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Apr 2025
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Mad Scientists: The 273rd Evolutionary L...

Bret Weinstein & Heather Heying
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The middle ground scramble continues. Elites redefine their positions as if they had it right all along, and explain why they definitely need to be in charge of more stuff. We have been waiting for the reckoning; instead we are getting the anti-reckoning. Herein: how science isn’t done, why the scientific method is for everyone, and evidence that most who consider themselves elite don’t understand science. Also: the UK is moving forward with plans to dim the sun, because apparently we learned nothing from Covid, and informed consent is optional.

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Our elites don’t deserve this much hatred: https://www.thefp.com/p/elites-dont-deserve-hatred

Anti-effectiveness of mRNA shots: https://x.com/JBSay/status/1915059350407676294

Experiments to dim the Sun will be approved within weeks: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/22/experiments-to-dim-the-sun-get-green-light/

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