The Highwire

This week on The HighWire, a precedent-setting $2 million malpractice verdict signals a turning point in how courts are treating medical interventions performed on minors. As more states extend statutes of limitations, accountability is finally entering a space long shielded from liability. Jefferey Jaxen also unpacks how powerful narratives—pandemic, climate, and beyond—are constructed, defended, and enforced, even when evidence begins to fall apart. Then, a chilling look at the future: artificial intelligence is now being used to assist in biological research, including the creation of entirely new viruses. What safeguards exist—and who decides what lines shouldn’t be crossed? Plus, Del speaks with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton about medical freedom, patient consent, and an investigation into financial incentives driving medical decision-making. Guest: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Bitcoin (BTC) Donations: bc1qjglefjkj83n5y85kkwu72w6wh45mlm7ts05xxx Monero (XMR) Donations: 87ZT6eQgoTPA2Qmzaquy5Ef6HkyLhmrBxBVosMyXerm2CBpMXKhVGo262ZFAmF3zQs9JHgS9TtGh1jjNnoUedeTK46vtMjG

On today’s HighWire, Former CDC Director Robert Redfield is now saying the quiet part out loud, admitting we were right about mRNA and spike protein. Also, Del Celebrates RFK Jr.’s Announcement of 21 new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the committee responsible for coordinating the government’s autism research and response. This is huge, and Del has the details. Then, we examine Moderna’s announcement that it is halting new Phase 3 vaccine trials, citing reduced market incentives under increased federal oversight. What does this decision reveal about safety testing, accountability, and public health priorities? Also, a deep dive into the UK’s newly announced AI surveillance system — described by officials as a “panopticon.” We unpack the origins of the term and what it signals about the future of mass surveillance. Plus, as fraud investigations rock Minnesota, autism education providers are facing devastating funding cuts. Jennifer Larson of Holland Center joins Del to explain how legitimate, long-standing programs are now at risk — and how families are paying the price. Guest: Jennifer Larson Bitcoin (BTC) Donations: bc1qjglefjkj83n5y85kkwu72w6wh45mlm7ts05xxx Monero (XMR) Donations: 87ZT6eQgoTPA2Qmzaquy5Ef6HkyLhmrBxBVosMyXerm2CBpMXKhVGo262ZFAmF3zQs9JHgS9TtGh1jjNnoUedeTK46vtMjG

The U.S. Navy issued a rare and revealing apology tied to its COVID-era policies—quietly acknowledging the damage caused by mandates and disciplinary actions imposed on service members. Once unthinkable, the apology signals a deeper reckoning as institutions begin to confront the real-world consequences of pandemic decision-making.

Autism provider and Holland Center founder Jennifer Larson joins Del Bigtree to expose how Minnesota’s sweeping response to a massive Medicaid fraud scandal is punishing the wrong people. Not just targeting criminal actors, the state has frozen payments and deployed AI-driven systems that delay reimbursements, pushing legitimate autism care providers to the brink of closure. As legitimate centers struggle to keep their doors open, vulnerable children and families are caught in the crossfire. Larson explains how a blunt, bureaucratic crackdown has created a second crisis, one that threatens access to essential care.

Jefferey tracks a growing state-by-state battle over medical freedom, as lawmakers push competing bills that either expand vaccine mandates and reporting or restore informed consent, parental rights, and bodily autonomy. Hear how this clash—playing out in places like New Jersey, Michigan, Massachusetts, Iowa, Hawaii, and Florida—signals a pivotal moment in who ultimately controls healthcare decisions: families or the state.

The UK is rapidly sliding toward a full-scale surveillance state, embracing AI-driven policing, facial recognition, and predictive crime models reminiscent of Jeremy Bentham’s panopticon—now openly praised by government officials. This raises a deeper question: as AI and automation erode privacy, purpose, and meaningful human activity, are we trading freedom and dignity for the promise of efficiency?

A pivotal shift is unfolding as new leadership is installed at the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee(IACC) which is responsible for coordinating the government's Autism response, policy, and research across all Government Agencies.

Former CDC Director Robert Redfield’s recent, startling admissions about the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines raise a critical question: how different might the COVID era have been if the public had been told early on that these shots were never designed to stop transmission and were not appropriate for children?

Integrative pediatrician Joel “Gator” Warsh recounts how his transition from conventional medical training to integrative medicine led him to seriously examine parents’ vaccine questions—and the shocking truths he encountered. He shares his grave concerns about California’s tightening of medical exemptions and calls for transparent, large-scale research and honest risk-benefit conversations to restore informed consent and trust.

Jefferey examines emerging studies linking COVID infection and vaccination-related spike protein exposure to Alzheimer’s-related biomarkers and neurodegenerative signals. Will these serious warning signs urge health agencies to investigate whether long Covid and mRNA vaccines could be accelerating cognitive decline?

Newly revealed emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci privately acknowledged that natural immunity may provide stronger protection than COVID vaccination, even as he publicly dismissed it during the mandate period. As Senator Rand Paul calls for criminal referrals, the larger issue is whether the DOJ will pursue Fauci—or protect the COVID-era establishment instead.

The 2022 Canadian trucker convoy, and the massive public support it sparked across the country, became a defining moment of COVID-era resistance to mandates. A new Canadian appeals court ruling sheds light on the government’s draconian response to peaceful protests, including shutting down fundraising campaigns, freezing bank accounts, and Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s alleged abuse of the Emergencies Act.

A major court ruling in Canada has declared Prime Minister Trudeau’s use of emergency powers against the trucker convoys illegal, including freezing bank accounts and silencing dissent. Is this a turning point for government overreach worldwide? Del and Jefferey Jaxen report. Jefferey Jaxen examines growing claims from Senator Rand Paul that the Department of Justice may be blocking accountability for Anthony Fauci, despite mounting evidence of suppressed debate and destroyed records. Plus, Del sits down with pediatrician Dr. Joel “Gator” Warsh, who once trusted the vaccine program, until “the science” no longer supported it. Can honest conversation restore trust and reveal common ground? Guest: Dr. Joel ‘Gator’ Warsh

Liz James, Founder & President of Blessed by His Blood, and Tanya Lair—a physician assistant and mother of two daughters who require lifelong transfusions—share the fight to protect patients’ right to direct to donor blood after a decade-long donor arrangement was suddenly revoked. They unpack how a system meant to save lives can prioritize bureaucracy and profit over individualized care, and why this battle is spreading to legislatures across the country.

The rapidly accelerating AI revolution raises profound questions about jobs, human purpose, and economic survival as white-collar work is quietly displaced at scale. As universal basic income shifts from theory to political reality, a deeper question emerges: what happens to motivation, creativity, and freedom when human labor is no longer essential?

This week, under the leadership of Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo and Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida stepped in where federal regulators failed, uncovering heavy metals in baby formula and toxic “forever chemicals” in popular bottled waters through independent testing. As states begin to reveal what’s actually on store shelves, a deeper question emerges: why is consumer safety only now becoming a priority—and who was supposed to be protecting families all along?

Unresolved questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccine injuries have been brought into focus by contrasting public polling with official reporting systems, revealing how many serious adverse events may have gone uncounted. Jefferey exposes the glaring contradiction of vaccine architect Stanley Plotkin now calling for better detection, prevention, and compensation of vaccine injuries—after decades of defending a system that never properly studied or tracked them.

The legacy media response to changes in the childhood vaccine schedule questions why shared decision-making between patients and physicians is increasingly framed as dangerous. Far from a narrow health policy dispute, the controversy centers on bodily autonomy and parental choice—core measures of freedom in a country that professes trust in its citizens.