Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In this episode of The Non-Prophets, the panel reacts to the alarming halt in CDC communications, with the U.S. now flying blind on public health threats. Budget cuts, mass firings, and political meddling have silenced disease alerts that once informed doctors, hospitals, and the public. The team dives into how dismantling the CDC’s outreach endangers lives, erodes trust in science, and shows contempt for evidence-based governance. It’s not about public safety—it’s about control.
NPR, “CDC’s public health warnings go dark after staff firings, media freeze”
By Elijah Nouvelage, May 21, 2025
npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5387723/cdc-communications-cuts-social-media-public-health
The Non-Prophets 24.23.1 with Eli Slack, Kelley Laughlin, and AJ
America’s Disease Watchdog Has Gone Silent 🦠
CDC Ghosted the Public—and People Are Dying 📉
When Silence Kills: The CDC Communications Shutdown 🚫
Health Alerts Cut Off—Who Benefits from the Chaos? 🧬
RFK Jr. and the CDC Meltdown: A Dangerous Combo ⚠️
Outbreaks Surge While the CDC Says Nothing 😷
Science Silenced: The Political War on Public Health 🎙️
No News Isn’t Good News When It’s the CDC 📰
The CDC Wasn’t Broken—They Just Broke It 💔
Deadly Decisions: Budget Cuts and Communication Blackouts 💸
Doctors in the Dark: No Alerts, No Prep, No Safety 🏥
CDC Posts Vanish—So Do Lives 👻
This Isn’t Streamlining. It’s Sabotage 🧨
America’s First Line of Defense Has Been Muzzled 🛑
More Outbreaks, Less Oversight: What Could Go Wrong? 🤯
Don't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: tiny.cc/patreonnp
We welcome your comments on the thread for this show.
► tiny.cc/fbnp
► Contact us with questions or news stories at: nonprophets@atheist-community.org
-------
WHAT IS THE NON-PROPHETS?
The Non-Prophets is a internet show airing at 06:00pm Central time Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday each week. Where we navigate through current events, providing a secular viewpoint that adds depth to the unfolding narrative.
The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
VISIT THE ACA'S OFFICIAL WEB SITES
► atheist-community.org (The Atheist Community of Austin)
► atheist-experience.com (The Atheist Experience TV Show)
NOTES
TheNonProphets is the official channel of The Non Prophets. "The Non Prophets" is a trademark of the ACA.
Copyright © 2024 Atheist Community of Austin. All rights reserved.
In this episode of The Non-Prophets, the panel reacts to the alarming halt in CDC communications, with the U.S. now flying blind on public health threats. Budget cuts, mass firings, and political meddling have silenced disease alerts that once informed doctors, hospitals, and the public. The team dives into how dismantling the CDC’s outreach endangers lives, erodes trust in science, and shows contempt for evidence-based governance. It’s not about public safety—it’s about control.
NPR, “CDC’s public health warnings go dark after staff firings, media freeze”
By Elijah Nouvelage, May 21, 2025
npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5387723/cdc-communications-cuts-social-media-public-health
The Non-Prophets 24.23.1 with Eli Slack, Kelley Laughlin, and AJ
America’s Disease Watchdog Has Gone Silent 🦠
CDC Ghosted the Public—and People Are Dying 📉
When Silence Kills: The CDC Communications Shutdown 🚫
Health Alerts Cut Off—Who Benefits from the Chaos? 🧬
RFK Jr. and the CDC Meltdown: A Dangerous Combo ⚠️
Outbreaks Surge While the CDC Says Nothing 😷
Science Silenced: The Political War on Public Health 🎙️
No News Isn’t Good News When It’s the CDC 📰
The CDC Wasn’t Broken—They Just Broke It 💔
Deadly Decisions: Budget Cuts and Communication Blackouts 💸
Doctors in the Dark: No Alerts, No Prep, No Safety 🏥
CDC Posts Vanish—So Do Lives 👻
This Isn’t Streamlining. It’s Sabotage 🧨
America’s First Line of Defense Has Been Muzzled 🛑
More Outbreaks, Less Oversight: What Could Go Wrong? 🤯
Don't like ads? Consider becoming a patron for commercial-free episodes: tiny.cc/patreonnp
We welcome your comments on the thread for this show.
► tiny.cc/fbnp
► Contact us with questions or news stories at: nonprophets@atheist-community.org
-------
WHAT IS THE NON-PROPHETS?
The Non-Prophets is a internet show airing at 06:00pm Central time Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday each week. Where we navigate through current events, providing a secular viewpoint that adds depth to the unfolding narrative.
The Atheist Community of Austin is organized as a nonprofit educational corporation to develop and support the atheist community, to provide opportunities for socializing and friendship, to promote secular viewpoints, to encourage positive atheist culture, to defend the first amendment principle of state-church separation, to oppose discrimination against atheists and to work with other organizations in pursuit of common goals.
We define atheism as the lack of belief in gods. This definition also encompasses what most people call agnosticism.
VISIT THE ACA'S OFFICIAL WEB SITES
► atheist-community.org (The Atheist Community of Austin)
► atheist-experience.com (The Atheist Experience TV Show)
NOTES
TheNonProphets is the official channel of The Non Prophets. "The Non Prophets" is a trademark of the ACA.
Copyright © 2024 Atheist Community of Austin. All rights reserved.
