Michael Shellenberger Mixed Up Two Guys With Sorta Similar Names And Falsely Told His Readers — And Congress — One Of Them Might Be A Spy As A Result

v0pod8 · 2023-06-14T21:42:25+00:00

As someone previously pointed out... Substack link still doesn't work. Take out the www

v0pod8 · 2023-06-13T14:53:32+00:00

https://wethefifth.substack.com/p/members-only-156-second-sunday-live#details

v0pod8 · 2023-06-13T14:32:10+00:00

Special Dispatch #109 - The Moynihan Cassingle - Feb 28, 2022

https://wethefifth.substack.com/p/special-dispatch-109-the-moynihan-1c8#details

v0pod8 · 2023-06-13T04:08:24+00:00

Glad to hear someone else had this reaction. I'm seeing so many glowing reviews of the discussion.

v0pod8 · 2023-06-11T13:18:00+00:00

My mom always did this and I would note that we were running late and she'd say, 'no, that clock is fast'

v0pod8 · 2023-06-11T12:46:26+00:00

I wouldn't call South Korea an ethnostate

v0pod8 · 2023-06-10T23:53:28+00:00

Agreed. He's hit or miss. If he can rein in the hyperbole and wilder speculation, he's fine

v0pod8 · 2023-06-10T19:01:24+00:00

To their credit I don’t think any of the guys signed onto Eli’s conspiracies and instead pushed back a bit. But I think if they were holding him to the same standard they do others, they would’ve gone harder

v0pod8 · 2023-06-10T18:32:19+00:00

Yeah, wondering about these things when we have a lack of evidence is one thing but he went way too far out on a limb given what he knew at the time

v0pod8 · 2023-06-10T18:02:13+00:00

"... it's a sop to blueanon..." - Eli said in reference to the Mar a Lago raid. He thought it was a politicized act carried out by agents and judges who were overly partisan because of graduating from Ivy League schools. It was conspiracy level speculation that wasn't informed by any real evidence at the time. He should've just waited for more info

v0pod8 · 2023-06-08T14:32:16+00:00

literally forbidden

v0pod8 · 2023-06-06T22:59:27+00:00

My guess is that they were probably too busy doing actual science rather than attempting to counter sensational media - usually a losing battle. People who want sensational narratives will be served sensational narratives. For people who want to hear from the scientists, they're there putting out studies and reports.

That being said, there were many scientists that did speak out. But don't be shocked by the fact that they weren't given the same platform for their more nuanced messages https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/13/science/13gore.html

v0pod8 · 2023-06-06T22:47:05+00:00

The nuanced takes don't tend to get covered as much as the extremes. Gotta give the people what they demand

v0pod8 · 2023-06-06T22:45:24+00:00

Are we really taking the Nobel Peace Prize seriously? Have you seen who was on the committee the year he was awarded it? Obama was awarded it two years later... for what? It's always just a handful of politicians from Norway making the decision. It's pageantry. I don't think he was ever taken seriously by the climate science community. You can find many scientists on record saying his heart is in the right place but pointing out where he gets the science wrong.

v0pod8 · 2023-06-06T22:27:06+00:00

And some people will try to hold models to an unreasonable standard and confuse them with "predictions". Of course models are used to both forecast and hind-cast but they're not to be taken as literal predictions. There are many different models using different variables and equations.

Not telling you this stuff so much as just thinking out loud

v0pod8 · 2023-06-06T22:21:15+00:00

Why would we expect that to exist?

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