Turns out to be a surprisingly rich and interesting exploration: Might an ancient advanced civilization have once existed on Earth, long enough ago that all traces would have been wiped out by geological processes? How do we know? This week on Skeptoid: skep.us/1031
The teleprompters were shattered, even though the photos show they're not? OK
I got fed up with populist memes falsely claiming immigrants aren't entitled to due process — a perspective betraying a shocking ignorance of the Constitution and what the US is (or should be) all about as a nation. Today on my Substack:
Working on it... :-)
Not for me, but cars are personal for a lot of people.
Despite there being no damage to any of the teleprompters? That's cool — I also hear that it was a piece of wood from the lectern, which also remained damage free. People stretch as much as they need to in order to accommodate preferred versions of events.
Yes, it's yet another "magic free energy" machine, and like all the others, it's 100% a scam — yet it's been around for 15 years and has actual paying customers. This week on Skeptoid, the Rossi E-Cat: skep.us/1030
So are any of the drones currently in use in Ukraine, Russia, and Iran *really* using AI, or is it just a clickbaity buzzword? Today on my Substack:
Could the rise of a corruption-based oligarch class happen in the United States? Today on my Substack:
Is there someplace on Earth a hopeful Sovereign Citizen could go, and actually be free of any nation's laws? Not so much. This week on Skeptoid: skep.us/1029
As a housewarming present to myself, I designed LEGO portraits of four of my favorite guys from history. Considering the state of the world right now, this guy needed to be accelerated to the top of the list. We could sure use him right now.
Following Trump's tweet, are we expecting UFO files to be released? Find out now on my Substack:
You're 100% in the right for giving Paramount the giant middle finger here.
Lol! It does look like that. I saw one repost of this titled "Cokey and Methie." 😅
The Jerusalem Cross with inverted colors is used by modern white supremacist, Christian nationalist, and anti-immigrant groups.
Last week it was reported that a Norwegian researcher built a device he believes was responsible for Havana Syndrome and tested it on himself, and that "it did not go well." You've good reason to be skeptical of this story. Here's what actually happened:
open.substack.com/pub/briandun...
It stinks that we have to put up with so many ads throughout life, but they are something of a necessary evil. Do they deserve all of the pejoratives thrown at them? Skeptoid looks at advertising myths this week: skep.us/1028
I will now accept your accolades
The Galileo Gambit is even stupider than you thought it was. Today on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/briandun...
Kind of a super-cool episode this week, about some super-hot things: Are there really hundreds of radioactive generators sitting out in the open around the world, making people sick? It's this week's Skeptoid: skep.us/1027
Some populists online are reviving the old trope that the IRS is illegal and paying federal taxes was never actually required by law — so if you don't want to pay them, you don't have to. (Try it, and let's see how that works out for you.) I evaluate this claim in today's Substack:
Beware of fake weight loss drugs that try to trick you with the term "GLP-1". Today on my Substack:
That would be me
Only two weeks until the USA vs Canada women's hockey gold medal final.
So that heirloom china you bring out on the holidays... Is it merely haunted, or might it also be poisonous to eat from? We find out in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1026
More than meets the eye is going on in the upcoming Artemis II flight around the Moon. Here's the stuff you didn't know:
Can confirm
Listen to me get speared and drained as I donate blood live on the Bloodworks 101 podcast: blog.bloodworksnw.org/podcast/
