immigration paperwork to convince authorities that the marriage was real...
#8 President Donald J. Trump Launches Trumprx.gov to Bring Lower Drug Prices to American Patients - The White House, (community note), Jillian Anderson, Casper, Byl Holte, and Mary Talley Bowden MD on X
HISTORIC LAUNCH TO LOWER DRUG PRICES FOR AMERICAN PATIENTS: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the launch of TrumpRx.gov. Through the website, patients will be able to access large discounts on many of the most popular and highest-priced medicines in the country, paying prices in line with the lowest paid by other developed nations (known as the most-favored-nation, or MFN, price). Today’s launch features drugs made by the first five manufacturers to reach MFN pricing deals with the Trump Administration: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer. Additional drugs from other companies that have signed MFN pricing deals will be made available through TrumpRx.gov in the coming months...
#9 Trump Officials Push Citizenship Question in Test Survey for 2030 Census - Russell Contreras and Rebecca Falconer, The Washington Times, TheReaIDjango? Of course, WV Hillbilly, Brad/PeriklestheGREAT, and Dave Wilburn Golden Age Supporter!/Esha on X
The Trump administration is moving forward with a field test of a citizenship question as part of early 2030 U.S. Census planning, raising fresh alarm that the question could make a comeback after being blocked in 2019. The change is part of a broader push to reshape how the U.S. counts its people, and reduce the practice of counting undocumented immigrants to determine congressional apportionment, Electoral College votes, and the distribution of $2.8 trillion in federal funds. Any change that alters who gets counted can shift political power and resources across states...
