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CONTEMPT!

The contempt resolution is in. The phone copy may shine light on the factual claims Fauci declined to address.

By James Lyons-Weiler, PhD
August 6, 2026

The operative provision of the Senate contempt resolution is nine lines long. I...

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Autoimmunity and Human Health

Over 50 million Americans suffer from some form of autoimmunity. We can reduce the severity and impact on our health via patient and doctor education. My course, "Autoimmunity & Human Health" will teach you in extraordinary detail the cellu...

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RFK Jr. Asked CNN for the Evidence. CNN Could Not Produce It.

Dana Bash invoked “data upon data” on COVID vaccination. When Kennedy asked for evidence responsive to a pediatric benefit–harm claim, she supplied a different claim and tried to move on.

James Lyons-Weiler, PhD

On August 2, CNN’s Dan...

7 days ago
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Fauci Refuses to Answer Questions on the Grounds that His Answers Might Incriminate Himself Between 50-100 Times

POPULAR RATIONALISM · JULY 29, 2026

Under subpoena before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, the former NIAID director invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 50 times—leaving questions about COVID-19 origins, federally funded virus...

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IPAK-EDU DEVELOPS SEARCH ENGINE THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY THE WORLD SEARCHES THE WEB

Every search engine you have ever used is built on a hidden assumption: that you already know what to ask.

You type a question. The machine races through an index of the web and returns the documents that best match your words—ranked incre...

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