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ATTN DOGE: NIH Renews Massive Funding for Fauci’s Infamously Cruel Monkey Island

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The National Institutes of Health just renewed funding for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s infamously cruel “Monkey Island” off the coast of South Carolina.

The Trump administration has been working to clean up Joe Biden and Fauci’s wasteful spending and funding of barbaric and outdated animal testing, but it seems that holdovers from the previous administration have other plans.

According to the transaction history, the NIH will potentially award Alpha Genesis a total of $26.9 million in taxpayer funds to maintain the island. Managing the island has cost Americans more than $66 million to date.

In 2021, White Coat Waste, a watchdog organization working to end cruel and unnecessary taxpayer-funded animal experimentation, exposed how Monkey Island confines over 3,300 primates who are bred and then shipped to labs for deadly and horrific “maximum pain” research.

In a statement about the funding, WCW President Anthony Bellotti told Gateway Pundit:

“As the watchdog that first exposed Fauci’s funding for the Wuhan lab, beagle abuse, Monkey Island, and transgender animal experiments, we’re alarmed that NIH just renewed millions for more Biden-Fauci era animal abuse. President Trump’s message is crystal clear: cut NIH’s wasteful spending. But Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the NIH staff either didn’t get Trump’s memo—or they’re ignoring it. Instead, Biden-Fauci holdovers at NIH are planning to open a new, big government department in the Beltway, they’re renewing Fauci payouts to animal labs where beagles are eaten alive by insects, and they’re promoting Fauci’s top lieutenants who champion gain-of-function. Just yesterday, they unveiled a foolish spending policy on “alternatives” that’s indistinguishable from the Biden-Fauci NIH—one that won’t hold Fauci accountable or save any animals in labs. NIH’s bureaucrats are undermining President Trump. More bureaucracy won’t save beagles, and it won’t make America greater for animals. The solution is simple: Stop the money. Stop the madness!”

An estimated 500 to 600 monkeys are taken from the island each year and sent to NIH and other government labs, where they’re infected with viruses, mutilated, and killed.

The Post and Courier reported this week:

About 500 primates, each bearing a numeric chest tattoo, are trapped every year, ferried to the mainland and trucked to federal laboratories. There, they may be sacrificed to develop vaccines, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. They’ve been called a vital part of national security, and the federal government pays about $4 million a year to keep an ample supply.

The monkey colony stayed over the objections of federal officials and conservationists. It became, in the words of one top former state official, a “performing asset” that generated lease money used to fund other programs and salaries.

A 2018 NIAID paper described the development of the deadly Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHFV) in monkeys taken from the island in very graphic detail.

White Coat Waste provided Gateway Pundit with a photo of one of the monkeys that was infected with the virus:

One of the primates from Monkey Island infected with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever at NIH’s Rocky Mountain Lab in Montana.

The agency used fifteen rhesus and African green monkeys for the pilot study. In the main study, they used a dozen macaque monkeys, who were injected with the painful virus and killed on the seventh day of the test.

The primates from the island have also been used for testing related to AIDS, polio, and even bioterrorism. Only researchers and officials are allowed on the secretive island, which sits at 32.4774º N and 80.5195ºW. The public is banned from entering.

WCW also obtained video through a FOIA lawsuit against NIH, revealing how NIH’s Rocky Mountain Lab in Montana tortures monkeys it receives from the island in Ebola and COVID experiments.

The NIH is paying $22.8 million in taxpayer dollars to Alpha Genesis, the company with the NIAID contract, to manage the island. This is the same company that let 43 monkeys escape from its South Carolina lab last year.

According to a report from White Coat Waste, “In 2024 alone, Alpha Genesis raked in at least $19 million in taxpayer funding—all from NIH. They’ve received over $110 million in federal funding since 2008, including millions in special COVID-19 emergency funding and a $1 million COVID bailout.”

On Tuesday, independent journalist Laura Loomer reported that the NIH claims it will “aim to reduce the number of animals” used in research, instead of cutting the funding entirely.

Loomer wrote:

Today, right before President Trump’s speech in Michigan, the NIH quietly released this statement following increasing pressure on them to end animal testing under the new Trump admin.

The release comes shortly after BOMBSHELL reports from White Coat Waste, who exposed the fact that Fauci’s abusive experiments on Beagles are still being funded under the new Trump admin, and new @NIHDirector.

This press release release claims the NIH will only “aim to reduce the use of animals in NIH research” going forward, instead of completely cutting the funding for the abuse of Beagles, the torture of cats, monkeys, and the funding for trans experiments on MICE.

I guess @DrJBhattacharya is hoping people are too distracted by the Trump rally in Michigan tonight to notice his press release, in which he won’t even commit to ending abusive, tax payer funded tests on innocent animals.

We were told Fauci and Biden were EVIL for these cruel animal tests, but now these same experiments are still being funded under the Trump admin, and NIH won’t even commit to ENDING all of these animal abuse experiments.

White Coat Waste President Anthony Bellotti issued a statement in response, saying, “More NIH bureaucracy won’t save beagles. The only way to reduce animal abuse in NIH-funded labs is to tear down departments, not build new ones.”

Following WCW’s investigations, the Trump administration has cut 10 NIH grants funding transgender animal experiments.

FDA’s Move to Phase Out Animal Testing Hailed as Victory for White Coat Waste Project

Earlier this month, Trump's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to phase out animal testing requirements, starting with monoclonal antibodies and expanding to other drugs. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has also pledged to eliminate animal testing, reinstating a plan originally introduced during President Donald Trump’s first term.

The Gateway Pundit has contacted the NIH for comment and will update this story if one is provided.

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GOP Senator John Thune Quietly BLOCKS Trump Recess Appointments with Sneaky Procedural Maneuver — Launches Series of Pro Forma Sessions to Keep Senate in Fake “Session” During August Recess

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R‑SD) has unveiled a procedural scheme to block President Donald Trump from making any critical appointments during the August recess, effectively aiding the Democrats’ obstructionist agenda.

Under the U.S. Constitution, the president can make “recess appointments,” temporary appointments to federal positions, if the Senate is in recess and not conducting business. These appointments don’t require immediate Senate confirmation and can last until the end of the next session of Congress.

But there’s a loophole: if the Senate holds pro forma sessions, very short, symbolic meetings where no actual business is conducted, then technically, the Senate is still in session. That means the president cannot legally make recess appointments during that time.

John Thune has quietly secured unanimous‑consent for a paper‑thin Senate schedule through the Trump appointee confirmation deadline, ensuring only pro forma sessions on five key dates in early August.

Under the agreement, the chamber will adjourn after today’s business and reconvene without conducting any votes or business on:

  • Tue, Aug 5 – 1:00 p.m.
  • Fri, Aug 8 – 1:05 p.m.
  • Tue, Aug 12 – 8:00 a.m.
  • Fri, Aug 15 – 10:15 a.m.
  • Tue, Aug 19 – 10:00 a.m.
  • Fri, Aug 22 – 9:00 a.m.
  • Tue, Aug 26 – 12:00 p.m.
  • Fri, Aug 29 – 7:00 a.m.

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Thune’s pro forma blueprint comes amid mounting pressure from Donald Trump, who has demanded the Senate remain open until all 150+ administration nominees are confirmed.

Under the Recess Appointments Clause, a president may only install nominees without Senate approval if both chambers are in formal recess for at least 10 days. By convening the Senate just long enough every few days, Thune blocks the possibility of Trump making unilateral appointees.

The Senate went into its August recess without confirming all of Trump’s pending judicial and district‑level appointments.

By the time lawmakers left town on Saturday evening, no deal had been reached to move dozens of Trump’s nominees, including U.S. district court picks, through final floor votes.

Only a small handful of nominees (such as Jeanine Pirro to be U.S. Attorney in D.C.) had advanced. Otherwise, nominees remained stalled in committees or waiting for cloture roll‑calls on the executive calendar.

Roughly 150–160 executive and judicial nominations, including over a dozen district court judges and U.S. attorney nominations, remained scheduled but unconfirmed.

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‘That’s What I Call Results!’: Trump Admin Saves Jobs, Kicks 1500 Non-English-Speaking Truckers Off the Road

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed that there have been about 1,500 truck drivers who do not speak English taken off the roads as part of a push to ensure foreign truck drivers are not causing accidents.

Back in 2016, the Obama administration stopped enforcing English proficiency requirements for truckers, according to a report from The Daily Signal.

But in May, Duffy issued a guidance making clear that truck drivers who cannot demonstrate a proficiency in English cannot drive.

The 1,500 drivers were taken off the roads within the first 3o days of the rules once more being enforced, according to The Daily Signal.

“Since I took action to enforce language proficiency requirements for truckers, our state partners have put roughly 1,500 unqualified drivers out of service. That’s what I call results!” Duffy posted on X.

“If you can’t read or speak our national language — ENGLISH — we won’t let your truck endanger the driving public.”

He added, “America First = Safety First.”

Duffy’s concerns were far from unfounded.

In January, there was a truck driver involved in a fatal crash that had to use a language interpreter for the post-crash investigation, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Another incident from 2019 involved a truck driver who could not proficiently speak English speeding through signs that warned of steep grades and dangerous curves, all at more than 100 miles per hour.

Four people died in that crash, per the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

President Donald Trump had likewise insisted with an April executive order that the move centered on public safety.

“They should be able to read and understand traffic signs, communicate with traffic safety, border patrol, agricultural checkpoints, and cargo weight-limit station officers,” the order said of truck drivers.

They also “need to provide feedback to their employers and customers and receive related directions in English,” a position the order called “common sense.”

“It is the policy of my Administration to support America’s truckers and safeguard our roadways by enforcing the commonsense English-language requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers and removing needless regulatory burdens that undermine the working conditions of America’s truck drivers,” the notice added.

“This order will help ensure a safe, secure, and efficient motor carrier industry.”

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

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Slovenia Imposes Arms Embargo on Israel, Citing Gaza Conflict

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Slovenia has imposed an arms embargo on Israel, banning the export, import, and transit of weapons to and from the country.

This decision was announced by Prime Minister Robert Golob following a government session on July 31, 2025.

Slovenia claims to be the first European Union member to take such a step, citing the EU’s inability to act due to internal disagreements.

The government stated that no permits for military exports to Israel have been issued since October 2023, when the conflict in Gaza began.

Officials emphasized that the embargo is an independent measure to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Slovenia has repeatedly called for a ceasefire and increased aid deliveries to the region.

In early July 2025, Slovenia declared two Israeli ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, persona non grata, barring them from entry.

This action was based on their public statements regarding the conflict. Earlier, in June 2024, Slovenia recognized Palestinian statehood, joining countries like Ireland, Norway, and Spain in this move.

The conflict in Gaza started after the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israeli territory, which resulted in over 1,200 deaths and the taking of hostages.

Israel responded with a military operation aimed at dismantling Hamas infrastructure. Reports from Gaza’s health ministry indicate significant casualties, with ongoing international efforts to negotiate truces and provide aid.

Several other nations have taken similar diplomatic steps, including France, Britain, and Canada announcing potential recognition of a Palestinian state. Australia has also indicated that recognizing Palestinian statehood is under consideration.

Israel has criticized these declarations, arguing they could reward Hamas for its actions.

Israeli officials dismissed Slovenia’s embargo as insignificant, noting that Israel does not procure any defense materials from Slovenia.

An unnamed official stated that the country buys nothing from Slovenia, not even minor items.

Within the EU, there is growing pressure for measures against Israel, with Sweden and the Netherlands advocating for suspending parts of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.

The European Commission has proposed limiting Israel’s participation in the Horizon research program, though Germany opposes such steps.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressed concerns about Israel’s potential diplomatic isolation during a visit to Jerusalem.

The United States remains a key ally to Israel, with President Donald Trump warning that recognizing Palestinian statehood might benefit Hamas.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advance Gaza truce talks. These efforts aim to address the humanitarian crisis and secure a ceasefire.

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