The Post-Partisan Emporium

  SICK AND DON'T KNOW IT When I was on Joe Rogan's podcast in early 2020, his medical people pricked my finger for a blood sample to find out if I had covid. Or if I had had covid. About 30 minutes later, they said I didn't have the antibodies. I asked if that meant I'd had it, been exposed to it--what does the test show? They said they couldn't tell if I'd been exposed because we have two levels of immune function: internal and external. They said if my external was strong enough, it would repel covid and never get in far enough to be detected in the blood. I never had covid--still haven't (remember, I drink out of cow troughs) and their fancy blood tests couldn't tell me whether I'd been exposed. All they said was it hasn't gotten inside. If it had, supposedly they'd be able to detect broken pieces of viruses and antibodies. I talked yesterday with a farmer whose family for years raised 40,000 t...

 " Voices that are claiming scientific consensus to be on their side that the number of farmed animals and, concurrently, the amounts of animal-sourced foods must be radically reduced or even eliminated are becoming more frequent. These voices risk being caught out as cargo cult scientists." Perspective on scientific truth versus scientific evidence; maintaining integrity in global food systems Peer Ederer Abstract Sciences related to animal agriculture are threatened by agenda-driven scientists. It can be shown that too many peer-reviewed articles have dubious quality, including high-profile ones. Better training and higher review standards for rigour, reproducibility and transparency should help alleviate the problem. However, they will not solve the challenge posed by ‘cargo cult scientists’, as characterised by Richard Feynman. Such agenda-driven scientists pursue an  a priori  mission, whose achievement justifies any means, even if it includes to willfully manipulate...