Electronic Health Records Endanger Patient Safety While Bat Labs Threaten Public Health

On October 22, 2025, Kim Monson explores how technology intended to improve healthcare has become a data collection tool rife with errors, while a Colorado university’s biosafety record raises alarms about dangerous virus research. Citizen watchdog Mike Rawluk, Dr. Jill Vecchio, mortgage expert Lorne Levy, and sixth-generation rancher Trent Loos join the conversation.

CSU Bat Lab Biosafety Failures Raise Pandemic Concerns

Start listening at 16:18 – Hour 1

Mike Rawluk exposes troubling biosafety incidents at Colorado State University’s research facilities. FOIA documents reveal a 2020 laboratory infection where a researcher working with Zika-infected mosquitoes walked around in public believing symptoms were from a common cold. Another incident from 2018 shows personnel escorted an untrained visitor into a BSL-3 space without documentation or testing.

The citizen watchdog explains that a new NIH grant would bring Egyptian fruit bats and Jamaican breeding colonies to study Sosuga virus and Marburg, though the grant remains unfunded. Senator Joni Ernst has called attention to the issue, urging constituents to contact their representatives.

“Back in 2018, personnel did not follow BSL-3 visitor policy and escorted a visitor without documentation, training, or testing into the BSL space.”

Mike Rawluk, Citizen Watchdog

Electronic Health Records Become Tool for Data Collection, Not Patient Care

Start listening at 32:11 – Hour 1

Jill Vecchio warns that electronic health records mandated under Obamacare have shifted medical attention from patients to computer screens. Physicians paid between $30,000 and $70,000 per practice to comply, while reimbursement became tied to checking software boxes rather than providing care.

Vecchio recounts her husband’s follow-up appointment where a physician’s assistant asked about a surgery that never happened, insisting the computer record must be correct. She also addresses gain-of-function research, calling the justification for studying virus mutations “scientifically garbage” and urging listeners to watch Tucker Carlson’s interview with Dr. Andrew Huff, a former EcoHealth Alliance researcher.

“They’re doing this research to develop bioweapons that can be used against people and animals.”

Jill Vecchio, Medical Professional

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady as Treasury Dips Below Four Percent

Start listening at 61:55 – Hour 2

Lorne Levy reports the 10-year Treasury has dropped through 4% to $3.98, though mortgage rates remain loosely tied to that benchmark. Most borrowers see rates in the lower half of the 6% range, with those having excellent credit and good equity securing low 6s.

The mortgage expert recommends anyone with rates above 6.75% to 6.875% should explore refinancing options. With credit card debt at historic highs, some homeowners may benefit from cash-out refinancing to consolidate high-interest debt, even if their current mortgage rate is lower.

“I would think that anybody who has a mortgage above 675 to 6875 should be taking a look and making a phone call.”

Lorne Levy, Mortgage Expert

Trump’s Argentine Beef Deal Threatens American Cattlemen

Start listening at 72:28 – Hour 2

Trent Loos sounds the alarm on President Trump’s announcement to import Argentine beef, calling it a direct assault on the one bright spot in American agriculture. While farm economics struggle across sectors, beef demand remains strong despite elevated prices because consumers recognize its nutritional density.

The sixth-generation rancher explains that Argentina’s beef inventory sits at record lows due to drought, mirroring conditions in the United States. Argentina has shifted from the world’s top beef-consuming nation to importing Brazilian beef themselves. Loos suspects Brazil may be using Argentina as a pass-through to circumvent U.S. import quotas, with the same packers who control domestic markets benefiting from the arrangement.

“My real concern, I have no verification, this is just some speculation, that Brazil has found a way to bring more beef into the United States, sending it into Argentina, doing something process- wise, bringingit to the United States as Argentina beef.”

Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Rancher

Chronic Wasting Disease and the Prion Question

Start listening at 100:00 – Hour 2

Loos challenges the scientific consensus on chronic wasting disease, citing research from Dusty Backer who claims no prion has ever been identified under microscopic examination. He traces the disease narrative back to 1960s research at Colorado State University, where deer were transported to Wisconsin before the supposed outbreak.

The rancher calculates that the beef industry has spent billions removing brain and spinal tissue from cattle since 2003 to protect against a disease he believes does not exist. He points to mineral deficiencies as the actual cause of brain deterioration in affected animals.

“No prion has ever been discovered.”

Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Rancher