The Dr. Peter Breggin Hour

In the early months of 2020 state and federal authorities implemented a massively restrictive collection of guidelines and orders which authorities claimed were to prevent spread of COVID, but which resulted in the restriction of all citizens except “essential workers” to their homes, the closure of more than <a href="https://www.nga.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NGA.SmallBusinessImpacts.Report.VFINAL2-05.19.20.pdf">2.7 million shuttered businesses</a>, and the permanent shuttering of more than 100,000 small businesses, the deep wounding of the American economy and the destruction of the social fabric of the citizenry through stay-at-home orders, masking, and restriction of public and private gatherings. The fear was palpable among the population, with some individuals driven to turn on their neighbors and other citizens for rule infractions—the <a href="https://www.emerald.com/ijssp/article-abstract/40/9-10/929/166870/Does-Karen-wear-a-mask-The-gendering-of-COVID-19?redirectedFrom=fulltext">so-called “Karens”</a> who aggressively enforced COVID-era policies and mandates.

In early May 2026, transport vans rolled out of <a href="https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/05/01/1500-ridglan-beagles-purchased-by-animal-welfare-groups-lead-activist-in-court/">Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin</a>, carrying beagles toward new lives—grass under their paws, sunlight on their faces, and homes instead of stacked wire cages. Nearly 1,500 beagles were purchased by rescue organizations like Big Dog Ranch Rescue and the Beagle Freedom Project after years of documented suffering at one of the nation’s largest commercial beagle breeders for biomedical research. This outcome marks a rare, tangible win for animal advocates. But it came only after daring direct-action raids, mass protests met with tear gas and rubber bullets, a special prosecutor’s investigation, and persistent legal pressure. Even now, roughly 500 dogs may remain behind as Ridglan winds down its commercial breeding operations by July 1, 2026. The Ridglan story is not just about one facility. It exposes deep, systemic failures in U.S. law that leave millions of animals in laboratories with minimal protections—and even those “covered” by federal rules often receive little meaningful relief. The Raids That Forced Change On March 15, 2026, activists from groups linked to the <a href="https://www.nonhumanrights.org/client/ridglan-beagles/">Coalition to Save the Ridglan Dogs</a> breached fences and buildings at Ridglan Farms. They removed around 22–30 beagles. Some were successfully rehomed; others were recovered by police. However, an estimated 2000 beagles remained in captivity, potentially subject to additional horrific experimentation. Our guest, Dean Guzman Wyrzykowski, <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/urbananimal/p/today-i-was-released-from-jail-for?r=ae2lk&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">was one of these activists</a>. A second, larger action on April 18 drew roughly 1,000 protesters to rescue the remaining beagles. Law enforcement responded with tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets. No additional dogs could be rescued that day. Dozens of protesters were arrested, including our guest on The Breggin Hour, Dean Guzman Wyrzykowski, a San Francisco Bay Area-based animal rights activist and political organizer. He is co-founder of The Simple Heart Initiative—a nonprofit dedicated to advancing species equality through open rescue, impact litigation, undercover investigations, and activist training. With over eight years in nonprofit advocacy, Dean has recruited and trained hundreds of activists and is one of the lead organizers of the Ridglan campaign. He now faces serious felony burglary charges—potentially up to 12 years in prison—along with several co-defendants for the first March 15, 2026, rescue effort. Further charges may be pending. As a top priority, we urge that the charges be reduced or dropped to reflect the vastly important ethical basis of the actions of these animal advocates. How to Help Dean Dean reports that the best way to assist him with legal costs is to become a paid subscriber to his Substack at <a href="https://urbananimal.substack.com/">Urbananimal.substack.com</a>. To support ending the breeding of dogs for lab testing, go to <a href="https://savethedogs.io/">Save the Dogs</a>, make a donation, and join over 111,581 others who have already signed the petition to end breeding of dogs for laboratory use. These weren’t the first efforts to expose and stop the abuses of these dogs. Ridglan had faced scrutiny for years, including earlier investigations. The raids amplified public outrage and accelerated negotiations between rescuers and Ridglan Farms. In late April, rescue groups announced they had reached a deal to acquire ~1,500 dogs. Transports began in early May, with many “frosted face” seniors (older dogs with graying muzzles) now adjusting to life outside the facility—initially flinching at touch but quickly learning to wag tails and play. Decades of Alleged Cruelty at Ridglan — and Why It Is Winding Down Ridglan Farms operated for decades as a major supplier of beagles for testing. Former employees and state inspections described windowless warehouses, stacked cages over waste pits, high ammonia levels, rusted wires causing injuries, and routine surgeries (including eye procedures and devocalizations) performed without anesthesia or proper pain relief—sometimes by non-veterinarians. In 2025, Wisconsin’s Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) cited Ridglan for hundreds of violations. A judge found probable cause for animal cruelty. Special Prosecutor Tim Gruenke was appointed to investigate. Rather than face criminal charges, Ridglan <a href="https://savethedogs.io/ridglan">chose to wind down</a>. In a negotiated settlement in late 2025, the company agreed to <a href="https://www.nonhumanrights.org/client/ridglan-beagles/">surrender its Wisconsin commercial dog-breeding license by July 1, 2026</a>. This effectively ends its large-scale commercial breeding and sales of beagles to external laboratories. In exchange, the state dropped the threat of felony animal cruelty prosecutions. This agreement was driven by years of accumulated citations, whistleblower testimony, undercover investigations, and intense public and activist pressure. While Ridglan can still conduct limited on-site research under its federal USDA licenses, its days as a major commercial beagle supplier are over. Parallels with Envigo and Other Scandals Ridglan is far from isolated. In 2022, a major scandal erupted at <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/animal-breeder-sentenced-animal-welfare-and-water-pollution-crimes-will-pay-more-35m">Envigo’s breeding facility in Cumberland, Virginia</a>. PETA’s undercover investigation revealed severe neglect: inadequate food, veterinary care, housing, and staffing; dead puppies were left among litters; and unqualified staff performed invasive procedures. The U.S. Department of Justice intervened, leading to the rescue of over 4,000 beagles—the largest such seizure in U.S. history. Envigo (and its parent company Inotiv) later pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act and the Clean Water Act, agreeing to pay a record <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/animal-breeder-sentenced-animal-welfare-and-water-pollution-crimes-will-pay-more-35m">$35 million+ in fines</a> and shutting down the breeding operation. From the Beagles to the Breggins, Senator Bill Stanley Sought Justice for the Underdog At a state level, key Virginia <a href="https://virginiamercury.com/2022/03/08/virginia-lawmakers-pass-new-regulations-for-controversial-beagle-breeding-facility/">state legislators were involved in advocating</a> for stronger animal welfare regulations in response to documented Animal Welfare Act violations, poor conditions, and high puppy mortality in the facility. Sen. Bill Stanley (R-Franklin County) was a leading champion at the state level. He visited the facility multiple times, co-sponsored several “Beagle Bills” in 2022 (e.g., SB 87, SB 88, SB 90, SB 604) to increase oversight, close loopholes for research animals, require adoption offers before euthanasia, and penalize repeat violators. He adopted two Envigo beagles (Daisy and Dixie) and worked on adoptions/rescues. We are especially happy to acknowledge Sen. Stanley’s contributions because, among several attorneys we contacted to defend us against <a href="https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/breggins-prioritize-free-speech-above">Robert Malone’s lawfare defamation suit against us for $25 million</a>, Bill was the first attorney willing to seriously pursue our case, <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/gingerbreggin/p/judge-dismisses-robert-malones-25?r=ae2lk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">which ended in the presiding judge throwing Malone’s case out of court</a>. From the beagles to the Breggins, Senator Stanley has sought justice for the underdog. The Sand Fly Experiments and High-Profile Scandals Public outrage over government-funded beagle suffering peaked in the early 2020s with revelations about NIH-funded experiments under Dr. Anthony Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). One widely criticized study involved beagle puppies in Tunisia exposed to sand flies carrying parasites (to study leishmaniasis). Reports described dogs having their heads locked in mesh cages filled with infected sand flies, being used as live bait in desert cages overnight, and in some cases undergoing cordectomies (vocal cord removal) to silence barking. The experiments sparked <a href="http://lieu.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/bipartisan-legislators-demand-answers-fauci-cruel-puppy-experiments">bipartisan congressional criticism</a> and intense media coverage. The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) and partners filed habeas corpus petitions seeking court recognition of the Ridglan dogs’ right to freedom from cruelty and immediate remedies. While initial petitions faced dismissal, appeals continue for the remaining animals. Why U.S. Law Fails Experimental Animals The core federal statute is the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47179">Animal Welfare Act (AWA)</a> of 1966 (and its amendments), enforced by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). It sets minimum standards for housing, feeding, veterinary care, and handling of certain animals. Critical Limitations Include: Massive Species Exclusions: Rats, mice, and birds bred for research—accounting for roughly 95% of lab animals—are explicitly excluded. Cold-blooded animals and others also fall outside coverage. Weak Standards for Covered Species: Even for dogs, cats, primates, etc., the AWA permits painful procedures if deemed “scientifically necessary.” There is no outright ban on specific types of experiments. Self-Regulation via IACUCs: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees—dominated by researchers at the institutions they oversee—review protocols. Approval rates hover near 98%, with limited external oversight. Enforcement Gaps: Under-resourced inspections, reliance on self-reporting, and modest penalties limit impact. Ridglan itself had passed many USDA inspections despite state-level findings of serious issues. Property Status: Animals remain legal property. Novel habeas efforts like the <a href="https://www.nonhumanrights.org/">Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP)</a> challenge this but <a href="https://www.nonhumanrights.org/strategic-initiatives-new-pathways-to-legal-rights-for-animals/">face significant judicial hurdles</a>, as courts have historically rejected animal “personhood” claims. For those of us who <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1120000/full">learned in childhood about unconditional love from our dogs</a>, they are not only of equal value to people, but they seem on a higher spiritual level in the love they have given to us. Other frameworks, such as the Public Health Service Policy, apply only to federally funded research and offer even less robust enforcement. The 2022 FDA Modernization Act opened doors to non-animal alternatives, but broader statutory mandates for the “3Rs” (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) remain limited. Reform efforts often stall due to powerful research lobbies, congressional agriculture committees’ oversight, and public support for medical research that can overshadow welfare concerns. Broader Context and the Path Forward Ridglan and Envigo show that systemic problems persist despite occasional rescues and fines. Millions of animals continue to be used annually in U.S. labs, yet positive developments exist: growing adoption of alternatives (organ-on-chip, AI modeling, human cell cultures), increased rehoming programs, and shifting public opinion favoring stronger protections. The Ridglan victory shows that sustained pressure—investigations, lawsuits, public protest, and direct rescue—can force change where law falls short. Yet relying on activists risking felony charges is not sustainable. Meaningful reform requires: Expanding Animal Welfare Act coverage to all vertebrates. Stronger, independent oversight and enforcement with real penalties. Mandatory consideration and funding for non-animal methods. Judicial tools (like effective habeas relief) to address cruelty in licensed facilities promptly. A Call to Readers The beagles now tasting freedom represent hope—but hundreds may still face uncertainty, and systemic issues persist for countless others. Share their stories. Support reputable rescues and organizations like The Simple Heart Initiative, the <a href="https://www.nonhumanrights.org/client/ridglan-beagles/">Nonhuman Rights Project</a>, Beagle Freedom Project, and others working on legal and legislative fronts. Contact your representatives and demand real modernization of the Animal Welfare Act. Persistence works. Now we must translate outrage into lasting legal change—so no more facilities like this exist in the first place. What are your thoughts on balancing research needs with animal welfare? Have you followed the Ridglan story, the Envigo case, Dean’s work, or the earlier sand fly scandals? Drop a comment or share this post. References / Endnotes Wisconsin Examiner / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage of Ridglan rescues and settlement (2026). Nonhuman Rights Project – Ridglan Beagles case page. U.S. Department of Justice – Envigo sentencing and $35M+ resolution (2024). Bipartisan congressional letters on NIAID/Tunisia sand fly experiments (2021). Dean Guzman Wyrzykowski / The Simple Heart Initiative statements (2026). USDA Animal Welfare Act overview and limitations. Additional reporting from WPR, Right to Rescue, and related investigations.   ______   Learn more about Dr. Peter Breggin's work: <a href="https://breggin.com/">https://breggin.com/</a>   See more from Dr. Breggin's long history of being a reformer in psychiatry: <a href="https://breggin.com/Psychiatry-as-an-Instrument-of-Social-and-Political-Control">https://breggin.com/Psychiatry-as-an-Instrument-of-Social-and-Political-Control</a>   Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, the how-to manual @ <a href="https://breggin.com/a-guide-for-prescribers-therapists-patients-and-their-families/">https://breggin.com/a-guide-for-prescribers-therapists-patients-and-their-families/</a>   Get a copy of Dr. Breggin's latest book: WHO ARE THE “THEY” - THESE GLOBAL PREDATORS? WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES AND THEIR PLANS FOR US? HOW CAN WE DEFEND AGAINST THEM? Covid-19 and the Global Predators: We are the Prey Get a copy: <a href="https://www.wearetheprey.com/">https://www.wearetheprey.com/</a>   “No other book so comprehensively covers the details of COVID-19 criminal conduct as well as its origins in a network of global predators seeking wealth and power at the expense of human freedom and prosperity, under cover of false public health policies.”   ~ Robert F Kennedy, Jr Author of #1 bestseller The Real Anthony Fauci and Founder, Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel for Children’s Health Defense.

We recorded this interview on the day of Dr. Peter Breggin’s 90th birthday. This interview features Peter Breggin and Ginger Breggin, and our returning friend Steve Miller, Hollywood writer and brave soul, who still lives in Los Angeles with his wife.

<a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/a-tabletop-exercise-with-26-countries-and-a-hantavirus-outbreak-coincidence-or-psyop/">A tabletop exercise with 26 countries and a hantavirus outbreak: Coincidence or PSYOP?</a> <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/author/peter-breggin-md-and-ginger-ross-breggin/">Peter Breggin MD &amp; Ginger Breggin</a> Mon May 11 <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/category/podcasts/the-breggin-hour/">The Breggin Hour</a> <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/category/subject-matter/healthcare/">Health</a>, <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/category/subject-matter/politics/">Political</a>, <a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/category/subject-matter/transportation/">Transportation</a> <a href="https://mega.nz/file/0hI0zJAC#bg9CYz81VQXIHfuzjCKVtWsJtxeY2AWPhuBjD0QUfEc">https://mega.nz/file/0hI0zJAC#bg9CYz81VQXIHfuzjCKVtWsJtxeY2AWPhuBjD0QUfEc</a>   The news hit my inbox, and I had that “here we go again” sinking feeling. Before Covid hit in 2020, there were a number of “simulation exercises” –often called tabletop exercises—supposedly to prepare countries and health agencies in the event of a large disease outbreak. Senior author Peter R. Breggin, MD, and I had tracked down and identified a number of what we called Pandemic Predictions and Planning Events” that we researched and exposed in our book <a href="https://a.co/d/01PHnzut">COVID-19 and the Global Predators: We are the Prey.</a> Now it looked like the same deadly program was about to repeat. Jon Fleetwood, Substack author and independent investigative journalist, announced this week: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/jonfleetwood/p/who-runs-pandemic-simulation-exercise?r=ae2lk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=post%2520viewer">“WHO Runs Pandemic Simulation ‘Exercise Polaris II.”</a> He declared, “26 countries, 600 emergency experts, and more than 25 global health agencies and response networks participate in WHO’s expanding multinational outbreak simulation.” Almost as though planned, reports of a deadly disease outbreak on board the cruise ship, Hondius, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueeK3nv23pQ">began circulating</a>. <a href="https://www.livescience.com/health/live/hantivirus-cruise-friday-may-8">Confirmation came days later</a> that the disease strain was indeed the Andes virus strain of the <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drmelvinsanicas_hantavirus-outbreak-cruiseship-activity-7456986275443732480-IoBB">Hantavirus</a> (which has evidence of human-to-human spread). Meanwhile, several dozen <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hantavirus-cruise-ship-st-helena-9c70878b2ff59d187f1e34c12627cea7?taid=69fc4b59083ff20001078388&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter">people have left the ship</a> and are now being tracked so <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/08/g-s1-121074/hantavirus-contact-tracing">contact tracing</a> can occur. Despite the fear factor being ramped up in the media, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsqnzT0G2zA">WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove</a> stated Wednesday that the Hantavirus outbreak is not the next COVID pandemic. I believe this provides deniability cover for WHO, while contributing to the public confusion about the threat of Hantavirus, which will drive public opinion toward accepting global oversight (read “control”) of health matters. Our show this week featured Dr. Peter Breggin and Ginger Breggin interviewing journalist Alex Newman about the World Health Organization’s pandemic simulations and globalist threats to national sovereignty. We discussed findings from a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/release/final-report-covid-select-concludes-2-year-investigation-issues-500-page-final-report-on-lessons-learned-and-the-path-forward/">December 2, 2024, House committee report on COVID-19 origins</a> and nursing home policies, while Newman explained how various totalitarian forces cooperate through international organizations to expand power using pandemic preparedness as justification. The conversation emphasized the importance of recognizing these threats as intentional rather than accidental and concluded with a discussion of Newman’s upcoming book and the role of faith in preserving liberty. When Peter Breggin and I researched our book, we discovered events like these were harbingers of the COVID operation, which was  launched in early 2020 and led to the first-ever nearly universal lockdown of nations, resulting in demolished economies, demoralized, gaslit citizens, and ultimately millions of deaths and disabling adverse effects around the world from the so-called <a href="https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/supercharging-the-launch-of-mrna?r=ae2lk">mRNA “Covid vaccines.”</a> We recognized the attack on individual freedoms and liberty in the first couple of months of 2020 and went to work to uncover the real story. COVID-19 and the Global Predators: We are the Prey Peter and I researched, wrote, and published the first comprehensive book on the COVID era, documenting evidence for the laboratory release of COVID, identifying Dr. Fauci’s early lies to the U.S. Senate, and his extensive collaborations with other globalists and billionaires. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., now Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated that when our book COVID-19 and the Global Predators came out, “No other book so comprehensively covers the details of COVID-19 criminal conduct as well as its origins in a network of global predators seeking wealth and power at the expense of human freedom and prosperity, under the cover of false public health policies.” In our Covid book, we reviewed and debunked the totalitarian rules and regulations enforced all over the world in the name of public health, including the mass murder in New York State when Governor Cuomo sent sick patients into uninfected nursing homes, resulting in mass disease spread. Asking the obvious next question—who is behind this disaster? — We found and exposed Bill Gates and his master plan that implemented Operation Warp Speed in 2015-2017. Gates, along with a rogue’s gallery of other predatory globalists, was identified and exposed in part three of our book. Drawing on his extensive experience as a medical-legal expert in over 100 trials in the US and Canada, Dr. Breggin assembled a chapter titled “Bill of Particulars against Dr. Anthony Fauci.” As the possibility of Fauci’s formal accusation grows closer, we hope that Federal investigators will be made aware of Dr. Breggin’s suggested outline and summary of possible charges against the evil perpetrator. We completed the COVID-19 and the Global Predators book by mapping out how we, citizens, can recover our liberty. Documentation included in this book includes an extensive Chronology as well as over 1100 endnotes and an extensive index. So, is it over yet? There is always that sweet, soft, naive streak in me (Ginger) that expects that once the exposure of the evil and the crime is complete, it will be fixed. Justice will be served. The mRNA “vaccines” will be abolished, victims will be cared for, and such a dreadful time will not happen again. But then the years fly by, and I set aside the soft part of me, take a deep breath, and get ready for the next onslaught. We are seeing signs now that the next pandemic operation is being considered. The psychological manipulations continue, and pressure will be put on the public to demand a global health authority, because a global health authority equals global control. We have seen this program already with COVID—Dr. Breggin and I mapped out the plan in our COVID-19 and the Global Predators book. We all need to refresh our memories about what happened—how world control was seized—and work to prevent any future recurrence. Our guest, Alex Newman, CEO of Liberty Sentinel Media, is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, speaker, investor, nationally syndicated radio host, and consultant who “seeks to glorify God in everything he does.” The list of international and national magazines and newspapers to which he has contributed articles reads like a who’s who of news. Alex Newman’s latest book is <a href="https://a.co/d/07meHlnw">Indoctrinating Our Children to Death</a>. Primary author: Ginger Breggin See also: <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/gingerbreggin/p/how-the-fear-of-death-and-illusion?r=ae2lk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">How the fear of death and illusion of freedom turn us into accomplices to evil</a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/gingerbreggin/p/who-threatens-us-with-disease-x-to?r=ae2lk&amp;utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&amp;utm_medium=web">WHO threatens us with “Disease X” to push the Pandemic Treaty! It’s time to get out of the US and the WHO</a> <a href="https://gingerbreggin.substack.com/p/un-and-who-stooges-of-the-global?r=ae2lk">UN and WHO: Stooges of the global rapists of humanity…</a>   ______   Learn more about Dr. Peter Breggin's work: <a href="https://breggin.com/">https://breggin.com/</a>   See more from Dr. Breggin's long history of being a reformer in psychiatry: <a href="https://breggin.com/Psychiatry-as-an-Instrument-of-Social-and-Political-Control">https://breggin.com/Psychiatry-as-an-Instrument-of-Social-and-Political-Control</a>   Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal, the how-to manual @ <a href="https://breggin.com/a-guide-for-prescribers-therapists-patients-and-their-families/">https://breggin.com/a-guide-for-prescribers-therapists-patients-and-their-families/</a>   Get a copy of Dr. Breggin's latest book: WHO ARE THE “THEY” - THESE GLOBAL PREDATORS? WHAT ARE THEIR MOTIVES AND THEIR PLANS FOR US? HOW CAN WE DEFEND AGAINST THEM? Covid-19 and the Global Predators: We are the Prey Get a copy: <a href="https://www.wearetheprey.com/">https://www.wearetheprey.com/</a>   “No other book so comprehensively covers the details of COVID-19 criminal conduct as well as its origins in a network of global predators seeking wealth and power at the expense of human freedom and prosperity, under cover of false public health policies.”   ~ Robert F Kennedy, Jr Author of #1 bestseller The Real Anthony Fauci and Founder, Chairman and Chief Legal Counsel for Children’s Health Defense.  

How the fear of death and illusion of freedom turn us into accomplices to evil We have spent nearly forty years fighting to keep medicine humane. Along the way, we learned a bitter lesson. Trusting systems without watching them is a form of surrender. Fear of death and the illusion that someone else will save us make us complicit in our own undoing. A father told us about his daughter, Grace. She was loved, playful, filled with light. A simple cold led to a hospital visit and a series of choices that ended with her gone. The family said no to a preauthorized ventilator. The hospital needed beds. The calculations were not abstract. They were made in dollars and in throughput. We watched a human life treated like a line item. This is not an accident. Collectivist logic has been woven into American law and medicine over generations. A century-old decision that placed the safety of the many over the liberty of the one still governs how public health talks to us. Payment systems and official protocols narrow what doctors may offer and what they may even discuss. Informed consent is rendered fragile when the only options presented are those the system endorses. We must resist being taught to fear. Decisions made in panic lead us away from love. Love is the true and practical remedy. Treasure your children. Treasure your elders. Build small circles of care that refuse to let a neighbor be reduced to a statistic. Repentance is not only a spiritual word. It is a daily turning from easy deference to active stewardship of one another. Pray, learn, ask hard questions, appoint advocates who will be present for the bedside moments when life hangs in the balance. Do not let a culture that prizes efficiency tell you who is worth saving. If we do not love fiercely now, then what will any law save for us later?

The future of mental health in America and the world may depend on a growing number of brave psychotherapists like our guest today, <a href="https://drteralyn.com/">Dr. Teralyn</a>, who defy conventional psychiatry by voicing their own opinions on the shortcomings and dangers of psychiatric drugs.  These criticisms are grounded in hundreds and thousands of hours of meetings with psychotherapy clients, meeting face to face an hour at a time and hearing the stories of their patients which places them in a better position than prescribers, who spend much less time with the people they are medicating and who have much less insight into how much medications interfere with human relationships and with love. <a href="https://drteralyn.com/about/">Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD</a>, is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in understanding mental health when standard explanations and treatments fall short. Her work integrates psychology with principles from nutritional psychiatry and functional medicine, examining how brain health, sleep, stress, and medication effects shape emotional and cognitive health. Dr. Teralyn is particularly interested in long-term outcomes, informed consent, and helping people make sense of mental health decisions. She is the author of Your Best Brain and co-host of The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFIsXxiT2bDsgyQMWwwkAOw">Gaslit Truth Podcast</a>, where clinical insight meets candid conversation about where mental health care breaks down and how clearer thinking leads to better choices. She also writes a regular blog, <a href="https://drteralyn.com/blog/">Dr. Teralyn</a>. Her style is thoughtful and engaging, grounded in science, and focused on making complex ideas understandable without oversimplifying them. This fascinating and fun interview with Dr. Teralyn, PhD, and the Breggins on<a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/category/podcasts/the-breggin-hour/"> The Breggin Hour</a> is truly worth your time.  We hope you will join us.

In this week’s interview, we speak with the inimitable Elizabeth Nickson about how the world, especially much of today’s youth, is waking up to the reality of the global predators—that 1% Elite cabal who are trying to control the world. We discuss the brutal and almost impossible-to-confront reality of Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex, torture, and murder—and the blackmail enterprise and the capital crimes being exposed in the released Epstein files. Dr. Peter Breggin commented on the interview as follows: Thinking about and trying to face the topics of this interview can be very discouraging. The simple idea of inflicting pain and suffering on children is so unacceptable to most of us that I would simply draw away from facing it. An unloving, destructive society or culture such as has developed among that 1% sees human life as expendable. This is evidenced, for example, in a society that justifies taking life for the convenience of the group, such as offering euthanasia to those who are sick or elderly.  If any life is considered expendable, the treasuring of life in general is voided, and the government becomes less free and more destructive toward citizens in general. In our discussion, the question became how do you understand people who are so violent toward other people? It may help to view them as representatives of what Dr. Breggin calls the “Dynamic III: Coercion” in his paper on <a href="https://breggin.com/admin/fm/source/6905_breggin/uploads/2008/01/thethree.pbreggin.1988.pdf">“The Three Dynamics of Human Progress: A Unified Theory Applicable to Individuals, Institutions and Society.”</a> Review of Existential Psychology and Psychiatry, 21(1-3):97-123, 1988-89. The lowest aspects of the human condition are collected under this dynamic. Humans are seen as objects or biochemical devices. There is indifference toward others. Force is considered the means to any end. Exploitation and subjugation, totalitarianism, and involuntary relationships are the means to achieve any goal, object, or desire. While we are fighting against elite atrocities that vastly demean human life, understanding love can maintain our optimism and give us the strength to fully face the hatefulness that corrupts much of society. We look forward to exploring this topic further with our guests and through our writings.

Patients around the world have been discovering that the psychiatric drug their doctor or psychiatrist started them on years ago is now hijacking their lives, causing a plethora of unwanted side effects. For instance, <a href="https://breggin.com/Antidepressant-Drugs-Scientific-Resources">antidepressant drugs have many potential damaging effects,</a> including mania, violence, aggression, irritability, apathy, persistent sexual dysfunction, and a suppression of feelings of love. <a href="https://breggin.com/Antipsychotic-Drugs-and-Tardive-Dyskinesia-Resources-Center">Antipsychotic drugs</a> (now frequently prescribed as “sleep aids” and “antidepressants”) can cause cognitive dysfunction, including disabling “brain fog,” apathy, and physical disabilities, including the permanent movements of Tardive Dyskinesia and other debilitating conditions.

Our hour conversation with Adam Johnson was one of the most moving in memory.  Ginger cried. She covered it over pretty well, and you’ll have to listen carefully to the third segment to catch it. Adam Johnson is a Christian, a working man, a husband, a father of five children, and a powerful writer on Substack.  We were drawn to him by an intriguing essay titled <a href="https://biblicalman.substack.com/p/i-set-fire-to-my-school-when-i-was">I set fire to my school when I was thirteen</a>, and his more recent follow-up article <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/ajjohnson1611/p/where-is-god">Where Is God?</a> We open the show talking about sexual abuse he endured at the hands of a health professional when he was thirteen, but which he only recently recalled. He makes an informed plea for parents to be more aware of protecting their children from being groomed by predators masquerading on children’s platforms as friends. Adam emphasizes that it’s not just the stranger at the park who presents a danger to our children, but that our screens bring predators right into our homes and our children’s bedrooms, where we are our children’s last line of defense. The last segment of the show shifts to examining “the dark night of the soul,” which results from inevitable human torments stemming from childhood and mortality itself. Share with us this sobering, educational, and moving hour. An hour after we prerecorded this show, our guest published another article we have to share titled “<a href="https://biblicalman.substack.com/p/ive-been-in-that-bed-before">I’ve been in that bed before”</a>, through which we are reminded to reach out to someone, to speak, especially in the darkest times when we feel the most alone. <a href="https://biblicalman.substack.com/p/i-set-fire-to-my-school-when-i-was">I set fire to my school when I was thirteen</a>

Men of America—I have a message for you that could transform your life and the lives of those around you, in a seemingly miraculous fashion. Do not be afraid to love your wife with all your heart and soul. Love her as if she were a miracle from God, and she may gain the strength to give you all the miracles that a woman can give to a man and a wife to a husband. What brought this to mind was a brief discussion of miracles that we had with our guest, Sheriff Richard Mack. Who epitomizes the strength we need in America today, and who is not too embarrassed to say that he knows of miracles and that finding and marrying his spouse was one of them. A viewpoint that my wife and I share about each other. One way in which evil forces in the world have weakened us as boys and men has been to discourage us from believing that our love is the greatest gift we can give each other as friends and family. This is an enormously important issue in our personal lives and also in our political lives because the destruction of family bonds goes hand in hand with all forms of political oppression, including and exemplified by the Marxist strategy of replacing the family with the worship of the State and its dictators. I am grateful to Sheriff Richard Mack for having the honesty and courage to identify his wife as a miracle in his life. This is a theme I will be returning to in future shows, Substack columns, and in a book that I hope to have out in the next year. During this past summer, I suffered from a stroke that injured a major part of my brain for organizing thinking and feeling in a rational manner, which, along with improper medications, brought me into a state of short-term but extreme confusion from which I recovered when I focused on how my wife’s face was radiating with love toward me in that terrible moment. Men, never forget! Love rescues and empowers us in a miraculous fashion if we let it. We were privileged this week to interview Sheriff Richard Mack (Ret.), founder and president of the <a href="https://cspoa.org/">Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association</a>. He became the first sheriff in American history to sue the federal government in a case that went to the Supreme Court. The Court ruled that the federal government could not compel state or local officials to enforce federal regulatory programs, including federal gun control measures requiring sheriffs to perform background checks on potential gun buyers. The decision has been hailed as “the most powerful Tenth Amendment decision in US history.” Sheriff Mack continues to advocate for the US Constitution to this day through his CSPOA organization and in his many podcasts and personal appearances, with the help of his wife, Dawn.

The future of mental health in America and the world may depend on a growing number of brave psychotherapists like our guest today, <a href="https://drteralyn.com/">Dr. Teralyn</a>, who defy conventional psychiatry by voicing their own opinions on the shortcomings and dangers of psychiatric drugs.  These criticisms are grounded in hundreds and thousands of hours of meetings with psychotherapy clients, meeting face to face an hour at a time and hearing the stories of their patients which places them in a better position than prescribers, who spend much less time with the people they are medicating and who have much less insight into how much medications interfere with human relationships and with love. <a href="https://drteralyn.com/about/">Dr. Teralyn Sell, PhD</a>, is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in understanding mental health when standard explanations and treatments fall short. Her work integrates psychology with principles from nutritional psychiatry and functional medicine, examining how brain health, sleep, stress, and medication effects shape emotional and cognitive health. Dr. Teralyn is particularly interested in long-term outcomes, informed consent, and helping people make sense of mental health decisions. She is the author of Your Best Brain and co-host of The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFIsXxiT2bDsgyQMWwwkAOw">Gaslit Truth Podcast</a>, where clinical insight meets candid conversation about where mental health care breaks down and how clearer thinking leads to better choices. She also writes a regular blog, <a href="https://drteralyn.com/blog/">Dr. Teralyn</a>. Her style is thoughtful and engaging, grounded in science, and focused on making complex ideas understandable without oversimplifying them. This fascinating and fun interview with Dr. Teralyn, PhD, and the Breggins on<a href="https://www.americaoutloud.news/category/podcasts/the-breggin-hour/"> The Breggin Hour</a> is truly worth your time.  We hope you will join us.

This interview of <a href="https://libertysentinel.org/alex/">Alex Newman,</a> the founder and CEO of <a href="https://libertysentinel.org/sentinelreport/">Liberty Sentinel Media,</a> by Ginger and Peter Breggin focuses on the newly released “million of Epstein pages” by the Trump Administration. Newman has been studying Epstein for many years, especially in light of his multiple globalist connections, including his support from America’s Deep State bureaucracy. Alex Newman analyses newly released pages from <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/libertysentinel/p/un-master-plan-for-humanity-tied">the Epstein files</a> concerning Epstein’s work to further globalist ambitions for transhumanistic projects at Harvard and other universities, including using recently developed <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CRISPR">CRISPR technology</a> to produce genetically modified human beings. We discuss the relationship between the evil psychology underpinning globalism, imperialism, and transhumanism, and how it poses a threat to all of Western civilization, including its goal to annihilate Christianity. The three of us discuss not only these mind-bending issues but also our own psychological and emotional blocks to even thinking about or writing about them, especially the existence of such horrendously evil intentions motivating many of the most powerful and influential people on Earth.

Our guest this week, investigative journalist Leo Hohmann, asks the question Why is the Trump administration supporting Biden’s Orwellian kill switches on all our automobiles as of 2026?  Hohmann further comments that Trump’s advancement of a digital surveillance state is coming at us from all angles. A couple of weeks ago, 57 Republican members of Congress joined Democrats in voting down an amendment that would have cancelled the mandatory kill switch portion of the Biden bill.  The original pro-kill switch bill was drawing backlash from conservatives like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. From alternative energy programs to AI, elites have been at the forefront of promoting boondoggle programs that enrich the few powerful members at the expense of normal, freedom-loving persons everywhere.  If it makes money and increases control of populations and cultures, it is embraced by those who would be masters of us all. For a continued analysis of the political implications of Trump’s support of the surveillance state, read Leo Hohmann’s Substack article “Why is the Trump administration supporting Biden’s Orwellian mandatory kill switches on all new automobiles? Leo Hohmann has been a tireless and dedicated defender of freedom in America. Support him and his work.

Holly Swenson joins The Breggin Hour, and we discuss how to take a breath and reset your life for greater focus, peace, and love! Holly has been a nurse and then a wife and mother of four boys, all now in their teens. She wants to help parents lead more successful, loving, and engaged lives that enhance their children’s growth toward becoming loving and successful.

Pamela Garfield-Jaeger is a clinical social worker who may be little known to many of us, but with this interview, she earns a place of leadership in the health freedom movement for her work. She opposes the highly abusive transgender ideology, which takes advantage of confused young people, alienating them from traditional values and their families, and subjecting them to life-changing drugs and mutilating surgeries. She has the ultimate medal of honor in our group for having lost her job over refusing to take or to promote the COVID vaccines in 2021. She is an extraordinarily positive warrior who thrives on doing what is right and serves as a role model for all of us. We have a fascinating conversation about how we both have moved toward emphasizing the family in our clinical practices of psychotherapy, as well as promoting spiritual values that strengthen individuals and families in dealing with this too often cruel world. You will find Pamela highly informative and very encouraging in her attitude toward professional work and in her solid attitudes on how to improve the mental health field. She is a very good writer and author of three books: A Practical Response to Gender Distress: Tips and Tools for Families- 2024 Parents’ Guide to Mental Health Froggy Girl. In her children’s book, Froggy Girl, a young girl struggles with frustration because she thinks she’s a frog, and everyone around her supports this self-destructive fallacy until she meets a wise old turtle who helps her appreciate herself as a wonderful little girl. Amazon describes A Practical Response to Gender Distress as follows: Transgender issues have become ubiquitous in schools, entertainment, medicine, etc., and many do not know how to approach this sensitive issue. Because of the dominance of a one-sided approach, parents are ill-equipped to discuss this topic with their children or to advocate effectively for their well-being. In this book, you will learn: The dark side of puberty blockers, hormones, and surgery clinics don’t want you to hear. How the internet has tremendous influence on young people. Why a child could choose to be transgender. How therapists are trained to emotionally blackmail parents. Practical tips: How to talk to a teen who suddenly believes they are transgender. How to help your child say no to the pronoun game. How to find a therapist who will work with your child as a whole person. This book is written with knowledge and compassion by a California-state licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience. Pamela Garfield-Jaeger’s work can be found on a Substack column under the name <a href="https://substack.com/@pamthetruthfultherapist">Pamthetruthfultherapist</a>. Her X account is <a href="https://x.com/truththerapist">@truththerapist</a>. Pamela’s Instagram account is @the.truthfultherapist, and her website is <a href="http://www.thetruthfultherapist.org/">www.thetruthfultherapist.org</a>.

Join Peter and Ginger Breggin in Nashville, July 2-4, 2026, for an America Out Loud celebration of 250 years of America! Come join us in Nashville, TN, on July 2-4, 2026, for the celebration of two major events in American history: The founding of America Out Loud ten years ago and the founding of the United States of America 250 years ago. We are proud participants in America Out Loud—a free speech news and opinion platform which sponsors our radio show, The Breggin Hour, as well as our columns, which then appear on our Substack, on PRN.live, and on podcast platforms everywhere, including Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and more. Register now for this once-in-a-lifetime event and meet some of the most dedicated freedom-loving patriots in the US—all gathered under the America Out Loud umbrella of news and commentary. The event will include talks by patriots like Dr. Alveda King, Peter McCullough, MD, Sherri Tenpenny, MD, Peter Breggin, MD, Dr. Paul Alexander, Dr. Carol Swain, and the founder of America Out Loud, Malcolm Out Loud, and dozens of the bravest nurses, physicians, commentators, attorneys, and others.

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Global fights for freedom erupt. Journalist Elizabeth Nickson reviews the underreported current events. Elizabeth Nickson joined Dr. Peter and Ginger Breggin in a whirlwind review and background of some of the most important current world events ignored by legacy media. Topics covered in the interview include: Environmental activism and regulatory manipulation. Systemic global fraud and economic warfare. European protests and the impact of flooding EU countries with migrants. EU citizen patrols are forming to protect children and women from rape and assault, and to defend the country’s borders. The damaging impacts of feminism and environmentalism upon Western civilization are illuminated by how those ideologies have led to negative consequences, including forest fires and desertification.

Anything that we depend on, anything that can deeply affect our lives, is a potential tool to manipulate us. Water, food, and healthcare top the list of physical fundamentals needed to survive. Today, we invite an expert to review the state of healthcare in the US and to itemize what can be done to put patients first. When patients are most in control of their healthcare, the possibility of using medical treatment as a cudgel diminishes.

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