Bret Weinstein on Odysee

Today we discuss MAHA, vaccines, Covid, autism, and ostriches. Senator Ron Johnson held a hearing on the corruption of science, at which Jake Scott (MD), Toby Rogers (PhD), and lawyer Aaron Siri testified about vaccine safety testing and the relationship between vaccines and autism. The new MAHA Strategy report attributes poor diet, aggregation of environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity, chronic stress, and overmedicalization to the decline in children’s health. Meanwhile, people who have been fooled by the fear campaign celebrate getting their newest Covid boosters. And in Canada, ostriches are at risk of being killed because of a misunderstanding of immunity, but people are fighting back. The immune system that defends the body politic is discovering how to defeat the infection. The battle is over the public consciousness.

While we were livestreaming, news broke that Charlie Kirk was shot during an event in Utah and sadly passed away shortly after.

“Charlie Kirk was a beautiful person. He died engaging his foes honorably. I truly hope he’s right about the universe and is receiving his reward. I’m beyond heartbroken for his lovely family—we must take care of them. Let’s live up to his example.” – Bret Weinstein

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Mentioned in this episode:

Congressional hearing: https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/how-the-corruption-of-science-has-impacted-public-perception-and-policies-regarding-vaccines/

Childhood vaccines aren’t tested against placebo: https://naturalselections.substack.com/p/childhood-vaccines-arent-tested-against

MAHA Strategy report: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf

Covid boosters to show RFK: https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1964562477716558123

Universal Ostrich Farm at Rebel News: https://www.rebelnews.com/breaking_b_c_ostriches_temporarily_saved_from_cfia_cull_by_interim_stay_order

Ostriches - Politico: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/15/why-rfk-jr-wants-canada-to-pardon-400-ostriches-00455360

Ostriches - Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/universal-ostrich-farm-canada-jfk-oz-f6548a6a

Ostriches - WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/22/ostrich-bird-flu-canada-cull-rfk/
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In trans land: comedy writer Graham Linehan was arrested for saying mean things on-line, while trans-activists are not arrested when they threaten to kick and punch those who don’t believe that men can become women.

Watch the full episode: https://youtube.com/live/h-9Fp4YLZKc

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Mentioned in this segment:

Doyle on Linehan arrest in UnHerd: https://unherd.com/2025/09/the-shameful-arrest-of-graham-linehan/

Punch TERFs: https://x.com/babybeginner/status/1963504508509593772

Good genetics: https://x.com/hazelappleyard_/status/1963315154277593109
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Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo is moving away from vaccine mandates for all citizens, while the governors of the three West coast states are conflating “science” with “ideology” while pining for a Covid-era-style CDC.

Watch the full episode: https://youtube.com/live/h-9Fp4YLZKc

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Mentioned in this segment:

Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates https://apnews.com/article/florida-childhood-vaccines-mandate-eliminate-desantis-363323dcdd3811ca9ad7def5f9a30fb2

Dr. Malone Speaks at Defeat the Mandates Rally https://rumble.com/vt59s6-dr.-robert-malone-speaks-at-defeat-the-mandate-rally-2022.html?e9s=src_v1_s%2Csrc_v1_s_o

Western Health Alliance: https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/GOV/Posts/Post/oregon-washington-and-california-form-western-health-alliance
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Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying share the recent Wall Street Journal article that announcing an HHS report will soon be released that ties Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism—what does this tell us about past public health advice, safety and risk?

Watch the full episode, 293 titled Staring Down Ignoble Lies: https://youtube.com/live/h-9Fp4YLZKc

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Mentioned in this segment:

WSJ Article: RFK Jr., HHS to Link Autism to Tylenol Use in Pregnancy and Folate Deficiencies https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/rfk-jr-hhs-to-link-autism-to-tylenol-use-in-pregnancy-and-folate-deficiencies-e3acbb4c?st=Vwqn2T&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Aspirin and the Spanish Flu on DarkHorse: We consider what happened during the Spanish Flu, and the evidence that much of the damage then might have been iatrogenic—specifically from exceedingly high doses of aspirin:
https://youtube.com/live/KvgHbUZz0ic

Tylenol and Pregnancy on DarkHorse: We follow this with discussions of necessity and sufficiency in scientific investigation; the fact that Tylenol is dangerous for pregnant women and children:
https://youtube.com/live/wi_FCnI6U5w

Folic Acid on DarkHorse: Now, that regulatory apparatus is being used for less honorable ends, as legislators consider mandating the inclusion of folic acid in all tortilla products. We discuss pre- vs post-industrial diet, what mother’s milk is for, whether adult Americans are sleeping well, and how reductionism helped get us into this mess:
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Today we discuss RFK Jr. the CDC, autism and trans activism. Kennedy revealed this week that in 2002, the CDC destroyed data that showed that children who got the MMR vaccine before 36 months of age had far higher rates of autism than did those who get the vaccine later in life. An HHS report will soon be released that ties Tylenol use during pregnancy to autism—what does this tell us about past public health advice, safety and risk? How can we all become better at pattern recognition? Florida Surgeon General Joe Ladapo is moving away from vaccine mandates for all citizens, while the governors of the three West coast states are conflating “science” with “ideology” while pining for a Covid-era-style CDC. In trans land: comedy writer Graham Linehan was arrested for saying mean things on-line, while trans-activists are not arrested when they threaten to kick and punch those who don’t believe that men can become women. We explore the mental illness of trans-deluded people, and discuss Vivian Wilson, Elon Musk’s oldest son, who thinks he’s a girl.

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Mentioned in this episode:

RFK before Congress: https://x.com/wallstreetapes/status/1964154838830502080

WSJ on Tylenol in pregnancy: https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/rfk-jr-hhs-to-link-autism-to-tylenol-use-in-pregnancy-and-folate-deficiencies-e3acbb4c

Western Health Alliance: https://apps.oregon.gov/oregon-newsroom/OR/GOV/Posts/Post/oregon-washington-and-california-form-western-health-alliance

Doyle on Linehan arrest in UnHerd: https://unherd.com/2025/09/the-shameful-arrest-of-graham-linehan/

Punch TERFs: https://x.com/babybeginner/status/1963504508509593772

Good genetics: https://x.com/hazelappleyard_/status/1963315154277593109

Vivian Wilson in NY Mag: https://www.thecut.com/article/vivian-wilson-elon-musk-daughter-2025-fall-fashion-issue-cover-story.html
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RFK Jr. fires the new director, after which other CDC officials resign, and eight former directors of the CDC pen a letter to the New York Times arguing that Kennedy is a hazard to our health. Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss "The Plot Against Kennedy" in Episode 292 of The Evolutionary Lens.

Full Episode: https://youtube.com/live/wQWkKrM3Dt8

Mentioned in this segment:

NYT op-ed #2 from former CDC directors: We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html

Bret and Heather 132nd DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: 50 States not in a Roe https://youtube.com/live/usP2D_qGUZs

CDC didn’t monitor VAERS for COVID safety signals (June 2022): https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-vaers-covid-vaccine-safety/
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A new article on the harms and hazards of both SARS-CoV2 and the mRNA biologics said to counter the virus.

Full Episode: https://youtube.com/live/wQWkKrM3Dt8

Mentioned in this segment:
Zywiec et al 2025. COVID-19 Injections: Harms and Damages, a Non-Exhaustive Conclusion. Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, 30(3): https://jpands.org/vol30no3/zywiec.pdf

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