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6:35 Dr. William Forschten
William R. Forstchen is a New York Times bestselling author and a
Professor of History at Montreat College, in Montreat, North Carolina.
He holds a doctoral degree from Purdue University with a specialization
in military history and technology. He is the author of more than 50
books.
Golden Dome Missile Defense System ‘Our Only Hope Against the
Existential Threat of an EMP Attack,’ Expert Says
Washington, D.C., March 27, 2025 — A “Golden Dome” missile defense
shield designed to detect, track and intercept incoming ballistic
weapons would offer the United States the best protection possible
against advanced missile threats, including electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
weapons, explains William R. Forstchen, Ph.D., widely recognized as a
leading authority on EMP technology and its potential consequences.
“The Golden Dome is our only hope against the existential threat of an
EMP attack,” Forstchen said. “Every day we go without such a defense
is yet another day when we are vulnerable to an EMP attack that could
destroy America’s electrical and electronic infrastructure, setting our
21st-century society back to the 19th century or even earlier. Within a
year, the majority of Americans would perish.”
Forstchen has provided guidance to federal, state and local governments,
as well as private organizations, on the potential widespread impact of
an EMP event. A sought-after speaker, Forstchen has shared his expertise
at conferences across the United States, educating audiences on the
critical need for preparedness.
Citing the country’s already vulnerable energy grid, Forstchen said an
EMP attack would wipe out power and set off a cascade of deadly events.
The first necessity people would lose is water, followed by food supply
and medication. Then, disease would set in. Long-term survival, he
added, would depend on being in the right place at the right time with
the right food supply.
“I believe the threat of America being hit by an EMP weapon is the
single greatest danger to our survival,” Forstchen said.
“Electricity is the fundamental building block of our society.
Everything is predicated on electrification.”
An EMP causes widespread cataclysmic damage to power grids due to
what’s called the Compton effect, he explained.
“An electromagnetic pulse is the byproduct of detonating a nuclear
weapon. When a nuclear weapon is detonated 200 to 250 miles above the
earth, the gamma ray burst when it hits the upper atmosphere sets off
the Compton effect. In essence, a giant electrostatic discharge hits the
earth’s surface and wipes out electronic devices as well as entire
power grids, leaving affected areas in the dark,” he said.
Forstchen has written extensively about the devastating impact of EMP
strikes, beginning with his New York Times bestseller, _One Second
After, _which offers a realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power
to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. _One
Second After_ spawned three sequels, each of which is a fictional
exploration rooted in the cold, solid facts of how an EMP strike above
U.S. soil would impact society.
For more information, please visit https://www.onesecondafter.com/ [4].
7:10 Dr. Edward Geehr MD
Are Childhood Vaccines Safe?
Edward Geehr M.D. and Jeffrey Barke M.D., authors of Unavoidably Unsafe: Childhood Vaccines Reconsidered.
An in-depth guide for parents as they struggle to make informed decisions about vaccines for their children.
In Unavoidably Unsafe, Dr. Edward Geehr and Dr. Jeffrey Barke confront the prevailing beliefs surrounding childhood vaccines with unflinching scrutiny and bold insight. As seasoned physicians, they acknowledge the revered status vaccines hold in modern medicine while bravely questioning their safety and efficacy.
From the historical triumphs of polio eradication to the complexities of modern immunization schedules, Geehr and Barke unravel the layers of vaccine development and regulation. They shed light on the unintended consequences of vaccine mandates and the erosion of informed consent in the face of mounting pharmaceutical influence.
Drawing on decades of clinical experience and exhaustive research, the authors challenge conventional wisdom by addressing critical issues such as:
- The proliferation of childhood vaccines and their impact on public health
- The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and its implications for vaccine safety
- The symbiotic relationship between pharmaceutical companies and regulatory agencies
- The shortcomings of Emergency Use Authorization and its implications for vaccine safety
- The presence of potentially harmful additives in vaccine formulations
- A fresh look at possible links between vaccines and autism
- Cautionary considerations regarding mRNA vaccines and their suitability for children
- Practical guidance for evaluating the risks and benefits of vaccines for individual children
- The significance of proper informed consent and patient advocacy in vaccination decisions
Unavoidably Unsafe is not an indictment of vaccines but a call to arms for informed decision-making and transparency in healthcare. Geehr and Barke aim to empower parents, guardians, and healthcare providers with the knowledge needed to navigate the complex landscape of childhood immunization responsibly.
Unavoidably Unsafe: Childhood Vaccines Reconsidered
BIO: Dr. Edward Geehr, author of Unavoidably Unsafe: Childhood Vaccines Reconsidered, is a graduate of Yale University with Honors, and Duke University Medical School. He completed a residency and research fellowship in Emergency Medicine at UCLA and became board certified in that specialty. He maintains a private medical practice. Dr. Geehr has served as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, was Chief of Emergency Services at San Francisco General Hospital, and medical director for the city’s EMS system. In addition to his academic and clinical experience, Dr. Geehr was a co-founder of IPC The Hospitalist Company which provided inpatient medical services to hospitals and later global head of operations for a pharmaceutical company. In the latter position he observed firsthand the interaction between the drug industry, regulators, and academia. Dr. Geehr was founding president of the Wilderness Medical Society, an international medical society with a focus on medicine in remote environments, and co-editor of the medical textbook Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies. Dr. Geehr is a board member and Medical Director of Evolution Haiti, Inc. a non-profit foundation that supports an orphanage and medical services in Haiti. He is married, has three children and six delightful grandchildren.
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8:10 Dr. Dennis Powers with today’s “Where Past Meets Present” – www.DennisPowersBooks.com
Medford
By Dennis Powers
Four men owning equal shares, including C.C. Beekman, in October 1883 conveyed land to the Oregon & California Railroad Co. for its depot, right-of-way, and facilities. The railroad surveyor (and his son) surveyed the new townsite, and Medford was founded on December 20, 1883, when the plat was recorded. David Loring, the railroad’s civil engineer and right-of-way agent, named the start-up town for his home town of Medford, Massachusetts.
The railroad tracks reached Medford in mid-January 1884. At the time, Medford had a few wooden store buildings and a few saloons, some of them occupying tents. Frequently, one could hear the men riding up and down Main and Front streets while shooting their guns into the air.
Within three months, the sparse settlement on the unbroken land covered by high brush had grown to thirty-six structures. As quickly as supplies of lumber from Grants Pass and brick manufactured locally became available, houses and commercial buildings rose; by early spring two hotels, saloons, a livery stable, and a dozen businesses “already dotted the muddy streets of this rapidly growing railroad town.” By December, Medford had 110 businesses and residences with a population of 400; the businesses ranged from dry goods, meat markets, and furniture to livery stables, drug stores, and general stores.
Medford incorporated in early 1885, and its first city ordinance was to prevent and punish disorderly conduct, riots, and disturbances. The second one was “to prevent minors from loitering about the depot,” and another banned hogs from running wild. After the boom of its first two years, Medford settled into a steady growth—that is, until the orchard boom began.
With access by railroad to faraway markets, the orchard industry flourished; hundreds of thousands of apple and pear trees were planted in the early 1900s, and the Valley’s major export was that of commercial fruit. The Medford Commercial Club (presently its Chamber of Commerce) promoted a very successful advertising campaign in the early 1900s about the great advantages of the area’s orchard industry: Easy money was to be had. This, Southern Pacific’s advertising, and real estate agents pushed the boom. The agents met the out-of-towners—arriving in numbers—at the train station to promote this “easy business.”
By 1909, numerous Medford buildings were under construction or in the planning stages. Buildings with the names of Sparta, the Carnegie library, Woolworth building, and four-story Liberty brick building were built or underway. The newcomers wanted also the new “horseless buggies” to travel from their country homes to the city. A Medford Mail Tribune article on November 28th reported that the city led the world in the number of automobiles per capita in 1909: It had one automobile for every 30 people when nationally there was only one car for every 500.
One year later, more people were there than could be housed. Since the town couldn’t handle the incoming swell, the city erected a tent city and the railroad even put up overnight the new arrivals in its train station. By 1912, Medford had a high school, four banks, three elementary schools, a city park, new passenger depot, Carnegie library, indoor swimming pool, several movie theatres, and an opera house. Mountain water came by way of 21 miles of wooden pipe; electricity and telephone service was reaching to the outskirts. The streets were paved and with fruit packing sheds with warehouses built by the train yard, Medford was Jackson County’s transportation and commercial center.
The boom turned to bust, however, owing to the real estate speculation, property overvaluation, and fruit oversupply. By the mid-teens, Medford’s population had declined with the World War I blockades having ended its international markets; insect blight, frost, and drought didn’t help either. Medford’s population by 1920 had dropped by 28 percent to 5800, all due to the orchard bust, and this took years to recover.
Despite the economic setbacks that came and went, Medford during the Roaring Twenties opened its fairgrounds with five exhibition buildings and racetracks for car, motorcycle, and horse racing. A dirt landing strip inside the racetrack became Oregon’s first municipal airport in 1922. Medford’s campaign won later, and the city was selected to be the county seat in 1927. Owing to a successful bond issue, a new and larger airport opened in late 1929 at its present location on Biddle Road and greatly expanded over the years.
World War II finally overcame the last remnants of the Great Depression. The round-the-clock building of nearby Camp White brought about such heavy traffic over Crater Lake Highway, it became one-way from Medford with Table Rock Road heading back in the other. More than 10,000 workers were involved, and many lived in tent or trailer cities. Completed in some six months, the camp was officially dedicated on August 15, 1942, and nearly 40,000 soldiers at a time trained there, greatly helping to bring prosperity back when on leave.
After the war, the pent-up, regional demand for housing sparked a boom for the area’s timber industry. However, the consistent economic cycles of boom and bust continued into the 1980s, the lumber industry falling into long-term stagnation. The services of healthcare, the Internet with computers, retailing cars, shopping centers (with Californians avoiding their sales taxes), and real estate construction took over, only to be followed by the Great Recession of 2008.
With this recovery, another boom starts, followed by another ending. Throughout it all, Medford continues to flourish as the center of Jackson County with a population of 86,000.
Sources: “City of Medford: The History of Medford,” at its website; Paul Fattig, “1909: The year that changed Medford,” Mail Tribune, November 1, 2009; Dennis Powers, “Where Past Meets Present,” (Hellgate Press, Ashland, Oregon), (“Medford,” Pp. 387-390). eH