How ticks became bioweapons: "A growing body of evidence shows that during the Cold War ticks were tinkered with and used as delivery mechanisms for biological warfare agents."

Tick Weaponization to be Investigated: A new law requires a review of military archives to determine whether Cold War tick weaponization contributed to today’s epidemic of tick-borne diseases. Releases of genetically modified,organisms can have long-lasting effects on health. buff.ly/rXaUfOB

🔥🔥🔥Last night Congress passed an amendment to investigate whether the U.S. military weaponized ticks with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases during the Cold War. Authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), it has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA). buff.ly/H3efakB

I’m 20 years on the other side of two devastating tick-borne diseases—Lyme and babesiosis—and the experience changed the course of my life and work. Join me in a 56-min. podcast (#85) with talented Marc Vigliotti, host of the "All Across America," where I discuss my healing journey. buff.ly/GHExjBp

The Kindle version of BITTEN is on sale for $1.99 for a limited time! NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya says: “It's an incredible, infuriating, well-written book worth your time.” buff.ly/mKSEku4

Yesterday the CIA told me that they *might* release my MKNAOMI document request on 12 March 2027—8 years, 7 months, & 11 days since submission. MKNAOMI was the ultra-secret Cold War biological warfare program run by the CIA and the Army’s Special Operations Division.

Inside the haunting story of a teenager’s overnight descent into madness—and his parents' search for answers. This medical mystery, deleted from Vox after a regime change, reveals the hidden links between infection and mental illness. #PANS #OCD #schizophrenia buff.ly/qjn1C7x

The Sunday @nytimes lists "Bitten," "Deep Places," and "Sick" as must-reads on Lyme disease! @DouthatNYT @PKhakpour

How Lyme disease almost killed me, and how this struggle motivated me to produce a documentary and write a book to help others. Thank you, Michelle, for sharing my story. michellekatz.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

Dr. Burrascano has treated over 15,000 patients with tick-borne diseases. (His protocol cured my chronic case.) This fascinating discussion with @danaparish offers valuable tips on diagnosing and treating #Lyme, # Babesia, and #Bartonella. buff.ly/2ZvErMy

The "Ticktective" podcast series from @BayAreaLyme is a great resource for learning more about tick diseases. Here's my interview with @DanaParish: tinyurl.com/ycyzfcv5

What was tick researcher Willy Burgdorfer thinking when they took this photo? This 2020 "Martha's Vineyard magazine" Q&A covers my #Lyme nightmare and the US tick weaponization program. mvmagazine.com/news/2020/04...

What Lurks in the Grass: The exquisite anatomical design that enables ticks to suck your blood. #Lyme #Ticks krisnewby.substack.com/p/8a7fb391-8...

@NPR reports that this could be a bad year for ticks, highlighting the vigilant need for tick checking. But even those doing everything right are still at risk, as @krisnewby explains in a 2022 talk with @camforum. Watch here: bit.ly/3RWiwu6 #lymedisease #ticks #news

How one tick bite can derail your life. I loved sharing my story with @TheWarNerd military historians, who never ask questions like, “But how could the military keep the tick weaponization program secret for so long?” Stay away from the tall grass, my friends. www.krisnewby.com/media/radio-... #Lyme

‪Thomas Mather‬ ‪@thetickguy reports a near-record high for submissions to #TickSpotters in May. Read "The Rise of the Lone Star Tick," to learn how Army-funded releases of radioactive ticks may have contributed to an epidemic of tick-borne diseases. krisnewby.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

Theft from the Hot Zone: When a Ft. Detrick researcher flew to NYC with a deadly virus sample in his pocket. Larceny of biological select agents with no jail time. open.substack.com/pub/krisnewb... @NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy @SharylAttkisson @alisonannyoung @MKortepeter @danaparish

Discover how the U.S. military transformed ticks into stealth weapons during the Cold War. Could these experimental eight-legged agents be behind today's surge in dangerous tick-borne illnesses? #LymeDisease krisnewby.substack.com/p/tick-weapo...

HHS LEAK: A “pre-decisional” HHS budget defunds CDC programs focused on minorities, tribes, rural health, #ME/CFS, #AIDS, and #Lyme disease. Read about the Lyme cuts here: open.substack.com/pub/krisnewb...

With 500K new #Lyme cases/year & no new treatment studies in 20+ years, it's time for researchers with new ideas and more funding. @SenBlumenthal @DrJBhattacharya @RobertKennedyJr

The new batch of JFK Files includes references to the CIA poisoning sugar shipments, in addition to dropping infected ticks on sugarcane workers, as detailed in my book BITTEN. krisnewby.substack.com/p/operation-... —JFK Assassination Records, Case no. NW 54214, CoID: 32424914, rel. 09-13-2017

Read "A Band of Rebels Fights to Save Health Care,” for an inspirational story about how a team of young doctors tried to make health care better & more affordable.” @StanMedMag #cancer

Thank you, @DrJBhattacharya, for your review of BITTEN, & good luck with your NIH director nomination. It offers hope to #Lyme patients to know that someone at the helm of our premier research institution will understand their challenges in getting diagnosed and treated. buff.ly/41jNAt2

It took Jennifer @writerjcrystal 8 yrs to receive a diagnosis of #Lyme+co-infections. Her memoir "One Tick Stopped the Clock" is a story of perseverance and hope. And why are there still no effective tests & treatments for a disease identified in 1981? Her story on Tick Boot Camp:

Bioweapons and the Korean War: An interview with Jeffrey Kaye, who lays out the evidence for U.S. bioweapons use during this war, including dropping cholera-laced feathers, plague-infected rodents, and spider bombs on China and Korea.

I'll be on "Full Measure" Sunday morning, discussing “Bitten” & how to protect your family from #Lyme & tick diseases, hosted by amazing journalist @SharylAttkisson, author of “Follow the Science.” How to watch:https://buff.ly/3Xao5HV

An interview about “Bitten” & how to protect your family from #Lyme & tick diseases, with amazing journalist @SharylAttkisson, author of “Follow the Science.”

I’m overjoyed that our new HHS leader understands the devastating impact of chronic #Lyme. Please prioritize better tests & treatments—and declassify the 50yo bug-borne weapons documents so that we know what engineered germs/ticks were released in which locations. @RobertKennedyJr

Learn about the Cold War weaponization of tick-borne diseases in my interview with James Li. Are Americans suffering from Lyme disease collateral damage? @5149jamesli @RobertKennedyJr

Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

But the military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

My book BITTEN suggests that an unnamed, weaponized, tick-borne rickettsia contributed to the sickness around Lyme, CT. www.statnews.com/2016/10/12/s...

My book BITTEN suggests that an unnamed, weaponized, tick-borne rickettsia contributed to the sickness around Lyme, CT. www.statnews.com/2016/10/12/s...

Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

What’s poisoning millions of children in Bangladesh? “The Spice Sellers’ Secret” by Kris Newby uncovers how Stanford scientist Jenna Forsyth traced lead poisoning to turmeric adulterated with yellow lead-chromate pigment, using innovative isotope “fingerprinting.” https://buff.ly/44lnBQh

Operation Mongoose 1962: When the CIA air-dropped infected ticks on Cuban sugarcane workers. Read an excerpt from my book on why this plot to destroy Cuba's #1 cash crop failed. https://buff.ly/4jhN6u2

A bloody history of tick bites: A New York artist pulled 389 ticks off her body in 14 years and created a visual accounting of our growing tick problem. I hope that our new public health regime addresses this issue more aggressively. https://buff.ly/4g2jtKm

Proud Mom Post: My son built a 1/8 scale Toyota truck using surface modeling, solidworks, and 3D printing. (We're an engineering family. We build things.) https://buff.ly/3ZX0sD0

CDC’s Flawed Lyme Tracking System: Changes to the CDC’s Lyme case definition add complexity and case undercounting, leading to missed diagnoses and underfunding. And when are they going to fix the inaccurate testing? https://buff.ly/404lWzq

A brain hack for happiness: A FDA-approved electromagnetic treatment from Stanford Medicine rolls back depression in days with long-lasting relief. #Depression ⭐ https://buff.ly/4abDdZ4

Profit-driven relationships btw/ researchers, pharma, and insurance have made it harder for people with chronic/complex illnesses to get diagnosed & treated. It will crash our economy if we don't fix this. #Lyme #MECFS #LongCovid

Think about how many lives would be saved if the IDSA Lyme guidelines didn't *discourage* routine Lyme screening for neuropsychiatric patients in areas where ticks are a problem. In many cases, curable Lyme can progress to serious neurological disease, sometimes resulting in violent behaviors.

The Haunting Legacy of Lyme: The ‘Polly Murray Papers’ reveal the horrific symptoms of ground-zero #Lyme disease sufferers. How the premature narrowing of the disease definition and the downplaying of neurological symptoms sent Lyme researchers down a blind alley for 40+ years.

Thank you, @DrJBhattacharya, for your review of my book, BITTEN, and good luck with your NIH director nomination. #Lyme patients are hopeful that your understanding of the history of the disease will lead to better research on diagnosis and treatment. https://buff.ly/41jNAt2

My first Bluesky post! Follow me if you like medical mysteries. Greatest hits: —BITTEN, a book on bioweapons —UNDER OUR SKIN, a Lyme disease film —SPICE SELLERS SECRET, a lead poisoning mystery —SWAMP BOY, a father's quest to save his son fr/ insanity stanmed.stanford.edu/turmeric-lea...