In which it takes decades for America to decide whether its civil war was an insurrection or an invasion, nomenclature-wise, and John walks very erratically on his orange shag carpet. Certificate #26478.
It Could Happen Here - Anti-Vax America: Soft Eugenics
Anti-vaccination rhetoric is often framed by proponents as a sort of medical freedom, the ability to decide what one wants to do with their own body. It’s an argument that can appeal to crunchy granola types and religious zealots alike. But there is also a darker side to this rhetoric that reveals an embrace of eugenic ideas among anti-vax advocates, whose preferred “herd immunity” approach to outbreaks subordinates the interests of older people, those with disabilities, and members of minority groups to others. This episode explores the history of eugenics as it relates to vaccines and unpacks how modern anti-vax politics tends towards eugenic responses to viral pandemics.
Sources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19602363/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11700278/
https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/educational-resources/timelines/eugenics
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/abbott-migrant-transport-order-covid
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/measles-maha-and-soft-eugenics/
https://www.nsdoku.de/en/groups/educational-program/the-nazi-society-of-exclusion
http://www.worldofinclusion.com/res/qca/Lest_We_Forget.pdf
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/health/hhs-cdc-vaccines-autism
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A new study finds the death rate for Native Americans — which was already higher than other groups — is much higher than previously thought. The analysis just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds the gap in life expectancy between Native Americans and Alaska Natives and the national average is almost three times wider than what official statistics say it is. The researchers point to the fact that more than 40% of death certificates misidentify Native Americans and Alaska Natives. One of the study’s researchers says the discrepancies indicate “statistical erasure” in routine public health data has obscured the severity of a mortality crisis among Native people. We’ll get a handle on the new study and what is behind the numbers. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Stuff Gas Stations Don’t Want You To Know
As avid fans of the Great American Roadtrip, Ben, Matt and Noel love gas stations. They're a fundamental part of US culture -- and, holy smokes, do they get weird. In tonight's episode, the guys dive into the crime, conspiracy, controversy and underground subcultures of America's filling stations and truck stops... all to discover that there's a ton of stuff Gas Stations Don't Want You To Know.
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Farmed versus wild. Basement shrimp hustles. Mangrove drama. Anthropology. Animal welfare and plant-based diets. Climb aboard to meet UCSB’s super cool dude, researcher and Aquaculture Ecologist, Dr. Ben Halpern. You’ll hear about sustainable food sources, land vs. sea farming, bycatch, shellfish guilt, salmon who wear makeup, global marine populations, ditching iceberg for seaweed, and a gentle nudge toward vegetables. Progress over perfection; every little step counts.
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This Machine Kills - Patreon Preview – 410. Palantir’s Psychohistory
We chat about Palantir and their role in enacting Trump’s executive order for a unified database across federal agencies and a master profile for every individual — and their larger role in bringing about the glorious new age of theocratic techno-nationalism for the West.
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It Could Happen Here - Anti-Vax America: God’s Will
For Peter, the father of the deceased child and a member of a Mennonite community in West Texas, the death of his child was God’s will. Many in the Mennonite communities of Texas and across the United States do not vaccinate their children, and their anti-vaccination stance is in line with their general religiously informed practice of eschewing modernity and its technological advances. But it is not merely the few sectarian Mennonite communities that still exist in the United States that have taken a stance against vaccination. Mainstream evangelical and charismatic congregations that embrace much of the modern world have also embraced anti-vaccination beliefs. This episode explores the relationship between conservative Christianity, anti-vaccination beliefs, and contemporary right-wing politics.
Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/texas-measles-outbreak-death-family/681985/
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2013/09/measles-outbreak-megachurch-kenneth-copeland-vaccines/
https://www.npr.org/2013/09/01/217746942/texas-megachurch-at-center-of-measles-outbreak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUGuJkVgXNA
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In December of 2019 the Denver Post began reporting a strange pattern over the night sky of northeast Colorado. Around 7pm each night, at least 17 drones -- large ones -- emerged from somewhere and flew over the region in what appeared to be a search pattern, disappearing between 9:30 and 10pm. No one, from federal agencies on down, seemed to know where these drones were coming from, who controlled them, or what they were doing up in the sky. If, that is, they existed at all.
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In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys welcome comedian Nicole Yates back to Disgraceland as we dive headfirst into a barrel of fun! We kick this one off by paying tribute to the late great Brian Wilson and chugging an Arnold Palmer-flavored energy drink. We talk about U.S. health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ancient belief in a magic cloud of disease and the old folks that have been posting their conversations with robots on Meta A.I. Train's "Calling All Angels" is our JAM OF THE WEEK! Give us a listen, folks. Do yourself a flavor. Follow Nicole on social media @YatesyTime and check our her food blog "DidjaEat?" here: https://didjaeat.com Follow our show @TheGoodsPod Rivers is @RiversLangley Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for the UNCUT video version of this episode as well as TONS of bonus content! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt here: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
Native America Calling - Tuesday, June 17, 2025 – Preparing for paperless transactions
If you’re one of the 1.9 million people who still get a paper tax refund check from the federal government, you will need to make a change in the coming months. It’s the same for those who still count on Social Security checks in the mail rather than electronic direct deposit. A presidential executive order requires those and other transactions by the federal government to go completely electronic by September 30. The White House claims paperless transactions will save taxpayers as much as $657 million. At the same time, it poses a significant challenge for the high percentage of Native Americans who choose not to utilize conventional banks.