* Courtney Wild and other survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse held a news conference at the US Capitol yesterday in Washington DC, urging the government to release all its files on Epstein and announcing they were compiling a list of his associates.
* Lisa Phillips mentioned that compiling the names could be dangerous, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene offered to publicly disclose them in Congress.
They pressed for the release of the government's files on Epstein, with some opposition from the White House as noted by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie.
* President Trump dismissed the calls to release the files as "a Democrat hoax," which victim Haley Robson, criticized.
Chauntae Davies mentioned that Epstein boasted of his friendship with Trump, displaying a signed photo of them on his desk.
* Ron Paul: 'The sad truth is justice will not be served in this case unless you and I DEMAND it.'
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* Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced that the state is working to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including those required for school attendance.
He emphasized that people should make their own health decisions and criticized the mandates as infringing on personal freedoms.
* Florida currently requires certain vaccinations for students in public schools, as stated on the Florida Health's website.
* Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who appointed Ladapo in 2021, has previously objected to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for young children.
* In March 2022, Florida issued guidance suggesting that healthy children aged 5 to 17 may not benefit from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ladapo has consistently opposed certain COVID-19 health mandates and voiced skepticism about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children and pregnant women.
* California, Oregon, and Washington announced on Wednesday the formation of a 'health alliance' to review scientific data and make vaccine recommendations, citing mistrust in the CDC under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known vaccine skeptic.
The alliance aims to independently evaluate vaccine safety and efficacy for respiratory illnesses and childhood immunizations.
The announcement from the Western states follows a turbulent change in federal vaccine policies, including the dismissal of all 17 experts from the CDC's advisory panel and recent FDA restrictions on Covid vaccine approvals.
* Texas has enacted Senate Bill 261, effective September 1, 2025, banning the sale, production, and possession of lab-grown meat until 2027.
This law aims to protect the state's cattle industry, with supporters such as Carl Ray Polk Jr., president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, praising the legislation.
* Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller also expressed support for the ban.
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