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Trump may shut down the government and he's suing media figures like Ann Selzer. It’s grim out there.
Plus, we have to talk about the UFOs. This latest panic shows us why humoring people who make epistemically foolish claims is a bad idea.
Show Notes:
- Lawsuits against ABC and Ann Selzer: https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/abc-settlement-trump-ann-selzer-rcna184444
- Eric Hoel piece at The Intrinsic Perspective on government funding for bogus UFO research: https://www.theintrinsicperspective.com/p/mass-hysteria-was-the-inevitable
- LA Times Editor demands staff refuse to cover Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/dec/18/la-times-patrick-soon-shiong-trump
- NY Magazine writeup on the 2024 drone panic: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/drone-sighting-panic.html
- FBI statement asking folks not to shoot at planes: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5045984-fbi-warning-mystery-drones-planes-lasers/
- Nancy Mace on aliens: https://bsky.app/profile/kenklippenstein.bsky.social/post/3laxhfhwl3c2g
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