Olympus Spa, a traditional Korean nude spa for women in the Seattle area, was told by the state of Washington, now upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, that they must let men in, so long as those men think they’re women. Judge VanDyke’s dissent correctly summarizes the issue as one of “swinging dicks.”
Heather Heying explains:
"These are such clowns. These judges are such clowns. And one of them’s a woman who apparently gives no fucks about the women and girls as young as 13, who might go to this amazing spa and be exposed to a very confused and mentally unstable man who’s got his balls and dick out.
More likely, frankly, most of us who once went to this amazing business are not going to go anymore. They’re going to have put out of business a Korean family who happened to be conservative Christians because of what? Because of confusion about basic biology and ideology that is driving the entire state mad.
Most all the West Coast, certainly the state of Washington.
It’s frankly unbelievable. And I just—I love their outrage that is directed at the one guy who stood up, was like, “You know what this is actually about? I’ll tell you what this is actually about, since we’re so busy having decorum that no one is talking about it. This is actually about the swinging dicks...”
Mentioned in this segment:
9th Circuit on Olympus Spa letting men in:https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2026/03/12/23-4031.pdf
"From your perspective, how good are your AirPods for you?
The answer is: that depends if you’re a mouse that was bred in one of these idiotic protocols.
If you are a mouse, where do you get AirPods? You probably want AirPods, maybe more than one set.
If you’re not a mouse, then this is an indicator that it’s actually dangerous.
The fact that the mice live longer is not good news.
It’s bad news because a toxin that you will not tolerate well will function like chemotherapy, or in this case like radiation therapy does on a cancer patient."
Clipped from Episode 316, Bret and Heather discuss a new paper that finds infection tends to lead to greater frailty in older people. This reverses the causality of Terrain Theory of Disease (frailty of the body leads to greater susceptibility of infection), and also provides support for a prediction made by Bret and his co-author Debbie Ciszek in the unpublished, longer version of their reserve capacity paper from 2002.
Mentioned in this segment:
Ragusa et al 2026: https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/gerona/glag043/8497853
Weinstein & Ciszek 2002: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11909679/
Cleaning “spas,” massive brains, and mirror experiments.
"Do these truths about manta rays make them less beautiful to you? Have I stolen wonder from you by telling you some of what we know? Or rather, have I provided you even more basis on which to find more wonder, seek more beauty in the world? I hope that the latter is true."
Dr. Heather Heying reading the beginning of the chapter on beauty from her upcoming book
Watch it here: https://darkhorse.locals.com/post/7779157/locals-exclusive-q-a-live-march-18th
Join them in the chat for the next one on Sunday, March 29th!
The Parasite of Tomorrow
How history repeats itself
Based on the image, (assuming you read it) what does the word “groupeur” sound like?
According to Nesta Webster in her book World Revolutions, a groupeur is someone who helps gather a crowd around a message—often by drawing attention to it in a way that appears natural or spontaneous. Their role is to amplify and focus public attention, turning passive observers into an engaged group.
The term “groupeur” appears in her account of the French Revolutionary period, particularly around the movement associated with Gracchus Babeuf (which I'm learning about)
I don’t know… but doesn’t that sound a bit familiar?
To me, it resembles Nick Fuentes and the Groypers—how they’re able to capture the frustration of everyday people and channel it in a particular direction.
(As an aside.. did anyone else notice how Nick Fuentes, and the groyper army.. used all their power to smash Tucker and Candace in the moments after Charlie Kirks death?)
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The Origins of Jiang Xueqin
I find myself fascinated with Professor Jiang, who has been showing up in my X timeline and YouTube algorithm.
According to ChatGPT:
Jiang Xueqin is a Chinese educator and writer known for challenging traditional, exam-focused schooling. He advocates for a more holistic approach to education that emphasizes character, creativity, and personal growth. His work has gained attention for critiquing high-pressure academic systems, especially in China.
What’s interesting to me, though, is how he seems to be gaining attention more recently through his YouTube series Predictive History. What appears to have pushed him into the spotlight are his predictions regarding Iran, often framed using game theory. Lately, he’s been appearing on larger platforms, including shows hosted by Jimmy Dore, Piers Morgan, and Kim Iversen.
I’ve been listening to more of his content and came across an episode titled “Dawn of the Human Imagination,” where he discusses Darwinian evolution.
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