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Hello everyone. My name is Wesley Levesay from the History of the Second World War podcast.

Join me on a journey to the most destructive conflict in human history, a journey that will take

us not just through the famous campaigns and cataclysmic battles, but also to the lesser

well-known corners

of the war that touched millions all over the world, as we try and answer not just the questions

of what and where, but how and why. You can find History of the Second World War on all major

podcast platforms or at history of the second world war.com. On this season of Bad Watchdog, we unpack the project on government oversight's exclusive investigations

uncovering the abuse of people in the Department of Homeland Security's immigration detention.

And how another threat has infiltrated the agency's own ranks.

It only takes one insider to undermine federal law enforcement attempts to go after crimes, fighters, ladies.

Listen and subscribe to Bad Watchdog Season 2 wherever you get your podcast, starting June 20th.

A little content warning. In this episode, I will be addressing a political issue, as well as

widely held religious beliefs. But this is, of course, still a history podcast, and there will

be plenty of history involved.

I previously thought that in my episode on anti-vaccinationism, released about six months ago, I'd said all I felt compelled to say about anti-vaxxer movements.

With the recent FDA approval of some COVID vaccines, I'd hoped that the protests of many who

remained vaccine hesitant had been addressed, and we would see wider vaccination rates.

Instead, we see goalposts moved and refusals doubled down on, and we find renewed opposition

to vaccination mandates on the grounds of individual and religious liberty.

On one hand, considering the long history of organized protest to compulsory vaccination,

which I discussed in depth in my episode in April, I'm not that surprised at the resistance to vaccine mandates, although

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