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Weinstein repeated discredited theories to Rogan about HIV not being the cause of AIDS, alarming and infuriating public health experts.  

Bret Weinstein, the evolutionary biology professor turned podcaster and ivermectin guy, repeated a series of discredited pseudo-theories about AIDS in a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Weinstein, a frequent guest, told Rogan that he found the theory that party drugs like poppers cause AIDS to be “surprisingly compelling.” (It is not.) Weinstein also told Rogan he came to these ideas by reading a recent book by anti-vaccine activist and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, creating a sort of unholy turducken of misinformation passed onto an audience of millions. 

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Did anyone else’s brain see the “m” and fill in the last word with “morons”?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

This is worse than yelling "fire" in a crowded theater.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh, he's completely full of shit then. Unless he's saying the argument is surprisingly compelling, given that it isn't true? Conspiracy theories can be a bit like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If anyone is interested, I've tried so damn hard to block all Joe Rogan content on YouTube. It's impossible. You block one thing and another comes out.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Are we in the dark timeline?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Getting harder and harder to trust experts in their field, when lead poisoning is a thing. Then they use their prior achievements to say the stupidest things

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Accreditation and other such authority gimmicks are essentially useless. You gotta see the portfolio.

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