You Jack are absolutely right about this and your analysis. It’s apparent the Admin doesn’t care, it seems part of their agenda including P 2025. What we can do is let those who will listen that can do something about it through Governors/Congress/the courts possibly. Just a thought! Thank you Jack especially working so tirelessly for all of us and for your service in the Navy, grateful as always.
Jack…you’ve hit the nail squarely on the head! We’re now in grave danger and face an even worse situation than we faced with Covid. When Covid arrived we thankfully had Dr. Fauci heading up the fight, despite Trump’s truly idiotic ideas, intelligence prevailed, and for the most part things finally began to function as they should, although too many people died due to the delay in warning and preparing the country. I watched the reports coming out of China in the autumn of 2019 with growing alarm, and began preparing in late January for what I believed to be the inevitable arrival of COVID in this country…we were ready when lockdown came in late March. At the helm of the multiple departments set up to protect the nation’s health now sits a man totally unqualified, not only by lack of education in this field, but also because of the quackery he does believe in, despite lacking any basis in hard science!
In a world where we are so closely linked, the destruction of the CDC, NIH, USAID seems to me to be beyond insane, and only another means in which to destroy this country…and unfortunately that seems to be the ultimate goal of that Trump is hell bent on carrying out. Thankfully California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii have banned together to fund their own “CDC” and even hiring some of the scientists who lost their jobs, or resigned when the funding cuts were made, which gives me some sense of comfort, but it isn’t enough! We live in a world rapidly changing and more interconnected than ever in history! With the permafrost melting who knows what viruses, bacteria may lurk that have been frozen eons and things to which our species has no immunity. Now is not the time for less funding, but more…now is not the time for turning away, turning inward and not staying engaged and aware, but for an increased vigilance and involvement! As always, thanks for “listening!” #HoldFast…or at least trying to!
I noticed...and specifically..it's the Trump Administration and its minions who are dismantling it. What the countermeasures are besides the obviously failing ones are...I don't know. States may have to take on that role. I can just imagine those mixed results...😒
I don’t expect the “Red” states to do much proactively to protect their citizens…they never have in the past, they have always sort of piggybacked on the backs of the other more forward thinking ones!
I agree…that's what I was inferring by ‘ mixed results’. I'm sorry that it's true….but you're right. We'd have to just take care of ourselves like we did during part of the covid pandemic. The Blue Northeast had to form a coalition to get PPE's and Vaccines.
Jack, I have said since Day 1 that the most dangerous person besides Trump in this regime is RFK, Jr. He didn't have the smarts or the backbone to stand up to Trump and say NO, we are not dismantling USAID, NO, we are not pulling out of WHO. And, yes, most Americans are not paying attention because most do not travel outside of our country or read or hear about things outside our country. I remember an example I read in a psych textbook about people's reactions, basically, if you hear about a flu outbreak overseas, you gloss over it. If you hear about a flu outbreak in a state on the other coast, you might take notice. If you hear about a flu outbreak in your community, you might start taking precautions. But it's only when the flu hits your own household do you really begin to understand what is happening. And, of course, with a pandemic, that's too late. #HoldingFast
I became alarmed when USAID was dismantled for stupid reasons by stupid, ignorant power drunk idiots. It is rare for the US to do something that is not in its own best interest and USAID was not one of those rare things. It was absolutely for us, with very talented dedicated people, which also kept the world safer. Win-win. But trump is too dim to understand that and Heritage seems to want to thin out the population even more. I fear we are too far down the rabbit hole and have been encouraging everyone in my life to use masks and wipes like we did for covid.
Thank you for this Jack. I fear what will happen here emotionally (violently), in lost lives, economically, etc. if we have another quarantine when we have no one competent at a national level to help. All the younger Dr. Faucis have been fired or resigned. We are in trouble.
Problem is our so-called president never did take COVID seriously. And I don't see him giving the two viruses out there more than a cursory glance. Plus, we have hapless and dangerous RFK, Jr who is busy badmouthing preventive measures and arranging for little kids die of Measles. Strange that this prez was prez during COVID and now with Hantavirus and EBOLA . It's scary as hell, and I don't see a whole lot of alarm over it yet, especially from the government and the media.
It's all about themselves and not the better good for the American People 😖 Hope you and your readers are having a good Memorial Day weekend, Jack, Thank you for all your doing for us, each day, and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍🇺🇸
File the date: May 25, 2026. The institutions designed to detect the next pandemic — the surveillance networks, the coordination systems, the global partnerships built on trust and time — are being weakened during a period of increasing biological risk. Not decreasing. Increasing.
This is the historical pattern Jack is identifying: civilizations dismantle the systems that work because working systems are invisible. Prevention has no constituency. No one runs for office on the outbreak that never reached your city.
Jack is correct that this is not a public health story. It is a story about whether expertise still has authority inside the institutions that govern collective survival. When loyalty replaces competence, the failure is not immediate. It is distributed. Quiet. Accumulating. Until the moment it is not.
Nature does not negotiate with ideology. It simply continues.
Call me crazy, but I think RFKjr wants Americans to die. It is part of the AI plan. The billionaires don't want to pay for all of the out of work people, no matter how many times they spout off about a "Universal Basic Income". I would not be shocked if the next pandemic came out of one of our bioweapon labs. Maybe that is why all the billionaires have been building bunkers. Obviously, I have no facts to support this.
You Jack are absolutely right about this and your analysis. It’s apparent the Admin doesn’t care, it seems part of their agenda including P 2025. What we can do is let those who will listen that can do something about it through Governors/Congress/the courts possibly. Just a thought! Thank you Jack especially working so tirelessly for all of us and for your service in the Navy, grateful as always.
I’ve been working on this project and urge everyone to help as well, thank you
https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-hantavirus-vaccine-is-in-the-works/
Jack…you’ve hit the nail squarely on the head! We’re now in grave danger and face an even worse situation than we faced with Covid. When Covid arrived we thankfully had Dr. Fauci heading up the fight, despite Trump’s truly idiotic ideas, intelligence prevailed, and for the most part things finally began to function as they should, although too many people died due to the delay in warning and preparing the country. I watched the reports coming out of China in the autumn of 2019 with growing alarm, and began preparing in late January for what I believed to be the inevitable arrival of COVID in this country…we were ready when lockdown came in late March. At the helm of the multiple departments set up to protect the nation’s health now sits a man totally unqualified, not only by lack of education in this field, but also because of the quackery he does believe in, despite lacking any basis in hard science!
In a world where we are so closely linked, the destruction of the CDC, NIH, USAID seems to me to be beyond insane, and only another means in which to destroy this country…and unfortunately that seems to be the ultimate goal of that Trump is hell bent on carrying out. Thankfully California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii have banned together to fund their own “CDC” and even hiring some of the scientists who lost their jobs, or resigned when the funding cuts were made, which gives me some sense of comfort, but it isn’t enough! We live in a world rapidly changing and more interconnected than ever in history! With the permafrost melting who knows what viruses, bacteria may lurk that have been frozen eons and things to which our species has no immunity. Now is not the time for less funding, but more…now is not the time for turning away, turning inward and not staying engaged and aware, but for an increased vigilance and involvement! As always, thanks for “listening!” #HoldFast…or at least trying to!
Maybe we actually do need a shadow government on our behalf.
I think that is what Gavin Newsom, and California have been working toward…native Californian here and have never, ever been happier to be one!!!
I don't blame you! 😊
I am always thankful I live in Washington and this is another reason why - not to mention the west coast.
I noticed...and specifically..it's the Trump Administration and its minions who are dismantling it. What the countermeasures are besides the obviously failing ones are...I don't know. States may have to take on that role. I can just imagine those mixed results...😒
I don’t expect the “Red” states to do much proactively to protect their citizens…they never have in the past, they have always sort of piggybacked on the backs of the other more forward thinking ones!
I agree…that's what I was inferring by ‘ mixed results’. I'm sorry that it's true….but you're right. We'd have to just take care of ourselves like we did during part of the covid pandemic. The Blue Northeast had to form a coalition to get PPE's and Vaccines.
Thank you. Agree completely.
Jack, I have said since Day 1 that the most dangerous person besides Trump in this regime is RFK, Jr. He didn't have the smarts or the backbone to stand up to Trump and say NO, we are not dismantling USAID, NO, we are not pulling out of WHO. And, yes, most Americans are not paying attention because most do not travel outside of our country or read or hear about things outside our country. I remember an example I read in a psych textbook about people's reactions, basically, if you hear about a flu outbreak overseas, you gloss over it. If you hear about a flu outbreak in a state on the other coast, you might take notice. If you hear about a flu outbreak in your community, you might start taking precautions. But it's only when the flu hits your own household do you really begin to understand what is happening. And, of course, with a pandemic, that's too late. #HoldingFast
I became alarmed when USAID was dismantled for stupid reasons by stupid, ignorant power drunk idiots. It is rare for the US to do something that is not in its own best interest and USAID was not one of those rare things. It was absolutely for us, with very talented dedicated people, which also kept the world safer. Win-win. But trump is too dim to understand that and Heritage seems to want to thin out the population even more. I fear we are too far down the rabbit hole and have been encouraging everyone in my life to use masks and wipes like we did for covid.
Thank you for this Jack. I fear what will happen here emotionally (violently), in lost lives, economically, etc. if we have another quarantine when we have no one competent at a national level to help. All the younger Dr. Faucis have been fired or resigned. We are in trouble.
Problem is our so-called president never did take COVID seriously. And I don't see him giving the two viruses out there more than a cursory glance. Plus, we have hapless and dangerous RFK, Jr who is busy badmouthing preventive measures and arranging for little kids die of Measles. Strange that this prez was prez during COVID and now with Hantavirus and EBOLA . It's scary as hell, and I don't see a whole lot of alarm over it yet, especially from the government and the media.
It's all about themselves and not the better good for the American People 😖 Hope you and your readers are having a good Memorial Day weekend, Jack, Thank you for all your doing for us, each day, and will reStack ASAP 🙏💯👍🇺🇸
This is huge! More people should be talking about this, thank you for bringing it to our attention.
And thank you for your service Jack!
Jack is correct.
File the date: May 25, 2026. The institutions designed to detect the next pandemic — the surveillance networks, the coordination systems, the global partnerships built on trust and time — are being weakened during a period of increasing biological risk. Not decreasing. Increasing.
This is the historical pattern Jack is identifying: civilizations dismantle the systems that work because working systems are invisible. Prevention has no constituency. No one runs for office on the outbreak that never reached your city.
Jack is correct that this is not a public health story. It is a story about whether expertise still has authority inside the institutions that govern collective survival. When loyalty replaces competence, the failure is not immediate. It is distributed. Quiet. Accumulating. Until the moment it is not.
Nature does not negotiate with ideology. It simply continues.
#HOLDFAST
😔
Call me crazy, but I think RFKjr wants Americans to die. It is part of the AI plan. The billionaires don't want to pay for all of the out of work people, no matter how many times they spout off about a "Universal Basic Income". I would not be shocked if the next pandemic came out of one of our bioweapon labs. Maybe that is why all the billionaires have been building bunkers. Obviously, I have no facts to support this.