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America 2025: Lab monkeys on the loose, anti-vaxxer in charge of HHS

Jason Weisberger
Oct 29, 2025
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You could not write a dumber apocalypse if you tried. Lab monkeys have escaped a research facility in Mississippi, initially reported as carrying infectious diseases. At the same time, the nation’s health policy is now being guided by a man who thinks polio cured itself and butter is good for your arteries. Somewhe…

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