ICWA Weekly News 1-8-25
Today: State Board of Health in Tumwater & Medical Freedom Discussion in Seattle; McCullough and Atlas event May 2-4 in Spokane; Advocate for RFK Jr. at the HHS; and pharmacy chains lose many stores
In this issue:
Events
Washington Residents Advocate for RFK Jr. to Senator Murray
Rite Aid Leads the Way in Washington Pharmacy Shutdowns
Today, January 8 – Join the Medical Freedom discussion with Drs. Kye Peven and Dana Lockhart - online only
Register at no charge.
Additionally, on Sunday January 12, Dr. Kye and Dr. Dana say they will be providing acupuncture treatments, as well as short consultations, pulse readings, and more. “We're offering all of this at no-charge in order to give back to the community and to introduce more people to our work.”
RSVP for the Sunday Jan. 12 Community Acupuncture event 10 AM - 5 PM
An Announcement from Medical Freedom Northwest
Lessons Learned from COVID, Let’s Make American Medicine Safe Again
May 2-4, Centennial Hotel, Spokane
Speakers: Kelly Victory MD ~ Mary Talley Bowden MD ~ Robbie Raugh, RN ~ Scott Atlas ~ Jason Kinley, ND, and Keynote: Peter McCullough, MD, MPH
January 3 episode of Informed Life Radio – notes and links
Health & Liberty Hours: Drowning Injuries Reversed by HBOT Part 1 and Part 2
Guests: Paul Harch, Nicolas Tetrault, Xavier Figueroa, Dr. Ted Fogarty (Part 2 only)
Washington Residents Advocate for RFK Jr. to Senator Murray
Anna Matson, a self-proclaimed market researcher with a large following on X, made a recent request to Washington residents: “Hey if you’re in Washington, can you come grab your senator?”
She then explained the reason for her request in her review of a post on X (Twitter) by Washington U.S. Senator Patty Murray which said:
To confirm a notorious anti-Vaxxer like Robert Kenndy Jr. as secretary of HHS seriously costs our country in lives, in health, and our economy. Let’s use our common sense. We cannot let a fringe conspiracy theorist make major public health decisions. - Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)
Anna Matson explains the research breaking down Sen. Murray’s financial backing:
So, I went to Open Secrets and looked at who funds her. Then I commented on her post. This said, “What’s making you say this? The almost $667,000 from health professionals that bribed you, or is it $513,000 from pharmaceuticals? Or wait, maybe it’s the $312,000 from insurance companies, and if any of those are not it, is it possible $198,000 from HMOs?” I said, “You have absolutely no room to talk to the American people about health when you are profiting off the policy that is making the American people sick. Take your dirty money and let us handle this.”
The following table from Open Secrets shows that when Murray ran for reelection in 2022, her campaign garnered $647,891 from health professionals, $603,206 from pharmaceuticals, $358,640 from insurance companies, and $206,954 from health services/HMOs.
Expanding the timeframe, the next table from Open Secrets shows that from 1991 to 2024, Murray collected $1,914,655 from health professionals, $1,614,831 from pharmaceuticals/health products, and $990,160 from the insurance industry.
Digging in to the details, we also see that Pfizer contributed $7,500 to Murray’s 2022 election campaign (and some others) which didn’t really need much financial help, given her favorable polling at the time.
Matson completed her post as follows:
Guys, can we please stop electing people like this. Like I said, if you’re in Washington, this is your girl. Vote wisely next time.
But since Murray cannot be voted out before Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, Washington residents have responded to Matson’s request to “Grab the senator.”
Port Angeles resident and ICWA volunteer Sue Coffman contacted Murray’s office via the senator’s website. She received a response from Daniel Pailthorp, who is Murray's assistant for the counties of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Kitsap. They arranged a zoom call for December 17 for eight Olympic Peninsula residents to make their cases to Pailthorp, who would then pass them on to Murray.
Sue offered the following:
As a devoted parent and grandparent, and committed citizen for a Healthy and Free America, I am very excited and thrilled that Trump has nominated RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. I am so happy, as I know how great a job Bobby will do in making long-needed changes throughout the department and its sub-agencies (CDC, FDA, etc). Despite relentless opposition, RFK Jr. has stood firm, exposing corruption in our regulatory agencies and challenging the status quo, to protect our health and freedoms.
The chronic disease crisis is not a partisan issue. Uncovering solutions to improve our soils, water, and air qualities; to promote better nutrition; to improve fertility; and to remove harmful food additives, dyes, chemicals, and toxins are all part of what Kennedy has identified as critical components to successfully address and reverse the serious US health decline.
Kennedy will need to be confirmed by the majority of the US Senate to successfully secure the HHS leadership position. As you are a Senator representing Washingtonians, I encourage you to reconsider your bias against him and remember that our government and its elected officials work for The People, not the Lobbyists that frequent your offices. Surely you can agree that the health of our Nation, of our Children, and of our very own lives need your support now!
Quilcene resident Kim Vogley was another presenter, and she gave ICWA permission to publish her statement to Murray:
Government agencies and our elected officials are at the least trusted in our history, from the lies about Covid-19, limiting our civil liberties*, to now drones over the eastern US.
The American public is extremely weary and unconvinced that the government and our representatives are engaging in any meaningful efforts to address the health crisis. No one has brought this existential issue more front and center than RFK Jr. The chronic disease epidemic threatens not only our lives but our economy, productivity, deficit and any hope of future prosperity.
Senator Murray must recognize the mandate of the last election. Health should not be a partisan issue. Pattie Murray has a great opportunity to be a collaborative partner, demonstrating unity and compromise, a testimony to her leadership and commitment to actively addressing the health crisis,*** especially the health of our children.****
Her support for RFK Jr. would prove her dedication and return our trust in her cooperative spirit by focusing and addressing the most existential issue facing the American public. Kennedy has dedicated his life to supporting environmental reform, uncovering and prosecuting polluters and asking dire and pertinent questions, many at his personal peril. He is our hope and promise to bring a great turnaround in the decline of our public health, our healthcare, its escalating costs and most importantly the health of our children. I hope that Senator Murray will reconsider and support Kennedy as an example of her hope and desire to unify and cooperate with this great and necessary engagement. She can be an instrumental part of the solution. Our health and welfare depend on it.
Every fan of Robert F. Kennedy Junior as Secretary of HHS can support his confirmation via the easy-to-use MAHA Action site by telling Senators Murray and Cantwell to get him in.
A template letter is offered at MAHAAction.com site to easily copy, paste and modify to your liking on the linked forms:
Dear XX,
I am writing to you today regarding a once in a generation opportunity to heal the physical health of Americans and reverse the chronic disease epidemic by voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS.)
America is the sickest of the top 11 highest income countries in the world. Six out of ten Americans suffer from a chronic disease, 74% of Americans are overweight or obese, and over 50% of our children suffer from at least one chronic disease. A vote for Kennedy is a vote to heal – an acknowledgement that we can’t go on any longer as is, and that restoring the physical health and well-being of your constituents, friends, family, and a nation to make Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth becomes the national priority that it needs to be.
As Secretary of HHS, RFK Jr. has pledged to return our health agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science and provide Americans with the transparency and accountability to make the very best decisions for themselves and their families. His policy priorities like removing harmful chemicals and additives from our food to make our food safe, clean, and healthy to feed our children and families are common-sense solutions to curing our health epidemic.
Kennedy’s appointment as a result of President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s decisive victory this November is a return to something great. With your support we can Make America Healthy Again, restore faith and integrity to the institutions that are dedicated to our health, and unleash the potential of a nation that’s healthier and happier.
Thank you,XX
Stand for Health Freedom also offers a pre-formatted letter that you can edit and send to Senator offices.
Rite Aid Bankruptcy Leads the Way in Washington Pharmacy Shutdowns
After filing for bankruptcy in October 2023, Rite Aid has closed thirty-six or more of its chain stores here in Washington in 2024.
The Irish Star lists the following Rite Aid closings as of July 29, 2024:
1940 E. First St., Port Angeles
1820 N. 45th St., Seattle
23940 NE State Route 3, Belfair
1825 Broadway, Everett
2028 E. Isaacs Ave., Walla Walla
14442 124th Ave., NE, Kirkland
1231 Auburn Way, North Auburn
251 Marysville Mall, Marysville
15801Pacific Ave., Tacoma
1628 Fifth Ave., Seattle
691 Sleater Kinney Road SE, Lacey
2506 Second Ave., Seattle
232 Roosevelt Ave., Enumclaw
201 Broadway East, Seattle
3307 Evergreen Way, Building 4, Washougal
32015 Pacific Highway South, Federal Way
1407 Broadway, Seattle
5700 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, Issaquah
112 N. Howard St., Suite 115, Spokane
3018 NE 125th St., Seattle
1101 Madison St., Seattle
6401 12th Ave., NE, Seattle
312 Central Way, #101, Kirkland
303 91st. Ave., NE, Suite, D401, Lake Stevens
12946 SE Kent Kangley Road, Kent
601 S. Grady Way, Suite P, Renton
3202 132nd St., SE, Mill Creek
110 S.W. 148th St., Burien
10103 Evergreen Way, Everett
8230 Martin Way, East Lacey
22201 Meridian Ave. E, Graham
9600 15th Ave., SW, Seattle
2518 196th St., Lynnwood
3620 Factoria Blvd., SE, Bellevue
11919 NE 8th St., Bellevue
7370 170TH Ave. NE, Redmond
The Irish Star also reported last June that Walgreens would be shutting down 25 percent of its chain stores.
MSN provided list of closures nationwide, including the Walgreens location in Tacoma at 5602 Pacific Avenue.
USA Today has reported that CVS plans to shut down 900 of its chain stores:
CVS has been grappling for years with digital competition, which has been exacerbated by the onset of Amazon's pharmacy efforts. The company has diversified its business by acquiring insurer Aetna and repositioning certain stores as "HealthHub" locations with a focus on clinical services and health products.
But CVS is not disclosing which stores they are, so we don’t know which ones in Washington will be shut down.
Notice that the mainstream media outlets have only mentioned the closing of the chain stores. They have not reported which local pharmacies here in Washington have recently been shut down or will be shut down.
Frick’s Pharmacy, which opened in Sequim in 1947, had to shut its doors in 2014 because of the incoming of competition from three chain-store pharmacies on the other side of Washington Street. One of those stores is a Rite Aid, which leads one to wonder how much longer it will be able to survive, considering the corporate bankruptcy filing and that the store is situated between a Safeway Pharmacy and a Walgreens.
Rite Aid tried moving into Port Townsend at the end of the last century, where there was a Don’s Pharmacy, which has now been in business for sixty years.
But the city council enforced its no chain store rule "to maintain the city's unique Victoria seaport and surrounding rural character" while maintaining the "vitality of the community's commercial districts and the quality of life of Port Townsend residents."
Previously, we noted thirty-seven Washington deaths following a COVID-19 shot after administration in a pharmacy.
Not included under the Washington heading from the VAERS reports is the death of Victor Simoes, a 34-year-old senior manager at Amazon, who died after taking the COVID-19 shot at a Seattle Safeway Pharmacy.
Because the Seattle healthcare workers did not report the death to VAERS, as they are supposed to do by law, Victor’s mother wrote the VAERS report from her home in New York.
Memes to live by:
Excellent dispatch, thank you.
Regarding CVS and RiteAid closures...after their heyday of pushing smaller pharmacies out of business...I flashed to this piece from Fortune magazine in 2015.
https://archive.is/XwBQQ
> For companies in the health care industry, 2014 was an exceptionally
> busy year, as companies adapted to new Affordable Care Act regulations
> and sought new partners in a pharmaceutical and biotech
> mergers-and-acquisition spree.
#1 on the list? CVS. 2014 revenue of $139.4 billion, YoY increase in revenue of nearly 10%.
These top ten companies alone made over $1 trillion in 2014 with Obamacare. Equivalent of $1.34 trillion today.
That gravy train was supposed to continue FOREVER, farming the ills flesh is heir to and making everyone profit cattle for Pharma by government diktat.