**Previous Episode: [[BDE424 ]]** **Next Episode: [[BDE426 ]]** %%Post image thumbnail below.%%  > [!abstract|no-i] **Episode Overview** **Date Aired:** [[03-25-2025]] **Title:** When the Gene Bank Fails **Episode:** 425 **Description:** The 23&Me bankruptcy filing (and what it means for the genetic data), a new wave of Covid revisionism, and NIH changeups. **Link:** https://rumble.com/v6r7g22-big-dig-energy-425-when-the-gene-bank-fails.html **Tags:** %%<https://historydraft.com/happened/what-happened/1-January/world>%% ## Replay %% Get embed URL then highlight and hit ALT + I%% <iframe src="https://rumble.com/embed/v6ozv1a/?pub=6eeyh" allow="fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" style="height:100%;width:100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; "></iframe> <br> ## Greetings & Announcements 1. May not have a show next Thursday for bday stuff w/ Papa L. ## Segments ### MAHA & SNAP [Link](https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1903247280196685911)  [Link](https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1903581785818026421)  From [2018](https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/29/659634119/food-stamps-for-soda-time-to-end-billion-dollar-subsidy-for-sugary-drinks): > According to a 2016 report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sweetened beverages, including soda, are among the most commonly purchased items by recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP. > > SNAP households spend about 10 percent of food dollars on sugary drinks, which is about three times more than the amount they spend on milk. In New York City alone, as we've reported, this translates into more than $75 million in sugary drink purchases each year that are subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://sbik.site.nfoservers.com/PDFs/SNAPFoodsTypicallyPurchased-Summary.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> ### Jay Bhattacharya Leads NIH  ### Covid Revisionism [Link](https://x.com/jonathanchait/status/1904525373762687372)   [Why the COVID Reckoning Is So One-Sided](https://archive.is/20250326011654/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/pandemic-liberal-reckoning/682157/) > The recent fifth anniversary of the onset of the coronavirus pandemic put the difference between the contemporary right and left on stark display. Liberals have engaged in searching self-reflection—on school closings, the lab-leak hypothesis, the political aftereffects, and other unanticipated lessons. Conservatives have used the occasion to engage in a round of self-congratulations and taunting of the libs. > > Recently, the New York Times columnist Zeynep Tufekci wrote a column criticizing scientific institutions for misleading the public over the possibility that COVID-19 had escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China. National Review’s Michael Brendan Dougherty wrote a gloating response, which generally typified the right-wing mood on this issue. It included this astonishing passage: “Five years later, the very people who misled us about the pandemic are starting to make embarrassing admissions.” ### 23andMe Goes Bankrupt - March 3: [23andMe Special Committee Rejects Acquisition Proposal From CEO Anne Wojcicki](https://investors.23andme.com/news-releases/news-release-details/23andme-special-committee-rejects-acquisition-proposal-ceo-anne) [Aquisition Rejection](https://investorsandme.com/news-releases/news-release-details/23andme-special-committee-rejects-acquisition-proposal-ceo-anne) <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://sbik.site.nfoservers.com/PDFs/23andMe%20Special%20Committee%20Rejects%20Acquisition%20Proposal%20From%20CEO%20Anne%20Wojcicki.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> - March 21: [Attorney General Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert for 23andMe Customers](https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-urgently-issues-consumer-alert-23andme-customers) - March 23: [23andMe Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Maximize Stakeholder Value Through Court-Supervised Sale Process](https://investors.23andme.com/news-releases/news-release-details/23andme-initiates-voluntary-chapter-11-process-maximize) <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://sbik.site.nfoservers.com/PDFs/23andMe%20Initiates%20Voluntary%20Chapter%2011%20Process%20to%20Maximize%20Stakeholder%20Value%20Through%20Court-Supervised%20Sale%20Process.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> - March 23: [An Open Letter to 23andMe Customers](https://blog.23andme.com/articles/open-letter) [FAQ] - [March 24](https://x.com/annewoj23/status/1904036140077969563): -  - [23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here's what it means for your genetic data](https://archive.ph/qOd7M) - The genetic testing company 23andMe — which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis — is filing for bankruptcy. - The California biotech firm announced in a statement this week that it had entered the federal bankruptcy process with the goal of finding a buyer to address its ongoing money troubles. Co-founder Anne Wojcicki also has stepped down as CEO, and said in a post on X she hopes to purchase the company herself. The board rejected an offer she made earlier this month, according to a press release. - 23andMe has faced financial hardship for years, struggling to overcome the fact that many people who went to the website for a one-time DNA test didn't become repeat customers. In November, the company laid off more than 200 employees, or roughly 40% of its staff. - [23andMe Just Filed for Bankruptcy. You Should Delete Your Data Now.](https://archive.ph/yLS5c) --- ### Agent Orange Links [2012 Research in Future Generations PDF](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK195090/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK195090.pdf) — See Page 726 <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK195090/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK195090.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> #### Archives Search Report Findings for Field Testing of 2,4,5-T and Other Herbicides — Fort Detrick [Server Upload](http://sbik.site.nfoservers.com/PDFs/Detrick-Herbicides.pdf) <div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 60%;"><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?embedded=true&url=http://sbik.site.nfoservers.com/PDFs/Detrick-Herbicides.pdf" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> %%Footer Starts Here%% --- ![[Brain Icon 1.png|center]] <b><font color="#ffffff"> <center>You might not have noticed it… but your brain did.</center> </font></b> --- ### Tags ### Linked Pages & Footnotes