| − | The term '''Big Pharma''' refers to the enormously powerful pharmaceutical industry and its [[lobbying]] trade association, '''''which is the most powerful influencer of all in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]]''''' Big Pharma -- which [[Wikipedia]] falsely pretends does not exist -- spent $227 million on federal lobbying in the first half of 2025, surpassing the record rate of $388 million that it spent annually in 2024.<ref>Big Pharma is second to only the [[Deep State]] in controlling the federal government.</ref> Big Pharma virtually owns the [[FDA]] through intense lobbying and hiring practices; the FDA constantly panders to Big Pharma by preferring use of expensive, risky new medication and [[vaccine]]s rather than safe, inexpensive medication. Big Pharma is a major proponent of the [[transgender]] movement.<ref>[https://www.allsides.com/news/2022-03-07-1044/trans-activists-funded-big-pharma-push-biased-research-promoting-medical Trans Activists Funded By Big Pharma Push Biased Research Promoting Medical Transitions For Children]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/03/09/new-book-follows-money-trail-insane-lie-splits-families-causes-permanent-medical-damage-authors-say/ ‘The Transgender Movement Is Actually an Industry’ by Which Big Pharma Earns ‘Obscene Profits,’ Authors Warn]</ref><ref>[https://ncc.org.au/newsweekly/life-marriage-family/58023-gender-politics-trans-ideology-awash-with-big-money/ TRANS IDEOLOGY AWASH WITH BIG MONEY FROM BIG BIOMED AND BIG PHARMA]</ref> For the [[2024 presidential election]], Big Pharma employees gave $1.7 million to [[Kamala Harris]]'s campaign, compared with only $300,000 to [[Donald Trump]]'s.<ref>https://www.pharmavoice.com/news/big-pharma-campaign-election-pac-donations/731124/</ref> . '''''Big Pharma controls [[Wikipedia]] entries through undisclosed paid editors, and smears those who criticize it'''''. | + | The term '''Big Pharma''' refers to the enormously powerful pharmaceutical industry and its [[lobbying]] trade association, '''''which is the most powerful influencer of all in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]]''''' Big Pharma -- which [[Wikipedia]] falsely pretends does not exist -- spent $227 million on federal lobbying in the first half of 2025, surpassing the record rate of $388 million that it spent annually in 2024.<ref>Big Pharma is second to only the [[Deep State]] in controlling the federal government.</ref> Big Pharma virtually owns the [[FDA]] through intense lobbying and hiring practices; the FDA constantly panders to Big Pharma by preferring use of expensive, risky new medication and [[vaccine]]s rather than safe, inexpensive medication. Big Pharma is a major proponent of the [[transgender]] movement.<ref>[https://www.allsides.com/news/2022-03-07-1044/trans-activists-funded-big-pharma-push-biased-research-promoting-medical Trans Activists Funded By Big Pharma Push Biased Research Promoting Medical Transitions For Children]</ref><ref>[https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/03/09/new-book-follows-money-trail-insane-lie-splits-families-causes-permanent-medical-damage-authors-say/ ‘The Transgender Movement Is Actually an Industry’ by Which Big Pharma Earns ‘Obscene Profits,’ Authors Warn]</ref><ref>[https://ncc.org.au/newsweekly/life-marriage-family/58023-gender-politics-trans-ideology-awash-with-big-money/ TRANS IDEOLOGY AWASH WITH BIG MONEY FROM BIG BIOMED AND BIG PHARMA]</ref> For the [[2024 presidential election]], Big Pharma employees gave $1.7 million to [[Kamala Harris]]'s campaign, compared with only $300,000 to [[Donald Trump]]'s.<ref>https://www.pharmavoice.com/news/big-pharma-campaign-election-pac-donations/731124/</ref> '''''Big Pharma controls [[Wikipedia]] entries through undisclosed paid editors, and smears those who criticize it'''''. |
| | '''''OpenSecrets calls Big Pharma "the top lobbying force in Washington."'''''<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/10/big-pharma-continues-to-top-lobbying-spending/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22376602260&gbraid=0AAAAAB1mwfpx6F6K7rJjBqBBrpF9z8GN0&gclid=CjwKCAjw6ZTCBhBOEiwAqfwJd37mBFPVxWLHXp5JMqBLAUN1ul3gwJT-1vB0HHKW8AnzlY-CLV7FkRoCfPYQAvD_BwE</ref> In an example of [[liberal denial]], [[Wikipedia]] has an entry on [[Big Tech]] but refuses to have an entry entitled Big Pharma. | | '''''OpenSecrets calls Big Pharma "the top lobbying force in Washington."'''''<ref>https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2019/10/big-pharma-continues-to-top-lobbying-spending/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22376602260&gbraid=0AAAAAB1mwfpx6F6K7rJjBqBBrpF9z8GN0&gclid=CjwKCAjw6ZTCBhBOEiwAqfwJd37mBFPVxWLHXp5JMqBLAUN1ul3gwJT-1vB0HHKW8AnzlY-CLV7FkRoCfPYQAvD_BwE</ref> In an example of [[liberal denial]], [[Wikipedia]] has an entry on [[Big Tech]] but refuses to have an entry entitled Big Pharma. |