Today we discuss organ donation, and parenting in the animal world. Organ donation: how can we modify incentives so that people who need organs have a good chance of getting them, but people with healthy organs are never sent to an early death because their organs are valuable? Then: a natural history primer on parental care and feeding ecology of some local mammals and birds. What can be learned from observing the successful parenting of both barn swallows and red foxes?
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Mentioned in this episode:
NYT 2025: Push for more organ transplants puts donors at risk: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/us/organ-transplants-donors-alive.html
NYT 2003: Bret letter to the editor on organ donation and incentives: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/18/opinion/he-gave-of-himself-so-that-i-could-live-3-letters.html
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life on organ transplants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp-pU8TFsg0
Cornell on barn swallows: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow/overview
Avian Architecture: https://amzn.to/4f4Hxh5 (commission earned)
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Holding Screen
00:05:22 Connecting Organ Donation and Wild Animals Raising Their Offspring
00:16:06 NY Times: A Push for More Organ Transplants is Putting Donors at Risk
00:31:22 Federal Pressure for Transplant Procurement
00:32:25 55 Medical Professionals Reported Witnessing At Least One Disturbing Case?
00:36:14 People are Fallible
00:39:35 Manner of Death Matters
00:42:07 A Solution: Bret's Letter to the Editor from 2003
00:50:53 Hard-Headed Liberals
00:53:46 Bret's Pitch: A Proper Feedback Mechanism
01:02:49 Monty Python: Slapstick to Reality
01:06:07 Barn Swallows
01:16:49 How Did Barn Swallows Learn to Build a Nest?
01:28:22 Parenting Wisdom from Wild Animals
Will European wheat have an effect on Bret Weinstein? This is Part II of his European experiment, the results.
Watch Part I: https://rumble.com/v6pns8o-is-bret-allergic-to-european-wheat.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Dr. Bret Weinstein is running an experiment on himself. After a decade of avoiding wheat he has tried eating it while in Spain. In this update video he explains how he has been feeling and answers common questions around glyphosate and dry fasting.
Watch more on the topic of glyphosate and dry fasting from Bret and Heather:
It’s not Complicated: The 230th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying https://rumble.com/v52it2i-the-230th-evolutionary-lens-with-bret-weinstein-and-heather-heying.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
Think Fast: The 252nd Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying https://rumble.com/v5rcks8-the-252nd-evolutionary-lens-with-bret-weinstein-and-heather-heying.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp
No live stream today, instead Bret is running an experiment from Spain.
Do you have a wheat allergy? Have you been able to eat wheat in Europe without the symptoms you experience in America? After a decade without intentionally eating wheat, Bret Weinstein is running an experiment while visiting Spain - will the European wheat cause the same symptoms he experiences when stateside?
Watch more on the topic of allergies and vaccines from Bret and Heather:
Mr. Jones and Me: Nathan Jones on DarkHorse
https://youtu.be/anC_au3HhdA?si=rNhk6_SUzF0lsgI1&t=1781
Bret and Heather 180th DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: Allergies, Adjuvants, & Affirmative Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5Ra_qW470w?si=G9BTq7Nv3WusHR2-&t=1968
Joe Rogan Experience #2198 - Bret Weinstein https://youtu.be/iOQdjgdRcfA?si=d-hVtgZ54MZ96Jdn&t=5664
Bret talks to Russell Brand in the wake of his Baptism.
Find Russell on X: @rustyrockets (https://x.com/rustyrockets)
Find Russell on Rumble: https://rumble.com/russellbrand
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There seems to be a deliberate effort underway to “Hamas-tize” online critics of Israel, to equate dissent with extremism, as to implement "Hate Speech" laws. Does anyone else see that too?
I don’t like talking about this topic because most people are burnt out on it, and I think that fatigue is by design. A lot of conversations are being deliberately hijacked by professional trolls to “Groyperize” dissenters, turning genuine criticism into something that is distasteful to a casual observer
I first noticed something strange when Candace Owens had Nick Fuentes on her show. The next day, Nick would talk insanely mad shit about Candace, saying some of the nastiest things I’ve ever heard, including about Black people in general. It made no sense unless (upon reflection) he was purely trolling
Later, Tucker Carlson commented in his interview with Candace:
TUCKER CARLSON: He [Fuentes] is clearly part of a campaign to discredit non-crazy right voices. That’s obvious. I’ve been around a ...
If any members would be willing to read this, poke holes in it and offer input, I would be grateful.
The Divergent: Strategic Outline for Cultural and Political Disruption
Working Tagline: Reason. Restoration. Renaissance.
Or Integrity. Transparency. Respect.
I. Introduction: Why Now?
America is paralyzed by polarization. The current political system feeds on division, outrage, and gridlock.
Reasonable, values-driven people on both sides of the aisle are politically homeless.
The status quo benefits power structures, not citizens. The Divergent offers a real-time alternative.
II. Foundational Premise: What Makes This Different
Not a third party — a functional realignment of citizens reclaiming power without adopting old structures.
Not centrism — a movement defined by functionality, truth-seeking, and mutually satisfying outcomes.
Not passive — we leverage collective abstinence, transparency, and upstream solutions to shift power.
III. Core Values
Defection from division — We reject and sever allegiance to any organization, media outlet, or political entity that leverages division for power, profit, or influence. Solidarity in this refusal is how we reclaim our collective strength.
1. Integrity without compromise — Candidates and policies must meet basic moral...
What's going on here? This is my video, it looks like the government has sprayed some defoliation agent to kill off the trees and weeds. This is all over my area of Virginia. I've never seen them do something like this and don't understand why they are with which herbicide. It's easy to go dark in wondering what they're up to, could be innocuous too.
https://x.com/MidAtlanticMM/status/1978575227794628729?t=o4x1oXP9c-dr6qeo00hwUw
