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"I just don't think anybody deserved to lose their life over a parking spot," the grieving daughter said. "He was a good man."

"Metallic accents and sparkle? I can see it. Diamond or gem stone appliqués on his jacket lapels? Now that I can really see," Tom Marchitelli told us.

"Metallic accents and sparkle? I can see it. Diamond or gem stone appliqués on his jacket lapels? Now that I can really see," Tom Marchitelli told us.

FDA Staffers Oppose Proposed Clearance Of Peptides

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,

Food and Drug Administration staffers said in newly released documents that they do not support letting compound pharmacies manufacture seven popular peptides.

The Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

FDA personnel said in documents posted online on June 29 that there are safety concerns with the peptides, including the possibility of triggering immune responses that could lead to "life-threatening and catastrophic reactions."

They do not favor classifying BPC-157, KPV, TB-500, MOTS-c, Emideltide, Epitalon, or Semax in a way that would let pharmacies use them in compounded medicines.

Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as building blocks of proteins and perform essential biological functions in the body. If permitted, compounding pharmacies can manufacture them for personalized medications tailored to patients' unique needs.

They have become popular among some fitness influencers and have received endorsement from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Compounding refers to doctors and pharmacists creating customized medicine by combining, mixing, or altering ingredients.

The documents were posed ahead of a scheduled meeting of the FDA's Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee, which will consider whether to support or oppose loosening restrictions on the peptides.

The FDA in April said it would not take action against compounding pharmacies that use some of the peptides, and is now considering whether to add them to a list of approved substances.

The FDA could create some guard rails within which peptides could be prepared by legitimate pharmacies, according to Scott Brunner, CEO of Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, a trade association for pharmacies.

"We would urge the agency to look at this not as an up or down vote, but to consider a middle path that does address a very real public health concern," Brunner said.

Ban

The FDA in 2023 labeled more than a dozen peptides, including BPC-157 and KPC, as substances banned for compounding.

Officials at the time said there was a lack of information on the peptides. The available data indicated "significant safety risks," they said.

Kennedy has said the ban was illegal. Such bans should only happen if there is a safety signal, he has said.

No such safety signal was identified.

Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.), a pharmacist, wrote to officials in 2025 in support of allowing the compounding of six peptides, including BPC-157.

New Members

The FDA appointed multiple new members to the compounding panel, including seven who have links to businesses or clinics involved in peptide therapies.

That includes Robert Harshbarger, a Tennessee senator, pharmacist, and son of Rep. Harshbarger.

"All committee members underwent the same ethics review and vetting process required of all FDA advisory committee members," a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said.

"Candidates that could not meet existing ethics requirements were removed from consideration."

Reuters contributed to this report.

Tyler Durden Thu, 07/02/2026 - 12:40

Minnesota Gov Walz Pardons Convicted Child-Molester, Blocking Deportation

A Minnesota pardon board that includes Gov Tim Walz among its three members has issued a full pardon to a convicted Laotian child-molester, torpedoing Homeland Security's effort to deport him. The 42-year-old convict, Tou Lue Vang, submitted a letter to the board saying he regretted what he did -- and just like that, his criminal record is now clean as a whistle via unanimous decision. 

“Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting,” said DHS spokeswoman Lauren Bis. “These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting. Tou Lue Vang lost his legal status following his conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl." 

Tou Lue Vang told the pardons board that he had regrets about abusing a 10-year-old girl multiple times (DHS photo)

In a storyline that has Democrats co-conspiring to infuse precious "diversity" into the American bloodstream over more than three decades, the Clinton administration granted Vang legal status after he entered the United States as a child in 1994. Now, 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz has  helped guarantee that the convicted sex fiend will be safe from deportation. The two other members of the pardon board are Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and chief Supreme Court justice, Natalie Hudson. 

Vang was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl who was just 10 years old when his perverted acts began. He repeated the offense with the same girl between 2002 and 2004, and pathetically tried to buy her silence with an offer of just $10 in hush money.  After his conviction, an immigration judge ordered his removal way back in 2006.  

When he was first interrogated by police, Vang tried to sweep away the gravity of his actions, telling them, "it is a cultural thing...to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12.” Apparently, Walz -- who's heralded as a reliable "ally" for the LGBTQ crowd and famously put tampons in school-kids' boys rooms -- thinks diversity in sexual morality is our strength too. Vang's pardon quest was bolstered by a supportive letter to the board from his victim, along with many letters of support from the "community."  

Minnesota Gov Tim Walz was part of a unanimous decision that will prevent a child-molester's deportation

Minnesota is on a roll when it comes to helping Laotian criminals stay in America. "In May, the state pardoned Jai Vang, a criminal illegal alien from Laos, whose criminal record includes convictions for robbery, robbery of a business with a gun, and driving under the influence of liquor," noted DHS in a statement. He was ordered to be removed from the United States -- you better sit down for this --  in May 1996. The Clinton administration sprung him loose. Between March 2025 and June 2026, Minnesota has received 67 pardon requests that cite immigration woes as a reason for seeking forgiveness. Across all decisions made this year, the Minnesota board has approved an overwhelming 94% of pardons requested. 

Of course, the Trump administration is in a glass house when it comes to throwing rocks about pardons. Among too many other examples, Trump has stirred the disgust of victims and law-and-order Republicans alike with pardons or commutations of: 

• Joseph Schwartz, a nursing home operator in New York convicted of a $39 million tax fraud scheme
• Eliyahu Weinstein, a real estate developer who'd been convicted of a real estate Ponzi scheme; after his 24-year sentence was commuted after only a few months, he immediately started orchestrating a scheme in which he defrauded people who thought they were investing in deals to get scarce medical supplies to war-torn Ukraine
• Sholam Weiss, who was staring down an 845-year sentence for racketeering, wire fraud, money laundering, and transporting stolen goods, after defrauding an insurer and its elderly policyholders out of £91 million; he fled the US before he could be prosecuted and was convicted in absentia

Its unbelievable Tim Walz pardon a child rapist so he cant be deported pic.twitter.com/flxoIndZhP

— The Highland Knight (@KnightHighland) July 2, 2026 Tyler Durden Thu, 07/02/2026 - 12:20

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