Today we discuss YouTube, flash floods, science, and Epstein. First: a head injury explains our late start, but all is fine. Then: four years after being demonetized by YouTube, both of our channels have been remonetized. Why were we demonetized in the first place, and what did we refuse to do to get back in the good graces of YouTube? Also: flash floods are often tragic, but does it inherently follow that they are due to anthropogenic climate change? Similarly, does not believing that mRNA shots will work against Covid mean that you don’t believe in Covid? Finally: two competing hypotheses for what is going on with the federal government’s newest treatment of Epstein: are they covering for a peace deal in the Middle East, or are they being strong-armed by organized crime?

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Mentioned in this episode:

Brownstone Institute: https://brownstone.org

Hunter-Gatherer’s Guide: https://www.huntergatherersguide.com

Dodging the Buzz Saw (DHP #82): https://www.youtube.com/live/IOf6Lut6W7k

NYT on Trump & climate change: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/climate/trump-climate-energy-department.html

Scott Adams on Epstein: https://x.com/quotesfromcwsa/status/1942636561171972205

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Bret Weinstein speaks with Twila Brase, RN, PHN on the subject of Real ID and why there is cause for concern, especially for medical freedom.

Find Twila Brase on X at x.com/twilabrase and at http://refuserealid.org.

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Refuse Real ID http://refuserealid.org/

Real ID Act text: https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/real-id-act-text.pdf

Big Brother in the Exam Room: The Dangerous Truth about Electronic Health Records https://amzn.to/3IdRjAW (commission earned)Red Lined TSA Letter https://www.cchfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Red-Lined-TSA-letter-5.pdf

The rule also requires agencies to coordinate their plans with DHS, make the plans publicly available, and achieve full enforcement by May 5, 2027. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/14/2025-00484/minimum-standards-for-drivers-licenses-and-identification-cards-acceptable-by-federal-agencies-for

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Today we discuss sex and vaccines, reality and renegades. First: men can no longer compete in women’s sports—from Trump’s Executive Order, to the NCAA’s response, to William “Lia” Thomas having his records rescinded at Penn, reality is prevailing. Other evidence includes the UK Supreme Court declaring that “man” and “woman” refer to biological reality; and the U.S. Supreme Court writing an opinion that forcing LGBTQ+ books on children in public elementary schools is unconstitutional. Men cannot magically turn into women, nor boys into girls, no matter what they believe or are told. Then: from the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) to Vinay Prasad’s latest presentation at the FDA: the federal government is being populated by a combination of true renegades and middle ground scramblers who are dressed like renegades. A good toolkit for understanding how to make sense of the claims being made is necessary, and we all should be rooting for the renegades to win.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Trump’s EO: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/

Paula Scanlan speaks about men in women’s sports:https://x.com/xx_xyathletics/status/1940381615131332719

U.K. Supreme Court: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2024-0042

The Lancet – sex isn’t binary! https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00834-7/fulltext

U.S. Supreme Court – Mahmoud vs Taylor: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-297_4f14.pdf

William Thomas in the record books: https://www.outkick.com/sports/lia-thomas-upenn-womens-swimming-record-books-updated-acknowledges-transgender-swimmer-note

RFK Jr on Tucker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_fzlwxJZAA

ACIP committee with Robert Malone and Retsef Levi: https://x.com/janjekielek/status/1939482343313453423

Prasad on myocarditis: https://x.com/US_FDA/status/1940111214497210425

Prasad makes full professor: https://x.com/bretweinstein/status/1554849287300792320

Earlier clips of ZDogg and Prasad and Makary: https://x.com/alexandrosm/status/1574530850565558272

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