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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I found a tick. Now what? buff.ly/bJrWTxk via @Lymenews

Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Morgellons Disease Sufferers: Join patient advocate Britt Girvan and me in a discussion on Cold War tick weaponization and the medical gaslighting of Lyme and Morgellons patients. And don’t forget those tick checks—trust me, you don’t want these diseases.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Tick Weaponization to be Investigated: A new law requires a review of military archives to determine whether Cold War tick weaponization contributed to today’s epidemic of tick-borne diseases. Releases of genetically modified,organisms can have long-lasting effects on health. buff.ly/rXaUfOB

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🔥🔥🔥Last night Congress passed an amendment to investigate whether the U.S. military weaponized ticks with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases during the Cold War. Authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), it has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA). buff.ly/H3efakB

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I’m 20 years on the other side of two devastating tick-borne diseases—Lyme and babesiosis—and the experience changed the course of my life and work. Join me in a 56-min. podcast (#85) with talented Marc Vigliotti, host of the "All Across America," where I discuss my healing journey. buff.ly/GHExjBp

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Kindle version of BITTEN is on sale for $1.99 for a limited time! NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya says: “It's an incredible, infuriating, well-written book worth your time.” buff.ly/mKSEku4

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Yesterday the CIA told me that they *might* release my MKNAOMI document request on 12 March 2027—8 years, 7 months, & 11 days since submission. MKNAOMI was the ultra-secret Cold War biological warfare program run by the CIA and the Army’s Special Operations Division.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Inside the haunting story of a teenager’s overnight descent into madness—and his parents' search for answers. This medical mystery, deleted from Vox after a regime change, reveals the hidden links between infection and mental illness. #PANS #OCD #schizophrenia buff.ly/qjn1C7x

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The Sunday @nytimes lists "Bitten," "Deep Places," and "Sick" as must-reads on Lyme disease! @DouthatNYT @PKhakpour

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

How Lyme disease almost killed me, and how this struggle motivated me to produce a documentary and write a book to help others. Thank you, Michelle, for sharing my story. michellekatz.substack.com/p/the-hidden...

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The Hidden History of Lyme with author Kris Newby

A mix of Cold War intrigue, secret government experiments, and one woman’s battle with a disease no one wants to touch.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Dr. Burrascano has treated over 15,000 patients with tick-borne diseases. (His protocol cured my chronic case.) This fascinating discussion with @danaparish offers valuable tips on diagnosing and treating #Lyme, # Babesia, and #Bartonella. buff.ly/2ZvErMy

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

What was tick researcher Willy Burgdorfer thinking when they took this photo? This 2020 "Martha's Vineyard magazine" Q&A covers my #Lyme nightmare and the US tick weaponization program. mvmagazine.com/news/2020/04...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

What Lurks in the Grass: The exquisite anatomical design that enables ticks to suck your blood. #Lyme #Ticks krisnewby.substack.com/p/8a7fb391-8...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

@NPR reports that this could be a bad year for ticks, highlighting the vigilant need for tick checking. But even those doing everything right are still at risk, as @krisnewby explains in a 2022 talk with @camforum. Watch here: bit.ly/3RWiwu6 #lymedisease #ticks #news

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

How one tick bite can derail your life. I loved sharing my story with @TheWarNerd military historians, who never ask questions like, “But how could the military keep the tick weaponization program secret for so long?” Stay away from the tall grass, my friends. www.krisnewby.com/media/radio-... #Lyme

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Radio War Nerd #190 — Ticks, Lyme Disease & Secret Biological Warfare Programs — Kris Newby

A 25+ minute preview of Radio War Nerd episode #190 with guest Kris Newby, author of "Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons" — a remarkable & blood-curdling book about…

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

‪Thomas Mather‬ ‪@thetickguy reports a near-record high for submissions to #TickSpotters in May. Read "The Rise of the Lone Star Tick," to learn how Army-funded releases of radioactive ticks may have contributed to an epidemic of tick-borne diseases. krisnewby.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Theft from the Hot Zone: When a Ft. Detrick researcher flew to NYC with a deadly virus sample in his pocket. Larceny of biological select agents with no jail time. open.substack.com/pub/krisnewb... @NIHDirector_Jay @SecKennedy @SharylAttkisson @alisonannyoung @MKortepeter @danaparish

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Discover how the U.S. military transformed ticks into stealth weapons during the Cold War. Could these experimental eight-legged agents be behind today's surge in dangerous tick-borne illnesses? #LymeDisease krisnewby.substack.com/p/tick-weapo...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

HHS LEAK: A “pre-decisional” HHS budget defunds CDC programs focused on minorities, tribes, rural health, #ME/CFS, #AIDS, and #Lyme disease. Read about the Lyme cuts here: open.substack.com/pub/krisnewb...

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HHS Budget Proposal Guts the CDC and its Lyme Programs

Programs focused on minorities, tribes, rural health, ME/CFS, and HIV/AIDS are also on the chopping block.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

With 500K new #Lyme cases/year & no new treatment studies in 20+ years, it's time for researchers with new ideas and more funding. @SenBlumenthal @DrJBhattacharya @RobertKennedyJr

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The new batch of JFK Files includes references to the CIA poisoning sugar shipments, in addition to dropping infected ticks on sugarcane workers, as detailed in my book BITTEN. krisnewby.substack.com/p/operation-... —JFK Assassination Records, Case no. NW 54214, CoID: 32424914, rel. 09-13-2017

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Read "A Band of Rebels Fights to Save Health Care,” for an inspirational story about how a team of young doctors tried to make health care better & more affordable.” @StanMedMag #cancer

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Against the odds - A band of rebels fights to save health care - 2012 FALL - Stanford Medicine Magazine - Stanford University School of Medicine

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Thank you, @DrJBhattacharya, for your review of BITTEN, & good luck with your NIH director nomination. It offers hope to #Lyme patients to know that someone at the helm of our premier research institution will understand their challenges in getting diagnosed and treated. buff.ly/41jNAt2

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

It took Jennifer @writerjcrystal 8 yrs to receive a diagnosis of #Lyme+co-infections. Her memoir "One Tick Stopped the Clock" is a story of perseverance and hope. And why are there still no effective tests & treatments for a disease identified in 1981? Her story on Tick Boot Camp:

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Episode 452: One Tick Stopped the Clock - an interview with Lyme Disease Author Jennifer Crystal - Tick Boot Camp

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, Jennifer Crystal shares her journey of surviving and thriving after Lyme disease changed her life.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Bioweapons and the Korean War: An interview with Jeffrey Kaye, who lays out the evidence for U.S. bioweapons use during this war, including dropping cholera-laced feathers, plague-infected rodents, and spider bombs on China and Korea.

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Bioweapons and the Korean War

An interview with Jeffrey Kaye, who lays out the evidence for U.S. bioweapons use during the Korean War.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I'll be on "Full Measure" Sunday morning, discussing “Bitten” & how to protect your family from #Lyme & tick diseases, hosted by amazing journalist @SharylAttkisson, author of “Follow the Science.” How to watch:https://buff.ly/3Xao5HV

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

An interview about “Bitten” & how to protect your family from #Lyme & tick diseases, with amazing journalist @SharylAttkisson, author of “Follow the Science.”

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277. Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I’m overjoyed that our new HHS leader understands the devastating impact of chronic #Lyme. Please prioritize better tests & treatments—and declassify the 50yo bug-borne weapons documents so that we know what engineered germs/ticks were released in which locations. @RobertKennedyJr

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Bioweapons and Lyme Disease with Kris Newby

Podcast Episode · RFK Jr Podcast · 01/19/2024 · 43m

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Using ticks for military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

But the military gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hi Ed McSweegan (google him). Using ticks for gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Using ticks for gain-of-function research: “Passage of bioweapons agents through various arthropods offers an opportunity to increase the virulence of the agents ...” including yellow fever, VEE, plague, & spotted fever. See p.77 web.archive.org/web/20220517...

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Lyme research got off on the wrong foot. Chronic Lyme is real. Read the evidence in BITTEN. krisnewby.substack.com/p/the-haunti...

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The Haunting Legacy of Lyme

The ‘Polly Murray Papers’ reveal the horrific symptoms of ground-zero Lyme disease sufferers.

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Kris Newby @krisnewby.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

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