Emerald Robinson
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And, you know, that's after you labor, you're exhausted, they take you in for an emergency C-section at night. In the middle of the night, I was asleep for the little bit of amount of sleep I could get. They come into the room to take my child in the middle of the night to take him to get a hep B vaccine. And my husband said, excuse me, wait, what? You're taking him to get a hep B?
And, you know, that's after you labor, you're exhausted, they take you in for an emergency C-section at night. In the middle of the night, I was asleep for the little bit of amount of sleep I could get. They come into the room to take my child in the middle of the night to take him to get a hep B vaccine. And my husband said, excuse me, wait, what? You're taking him to get a hep B?
Isn't that for a sexually transmitted disease? They said, oh, well, it's standard. We do it in the first 24 to 48 hours of life. And they give the usual spill about this is what is recommended. It's absolutely normal. My husband did not buy it. And he basically said, well, you say on Twitter, Naomi, is that you're not a prostitute. You know, he's not a sex worker. He's just born.
Isn't that for a sexually transmitted disease? They said, oh, well, it's standard. We do it in the first 24 to 48 hours of life. And they give the usual spill about this is what is recommended. It's absolutely normal. My husband did not buy it. And he basically said, well, you say on Twitter, Naomi, is that you're not a prostitute. You know, he's not a sex worker. He's just born.
Once again, I'm a drug user. Yeah, exactly. I mean, he was only about six hours old. And my husband, when I woke up, he was sitting there staring at my child like this. They were staring at each other. And he refused to put him down because he was so afraid they would come and take him. And he was on his phone scrolling, doing vaccine research right then.
Once again, I'm a drug user. Yeah, exactly. I mean, he was only about six hours old. And my husband, when I woke up, he was sitting there staring at my child like this. They were staring at each other. And he refused to put him down because he was so afraid they would come and take him. And he was on his phone scrolling, doing vaccine research right then.
And so that started us on the path to researching vaccines, what's in them, why they're mandated, going back to the liability protections that were offered to them. I would go into the pediatrician's office and say, hey, can I see the literature? Can I see what's in this? And can I choose the brand? At least we were treated like scum, Dr. Drew.
And so that started us on the path to researching vaccines, what's in them, why they're mandated, going back to the liability protections that were offered to them. I would go into the pediatrician's office and say, hey, can I see the literature? Can I see what's in this? And can I choose the brand? At least we were treated like scum, Dr. Drew.
And I know Naomi and I have talked about this a little bit. And that really set me on the path of dissent, I think, that carried over into being a journalist that covered politics. But then it definitely prepared me for what we saw, that we didn't know what was coming.
And I know Naomi and I have talked about this a little bit. And that really set me on the path of dissent, I think, that carried over into being a journalist that covered politics. But then it definitely prepared me for what we saw, that we didn't know what was coming.
I never anticipated that I would be covering a COVID-19 pandemic in which they were going to unleash this EUA gene therapy on everyone and expect us to comply and that no one around me would question it. That started with that hep B vaccine.
I never anticipated that I would be covering a COVID-19 pandemic in which they were going to unleash this EUA gene therapy on everyone and expect us to comply and that no one around me would question it. That started with that hep B vaccine.
Oh, I got fired. For questioning the COVID job. So, yeah, I was right there with you. And I was the pariah in the White House press corps. What was so funny, though, is that I was the one who refused to get the job. I didn't comply with the testing. And I'm pretty sure I was the only White House correspondent that did not get COVID while I was in the White House press corps.
Oh, I got fired. For questioning the COVID job. So, yeah, I was right there with you. And I was the pariah in the White House press corps. What was so funny, though, is that I was the one who refused to get the job. I didn't comply with the testing. And I'm pretty sure I was the only White House correspondent that did not get COVID while I was in the White House press corps.
I think I might have been the single one, yet I was the one they were all afraid of.
I think I might have been the single one, yet I was the one they were all afraid of.
That's sort of how he does his vetting process. He does that on purpose. And so he takes public opinion polls. So it is probably a little bit different of a process. That's a great point.
That's sort of how he does his vetting process. He does that on purpose. And so he takes public opinion polls. So it is probably a little bit different of a process. That's a great point.
I would say it's twofold, besides the vetting process. Trump's appointees, even in the first administration, got a lot more attention even back then, right? Because of the nature of the media cycle around Donald Trump. Everything Donald Trump does is magnified times 100. So there's that aspect of it. But then there's also people like Naomi, who just described how fed up she was.
I would say it's twofold, besides the vetting process. Trump's appointees, even in the first administration, got a lot more attention even back then, right? Because of the nature of the media cycle around Donald Trump. Everything Donald Trump does is magnified times 100. So there's that aspect of it. But then there's also people like Naomi, who just described how fed up she was.