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Former Pentagon UFO Investigator [not a kook] Is Pissed Because Congress Believes In Conspiracy Theories ( www.vice.com )

So why did he stop hunting for UFOs on behalf of the American government? In short: Because congressional leaders believe in conspiracy theories with absolutely no substantial proof. “Our efforts were ultimately overwhelmed by sensational but unsupported claims that ignored contradictory evidence yet captured the attention of...

Top science journal faced secret attacks from Covid conspiracy theory group ( archive.is )

One of the world’s most prestigious general science journals, Nature, was the target of a two-year-long sustained and virulent secret attack by a conspiratorial group of extreme Brexit lobbyists with high-level political, commercial and intelligence connections, according to documents and correspond...

[Podcast] You Are Not So Smart #267 - "Do your own research" ( youarenotsosmart.com )

Sedona Chinn, a researcher who studies how people make sense of competing scientific, environmental, and health-related claims, has found that the more a person values the concept of "doing your own research" , the less likely that person is to actually do their own research....

Tell Your Representative in Congress to Reject Pro-Homeopathy Amendment ( centerforinquiry.org )

CFI calls on our supporters to help defeat a pro-homeopathy amendment being proposed for the federal appropriations bill H.R. 4368. The homeopathy lobby is pushing hard for this amendment, and we need CFI supporters to voice their opposition to their members of Congress....

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