Episode 61 - The Answer is Farts

Wes, Eneasz, and David discuss the news from the last two weeks from a rationalist perspectiveSupport us on Substack!News discussed:Idaho GOP overwhelmingly rejects adding abortion exception to save the life of the mother to their platform Ohio abortion clinic received calls from two women with ectopic pregnancies who said their doctors wouldn’t treat them 10-year-old girl who had been raped was forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana to get an abortionAn Abortion Is Not An Abortion If A 10-Year-Old Gets One, Says Anti-Abortion LeaderGermany: reject modernity, RETVRN TO COALSri Lanka suffers critical existence failure Compare: protests in The Netherlands.US and Russia getting into dick-measuring contest over Lithuania. Surprise Jan. 6th hearing!Biden bought back “guilty until proven innocent” campus sexual assault rulesOmicron booster!Paxlovid at the pharmacy!SCOTUS granted cert in a worrisome election law caseAlito, Gorsuch, and Thomas all wrote in favor of this theory beforeFDA killing smokers for lulz California passed a gun bill authorizing civil enforcement by individualsArmed Bystander (carrying legally) stopped a mass shooting in a mall in Indiana MonkeyPox News:Doesn’t require sexual contact. It is an overall rash that is easily mistaken for chicken pox.It is primarily an affliction of MSM though. Seems to mostly be spread thru sexual networksCases in US up to 1800 as of a few days ago Receiving a vaccine up to four days after exposure can prevent disease onset altogether, but even getting it up to two weeks after exposure can reduce symptoms US has over 1M vaccines, but FDA bureaucracy has strangled distribution to ~1/10th of that 2.5 M more Monkeypox vaccines ordered Happy News!First batch of pictures released from the James Webb space telescope. the deep field image which shows clear lensinga picture of Andromeda where individual stars are clearly visiblea patient in New Zealand has undergone gene-editing to lower their cholesterol Samsung has started initial production of its 3-nanometer semiconductor chipsTata Chemicals opened the UK’s first industrial scale carbon capture and usage plant today, captures 40,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each yearIn England, a dog escaped only to return later that day with a ribbon won at a local dog show David’s LinkedInGot something to say? Come chat with us on the Bayesian Conspiracy Discord or email us at [email protected]. Say something smart and we’ll mention you on the next show!Follow us!RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkillerGoogle: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekmPocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer Apple: Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindkiller.substack.com