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Trump Declares Glyphosate Shortage and Pushes Production; MAHA and Democrats Push Back; The Hijacking of Science Publishing and Epidemic Plan by Bill Gates and the Epstein Connection; American Health in Focus: Eat Real Food Rally with RFK in Austin, Tx; Vani Hari (Food Babe) and Food System: Toxics and Reform; Manufacturers Group Ups Fight Against RFK Jr. Focus on Processed Foods; Lithium is an Essential Element Effective for Mental Health Problems; NAD+ is an Essential Molecule that Reverses Alzheimer’s; Republican Appropriations Bill Restores Funding to Fauci-Linked Gain-of-Function Research; META’s Internal Research Shows Its Platforms are Addictive and Harmful, but They Still Target Teens)

 

 

AMERICA’S HEALTH IN FOCUS: LIVE FROM THE EAT REAL FOOD RALLY IN AUSTIN, TX

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to deliver the keynote address at the Austin Eat Real Food Rally . The event, presented by MAHA™ Action, is part of a nationwide movement championing real food, metabolic health, and the reversal of America's chronic disease epidemic, supporting the new Dietary Guidelines that prioritize whole, nutrient-dense foods over ultra-processed alternatives.

This week on The HighWire, Del Bigtree tackles the MAHA moment head-on, starting with rising backlash over the Trump Administration’s recent action on glyphosate and concerns about expedited production tied to Roundup.  

Plus, Jefferey Jaxen takes us deeper into the Epstein files, focusing on what’s coming to light around medical/science publishing and influence.  

 

Del is joined by Vani Hari (Food Babe) to discuss what’s happening right now in food policy and reform, and what it means for families.  

PEOPLE VS POISON

Food Babe Vani Hari joins Del to expose what she calls a make-or-break moment for the food movement. With 180,000 cancer lawsuits, billions already paid out, and a lobbying machine entrenched in D.C., she warns Bayer is pushing toward Supreme Court immunity to avoid future liability. After a decade battling Monsanto, Vani says the window to act is closing, and is organizing a massive rally at the U.S. Supreme Court on April 27, 2025, People vs. Poison,” to mobilize the public before it’s too late.

And Jefferey Jaxen Reports: What Is RFK Jr.’s Plan for Glyphosate?

BACKLASH BUILDS OVER GLYPHOSATE MOVE

A new executive order aimed at ensuring an adequate supply of glyphosate-based herbicides is drawing backlash from MAHA leaders—who say it echoes the 1986 liability shield created under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. They argue the move functions as a protection plan for manufacturers while limiting public recourse, and warn it could be a lobbyist-driven push to expand legal immunity for chemical companies. With public pressure now building, MAHA voices are urging viewers to mobilize, before glyphosate follows the same path vaccines did.

 

 

Trump Directs USDA to Make More Glyphosate, Signals Liability Protection for Pesticide Makers

(DECLARES URGENT NEED FOR MORE PESTICIDES)

President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act of 1950 to expand domestic production of glyphosate, the controversial weedkiller at the center of more than 60,000 cancer lawsuits against Bayer. The move sparked outrage from MAHA activists and health advocates who said it puts corporate interests ahead of public health.

After Promising to Make America Healthy Again , Trump Mandates More Production of Cancer-Causing Glyphosate

Trump DOJ Officials with Ties to Bayer Ask Supreme Court to Wipe Out Glyphosate Cancer Claims

The Trump administration on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to side with Bayer in a case that could wipe out thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits and billions in potential liability. It was the second time the DOJ intervened in the case, and three of nine officials who signed the brief previously worked for law firms that represented Bayer.

We’ve Addicted Our Farmers to Glyphosate, But That’s a Poison. RFK Jr. Tells Joe Rogan

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called glyphosate a poison and questioned its safety. He insisted the U.S. must ultimately transition off of glyphosate through regenerative farming and new technology.

 

Casey DeSantis Sounds Alarm on Triple-Digit Levels of Glyphosate Weed Killer in Bread. Should You Be Concerned? (Florida First Lady)

 

Bayer Leverages Ties to Trump’s Washington to Protect Pesticide Empire

A series of recent wins handed to Bayer clash with President Donald J. Trump’s promise to Make America Healthy Again which many supporters understood as a pledge to confront industries linked to chronic disease. The wins also show how a foreign corporation can procure influence at the highest levels of the U.S. government and shape policies that have devastating consequences for human health.  

Lawmakers Launch Bipartisan Bill to Block Trump’s Executive Order on Glyphosate

Reps. Thomas Massie and Chellie Pingree introduced the No Immunity for Glyphosate Act in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order boosting domestic glyphosate production and shielding manufacturers from liability. The bipartisan bill would block federal funding for the order and reaffirm the right of individuals to sue chemical companies for health issues related to glyphosate.

Manufacturers Group Ups Fight Against RFK Jr. Focus on Processed Foods

The Hill reported :

 

Nearly 3 in 4 Packaged Baby-Food Products Sold in the US Are Ultra-Processed, Study Finds

Food & Wine reported :

 

Foods Like Coca-Cola-Flavored Oreos Are Hijacking

Your Brain. Just Like Cigarettes.

The New York Post reported :

 

How Ultra-Processed Foods Affect Our Gut Microbiome

BBC News reported :

 

Men may be aging faster due to toxic forever chemicals

Majority of Americans say government is not protecting them from toxic chemicals

 


The Hijacking of Science Publishing and Epidemic Plan by Bill Gates and the Epstein Connection

Gates has now confirmed the relationship the following documents describe.  On February 25, 2026, Bill Gates told Foundation staff he maintained years of post-conviction meetings with Epstein, flew on his jet, had two extramarital affairs Epstein discovered, and brought Foundation executives into the orbit.ą This lends significant plausibility to a previously  dismissed Epstein draft letter  alleging leverage -- a letter many analysts believed was either fabricated or an attempted blackmail instrument.˛  But the affairs are not the story. The architecture is.

The Epstein files reveal a system, not a scandal.  Across  eight investigations  and thousands of EFTA-numbered documents, the pattern is not one compromised billionaire making bad choices. It is an operational infrastructure --  financial instruments intelligence channels , diplomatic access, personnel placement, and  narrative control  -- structured in a way that concentrated influence over pandemic preparedness, vaccine finance, and global health governance.

EPSTEIN FILES REVEAL POWER BROKERS IN SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING

Newly surfaced documents and reporting are fueling questions about whether a small network of powerful players including Bill Gates, Jeffrey Epstein, and individuals linked to Robert Maxwell’s scientific publishing legacy sought outsized influence over how research is distributed and amplified. Emails, investments, and media-funding ties are being cited as potential indicators of an effort to shape which scientific ideas rise to prominence and which get sidelined. The broader issue: who controls the pipelines of modern science—publishing, PR, and perception—and what transparency is owed to the public when power concentrates behind the scenes.

The Real Pandemic Profiteers

They Called Us Grifters. Then the Epstein Files Opened and the truth came out.

 

What Bill Gates Knew

The Epstein Files and the Pandemic-Finance Architecture He Anchored. Gates did not merely attend meetings. He approved structures. He directed foundation resources. His private office coordinated with Epstein while the foundation's public posture distanced itself from him.

 

THE DARPA LAYER: How Jeffrey Epstein Wired Himself into the Pentagon's Pandemic Preparedness Machine Through the Gates Inner Circle

Part 8 of a Series: Inside the overlapping philanthropy, defense research, and biotech relationships revealed in the Epstein Files

 

In a must-see in-studio interview, Del sits down with Dr. Michael Nehls on lithium, asking whether we’ve been missing (or denying) a truly essential element for mental health.  

AI Overview: lithium carbonate is   a primary, FDA-approved mood-stabilizing medication used to treat bipolar disorder (mania and depression) by acting on the central nervous system to reduce the frequency and severity of mood swings . It is also used off-label for treatment-resistant depression, enhancing coping skills, and reducing suicide risk

DR. MICHAEL NEHLS: THE LOST ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT

Physician and molecular geneticist Michael Nehls, MD, PhD joins the show to make the case that trace-dose lithium may function as an essential nutrient with meaningful implications for brain health—especially for the hippocampus, which he describes as a key hub for cognitive resilience. Nehls walks through the science and his interpretation of why this idea has remained outside mainstream medicine, pointing to historic regulatory decisions (including a 1949 FDA ban on certain lithium uses) and decades of stigma tied to high-dose psychiatric treatment. He also raises concerns about institutional and industry incentives that, in his view, discourage broader recognition and research into lithium’s potential role at nutritional levels.

 

 

This Small Molecule (NAD+) Reverses Alzheimer’s Disease Progression, Study Shows
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is central to cellular energy and mitochondrial health, driving redox reactions that produce ATP. Declining levels are linked to metabolic disorders, sarcopenia, and diabetes

Alzheimer’s disease has strongly associated with disrupted NAD+ balance, and research suggests restoring intake can reverse cognitive decline rather than merely slowing disease progression

Animal studies show restoring NAD+ fully reversed advanced Alzheimer’s features, including memory loss, inflammation, tau pathology, oxidative stress, and DNA damage, even after severe disease was established.

NAD+ functions as an upstream regulator of brain resilience, coordinating energy production, DNA repair, inflammation control, and protein processing, reframing Alzheimer’s as a systems-level energy failure

Practical strategies emphasize testing NAD+ status and supporting production safely via niacinamide alongside adequate intake of other B vitamins

Congress Restores Funding to Fauci-Linked Research Gain-of-Function Research

Congress is still funding a federal program established by Dr. Anthony Fauci to support emerging infectious disease research (gain of function), despite cuts implemented last year by the Trump administration and the NIH, The Disinformation Chronicle reported Wednesday. The $18.2 million was slipped into the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2026 by Republican appropriations staff who worked in secrecy .

 

META’S INTERNAL RESEARCH SHOWS ITS PLATFORMS ARE ADDICTIVE AND HARMFUL, STILL IT TARGETS TEENS

 

 

 

Special Guests: Michael Nehls, MD PhD, Vani Hari

 

📅 February 26, 2026