HE MASSIVE FRAUD SCANDALS IN MINNESOTA UNDER GOVERNOR TIM WALZ

And now onto our main discussion, and once again, the COVID-19 plandemic unleashed an unprecedented wave of government spending across various governments around the world, including the United States, where trillions of dollars were funneled into what were claimed to be relief programs to support businesses, families, and vulnerable populations. And while much of this aid was portrayed as being essential in averting economic collapse, it also created fertile ground for fraud on a staggering scale. In fact, estimates from federal watchdogs suggest that fraudulent claims siphoned off hundreds of billions nationwide, from phony unemployment benefits to rigged Paycheck Protection Program loans. BUT… amid this chaos, one state’s scandals stood out for their sheer audacity and scope: and that is the state of Minnesota, under the governance of Tim Walz.

The fraud scandals in Minnesota are revealing of a web of deceit that allegedly diverted billions of dollars, with much of this money having vanished into personal luxuries, real estate, and even disturbing overseas channels. And unlike the broader national fraud epidemic in the US, the fraud scandals in Minnesota reveal not just criminal opportunism but profound failures in government accountability, paralyzed by fears of political backlash.

Now, at the heart of the expose is an organisation called Feeding Our Future, which is a nonprofit that ballooned into one of the largest distributors of federal and state food aid in Minneapolis starting in 2020. On the surface, it seemed like what was happening was a noble endeavour: organisations were being reimbursed for meals provided to children and families hit hard by school closures and economic shutdowns. And this is considering that all of this occurred at a time when the US Department of Agriculture’s child nutrition programs, expanded during the pandemic, and thus allowed sponsors like Feeding Our Future to claim reimbursements for thousands of meals served daily at “sites” such as community centers and businesses. And indeed Invoices poured in, detailing tens of thousands of meals—ranging from breakfasts, lunches, to snacks—that were allegedly distributed to children in need. And the state of Minnesota, acting as the intermediary between the federal government and nonprofits, approved these claims and disbursed funds, ultimately totaling around $250 million by the time federal charges were filed. 

BUT, as federal prosecutors later uncovered, this was largely a mirage. The vast majority of those meals never materialised. Instead, the money fueled a lavish lifestyle for the perpetrators: including purchases of luxury cars, multimillion-dollar homes in upscale suburbs, and even properties abroad in nations like Kenya and Somalia. And Somalia in particular, is important to keep in mind for the purpose of this discussion.

‘FEEDING OUR FUTURE’, & THE MECHANICS OF THE MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL

So, let’s deal with the mechanics of the fraud scheme in Minnesota, at the centre of which is the Feeding Our Future nonprofit. Well, the scheme’s mechanics were deceptively simple yet brazen. Defendants, many operating under the umbrella of Feeding Our Future, essentially submitted falsified attendance rosters and meal counts. For instance, one site claimed to serve 2,500 meals a day in a small apartment building parking lot, yet these numbers defied logic, given the location’s capacity. Investigators also found no evidence of food purchases, distribution, or even hungry children showing up to the site. Then, when audits began, the fraudsters allegedly laundered the funds through shell companies and wire transfers, concealing the trail. As such, as investigations ensued, by late 2025, this case had 78 individuals charged with federal indictments for wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy.

Now, earlier I mentioned that Somalia is important to keep in mind for the purpose of this discussion; and here’s why: nearly all defendants were Somali immigrants or their descendants, which is a detail that thrust the scandal into the national spotlight when president Donald Trump’s rapid response team released the full list of defendants in this case just after Thanksgiving, and the list of defendants happened to be of Somali heritage. As you would imagine, this ethnic composition fueled heated debates, with critics arguing (on the one hand) that this exposition highlighted integration challenges in Minnesota’s large Somali community – which is the largest in the US, numbering over 100,000 persons – and defenders (on the other hand) cautioning against broad-brush stereotypes.

As a side note, I should state here that both arguments have merit: on the one hand, it is not wise to generalise the character of people, especially by assuming that there are innate replicas of the moral deficiencies of others in their demographic. Also, on the other hand, a chronic issue in America’s immigration problems has been both porous borders and the immigration of persons who refuse to assimilate and contribute a net-positive to America’s socio-political fabric, and instead choose to plunder American tax dollars, or institute acts of violence on American soil, or even commit crimes by ignoring visa expiry restrictions and laws. As such, the common denominator between both arguments, is a justification for the present restrictions on immigration from certain countries. As unfair and targeted as others might try to make them seem, these considerations from the Trump administration are not a-contextual, and instead come backed by strong empirical evidence of the abuses of generosity, disregard for law, and (sometimes even) open hatred for the US. In fact, it is the same thing with Israel: they have a very strict and protectionist approach to immigration policy, because they have to be careful and very judicious about who they allow in – which, frankly, seems like an approach to immigration that all nations ought to consider.

But, returning from the digression, the broader point here is that all defendants in the Minnesota fraud scheme are thus far Somali immigrants or their descendants, and as you would imagine, this ethnic composition has fueled heated debates, but nevertheless is crucial to this scheme.

Still unpacking the mechanics of the fraud scheme in Minnesota, it is important to note that Feeding Our Future was also just the tip of the iceberg. And this is because parallel schemes actually exploited other plandemic-era programs, revealing a pattern of systemic vulnerability. Take the Minnesota Housing Stabilization Program, for example. It was launched in 2020 with an initial modest budget of $2.6 million to assist vulnerable residents, which included those exiting rehab, facing eviction, or experiencing homelessness, to secure stable housing. By 2023, funding had surged to $14 million as demand spiked amid the crisis. The program allegedly reimbursed providers for services like rent assistance and case management. YET, federal authorities charged eight individuals in September 2025 with outright theft, alleging they pocketed the funds without delivering ANY aid. 

What instead happened is that bogus invoices claimed payments for nonexistent clients or services never rendered. In one case, a provider billed for housing support to dozens of “clients” who were actually family members or friends, none of whom received help. The money the so–called provider received then funded personal expenses, from vacations to investments. By December 2025, additional charges brought the total defendants to over a dozen, and the program was shuttered entirely due to rampant abuse. Even Minnesota state officials admitted that the program’s lax verification, which primarily relied on self-reported data without robust audits, made it an easy target.

Then, a third pillar of the fraud involved what is called “culturally appropriate” autism therapy, centered on organisations like Smart Therapy and similar providers targeting the Somali community. These groups billed Medicaid for approximately $14 million in services purportedly tailored to autistic children, emphasizing Somali language and cultural sensitivity. However, investigations revealed widespread fabrication: meaning that children without valid diagnoses were enrolled via networks of relatives and acquaintances. Therapy sessions, if they occurred at all, were led by unqualified individuals – which included teenagers, cousins, or untrained staff – far from the licensed professionals required. What even raised eyebrows further was the anomalously high autism diagnosis rate among Somali children in Minnesota: about 1 in 16, compared to 1 in 53 for non-Somali peers, and so, it then became clear that this high diagnosis rate was probably because most (if not none) of the children were ever diagnosed with autism to begin with. In light of this, Asha Farhan Hassan, who is a 28-year-old key figure, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to wire fraud, agreeing to $16 million in restitution. 

Now, what has compounded the outrage over these developments is that these schemes were NOT isolated; instead, they overlapped in personnel and methods. For example, individuals implicated in the autism fraud also filed massive, fictitious meal claims under Feeding Our Future, claiming to feed “hundreds of thousands” of autistic or hungry children—none of which happened. And so, this cross-pollination suggested organised networks, possibly clan-based, leveraging community ties to coordinate the scams. Federal prosecutors even described this as a “fraud industrial complex,” with total losses across Minnesota’s Medicaid and welfare programs potentially exceeding $9 billion. Not only this, but the ease of exploitation attracted even out-of-state participants, thus turning the state of Minnesota into a magnet for opportunists who wanted to defraud taxpayers.

And I put it this way deliberately because like with all government spending, the people who bear the brunt of this fraudulent spending are ALWAYS the taxpayers, who even received an increase in how much they were being taxed as this fraud was unfolding. Meanwhile, the number of homes headed by an American of Somali heritage who live on welfare (which is also paid for by taxpayers) is in no way a small one. 

And so, while it is not advisable to paint every American of Somali heritage as being as fraudulent as those implicated in this fraud scheme, surely it is not difficult to see the frustration from the rest of America. And it lies with the realisation that perhaps America does not have an a-contextual debt problem, but a mis-appropriation of funds problem, that results in increased debt. Hence taxpayers are frustrated with the welfare policies in America, which have catered to the wellbeing of even people who choose not to work (not because they are incapacitated, but because they do not want to), or people who come in as immigrants and remain in the welfare systems for a decade and more. And for clarity, I do not think that welfare policies are not inherently bad: these policies help governments to assist people who are struggling at certain points. But the issue with welfare policies in America, in South Africa, and various other nations, is that they become a chronic crunch for others who see welfare policies as a perpetual source of income.

Meanwhile, when more people are on welfare, the less money there is to dispense among them, and then taxpayers are required to pay more tax to make up for the disparity in available funding and the number of people requiring welfare support. It is a horrible system when made into a chronic policy without strict requirements or caps, all while it rests on the backs of taxpayers. I believe in caring for those who are vulnerable in society, but I also believe in being frank about difficult conversations, including how chronic welfare policies for abled individuals can create a dependency attitude, opportunities for fraud, and a heavy burden on taxpayers. This needs to stop; in America and everywhere else in the world.

THE DEI FACTOR: HOW FEARS OF POLITICAL BACKCLASH DILUTED AN IMPETUS TO STOP THE FRAUD

Which brings us to the DEI factor in our discussion, and here it appears that what elevates the fraud schemes in Minnesota from mere criminality to a damning indictment of governance is the abject failure of oversight. Prosecutors bluntly stated that “no one was doing anything about the red flags,” comparing it to refilling a cookie jar while thieves raided it unchecked. Meanwhile, state auditors flagged anomalies early – particularly when claims for meals exceeded the child population in entire counties, or in relation to sites in remote areas with no infrastructure. Yet, when Minnesota Department of Education workers questioned Feeding Our Future’s invoices, the nonprofit threatened lawsuits for racial discrimination, accusing officials of targeting minority-led organisations (and I will address, in a moment, why the socio-political climate in America at the time made this an ANNOYINGLY easy threat to issue). 

But, fearing bad press and allegations of bias, the administration backed off when this racism threat was issued, and continued to approve payments despite suspicions. This pattern repeated in the autism and housing programs: where demands for “culturally specific” services shielded providers from scrutiny, as pushback risked cries of racism. Therefore, Minnesota’s progressive political climate, where the Somali community even forms a key Democratic voting bloc, essentially paralysed officials – leading to Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Walz faced accusations of prioritising political correctness over fiscal stewardship, which is absolutely spot on. 

So, here’s why accusing officials of targeting minority-led organisations was an ANNOYINGLY easy threat to issue. First, the massive welfare fraud scheme in Minnesota, was facilitated by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (or DEI) policies, which paralysed state oversight due to fears of racism accusations. This is to say that the Feeding Our Future organisation weaponised DEI by threatening lawsuits under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, and claiming that scrutiny into their corrupt actions amounted to discrimination against minority-owned businesses. Then secondly (and perhaps more crucial) is that in the post-George Floyd era, these threats carried political weight, and thus caused agencies to back off approvals and let funds flow unchecked, lest they be accused of racism in that time. And so, the fraud exploded as a result. 

TIM WALZ’S DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES FABRICATED RECORDS, TRYING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS

But, it is not just the fear of political backlash that influenced the actions of Minnesota state officials, because evidence has come to the fore exposing their actions in trying to cover their corrupt tracks! In more detail, on the 6th of January, the nonpartisan Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a scathing performance audit of the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration grant programs. Covering the period from July 1st 2022, to December 31st 2024, the report examined over $425 million in grants distributed to 830 recipients, primarily for mental health and substance use disorder services.

The findings reveal widespread failures in oversight, internal controls, and compliance, raising serious concerns about fraud risk and potential misuse of taxpayer funds. The audit concluded that the Department of Human Services in Minnesota (quote) “did not comply with most requirements we tested and did not have adequate internal controls over grant funds.”

Now, key issues included: (1) First, a Lack of Verification and Monitoring: This is to say that the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration grant programs failed to ensure grantees delivered promised services. More than half of sampled grant agreements had missing or overdue progress reports, yet payments continued. The agency also could not demonstrate completion of 27 out of 67 required monitoring visits, and for 24 visits involving 11 grantees, no documentation existed at all. Additionally many so-called “visits” were conducted remotely, with limited on-site verification.

The second key issue included (2) Financial and Procedural Lapses: And here, the problems of financial and procedural lapses plagued 63 of 71 grant reconciliations reviewed. In some cases, payments were made before grant agreements were finalised, leading to overpayments. One striking example involved a grantee receiving over $672,000 for a single month of work, with no detailed invoices, participant records, or evidence of services provided. Subcontractors also lacked documentation, and one reported being told detailed records were unnecessary.

Then the third key issue concerned Conflicts of Interest: Here, a Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration grant manager approved a large payment, then left the agency days later to provide consulting services to the same grantee, which was a clear conflict that undermines public trust.

BUT, most alarmingly, auditors identified what they described as a “systemic effort” by multiple employees from the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration to backdate or create new documents after the audit began, in response to information requests. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall, even called this unprecedented and unacceptable, noting it prevented full reliance on provided records and suggested an attempt to mislead the audit process.

MINNESOTA STATE REPRESENTATIVES ALSO TRIED TO SCARE-OFF WHISTLEBLOWERS

In all of this, whistleblowers in Minnesota’s state government emerged as unsung heroes in exposing massive fraud in social services programs, yet they endured severe consequences for their courage. A coalition of hundreds of employees from the Department of Human Services and other agencies repeatedly raised alarms about widespread fraudulent schemes – estimated by some to involve billions of dollars – over more than a year. They notified Governor Tim Walz’s office directly and even reached out to Vice President Kamala Harris during her 2024 presidential campaign, warning of systemic failures and urging action.

BUT, rather than prompting thorough investigations, these alerts reportedly triggered retaliation. Whistleblowers described facing surveillance of their communications, explicit threats (including job loss without unemployment benefits, blacklisting across agencies, and veiled intimidation involving family details like children’s schools), and efforts to discredit their reports. Some associated social media accounts were temporarily suspended, only restored amid public backlash. No senior officials faced meaningful accountability, deepening suspicions of a cover-up and eroding trust in state leadership.

Well, the scandal intensified in congressional scrutiny. In January 2026 hearings before the House Oversight Committee, Minnesota state lawmakers testified that Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison had ignored repeated warnings from whistleblowers, auditors, and journalists, allowing fraud to persist unchecked.

FOLLOWING THE MONEY TRAIL: EMBEZZLEMENT AND TERRORISM SPONSORSHIP

In the high-profile congressional hearing that we referenced earlier, which took place on the 7th of January, before the USHouse Oversight Committee, Minnesota State Representative Kristin Robbins, the chair of the state’s Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee, delivered explosive testimony regarding widespread fraud in Minnesota’s public assistance programs.

She detailed not only that billions of dollars in federal taxpayer-funded aid – primarily from programs like child care assistance, Medicaid, and nutrition initiatives – have been stolen through elaborate schemes, BUT also that some funds were linked to overseas transfers, including to the Al-Shabaab terrorist network. Representative Kristin Robbins, who has led investigations into these issues for years, even described a systemic failure under Governor Tim Walz’s administration. She stated that officials ignored whistleblower reports dating back to 2011 and undermined efforts to strengthen fraud controls. Meanwhile, her committee has uncovered evidence suggesting that fraudulent proceeds have been funneled abroad since as early as 2012, potentially reaching Al-Shabaab, which is an al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group based in Somalia designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US.

Thankfully, in response, Minnesota has shut down programs, launched audits, and rebuilt oversight. Tim Walz has also exited the Governor race, which means the people of Minnesota will not have to worry about his direct governorship following the upcoming election. And, ultimately, the scandal highlights tensions between DEI policies and fraud prevention, the cost on taxpayers; and has further fuelled debates on immigration and welfare.

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In simple terms, Susan Monarez was hamstringing the mandate given to the Trump administration by voters to Make America Healthy Again, especially in light of the fundamentalist actions deemed necessary to reform institutions and policies that had allowed diabolical and exploitative actors like food and pharmaceutical companies to get away with making the public sicker. Her record and present interests were also contradictory to the mandate given to the Trump administration.

In particular, she works/worked with the US military’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (or DARPA); and wants to expand the use of wearables to see who is vaccinated or unvaccinated; largely working with the Biden-Harris Administration. In addition, Monarez was previously deputy director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (or ARPA-H), which is an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services; and ARPA-H was created by the Biden-Harris administration to accelerate what they called “high-risk, high reward” biomedical research.

By the way, ARPA-H is also modeled after DARPA, meaning that an alleged health research body is modelled to function as a military body – which is why I’ve often argued that the COVID plandemic policies were a militarised response, and not a health response. Then, Monarez was also a Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She also held roles in the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the US National Security Council, where her work included initiatives to combat anti-microbial resistance, expand the use of wearable technology for health monitoring, and improve pandemic preparedness efforts.

This information came to the fore after Susan Monarez was nominated by Trump for CDC Director, many of his voters argued that she is not consistent with the vision for which Americans who voted for Trump expect to see implemented. Furthermore, people who were implicated in the consolidation of the COVID plandemic and the tyrannical pandemic preparedness efforts, are likely incompatible with the ambitions of an administration that is against such an abuse of power. Therefore, Susan Monarez, who also worked in the Biden-Harris administration, was likely going to be against a lot of what the Trump administration stands for anyways. Which is even exemplified by the fact that Susan Monarez was (in part) fired as CDC Director for trying to keep mRNA shots on the recommended childhood vaccine schedule and claiming that “vaccines save lives”.

And so, I think both these points (especially from the point of view of what voters want) (once again), as far as the Trump administration is concerned, Susan Monarez was removed because her works and inclinations are incongruous with what the VOTERS behind the second Trump administration want – and this is the catalyst that led to other CDC leadership like Demetre Daskalakis resigning: it is because they shared in Susan Monarez’s works and inclinations, which were against what voters wanted from the second Trump administration.

So, having covered this recapitulation or contextual background for today’s discussion, we ought then to proceed to analyse the letter that has become a notable feature in the present discourse pertaining to the CDC.

THE ISSUES WITH THE RESIGNATION LETTER FROM DEMETRE DASKALAKIS

So, when Demetre Daskalakis resigned as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at CDC, his letter to leadership carried a tone of finality and moral conviction . In the letter, he declared “Enough is enough,” explaining that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s leadership had made it impossible for him to continue. As alluded to earlier, those on the left (and certainly the far left) have praised the letter as being principled, but when read closely it is less a defense of science than a portrait of the very rhetorical habits that drove the public to distrust the CDC in the first place: particularly rhetorical habits that include appeals to authority, catastrophic predictions, ad hominem attacks, and factual distortions.

Consider his charge that he can no longer serve in an environment that (quote) “treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.” First, this is a false dichotomy; in that it frames the choice as binary: either one accepts the CDC’s so-called “scientific reality,” or one is accused of designing policies to harm. Yet the last five years have shown what most Americans already know: which is that what CDC has called “science” has often been neither transparent nor replicable, but political judgment dressed in a white coat. And this includes associates of the CDC and the plandemic response, when we consider that when asked in a hearing, Fauci conceded that six foot distance during covid was not based on scientific evidence, and was rather a product of this thinking that this was a reasonable idea.

In any case, Demetre Daskalakis further accuses the new HHS of narrative enforcement, when, in reality, the CDC has become infamous for the same on his watch. Lockdowns, school closures, and vaccine mandates were not the inevitable products of neutral science — they were policy choices, frequently contradicted by the very data the CDC refused to release. Kennedy did not cause that collapse of trust. Power overreach and failed policy did.

And in light of our reference to Fauci, I found it funny that when his credibility was being ruined by his lies and back-tracking statements (like we just saw), in 2024, Fauci did not hesitate to make it clear that the CDC was the responsible party for the implausible guidelines articulated during the COVID plandemic – thus perhaps, inadvertently proving that the CDC is response for the collapse of trust towards it – not the second Trump administration of Robert F Kennedy.

But still, Daskalakis (in his letter) appeals to institutional sanctity. He states that (quote) “unvetted and conflicted outside organizations seem to be the sources that the Department of HHS uses over the gold standard science of the CDC.” [PAUSE] But, now, the claim that the CDC represents “gold standard science” rings hollow. The agency’s failures are well documented: think of the contaminated Covid tests, the shifting guidance on masks that left the public whiplashed, how the CDC withheld vaccine safety data buried in VAERS and VSD, and the FOIA evasions that stonewalled independent scrutiny. AND SO, to describe this record as “gold standard science” is an appeal to authority wholly unsupported by the evidence!

Then, furthermore, the catastrophism in Daskalakis’s letter is both striking while also ringing hollow. So, he warns that Kennedy’s policies will (quote) “bring us to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive and many if not all will suffer.” (end quote) Now, this is a combined fallacy: being both a false dichotomy and slippery slope. And this is because questioning the safety of excipients, the timing, number, or necessity of vaccines does not condemn the country to Darwinian misery.

In fact, mortality from infectious diseases like measles, pertussis, and diphtheria had already declined long before mass vaccination, thanks to sanitation, nutrition, and reduced exposure to livestock reservoirs. The fact of loss of protection due to waning immunity is not found in his resignation. But, in addition, balanced debate about risks and benefits does not mean “returning to the dark ages.” It means practicing science as it should be — open, skeptical, and transparent and with full accountability on scientific claims.

Then, finally on the catastrophism where Daskalakis claims that Kennedy’s policies will bring people “to a pre-vaccine era where only the strong will survive”, this rhetoric becomes openly and unnecessarily hostile. And this is considering that in this letter, the new Kennedy-appointed and vaccine-critical ACIP members are dismissed as “people of dubious intent and more dubious scientific rigor,” and Kennedy himself is cast as an “authoritarian leader.” These are ad hominem attacks, not arguments. They dismiss individuals rather than engage with data or reasoning. But, in contrast, here is what I think should be highlighted: the actions taken against people like the recently fired CDC Director Susan Monarez are not based on ad hominems from the Trump administration, but careful considerations of their failures and how incompatible they are with the mandate received. This is a crucial contrast, because these actions from the Trump administration reveal efforts towards institutional reform, and not the authoritarianism that people like Kennedy are accused of.

But then, the gravest claim in the letter by Daskalakis states that (quote) “eugenics plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated.” Meanwhile, Daskalakis gives us no quotations, policies, or documents to support this claim. AND YET, Ironically, the accusation is not only unsubstantiated but inverted. Kennedy has consistently warned against coercive health policies and corporate capture, both of which he argues worsen inequality. To portray the Trump administration’s emphasis on transparency and medical freedom as eugenics is a straw man — really, a distortion intended to silence rather than to debate.

But goes further, blaming Kennedy for violence. In particular, he states that (quote) “I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that his and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur.”  So, this refers to a shooting at CDC. Again, no hint of evidence has been offered by Daskalakis or anyone else to connect Kennedy’s words to the crime. It is a post hoc fallacy, in which he is exploiting tragedy to smear a political opponent: it is shameless and ripens the fruit of his letter to rot.

DID THE BIDEN-ERA CDC EMPLOY A SATANIST TO MAKE HEALTH DECISIONS?

Then, finally, regarding the contents of the letter by Daskalakis, well, perhaps most jarring is his claim that Kennedy’s HHS has sought to (quote erase) “erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity.” This rhetoric here is catastrophic, baseless, and false. In reality, under Dr Jay Bhattacharya’s leadership, the NIH has made HIV a top research priority. Far from “ceasing HIV programming,” Kennedy’s administration has pledged to tackle the epidemic with fresh eyes, free from the pharmaceutical capture that distorted earlier approaches. To suggest otherwise is not just hyperbole; it is disinformation.

But, now, if you’re wondering why discussion about the CDC necessitates references to transgender people, well, Dr Demetre Daskalakis was appointed to a senior CDC role as part of Biden’s push to diversify federal health leadership (in pursuit of DEI policies and standards)! He served as the Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC. And, notably, he claimed to have expertise in infectious diseases, especially among the LGBTQ+ community – which is an aggravating thing to publish, because what does he mean “expertise in infectious diseases, especially among the LGBTQ+ community”?! Outside of HIV/AIDS, I do not think that diseases like e-coli, influenza, or chickenpox manifest differently on people based on sexual orientation.

But, of course, DEI appointments were not really meant to be backed by credibility. People just had to be or say things that make them employable under DEI standards. But here’s more about the concerning person that Dr Demetre Daskalakis is, and why it has even led to questions concerning whether the Biden-Harris-era CDC employed a satanist to make health decisions that were affecting Americans?

THE URGENT NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AT THE CDC

But, let’s proceed to discuss the need for institutional reform. First, we’ve spoken about the fact that one of the fatal flaws of the CDC is that it always promotes and protects vaccines (regardless of how egregious the vaccine is), criticizes integrative medical therapies, and promotes disease management strategies that are not very effective (e.g., masking for COVID). It hence should not come as a surprise that the CDC has a longstanding history of corruption, did a variety of unscrupulous things to promote the COVID vaccines and in the present moment, has been the most resistant agency to the MAHA policies that president Trump and RFK Jr have been working to enact.

But, the twist is that the CDC interestingly has enormous credibility among physicians, in no small part because the agency is generally thought to be free of industry bias. In turn, if you browse their website, you will frequently encounter this CME disclaimer, which states that (quote): “CDC, our planners, content experts, and their spouses/partners wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters. Planners have reviewed content to ensure there is no bias. CDC does not accept commercial support.”

But, in actual fact, the CDC is prone to financial corruption through a legal loophole. One of the primary ways the CDC legally takes bribes is due to a 1983 law where Congress authorized the CDC to accept gifts “made unconditionally…for the benefit of the [Public Health] Service or for the carrying out of any of its functions.” Following this, in 1992, Congress established The National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, allowing the CDC to obtain additional funding for its work. Two years later, it was incorporated to (quote) “mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources.”

HOWEVER, this problem is not just evident in the CDC Foundation, but also in the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (or the ACIP). In particular, a Congressional report confirmed that the CDC’s ACIP has been compromised since the 1990s! In particular, in the year 2000, a House report revealed that 7 of 10 ACIP rotavirus advisers had direct conflicts; not only this but members voted on vaccines while holding pharma stock or patents; every member received a conflict-of-interest waiver—”freely”; the ACIP also approved Rotashield before FDA licensing—and the pharmaceutical was later pulled for harming infants; and finally, since the year 2020, the ACIP had rubber-stamped mRNA shots despite mass injury and death. But, this issue of jarring rubber stamps for vaccines occurred even in 2018, as you’re about to see in this excerpt from an ACIP meeting.

Evidently, this shows that the CDC (and its ACIP) are implicated in the staggering financial conflict of interest at the heart of America’s vaccine schedule! In fact, Dr Paul Offit, who is a frequent CNN medical analyst and leading voice for vaccines, sat on the very committee (being the ACIP) that voted to add a rotavirus vaccine to the childhood schedule.

While on the committee, Dr Offit had his own rotavirus vaccine in development. By voting to mandate the entire category, he virtually guaranteed a market for his own product—a competitive lock-in. The vaccine the committee approved (which he voted for) was so dangerous it had to be withdrawn from the market within a year, as we have just alluded to. And this was because it was causing intussus-ception in babies—a lethal condition where the intestines telescope, causing agonizing pain.

Then what happened next is that his vaccine, developed with partners Stanley Plotkin and et al., it replaced the failed one; all while he remained on the committee. Then he and his partners sold that vaccine to the pharmaceutical company Merck for $186 million – to which he told Newsweek that he had “won the lottery.” But, in actual fact, Dr Offit did NOT win the lottery; he voted himself rich. Which means that this is NOT just a conflict of interest; it is a catastrophic breach of public trust. And this is because the very experts that were tasked with safeguarding children’s health were making decisions that directly led to a massive personal windfall, after a voted-on product HARMED children. And so, evidently, this is the rot at the core of the system that has necessitated institutional reform in the CDC. It is not just that there is corruption, it is that those who are corrupt are so emboldened that they are even making hundred million dollar deals to profit from this corruption!

Written By Lindokuhle Mabaso