Topic: Tom Ridge

Alex Jones focuses on "The National Blueprint for Biodefense," a group he claims was set up by former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. He warns that a final "dress rehearsal" for a bio-attack may have occurred in early May, pointing toward a July 4, 2025, rollout. Jones apologizes to his audience for "dropping the ball" on this specific report earlier, as he was focused on the war in Iran.

Jones argues that the threat of global terrorism is a "hoax" used to engineer a domestic police state. He cites former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge's admission that terror alerts were issued for political gain. Statistical comparisons are provided, showing that Americans are far more likely to die from bee stings, car wrecks, or cancer than from a terrorist attack, which Jones claims is a 1 in 3.5 million chance.

Rappaport exposes "NewsGuard," an organization he claims is implementing "soft censorship" by ranking websites on their reliability. He notes that former Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge is on the board and warns that NewsGuard is selling its services to schools and libraries. Rappaport views this as a corporate attempt to eliminate the First Amendment by steering users away from independent news sources.