Freedom: Judge rules that anything the CDC recommends may not be challenged by citizens
Judge rules that “anything CDC recommends is per se rational and cannot be challenged in court”.
Twitter Blue Checks
I had never investigated the Blue Check program until moments ago. It is used to further our neo-feudalism of elite versus the plebians, ensuring that we know our place. Only the truly elite are supposed to get Blue Check marks. Blue Checks are a mark of techno-nobility.
“How junk science got spread like wildfire”
Two appalling bad studies were widely shared by “experts” on social media. One was so bad, and its errors so obvious, that they only way they could have decided to share was to do so without having read even the abstract of the study.
The “Appeal to Authority” Argument Form
A former US Surgeon General asserts the “appeal to authority” argument form – where neither facts nor logic supported his position. Instead, he came across as arrogant and dismissive of those lacking the qualifications to question his errant comments – even though he was wrong. This attitude has become common during the Covid era and has led to “the suicide of expertise” – that is, the loss of trust in experts and even Science itself.
How the FDA Manipulates the Media – Scientific American
Scientific American reports on how government agencies use “media embargoes” to control reporting.