Derek Beres
@derekberes.bsky.social
🎙Co-host: Conspirituality
✍️ Writer (bylines: NY Times, The Guardian, Time, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone)
✍️ Writer (bylines: NY Times, The Guardian, Time, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone)
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Derek Beres
@derekberes.bsky.social
· Sep 9
Opinion | You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories
www.nytimes.com
How does someone become an anti-vaxxer or come to believe that chemotherapy is more dangerous than cancer?
I’ve spent all year working with Alexander Stockton and The NY Times trying to answer that question. Here’s our findings.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...
I’ve spent all year working with Alexander Stockton and The NY Times trying to answer that question. Here’s our findings.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/o...
LOLOLOL
How do you wake up in the morning and think, ooh, I know what I'm going to write about...
How do you wake up in the morning and think, ooh, I know what I'm going to write about...
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
LOLOLOL
How do you wake up in the morning and think, ooh, I know what I'm going to write about...
How do you wake up in the morning and think, ooh, I know what I'm going to write about...
This is bad bad.
We always knew this administration was going to silence any dissension, but using a credible anti-vax report to appease Kennedy's coalition is blatant propaganda.
And of course Kennedy, from his personal account, is lapping it up.
We always knew this administration was going to silence any dissension, but using a credible anti-vax report to appease Kennedy's coalition is blatant propaganda.
And of course Kennedy, from his personal account, is lapping it up.
December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is bad bad.
We always knew this administration was going to silence any dissension, but using a credible anti-vax report to appease Kennedy's coalition is blatant propaganda.
And of course Kennedy, from his personal account, is lapping it up.
We always knew this administration was going to silence any dissension, but using a credible anti-vax report to appease Kennedy's coalition is blatant propaganda.
And of course Kennedy, from his personal account, is lapping it up.
MAHA has been pushing this line more lately. It's a convenient way to pretend "we're all in this together" while avoiding discussion of legislation and regulations that would actually help "all of us."
"Don't look at what the administration is actually doing, just dig our vibes!"
"Don't look at what the administration is actually doing, just dig our vibes!"
December 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
MAHA has been pushing this line more lately. It's a convenient way to pretend "we're all in this together" while avoiding discussion of legislation and regulations that would actually help "all of us."
"Don't look at what the administration is actually doing, just dig our vibes!"
"Don't look at what the administration is actually doing, just dig our vibes!"
MAHA is just a wing of the Heritage Foundation, and Alex Clark has no problem enabling that relationship.
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
MAHA is just a wing of the Heritage Foundation, and Alex Clark has no problem enabling that relationship.
Wonder why Russell has been spending so much time on the American Christian circuit lately...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/a...
Russell Brand Is Charged With Additional Counts of Rape and Sexual Assault
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Wonder why Russell has been spending so much time on the American Christian circuit lately...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/a...
Bari Weiss had the inadvertent effect of making millions more people watch 60 Minutes.
Just not on CBS.
I hope every American watches this.
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
Just not on CBS.
I hope every American watches this.
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
www.thereset.news
December 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Bari Weiss had the inadvertent effect of making millions more people watch 60 Minutes.
Just not on CBS.
I hope every American watches this.
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
Just not on CBS.
I hope every American watches this.
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
HSAs are a band-aid used to distract from the fact that we don't have universal healthcare.
RFK Jr's senior adviser runs a company that "prescribes" supplements and ice baths using HSA dollars.
This has always been part of the plan.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
RFK Jr's senior adviser runs a company that "prescribes" supplements and ice baths using HSA dollars.
This has always been part of the plan.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
How MAHA Could Grow Its Reach Through Health Savings Accounts
The Department of Health and Human Services could exert influence over what qualifies under HSA plans, and some of its top officials have expressed interest in expanding them.
www.notus.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
HSAs are a band-aid used to distract from the fact that we don't have universal healthcare.
RFK Jr's senior adviser runs a company that "prescribes" supplements and ice baths using HSA dollars.
This has always been part of the plan.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
RFK Jr's senior adviser runs a company that "prescribes" supplements and ice baths using HSA dollars.
This has always been part of the plan.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
Jake Paul, Andrew Tate, AND Bari Weiss all getting knocked out in the same weekend?
December 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Jake Paul, Andrew Tate, AND Bari Weiss all getting knocked out in the same weekend?
Met this slobber snuggle monster today.
December 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Met this slobber snuggle monster today.
In case it wasn't clear enough what MAHA is really about, here's what Children's Health Defense (which RFK Jr founded) has been up to.
December 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In case it wasn't clear enough what MAHA is really about, here's what Children's Health Defense (which RFK Jr founded) has been up to.
Julian and I discuss Dr Mike's recent debate with RFK Jr stans, as well as the value of Jubilee in an oversaturated media environment, on today's Conspirituality.
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
Brief: Dr Mike vs MAHA — Conspirituality
Dr Mike has become one of the most effective debunkers of science misinformation. His second appearance on the uber-popular show, Jubilee's Surrounded, pitted him against 20 fans of RFK Jr. Derek and ...
www.conspirituality.net
December 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Julian and I discuss Dr Mike's recent debate with RFK Jr stans, as well as the value of Jubilee in an oversaturated media environment, on today's Conspirituality.
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/bri...
Pretty sure the religious revivalism going on at the TPUSA conference this weekend deserves its own episode of Conspirituality.
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Pretty sure the religious revivalism going on at the TPUSA conference this weekend deserves its own episode of Conspirituality.
Anyone who said “we’re just worried about the safety of Covid vaccines” when RFK Jr was installed was either lying or ignorant of what MAHA really is.
This is a step along the way of the ultimate goal: to have most if not all vaccines removed from the market.
This is a step along the way of the ultimate goal: to have most if not all vaccines removed from the market.
December 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Anyone who said “we’re just worried about the safety of Covid vaccines” when RFK Jr was installed was either lying or ignorant of what MAHA really is.
This is a step along the way of the ultimate goal: to have most if not all vaccines removed from the market.
This is a step along the way of the ultimate goal: to have most if not all vaccines removed from the market.
The Counting Crows documentary was surprisingly sweet. Recommend.
December 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Counting Crows documentary was surprisingly sweet. Recommend.
Not only did the CDC choose someone Children’s Health Defense calls a “martyr” to lead the study, they’re going to withhold effective treatment from children in a nation with one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world.
derekberes.substack.com/p/mahas-mode...
derekberes.substack.com/p/mahas-mode...
MAHA's modern Tuskegee
The CDC just greenlit an anti-vaxxer's dream study
derekberes.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Not only did the CDC choose someone Children’s Health Defense calls a “martyr” to lead the study, they’re going to withhold effective treatment from children in a nation with one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world.
derekberes.substack.com/p/mahas-mode...
derekberes.substack.com/p/mahas-mode...
During this talk, we discuss what it takes to effectively combat health and science misinformation online, what MAHA gets right and wrong, whether or not "nutritionist" should be a protected term, and Jessica's possible political ambitions.
derekberes.substack.com/p/conspiritu...
derekberes.substack.com/p/conspiritu...
Conspirituality Live with Dr Jessica Knurick
I sit down with one of best science communicators on social media
derekberes.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
During this talk, we discuss what it takes to effectively combat health and science misinformation online, what MAHA gets right and wrong, whether or not "nutritionist" should be a protected term, and Jessica's possible political ambitions.
derekberes.substack.com/p/conspiritu...
derekberes.substack.com/p/conspiritu...
"The CDC is paying... to conduct a single-blind clinical trial of the hepatitis B vaccine in newborns in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in West Africa with exceptionally high rates of maternal and infant mortality, where nearly one in five people are infected with the hepatitis B virus."
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"The CDC is paying... to conduct a single-blind clinical trial of the hepatitis B vaccine in newborns in Guinea-Bissau, a small country in West Africa with exceptionally high rates of maternal and infant mortality, where nearly one in five people are infected with the hepatitis B virus."
Up to 12 million Americans could lose access to Medicaid in the next decade thanks to the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and this is what Oz is talking about.
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Up to 12 million Americans could lose access to Medicaid in the next decade thanks to the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and this is what Oz is talking about.
My conversation with Dr Jessica Knurick from the Eudemonia Summit is now live:
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/288...
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/288...
288: Conspirituality Live with Dr Jessica Knurick — Conspirituality
Derek sits down with Dr Jessica Knurick at the Eudemonia Summit for this special live recording. They discuss combating health misinformation online, what MAHA gets right and wrong, whether or not "nu...
www.conspirituality.net
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
My conversation with Dr Jessica Knurick from the Eudemonia Summit is now live:
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/288...
www.conspirituality.net/episodes/288...
“He’s said it a million times,” Wiles said [about Trump]. “ ‘I judge people by their genes.’ ”
Ya think?
Ya think?
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“He’s said it a million times,” Wiles said [about Trump]. “ ‘I judge people by their genes.’ ”
Ya think?
Ya think?
Soon you’ll be able to ignore even fewer disclaimers on supplements' packaging because of all the "suppression" of them or something.
derekberes.substack.com/p/steroids-f...
derekberes.substack.com/p/steroids-f...
Steroids for the supplements grift
The FDA is relaxing its already-lax rules on these chemicals
derekberes.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Soon you’ll be able to ignore even fewer disclaimers on supplements' packaging because of all the "suppression" of them or something.
derekberes.substack.com/p/steroids-f...
derekberes.substack.com/p/steroids-f...
How dare you quote Charlie Kirk back at us.
How dare you quote Susie Wiles back at us.
Noticing a pattern here...
How dare you quote Susie Wiles back at us.
Noticing a pattern here...
December 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How dare you quote Charlie Kirk back at us.
How dare you quote Susie Wiles back at us.
Noticing a pattern here...
How dare you quote Susie Wiles back at us.
Noticing a pattern here...
Wait until they try to talk them into loving medical bankruptcy next year!
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Wait until they try to talk them into loving medical bankruptcy next year!
The Wellness Company supplements huckster, Harvey Risch, who wonders if Covid-19 vaccines cause "turbo cancer," has been appointed chair of The President's Cancer Panel, which monitors the activities of the National Cancer Program.
derekberes.substack.com/p/cancer-qua...
derekberes.substack.com/p/cancer-qua...
Cancer quackery is about to get a lot worse
On the appointment of Harvey Risch to chair the Cancer Panel
derekberes.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The Wellness Company supplements huckster, Harvey Risch, who wonders if Covid-19 vaccines cause "turbo cancer," has been appointed chair of The President's Cancer Panel, which monitors the activities of the National Cancer Program.
derekberes.substack.com/p/cancer-qua...
derekberes.substack.com/p/cancer-qua...