Vaccine Safety Research, CO2 Pipeline Controversy, and Literature as Resistance

On September 13, 2023, Kim Monson examines vaccine safety research with Dr. James Lyons-Weiler, who dissects a New York Times hit piece on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and reveals alarming aluminum levels in childhood vaccines. Brad Miller, a former Army battalion commander who resigned over vaccine mandates, introduces his IPAC-EDU course on literature as resistance. The broadcast closes with Trent Loos exposing the Summit Carbon Solutions CO2 pipeline controversy, revealing connections between big business and big government that threaten property rights across multiple states. CO2 Pipeline Exposes Big Business and Big Government Collusion Start listening at 72:04 – Hour 2 Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and rancher, reports a major victory as the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission denied Summit Carbon Solutions’ petition to circumvent county ordinances. Four counties, including Minnehaha (Sioux Falls), Spink, McPherson, and Brown, had filed suit requiring Summit to follow local regulations. The state commission’s decision to honor local authority marks the second denial for Summit in South Dakota. The investigation into Summit Carbon Solutions reveals troubling connections. Founder Bruce Rastetter, a major Republican donor and former Iowa Board of Regents president, left that position amid controversy over a land grab scheme in Kenya. His ethanol empire extends to Brazil, where six plants are financed by the China Development Bank with direct ties to the CCP. His Summit Agricultural Group partners with Farmland Foods, owned by China’s WH Group, which also owns Smithfield Foods, the largest U.S. pork producer. At Iowa Utilities Board hearings in Fort Dodge, Loos describes extraordinary circumstances: Summit has rented an entire hotel requiring security clearance for entry. A private security firm called Overwatch, hired by Summit, provides security for what should be a state-run proceeding. County deputies and police officers are being paid $75 per hour through contracts that allow them to wear official uniforms while working as private contractors. Three IUB board members making permit decisions were appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds, who has received substantial campaign contributions from Rastetter. “This is the kind of stuff we hear about happening in Venezuela, not the United States of America.” Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Farmer and Rancher The proposed pipeline would transport CO2 to injection sites in North Dakota, but five permits have been denied across the Dakotas, and Oliver County rejected the injection sites themselves. Despite having nowhere to send the CO2, Summit continues pursuing eminent domain to seize private land. If all three proposed CO2 pipelines proceed at $85 per metric ton, taxpayers would pay $17 billion annually. Three insurance companies have already announced they will not cover properties with CO2 pipelines due to safety concerns. Teaching Resistance Through Classic Literature Start listening at 50:52 – Hour 1 Brad Miller, a former Army battalion commander who resigned his commission rather than enforce vaccine mandates on his soldiers, now teaches “Literature as Resistance” through IPAC-EDU. The course examines dystopian classics including George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World as vehicles for understanding contemporary technocratic and totalitarian tendencies. Miller’s decision to leave the military just months before retirement, sacrificing significant pension benefits, demonstrates the moral courage he now teaches. As he explains, true leadership emerges not when doing right is easy, but when principled action demands pe...