Stranger than Strangelove documents some of the more shocking angles of the fluoridation scandal that have long been overlooked, as told by former military intelligence officer and FBI analyst Melissa Gallico. This episode delves into the 1954 congressional testimony of Ms. Florence Birmingham, the president of the Massachusetts Women's Political Club, who claimed the government was conducting secret experiments about fluoridation at the Wrenthem State School for Feebleminded Children.

Melissa Gallico is a former Fulbright scholar, FBI analyst, and military intelligence officer. She has a degree in science and technology in international affairs (STIA) from Georgetown University and a master's in international security studies from the University of St. Andrews. She is also author of The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do About It published in May 2018 by Healing Arts Press with a foreword by Stephen Harrod Buhner.

Featured documents discussed in this episode:


• Florence Birmingham's official testimony from 1954 congressional hearings on fluoridation
• “A study of the occurrence of fluorine in the drinking water of New Mexico, and the menace of fluorine to health.” by John Clark and Edward Mann
• MIT press release on settlement over human radiation experiments
• Bertran Brill's official testimony from 1994 congressional hearings on human radiation experiments
• "U.S. Radiation Testing on Humans" by Tod Ensign and Glenn Alcalay in Medical Ethics
• Robert Harris's official testimony from 1952 congressional hearings on fluoridation
• Fred Boyce obituary
• The State Boys Rebellion by Michael D'Antonio
• "Fred Boyce Finds a Home" by Michael D'Antonio for the Los Angeles Times, April 25, 2004

 

*For a full transcript, see http://www.Fpollution.com/ep6-fluoridated-mental-institutions.

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This episode was executive produced by Linda Peterson, Scott Cousland, Linda Palmisano, and Kristie Lavelle. To help expose the pollution scandal behind fluoridation by becoming a producer at Gallico Studios for as little as $1 per month, visit www.Patreon.com/GallicoStudios.

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