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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC Makeover & the Collapse of Public Trust
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A solo episode by Daniel Stih
Public trust in science is collapsing, and the consequences are bigger than politics and pandemics. In this solo deep-dive, Daniel Stih breaks down how America reached a point where millions of people believe "viruses don't exist," why RFK Jr.'s CDC shake-up is happening, and what caused public confidence to fall apart.
Drawing from 25 years of experience as a microbial consultant (including research done with Los Alamos National Laboratory), Daniel exposes the communication failures, mixed messages, corporate incentives, and AI censorship that fueled today's environment of confusion and distrust.
This episode explores:
🔹 RFK Jr.'s controversial restructuring of the CDC 🔹 Why people no longer trust health authorities 🔹 Germ Theory vs. Terrain Theory — what's true, what's misunderstood 🔹 How AI, Google, and search engines censor information 🔹 PCR testing errors and why it deepened skepticism 🔹 Corporate ethics scandals (Ford Pinto, Boeing 737 MAX) that shaped public attitudes 🔹 How misinformation spreads on both sides 🔹 Why "viruses don't exist" resonates with so many 🔹 What we must change to rebuild trust before the next crisis
Most importantly, Daniel offers solutions:
✔ Radical transparency ✔ Structured scientific debate ✔ Honest communication of uncertainty ✔ Better incentives for public health ✔ Treating adults like adults — not censoring them
This is not a political episode. It's a clarity episode.
If we want to handle the next crisis better than the last one, we must rebuild trust — not demand obedience.
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Article Link: Viruses Don't Exist? AI Censorship, Germ Theory, Terrain Theory, Solutions
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