News From Around the Web
#1 Tamiflu Trial Shows Higher Death Risk in Critically Ill Flu Patients - Paul Sax for NEJM Voices, Chris Masterjohn/Paul Sax, Liz Wheeler/Alex Berenson, A Midwestern Doctor, Dr. Doug Corrigan, and Jason Beckta on X
With only a few months to go before flu season kicks in, along comes a study that promises to upend clinical practice and guideline writers everywhere: the REMAP-CAP study, a randomized trial of 442 critically ill people with laboratory-confirmed influenza, comparing 5 days of oseltamivir [Tamiflu], 10 days of oseltamivir, or no antiviral treatment. Not only was oseltamivir ineffective, but there was a good chance it may even have made outcomes worse.And even though we’re just seeing the study in preprint right now, there’s every reason to take the results seriously...
#2 FDA Upgrades Recall of Frozen Blueberries Sold at Publix to Highest Health Risk Level - Megan Cerullo for CBS News, Interesting AF, jordan, Daily Mail US, Republicans Against Trump, and Headquarters on X
The Food and Drug Administration upgraded a recall of frozen blueberries and mixed berries sold at Publix grocery stores across the U.S. to the highest health risk level on Tuesday, according to an enforcement report. Publix on July 29 announced a recall of four varieties of frozen GreenWise organic blueberries and mixed berries sold at stores across eight states over potential E. coli contamination. The FDA is now categorizing it as a "Class 1" recall, which the agency assigns to product recalls "in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death."
#3 Report: Biden COVID Advisor Put His FOIA Dodge in Text Sent to Anthony Fauci - Ben Smith for RedState, GiveMeLiberty/Earthman, Catherine Herridge, Jimmy
McCambridge, and PlayTheTrumpCard Trump 2028 on X
A single sentence pulled from Anthony Fauci's government cellphone may be the most damning line yet to emerge from the Biden administration's COVID inner circle: "I'm sending this via text messaging to avoid any FOIA issues."Journalist Catherine Herridge identified the sender as Michael Osterholm, a member of Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board. He sent the message to "Jeff, Vivek, Tony, and Rochelle," the Biden administration's entire COVID inner circle, to discuss face masks, aerosol transmission, and the administration's public guidance...
#4 Moderna Shares More Than Double on Success of mRNA Cancer Vaccine - Xavier Martinez and Alex Janin for The Wall Street Journal, William Makis/ApoStructura, Financial Times, space cadet, Peter Hague/Polymarket, LoLNothingMatters/Drew Pavlou, and Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH®on X
An experimental mRNA-based vaccine succeeded in preventing cancer from coming back or spreading in a study of high-risk melanoma patients, Moderna and its partner Merck said Wednesday, paving the way for a potentially new life-extending treatment for the thousands of people diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer each year. Moderna shares more than doubled Wednesday, while Merck’s stock hit an all-time high...
#5 Natalie Harp Worked at White House for Over a Year Without Security Clearance, Report Says - Antonio Pequeño IV for Forbes, Gina Milan, Joyce Alene, Laura Loomer/Brian Kwartler, Karen J, and World News on X
Harp declined to complete the security process that is standard for staffers in the West Wing, rejecting it multiple times over the course of more than a year, according to MS NOW. Harp’s reasoning for ducking the process was unknown, according to unnamed sources who spoke to MS NOW, who noted concerns from White House security officials led to Trump directly intervening and Harp completing forms needed to launch a formal federal background investigation that resulted in her receiving security clearance. One national security official has expressed concern Harp’s proximity to Trump and his residence gives her access to more sensitive information than other senior White House officials, MS NOW reported...
#6 Missouri Judge Hands Trump, GOP Major Redistricting Win Ahead of Midterm Elections - Jasmine Baehr for Fox News, KRYPTOCEAN.ETH, Common Sense with Chad Law, Fair Districts PA, NWRain-Judi, and Democracy Docket/Rachel on X
A Missouri judge handed President Donald Trump and Republicans a major redistricting victory Wednesday, ruling that the state's referendum process cannot be used to challenge congressional maps drawn by the Legislature and allowing a new GOP-friendly map to remain in place for November's midterm elections. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday that Missouri's constitutional referendum provisions "do not apply to congressional redistricting enacted by the General Assembly," siding with Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in a closely watched fight over a Trump-backed map that could help determine control of the U.S. House...
#7 U.S. Debt Crosses $40 Trillion Threshold After Doubling Under Trump and Biden - Reuters/NBC, Watcher.Guru, Charlie Bilello, Mario Nawfal/Elon Musk, and Thomas Massie on X
Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstrip revenues held back by tax cuts. The Treasury’s latest daily cash and debt balances statement showed total public debt outstanding at $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, a total that includes Treasury securities held by the public of $32.266 trillion and intragovernmental debt holdings of $7.782 trillion.
#8 Trump Shows off Multimillion-Dollar White House Helipad and Adds His Signature - Fritz Farrow for ABC News, CBS News, Mario Nawfal, NewsForce, Sean Hannity, and Fox & Friends on X
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed his name on one of the slabs of a new multimillion-dollar granite helipad being built on the White House South Lawn as he showcased the ongoing construction project for the first time. "It's very exciting, very exciting, and I think it will be here for a long time," Trump told reporters as he gave them a tour and touted the project, which will feature the U.S. seal. But questions are mounting about who is paying for the project and if taxpayers might be on the hook...
#9 Top DHS Lawyer Faces Bar Complaint Over ‘Worst of the Worst’ List for Judges - Rebecca Beitsch for The Hill, James Percival/James Rosica, NewsForce, The Daily Beast, and Norm Eisen on X
The top lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is facing an ethics complaint with the Florida Bar after he launched a “Worst of the Worst” list for federal jurists, attacking their rulings. James Percival, the general counsel for DHS, has in recent weeks taken to social media to criticize judges who have made unfavorable rulings on the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The complaint, filed Wednesday by a group of nearly 130 former federal and state judges, said Percival violated Florida Bar rules, which prohibit making unfounded attacks on the integrity of judges under its rules of professional conduct...
#10 One Monthly Bill Americans Can’t Avoid Is Quietly Surging Thanks to Emerging Industry: Data - Amanda Macias for Fox News, The Philadelphia Enquirer, Food & Water Watch, Alberto/Christopher F. Rufo, and NRDC Action Fund on X
Americans could soon feel the artificial intelligence boom in an unavoidable place — their monthly electric bills. Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas finds that the rapid growth of AI data centers could make electricity more expensive for households in the coming years. And researchers estimate existing data centers that have popped up all over the country in recent years have already pushed average wholesale electricity prices 2% to 6% higher nationwide, with even larger surges in areas where these facilities are concentrated...
