This weirdo claims that the germ theory of disease - arguably the most spectacular medical development in history, which changed the whole face of pathology & effected a complete revolution in surgery - 'lacks scientific evidence'.🤪
Too much weed? Or another book to sell? 🧐
"Garret is now sharing with global audiences his unique take on self-exploration & non-duality. Only a journey inward, toward true nature or Consciousness, will halt the activity of ego & bring what you’ve longed for all your life: peace, freedom, happiness, & love."
Okaaaay.
"I’ve rigorously worked to dissolve fifty-nine years of my own indoctrination about what makes us sick. I’ve not profited from these efforts. I’ve lost business... You know as much as anyone... You are as qualified as anyone too... regardless of your “qualifications”." #OKGarret?
Indian Anil Ambani was once the sixth richest person in the world. His 29-year-old Warwick Uni graduate billionaire son recently RTd Kramer & talked about the "scamdemic: "Vaccines are an IQ test. Do your own research. Come to your own conclusions." 🤪
Inevitably beginning to get the nutters replying. An account called "TimTruth1" - inevitably an "independent (bollocks-spouting) "researcher" is pushing the 'Nuremberg' shite - the Code is totally devoid of ANYTHING related to public health measures.
'Critical race theory' is a theory critical of racism.
NOW do you understand why only 'certain types' strongly object to it?
Ironically, those MOST intolerant of #CRT are often the most vocal about free speech & most critical of the supposed 'intolerance' of the Left!
Critical race theory is an academic sub-discipline, loosely organized a framework of legal analysis, based on the premise that race is not a 'natural' feature of physically distinct subgroups, but a culturally invented category, often used to oppress & exploit people of colour.
The overwhelming consensus in modern science is that 'race' is a 'social construct' - an identity which is assigned based on rules made by society.
While partially based on physical similarities within groups, race does not have an inherent physical or biological meaning.
Belief in #misinformation leads to poor judgements & decision-making, & even exerts a lingering influence on people’s reasoning after it has been corrected.
What factors lead people to form or endorse misinformed views, & what can we do about it?
The article discusses a wide range of research into addressing & combatting misinformation.
For my fellow Twitter users, please note that social media corrections are more effective when they are specific to an individual piece of content rather than a generalized warning.
Social media corrections are effective when they come from expert organizations such as a govt health agency, or from multiple other users on social media.
But particular care must be taken to avoid ostracizing people when correcting them online (something I confess to doing).
In 2019-20, benefit fraud was £3.2 billion, yet Rishi Sunak has written off £4.3 billion from its emergency #Covid19 schemes. The tax gap, made up of avoided, evaded & uncollected tax, stands at over £100 billion.
After Tory cuts, HMRC’s budget was 40% less in 2016 than in 2000.
The richest 10% of UK households owns 40% of all household wealth.
84% said they want politicians to close loopholes to stop tax avoidance - this increased to 91% for
2019 Conservative voters!
The number of homes in England & Wales owned by overseas buyers has almost tripled in the last decade as residents from tax havens and Asia flooded into the UK housing market, fuelling concerns that wealthy offshore investors are pricing out locals.
Environment Agency staff say Govt funding cuts mean the regulator is no longer a deterrent to polluters.
An inevitable consequence of a Govt which prioritises free-market ideology & deregulation over the environment, is that our rivers are now full of shit.
Risking their livelihoods, three officers at the Environment Agency have blown the whistle on how they are increasingly unable to hold polluters to account or improve the environment as a result of the body’s policies.
The officers wish to remain anonymous because the Environment Agency’s chief executive, Sir James Bevan, has “been very clear that he will sack anybody that is seen to be openly criticising the agency”, one officer said.
Tory MPs aren't "patriotic": they sell off British companies to foreign investors; they constantly attack British institutions like the @BBC, @RNLI, & @nationaltrust; they're funded by Russian billionaires; & they want to replace our #NHS with American private health providers.🇬🇧
The Great Reset provides an opportunity to disengage with divisive attention-seeking accounts, & the accounts of people who have been seduced by conspiracy theories &/or lost their minds over the last few years.